Father of Mine
Eva McGregor
Part: 1/?
A Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Pairing: S/X non-slash
Summery: What if Xander's father was really someone much older and much more hated?
Rated: err...PG-13 just to stay on the safe side.
Disclaimer: well if you wanna get technical. Hi I'm a XanderSpikeoholic and I need them to feed my cravings..err did I say that out loud? OK really all Characters are owned by Joss, except thus far Katie Anne Stone, and the names Alexander Andrew Stone and William Bradshaw-Stone they are owned by me 'cause I made them up!
Notes: since I lost cable before Buffy found UPN I'm not sure of all the Buffy points of history, but either way these are my changes: Xander left his parents house a little before graduation, Angel is in LA, but not yet Cordy, there is no Anya, Spike is still in neutral agreement with Buffy therefore still on the Scoobies side, Oz is still there but not for long, Tara is not long in coming, and the Initiative never will discover Spike. So There!
Note2: I noticed that some Fics I have read made Xander's eyes blue, not brown, while some have a good explanation..I once found a Magazine picture that NB had Greenish blue eyes, cool idea. my explanation of it? Xander's always had Hazel eyes only he wears color contacts. *curt nod*
That's the end of my stuff, now for your reading pleasure.
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Father of Mine
Prologue
Spike rounded the corner stopping in front of apartment 4b. Standing, lips pursed, hand on hips so his duster bellowed out a little, the vampire contemplated whether it was wise to wake the mortal he knew was sleeping.
With the news Spike had he wasn't sure if he wanted to disturb the boy if he was awake. His unlife could be in jeopardy.
Alright you ponce, grow-up. Quickly the blond raised his hand to knock. only to have the door open to one half awake brunette staring at him with blurry blue eyes.
Blue?
"Xander." Spike started before he could think, "Why are your eyes blue?"
Xander blinked, "My eyes have always been.and their not blue there hazel!" the boy blinked again "And when did you start calling me Xander? Why are you here for that matter?"
"We need to talk" Spike answered solemnly.
Xander shook his head "Talk? Gods Spike it's two in the friggin' morning! I have to be at work at seven! And I haven't even made it to bed yet!"
Spike nodded, "This can't wait." He said sternly "Need to talk before my poof of a Sire gets here."
"Why?" Xander asked rubbing the bridge of his nose, "Can't this wait?"
"Already said it can't, didn't I?" Spike growled then sighed "Look Xan, this is bloody well important. Now will you please let me in?"
With a sigh that matched Spikes the boy stepped aside and let the vampire in shutting the door behind him. "If this is just one of your ploys to get blood or annoy me Spike I swear I'll lock you on the balcony and watch-"
"You were adopted Xander," Spike interrupted dead serious, pretty serious for a dead guy anyhow. Xander sputtered at the news, but waited for Spike to continue. "I kinda was lookin' at these files I have and came across your school records- how I have them I'm not sure of-"he took out a battered well loved and read folder that had been the center of his world for a year. "An' plain as day it's got you down as adopted"
Xander took the file carefully with shaking hands "Spike this file looks like it's been read more times then the bible," Xander said looking thought the pages. He abruptly looked up, "You knew. you knew a long time ago and you didn't tell me? Why?"
Spike looked down at his feet, toeing the rug with a foot. "I don't want to get your hopes up," he moved his gaze to the far wall "Hell Xan, I know what those two were like, what that bloody bastered did." He looked sheepish, "I just wanted to make sure your real mum and da were at least alive and if so make sure they were alright."
"Are they?" Xander asked in a childish whisper, Spike knew the boy hoped that his real parents were alive and good and would love him even though they obviously made a mistake getting rid of him.
Sorry to disappoint you Xander. "Your mum died before you were a week old and your Da never knew you existed until about three hours ago."
Xander nodded a little sinking slowly to the floor. For a moment Spike thought the boy was going to cry. "Did he seem alright?" he asked instead "Does he want me?"
Spike inwardly cringed "He was very shocked, but very much wants you, but."
Xander looked up into Spikes tired blue eyes "But what?" he demanded "Spike, what is it you're not telling me?"
"You might not want him" Spike said pulling out a folded document and handed it to the boy.
Xander took the paper and unfolded a birth certificate Spike had gotten from the New York City Hall of Records. On it was the recorded birth of an Alexander Andrew Stone born to a Katie Anne Stone of New York and a William Bradshaw-Stone of England at the county hospital on May 3, 1981. The date of Xander's birth.
Paper clipped to the certificate was a battered fake driver's license for William Bradshaw-Stone the picture showing the image of Spike.
This time Xander did break down into a loud sob before dropping the paper and card burying his face in his hands.
Spike causally knelt down beside the crying boy and gently placed an arm over his shoulder not sure how the boy would react. "I didn't know she was pregnant, if I had I would never have left."
"Why?" Xander sobbed sinking into Spike's embrace "Why did you leave?"
"I was gunned down. She didn't know what I am so I played dead and left the state as soon as possible as to not cause her anymore pain." Spike sighed burying his nose in the boy's hair. "She wanted to have a baby so bad, we tried everything. I knew some spells that made half breeds and tweaked one to make a fully human child, but I didn't know it had worked when I was shot."
"Y-you loved her?" Xander asked in a small voice.
"I not only loved her Xan, I married her," Spike said "I used spells to make her think I was a live so not to scare her. I would have given her the world, but all she wanted was a child and my love." Spike smiled at little at a half memory he had tried not to remember for so long.
Xander's sobs slowed to a slight hiccup until the only sound in the room was his slow steady breathing and even rhythm of his heart. Spike thought the boy might have fallen asleep when Xander's head slowly came up to look Spike in the face.
"I know this is a little late in the heart wrenching" He said voice cracked and dry, nose stopped up and eyes puffy. "But you're not playing the biggest joke of the year, are you?"
Spike snorted shaking his head "No, I'm not." He said in a whisper "If this is a joke its one being played on me too."
Xander nodded and whipped his nose, "So that's why Deadboy's coming?" his eyes widened in comic dismay "I don't have to call him grandpa do I?"
Spike chuckled "You sure you wouldn't want to?" he asked "Love to see the look on the poofs face."
Xander laughed a little then grew quiet "You really want me?"
Spike nodded, "Woulda been here sooner if the watcher hadn't demanded to know exactly why I fainted, then demanded I call my Sire."
"You fainted?" Xander asked brows furrowed in confusion, then a little more surprised "You called Angel?"
Spike nodded "He's a bit.ahh.well. I suggest not going anywhere near him for a while. He's a little more then surprised as in homicidal."
"Oh," Xander said putting his head on Spike's shoulder reminding Spike this wasn't that comfortable of a position. "Why?"
"He's not that happy," Spike said urging Xander to stand with him and moved to the couch where Spike curled the boy beside him. "But I'm not sure if it's the fact of having you as a grandchild or the fact that I fathered a child. 'Fraid he might claim Sires rights and take you away."
"Why?" Xander asked.
Least he's not babbling. "Never believe I could take care of anyone let alone a child or a human." He snorted "No matter how much he says he hates you Xan, Angel wouldn't let any harm befall you."
Soft breathing was Spikes only answer and after a few moments the vampire knew he had fallen asleep. It was probably the first time the boy had fallen asleep full in all the time Spike had known him. With a slight sigh Spike moved them into a more comfortable position, closed his eyes and fell asleep himself.
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Eva McGregor
Part: 1/?
A Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU
Pairing: S/X non-slash
Summery: What if Xander's father was really someone much older and much more hated?
Rated: err...PG-13 just to stay on the safe side.
Disclaimer: well if you wanna get technical. Hi I'm a XanderSpikeoholic and I need them to feed my cravings..err did I say that out loud? OK really all Characters are owned by Joss, except thus far Katie Anne Stone, and the names Alexander Andrew Stone and William Bradshaw-Stone they are owned by me 'cause I made them up!
Notes: since I lost cable before Buffy found UPN I'm not sure of all the Buffy points of history, but either way these are my changes: Xander left his parents house a little before graduation, Angel is in LA, but not yet Cordy, there is no Anya, Spike is still in neutral agreement with Buffy therefore still on the Scoobies side, Oz is still there but not for long, Tara is not long in coming, and the Initiative never will discover Spike. So There!
Note2: I noticed that some Fics I have read made Xander's eyes blue, not brown, while some have a good explanation..I once found a Magazine picture that NB had Greenish blue eyes, cool idea. my explanation of it? Xander's always had Hazel eyes only he wears color contacts. *curt nod*
That's the end of my stuff, now for your reading pleasure.
***
Father of Mine
Prologue
Spike rounded the corner stopping in front of apartment 4b. Standing, lips pursed, hand on hips so his duster bellowed out a little, the vampire contemplated whether it was wise to wake the mortal he knew was sleeping.
With the news Spike had he wasn't sure if he wanted to disturb the boy if he was awake. His unlife could be in jeopardy.
Alright you ponce, grow-up. Quickly the blond raised his hand to knock. only to have the door open to one half awake brunette staring at him with blurry blue eyes.
Blue?
"Xander." Spike started before he could think, "Why are your eyes blue?"
Xander blinked, "My eyes have always been.and their not blue there hazel!" the boy blinked again "And when did you start calling me Xander? Why are you here for that matter?"
"We need to talk" Spike answered solemnly.
Xander shook his head "Talk? Gods Spike it's two in the friggin' morning! I have to be at work at seven! And I haven't even made it to bed yet!"
Spike nodded, "This can't wait." He said sternly "Need to talk before my poof of a Sire gets here."
"Why?" Xander asked rubbing the bridge of his nose, "Can't this wait?"
"Already said it can't, didn't I?" Spike growled then sighed "Look Xan, this is bloody well important. Now will you please let me in?"
With a sigh that matched Spikes the boy stepped aside and let the vampire in shutting the door behind him. "If this is just one of your ploys to get blood or annoy me Spike I swear I'll lock you on the balcony and watch-"
"You were adopted Xander," Spike interrupted dead serious, pretty serious for a dead guy anyhow. Xander sputtered at the news, but waited for Spike to continue. "I kinda was lookin' at these files I have and came across your school records- how I have them I'm not sure of-"he took out a battered well loved and read folder that had been the center of his world for a year. "An' plain as day it's got you down as adopted"
Xander took the file carefully with shaking hands "Spike this file looks like it's been read more times then the bible," Xander said looking thought the pages. He abruptly looked up, "You knew. you knew a long time ago and you didn't tell me? Why?"
Spike looked down at his feet, toeing the rug with a foot. "I don't want to get your hopes up," he moved his gaze to the far wall "Hell Xan, I know what those two were like, what that bloody bastered did." He looked sheepish, "I just wanted to make sure your real mum and da were at least alive and if so make sure they were alright."
"Are they?" Xander asked in a childish whisper, Spike knew the boy hoped that his real parents were alive and good and would love him even though they obviously made a mistake getting rid of him.
Sorry to disappoint you Xander. "Your mum died before you were a week old and your Da never knew you existed until about three hours ago."
Xander nodded a little sinking slowly to the floor. For a moment Spike thought the boy was going to cry. "Did he seem alright?" he asked instead "Does he want me?"
Spike inwardly cringed "He was very shocked, but very much wants you, but."
Xander looked up into Spikes tired blue eyes "But what?" he demanded "Spike, what is it you're not telling me?"
"You might not want him" Spike said pulling out a folded document and handed it to the boy.
Xander took the paper and unfolded a birth certificate Spike had gotten from the New York City Hall of Records. On it was the recorded birth of an Alexander Andrew Stone born to a Katie Anne Stone of New York and a William Bradshaw-Stone of England at the county hospital on May 3, 1981. The date of Xander's birth.
Paper clipped to the certificate was a battered fake driver's license for William Bradshaw-Stone the picture showing the image of Spike.
This time Xander did break down into a loud sob before dropping the paper and card burying his face in his hands.
Spike causally knelt down beside the crying boy and gently placed an arm over his shoulder not sure how the boy would react. "I didn't know she was pregnant, if I had I would never have left."
"Why?" Xander sobbed sinking into Spike's embrace "Why did you leave?"
"I was gunned down. She didn't know what I am so I played dead and left the state as soon as possible as to not cause her anymore pain." Spike sighed burying his nose in the boy's hair. "She wanted to have a baby so bad, we tried everything. I knew some spells that made half breeds and tweaked one to make a fully human child, but I didn't know it had worked when I was shot."
"Y-you loved her?" Xander asked in a small voice.
"I not only loved her Xan, I married her," Spike said "I used spells to make her think I was a live so not to scare her. I would have given her the world, but all she wanted was a child and my love." Spike smiled at little at a half memory he had tried not to remember for so long.
Xander's sobs slowed to a slight hiccup until the only sound in the room was his slow steady breathing and even rhythm of his heart. Spike thought the boy might have fallen asleep when Xander's head slowly came up to look Spike in the face.
"I know this is a little late in the heart wrenching" He said voice cracked and dry, nose stopped up and eyes puffy. "But you're not playing the biggest joke of the year, are you?"
Spike snorted shaking his head "No, I'm not." He said in a whisper "If this is a joke its one being played on me too."
Xander nodded and whipped his nose, "So that's why Deadboy's coming?" his eyes widened in comic dismay "I don't have to call him grandpa do I?"
Spike chuckled "You sure you wouldn't want to?" he asked "Love to see the look on the poofs face."
Xander laughed a little then grew quiet "You really want me?"
Spike nodded, "Woulda been here sooner if the watcher hadn't demanded to know exactly why I fainted, then demanded I call my Sire."
"You fainted?" Xander asked brows furrowed in confusion, then a little more surprised "You called Angel?"
Spike nodded "He's a bit.ahh.well. I suggest not going anywhere near him for a while. He's a little more then surprised as in homicidal."
"Oh," Xander said putting his head on Spike's shoulder reminding Spike this wasn't that comfortable of a position. "Why?"
"He's not that happy," Spike said urging Xander to stand with him and moved to the couch where Spike curled the boy beside him. "But I'm not sure if it's the fact of having you as a grandchild or the fact that I fathered a child. 'Fraid he might claim Sires rights and take you away."
"Why?" Xander asked.
Least he's not babbling. "Never believe I could take care of anyone let alone a child or a human." He snorted "No matter how much he says he hates you Xan, Angel wouldn't let any harm befall you."
Soft breathing was Spikes only answer and after a few moments the vampire knew he had fallen asleep. It was probably the first time the boy had fallen asleep full in all the time Spike had known him. With a slight sigh Spike moved them into a more comfortable position, closed his eyes and fell asleep himself.
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