Title: Once Were Warriors
Part: #4
Disclaimer: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters are the property of Joss Whedon (creator) FOX and Mutant Enemy. Please direct thanx for character development to them.
Rating: M
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“Not until tonight, but I think that’s the vampire in me talking again” Buffy said dragging her tired body in to the place she had come to know as home, Spike’s apartment.
“You look tired luv, are you alright?”
“Um you know that whole bit about it taking some time for me to get back to normal, feel better, well, as much as I hate to admit your right, your right!” Buffy said as she followed Spike back to where his bed sat.
“Can you say that again in to a tape recorder, you know for future reference?” Spike said.
“Yeah, yeah shut up and let me look at the damage Riley did to your head” Buffy said pushing him down on to the bed so she could examine the back of his head. “Doesn’t look too bad, but unfortunately you wont live” Buffy joked.
“Oh that’s to bad” Spike replied.
“Yeah, um Spike, thank you”
“For what luv?”
“For standing up for me, even with the chip in your head. You didn’t have to you know”
“Yes I did. It’s like you said, no-one touches my property.”
“Yeah well, property isn’t exactly a term of endearment, but I can appreciate what it means in vampire circles” Buffy said still looking intently at Spike’s head.
“I want you” Spike said changing the topic and stoping Buffy in her tracks.
“I’m sorry…”
“You heard me,” Spike said rolling on top of Buffy and pinning her to the bed, “I want you, now” he said lowly. “I want to make you mine, officially. You still smell like commando boy, I want you to smell like me”
“So, if you want me that bad, take me” Buffy stated simply, likening the feel of Spike’s body and to some extent his power over he. She liked that he was a match for her physically and she didn’t have to be careful not to hurt him and she could not take his soul. When they made love, for the first time Buffy could be herself, uninhibited, free, she could just be Buffy. And that was a new feeling for her, one she liked.
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Spike’s phone rang early the next morning, and Spike was less than impressed. “Who in the bloody hell could that be, at this hour. I’ll rip their god damn throats out” Spike said reluctantly pulling away from a very content, very naked Buffy.
“I’ll hold em down for you” Buffy said muffled by a pillow.
“Yeah, that’d be good, you know bonding for us. A couple that kills together stays together” Spike said. Buffy giggled as Spike picked up the receiver. “What? And it better be good!”
“Yes-um Spike, is Buffy there?” Giles’s voice came over the phone.
“Oh watcher. What do you think, of course she bloody here”
“Well can you put her on?”
“Yeah, yeah” Spike said covering the reviver “Slayer, it’s the watcher, he wants to talk to you”
“Tell him to go away, and that I don’t keep slayer hours anymore” Buffy yelled.
“She said go away and that she doesn’t keep slayer hours anymore” Spike relayed.
“Yes, well its rather important” Giles replied.
“Slayer he says its important”
“Fine” Buffy said from behind him.
“Bloody hell, you scared me to bloody death”
“Wow that’s amazing considering your already dead and have been that way for 126 years give or take” Buffy said taking the phone.
“Ha, ha Slayer” Spike whispered in her ear.
“What?” Buffy barked in to the phone much like Spike did before.
“I think you’ve been staying with Spike too long,” Giles said.
“Sorry I didn’t get much sleep last night is all, and please don’t ask, its not a diagram I think you’ll like. So what’s the drama?” Buffy said.
“Well Angel, heard about you being missing and rang this morning in a flap, I told him you were alright, but I left out the ‘but now she’s a vampire part’ I thought it would be better coming from you. In person, I don’t think it would be wise telling him over the phone, you do know what he is like and I think finding out about your new relationship in that form as well may be a bit too much for him” Giles stated.
“You do have a point, I should probably go and see him before he hears on the grape vine. And your right, in person would be wise, this is Angel after all. We’ll leave after the sunsets” Buffy replied.
“I think that would be wise, I’ll tell Joyce and the others that you’re heading out for a few days. The break might do you good, give you time to reflect”
“Unfortunately, reflecting I can no longer do but your right, the break will do me good after the last few days”
“Good point, have a safe trip, and keep Spike on a tight leash”
“We’ll do, see you in a few days”
“Yes goodnight, day, whatever”
“Goodnight” Buffy said as she put down the phone.
“So, what was the emergency?” Spike asked handing Buffy a glass of blood.
“Angel. He called, he was worried about me. Um Spike do you promise not to go ballistic if I tell you something?” Buffy asked gingerly.
“I promise, what is it?”
“We’re going on a little trip, to L.A., to visit Angel and tell, or rather show him what’s happened. And breaking the news about us over the phone, um I don’t think it would be in either of our best interests”
“Road trip huh, could be fun” Spike replied.
“Um, ok who are you and what have you done with Spike”
“Don’t get me wrong, the real reason I’m going is to see the look on the poofs face when you tell him about us. Should be good for a few laughs”
“Retract the missing persons statement, there he is” Buffy half sighed, half laughed.
“And you love it”
Silence.
“Luv, you love it right”
Silence.
“Oh come on luv, Buffy”
“You called me Buffy!”
“Um yeah, I did last nigh too, remember, or should I refresh your memory?”
Buffy giggled as she remembered that he was right “Well you know my memory, a refresher may be in order”
“And here I was wondering on how we would pass the time till the sun sets. Have I ever told you I love the way your brain works?”
“No, but you’ve tried to see how it works a few times” Buffy replied.
“Just keeping…”
“Just keeping me on my toes right?”
“Exactly, but you know I much prefer you on your back!”
“Spike!”
“Wha’ it’s the truth”
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“Well we’re here luv, the city of angels or in this case poofs” Spike said passing the city limits.
“Do you know where you’re going” Buffy said staring at the map.
“Um yeah I payed my good old sire a visit. Remember the gem of Amara. Yeah I know where he is alright”
“Fond memories of getting your arse kicked huh”
“Mmmm but if it wasn’t for the wolf and Angel’s little battle kittens, I would have got it back too and the second time, I woulda given you a run for your money”
“Oh yeah”
“It’s true baby. Mark my words”
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“Cordelia, the phone, you pick it up like this, and then speak in to it like this and then we get clients” Angel said sarcastically.
“Very funny, and it’s really hard when your trying to paint your nails”
“And why are you painting you nails in work hours. Hot date?”
“Um pry much, and no. But a girl has to look her best, you never know when opportunity will knock”
“Right, well all that make up and girl stuff must be expensive”
“Dah yes”
“And it would be really hard to afford these things without a salary right”
“Yes-s, wait… I see where you’re headed with this”
“Good, cause you know I was hopping that I wasn’t going to have to draw you a diagram” Angel said as the phone rang.
“Angel investigations, we help the hopeless. Right ah-ha, yes of course we cant organize a time, I sorry but I need to ask how will the consultation fee be settled, charge, sure I think I can organize that…” Angel listened to Cordelia as he move in to his office where Wesley was working on translating more of the ancient prophesies.
“She is something else isn’t she” Angel said.
“Cordelia is surely one of a kind” Wesley replied. “What’s the matter?” Wesley continued as he noticed Angel’s sudden change of expression.
“We have visitors,” Angel said moving back out to the reception area. The door swung open and Spike moved inside.
“Excuse much, rude or anything… Spike” Cordelia said.
“Spike” Angel said.
“Usually” Spike replied.
“Cordelia leave” Angel said “And take Wesley”
“Ok but I’m still going to be payed for the whole night right?” Cordelia said.
“Cordelia!”
“Ok, I’m going, gee it was just a simple question” Cordelia whined as she when out through what she affectionately called the bat cave.
“Well sire, quite the crack team you’ve got there,” Spike said stepping inside the office.
“They kicked your arse” Angel spat back.
“Actually it was a van doing the kicking, your memory must be failing you”
“SPIKE, I told you to-wake-me-up, when we got here,” Buffy said waltzing through the door. “Angel”
“Buffy”
“Right now we have all the introductions down,” Spike said mockingly.
“Buffy what are you doing here?” Angel said.
“Long story actually, um its getting early is there somewhere we could go, cause I am thinking this room gets kinda sunny”
“Come down below, and I have to ask why are you with Spike?” he said leading them to the elevator.
“Like I said long story” Buffy said.
“And I think you’ll wanna be sittin down for it” Spike added masking a laugh.
“Spike!”
“Wha’?”
The three when in to the bat cave as the sun began to creep over the horizon. Buffy was going to have to explain the last days to Angel, and Spike was going to be no help, he was just there for a laugh.
“Do you want something to drink Buffy?” Angel asked.
“Yeah, I am dieing of thirst” Buffy said, Spike chuckled again under his undead breath.
“What can I get you, I have most thing, because of Cordelia and Wesley”
“I’ll have what ever your having”
“Buffy I don’t think you’ll like it very much” Angel said taking a bag of blood out of the fridge with an amused look on his face. He wasn’t to know that’s what she meant.
“Um yeah I do mean it. Surprise!” Buffy said with Spike nearly in hysterics at the sight of Angel’s face. Angel went over to Buffy with a horrified look on his face. “You know when I went missing, well a group of vampires, they turned me. And Spike found me”
“So is that why you smell thick with him?” Angel said lowly.
“Um no, a lot has happened, and Spike and I, well things just… OK I’m sleeping with him and I think I’m even in love with him. And no I am not insane and no I am not desperate. It just happened and I’m not sorry and you can’t stop me from being with him!”
“So that was a rehearsal for you father right,” Angel said.
“A little, maybe, but I mean it”
“I can’t say that I approve, I know Spike, he’s my childe. But I have to be honest with you too. Lately, I have been having feelings for Cordelia, and there is a chance that I might have a chance to be with her, Wesley’s looking in to it on the quite.” Silence fell upon the room but Angel knew that Buffy was ok with what he had said. “So how are you?”
“Dead” Buffy replied.
“Apart from that!”
“O.k., Better than what I was, and god I can’t believe I am saying this, but Spike has helped a lot”
“Thanks Slayer!”
“I didn’t meant it like that”
“Ah yeah right”
“Well maybe I did a little” Buffy teased at the phone rang. Angel got up and answered it as Spike and Buffy played in the back round.
“Hello” Angel said.
“Um-yes hello, Angel”
“Giles what a nice surprise, what can I do for you?”
“Is Buffy there?”
“Yes they arrived a little while ago”
“Can you put her on, it’s rather important”
“Sure” Angel said, “Buffy, it’s Giles” Buffy got up and walked over to the phone.
“Hello…….really? Well this should be interesting, what’s she like….. ha ha, that bad hey. Well there goes my holiday; yeah well we’ll leave after sunset. Yeah, bye” Buffy said hanging up the phone.
“What is it?” Angel asked.
“Garden variety disaster, and a green slayer that cant even stand up against a vamp let alone what ever the hell is going on”
“New slayer huh?” Spike said.
“And no you can not harass the girl, give her a break” Buffy replied.
“Oh I wouldn’t think of it” Spike replied.
The three talked for the remainder of the day, things were obviously strained between Spike and Angel but what was to be expected, the was a lot of blood between most of it bad, and just because the slayer had a change of heart, it doesn’t mean that Angel would. Before Spike and Buffy departed Angel pulled the new vampire aside. “I will always love you Buffy, never forget that. And keep in touch, don’t fade away from me.” Angel said.
“I never will, you’ll always be my Angel, no matter what” Buffy replied hugging Angel.
“Go on now, we don’t want another dead slayer”
“Yeah, I can’t wait to meet her”
“You can’t wait to put her through some training, or kick her arse in inverted commas”
“You know me, keep in touch and tell me on what happens with Cordy”
“I will, give Spike an arse kicking to for me”
“I’ll do that, I better get in the car or I’ll never leave”
“Be well Buffy”
“What the hell do you think your doing, she’s my slayer now” Spike said. Angel picked him up and slammed him against the wall.
“You hurt her and I will finish the job I started 126 year ago”
“I would never”
“Your still my childe”
“Yeah, don’t let it get out”
“Humph, you better get a move on, before the Buffy gets upset”
“Yeah, sire she still loves you, don’t disappoint her, keep in touch”
“Watch it Spike, you’re starting to sound like you care”
“It’ll never happen, don’t worry, I will protect her”
“I know, get a move on,” Angel said as he push Spike through the door and out to Buffy.
“Well its back to Sunnyhell” Spike said.
“It’s not that bad” Buffy said. Spike cocked an eyebrow and stared at her, “I mean you’ll be there”
“That I will luv” he said being interrupted by a deep kiss from Buffy, “what was that for, not that I’m complaining”
“Just because” Buffy said as Spike started the car and began the return trip to Sunnydale. Buffy and Spike lived and played together and enjoyed their vampiric life. And the new slayer, well that’s a whole different story.
“I’m done, that’s it, I deserve a life too” Carmen shouted at Giles, Buffy and Spike.
“Where have I heard that before?” Giles asked looking at Buffy.
“Don’t even start Giles” Buffy replied, “And Carmen, you’re done when we say you’re done. Slayers!”
“Your so unfair!” Carmen spat.
“Oh my heart be still, wait a minute it is, I’m dead” Buffy replied.
“I taught her that you know” Spike said to Giles quietly.
“Yes, so I see” Giles replied.
“Ahhh stake it don’t beat it to a pulp, plunge and move on, plunge and move on” Buffy snarled
“You slay your way and I’ll slay mine” Carmen said.
“I was never that uncontrollable!”
“Never” Spike said.
“Never” Giles said.
“Oh how would you know. No, no, no that’s not it…”