Home
Story Index
Back
The Curse Sequel
Liena can hear them yet she doesn't want to feel the pain that will follow after her son's birth. The pain of losing him.
"Sister" Dru's voice enters her mind
"Dru?"
"Yes sister. Sister wake up."
"I can't Dru."
"You have to sister. Don't worry Daddy is there. He won't let anything happen to you or baby."
"I can't Dru"
"Sister you must. You want to"
"I do Dru but..."
"You must. Your babies need you. My Spike will need you. Daddy needs you"
"I can't Dru" Liena tries to block Dru from her mind. She listens as Angel and Methos talk. Slowly her mind starts to lower its concentration on blocking the pain. Her eyes slowly focus on Angel sitting beside her holding her hand.
Angel notices the change in her eyes. "Liena?" he asks. "How are you?"
"Tired" she says wincing as she has a contraction
"You had us worried" Angel tells her
"Sorry. I went into automatic shut down." she tells him breathlessly
"Liena how long have you been having contractions?" Methos asks
Liena shrugs "I dunno."
"You know we are going to have a nice long talk about this" Methos says sternly
Liena glares at him her eyes flash gold as she growls "Shut up Old Man"
"If your not nice I'll tell Angel about all of your little pranks"
"What kind of pranks?" asks Angel curiously
"I'm not telling and if he tells then once I'm healed I am going to kick his ass" Liena remarks. She then has a contraction. She digs her fingernails into his palm careful to keep from breaking his hand. At the smell of his own blood Angel's demon flickers forth.
After the contraction ends Methos having noticed Angel's reaction he asks. "Angel when was the last time you fed?"
Angel shrugs. "I don't remember"
Liena rolls her eyes. "Go eat" she orders
Sensing that if he doesn't Liena will annoy him until he does Angel nods. Kissing her forehead he promises "Be right back"
"Take your time I'm not going anywhere" she jokes as Angel leaves
"Your contractions are 5 minutes apart." Methos tells her
"Great" she groans "Kid you better show up soon otherwise you're not getting a car for your 16th birthday."
Downstairs Angel passes the sisters in the living room. "Angel how is she?" asks Phoebe
"Getting annoyed with labor. She could use the company I bet" he heads into the kitchen
Phoebe heads upstairs leaving Piper and Prue to keep an eye on things. Suddenly Leo appears. "Damn it Leo" Piper says surprised.
"Don't scare us like that" Prue admonishes
"Sorry" Leo apologizes "I just came to see how things are going"
Angel hears Leo's voice. He goes into the living room to find him. "Who's watching Jess?" he asks
"Don't do that" Piper jumps. "Great now two of you"
"Sorry. Buffy always threatened to put a bell on me" he smiles faintly at the memory
"Jessa is asleep. Mr Giles is watching her. I told him I'd be back in a few minutes"
"Watch it Old Man or once I'm up I will use your head for a freakin' bowling ball" they hear Liena yell from upstairs
"You better get up there before Liena hurts him" Leo says disappearing
"I really hate it when he does that" Piper sighs
Angel heads upstairs to find Phoebe trying to calm Liena down. "You know sweetie it isn't going to help for you to threaten him"
"I know but it makes me feel better" Liena grins
"I'm used to it. she has been threatening me since she was 5."
"You threatened him at 5?" Phoebe asks
"No I bit him" Liena smirks
"You bit him? Why?" Angel asks
"He surprised me" Liena answers. "Since then for what ever reason when I threaten him I feel better"
Phoebe looks at the clock and groans "Break times over. I should get back to work."
"Lucky" Liena sighs "I'm getting bored here" she whines
"Only you could be bored while in labor" Methos chuckles as Phoebe leaves the room
Angel sits beside Liena "Leo came by. He said Jessa is fine. She's asleep"
"Lucky her" Liena pouts
"You can go to sleep soon" Methos says
"I still say if he takes too long he's not getting a car" she says just as she has a contraction
For the next hour Angel and Liena talk between contractions as Methos calls a doctor friend of his to come to the house. Finally Liena is ready to deliver. Angel is holding her hand wincing as she breaks the bones in his hand.
Methos looks at Liena as she rests between contractions. "Katie I need you to push" he orders
Liena growls at him "How many times have I told you to never call me that"
"Just push we'll argue about what to call you later" Methos retorts.
Liena braces herself as she pushes. She growls low at the pain. Methos gives her a second to rest. "I knew I should have stayed in LaLa Land" she groans
"Yeah well if you had then we'd have had a big problem. You'd have needed a C section." Methos tells her
"Yeah but at least I wouldn't feel like I'd be better off recovering from a binge"
"OK now I need you to push again"
"Angel if I ever see Spike and decide to sleep with him again remind me of how much I am hating this"
"Little one I promise. Plus I'll beat the crap out of him"
Liena stops to rest. "At least try and avoid dusting him"
"OK." Angel agrees "Besides I promised Buffy she could"
"Not funny" Liena groans as she pushes one last time. Seconds later she hears the baby cry. She lays back in exhaustion.
"Well he has 10 fingers and toes" Methos announces handing her the crying newborn
"Nice to finally meet you little man" she greets
Angel kisses Liena's temple. "You did good little one"
"That you did midget" Methos agrees. "Why don't I go clean him up and have Dr. Kensey check him out"
Liena nods and hands Methos the baby. A few moments later there is a knock on the door. Phoebe pops her head in. "Can we come in?" she asks
"Sure" Liena invites
Angel gets up "I'm going to go get something to eat" he says "Be back in a while"
The girls sit down. "So how do you feel?" asks Prue
"Tired. Excited. I just wish Jess and Luca were here"
"Who's Luca?" asks Piper
Liena looks sadly at the picture on the bedside. "Thats Luca" she nods to the picture
"He's hot" Phoebe states
"PHOEBE" Prue says
"I know he was." Liena smiles sadly
"What happened?" Piper asks sensing her sadness
"He died nine months ago saving my life" she tells them
"Is he the father?" asks Phoebe
Liena shakes her head. "No. I wish he was."
"I'm sorry for bringing up a sore subject." Phoebe apologizes
"Its OK" Liena says. Suddenly Liena senses something wrong.
Phoebe notices she's pale "Liena you OK?"
Downstairs Angel feels the same thing Liena does but not as intense. He drops the blood pack as he hears Prue yell "Angel, Adam" he races upstairs to find Liena holding her head whimpering
"Somethings wrong Papa" she whimpers
"I know. I feel it too" Angel agrees
"What do you feel?" Prue asks
"Evil" Angel says his voice fearful
Methos enters with the baby and the doctor. As they enter they hear the front door crash open. Liena feels a sharp pain to her temples not like the one she feels with other Immortals or even vampires. Methos hands her the baby who also feels the new presence and starts to whimper in fear.
"Shh baby its OK" Liena soothes
Methos grabs his sword from the corner of the room. Prue looks at Piper. "Piper can you freeze them long enough for us to take out a few?"
Piper nods "Sure I think so. I've rarely froze a select group. I can try and get a few."
Prue looks at Angel and Methos. "Adam when Piper freezes them can you take their heads?"
"I should" Methos acknowledges "As long as you and Angel can keep the others busy."
"We can take them group by group. Piper can freeze a set and Adam can take their heads. Prue and I can keep the others busy."
"Pheebs you better stay up here" advises Prue
"Why?"
"Uh lets see you don't have an active power"
"Not my fault" protests Phoebe
The others leave the room leaving Liena, the baby, Dr Kensey and Phoebe alone. Liena keeps her hearing on the battle downstairs as she calms her crying son. "Shh its all right" The baby finally calms down enough to sleep.
The bedroom door opens and Angel enters "Its over" he announces
Liena takes in his disheveled appearance "You OK?"
"Yeah." Angel answers "We're going to go clean up downstairs."
Liena nods yawning. "'kay"
"Go to sleep little one. You've had a long day" Angel takes the newborn from her arms and puts him in the crib beside the bed. Phoebe and the Dr follow Angel out of the bedroom leaving Liena and the baby to sleep.
"I'm glad to meet you Liam Tobias" Liena says sleepily
Angel hears that and smiles as he realizes that she named the baby after his mortal self. They clean up the downstairs and the Halliwell sisters and the Doctor leave. Methos calls Leo at Giles at tells him the fight is over. A few minutes later Leo returns Jessa to them. Methos thanks him and puts the toddler to bed.
Chapter 18/?
A few hours later Angel is working out in the basement while Methos is in Liena's room reading. Methos hears the baby cry hungrily. "Liena" he says not getting an answer he gently shakes her. "Liena he's hungry"
"OK" Liena says groggily as she sits up. Methos hands her the baby.
"I'll go get his bottle" Methos says leaving the room. Liena soothes her son as Methos goes and gets his bottle. A few moments later the Immortal returns with the warm bottle. "Here" he says giving Liena the bottle
"Thanks" Liena says. "Here you go little guy" she smiles as he drinks hungrily. "Is Jessa back?" Liena asks
"Yes she is. I called Leo after we got everything cleaned up. She's sleeping."
"Did you tell her?"
"No she was still asleep"
"You look tired" Liena observes. "Go to bed" she tells him
"OK" Methos says standing "Angel's in the basement working out. If you need me just call"
"I will. We should be fine" Liena says
"I know" Methos says leaving
Liena looks at the feeding baby. She takes his little hand smiling as he grips her finger and squeezes. He opens his eyes momentarily and Liena notices he has blue eyes "I was right. You do have his eyes." She removes the knit cap and runs her hand over the slight amount of dark brown hair. Carefully she puts the cap back on. She notices he's done with his bottle. Carefully she place him over her shoulder and lightly pats his back until she hears him burp. Liena gently cradles the newborn and watches as he falls asleep. Gingerly she returns him to the crib and grabs her bathrobe and the bottle. She checks on the sleeping toddler and heads down to the kitchen and puts the bottle in the sink. Liena goes to the basement gym and finds Angel doing Tai Chi. She sits at the bottom stair and watches as he works out.
After a few moments Angel notices that Liena is sitting there. "Hey" he greets
"Thinking about Buffy again" she states
Angel nods. "Yeah. I always think about her at night."
"You worry about her" Liena says
Angel sits beside her and nods. "I worry that she's in danger."
"Or pissing off some demon" Liena adds
Angel nods again. "She has a habit of pissing people and demons off"
"She's a teenager. Don't you remember what you were like as one?"
"Barely. You?"
Liena shrugs "I remember somethings. I know I was constantly doing stupid things. When I was technically her age I had done everything stupid imaginable. As I recall when I was her age I got caught with someone I shouldn't have been with"
"I'm not going to ask" Angel says shaking his head
"Good because I'm not telling." she retorts
"Why are you up?" Angel asks
"He wanted his bottle"
"Why did you name the baby Liam Tobias?" Angel asks
"When I found out your name I said that if I had a son I'd name him Liam. Tobias is after Toby."
"Why Liam? I mean I never knew about you. I wasn't in your life"
Liena shrugs, "I just wanted to. You are my father no matter what name you use."
"Do you realize that in a way he's named after Spike?"
"I guess so. Spike's name is William right?"
"Yes it is."
"So far Liam only has two things in common with Spike. His name and his eyes"
"Lets hope thats all he inherited from his father" Angel sighs
"Hey Spike does have a few good qualities" Liena protests
"Like what?"
"Um" Liena says thoughtfully. "He loves Drusilla no matter how nutty she is"
"OK you've got a point. He does love her" Angel agrees
"Lets just hope Liam takes after our side more" Liena sighs
"Its getting late you should get back to bed" Angel says standing up
Liena nods. "Night Papa" she says heading back up to bed
Liena awakens to Jessa calling "Mama, Mama"
"What Jess?" Liena asks groggily
"Want to see brother" Jessa demands
Liena sits up and rubs her eyes. She pulls Jessa close and kisses her head. "Morning Jessa."
"Want to see brother" Jessa demands
"OK." Liena agrees. She gets up and goes to the crib. Carefully she picks up the sleeping newborn. Returning to the bed she sits beside Jessa. "Jenessa Nicole meet Liam Tobias"
Jessa gazes at Liam then smiles "Brother"
"Yes this is your brother" She smiles as Jessa kisses Liam
Angel stays for a week and then returns to LA. They talk every few days. Finally a month after Liam is born Methos decides it is time for him to return to France. Over that time Buffy and the Scooby Gang minus Cordelia start college. Cordelia goes to LA where she meets up with Angel. Angel offers her a job and the two plus a friend named Doyle begin to work the agency together. Angel swears Cordelia and Doyle to secrecy over Liam and Jessa's exsistence. Liena learns of Spike's return to Sunnydale and his subsequent kidnapping by the Initiative and the chip being put in his head.
Chapter 19/?
About six months after Liam's birth Liena begins to have nightmares about Sunnydale. Needing to stop them she decides to return to Sunnydale. Not wanting to leave the kids she calls Pike and asks him and Andrea to go with her. When she tells Angel of her plans he asks if she's sure.
"Papa I have to. I need to know what these dreams mean. The only way I can is if I go."
"Liena Spike is there. So is the Initiative"
"I know. But something is calling me."
"All right. But call me if anything goes wrong" Angel tells her
"I will" she promises
A few days later Liena, the kids, Pike and Andrea move into a new house near the university. Liena keeps an eye on the Scooby Gang for a few weeks. She discovers that Buffy has a new boyfriend. Xander is dating an ex demon named Anya. As Liena watches them she learns things. Buffy's new boyfriend Riley Finn is a part of the Initiative. Oz and Willow are still together. A few times she sees Spike out patrolling with Buffy. One night she runs across the Commandos. Watching them she senses something is off with a few of them. She finally decides to make her presence known to the group. After securing a home across town Liena sends Andrea and the kids there with a few trusted bodyguards there.
They decide that it would be for the best if Pike were to stay with Liena and watch her back. Finally one night 2 weeks after arriving Liena and Pike go to Giles apartment. "Boss are you sure about this?" Pike asks worriedly
"Look I need you here. Trust me" she answers
Giles opens the door to find a surprising sight of Liena and another man. "Liena what are you doing here?" he asks nervously
Not sensing Spike Liena replies "Something is up" she answers
"Did you?" he asks
"No. Their not here." she replies in German. "And they can't know about them"
Giles nods and holds the door open and the two enter to find the Scooby Gang there. "Uh look who's here" Giles says
Buffy looks up from her conversation with her new lover and pales at the sight of the two newcomers "Liena? Pike?"
"Hello Buff' Pike greets with a grin
"Buffy" Liena acknowledges
"What's going on?" Buffy asks glancing nervously towards the door expecting Angel to walk in
"Is Soulboy coming?" Faith asks for Buffy
Liena shakes her head. "He's working"
"Why are you here?" asks Giles
"Hello pet" an English voice greets from the doorway
Liena turns to find the blond vampire there watching her with a smirk on his face. "Spike"
"So is Peaches here?"
"No"
"Too bad. We could have had an interesting evening" he says glancing at Buffy "Poor Slayer"
"Spike shut up" Buffy hisses
"How are you Buff?" asks Pike
"Fine. You?"
"Been keeping busy by my Boss" Pike replies with a mock glare at Liena
"Uh someone care to tell me whats going on?" asks Riley
"Riley Finn this is Pike and Liena. Pike and I went to school together in LA. Liena is a relative of a friend of mine"
"Relative" Spike snorts
"Shut up Will" Liena growls her eyes flashing in warning
"Uh why are you here?" Giles asks nervously
"We have a problem" Liena replies
"Uh its Sunnydale. Something is always wrong" Xander points out
"What ever is wrong is being caused by mortals not demons" she says looking at Riley. "What ever the Initiative is doing is causing the trouble."
"How?" Buffy demands
"I've heard some rumors. Whatever you guys are doing is causing the trouble" she tells Riley
"All we do is study them" Riley answers
"I've been watching your men work. Something is off with a few of them."
"God your just like him" Buffy says angrily. "Why do both of you have to stalk people?"
Liena growls "He's my father what do you expect. Besides I wasn't stalking."
"What do you call it then?" Buffy demands walking closer
"Slayer I was studying how they work." Liena retorts. "Besides if I was stalking them you'd know it." she looks at Giles "I've been having strange dreams. And first I thought they were being caused by everything that has been going on this past year but lately they've gotten darker. I'm also getting them from Dru."
"You still have that connection?" Giles asks
"How is Dru?" Spike asks hopeful
"She's still mad at you"
"I didn't go bloody soft on these people" Spike complains "And she still won't believe me" He flops on the couch
Liena turns her attention on Riley. "I need to get on the inside"
"Thats not possible" Riley protests. "They're still mad about Buffy knowing about us."
"If I can get in will you help me?" Liena asks
Riley looks at Buffy and then nods "I guess I can"
"Thanks" Liena says she glances at the clock then at Pike. "You should get back. I've got somethings I need to take care of." she tosses him the keys "Take the car I'll walk"
"Kay Boss. Don't forget to check in" Pike calls as he leaves
Liena scans the group. "Nice to see you guys." she turns to leave
"Liena?" Buffy calls
Liena turns and lifts her eyebrow questioningly "What?"
"How is he?" she asks sadly
Liena glances at Riley and back at Buffy "You should call him and find out" Liena walks out. Once outside she dials a familiar number. "Its me. I need clearance for the Initiative. Can you get it for me? OK thanks. I need it by tomorrow afternoon." she hangs up sensing Spike behind her she says "Hey"
"Kat how are you?" Spike asks lighting a cigarette
"Fine. Angel told me about what happened"
"How is Peaches? Really?"
Liena nods towards the front "He misses her a lot."
"Between you and me I think she misses him too."
"Are they serious?" Liena asks
Spike shrugs "Dunno pet. Fishboy is but the Slayer I don't know." the two walk in silence. "So what are you going to be doing while your here?"
"I'm going to need another cover. I think that I'll be going to college"
"As a student?" Spike asks horrified
"I know sad. I mean I know more then most professors" she then asks "Spike what can you tell me about the Initiative?" The two stop and sit on some swings and Spike tells her everything he knows. After about an hour of talking Liena notices its getting late. "I should get going. I have to get some sleep before class" she stands and so does Spike. "Thanks Spike" she smiles
"Not a problem luv" Spike replies softly. He steps closer and touches her cheek gently. "If you need anything" he says leaning down he kisses her lips softly.
"I'll let you know" Liena finishes breathlessly as he pulls away. Liena walks away her mind still on the kiss as she goes to sleep.