My Best Friend.
Third in the Pokémon Music series.
By the Lovely Angels (Starrysapphire)
Disclaimer = Joss Whedon, whoever owns Pokémon.
Setting - Buffy season 4 after Something Blue, Angel Season 1, after Hero.
Angel sighed and looked round the bar. He didn't want to be there.
'Doyle would have liked this place' he thought.
He flinched slightly. Just thinking of Doyle was like a sharp, gnawing pain. He missed the half demon terribly. Every day he felt guilty for what had happened. He was withdrawing from Cordelia, didn't want to get her killed too. He'd been planning to send her away, stop her working for him. Only now of course...
Trust Doyle to pass on his gift to Cordelia. Trust Cordelia to have a vision which involved sending him a bar which Doyle would have liked.
"And now," some announcer said "It's karaoke time!"
Angel felt a smirk tugging at his face despite his unhappiness about Doyle. He could never listen to karaoke without remembering Buffy and Spike's 'Team Rocket' dance.
'Prepare for trouble.'
He snickered slightly. The first time had been bad enough but then, that talent show....
'Make it double!'
He took another gulp of the drink he'd bought. He had been so mad at Spike. The platinum blonde vampire hadn't been able to sit down for a week afterwards. But every now and then, Spike would get a slight gleam in his eye and Angel knew he was thinking about that song. He didn't mind now. He even thought it was funny. One of his greatest secrets was that he had a Pokémon CD under his bed. Doyle had known though....
He pushed the thought away and downed the rest of his drink, listening to some girl singing 'I Will Always Love You'. He bought another drink and looked round, wondering if there was a time limit on how long he had to wait before going home. He had always hated 'I Will Always Love You'.
"And now," the announcer said "Spike Marsters!" Angel's head snapped up. Spike was standing on the stage, a small grin on his face.
"I've got a song to sing to my friend Angel tonight," he called out.
Angel stared at him as the music started.
"Till the end, I will be with you, we will go where our dreams come true," Spike sang "All the times that we have been though, you will always be my best friend."
Angel sat there, his eyes wide as Spike continued.
"Here we are - on a new adventure. Danger lurks - somewhere in the darkness. We are set - for surprises, even battle! We're a team - no one better mess with us! If we stand as one, there's nothing to fear. We'll beat the darkness and we'll stay right here!"
Spike caught Angel's eye and held it, still singing.
"Time after time, that's how it will be, just you and me!" he said and then began the chorus again. People were following his eyes to Angel and were staring at him. Angel could feel himself blushing.
"Good friends are those who stick together. In the sun and in the heavy weather. Smile after smile, that's how it will be, just you and me!"
As Spike began the chorus again, he extended a hand and curled a finger to Angel. Angel glared at him and shook his head.
"Go on mate!" someone said "He's calling you up!"
"Remember when we first met?" Spike sang "We had such fun, oh I never will forget! Since then, the times are so good - we've always stuck together like best friends should..."
Angel abruptly hurtled up onto the stage. Spike grabbed Angel's hand and grinned up at his sire. They kept singing as the song began to draw to a close. Then Angel noticed a glimmer in Spike's eye.
"Want to join me peaches?" he breathed.
Angel just knew what Spike wanted. He grinned.
"I'm James," he said.
Spike rolled his eyes.
"How did I guess?" He signalled to a man who called something to someone else. The drum beats and the words that had filled Angel's dreams and nightmares for so long came on. Spike grinned at Angel. Angel rolled his eyes and grinned back.
"We'll be the richest rogues of all time," he said.
Spike sang his lines easily and Angel found the words coming to him quickly.
"Prepare for trouble!" Spike called.
"And make it double!" Angel said.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To untie all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessy!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
People were laughing and cheering as they performed the dance together.
"We're Team Rocket and we fight for what wrong," Angel said with a smirk "For mayhem and madness and rare Pokémon."
"I'm so gorgeous," Spike said.
"I'm always the man," Angel said.
"I won't argue there," Spike whispered as the CD did its part. Angel grinned at him as they kept singing.
"Team Rocket's rocking!" they chorused together. Spike grabbed Angel and spun him round.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" they yelled together.
The room went into thunderous applause as the two vampires grinned at each other. Spike turned and bowed modestly to the audience and then led Angel off the stage.
"Where on Earth did you come from?" Angel demanded.
"Sunnydale," Spike said brightly.
"Thank you," Angel said "That's so enlightening. What are you doing here?"
"Singing," Spike said.
"Spike!" Angel said.
Spike tucked his arm though Angel's.
"Well, Cordelia phoned and said you were all upset over Doyle's death and your Slutty..."
"Buffy."
"Whatever. Anyway, she said I had to come down here on pain of death and cheer you up."
"Buffy said that?" Angel said.
"Well, Red talked her into it. Apparently, she found this book which had us in it and it mentioned how close we were and so she omitted some of the details and said we were really good friends."
"So Willow knows about us?" Angel said.
"In the cleanest possible way, yes," Spike said brightly.
"Oh God," Angel said shaking his head "Did Cordy really have a vision?"
"Nope!" Spike said happily "Slutt - I mean Buff - phoned her and told her of her plan."
Angel rolled his eyes.
"But why did you agree?" Angel asked "You don't even like me."
"Aren't you glad to see me sire?" Spike asked, grinning cheekily. Angel simply stared at him and Spike sighed.
"Together forever, no matter how long," he said gloomily "You may have missed the symbolism in your seething rage but I didn't, sire."
Angel grinned at him. Spike grinned back and then stuck his tongue out. Angel sighed.
"Come on Jessy," he said "My best friend. If you're here, you have to help me. There's a vamp nest near here and I want your help to clear it." "Okay James," Spike replied "Let's go kick vampire butt then."
Angel laughed.
"One day, I'm going to make you dance to the actual theme music," he said "And I'll be mocking and laughing."
"If you'll do it with me!" Spike said "I already know all the words to all the songs!".
"Gotta catch 'em all!" Angel said, doing his best to sound like Ash. Spike laughed this time.
"And I know them all too so there," Angel added.
The two vampires walked off together. In the shadows, Cordelia and Buffy looked at each other.
"He'll be fine," Cordelia said encouragingly. Buffy nodded.
"Trust Spike to come up with that idea," Cordelia continued.
"It's hard to be the chosen one," Buffy remarked "Vampires, demons and Pokémon. It's a difficult job."
"Yeah. Want some coffee?" Cordelia asked.
"Sure," Buffy said.
The two girls walked off together, listening to the faint sound of someone humming My Best Friend in the distance.
The End.
Third in the Pokémon Music series.
By the Lovely Angels (Starrysapphire)
Disclaimer = Joss Whedon, whoever owns Pokémon.
Setting - Buffy season 4 after Something Blue, Angel Season 1, after Hero.
Angel sighed and looked round the bar. He didn't want to be there.
'Doyle would have liked this place' he thought.
He flinched slightly. Just thinking of Doyle was like a sharp, gnawing pain. He missed the half demon terribly. Every day he felt guilty for what had happened. He was withdrawing from Cordelia, didn't want to get her killed too. He'd been planning to send her away, stop her working for him. Only now of course...
Trust Doyle to pass on his gift to Cordelia. Trust Cordelia to have a vision which involved sending him a bar which Doyle would have liked.
"And now," some announcer said "It's karaoke time!"
Angel felt a smirk tugging at his face despite his unhappiness about Doyle. He could never listen to karaoke without remembering Buffy and Spike's 'Team Rocket' dance.
'Prepare for trouble.'
He snickered slightly. The first time had been bad enough but then, that talent show....
'Make it double!'
He took another gulp of the drink he'd bought. He had been so mad at Spike. The platinum blonde vampire hadn't been able to sit down for a week afterwards. But every now and then, Spike would get a slight gleam in his eye and Angel knew he was thinking about that song. He didn't mind now. He even thought it was funny. One of his greatest secrets was that he had a Pokémon CD under his bed. Doyle had known though....
He pushed the thought away and downed the rest of his drink, listening to some girl singing 'I Will Always Love You'. He bought another drink and looked round, wondering if there was a time limit on how long he had to wait before going home. He had always hated 'I Will Always Love You'.
"And now," the announcer said "Spike Marsters!" Angel's head snapped up. Spike was standing on the stage, a small grin on his face.
"I've got a song to sing to my friend Angel tonight," he called out.
Angel stared at him as the music started.
"Till the end, I will be with you, we will go where our dreams come true," Spike sang "All the times that we have been though, you will always be my best friend."
Angel sat there, his eyes wide as Spike continued.
"Here we are - on a new adventure. Danger lurks - somewhere in the darkness. We are set - for surprises, even battle! We're a team - no one better mess with us! If we stand as one, there's nothing to fear. We'll beat the darkness and we'll stay right here!"
Spike caught Angel's eye and held it, still singing.
"Time after time, that's how it will be, just you and me!" he said and then began the chorus again. People were following his eyes to Angel and were staring at him. Angel could feel himself blushing.
"Good friends are those who stick together. In the sun and in the heavy weather. Smile after smile, that's how it will be, just you and me!"
As Spike began the chorus again, he extended a hand and curled a finger to Angel. Angel glared at him and shook his head.
"Go on mate!" someone said "He's calling you up!"
"Remember when we first met?" Spike sang "We had such fun, oh I never will forget! Since then, the times are so good - we've always stuck together like best friends should..."
Angel abruptly hurtled up onto the stage. Spike grabbed Angel's hand and grinned up at his sire. They kept singing as the song began to draw to a close. Then Angel noticed a glimmer in Spike's eye.
"Want to join me peaches?" he breathed.
Angel just knew what Spike wanted. He grinned.
"I'm James," he said.
Spike rolled his eyes.
"How did I guess?" He signalled to a man who called something to someone else. The drum beats and the words that had filled Angel's dreams and nightmares for so long came on. Spike grinned at Angel. Angel rolled his eyes and grinned back.
"We'll be the richest rogues of all time," he said.
Spike sang his lines easily and Angel found the words coming to him quickly.
"Prepare for trouble!" Spike called.
"And make it double!" Angel said.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To untie all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessy!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
People were laughing and cheering as they performed the dance together.
"We're Team Rocket and we fight for what wrong," Angel said with a smirk "For mayhem and madness and rare Pokémon."
"I'm so gorgeous," Spike said.
"I'm always the man," Angel said.
"I won't argue there," Spike whispered as the CD did its part. Angel grinned at him as they kept singing.
"Team Rocket's rocking!" they chorused together. Spike grabbed Angel and spun him round.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!" they yelled together.
The room went into thunderous applause as the two vampires grinned at each other. Spike turned and bowed modestly to the audience and then led Angel off the stage.
"Where on Earth did you come from?" Angel demanded.
"Sunnydale," Spike said brightly.
"Thank you," Angel said "That's so enlightening. What are you doing here?"
"Singing," Spike said.
"Spike!" Angel said.
Spike tucked his arm though Angel's.
"Well, Cordelia phoned and said you were all upset over Doyle's death and your Slutty..."
"Buffy."
"Whatever. Anyway, she said I had to come down here on pain of death and cheer you up."
"Buffy said that?" Angel said.
"Well, Red talked her into it. Apparently, she found this book which had us in it and it mentioned how close we were and so she omitted some of the details and said we were really good friends."
"So Willow knows about us?" Angel said.
"In the cleanest possible way, yes," Spike said brightly.
"Oh God," Angel said shaking his head "Did Cordy really have a vision?"
"Nope!" Spike said happily "Slutt - I mean Buff - phoned her and told her of her plan."
Angel rolled his eyes.
"But why did you agree?" Angel asked "You don't even like me."
"Aren't you glad to see me sire?" Spike asked, grinning cheekily. Angel simply stared at him and Spike sighed.
"Together forever, no matter how long," he said gloomily "You may have missed the symbolism in your seething rage but I didn't, sire."
Angel grinned at him. Spike grinned back and then stuck his tongue out. Angel sighed.
"Come on Jessy," he said "My best friend. If you're here, you have to help me. There's a vamp nest near here and I want your help to clear it." "Okay James," Spike replied "Let's go kick vampire butt then."
Angel laughed.
"One day, I'm going to make you dance to the actual theme music," he said "And I'll be mocking and laughing."
"If you'll do it with me!" Spike said "I already know all the words to all the songs!".
"Gotta catch 'em all!" Angel said, doing his best to sound like Ash. Spike laughed this time.
"And I know them all too so there," Angel added.
The two vampires walked off together. In the shadows, Cordelia and Buffy looked at each other.
"He'll be fine," Cordelia said encouragingly. Buffy nodded.
"Trust Spike to come up with that idea," Cordelia continued.
"It's hard to be the chosen one," Buffy remarked "Vampires, demons and Pokémon. It's a difficult job."
"Yeah. Want some coffee?" Cordelia asked.
"Sure," Buffy said.
The two girls walked off together, listening to the faint sound of someone humming My Best Friend in the distance.
The End.