Spike closed the doors to her room as he walked out. He walked down the hallway towards the stairs that led to the roof. He slowly made his way to the roof and sat there looking out over Los Angeles. He wasn't sitting there long when Cordelia and Lorne walked up to him.
"What do you want?" asked Spike not facing them.
"To make sure you're okay, big guy," said Lorne. "You took an emotional hit the past few days."
"And the hits just keep on coming," said Spike.
"What are you talking about? You brought your girlfriend back from the Underworld. How is that bad?" asked Cordelia.
"She wants to be turned again," said Spike. "I cant do that to her, again."
"Yeah you can, just latch onto that pretty neck of her and presto," said Lorne.
"It's not that simple when it comes to her," said Spike.
"What are you talking about?" asked Cordelia.
"When I turned her the last time it was for fun. I was hungry and bored and she was hot," said Spike.
"But?" asked Lorne.
"But what?" asked Spike.
"Something changed," said Lorne.
"No, nothing changed," said Spike.
Unbeknownst to them Persephone had snuck up to the roof and was listening from the doorway.
"I'd been watching her. For three and a half years I watched her. I knew whom she was and that she would invite me into her house; it's just the kind of person she was," said Spike.
"So you stalked her and sired her?" asked Lorne with question in his voice.
"Turning her was never part of the plan," said Spike.
"Then what was the plan?" asked Cordelia.
"Have a little fun, drink her blood and disappear into the night," said Spike shrugging his shoulders.
"So what happened?" asked Lorne.
"She knew what I was," said Spike. "I never counted on her knowing."
"She was just smart," said Cordelia.
"She knew me by name," said Spike.
"You were a slightly famous vampire," said Cordelia.
"Not like that," said Spike. "She knew me. She knew Cecily and had evidently been at the party the night I was turned."
"Oh," said Cordelia. "But why stalk her?"
"She was pretty. Dru thought it was fun too. She soon lost interest in playing with her food if she couldn't eat her and stopped," said Spike.
"And you didn't?" asked Lorne.
"Nope. I spent almost four years 'hunting' her," said Spike.
"So what made you change her?" asked Lorne.
"She was intriguing. She had powers that she didn't want to use and they could, and were, helpful to us," said Spike.
"And when did it change from intriguing to love?" asked Lorne.
"Somewhere on that walk home, maybe," said Spike. "She was just so in love with being a vampire. And she loved Dru more than anything in the world. She would've died for Dru. Don't think I can say the same for Dru, but hey.
"After the first night she never strayed far from Dru or myself. I found myself craving her presence when she left for good. It was odd falling into bed with Dru for the night and her not being there. It was then that I was going to keep tabs on her while she was gone. I figured eventually she would come back to us. But she never did.
"I was ecstatic when I saw her again at Woodstock but that was the last time I saw her until a few days ago. Seeing her in Angel's basement killed me. She was there with him and Wesley."
"She was looking for help, Spike," said Cordelia.
"And she couldn't have come to me first?" asked Spike.
"She couldn't find you. That's what originally brought her to Angel. She wanted him to find you for her," said Cordelia. "She was worried you had bit the big one."
"Believe it or not, big guy, she's in love with you," said Lorne.
"You said it yourself that she had a future now," said Spike.
"Yeah, with you," said Lorne. "I never said if she was human or not. But I know the answer."
"Well what is it?" asked Spike.
"I'll let you know if and when you figure it out," said Lorne. "Come on Cordy, Angel was wanting to talk with us."
Cordelia followed Lorne to the stairs that led back into the building. Lorne smiled at Persephone as they passed her hiding spot. Seph stuck her tongue out at Lorne as the door closed.
"You can come out now," said Spike.
"How did you know I was there?" asked Seph.
"Heartbeat gave you away," said Spike. "What are you doing up here?"
"Came to talk to you," said Seph.
"I told you to get sleep," said Spike.
Persephone smiled at Spike before she reared back and punched him. Spike growled as his vampire face came out.
"What did you do that for?" asked Spike.
"Don't change," said Persephone as she ran her hand down the side of his face. "I like this part of you."
"There is something wrong with you, you know that," said Spike.
"Your fault," said Seph smiling.
"No, Dru had a hand in it, too," said Spike.
"Please?" asked Persephone.
"Please what?" Spike knew what she was talking about, but didn't want to talk about.
"I'm joking anymore. I'm giving you the chance to sire me again," said Persephone.
"And if I don't want to?" asked Spike.
"Angel has already said he would," said Persephone.
"What!" said Spike.
"I talked to Angel and he said that he would sire me if you absolutely refused," said Seph.
"Not going to happen!" said Spike.
Spike reached for ward and sunk his fangs into Persephone's neck. She let out a squeal mixed with a scream as he did. When she had drank most of her blood he bit his wrist and brought it up to her mouth. Persephone drank his blood when he put his wrist to her mouth. Blood tasted different as a human than it did a vampire, she tried not to gag as she drank.
Spike pulled his wrist away from her mouth and let it heal. He picked her up in his arms and walked back into the building. He made his way back to her hospital room and laid her on the bed. He sat down in his chair and waited.
