Chapter Seven
It's Been A While
Willow sat shocked. Oz stood nervously before the two witches trying to hide all emotions. Tara slowly stood walking towards him. She stopped before him putting a finger under his chin forcing him to look at her. His green eyes met her blue ones.
"We can help you control the wolf. You've been calmer since you've gotten here. It's because of us, isn't it?" Tara whispered. Oz nodded. Willow walked forward and placed a hand on Oz's shoulder. She locked eyes with Tara.
"It is done," Willow said with a smile.
Spike watched Angel carefully keeping Buffy at his side. Cordelia smiled sticking close to Angel. Angel wanted to laugh at the couple before him.
"Don't I get a hug?" Angel asked. Buffy smiled and gave him a hug. Spike gave a low growl his eyes blazed yellow. Angel smiled looking over at Spike. Buffy walked back to Spike's side. "You really don't remember."
"No, we sodden don't," Spike replied steely. Angel chuckled.
"I was beating the shit out of you. You were a mess. Buffy comes up, tells you to drink. Gives me a warning and everything. Maybe it's because I came from L.A. that I can smell your scent all over her," Angel said quietly looking into Spike's eyes. "She chose you."
Spike let a gasp out falling to his knees holding his head. An identical groan came from behind the tree where Dawn's frantic voice came from. Buffy bent down beside him putting a hand on his shoulder. She gasped and groaned at the images and emotions flying through her. Seconds later a blinding light was emitted and Buffy and Spike went flying. Spike hit the tree hard collapsing to his knees and he groaned in pain opening dark cobalt blue eyes. He stood slowly walking towards Buffy who was lying flat on her back taking in gulps of air. Spike knelt beside her. Buffy gave him a weak smile before pulling him down crushing her lips to hers in a deep passionate kiss. Spike pulled away allowing Buffy to breathe.
"Welcome back to you too, pet," He said with a smirk. She smiled up at him and sat up.
"God, I missed you so much. Did I mention you look really hot when you're fighting and being all bad?" she said wrapping her arms around his neck.
"No but maybe you could –," Buffy kissed him feverishly cutting him off. She pushed him down on the grass, deepening the kiss only breaking for a second for air before continuing the kiss. Angel cleared his throat breaking up the couple. Spike glared at his Grandsire.
"I'm sorry if I wanted to reunite myself with the taste of my mate. After all, it's been a while," Spike drawled with a grin. Angel shook his head at the other vampire.
"So what happened?" Cordelia asked. Buffy sighed getting off of Spike and helping him up.
"It all came back with all the emotions attached. It was very powerful, I just don't know how it happened," Buffy said quietly slipping an arm around Spike sharing her heat.
"Aw, now I know why you said they work together. They are so cute yet totally hot at the same time," Cordelia said looking at Angel.
"Something must have triggered the memories," Angel said ignoring Cordelia's statement.
"Dawn, stop it," Fire growled jumping away from the teenager. Dawn went to pounce on him again but he jumped out of the way beside Marie.
"I don't care, I'm pissed at you. Why didn't you?" Dawn stated chasing him around Marie.
"You're too young," He replied standing beside Marie, in front of Dawn. The teenager glared.
"So, it doesn't matter. I'm your mate," Dawn said. Fire sighed walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek.
"I'm trying to protect you," Fire commented. She gazed at him before slapping him soundly across the face, his head snapping to the side.
"You could have died! But no, mister high and mighty, I'm a vampire, I'll heal, wouldn't drink," She said angrily. Fire turned to her, a red handprint on his cheek. His jaw clenched and his eyes became yellow.
"What would you have liked me to do?" Fire asked grabbing her roughly pushing her against the tree.
"Fire!" Marie said sternly knowing the vampire all to well.
"Shut it, Marie. She wants all the perks to being a vampire's mate, well she'll learn differently," Fire responded over his shoulder. Glaring at Marie for good measure he turned to Dawn. He pressed himself against her, letting her feel the bulge in his jeans. Dawn's bright blue eyes widened in surprise from Fire's body pressed against her own.
"Fire?" Dawn whimpered.
"This is how I feel when I'm near you. I want you every second of every hour of every day but I can't have you. This time though I'm going to take what's mine," Fire whispered in her ear. Dawn's eyes widened more with a slight bit of fear. "Fear makes you taste better."
"Fire, please don't," she whispered closing her eyes. She felt his tongue against her neck licking at her pulse. She groaned in pleasure as Fire bit down drinking her blood. She felt him harden more and felt her own body respond. Suddenly Fire pulled away, walking away. Dawn collapsed to the ground sobbing. Spike grabbed Fire roughly growling.
"What the fuck, are you sodden playing at? How could you do that to your bloody mate?" Spike seethed at his brother. Fire pushed Spike off him walking back over to Dawn kneeling down in front of her. Dawn looked up at him through her tears.
"It's okay, Fire. I know you were just showing me; I am too young to deal with a vampire and his full-blown sex drive. I can't get all the perks at this age either. I understand now," Dawn said through her tears before wrapping her arms around his neck giving him a fierce hug. She withdrew slowly giving Fire a watery smile.
"Now can someone explain this whole mate thing to me?" Cordelia asked loudly. Angel and Spike shared a look before turning back to Cordelia to explain.
Willow, Tara and Oz walked back to the Summers' house in comfortable silence. Oz stopped abruptly looking across the street on his right. Willow and Tara stopped turning to him.
"What is it?" Willow asked. Oz turned to her with a blank expression.
"Heightened senses, remember?" Oz said. Tara nodded pulling them both towards the Summers' residence. After a few blocks the trio stood in the front yard with the rest of the gang. It was quiet for several minutes. The door to the house slammed open and an angry Joyce stood in the doorway.
"Get out! Get out of my house now!" Joyce yelled loudly hurting the vampires' hearing. The entire family walked out of the house and climbed into their respective cars driving into the night. Joyce turned to the gang on the lawn with a bright smile. "So who wants dinner?"
A few hours later, everyone was ready for bed after a large dinner and several fun games with tonnes of laughs. Buffy watched as her friends left to go to their homes. She felt arms wrap around her waist and a kiss was planted on her neck.
"Time for bed, luv. I think you need your sleep, you've had a trying day and all that remembering didn't help," Spike whispered in her ear. Buffy nodded and climbed up the stairs to their bedroom. They climbed into bed falling asleep in each others arms as visions of sugarplums danced in their heads for Christmas morning was only a few hours away.
To Be Continued...
Descendant of Doom
