Xander's Pharaoh: The Present V

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*Xander shares more about his crushes.  It takes a little while for him to realize that Haru’s first crush is actually Marcus from B5.  He’s taken to teasing the other about it.  (His first reaction was ‘no way’ but that didn’t last long, because  it didn’t necessarily mean that he was, since they’re brothers.  Even when they had nothing else, they had each other, so they’re seriously close.  So his next step, acceptance, as shown with how he deals with his female friends, is to tease mercilessly.  He’s also still capable of some thoughtless comments, but he gets mentally smacked over the head for it, so he’s easing out of it.  He's still vaguely fascinated with the idea of being attracted to more than one gender and has trouble wrapping his brain around how it works.)
*He’s getting Haru over his shyness.  Which he may regret, later on.
*Haru’s still a teen capable of stupid in the moment decisions, though.  Often, he’ll blame Xander, and then they’ll get into a squabble.  Willow says to just ignore them at that point.  They usually don’t figure out for a while.
*Both of them are ridiculously protective of people.  Even with all the complaining about Angel, while he’s on the good side, they’d protect him.  With the powers, Xander likes the spotlight, but even he’d give it up to help get people out while Buffy takes center stage.
*Xander’s favorite holiday is Christmas, since he loves the memories of camping outside in the snow with the Pharaoh for company.  He’s tempted to do that again, since they didn’t get to do it for long (3 years), but doesn’t want to worry his Aunt.
*Haru’s favorite holiday is Halloween.  He’s strangely obsessed with pumpkins.  He also likes the costumes, but is a little sad that they have to share one.  He wants them both to wear different clothes.
*Neither one of them can cook.  In fact, they shouldn’t be let near any ovens anytime in the near or far future.
*It’s part of why they’re so close to Willow.  Haru confided he was worried about all the artificial stuff Xander was putting into his body, so Willow learned to bake and bribe Xander away from the other stuff with her treats.  It’s working a little especially well.
*Haru has a secret sweet tooth, but he tends to grab snacks when no one’s around to see.
*As they’ve grown, they get the idea that they’re not normal.  They still can’t imagine what it’s like, not having someone to share your mind with.  They’ve developed an interest over time in seeing the differences.
*The thought of being alone and of quiet terrifies them.  They’ve both had nightmares about it.  Their first psychologist talked about curing them.  Sometimes they drive each other crazy and won’t talk to each other, but they hate the idea.