Ties that Bind chapter 14
AN: I don't own the characaters because they belong to Joss Whedon but I do own the plot.
#The ruins of Wolfram and Hart's office complex in Los Angeles late on a Wednesday night#
"You!" growled the alternate Spike at the guest that Wesley had asked him, Angelus, Darla and Drusilla.
"Not now Spike" sighed Wesley tiredly and it seemed that in the alternate dimension both Angelus and Spike hated the Immortal as much as his versions of Angel and Spike.
"Yes, William it's me and how is Drusilla?" asked the Immortal with a charming smile at the two vampire women.
"It's nice to see you Morty but why are you here?" questioned Darla quizzically. She remembered their past liaison in Rome with some fondness and the being had really made her scream in delight and seeing the look of jealously on Angelus's face had been absolutely delicious she thought.
"I am here because Wolfram and Hart wants me to provide backup against the Slayers" explained the Immortal
"Yeah you do that but if you try and make time with my dark goddess, we will find out just how Immortal you are! Smarmy bastard" growled Spike and Drusilla cast him an adoring look.
"That goes the same for me if you put your hands-on Darla like how you did in Rome" put in Angelus with a dangerous look on his face.
"Now Angelus you don't own me but I own you" snarled Darla
Angelus growled in anger at her words and Darla laughed evilly at seeing his rage glowing in his dark eyes.
"Enough all of you! We are not here because of sordid love triangles. The Senior Partners have invested in a lot of time in their plans for this world and they want you to be a part of it" rumbled Wesley
"I can support that and I am looking forward in dealing with Signorina Summers once and for all" said the Immortal smiling cheerily and her death would crush his rivals in this dimension Angel and Spike.
"Hold on she is mine" barked Angelus angrily.
"The Senior Partners want her and Faith to die and it does not matter whoever achieves it" said Wesley and he really did not want see Buffy or Faith dead at the hands of Angelus or the Immortal. He secretly hoped that the good guys could succeed against the deadliest gang of vampires from another dimension and a being who had been a soldier for 1,0000 years.
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Buffy's room at their new operations base in the following morning
"Hello luv and everyone is downstairs having breakfast" said a welcome voice and Buffy turned to see a bleach blond man smiling at her. Both she and Spike had decided to focus on stopping the Whirlwind and whatever Wolfram and Hart decides to throw at the Slayers next. Then they going to make plans for the future.
"Ok Spike and I will be right down" replied Buffy and unlike Angel or Riley who had left her behind. Spike had never left apart from the time when he went to get his soul or when was toasted during the confrontation with the First Evil but had come back. It seemed that the Powers thought that both Angel and Spike should have the choice to make amends for their past evil she thought.
"See you pet and you better get there fast before all the muffins are eaten by Faith or the others" replied Spike
"I am glad that you were resurrected Spike I really am" said Buffy as Spike was leaving.
"I am glad to hear love and it was good to help the helpless in L.A and to beat up on Angel" replied Spike
"So, when you and Angel got into it was there oil involved?" asked Buffy with a teasing grin.
Spike chuckled as he remembered Buffy's comment about oil being involved when he complained to her about his Chairman of the Boring grandsire kissing her when they were fighting the First back in the day.
Buffy walked downstairs and smiled at Xander who was laughing with Cordelia. It was good to see one of her oldest friends being happy even in these times. Angel could be seen talking to Nina and Faith. She grabbed a blueberry muffin and made a coffee and then settled next to Spike.
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At the bar in Los Angeles on Thursday evening
Spike and Drusilla walked in together with menacing looks and most of the local vampires looked a little terrified of them. Probably because their reputations were well known among the vampires.
"Spike! You must not flirt with that nasty blonde Slayer because the stars whisper that the other you are covered with the Slayer" mumbled Drusilla
"Dru you are my number one girl and I do not know what sodding drugs my counterpart was taking that made him fall in love with a Slayer" replied Spike seriously
"Blondie bear is that you?" asked a new voice
"Who the hell are you" barked Spike seeing a female blonde vampire approaching them.
"It's me Harmony and why are you with Dorkus and not Buffy" asked Harmony a little confused at seeing Spike and his lunatic ex together
"Don't call my goddess that and I have never met you in my life" growled Spike
"Hello we had a relationship and don't you remember that Spikey?" growled Harmony
"Wicked girl wants my Spike but he only wants me" commented Drusilla and she stepped closer to the blonde vampire with a threatening look.
"Why are you getting in my personal space Dorkus and I thought that you dumped Spike and how are you guys back together when he has a soul?" asked Harmony and Drusilla did not respond but grabbed a pool cue and shoved through Harmony's heart and she turned to dust.
"That's better ducks and I had no idea what the stupid bint was going on about and I guess that she knew the wanker that wears my face in this dimension" said Spike
"Mean, dead girl calling me horrid names and I punished her alright" replied Drusilla with a satisfied look
They then sat at the bar and ordered two cups of fresh human blood and sat reminiscing about the good old days. While Drusilla had no interest in going over the past there were some days that they both treasured such as when Spike killed that Chinese Slayer while Angelus and Darla tortured her Watcher to death. Or when they hunted Nikki Woods down and Spike broke her neck and took her coat. Eventually Spike and Drusilla finished their cups of blood and walked out and headed back to the mansion that they had shared with Angelus and Darla.
"Where have you two been" asked Darla curiously
"Just out Darla and that's all" replied Spike
"I hope that you are putting Drusilla into any danger William" growled Angelus
"Now look mate it is bad enough that I have to make sure that the Immortal ponce is not trying to make time with Drusilla and I don't need you trying to act as her protector" roared Spike
"I am not your mate Spike and when will that sink into your thick skull?" asked Angelus
"I think that it is going to take another century for Spike to learn some respect for his elders" commented Darla
" I am a rebel like James Dean or Sid Vicious so why should I follow the rules that you have laid down" replied Spike smiling coolly.
"Let's see if you can survive confrontation with Buffy or Faith and with any luck, they will dust you. I can find a new plaything for Drusilla" said Angelus with a menacing expression on his face.
"Really mate and what if Faith or Buffy dusts you will Darla mourn over you or will she go with the Immortal or back to that senile wanker who created her" remarked Spike sardonically.
Darla backhanded him across the face and Angelus smirked nastily at him. Spike had been sent flying and only Drusilla helped him up.
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In the basement of the operations centre Thursday evening
The good guys were having a party and someone had put on loud music. Some such as Giles or Angel were concerned by the lull in activities and it was if Wolfram and Hart or the alternate Whirlwind were up to something big, they thought.
Angel was trying to dance with Nina but doing very badly and Nina often winced as he trod on her feet. It was she who had talked Angel into joining the party and it had taken some doing she thought.
"Hey Peaches are you trying to dance or did Willow give you a magical itch in your pants" called out Spike laughing and he was just about managing the dance with Buffy.
"How about you William? Remember that time in Cologne when you kept on treading on Drusilla's feet when you guys were doing the waltz" replied Angel mockingly
"Enough! The pair of you are competitive idiots when it comes to each other" growled Buffy
"Men! They always have to outdo each other" commented Nina with a sigh of annoyance.
"Nina, I thought that you are on my side" commented Angel.
"I always am babe apart from the times that you act the idiot" replied Nina lovingly but seriously.
Both Nina and Buffy would often have exasperated but affectionate looks when Spike and Angel would often snark at each other. While everyone else was often annoyed by the snarking and once they had asked everyone if cavemen and astronauts got into fight who would win? Xander had reckoned it was the astronauts if they had ray guns while Giles sighed in disbelief at hearing the question. In contrast Buffy had said it was cavemen remembering her own experience with enchanted beer in college.
Meanwhile nearby Connor and Faith were doing quite well during the fast dances and Faith had ground her leather clad hips against Connor's groin.
"Oh, hell they should not be doing that in public" growled Angel seeing the young couple dirty dancing with each other
"Oh, come on it's not that bad and I have seen those kinds of moves before in dance clubs in Los Angeles" replied Nina
"Or in Rome" agreed Buffy
"Thanks Nina and Buffy. Lighten up Dad" said Connor as he danced with Faith
"Yeah big guy and it's all in good fun" put in Faith laughing.
"Dancing are waltzes, ballet and not what you guys are doing" said Angel seriously to Connor and Faith.
"Hello twentieth first century calling Angel and are you receiving me?" asked Nina with an amused smile. Buffy laughed in merriment at the comment.
"Your boy is no innocent Angel as he comes from you and the ice queen and Faith is Faith. we know what good company Slayers can be" put in Spike with an amused look as he saw Connor and Faith dance together.
Buffy and Spike continued dancing without any more interruptions.
"I saw you dance around with that Immortal ponce" grumbled Spike remembering when he saw the love of his life and that bastard dancing around in that club in Rome.
"You should have called me and I would have been there in L.A" replied Buffy with a frown.
Xander and Cordelia were also dancing together and he was holding her by the hips as they moved with the music. She had a grin on her face when she was dancing with her first love.
However, there was someone who walked through the wall and was watching them with an serious expression
"How dare you look like my former Watcher!" snarled Faith at seeing him
Connor looked concerned at seeing Faith getting angry and also his concern deepened when he saw Wesley.
"It's me Faith and it's good to see you" replied the man
"Wes is that you?" asked Xander
"It can't be Percy as he is dead because Vail killed him" put in Spike
"It is him Spike as the man has Wesley's scent" commented Angel.
Xander had turned off the music.
"Angel is correct and I am Wesley Wyndam Pryce and it is good to see most of you" said Wesley
"Why are you here?" asked Buffy
"To talk to you all" replied Wesley
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