Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, story was made up by me. This was not created for profit.
Warning/Rating: NC-234735//MA. I.e. Not for the faint hearted. Lots of violence, sex, swearing, abuse.. I mean come on! Its vampires!
Pairing: Spike/Angel(us), plus trysts with other characters.
A/N: I found a new note pad to start writing this story in hard copy. It was painful, but I did it. (: This chapter has a weird plot. As always I'm filling plot holes, and I hope you noticed some subtle [and in some cases, not so subtle hints] about what's happening to the characters.
Oh And: As always, thank you EVER so much to those who are following, reviewing and adding my to their favorite authors list. It's not the Christmas holidays and I'm determined to get loads of chapters down. TO THOSE WHO HAVE REVIEWED, I'm answering them at the bottom of this fic. (: Even if that's not you, I've answered some questions I've been asked many times, and you'll get some hints about the story.. So go read my answers. ;]
Chapter 13.
The day was going well; his in-tray looked smaller than normal. Nothing paranormal had popped up yet, so Angel had a chance to shift through some paper work he until then couldn't bare to face. Spike was practically drooling over him, eager for any pat, stroke or word. It was a good stress reliever, to have someone suck on your fingers while you are trying to work out "Where did that $1000 go?"
By the time he reached the electricity bills for the hotel he'd resorted to cutting little lines of blood along his fore arm to allow Spike to lick back up again. They must have been doing this for close to an hour when Gunn stepped into the office.
"JESUS. ANGEL!" Grabbing a stake and stared at Spike.
Spike, already in game face, crouched lower behind the desk and growled. Getting ready to attack the intruder or at least give the impression he would. Angel glanced at his childe and noticed his bloody face and fangs... Then his own bloody arm.
Maybe keeping your vampire childe alongside your human co workers wasn't as easy as he first thought.
"Oh.. No Gunn, I was umm.. Feeding Spike. He needs Sire's blood.. And... Will you put down that stake? Spike's carrying out the vampire equivalent of hyperventilating..."
"Oh um.. Sorry." Gunn put the stake behind his back and looked at the floor sheepishly. Spike allowed his game face to drop and the growling stopped, but the heavy panting didn't. Whether it was through excitement or fear, Angel couldn't tell. He wasn't close enough to this new Will.. Or.. More.. He couldn't remember Will as well as he thought he did.
"Right so.. I came in here for a reason.. Yes. Angel! I have a lead on the vampire nest we're tracking" Brilliant, this day is going well, thought Angel contently to himself.
"Will, pick out weapons from that trunk for me" The blonde jumped at the challenge, he loved weapons; especially when they were Angelus' weapons. Gunn left and Spike choose a broad sword and a battle axe. He also decided which weapons he'd pick when Angel asked him to, but didn't dare take them out the heavy leather trunk. He turned expectantly to his sire. Would he be brought along? Angelus use to always bring Will along when they met up and traded with other vampires. Being the most obedient family member it made Angelus exude power... As well as Will being gorgeous, it didn't hurt to distract the person you're wagering with; not that Angelus ever told Will that.
Angel looked briefly as Spike, he couldn't bring him... He'd yet to cover the little detail of how they killed vampires these days.. He walked straight past the blonde and out to see Wesley instead.
"Er Wes, I'm gonna be leaving Will. Urm, Spike, here... Can I borrow a book or two?"
"Of course" The ex watcher said brightly. "Have you made any progress on regaining Spike's memory?"
Angel hesitated, at this moment he didn't particularly want to.. Things were only just starting to work nicely with Spike.. Will... His childe was at the moment.
"No.. But I'll start tonight"
Wesley gave him a skeptical look, leaving Angel in retaliation squirming a little; certain that Wesley knew what he was really thinking
"Ah! An idea!" Stomping off to Wesley's bookcase, avoiding his gaze as he went. Only returning when lugging a heavy ancient book.
"I burnt Spike's copy... Well it was still Will's, but was one of the first times he disobeyed me"
"Oh? What did he do?"
"Oh.. Well. He refused to.. To take Drusilla hunting.." Wesley nodded, feigning understanding.
"Anyway, it'll show acknowledgment of Spike at a later date.. It will.. Right?" Wesley's face lit up.
"Brilliant idea! Yes! Hmmm.. I shall look into this more while you are gone"
Angel nodded and left the pondering man. He had more or less told Wesley the whole truth about the book.. The refusing was actually to Angelus' bed; and when he said refuse he really meant hesitate; and... And when he said he burnt the book. He really meant drag a dagger through Spike's elbow joint, pinning him to the desk; set alight to the book and to let the flames slowly lick at Spike's stranded arm...
Sometimes humans didn't understand vampires, so his version was definitely more suitable..
He walked back to the loby and called Will's name. Spike who had been waiting eagerly for directions sped out to answer his sire.
""Sit" Angel ordered, pulling a chair out from a desk. Will tried his best not to look crest fallen as he walked over and took his seat. Angelus had never taken objection to his decisions lightly, and seeing his sire hadn't found a single reason to beat him for two days now… He was very keen on keeping said vampire in a good mood.
Before being able to analyze this expression, though Angel had a pretty good idea how Spike would react anyway... Angel dropped the book on the table.
Spike flinched slightly and stared at the cover, he recognized it but was he meant to? He glanced back up at Angel expectantly. Awaiting answers, guidance from him.
The vampire sire grinned, the feeling of having someone so reliant on you ever managed to get old. If anything it got better and better in every little revelation.
He dipped his head low and whispered attentively in Spike's ear.
"Don't play with fire this time"
Spike grinned, joy spread across his features. Before finding a place to start translating. Many pages already had Wesley's notes on, the blonde grabbed a pencil and began altering the.. And sometimes correcting them altogether.
Crys. Thank you for the wonderful review first off. I got the feeling that you 'got' the story really well. Which is nice. And with the whole, you'd like to see Angel struggling with Angelus. I like to think I've been edging this in. There's a few relationships patterns I still want to set up; but it's all about to get more exciting, promise!
Anonymous. This person asked 'how are you going to finish this story', which I found quite funny. It's a secret, silly! That and the fact, that this story is still only at its beginning. The center piece will be coming along soon.. And I kinda know how to end this… Its not set in stone. This was actually my first ever fanfiction, so it's the least planned out. (:
The Rest: Just a mixture of thank you's and I'm glad you like it! I promise all future reviews will be properly answered. And I will root through my email to find ones I missed.