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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This chapter's a bit more light hearted. Enjoy!!
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Spike shifted uneasily in his seat, taking his eyes from the road to look at the slayer. She was curled up in a small ball in the passenger's seat, staring out the window. She hadn't said a word to his since they left.
"Buffy?"
She didn't move.
"Buffy, please pet, don't do this."
Silence. He sighed and to her surpirse pulled off to the side of the road. "Buffy. Look at me."
She srunched up further into her ball, still not speaking, keeping her gaze on the black covered glass. She had picked a small hole in it to look out. She winced when she felt his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him. "Why?" she muttered softly.
"Pet, I told you why I did it."
She squeezed her eyes shut to keep from crying. She heard his door open and him get out. Her eyes watched as he walked around the front of the vehicle. He opened her door and crouched down in front of her. She sniffled.
"Buffy," he said gently, brushing a stray piece of hair behind her ear, "I love you. I always will. Please don't forget that." She stared at him with tear brimmed eyes.
"I don't want you to be dead...." she muttered. He ran his heand down the side of her face.
"I know pet, I know...." he said shakily, leaning down and kissing her lightly on the forehead. He swallowed hard, "Get some sleep. We have a few hours to go." She nodded and settled back into her seat. He closed the door and walked back around to the driver's side and hopped in. She shuddered when he layed his coat over her, his hand lingering on his shoulder a bit longer than it needed to.
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"Did Spike give you any other information?" Welsey asked.
Angel shook his head. Cordy walked into Wesley's office, followed by Fred. Fred had Connor cradled in her arms.
"So like Hope and Buffy did a spell to make Spike human abd Hope ended up going all demony?"
"Yeah..." Angel replied.
"Hmm, good thing you actually listened to what he had to say. If I were you I would have killed him when he walked through the door." Angel shifted uneasily. "Angel, what's wrong?" Cordy asked sternly.
"Nothing." Angel replied, fidgeting.
Cordy put her hands on her hips. "Angel. Spill."
"Well, I kind of...I...turnedSpikebackintoavampire." He said, looking down.
"You what?!" Fred, Wesley, and Cordy asked in unison. Angel shrugged.
"He begged me to. He had a promise to keep. He couldn't keep do it if he was human."
"So you turned him back into an evil killing machine. Brilliant plan Angel." Cordy said, throwing her hands in the air.
"It wasn't exactly the brightest thing to do, Angel." Wesley added.
"Pretty dumb if you ask me." Fred chimed. Angel stared at her, "Nevermind." she said, looking down.
Angel stood and looked between the three. "Don't you guys trust me? I know what I was doing, he can't hurt humans! Do you think I'd put you guys in danger like that?"
"Wait, Spike can't hurt humans? Why?" Wesley asked.
"Something about the government nuetering him." Angel shrugged.
"Right then...." Wesley concluded.
"Tellin my life story Peaches?" Spike asked, leaning against the door frame. Fred instinctively stepped away from the vampire. Buffy walked up along Spike.
"I would, but you were only alive for a couple days." Angel said coldly. He saw a pained look cross Buffy's face. "Hey Buffy." he added.
"Hi."
Spike walked casually into the room and sat on the sdge of Wesley desk. "Find anythin' watcher?"
Welsey eyed him nervously, "Um, no. I don't have much to go on, other than the fact that she's reverting into her demons."
"Here." Buffy said, walking in and throwing the small sheet of crumbled paper on the desk. "That's the spell we did."
Wesley looked it over. "Where did she get this?"
Buffy shrugged. "She said she had it for awhile. It was something she rewrote." She was still pouting, keeping her eyes on the floor. Spike poked her in the side, still looking at Wesley. She held back a smile as he did it again. "Stoppit." she muttered.
"Stop what pet?" he asked, grinning. She smirked at him. Connor began to cry.
"Oh, here." Angel said standing. He took the baby in his arms and hushed him, walking out of the office.
"He's such a good father" Fred added, smiling. Everyone stared at her. "What?" she asked, not sure what she had done.
"Father!?" Buffy screeched.
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Hope stared at the crystals in front of her. The four multicolored rocks were glowing. She grinned. "T'Karwik come visit. Destroy the city." She threw a bluish liquid over the crystals annd they began to rise from the ground. She giggled when they started circling in the air, a dark form appearing in the center of them.
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Buffy was pouting again, this time on the couch in the hotel lobby. Angel had had to explain to her about Connor and she had been pretty upset. He stood across from her, cradling Connor as he sucked from a bottle. Spike stood behind Buffy, leaning against the back of the couch. Fred, Wesley and Cordy were back in the office, going through some books. The slayer and the two vampires remained silent.
"Well, this is going just great." Spike said sarcastically, hopping over the back of the couch and sitting next to Buffy. Angel glared at him. "S'matter Peaches? Jealousy knocking again?" Spike tossed at him, putting his arm across Buffy's shoulders.
"Get offa me." she spit out, standing up. Spike rolled his eyes and stood to go after her. He grabbed her hand and spun her around.
"Come on Luv. So Peaches has a kid, big deal. He didn't know it was possible, it just happened. One of them inevitable prophecy things" He said, making hand motions. "Let's at least try to get along until we're finshed here, k pet? Then you can go home and pout all you want."
Angel watched as Spike tried to calm her down. Was he seeing this? The arogant vampire he had come to hate comforting his first love? He watched as Buffy nodded and Spike pulled her into a hug. He released her and she gave him a small smile in return. She turned to Angel and sighed. "Can I hold him?"
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"Hello T'Karwik." Hope said, circling around the large black demon crouched on the floor of an old factory. She giggled.
"Who summoned me!?!?" The beast roared, knocking Hope to the ground with his huge hands as he stood. She snarled and was on him in a second, holding her protruding claws to his throat. She crouched on his large chest, pinning him to the ground.
"Me." She said flatly, drawing a small drop of blue blood from his neck.
"I apologize, Master. I thought you were a mear minion." She pushed her claws down harder. "A-A very strong minion." She snorted and hopped off of him. "How may I be off service to you, Master?" He said, rising to his feet.
"You kill. Torture."
"Who, Master?"
She grinned evilly. "My family."
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The group was back in Wesley's office, looking through old books and papers. Angel smiled at Buffy. She was the only one not digging through some sort of reference material. She had Connor laying in her lap and was making silly faces at the cooing child.
"Having fun Slayer?" Spike asked from her perch on Wesley's desk, grinning. She smiled sheepishly. Connor squealed when she stopped playing with him.
"Here, let me take him." Cordy said, taking the squirming toddler from Buffy. Buffy smiled and picked up another book.
"We're not getting anywhere, you know." Spike said, dropping the book on the desk and standing. "I'm goin to find her."
"I'll go with you." Buffy added. Spike nodded at her. He smirked at the uncomfortable looks Angel was giving them.
"You coming Peaches?" he asked, grinning. Angel stood.
"Well, as far as I can tell. If you get her back here I may be able to undo the spell. It would revert her to what she was before and since Spike's a vampire again it would have no effect on him."
"Are you sure it will work?" Angel asked.
"I'm pretty sure, but I can't be positive. She tampered with some pretty powerful forces.
Angel nodded. "Let's go catch us a demon then."
He stood and walked out of the office, followed by Buffy and Spike who walked side by side.
"What are you doing?" Spike asked as Angel pulled a large sword from his weapon cabinet. "We're not hurting her." He demanded.
"I know." he said, tossing an ax to Spike. "Just a safety measure." He tested the balance of another sword in his hand and tossed it to Buffy. The trio looked at each other before walking out into the night in search of the rampant girl.
TBC
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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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This chapter's a bit more light hearted. Enjoy!!
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Spike shifted uneasily in his seat, taking his eyes from the road to look at the slayer. She was curled up in a small ball in the passenger's seat, staring out the window. She hadn't said a word to his since they left.
"Buffy?"
She didn't move.
"Buffy, please pet, don't do this."
Silence. He sighed and to her surpirse pulled off to the side of the road. "Buffy. Look at me."
She srunched up further into her ball, still not speaking, keeping her gaze on the black covered glass. She had picked a small hole in it to look out. She winced when she felt his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him. "Why?" she muttered softly.
"Pet, I told you why I did it."
She squeezed her eyes shut to keep from crying. She heard his door open and him get out. Her eyes watched as he walked around the front of the vehicle. He opened her door and crouched down in front of her. She sniffled.
"Buffy," he said gently, brushing a stray piece of hair behind her ear, "I love you. I always will. Please don't forget that." She stared at him with tear brimmed eyes.
"I don't want you to be dead...." she muttered. He ran his heand down the side of her face.
"I know pet, I know...." he said shakily, leaning down and kissing her lightly on the forehead. He swallowed hard, "Get some sleep. We have a few hours to go." She nodded and settled back into her seat. He closed the door and walked back around to the driver's side and hopped in. She shuddered when he layed his coat over her, his hand lingering on his shoulder a bit longer than it needed to.
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"Did Spike give you any other information?" Welsey asked.
Angel shook his head. Cordy walked into Wesley's office, followed by Fred. Fred had Connor cradled in her arms.
"So like Hope and Buffy did a spell to make Spike human abd Hope ended up going all demony?"
"Yeah..." Angel replied.
"Hmm, good thing you actually listened to what he had to say. If I were you I would have killed him when he walked through the door." Angel shifted uneasily. "Angel, what's wrong?" Cordy asked sternly.
"Nothing." Angel replied, fidgeting.
Cordy put her hands on her hips. "Angel. Spill."
"Well, I kind of...I...turnedSpikebackintoavampire." He said, looking down.
"You what?!" Fred, Wesley, and Cordy asked in unison. Angel shrugged.
"He begged me to. He had a promise to keep. He couldn't keep do it if he was human."
"So you turned him back into an evil killing machine. Brilliant plan Angel." Cordy said, throwing her hands in the air.
"It wasn't exactly the brightest thing to do, Angel." Wesley added.
"Pretty dumb if you ask me." Fred chimed. Angel stared at her, "Nevermind." she said, looking down.
Angel stood and looked between the three. "Don't you guys trust me? I know what I was doing, he can't hurt humans! Do you think I'd put you guys in danger like that?"
"Wait, Spike can't hurt humans? Why?" Wesley asked.
"Something about the government nuetering him." Angel shrugged.
"Right then...." Wesley concluded.
"Tellin my life story Peaches?" Spike asked, leaning against the door frame. Fred instinctively stepped away from the vampire. Buffy walked up along Spike.
"I would, but you were only alive for a couple days." Angel said coldly. He saw a pained look cross Buffy's face. "Hey Buffy." he added.
"Hi."
Spike walked casually into the room and sat on the sdge of Wesley desk. "Find anythin' watcher?"
Welsey eyed him nervously, "Um, no. I don't have much to go on, other than the fact that she's reverting into her demons."
"Here." Buffy said, walking in and throwing the small sheet of crumbled paper on the desk. "That's the spell we did."
Wesley looked it over. "Where did she get this?"
Buffy shrugged. "She said she had it for awhile. It was something she rewrote." She was still pouting, keeping her eyes on the floor. Spike poked her in the side, still looking at Wesley. She held back a smile as he did it again. "Stoppit." she muttered.
"Stop what pet?" he asked, grinning. She smirked at him. Connor began to cry.
"Oh, here." Angel said standing. He took the baby in his arms and hushed him, walking out of the office.
"He's such a good father" Fred added, smiling. Everyone stared at her. "What?" she asked, not sure what she had done.
"Father!?" Buffy screeched.
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Hope stared at the crystals in front of her. The four multicolored rocks were glowing. She grinned. "T'Karwik come visit. Destroy the city." She threw a bluish liquid over the crystals annd they began to rise from the ground. She giggled when they started circling in the air, a dark form appearing in the center of them.
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Buffy was pouting again, this time on the couch in the hotel lobby. Angel had had to explain to her about Connor and she had been pretty upset. He stood across from her, cradling Connor as he sucked from a bottle. Spike stood behind Buffy, leaning against the back of the couch. Fred, Wesley and Cordy were back in the office, going through some books. The slayer and the two vampires remained silent.
"Well, this is going just great." Spike said sarcastically, hopping over the back of the couch and sitting next to Buffy. Angel glared at him. "S'matter Peaches? Jealousy knocking again?" Spike tossed at him, putting his arm across Buffy's shoulders.
"Get offa me." she spit out, standing up. Spike rolled his eyes and stood to go after her. He grabbed her hand and spun her around.
"Come on Luv. So Peaches has a kid, big deal. He didn't know it was possible, it just happened. One of them inevitable prophecy things" He said, making hand motions. "Let's at least try to get along until we're finshed here, k pet? Then you can go home and pout all you want."
Angel watched as Spike tried to calm her down. Was he seeing this? The arogant vampire he had come to hate comforting his first love? He watched as Buffy nodded and Spike pulled her into a hug. He released her and she gave him a small smile in return. She turned to Angel and sighed. "Can I hold him?"
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"Hello T'Karwik." Hope said, circling around the large black demon crouched on the floor of an old factory. She giggled.
"Who summoned me!?!?" The beast roared, knocking Hope to the ground with his huge hands as he stood. She snarled and was on him in a second, holding her protruding claws to his throat. She crouched on his large chest, pinning him to the ground.
"Me." She said flatly, drawing a small drop of blue blood from his neck.
"I apologize, Master. I thought you were a mear minion." She pushed her claws down harder. "A-A very strong minion." She snorted and hopped off of him. "How may I be off service to you, Master?" He said, rising to his feet.
"You kill. Torture."
"Who, Master?"
She grinned evilly. "My family."
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The group was back in Wesley's office, looking through old books and papers. Angel smiled at Buffy. She was the only one not digging through some sort of reference material. She had Connor laying in her lap and was making silly faces at the cooing child.
"Having fun Slayer?" Spike asked from her perch on Wesley's desk, grinning. She smiled sheepishly. Connor squealed when she stopped playing with him.
"Here, let me take him." Cordy said, taking the squirming toddler from Buffy. Buffy smiled and picked up another book.
"We're not getting anywhere, you know." Spike said, dropping the book on the desk and standing. "I'm goin to find her."
"I'll go with you." Buffy added. Spike nodded at her. He smirked at the uncomfortable looks Angel was giving them.
"You coming Peaches?" he asked, grinning. Angel stood.
"Well, as far as I can tell. If you get her back here I may be able to undo the spell. It would revert her to what she was before and since Spike's a vampire again it would have no effect on him."
"Are you sure it will work?" Angel asked.
"I'm pretty sure, but I can't be positive. She tampered with some pretty powerful forces.
Angel nodded. "Let's go catch us a demon then."
He stood and walked out of the office, followed by Buffy and Spike who walked side by side.
"What are you doing?" Spike asked as Angel pulled a large sword from his weapon cabinet. "We're not hurting her." He demanded.
"I know." he said, tossing an ax to Spike. "Just a safety measure." He tested the balance of another sword in his hand and tossed it to Buffy. The trio looked at each other before walking out into the night in search of the rampant girl.
TBC
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