CHAPTER 2
Sunnydale - Gile's apartment
"So what exactly are we doing here again ?" it was Xander.
"Cordilla rang and told me to get all of us here, armed." responded Giles, who himself was a tad confused by Cordilla's cryptic phone call. Anya winced at the name of Xander's ex. Giles looked around his apartment, the gang was indeed here: Buffy, Xander, Anya, Dawn, Spike and himself. Willow and Tara were away on a wicca holiday
There was a knock at the door. Dawn opened it, and screamed at the sight of a green skinned demon with red horns and an unusual taste for loud suits. Buffy ran at the demon, fists up. "Calm down." Giles recognized the voice, it was Wesley. Buffy stopped, and allowed the rest of the visitors in. The green demon walked in and give the apartment the initial once over, "Nice place." Behind him was Wesley, Cordilla who was carrying a hold-all, a tall black young man also carrying a hold-all, and another brunette, this one carrying a baby.
"Allow me to do the introductions," said Wesley " this is Lorne", indicating at the demon, " you all know Cordy, the young man is Gunn and this is Fred"
"Winifred" said the young brunette, holding out her hand to Buffy.
"Hello." Said Buffy nervously.
"Aren't you going to introduce us ?" asked Lorne.
"Right, certainly. This is Buffy, a slayer, this is Dawn, her sister." Said Giles indicating at Dawn
"You're energy." Said Lorne.
"How did you.?" asked Dawn.
"Demon sense." Replied Lorne, " I hope you didn't take offence, I have a habit of saying before thinking."
"It's okay"
"This is Xander." Said Giles, annoyed that Lorne had mentioned Dawn's state of being.
"I'm Anya." Said Anya, eager to get attention focused on her.
"Let me guess..vengeance demon ?"
"Was, once. Not now."
Giles indicated at the blonde vampire, "That's Spike"
"William the Bloody ?" said Wesley, stepping forward "I would very like to speak with you." Spike hadn't taken his eyes of Lorne, who was staring at the slayer who was humming a tune, Buffy was beginning to feel uncomfortable, Lorne then looked at the vampire, Lorne whispered a few words in vampiric and Spike nodded, and Lorne smiled. Buffy looked confused. What the hell are they talking about ? thought Buffy Oh well, I'll beat it out of Spike later.
Anya walked towards Fred, "Yours ?"
"What ? Oh the baby, yes he's mine."
"Where's the father ?" asked Anya, Fred looked at her shoes, upset.
"Anya !" said Xander, annoyed. "Remember what we said about people's feelings ?"
"What ? oh, sorry."
"So why are we here ?" asked Buffy, once the introductions were over.
"Vision." Said Cordy
"What ?" asked Giles, alarmed.
"Angelus killing.his, I mean." Cordy gulped, hoping no one would pick up on the lie "Fred's baby." Spike did.
"That's horrible." Said Dawn, disgusted with Buffy's ex. How could she have loved him ? Now Spike, that's a different idea totally, I mean how could she not ?
"Dawn ?" asked Buffy, her sister had gone into a daze. "You okay ?
"I fine." Said Dawn, gazing at the bleached muscular vampire.
"Angel has helped me a lot." Said Fred, getting everyone's attention on her, except Spike who was staring at the baby. "I think staking him should be last resort."
"So what are we going to do ?" asked Giles.
"Knock him out." Said Gunn, dropping the hold-all he had been carrying to the floor, he tipped it's contents onto the floor. The Scooby's drew the breathe, all except Spike. There were crossbows, axes, several vials of holy water, stun guns, stakes and what looked like a couple of sharpened baseball bats.
"That's my rig." Said Gunn proudly, picking up a futuristic-looking crossbow, well it looked futuristic compared to the old wooden ones.
"Stun guns ?" asked Buffy.
"Oh, it's okay I have restraints." Said Cordy eagerly opening up her hold- all, tipping its contents onto the table; several chains appeared along with padlocks and four pairs of handcuffs. Spike sniggered.
"What ?" asked Buffy and Cordilla in unison
"Angel loves nothing more that a bit of domination and chains."
"Yuck !" said Dawn, "You know this how ?"
"When you've lived with someone for more than 100 years, you learn all their secrets."
"And do you ?" asked Fred, seductively.
"A vampire is a vampire is a vampire." Spike responded cryptically, he winked at Dawn. They all looked confused, except Dawn, she'd once done exploring in his crypt, and found his toys. Spike had caught her, and he then explained how to use them just in case she ever had a boyfriend with strange tastes. Dawn had blushed when he had said that.
"Dawn." Buffy's voice. It jolted Dawn from her daydream/memory. "Dawn you okay ?" asked Buffy. Then Dawn realized it, she was blushing. While thinking about Spike. In chains. In bed. With her.
"Yeah, Buffy I'm fine."
"Well you sure don't look fine." Said Buffy dragging Dawn off to a corner. "Dawn if you ever, and mean ever talk to Spike like that, or about that. I will personally beat you into oblivion."
"Why, jealous ? Think that maybe he might, you know, with me.?" Asked, Dawn hoping that Buffy would realize her own feelings for the vampire.
"No, I mean...he's evil and you can't trust him" responded Buffy before going to sit with Giles. Dawn knew full well that Spike would never, ever do that with her, let alone think about it, he was hopelessly in love with Buffy, and he always would be. Dawn raise her hand to her face, it was hot, she was pretty sure it was red, Dawn's face wasn't the only thing the was hot.
For the next four hours, was spent in Giles apartment. Conner was sleeping in Fred's arms. Anya and Cordy were talking, Xander and Gunn were discussing demon hunting stories, while Lorne, Buffy and Giles were sitting in deep discussion. Giles was interested in the visions as well as Lorne, and his role on earth. Buffy was bored. She glanced at Wesley who was 'interviewing' Spike, Buffy looked at Spike, or in fact she looked at his muscles which were visible through his black, tight t-shirt, Buffy thought about those arms, how she longed to have them wrapped around her. She felt herself change into the way she usually was when she was around him, she was hot, sweaty and wet. Then she noticed Dawn draped in Spike's duster. Dawn wearing Spike's duster. Buffy never got to wear the duster. Buffy felt a pang of jealously towards Dawn, who was gazing longingly at Spike, Dawn who was wearing the jacket, Dawn who was, younger, taller, better looking and a full three cups bigger. It took all the self restraint in Buffy's body not to walk over there, rip the jacket of Dawn, tell her to stay away from her Spike and fuck him right then and there. Buffy thought about what she'd just 'said' - her Spike.
Cordy began to scream. "Anya what did you do ?" yelled Xander.
"We were just talking !"
"It's a vision." Said Gunn as he picked Cordy up of the floor.
"What did you see ?" asked Wesley.
"A bunch of drugged up vampires in any ally-way near the Hyperion" Wesley pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. "Tell me Cordilla, how did you get these visions ?" asked Giles, ever the watcher.
"I'll explain later." Wesley handed the phone to Cordy "Angel, it's me Cordy, I had a vision, a group of drugged-up vamps in an ally-way near the hotel, no I didn't see who was in trouble. Good Luck" said Cordy but Angel had already hung up.
Sunnydale - Gile's apartment
"So what exactly are we doing here again ?" it was Xander.
"Cordilla rang and told me to get all of us here, armed." responded Giles, who himself was a tad confused by Cordilla's cryptic phone call. Anya winced at the name of Xander's ex. Giles looked around his apartment, the gang was indeed here: Buffy, Xander, Anya, Dawn, Spike and himself. Willow and Tara were away on a wicca holiday
There was a knock at the door. Dawn opened it, and screamed at the sight of a green skinned demon with red horns and an unusual taste for loud suits. Buffy ran at the demon, fists up. "Calm down." Giles recognized the voice, it was Wesley. Buffy stopped, and allowed the rest of the visitors in. The green demon walked in and give the apartment the initial once over, "Nice place." Behind him was Wesley, Cordilla who was carrying a hold-all, a tall black young man also carrying a hold-all, and another brunette, this one carrying a baby.
"Allow me to do the introductions," said Wesley " this is Lorne", indicating at the demon, " you all know Cordy, the young man is Gunn and this is Fred"
"Winifred" said the young brunette, holding out her hand to Buffy.
"Hello." Said Buffy nervously.
"Aren't you going to introduce us ?" asked Lorne.
"Right, certainly. This is Buffy, a slayer, this is Dawn, her sister." Said Giles indicating at Dawn
"You're energy." Said Lorne.
"How did you.?" asked Dawn.
"Demon sense." Replied Lorne, " I hope you didn't take offence, I have a habit of saying before thinking."
"It's okay"
"This is Xander." Said Giles, annoyed that Lorne had mentioned Dawn's state of being.
"I'm Anya." Said Anya, eager to get attention focused on her.
"Let me guess..vengeance demon ?"
"Was, once. Not now."
Giles indicated at the blonde vampire, "That's Spike"
"William the Bloody ?" said Wesley, stepping forward "I would very like to speak with you." Spike hadn't taken his eyes of Lorne, who was staring at the slayer who was humming a tune, Buffy was beginning to feel uncomfortable, Lorne then looked at the vampire, Lorne whispered a few words in vampiric and Spike nodded, and Lorne smiled. Buffy looked confused. What the hell are they talking about ? thought Buffy Oh well, I'll beat it out of Spike later.
Anya walked towards Fred, "Yours ?"
"What ? Oh the baby, yes he's mine."
"Where's the father ?" asked Anya, Fred looked at her shoes, upset.
"Anya !" said Xander, annoyed. "Remember what we said about people's feelings ?"
"What ? oh, sorry."
"So why are we here ?" asked Buffy, once the introductions were over.
"Vision." Said Cordy
"What ?" asked Giles, alarmed.
"Angelus killing.his, I mean." Cordy gulped, hoping no one would pick up on the lie "Fred's baby." Spike did.
"That's horrible." Said Dawn, disgusted with Buffy's ex. How could she have loved him ? Now Spike, that's a different idea totally, I mean how could she not ?
"Dawn ?" asked Buffy, her sister had gone into a daze. "You okay ?
"I fine." Said Dawn, gazing at the bleached muscular vampire.
"Angel has helped me a lot." Said Fred, getting everyone's attention on her, except Spike who was staring at the baby. "I think staking him should be last resort."
"So what are we going to do ?" asked Giles.
"Knock him out." Said Gunn, dropping the hold-all he had been carrying to the floor, he tipped it's contents onto the floor. The Scooby's drew the breathe, all except Spike. There were crossbows, axes, several vials of holy water, stun guns, stakes and what looked like a couple of sharpened baseball bats.
"That's my rig." Said Gunn proudly, picking up a futuristic-looking crossbow, well it looked futuristic compared to the old wooden ones.
"Stun guns ?" asked Buffy.
"Oh, it's okay I have restraints." Said Cordy eagerly opening up her hold- all, tipping its contents onto the table; several chains appeared along with padlocks and four pairs of handcuffs. Spike sniggered.
"What ?" asked Buffy and Cordilla in unison
"Angel loves nothing more that a bit of domination and chains."
"Yuck !" said Dawn, "You know this how ?"
"When you've lived with someone for more than 100 years, you learn all their secrets."
"And do you ?" asked Fred, seductively.
"A vampire is a vampire is a vampire." Spike responded cryptically, he winked at Dawn. They all looked confused, except Dawn, she'd once done exploring in his crypt, and found his toys. Spike had caught her, and he then explained how to use them just in case she ever had a boyfriend with strange tastes. Dawn had blushed when he had said that.
"Dawn." Buffy's voice. It jolted Dawn from her daydream/memory. "Dawn you okay ?" asked Buffy. Then Dawn realized it, she was blushing. While thinking about Spike. In chains. In bed. With her.
"Yeah, Buffy I'm fine."
"Well you sure don't look fine." Said Buffy dragging Dawn off to a corner. "Dawn if you ever, and mean ever talk to Spike like that, or about that. I will personally beat you into oblivion."
"Why, jealous ? Think that maybe he might, you know, with me.?" Asked, Dawn hoping that Buffy would realize her own feelings for the vampire.
"No, I mean...he's evil and you can't trust him" responded Buffy before going to sit with Giles. Dawn knew full well that Spike would never, ever do that with her, let alone think about it, he was hopelessly in love with Buffy, and he always would be. Dawn raise her hand to her face, it was hot, she was pretty sure it was red, Dawn's face wasn't the only thing the was hot.
For the next four hours, was spent in Giles apartment. Conner was sleeping in Fred's arms. Anya and Cordy were talking, Xander and Gunn were discussing demon hunting stories, while Lorne, Buffy and Giles were sitting in deep discussion. Giles was interested in the visions as well as Lorne, and his role on earth. Buffy was bored. She glanced at Wesley who was 'interviewing' Spike, Buffy looked at Spike, or in fact she looked at his muscles which were visible through his black, tight t-shirt, Buffy thought about those arms, how she longed to have them wrapped around her. She felt herself change into the way she usually was when she was around him, she was hot, sweaty and wet. Then she noticed Dawn draped in Spike's duster. Dawn wearing Spike's duster. Buffy never got to wear the duster. Buffy felt a pang of jealously towards Dawn, who was gazing longingly at Spike, Dawn who was wearing the jacket, Dawn who was, younger, taller, better looking and a full three cups bigger. It took all the self restraint in Buffy's body not to walk over there, rip the jacket of Dawn, tell her to stay away from her Spike and fuck him right then and there. Buffy thought about what she'd just 'said' - her Spike.
Cordy began to scream. "Anya what did you do ?" yelled Xander.
"We were just talking !"
"It's a vision." Said Gunn as he picked Cordy up of the floor.
"What did you see ?" asked Wesley.
"A bunch of drugged up vampires in any ally-way near the Hyperion" Wesley pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number. "Tell me Cordilla, how did you get these visions ?" asked Giles, ever the watcher.
"I'll explain later." Wesley handed the phone to Cordy "Angel, it's me Cordy, I had a vision, a group of drugged-up vamps in an ally-way near the hotel, no I didn't see who was in trouble. Good Luck" said Cordy but Angel had already hung up.