It had been a week since their last kiss and two weeks since their last, last kiss. Both of them still thought about it. But they thought about the second kiss more than the first now. Every night Angel goes to sleep or when he gets out of the shower, he can still feel Spike's cool hand on his hip. Every night he looks at his hip and sees nothing, but his barely tanned skin.
Every night as Spike watches everyone leave for the night he remembers how Angel's hip felt. He'd look at his hand all night, trying to remember the last time they had touched…intimately.
Tonight was one of those nights. Angel caressed his hip as he went into his little kitchen to get some blood. While Spike, downstairs in his office, stared at his hand and sighed, as he waved his other hand through Angel's desk.
Angel sipped at his blood and leaned back against the counter. He sighed. "It was just a kiss. Didn't mean anything." He said to himself.
Spike looked up at the ceiling. "What does it mean?" He asked.
It was late in the afternoon the next day, and Angel was gearing up. "Are you sure you want to do this alone? These demons are known for aggression," Wesley said. Angel gave him a look. Wesley raised his hands. "Alright. Just, if you get killed I still get to say 'I told you so'."
"If I get killed, you better pray that Wolfram and Hart doesn't kick you all out." Angel said, putting a battle-ax in the black duffle bag. "True." Wesley said.
Angel finished loading his bag. "So he's still going by himself?" Gunn asked, walking into the office. Wesley nodded. "Just hope you don't get killed." Angel gave him a look of disbelief.
Fred came in then with Lorne. "Oh, Angel I wish you'd take one of the guys with you." "I'll be fine, Fred." Angel said. "Just don't get killed." She said.
Angel looked up at everyone. "Why does everyone thing I'm going to die?" Angel asked. "I always hope you die." Everyone turned around and saw Spike come in.
"Why do they think you're goin' to die?" Spike asked. Angel just rolled his eyes and checked to make sure he had everything he needed. "None of your business." Angel muttered.
Angel hoisted the bag onto his shoulder and left the office with the others following…including Spike. "So where we goin'?" Spike asked as he watched Angel press the elevator button. Angel turned to him.
"We? We aren't going anywhere." Angel said. He turned back to the elevator. "Then what's with the bag of tricks?" Spike asked. Angel sighed.
He turned to Spike and said, "I am going to kill a demon. You are staying here."
"Wot?!'S bloody not fair. I wanna come too." Spike said.
"Why? You can't help me." Angel said.
"Yeah, but if you die then I get to be the one to spread the great news." Spike said.
"My death is not great news. You're death on the other hand, would be a damn parade." Angel said.
Spike scoffed. "Right. Like you're more important than me." Angel just rolled his eyes. He turned back and waited for the elevator. The others were by Harmony's desk and they were all listening and watching the two.
"So where we goin'?" Spike asked. Angel groaned. "Why can't you get this through your thick head?! You're not coming with me. You're staying here with Fred." Angel said.
"Can' stop me." Spike said. Angel grinned. "Can if you don't know where to go."
Spike thought about it a moment. "Could follow you."
"No you couldn't."
"Yes, I could."
"No, you couldn't."
"And why not?" Spike asked, turning to him.
"Because you don't know where I'm going." Angel said, matter of factly.
Spike scoffed. "Don' have to. Just follow your lard arse." Angel turned to Spike. Spike waited for the comeback Angel was sure to give. Instead, Angel walked right past him. He went into his office and slammed the door.
"Oi that's cheatin'!" Spike yelled. "You can' go and brood in your bloody office until I leave!" Spike then turned to the others. "Can he?" he asked. They shrugged.
"He's the boss. He can send someone else after the demon." Gunn said. "Bugger." Spike said.
Ten minutes later Spike got bored. "'Lright, enough of this." Spike walked through Angel's doors and found the office empty. He looked around. He stepped back out. "He's not here." He said. They rushed into the office and looked around.
"Where is he?" Gunn asked. "Uh, I think I know." Wesley said. They all turned to him. He was facing Angel's desk. He picked something off the desk and turned to the others. It was a note.
"'Follow me now, Will.' Signed Angel." Wesley said. Then they all turned to Spike and could tell he was pissed. Spike turned and stormed out of the office. They could hear him muttered under his-lack-of breath, as he walked through the wall. "I have a feeling another fight is coming." Everyone just looked at Wesley with a 'duh' expression.
The sun was beginning to set and Spike still had no clue where Angel went. He'd gone through the whole crew and not a single person told him where Angel was. He even reworded the question to try and trick them, but it didn't work. So…he was down to his last resort.
Spike walked across the lobby to Harmony's desk. "'Ello Harm. You look very pretty today. Prettier than yesterday actually." Spike said. Harmony beamed up at him. "Really?" she asked. Spike nodded. "I'm not telling you where Angel is." Spike groaned.
"Why the bloody hell not?!" Spike asked. "Uh, 'cause he's my boss. He'd fire me if he knew." Harmony said. Spike thought a moment. "How abou' you leave the file open and I peek?" Harmony shook her head.
"Please, Harm? You've gotta tell me where he is." Spike said. "Why do you care? You hate him." Harmony said. "That's the point, Harm. Gotta annoy the bugger." Spike said. She shrugged.
"Sorry I can't help. You won't find him. Not even by using the trackers." Harm said. Spike perked up.
Trackers? What the bloody hell are those? He thought.
"Which are?" Spike asked. Harmony rolled her eyes. "Tracking devices! WRH loaded them in all company cars and phones. Duh!" Spike smirked.
"Well it's too bad I don' know how to work the bloody thing anyway. 'S difficult." Spike said. Harmony rolled her eyes again. "It's really easy Spike."
"Yeah, to the new blokes. Not for someone old like me," Spike said. He sighed and looked away from her. "Technology these days is tough." Spike rolled his eyes at how stupid he sounded.
"Awe, Spikey don't think like that. Come on, I'll show you," Spike couldn't believe his luck. He came around the desk and stood by Harmony. "I'll tell you what to do and you do it. That way you'll remember it for next time." She said.
Did she completely forget I can' hardly touch a effin' thing? Spike thought.
"Uh, Harm you might wanna do it. I don' wanna…mess up or somethin'." Spike said. "Oh, that's right!" Harmony said, snapping her fingers. "You have photographic memory. I can just show you and you'll remember forever." Spike just grinned at her. She turned back to the computer and Spike gave her a bewildered look behind her back.
Spike wasn't paying attention to a damn thing Harmony was saying about getting to the tracking system. When they finally got in Harmony asked, "So who should we look for?" she asked.
Please let this work, please let this work. Spike thought.
"Wot abou' Angel? Only person we don' see." Spike said. "Great idea!" Harmony said.
Yes! Bloody hell she's stupid. He thought.
Harmony typed in Angel's name and the database began to search the city. "Ah! There he is. See then you move the mouse pointer over to the glowing dot. Then it tells you where his car is. And if you press enter," Harmony pressed enter and the screen shifted to another part of the city. "It'll show you his cellphone." She moved the mouse over to that dot.
"Hmm, looks like he's in the sewers. Where is that?" Spike asked. Harmony moved the mouse over to one of the streets then to the other. "At the corner of Baltic and Crane Ave." She said.
Spike stood up then. "Thanks, luv!" Spike turned and jogged through the wall when Wesley came out into the lobby. He went up to Harmony's desk."Where's Spike going?" He asked. She shrugged.
"Don't know. Oh, but I showed him how to use the tracking system. Which now…doesn't make sense, since he can't touch anything." Harmony said, frowning. Wesley gave her a look. Then Harmony's face showed alarm as it finally registered. "Oh, shoot!" She out her hands over her mouth.
"Let me guess. You showed him how to find Angel didn't you?" She nodded. "Bloody hell. Harmony you know Angel told us not to tell Spike anything!" Wesley said. "I know I'm sorry!" She said, removing her hands.
"What's going on, kiddes?" Lorne asked, coming over. Wesley glared at Harmony as he turned to speak to Lorne.
"Harmony showed Spike how to use the tracking system," He said. Lorne's eyes went wide. "Exactly. And he's on his way to find Angel thanks to Harmony." Lorne gave Harmony a look.
"Oh, sweetie. We gotta find you a new brain or something. That wasn't smart at all." Lorne said. "He tricked me!" Harmony said. Lorne and Wesley looked at each other.