Family Ties
a/n: Sorry guys I have been caught up lately with some things. The last few chapters probably won't be out as quick as the others. Don't kill me, please - patience.
PS If you need a regular dose of Amanda check out A Little Bit of Fate, with its sequel A Whole Lot of Luck. These will be out daily due to the fact that they're already written. Once again I'm sorry about the delays.
Buffy walked up the stairs grinning. She went to the fridge. Spike slept soundly and shs was suddenly very hungry. She was humming softly.
"Buffy Summers!" Dawn exclaimed emerging from the kitchen shadows.
"You had sex," she accused.
Buffy stood there for a few moments, wondering if she should feel guilty about being caught or happy that she had had mind numbing sex.
*On Giles' training area. Let's go for guilty.*
Dawn laughed, "You had sex with a vampire!" she squealed, "What was it like."
"Just like human except more cold, and ewww Dawn, so not talking about this with you."
Dawn held her head up and attempted to look more mature than she was.
"Hey I am sleeping with a werewolf."
"Dawn please, stop, you're killing me."
Dawn dissolved into laugher again.
***
Angel heard the giggles downstairs and he figured it was time.
He pulled himself away from Cordelia and stepped over a watcher. Very quietly he got himself downstairs.
The girls in the kitchen didn't notice as he snuck by. He made his way down the stairs.
He had a childe to check on, despite all of the promises that he had made to Buffy there was some things that he could not deny. It was his job to keep his childe in check.
He had failed that job when Spike was out of control and leaving a wake of blood in his path. Then he hadn't approved of it, but he had held a bit of respect for the young chit who had wanted nothing more than to just be a vampire. Spike had embraced who he was so strongly it was almost cute, well if it had not been for the mobs that always sought them out when they realized who was responsible for the deaths.
However Angelus knew his job as sire of this child. The enthusiasm that the boy had was always without any common sense.
He had to check on his childe.
****
"I don't get it," Dawn said popping a Fruit Loop in her mouth, before pouring a bowl for herself.
"What don't you get oh great junior Slayer, let me give you great advice as I am the elder and more mature Slayer," Buffy said swirling her spoon around in greatness.
Dawn pretended to worship Buffy, "I would simply like to know why you are helping Spike."
Buffy looked at her as if she was crazy, "Because it will help us kill the Anointed One."
"Okay lets add a bit of reality to this nobility. You just had sex with Spike," Dawn paused, "Well I'm assuming that it is Spike," Dawn raised an eyebrow and Buffy just attempted to look as innocent as possible, "Okay we will just say hypothetically that you had sex with someone who was quite possibly Spike. I would like you to be reminded that this is the same vampire who has a girlfriend in the place that we are going to go attack come sunset. Now why are you so willing to help save her life."
Buffy raised her head, "Because," Buffy bit her lip and proudly gave her answer, "Because he wants her back."
Dawn shook her head, "Nope try again. I know you are noble to a fault. However you don't just go and rescue vampires. We kill them."
"Thus sayith the girl whose watcher bound a vampire to her," Buffy mocked.
"I'm serious Buffy. Your actions are so weird. I've seen you tell Spike that you will help him get Buffy back. This all happens about ten seconds after I see you do a flirting with the big ole vampire that makes me want to grab Oz and have a major session."
Buffy shrugged and lost any attempt of lying, "I love him, Dawnie," Buffy said quietly, "I just want to make him happy. That is why I am going to do this. If I am the one responsible for her death then there will be something between us. Anyone else can kill the bitch, even Spike himself, but I will not kill her or allowed her to be killed. He'd never really be able to forgive me."
Dawn's mouth opened.
"You love him. That is well, weird."
"Love does weird things to me," Buffy said swirling her cereal around.
Dawn put down her spoon and turned to look at Buffy.
"Buffy, what are you going to do tomorrow," Dawn pushed her hair behind her ears, "What happens when this is all over?"
Buffy heard the words that Spike had said last night. There is so much that she couldn't answer. She could only listen to her heart.
It was telling her to fight for this. She couldn't answer any questions, but she knew. She knew that her heart was leading her in this direction and she refused to fight it anymore.
****
"Wake up," Angel said kicking Spike.
Spike rolled over and looked up at her. Spike was fairly naked. There really wasn't anyway of spinning this.
"'ello Angelus, I thought we were under a truce."
Angel growled, "Buffy simply said that we have to have a peace when she is around."
Spike rolled his eyes and stood up, "Okay what is this? What is the choice that we have this time. You don't want to leave many bruises and you don't want to wear me out. How are you going to punish me this time."
Angel put his hands on his hips.
"Well you know Angelus that she never was yours. No mater what her memories say you two never did anything more than kiss. She isn't yours."
"What about Dru?" Angel muttered.
Spike shook his head, "I don't know. There is a connection between the Slayer and me. I don't know what it is. It bloody well hurts like hell. I spent so much of my time with Dru I don't know what to do now that I realized that I've always been in love with some one else."
Angel didn't move, instead he clenched his jaw.
"Oh wow," Spike said lightening, "This isn't about her or Dru." Spike grinned, " This is about the fact that you were in love with her forever."
Spike began to laugh, "Oh my, you're a bloody nancy boy. You don't love her anymore. You have someone else, but part of you still is in love with you."
Angel grabbed him by the scruff of the neck.
Spike shook his head, "I'm not laughing at you, man. I'm laughing at us."
Angel threw him to the ground.
Spike looked up at him, "How did you do it? How do you realize that you love a girl, and you also are going against everything. You're the one who taught me the rules."
Angel looked down at him, "I wouldn't know I ran."
Spike pulled his knees towards his stomach, "So that is your advice, all I have to do is hang out in Sunnydale?" Fight the good fight and all of that."
Angel looked down at him, "Could you do it? Could you?"
"I've been kicked around by you. I have been bullied into being more and more bad ass. Now suddenly as I am about to become a traitor and kill an elder of my own line, you're saying that perhaps it would be best just to be a bad ass for the other side?"
Angel sat down on the floor next to him.
"Have we ever talked?" Angel asked.
Spike shook his head, "Your method of talking usually has something to do with throwing me, punching me, or basically kicking the crap out of me."
Angel shrugged, "You deserved it."
"And now I don't deserve to get the crap beat out of me?"
Angel glared at him. Underneath the look, Angel knew why he wasn't killing Spike. It wasn't about his soul which was sleeping up in Giles' room. It was because all of the intent that they could see beneath Spike's actions. With Dru it had always been a game. Not that there wasn't love between the two. It was just that the relationship was based on a power trip.
Angel just let the silence roll on.
Spike lit a cigarette and cracked his neck.
"She came at me and all the sudden I don't know which way is up. In one week she has integrated herself in my life. I don't even know where she came from."
Angel nodded.
"Yeah she has the tendency to do that."
***
a/n: Sorry guys I have been caught up lately with some things. The last few chapters probably won't be out as quick as the others. Don't kill me, please - patience.
PS If you need a regular dose of Amanda check out A Little Bit of Fate, with its sequel A Whole Lot of Luck. These will be out daily due to the fact that they're already written. Once again I'm sorry about the delays.
Buffy walked up the stairs grinning. She went to the fridge. Spike slept soundly and shs was suddenly very hungry. She was humming softly.
"Buffy Summers!" Dawn exclaimed emerging from the kitchen shadows.
"You had sex," she accused.
Buffy stood there for a few moments, wondering if she should feel guilty about being caught or happy that she had had mind numbing sex.
*On Giles' training area. Let's go for guilty.*
Dawn laughed, "You had sex with a vampire!" she squealed, "What was it like."
"Just like human except more cold, and ewww Dawn, so not talking about this with you."
Dawn held her head up and attempted to look more mature than she was.
"Hey I am sleeping with a werewolf."
"Dawn please, stop, you're killing me."
Dawn dissolved into laugher again.
***
Angel heard the giggles downstairs and he figured it was time.
He pulled himself away from Cordelia and stepped over a watcher. Very quietly he got himself downstairs.
The girls in the kitchen didn't notice as he snuck by. He made his way down the stairs.
He had a childe to check on, despite all of the promises that he had made to Buffy there was some things that he could not deny. It was his job to keep his childe in check.
He had failed that job when Spike was out of control and leaving a wake of blood in his path. Then he hadn't approved of it, but he had held a bit of respect for the young chit who had wanted nothing more than to just be a vampire. Spike had embraced who he was so strongly it was almost cute, well if it had not been for the mobs that always sought them out when they realized who was responsible for the deaths.
However Angelus knew his job as sire of this child. The enthusiasm that the boy had was always without any common sense.
He had to check on his childe.
****
"I don't get it," Dawn said popping a Fruit Loop in her mouth, before pouring a bowl for herself.
"What don't you get oh great junior Slayer, let me give you great advice as I am the elder and more mature Slayer," Buffy said swirling her spoon around in greatness.
Dawn pretended to worship Buffy, "I would simply like to know why you are helping Spike."
Buffy looked at her as if she was crazy, "Because it will help us kill the Anointed One."
"Okay lets add a bit of reality to this nobility. You just had sex with Spike," Dawn paused, "Well I'm assuming that it is Spike," Dawn raised an eyebrow and Buffy just attempted to look as innocent as possible, "Okay we will just say hypothetically that you had sex with someone who was quite possibly Spike. I would like you to be reminded that this is the same vampire who has a girlfriend in the place that we are going to go attack come sunset. Now why are you so willing to help save her life."
Buffy raised her head, "Because," Buffy bit her lip and proudly gave her answer, "Because he wants her back."
Dawn shook her head, "Nope try again. I know you are noble to a fault. However you don't just go and rescue vampires. We kill them."
"Thus sayith the girl whose watcher bound a vampire to her," Buffy mocked.
"I'm serious Buffy. Your actions are so weird. I've seen you tell Spike that you will help him get Buffy back. This all happens about ten seconds after I see you do a flirting with the big ole vampire that makes me want to grab Oz and have a major session."
Buffy shrugged and lost any attempt of lying, "I love him, Dawnie," Buffy said quietly, "I just want to make him happy. That is why I am going to do this. If I am the one responsible for her death then there will be something between us. Anyone else can kill the bitch, even Spike himself, but I will not kill her or allowed her to be killed. He'd never really be able to forgive me."
Dawn's mouth opened.
"You love him. That is well, weird."
"Love does weird things to me," Buffy said swirling her cereal around.
Dawn put down her spoon and turned to look at Buffy.
"Buffy, what are you going to do tomorrow," Dawn pushed her hair behind her ears, "What happens when this is all over?"
Buffy heard the words that Spike had said last night. There is so much that she couldn't answer. She could only listen to her heart.
It was telling her to fight for this. She couldn't answer any questions, but she knew. She knew that her heart was leading her in this direction and she refused to fight it anymore.
****
"Wake up," Angel said kicking Spike.
Spike rolled over and looked up at her. Spike was fairly naked. There really wasn't anyway of spinning this.
"'ello Angelus, I thought we were under a truce."
Angel growled, "Buffy simply said that we have to have a peace when she is around."
Spike rolled his eyes and stood up, "Okay what is this? What is the choice that we have this time. You don't want to leave many bruises and you don't want to wear me out. How are you going to punish me this time."
Angel put his hands on his hips.
"Well you know Angelus that she never was yours. No mater what her memories say you two never did anything more than kiss. She isn't yours."
"What about Dru?" Angel muttered.
Spike shook his head, "I don't know. There is a connection between the Slayer and me. I don't know what it is. It bloody well hurts like hell. I spent so much of my time with Dru I don't know what to do now that I realized that I've always been in love with some one else."
Angel didn't move, instead he clenched his jaw.
"Oh wow," Spike said lightening, "This isn't about her or Dru." Spike grinned, " This is about the fact that you were in love with her forever."
Spike began to laugh, "Oh my, you're a bloody nancy boy. You don't love her anymore. You have someone else, but part of you still is in love with you."
Angel grabbed him by the scruff of the neck.
Spike shook his head, "I'm not laughing at you, man. I'm laughing at us."
Angel threw him to the ground.
Spike looked up at him, "How did you do it? How do you realize that you love a girl, and you also are going against everything. You're the one who taught me the rules."
Angel looked down at him, "I wouldn't know I ran."
Spike pulled his knees towards his stomach, "So that is your advice, all I have to do is hang out in Sunnydale?" Fight the good fight and all of that."
Angel looked down at him, "Could you do it? Could you?"
"I've been kicked around by you. I have been bullied into being more and more bad ass. Now suddenly as I am about to become a traitor and kill an elder of my own line, you're saying that perhaps it would be best just to be a bad ass for the other side?"
Angel sat down on the floor next to him.
"Have we ever talked?" Angel asked.
Spike shook his head, "Your method of talking usually has something to do with throwing me, punching me, or basically kicking the crap out of me."
Angel shrugged, "You deserved it."
"And now I don't deserve to get the crap beat out of me?"
Angel glared at him. Underneath the look, Angel knew why he wasn't killing Spike. It wasn't about his soul which was sleeping up in Giles' room. It was because all of the intent that they could see beneath Spike's actions. With Dru it had always been a game. Not that there wasn't love between the two. It was just that the relationship was based on a power trip.
Angel just let the silence roll on.
Spike lit a cigarette and cracked his neck.
"She came at me and all the sudden I don't know which way is up. In one week she has integrated herself in my life. I don't even know where she came from."
Angel nodded.
"Yeah she has the tendency to do that."
***