Author: Hope

Title: Family

Summary: Angel stumbles upon a strange young girl in LA and when he sends her to live with Buffy in Sunnydale, strange ties between her and Spike are revealed. More spike/buffy to come.

Rating: It's R now

Disclaimer: Alas, Joss is a hog and doesn't like to share his toys. Hope is mine tho.

Feedback: Yes!! Please!! Tis my first fic.

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Angel instinctively pushed Spike to the ground and ducked himself. Hope flew through the air over him, bringing her hand down on his face. Angle winced as he felt something dig into his skin. Claws? Hope landed on her hands and feet, and spinned to face them. She grinned, relvealing sharp fangs.

"What the Hell...." Spike said, standing up. He stared at his childe. She was different, not just in the way she acted, but the way she looked. She crouched on the ground like an animal, her dirty clothes shredded in multiple places. Her once soft eyes were a gleaming yellow and her teethe looked like those of a vampire.

"Look at her hands...." Angel said, wiping the blood from his face. Two long claws sliced out through her knuckles, causing her hands to bleed. Spike looked sick. She snapped at them.

"We have to get her home..." Spike said quietly, not able to take his eyes off of her. She was like this because of him, because of what she did to save him. "God..."

"Hope...." Angel said soothingly. "You know me, right?" She giggled and backed away a few feet. Angel looked at Spike. The blonde's eyes were pleading with him to make it right, make her normal again. //Why does he care so much?// Angel turned back to the girl, who was standing.

"Angel." she giggled. "William." She stood with a slouch and cocked her head at them. "Will scared. Leave me alone more." she nodded, smirking. "Angel no know." She circled around the vampire, staring at his face. He stood still and kept his eyes foreward.

"What don't I know?" He asked, playing along with her. Maybe who could gain ehr trust.

"Alot." she said, giggling. She ran her bloody hand down the side of his face. "Poor Angel, never knew." she shook her head and walked over to Spike. He stared at her, convinced she was like this because of him. "Will? You left. No tell me." she pouted, running her hand down his arm.

"You were in the hospital pet."

She shook her head angrily. "No." she crouched down further toward the floor and returned her gaze to Angel. Her evil smile returned, "Great Grand Daddy." she said smoothly.

The vampire looked confused, "What?" she snarled and brought her claws down across his chest when he spoke. He swung at her and connected his fist with her jaw. She flew into a heap on the floor a few feet from where they were standing. Spike glared at Angel and rushed over to her still form. He crouched down next to her and rolled her onto her back. She grinned at him and kicked him in the stomache, sending him flying. She shook her finger at them.

"Naughty sire. Leave me again." She looked at Angel. "Bye bye grand-daddy." She jumped to her feet and ran from the building. Spike watched in horror as she ran. To his surprise Angel pulled him to his feet.

//He hit her// Spike brought his fist into Angel face. "Don't you ever bloody touch her like that again!!" Angel glared at him.

"What did you want me to do Spike?! Stand there and let her beat the shit out of us?! We both know you couldn't have fought back! At least I could, she's fine. We'll find her and fix her."

Spike just glared, breathing heavily. "You'll do it. You'll bloody find her, knock her out, and bring her back and have you're crack team of 'investigators' fix her!! What am I supposed to do Peaches? Watch as you fix what I did to my childe?!"

"Your what?" Angel asked, walking slowly toward him.

"You heard me Peaches. You're a grand daddy. A great one at that." Spike sneered.

"How?!" Angel demanded, grabbing his shirt collar again.

"Would you stop that you wanker!!" He screamed, pulling Angels hand's off of him, "I'm not you're bloody kid!! You have no control over me, I'm the bloody human here!!" he shouted, stepping backwards and holding his arms out. "I'm alive and you're not!! And I don't want to be.....I don't...." he said, shaking his head and falling to his knees. Angel looked at him, a small amount of symapthy in his eyes.

"We're going to need help."

Spike closed his eyes and nodded. "Buffy." Angel nodded.

"Go get her, tell her what's going on. That girl was as strong as me when she was mostly human. Her demons are emerging, she's gonna take a hell of alot to take out." Spike nodded.

"I'll go.... but, Peaches, will you? Please?" Angel glared at him.

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Buffy wrapped her coat tighter around her. It wasn't cold, she was alone. No Spike, no Hope, just her and whatever demons decided to emerge in the cemetary. She sighed. //his cemetary// She wrapped her arms around herself. When would he be back? It had been three days and still no sign of him or Hope. She stopped. His crypt. She walked toward it and layed her hand against the door. //Spike// She burried her face in her hands and sat back against the wooden door.

//What have I done? Why do they all leave....//

She let out a startled yelp as she fell backwards, the door opening.

"Buffy?" Spike exclaimed, surprised. He reached down and helped her to her feet. She grabbed his arm and he pulled her up. She didn't let go and burried her head in his chest, silent tears streaming down her face.

"Oh god Spike..." she whispered into his shirt.

He wrapped his arms around her and brought his hand to the back of her head, cradling her against him. "S'alright pet." Buffy closed her eyes and listened to his voice. His voice. Nothing else. Cold. She pulled away from him, her eyes wide in horror.

"Y-You're...." she muttered, about to break down.

"I'm so sorry luv." He whispered, catching her as she fell. He sat on the ground with her laying in his lap, crying. He gently ran his hand over her head, smoothing out her hair. A tear streamed down his face, "I'm so sorry Buffy....."



TBC

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Weee, short chapter. I need more reviews, arg!! ^_^