Title: Spike
Name: Joy
Email: SleepingBeauty2@ziplip.com
"Where did you get this cadaver?" Dr Hamilton asked Fred.
"I knew him… I always thought he was just a conspiracy theorist until he died. I found an ex-ray of his head… so I did my own… This is what I saw," she said showing him the film.
"Fascinating… You'll be taking the body and the chip I'm assuming… I just want a peak. I don't want the government showing up," the doctor informed her.
"Not a problem," Angel said from the corner. Dr. Hamilton was equally afraid of the man in the corner as the government so he just nodded.
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"How long will this take?" Dawn asked from the operating room window.
"Not sure," Buffy replied.
"You think we're doing the right thing?"
Buffy was floored. Dawn had never expressed an ounce of worry over Spike's condition before. "Having second thoughts?"
"No…it's just… I'm afraid Xander's going to stake him."
"Never happen…He'd have to get through me first," the slayer informed her little sister.
"Ya know you're going to have to discuss the dating Charles thing through with Spike."
Dawn sighed, "I know… I'm not expecting this is last long. Either Spike will say he's too old, totally overlooking how much older he is from you, or Gunn will realize how young I am and it won't happen."
"I don't know…He was pretty enamored with you from what I saw. He's probably getting the third degree right now from Cordelia and Wesley."
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"Are you out of your mind?" Cordelia asked Gunn exasperated.
"What? You wanted an explanation for the 'my girl' statement and I gave you one. End of discussion," he responded.
"What was it you said about Buffy and Angel and their age difference?" Cordy snipped.
"You haven't a leg to stand on sister… You and your thing with Wesley when you were in high school," Gunn got very close to her and whispered, "And don't pretend there is nothing between you and Angel. I know better…I've seen it."
"I don't know…"
"I said don't pretend… We aren't given a lot of time in this world because of what we know and who we fight. I know she's young. I can't help that. So far Angel has been on board as well as her sister and Tinkerbell. I have no idea how Spike's going to respond…Its not like I'm picking out china or planning for her to go to college in LA. It's just been a while since I was attracted to anyone enough to notice," Gunn stated.
Cordy bit her lower lip. "Fine…But when this starts to interfere with work, we're going to have words."
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Fred stood in scrubs with Dr. Hamilton watching carefully the operation to be sure Spike didn't wake up and give the doctor a heart attack. "Remarkable…" the doctor sighed. "What happened to him anyway? His skull is cracked."
"Drunk driver ran him down."
"You don't sound convinced…"
"Well…I mean…there's a chip in his head…" Fred said to cover.
"It'll be out in a minute," Dr. Hamilton commented as he continued to work on removing the chip. He had be given specific instructions to leave the brain as unharmed as possible because of 'further testing' they were going to do.
Out of the hole in Spike's head came the pair of tweezers with the chip in between. "There… That thing is detailed."
Fred offered a plastic bag to the doctor to drop the little piece of metal circuitry into. "Close him up doc," Angel said from the door. Dr. Hamilton nodded stoically and turned his attention back to Spike's lifeless body.
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"Wesley."
"Angel?" Wesley said into the phone. "Why are you calling?"
"He's removed the chip. Do me a favor. Make sure the tranquilizer gun is loaded just in case."
"Already done… Angel…Are you okay?"
The older vampire sighed. "Having Spike here was like the better times when we were a family. Now Spike has another family with Dawn and probably someday Buffy… When he gets better, my family is gone again."
"A lot has happened with you and Spike not to mention you and Buffy. They can't stay here. They have a support system back in Sunnydale to help them raise Dawn… I think… I think we are forming our own family here Angel. Because of all that happened last year you may feel out of the loop but…" Wesley tried to explain.
"I know… I know… I just can't help feeling that things will never be…"
"…Right between you and Cordelia again?"
Angel felt transparent, "Yeah…I guess."
"You've known her longest and seen her grow the most. She's always going to be the one you love most," the watcher said lightly.
The vampire cleared his throat. "I better get back…"
"Sure."
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Angel and Buffy carried Spike into the hotel and passed the on-lookers. They settled him into one of the floor level rooms. Buffy had agreed to leave Spike in the barest clothes possible for transport since carrying him with his duster on was way too heavy.
Dawn and Buffy flanked either side of the unconscious vampire. The gauze on his head and the splints on his legs made Spike look so frail. Dawn began to cry. "He got hurt to save me," she muttered softly. She met Buffy's eyes, "He loves me a lot."
Buffy nodded, "Yeah…He does. He'd die to protect you."
"He's going to be okay, right?" the teen asked, very much looking her age.
"I hope so… Could you get Tara for me?"
"Sure."
When Dawn had left Buffy turned her eyes to Spike, "Okay love… We're working together. No fighting… It's time to wake up. I can't do this without you. We've already established that. I need you…not just for Dawn, but for me too." She leaned down and whispered, "I love you," then kissed his lips.
Tara stood in the doorway. "You needed me?"
Buffy let the tears fall from her eyes. "Shut the door please." Tara did as she was asked. "Is there any way you can help me climb in his head like Lorn did? I want to feed him but I want reach his mind too."
Tara bit her lip. "I really don't think that's a good idea. Lorn was a passive person with no emotional interest. Too much has happened between you for Spike not to feel like it's an invasion…that you've raped his mind," she said with a quiver in her voice.
Buffy nodded. "I don't want to push him any further away… I don't want to violate his mind…" Tara nodded. "Is there a way for you to… No that would be an intrusion too… I'm…I'm going to cut my self just to warn you. Could you stay in the bathroom so if I need help I can call you?"
"Sure Buffy."
Buffy stared hard at Spike's prone body. First she sat him up and crawled up next to him. "Small first then more." She cut her finger then opened Spike's mouth and put it in. She laid the finger on his tongue directly so he could taste it.
The slayer then settled herself face-to-face with Spike, wrapping her legs around his middle. "Come on out Spike… You love the taste of Slayer's blood." No reaction. Buffy bit her lip. "Come back to me…please." Spike still wasn't sucking on her finger. "Spike! Swallow!" she demanded. Tentatively he did attempt to do just that.
Buffy's eyes darted back and forth for some recognition. None. She bit her lip hard enough to make it bleed. "Suck on my bottom lip!" she ordered and began to kiss him. Spike sucked her lip into his mouth and touched it with the tip of his tongue. Buffy shut her eyes and savored the feeling clutching him, pulling him closer to her. She winced when one of his fangs cut her lip.
Amazingly Spike's face didn't get bumpy. The demon wasn't active, just the natural change of teeth to help feed. Buffy took the opportunity and placed Spike's mouth over her other vampire bites. "You need to feed love… Bite me."
He didn't bite. His tongue sort of licked at the spot and then stopped. He was so weak but he managed to nuzzle the area. "Bite Spike!" He only lightly kissed the spot on her neck. Finally Buffy decided to try what mother's did with nursing babies and offered him the other side.
She cut her neck shallowly to bring blood to the surface. This time when Spike sucked and licked at her neck he lapped at blood. He let his fangs graze her neck slightly and sucked harder at her throat. Buffy moaned in response feeling very warm and connected to Spike for the first time in forever it seemed.
For Spike's part, only part of him knew what was going on. It was as if he was in a dream and he wasn't ready for the dream to be over. The feeding took a surprisingly quick turn from a near mother/child scene to a love scene. Spike licked sensuously at Buffy's neck kissing and sucking periodically. His fangs would cut a little more and Buffy would moan a little more, never in pain but in enjoyment. She felt so warm pressed up against him. His hands played a across her back lightly. He couldn't figure out why he wasn't getting hard since this was the best dream he'd had in months. Buffy was allowing him to take her softly and she was offering her blood as well as her body.
"Bite me…please," she whispered in his ear. "Stop teasing."
Spike gasped. It felt so real. If it were real though he would be hard as a rock and ready to cum at her words. "Do it!" she demanded. Spike relented not liking 'dream Buffy' to become too much like 'real Buffy.' He made one last long lick and felt Buffy quiver before biting down. Hot warm blood filled his mouth and he drank deeply. Buffy was whimpering. "I love you… I love you…" she recited like a mantra.
His hands wandered to the front of Buffy's body touching her breasts as he sucked at her neck. "Oh God Spike…Yes!" she cried in his ear and bit his earlobe. The sudden sensation jolted him everywhere. Spike stopped sucking momentarily to take in what his senses were telling him. He was very much awake and this was very real.
TBC…