rating: pg13

disclaimer: I hold no legal rights to the characters or concepts from Pirates of the Carribean. I don't own Xander or Anya - they're from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

distribution: please ask first.

note: almost a drabble. This one's a crossover.

"You could contract out." Anya's voice was thoughtful as she looked at Xander, considering how they could raise money for the wedding.

"Contract out?" Xander looked at her. "I'm a carpenter. How much could I contract?"

"Well, Halfrek and I did once. It was for some Aztecs… a curse on a chest of gold." Anya had that wistful tone again.

"What sort of curse?" Xander asked, half afraid of the answer.

"Oh, it was quite a doozie. A living death curse, not vampires, more like skeletons. We got Cortez and his men, and a pirate crew, and… oh it was great work."

Xander just shuddered.

end Contracting.