Title: Zeppo No More 2/?
Author: Forsaken2003
Pairing: S/X
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own none, all belong to Joss Whedon
Comments: Always welcomed!
Summary: After being attacked by a demon Xander is on the verge of death. The only thing to keep him from being six feet under is for Spike to turn him.
Warnings/Spoilers: Season 7. No First or Potentials but the Initiative did remove the chip from Spike's head.
Beta'd by: Unbeta'd
Prompt #387 from tamingthemuse- Portmanteau
Note: From now on most of my tamingthemuse stories will be named as the challenge.
"You did what?" Buffy screeched. She was having a nice night in watching Sweet Home Alabama when Spike all but kicked down the front door with Xander draped over his left shoulder.
"I turned him!" Spike growled. He'd repeated himself three times already. While he repeated himself he had carried Xander down into the basement. For some reason there was a cot down there so Spike placed him on that. "Go get some bloody chains will you?" Spike snapped.
With an eep Dawn ran up the stairs to the hall closet where Buffy kept her slayer stuff. It might not have been the safest place to keep them but they never had visitors outside of the group and if they did it was usually a demon.
While Dawn was gone Buffy picked up a stake that had carelessly been left down there. "Tell me why you turned him, Spike."
Spike turned his head and saw Buffy in slayer mode. If it hadn't been such serious situation he'd have probably thought it was hot. "Put that bloody thing away." Only when Buffy did as he said did Spike continue. "There was a demon. And as usual Harris had to play the hero. It was either let him die or turn him."
"I'll grab the Orb of Thesulah and the spell from my room," Willow said as dashed up the basement stairs. She needed to get away for even a minute. Her best friend was dead. Tears filled her green eyes. She took a deep breathe. The last thing anyone needed was for her to lose control. It would only end badly. Willow almost ran into Dawn. "Sorry, Dawnie."
"Willow… is Xander going to be okay?" Dawn asked as she held the chains to her chest.
Willow smiled trying to look hopeful when she felt anything but. "Of course he will. We'll make sure he has his soul before he wakes up and he'll be our Xander. Now go give those to Buffy and Spike and I'll be down in a little bit."
Dawn nodded and did as she was told.
When Willow made it back into the basement everyone was there but Spike. "Where's Spike?"
"He said he had to go pick up something but he would be back before Xander woke up. He also said you better have the spell done before he gets back," Buffy said. She still wasn't happy about what Spike did. She was glad Xander wasn't dead but her skin was already itching and her instinct was to stake him. It would just be something she'd have to get used to. If she could stop herself from staking Spike should could certainly stop herself from staking Xander.
Spike made it back to his crypt. He pushed open the sarcophagus that he slept on. In it was a bunched up blanket. Underneath it though was a Portmanteau. Its leather was well aged. There wasn't much in it. An antique pocket watch that once belonged to William's father. A ruby wedding that his mother wore until the day William turned her and a leather bound journal full of all of his awful poems. When William was turned he debated about burning the journal but he couldn't. A part of him wanted to keep his human side alive.
He wasn't abandoning his home. In fact Xander would now be moving in with him. But he didn't want Xander to wake up in a crypt but to be somewhere that felt safe. And while maybe being chained up would give him some doubt of safety when everything was explained about it being best for them all until his soul was returned to him Xander would be grateful they had done it.
Right now he needed to get back to Xander. He could wake up anytime and he needed his sire.