A few days had passed since Spike's return to his girls. He was getting used to their daily - well, nightly routine. To his surprise and dismay he had found Alice to be drinking blood with Drusilla, and sometimes even sharing the same kill. Spike himself hadn't killed a human since the First's trigger went off.

"Does she drink blood all the time, doesn't she eat real food?" Spike looked at Drusilla whose mind was obviously off somewhere else.

"Blood for hunting and eating..."Drusilla was trying to ignore Spike's lack of kills and bags of pig's blood he brought with him. Alice was off in the kitchen poking a bag of his pig's blood, with the strangest face on her. "Do you really drink this?" Alice gave it another look before making a gross sound.

"Yes I really drink that..." Spike felt ashamed all of a sudden.

"Must slow you down quite a bit," Alice said dancing about. At times Spike wondered just how much of an influence Drusilla really had on the girl's mind. One minute you'd be having a perfectly normal conversation with her and the next she'd stare off saying something to herself. Almost acting like her mother, though at least she didn't talk to dolls. Spike chuckled to himself. He would have to check in with Angel soon. He didn't want him coming in and messing everything up.

"Is Grandpa coming too?" Alice looked over to Spike who was shaken from his musings.

"Oi, get out of my bloody head!" Spike said harshly, while startled and shaken. Alice looked at him with a pain expression and she ran up the metal stairs to her room.

Drusilla's head whipped around and she slapped Spike hard. "Play nice! Alice hears up here, she can't stop it." She made a tapped monition on her head and swayed her arms. Spike rubbed his cheek in dismay at Dru's actions. "Sorry..." He glanced into the kitchen to where Alice had been standing.

Alice sat beside her bed staring at the wall. Spike made her feel so muddled, like she would never be able to please him. Her room was a dark blue with lights around it; it of course had a bed. Pictures and newspaper clippings covered one wall; those were things that usually caught her attention. She moved her finger over a book and began flipping through it. "I wasn't trying to be bad..." The pictures were coloured brightly, another children book. There was a soft knock on her door, Alice looked to the door. "Inside..."

Spike came into the room slowly careful not to spook her. "...I," he looked around the room, he hadn't been in hers yet. "Nice room, pet."

Alice rolled to turn and look at him, her head on an angle. "Thanks... Mommy gave me stars."

Spike looked up and noticed the lights covering the room. "What for?"

Alice looked down "Nightmares screamed to loudly."

Spike nodded sitting on the edge of her bed. "I'm sorry...'bout before."

She shrugged and laid down on her back staring upwards. She tried to focus on the lights. "I didn't mean to, I'm so used to reading Mommy's mind… so I just... well thought.." she blinked away light spots from her eyes.

"It's alright. Can you hear everyone?" he looked down at her.

"Yes. Grandpa thinks you're having sex with Dru." she giggled like a small child.

Spike laughed with her. "Not quite."

"You're going again aren't you?" Alice turned her head to look at him.

"I have to, for a while anyway. I'll be back if you and your Mum… want me..." he choked out the last little bit.

'I do, but Mommy is another story. I'm hungry." Alice walked over to her dresser and began looking from an outfit. "I need to change, if I want to catch dinner."

"You really don't need to hunt..." Spike said quietly.

"Yes I do I'm all fangy…" Alice giggled pointing to her fangs starting to come out. Spike frowned and got up. "I'll let you change."

"Thanks Daddy," she spun in front of a mirror with a corset in her hands. "Maybe, will the blood match though?" she started talking to herself. 20 minutes later Alice came down the stairs, her high heels clicking on the metal stairs. She was wearing a vinyl halter top. It tied twice on her back, and her skirt was vinyl that twisted into Chiffon. Her hair was pulled up into a simple bun and she had dark makeup and black pumps for heels. Drusilla rushed over giggling in delight to her daughter. "You'll catch a lovely prize with your warpings." Spike just watched Alice coming down the stairs. She had changed from his view of his child to this woman who was dressed to kill. Literally.

"You can't… you are... bloody hell." Spike sighed defeated he really didn't want his daughter flaunting herself about like this.

"You don't like Daddy?" Alice said disappointment lingering on her words. "But I look so yummy..."

"That's just it, luv." Spike looked her over again.

"Oh, I don't have sex with them..." Alice smiled and walked over to her Mother. "You should come, you could have fun." Drusilla shook her head "Not tonight, pixies are whispering something special." Alice hugged her Mother and in turn Drusilla kissed her on the head. Alice headed to the doorway and took a small coffin purse into her hands and slipped on lace gloves. "Play nice with Daddy while I'm gone Mommy," she smirked as she heard her mother's thoughts floating into the air. The door clicked open and shut and Spike just shook his head.

"Oh you worry, she comes home." Drusilla laid on the floor.

"...Conner never killed..." he sat down on the couch.

"Alice is so special. So bight and black." Drusilla moved her fingers in front of her face playing with the light.

"Dru..." he paused looking at the door.

"Go play catch, you tire of me?" Drusilla slowly rose walking over to Spike and sat on his lap. "Have you missed Mommy dearest?" she slid her finger over his face. Spike shivered from her touch. "Dru... please...luv." he wanted to move her, but he really needed her right now. He felt nothing but an empty void. "Poor Willie... so lost inside himself. Morals are tricky little lies." Drusilla kissed Spike gently. Spike just let his body respond to the familiar plane of Dru. He kissed her with hungry lips and pain. "Your sorrow so sweet..."

Alice slipped into the bar without much protest from the bouncers. More girls were always welcome in bars. She sniffed the air a little to get a feel for the place. Her lips smiled, she smelled someone familiar. 'Grandpa, tisk tisk. Mommy, you didn't tell me what the pixies were telling you'. She made her way over to the bar and ordered herself a Bloody Tampon, she eyed a couple men and smiled relaxing in her seat. She watched Angel prowl around the bar asking about Spike. Alice giggled but was then distracted by a rather good looking man in his 20's making his way over to her. He was taller then her and had sandy blonde hair, brown eyes and a pale long face. He was dressed in a suit. Alice figured he had an office job and had come looking for a little action and relaxing. She took a sip from her drink as the man sat down beside her.

"Hello," the man had a deep voice with a bit of an Australian accent, he then proceed to order himself a beer.

"Hi, I'm Raven," she smiled and batted her eyelashes. The man grinned to her, men were sometimes too easy.

"You can call me Adam," he grinned again, thinking to himself he was going to get laid tonight.

"Nice to meet you, Adam. What brings you here tonight?"

"Good music, a few drinks, and maybe a lucky lady?"

Alice laughed inside 'A ladies man' "Sounds good to me." Alice smiled happily, this was going to be a quick one. Thankfully Angel was getting closer to her. "Shall we go?"

Adam gave a quick nod and held on his hand for Alice as she took it, like she would take his life tonight. They made their way outside between kisses, she could feel his body heat rising and could smell his arousal. Alice lead him into the alley beside the bar, as she loosen his tie and undid the buttons his shirt she kissed his neck. She let herself slip into another mask, and bit into his tender flesh. Adam let out a cry of pain, but his face was soon covered by Alice's trained hand. She continued to drink until she almost had her fill. His heart slowed, only making one thump in place of the two that had just been there seconds before. Angel came rushing around the corner and Alice rejected the body and threw him down. Alice hissed at time still vamped out.

"Sorry lady, you can't just go around killing innocent people." Angel said closing in on her.

"What makes him so innocent? How do you know what he does in his free time? Maybe he's no different then us," she spoke softly, looking around.

"You know you're not leaving this alley alive." Angel said getting ready to fight.

Alice laughed wildly, Angel shivered as a chill ran down his spine. That laugh reminded him of a certain girl. "I don't want to dance tonight, Angel..." she took off over a nearby garbage can. She felt Angel chasing after her. She really wished she hadn't been wearing a dinner outfit.

"You can run, but you can't hide." Angel smirked, his inner demon pleased for the chase. Alice frowned, there was no way she wanted to ruin her skirt. She let her human features re-surface and made her way into another bar, hopefully her heart beat would throw him off. Angel smirked 'Trying to hide with the rest of the sheep?' Alice rushed in and sat down with a small group of girls. Angel came in and sniffed the air, he could smell Spike and Drusilla and something unfamiliar in the mix. Alice tried to stay calm, she was really beginning to become scared. Angel wasn't backing off and now she knew he could smell her parents on her. She made her way into the girl's room; Angel was still trying to follow the scent looking for unbeating hearts, thinking Spike was nearby. Angel caught sight of the retreating girl, and began to make his way to the girl's bathroom. Alice was looking through the bathroom for a window and there was one in the corner. Angel came rushing through the door. Alice froze, she was caught. Too far from the window and she wasn't vamped out. Angel eyed the beauty that stood before him; he watched her hiss at him and get into a defensive stance.

"Look girl," Angel snarled, "you stand no chance against me."

Alice tried not to act nervous. Did her mother know this would happen? "Stay away from me..."

"Why do you smell like Spike?" Angel was very confused now, he sensed the girl's heart beat.

"Because I do!" Alice made a break for the window, only to have Angel grab her and slam her against the wall, letting the tile break under the pressure and force behind it.

"Let me go! I was only hungry, I was doing good!" Alice let a few tears slip out. "Damn your soul! The February night sky..." she felt herself going into a ramble not was not the time.

Angel pushed her against the wall more, hurting the girl. "February night sky?" He narrowed her eyes.

"It will be pretty then and there everything will be perfect," she giggled and then winced in pain.

Angel felt confused. This girl sounded just like Drusilla. "Why do you smell like Spike?"

Alice moved her hands "Because I'm supposed to silly. Poor Grandpa…" she made an oops sound and giggled again.

Angel was enraged and confused by this comment. "What are you talking about!"

Alice vamped out and shoved Angel off of her, darted out of the window and escaped into the night leaving Angel confused and torn. Alice gasped for air as she reached outside her home, she was scared 'I can't believe I called him Grandpa... I'm such a fool... Damn it I ripped my favourite skirt.'