Title: Adventures of Spike the Christmas Kitten-(Part 2- Dec. 24)
Author: Vampy
E-mail: Vampybaby619@hotmail.com
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After the magic fiasco with Rack, Willow turns to baking as a distraction, Buffy is still denying her addiction/attraction to Spike, and Spike is well...you'll see.
Distribution: You want it? Take it, just let me know where it's going!
Disclaimer: Not mine...Joss and UPN's
Author's Note: I've been playing with this idea for a while, I hope you enjoy it...Happy Holidays!

December 24...

Willow was baking her 30th batch of cookies that morning when Buffy practically stomped into the kitchen. After Willow had told her what had happened she flipped out and locked Spike in her room and slept on the couch leaving Spike meowing pathetically inside her bedroom...Willow didn't have the heart to leave him in there so she let him out and let him sleep with her. Spike was currently cowering in a darkened corner of the kitchen lapping up a saucer of blood, when the Slayer stomped in he stopped and looked up. She didn't even look at him, she just got a glass of juice and went out again. Spike meowed sadly at Willow.

"Yeah, I know. It sucks when people decide they don't love you anymore" she said, bending down to give him a sympathetic pat on the head. Spike meowed in agreement then went back to lapping up his blood. Dawn walked into the room, sleepy-eyed, and when she saw Spike she screamed. Buffy rushed into the kitchen.

"What?! What is it?!" yelled Buffy, searching the room for danger. Dawn pointed at the kitten.

"He's drinking blood!" screeched Dawn. Buffy shot a glare at Willow and she smiled back sheepishly.

"Um, Dawnie...that's not a real kitten. That's Spike" Willow explained.

"The kitten is Spike?" asked Dawn incredulously. Willow nodded. "I knew those eyes of his looked familiar"

Dawn bent down and scratch Spike behind the ears, he purred and rubbed against her legs, hoping that Buffy would see how good he was being. Buffy rolled her eyes at his display, then looked to Willow.

"How do we get the bleached fuzz ball back to his old annoying self?" asked Buffy. Spike-Kitten seemed to glare at her for that remark she glared right back at him.

"Well since it was something that I didn't will on purpose, I don't know how long it will last" Willow replied.

"Great. So we have to deal with his furry-ness until we find a way to fix him" said Buffy, looking at her sister who was still cooing and fawning over the kitten even though she knew who he was. Dawn was presently scratching Spike's belly and Spike was meowing and purring all the while. An unbidden smile came to Buffy's lips...he was still a cute cat. Spike caught the smile and faster than lightning he jumped onto her chest, clinging on all fours to her Christmas sweater. His eyes were imploring, and he let out a soft little meow...Buffy sighed.

"Alright. You can stay!" she practically yelled, plucking him off of her sweater. He gave her another lick on the lips before Buffy put him down, he sauntered triumphantly out into the living room but the effect was ruined because he bumped into Xander's shoe.

"Hey gals and hello to you little guy" said Xander picking Spike up. Spike started hissing and spitting, his little kitten face turned demonic and Xander let out a yell, tossing Spike to Anya.

"Xander! That is no way to treat a cat!" said Anya, cuddling Spike. Spike meowed in agreement and gave Xander a look that said "The ladies love me...I can do no wrong"

"B-but, it's face went all demony and...You guys saw that didn't you?" asked Xander looking from his friends to the kitten.

"Xand, that's Spike." said Willow quietly.

"What's Spike? Why are we talking about Spike now?" asked Xander.

"Sweety, she means the kitten is Spike" answered Anya.

"What?!" Xander exclaimed. He snatched Spike out of Anya's arms and threw him down, Spike landed on his feet. He hissed then jumped at Xander, digging his claws painfully into his skin and clawing at his face, drawing blood.

"Spike! Stop!" yelled Buffy, Spike stopped in mid paw swing, glared at Xander, and slid down Xander's front shredding his sweater and shirt in the process.

"He ruined my shirt!" said Xander making a move for Spike again. The hairs on Spike's back rose signaling he was getting ready to charge again. Buffy seeing what he was going to do, called Spike to her. Spike-Kitten looked at her, trying to figure out if she was playing with him or not.

"C'mon Spike." said Buffy holding her arms out to the kitten. Spike launched himself into her arms and threw what looked like a kitten's version of a smirk at Xander.

"Stupid cat" Xander muttered, "Are you guys ready for our day of sleighing fun?"

"The type of sleigh-age that doesn't involve stakes I hope" said Buffy, absently petting Spike, much to his enjoyment.

"How amusing...Slaying humor" said Anya. Dawn tittered at Anya's remark and Buffy rolled her eyes.

"We're ready, willing, and able Xandman. I just gotta put the fuzz ball here upstairs and we can go." said Buffy.

"You're trusting peroxi-cat to behave alone in your house?" asked Xander.

"Xander, he's a kitten. What damage can he do?" said Buffy. What damage indeed, Spike was angry that they had all left him behind while they went out to have fun so his first order of damage was to find his way into Buffy's underwear drawer. He sniffed the various pairs of silky panties and thongs before he shred all the regular panties leaving only the thongs intact. He knocked over the box he'd found that contained keepsakes from Angel, he'd read her diary which was on the dresser, which was impressive for a vampire turned fluffy kitten. He'd found out that Buffy did indeed like him and was almost to the point of giving in to him. He purred contentedly at that. After he had destroyed all he could destroy, he fell asleep on Buffy's pillow, inhaling her scent and waiting for her return.

It was night when Willow, Buffy, and Dawn returned home, Spike had awakened to the sound of their talking downstairs and started purring loudly to be let out. Buffy heard his impatient meowing and made her way upstairs.

"Ok ok, Spike! You can stop meowing now, I'm here." said Buffy opening the door. She was met with the sight of Spike sitting on his haunches in the middle of a huge mess of her belongings. She stared at the mess wide eyed. Spike just meowed at her innocently as if to say "What? You didn't think I was just going to lay here did you?"

"Spike! What did you do?!" she exclaimed, surveying the damage he had done. She held up a pair of her shredded panties.

"I am so gonna kill you!" she yelled. Spike ran out the door, tore down the stairs, and hid under the Christmas tree. Buffy pounded down the stairs after him.

"Where is he?!" Buffy asked Dawn, who was sitting on the couch reading.

"Where's who?" asked Dawn, looking at her pissed off sister warily.

"Spike." she ground out. Dawn pointed to the tree, Spike saw that he was found out and meowed at Dawn as if saying "Thanks for nothing!" Buffy bent down and looked under the tree and saw Spike flattening himself as much as he could against the wall, meowing pitifully.

"Just because it's Christmas Eve, don't think I won't kick your kitten behind!" said Buffy reaching for him. Buffy tried for five minutes but she just couldn't reach him...she sat next to the tree with a defeated sigh.

"Looks like you win this time you bleached hair ball" said Buffy. Spike meowed at her...then got an idea. He had spotted his gift close to him, he meowed loudly at Buffy to get her attention then started pushing the gift toward her with all his might. Buffy raised an eyebrow at him, as he pushed the gift completely out from under the tree.

"What's this?" asked Buffy, Spike meowed at her impatiently as if to say "Just open it!" As she began to unwrap it, Spike shot back under the tree and pushed Dawn's gift out from under it and all the way to her. Dawn looked down at him and he nudged the gift with his nose indicating that it was for her. Dawn picked up the small box and opened it...inside was a beautiful gold necklace, with a charm that read "Nibblet" in gold with a diamond dotting the "i"...similar to the one she already had.

"It's beautiful! Thank you, Spike!" said Dawn, scooping him up and planting a kiss on his nose. Spike purred and licked her cheek as a "You're welcome" then hopped down and went over to Buffy who was reading the letter that had been enclosed with his gift. The note read:

Buffy,

This gift represents what you've done to me. I love you. Merry Christmas.

Love,
Spike

Inside was a necklace much like Dawn except the charm was a golden heart with Spike's name engraved on it and a red thorny rose made of tiny rubies wrapped around it, and on one of the roses petals was her name. She stared at it for a long time, then looked at the tiny kitten who was looking at her with a cocked head and hopeful eyes. She was lost and she knew it...she loved him...she really wanted to be alone for a while. She ran upstairs to her room, necklace still in hand, leaving behind a confused Dawn and a disappointed Spike. Spike laid down next to the tree and sighed, he was a very unhappy kitten...

TBC