Title: Cover Up
Prompt:History: Napoleonic Europe
Medium: Fic
Rating: R
Warnings:Vamp!Buffy, Violence

Summary:Spike and his slayer childer Buffy watch as the world changes around them

"Are you worried?" Buffy asked as she looked up at the impressive Tower of London, leaning against a nearby tree with her sires arm wrapped firmly around her shoulders in an affectionate manner that made many passerby's frown.

"'Bout what, pet?" Spike asked curiously, never letting his gaze leave the historic landmark.

"That little guy, Nappie or whatever. Are you worried about him taking over England?"

To her surprise Spike laughed, a raucous sound that drew everyone's attention and made the pedestrians speed up nervously. Buffy shot him an evil look but otherwise waited patiently for him to calm down.

"You think tha' bloody Napoleon is goin' to invade Britain?" Spike asked incredulously. Buffy's nostrils flared indignantly.

"Well, why not?" she asked, "Look at his empire! He controls all of France and family in control of Spain, Austria, Westphalia, Italy, Naples, Warsaw, and Switzerland!"

"Britain hasn't been invaded since 1066, Buffy." Spike explained slowly, "It isn't going to be invaded now! Especially not by some nancy boy with a big hat!"

Buffy raised an eyebrow and pursed her lips, "You're really unconcerned, aren't you?"

"As cool as a cucumber." He agreed, "See, you don' know the whole picture. France's state of things before Napoleon was in shambles, and the only reason he's still got so much power is because the people are afraid of what'll happen when he's gone. Eventually the lil' buggers gonna go too far and even France won't stick by his side."

"You're rather confident about this, aren't you?" Buffy asked.

"I would bet my unlife on it." He agreed, "See, a rulers gotta rule with his people in mind, not just the empire. He's goin' around conquering land, an' it's eventually gonna get to be too much for him to control. See, you wanna see a good ruler, then look at Alexander the Great. One of the biggest Empires to ever exist, an' he kept it under control. Course it fell apart after he died, but that just proves tha' he knew wha' he was doin' and his generals didn'."

"You tell me this like I care." Buffy said dryly. Spike rolled his eyes.

"You were the Slayer, pet, you understand military. You're watcher didn' teach you about Alexander the Great?"

"Never listened." Buffy said with a shrug, "Was more interested in the 'stake plus heart equals dust' part of Slaying."

"An' tha's why I love you, kitten." He purred, leaning down to nibble on her ear, "My lil' Slayer."

She hummed as she leaned against his side, letting her head fall back and her fingers toy with his curly honey blonde hair, "My Spike." She purred.

"All yours, baby." Spike agreed, running a slow finger along her side as he dipped his tongue into her ear, "Are you feelin' a little peckish?"

"Mm I'm hungry for something all right." She agreed, "Can we find a place to stay?"

"Whatever you want, luv. The world is at your feet."

Buffy sent a sly smile to her lover, "Does that mean I can eat Napoleon?"

Spike laughed and shook his head, "Maybe one of these days, pet. But for now lets jus' let history take its course."

Buffy pouted, but agreed before saying, "Well, perhaps I can find a nice Frenchmen to snack on until that day comes."

"Whatever you want, ma cheri."

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11 Years Later

The two physicians shared nervous looks as they observed the still body of Napoleon before them. There was a set of two marks upon the former Emperor's throat that proved that his death was not a natural one.

"We can't go back and say he was killed by vampires." The younger hissed, "what are we going to do?"

"We make a cover story." The elder said in a surprisingly calm voice, "A stomach ailment – wasn't that his complaint? We'll just give the public something to lean on. To say that a vampire got to him would only cause a panic."

"R-Right, stomach problems." The younger agreed with a shaky nod, "W-Will you come up with a cover story, then, Mr. Travers? I-I don't think I could do it."

Mr. Travers nodded calmly and inspected the neck of the former Emperor, knowing that he would have to report back to the Council that they were too late. William the Bloody and Buffy the Ex-Vampire Slayer had already struck.

"Yes. Don't worry, I will take care of everything."