Title: Trick or Treat (Working title)

Author: ME! Kk (kk_d_1@hotmail.com)

Rating: PGish {Rating is likely to change eventually}

Disclaimer: LA LA LA LA LA! I WON'T SAY IT!!! MUAHAHAHA!

Distribution: Ask and I'll think about it. Just please tell me where!

Dedication: To Elspeth, my buddy who keeps encouraging me to write anything and everything.

Warning: There aren't really any spoilers for BtVS past Season Four, I may end up taking liberties with the Jossverse... oh and I've deviated from cannon in that Spike doesn't love Buffy. Spoilers up to Lirael since I've read Abhorsen again but can't be bothered to change anything to fit!

Authors Note: Sorry this Chapter took so long but it's just been that I haven't typed it up, well I had yesterday but then my dad accidentally unplugged the computer and so I lost it all!!.

I AM SAYING THIS NOW!!! Aidan=Spike and vice versa. I refuse to keep flipping between the two.

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The journey began fairly leisurely; Aidan {A/N See Authors Note above} using his superior sense of smell to follow the tang of Free Magic.

Following this scent led the pair to a clearing; reeking of Free Magic, there in the center of the clearing was a Margrue. Body of a woman; head of a cat; a pale blue in color, the creature screeched and the horses panicked; bucking the riders off and then bolting back towards Abhorsen's House.

Aidan helped Lilith to her feet; his sword at the ready in his grip. One of Lilith's hands unsheathing her sword and the other un-strapping Saraneth, hidden beneath her tunic.

One of Aidan's hands silencing Lilith's on the bell, his other hand throwing out marks of fire pulled from the charter, while thrusting his sword. Margrue, as a creature of ice, fire was inimical to it's being. Though it would not destroy the creature, it destroys the hosting body and banishes the spirit; only when, however, they are combined with marks of breaking, binding, severing and burning, like those on Aidan's sword Diriel and Lilith's sword. Both forged by the wallmakers.

Lilith smiled at Aidan puzzledly "Why did you stop me using Saraneth?" Aidan smiled back "No need to alert all in the area that the Abhorsen is here." Troanoi shrieking warning of another danger. Two dead hands were approaching the two mages.

Lilith giving Aidan a look; he shook his head "Not worth it, only two." Aidan reaching into the Charter to pull out the marks "Niew, Cale, Zith" one to breaks bonds of muscle, one for fire and the other for destruction; Lilith using her sword to cut both necks, The bodies no longer able to sustain the dead spirits and thus they fell back into the waters of death.

Both warriors knowing and saying at the same time "They're gone"

Troanoi swooping down from scouting "Congratulations later, lingering at the site of an ambush is never a good idea"

Agreeing with the caustic bird they set off again, this time on foot.

Aidan was telling them about his past. His time as a 'Big Bad'; the chip; his position as a good guy; his vampire-ness and now apparent humanity with a few extras.

Explaining Vampires turned out to be very difficult.

"Vampires are dead; but not like you think of as dead; necromancers have no hold over us, I mean them, they are like humans with fangs that drink blood, are super-strong, have super strong senses, dissolve into dust in sunlight, though running water has absolutely no effect. They also have a very strange family system... Well let's just say that vamps aren't decomposing or as mindless, except for minions. And I seem to be fairly much human except I've kept my sense of smell and hearing. Sight isn't as good as it was and I'm not as strong, so all in all pet, I appear to be just the sort of ally you need, As to how I know about Mogget, or Troanoi as he is now, is because the story of Sabriel, Lirael and the binding of the Destroyer have been documented in a series of three books in my world, though it is considered a work of fiction; I have knowledge in this world I didn't have in mine, In my world I am not a mage, in this world I am."

Lilith nodded "I see, that's very interesting; Just wondering, is there someone in your world who'll object to my acting as your wife?"

Aidan snorted and muttered under his breath "Since Dru is off with a Fungus Demon and Harm's found a 'Cuddly Bear' who actually returns her feelings..." then louder "No luv, there's nobody waiting at home for me."

TBC

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Authors Note: Sorry again, I'm writing more and faster currently so the next chapter shouldn't be too long coming.