Title: No Place Like Home

Author & Email: Miss Lesley, Douglaslr@aol.com

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Fandom: Angel the Series & Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Chapter: Prologue

Type: Ongoing Alternate Timeline

Warnings: Romance/adventure cursing: bad language, maybe more warnings in future chapters.

Summary: AU instead of going to Angel for help Darla gives birth to her son on her own. Realizing that she needs help she goes to the only sane member of her family, Spike. However what she gets more that she bargained for. Spoilers: This starts right after Buffy died to save Dawn and the World.

Pairing: Spike/Darla Disclaimer: I only owe the story, not the people in it.

Prologue

Darla, walked into the nursery and looked down at her 4 day old darling boy. God he is so innocent every time I look at him I fall in love a little bit more. Rubbing his cheek as he laughed at her, "What am I going to do with you? In such a short time I have come to need you so much." The baby starting to fuss so she knew he was hungry. Bending down, she placed one hand securely under his head while using the other hand to gather him to her. After picking him Darla walked over to the rocking chair. Darla sat down and began to rock her precious boy for a few minutes. Slowly she opened her shirt and reveled a braless milky white breast swollen with what her baby needed. Carefully, she raised his mouth to her nipple, with zeal the baby latched on and began to suckle rich sweet milk, after a while the suckling eased up indicating the baby was almost finished. Then the babies face shifted into game face and she felt his fangs descend into her breast, followed by him drinking small amounts of her body. The first time she saw him do this she swore she had condemned him to eternal darkness but she had been wrong. The baby, was no affected by holy objects, he could tolerate direct sunlight, the only thing he seemed to inherit from his vampire parents is the need to drink blood in very small amounts each day. "Ah, my sweet Liam what is mommy going to do with you?"

After burping the baby. Darla put him in his carrier and took him into the kitchen she was feeling hungry herself. She put the carrier on the table, went to the fridge and took out a carton of fresh human blood. She poured some into a mug and nuked it in the microwave. "Liam, the things I do for you, what mommy use to get for free she now buys. And lord knows it is galling. I mean who would think I, Darla Sire to Angelus the scourge of Europe would be reduced to this. But its okay, I never want to see disgust in your eyes so I will endure." Reaching down she tapped his nose. Picking him up she carried him to the window, it was dark out but with her enhanced sense she could see. Darla looked out at the beach.

BEGIN FLASHBACK

When Darla first came to this town she had intended to pick up some blood and keep going. But as she walked around she realized that this little seaside town would be the last place anyone would look for her or her child. Thus, Darla when into predator mode and scouted the area. After going through the town all Darla found was a small nest of vampires, which inhabited the house she now lived in, that night although six months pregnant Darla dusted them all. The next day she made arrangements to buy the property in cash, after all the paper work was done she paid a local carpenter to remodel the house. By sunset the second day Darla left town. But before she left she had the carpenter give her the measurements for the windows she told him a shipment of panes would arrive within the month. Although Darla did not tell him, the panes were specially crafted to filter 98% of UV light and rays harmful to vampires that allowing her to bask in the light. She then informed him that she wanted all the rotted wood and materials removed and replaced, the installation of central air/heating, as well as having all the plumbing and electricity upgraded. Also to be on the safe side she gave him free range to fix, upgrade and repair any parts of the house that needed it, with the stipulation that if the repair was not justified she would not pay for it. Darla advised him that she found him honest and that she did not think this would be a problem. After that she turned to local decorator and informed her what she wanted the house to look like after it was done. "I want a warm cozy home where a child can be a child, not getting her or afraid to break anything." After leaving each professional with enough cash to get his or her part of the job done. However, after deciding that she would not hate living in Seagrove, California Darla took off. The next night she backtracked to the place she was before Seagrove made it seem like she never left then she hightailed it to South American to find a shaman that she heard could help her.

END FLASHBACK

"Honey, I need help, I can't go to your father, Angel. I don't know if I have forgiven him or him me for that matter. Plus I doubt he will understand. But I am weak right now and I don't know how long this weakness will last. I need to make sure your protected. But who can help me?" Going quiet Darla thought about it. There really was only one choice she may not like it but it was the only choice open to her. Walking to the phone she dialed her loyal minion "Jacob, I want you to go to Sunnydale and pick up spike, I will meet you at junction 28 outside of Harman. Call me when you have him make sure he will be unconscious long enough to get to Canada." Hanging up the phone, Darla walked over to Liam, "Ah little one the things mommy does for her boy."