Chapter Nine: Piper- On The Bright Side, I'm Now The Girlfriend Of A Vampire

"Hi Anya." Dawn and I said simultaneously as the vengeance demon walked through the door. She wore a simple black dress with a string of pearls around her neck. Her hair was pulled back into tight bun with two tendrils framing the front of her face.

"Did you get my orb?" She asked, bluntly as usual. When I nodded she smiled. "Well then, it's nice to see you two. Did the spell work?"

"Oz caught Wormtail!" Dawn said excitedly. "Professor Dumbledore has him locked up in his office, 'cause they can't turn him in until Draco's dad is out of office."

"That's good news." Anya said sincerely. "So I can have the orb back?"

I shook my head quickly. Pettigrew's attack on Oz and Remus had been a surprise to me. I knew of a planned attack, so did Dumbledore, and that hadn't been it. I needed the orb to prevent trouble. It was a feeble attempt to prevent dark magic, but it made me feel better and put my mind slightly at ease. But maybe since Pettigrew had tried to catch them back in November they wouldn't come in February. I doubted it, and since by Dumbledore's orders Draco and I weren't allowed to say anything to any one, I was left to worry by myself.

"But-" She started, but stopped when I sighed loudly. "So how are you and Draco?"

"How did you find out about that?" I asked, genuinely stunned.

"Well Spike and Buffy told me that if you wished something horrible on him I shouldn't grant it; I told some of my friends too. I would've known because of the whole vengeance demon thing. A demon named Napola said you were sending out very strong vengeance vibes."

"They got back together during the dance. You should've seen it; the Great Hall was totally silent. Dumbledore was the first one to speak." Dawn said, glancing at her watch. "Fifteen minutes."

I grabbed the brush from Dawn's dresser and started to rake my hair into place. "You're kidding right? I cannot believe this, fifteen minutes and they'll be…married."

"Spike and Buffy." Dawn said wistfully. She stood and brushed non-existent dust from her short green dress. "A year ago I never would've thought this would happen. Willow was making with the bad mojo, Xander saved the world from utter destruction, and the Big Bads were three nerds. I mean, Spike tried to rape Buffy, then left. Now they have two kids and they're getting married."

"In ten minutes now, c'mon." Anya opened the door to Dawn's room and ushered us out into the hall. The scene in the hall was something near chaos. All of us at the house were girls; the guys were in the castle where Madam Morela was probably dishing out some last minute hangover relief potions (stag night had gotten kinda wild). Anyway it was all girls here which meant Anya, Dawn, Hermione, Candra, Willow, Cordelia, and of course me. The twins were here too; Hermione and Cordelia were watching and dressing them. In the hall Hermione was stumbling up the hall trying to slip on a pump while also holding Damon. Willow was running back and forth between the bathroom and Buffy's room giving Cordelia eyeliner, blush, and other makeup stuff. And if I knew Candra she'd probably been ready an hour ago and was now impatiently waiting for the rest of us in the kitchen.

"William get out of the makeup!" I laughed as I heard Cordelia from Buffy's room.

"I'll go get him." I told Willow as she came out again.

But Willow shook her head. "I'll bring him out. You can't see Buffy until we're at the school. We want it to be all surprise like." Ten seconds later I was taking William into the bathroom to get the lipstick off of his forehead. He was giving his little smirk as he knocked various items from the sink to the floor.

"Everyone in a room!" Willow shouted. I heard Buffy's door open as Hermione, carrying Damon, and Candra joined me in the bathroom. In greeting William drooled onto my blue robes, and reached for his brother.

I sighed and reached for some tissue paper. "Want to switch babies?"

"Damon's an angel." Hermione said touching his cheek. "William on the other hand- he's going to be like his father."

Hermione and Spike didn't dislike each other, but they didn't like each other either. Their relationship was rated slightly higher than Spike's relationship with Xander. It was understandable considering the first time they met Spike accused her of being a pessimistic know-it-all, and Hermione thinks he's reckless and doesn't think.

There was shuffling in the hallways before someone called, "All clear." The three of us stepped into the hall and with everyone else moved towards the fireplace.

"You have your stuff right?" I asked Candra as she touched a foot to the green flames.

"Of course, I memorized the words to that awful song and as long as the piano's in the great hall with the sheet music I'm cool. Did I mention I hate Bette Midler?" She griped.

"Every single day for the past month." I answered. Candra had volunteered to sing Wind Beneath My Wings, except she volunteered to sing before she knew the song. For reasons she's never explained, she hates that song and she hates the artist even more. Buffy insisted on that one song. Candra didn't back down though, because she claims she's the only one in the school and our circle who could even think about singing it with out butchering even more than it originally was. She, Adrian and Oz would provide some of the music for the small reception along with a floating orchestra.

"Hogwarts Great Hall." She said clearly and zoomed off from the fireplace. I stepped in next with William, and covered his head from the soot as we took the brief trip to Hogwarts.

The Great Hall was still decorated from Christmas two days ago, so it looked festive and happy. There weren't a lot of people coming so Filch had set up about thirty chairs. Buffy's Watcher Giles would be there along with the two or three students from school that didn't go home for the holidays, but everyone else I basically knew. Dumbledore stood up front smiling as people started sitting down. He'd be presiding over the wedding. Candra was in the corner with Oz running her fingers over ivory keys on the grand piano that had been provided.

"Hey," Adrian said from behind me.

"Feeling better?" I asked with a grin. "I'll bet that's the last time you drink."

He rubbed his forehead, grimacing with the memory. "Yeah, apparently that was the point of the supposed responsible adults letting us drink so much. Spike and dad figured if we drank ourselves stupid last night we'd never do it again. They were right."

"I see you decided to go with the suit." I sat down in the second row with William on my lap and Adrian next to me.

"Hermione was doing a dress so I went for the suit."

"Ah, the whole matching couples thing." I said with a laugh.

"Har Har. Here give me William. He's drooling on you again." I gladly handed my brother the baby turned faucet. "Hmm, looks like everyone's about here. Hermione's coming, and Draco. I'll say one thing for him, he can hold liquor."

I raised an eyebrow. "He went with you guys?"

Adrian nodded. "Yeah, and get this, he and Ron didn't fight once, and Xander likes him."

"Well that's interesting." I said as they approached. "There's Clem and Hayden."

"Who's Clem?"

"Spike's friend. He likes junk food and teen movies."

"Right then…" He trailed off giving me a weird look. "Hi Hermione."

He and Hermione embraced and kissed. "Adrian, you look great!" She said, pushing Damon into my arms so they could kiss some more. I sat him in the chair when Draco reached me and we ended up kissing, not breaking for air for a good minute.

"And you say we're gross." Adrian said with a disgusted look.

"At least we're not as bad as them." I pointed over to where Oz and Candra were making out and I was pretty sure their hands were places they shouldn't have been. "Technically he is twenty-two."

"No, the spell knocks years off your life, remember." Hermione informed us. "He's sixteen like us…and he has his hand up her dress!" She sounded scandalized as if it was her dress he had his hand up. I laughed as I felt Draco's hand on my back and trailing downwards.

"Draco get your hands off her ass." Cordelia said passing by. "Things are about to start. You all should sit down. I'm going to go break up the two lovebirds in the corner. They could at least use a closet."

"Sounds like a good idea." Draco said, pulling me into his lap.

"Later," I promised.

"Yeah if you want Dad, Remus, and Hayden all killing you at once." Adrian snorted.

"Piper and Draco get off of each other." This time it was Remus who passed by with Dawn and Harry following. I was about to say something back but a hush fell over the hall. People sat quietly as Spike and…whoa, double take here…Spike and Xander walked into together. Spike and Xander. Well this was one to go down in the record books. Xander was Spike's best man. It couldn't have been any weirder if he'd asked Angel.

Then there was another site I thought I'd never see. Spike was in a suit, and all cleaned up. His hair was slicked back, but in a way that showed his natural curls. He was wasn't wearing the duster, which is something I never see him with out, and he'd taken the black nail polish off of his fingers. Xander was in a suit as well, and from two rows behind I heard Anya let out a small sigh that wasn't quite sad but almost there.

By magic the Wedding March started up from nowhere and the main doors to the Great Hall opened. Flower petals fell from the sky as Buffy walked in, Willow behind her. Buffy looked wonderful of course. Cordelia and Willow had done their jobs well. The wedding dress had looked great on the mannequin in the store but better on her. It was an off white ivory color; tight in the top but loose and flowing on the bottom. There were no sleeves and the top was like a tube top with a lot of embroidery and the edges topped with small pearly beads. Buffy hadn't wanted a veil so her face was clear except for the running mascara. She was crying already, along with Willow, but from the smile on her face everyone could see they were the good kind of tears.

When they reached Dumbledore Willow stood to the side with Xander, who handed her a handkerchief so she could wipe her eyes. Spike and Buffy just stared at into the others eyes not blinking or anything. As Dumbledore started to speak they looked slightly drawn out of their trance, but not too much.

By the time their last vow was exchanged they had all of us girls in tears. They were so sappy yet you could tell they meant every word of it. We were all leaning on our respective boyfriends getting mascara and lipstick all over their clothes and dreaming of the moment when we got married. Draco stroked my hair gently whispering in my ear how much he loved me. This just made me cry even more no matter how hard I tried to stop.

"Do you Buffy Summers take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, to love and to cherish through sickness and health, hardship and prosperity?" Professor Dumbledore asked.

"I do." Her voice was high and clogged with emotion.

"And do you William Winthrop take this woman to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, to love and to cherish through sickness and health, hardship and prosperity?"

"Yes I do." Spike answered. His voice was different, it sounded proper like it must've back in the 1800's. There was no Cockney anywhere. I knew it was definitely only going to be a one time thing, but it was nice to hear it. I'd always wondered what he'd sounded like in the past as a poet.

"With the power invested in me by the Ministry of Magic I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Apparently Draco forgot that I wasn't the bride and took that as an invitation to kiss me senseless again. I didn't Buffy and Spike's kiss but I figured ours equaled in intensity. I felt a sharp flick on my back on my back and looked up to see Cordelia looking at us and Hermione and Adrian. Adrian too was rubbing his shoulder. Cordelia sighed and turned back around to watch Spike and Buffy. I grumbled as I watched her lean into Angel. Yeah, and we weren't allowed to kiss.

Professor Dumbledore clapped his hands twice and two long tables appeared at the side of the room. Food pilled on top of them, and as people started standing up their chairs disappeared clearing the floor for dancing. Candra sighed and stopped necking Oz as people started to get up, obviously ready to see the newly married couple dance.

"Well, time to go sing this bloody song." She said before heading to the piano. People quieted as she tucked her dress and sat down on the bench. The candles lighting the hall dimmed and Candra started out the opening notes. Buffy and Spike stepped to the middle of the floor and as the words flowed from her mouth they started to dance. Though Candra hated the song she didn't let it seep into her performance. She played and sang perfectly as usual.

"Let's dance." Draco said when Wind Beneath My Wings had finished. Candra was now playing what she considered real music, lots of Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, and other soul singers. There'd be more variety later when Oz and Adrian joined her or when the orchestra started up but for now Candra was in control and she belted out the songs without fail.

"One song," I said taking his hand. "Then can we find that closet?"

"We could do that now," He maneuvered through the dancers over to the back wall making sure no one saw exactly where we were going. His hands moved deftly over the wall until he found a stone that pushed inward. He pushed it slightly and a door opened just enough for us to slide in.

The room was small but well lit even with the door closed, and as soon as that happened Draco and I were attacking each other. I don't know if it was the wedding or something in the air but we were obviously both thinking of very inventive things we could do. I threw my robes over my head and into a distant corner, then worked on Draco's. We weren't naked but with the minimal amount of clothes underneath each it was close enough

As we kissed our mouths made hands made their way down. I was in total and complete ecstasy as Draco played around with the hollows of my neck and I rubbed my hands around his thighs. When I felt something pierce through my neck I tensed, but I realized it was only Draco. Instinctively my features changed and I didn't try to stop them. Draco detached from my neck and stared up at me. When I looked at his own distorted features and golden eyes I couldn't control my self at all and his reaction was the same.

Buffy and Spike's wedding was an interesting night. I found out my boyfriend had vampiric blood, and more importantly I lost my virginity.

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"You. Had. Sex." Spike's tones were clipped and precise. He'd have been yelling but he was feeding Damon and William while talking to me and yelling would have set them to crying, something we liked to avoid. It was only a day after their wedding, and one would think Spike had things on his mind other than me. But no. Get this; he'd 'sensed' the sex on me. He said it was like carrying a sent; most vampires could pick up on it.

"Bloody hell, I don't even know how to deal with this one." He said still staring at me. "I'd tell your dad but he's got his hands full with Adrian right now."

"What'd Adrian do?"

"Don't change the damn subject Piper. You had sex. You let Malfoy feed from you, and you fed from him. Tell me, where did you leave that thing called common sense last night?" Spike's grip on the table hardened to the point where he was leaving imprints.

My anger flared up. "Buffy lost her virginity at sixteen."

"Yeah and look what happened there. She released Angelus who almost ended up destroying the world, and got me in a bloody wheelchair. No good came out of that."

"She worked with you to stop him." It was a stupid response, but I hated the guilt trips and lectures he was so good at. "You don't understand. When I saw his demon I couldn't stop, something inside told me to do it. And it felt so right to have him feed from me. I felt connected to him."

"I do understand," he sighed. "How do you think I feel every time I see Buffy? But I resist, and it's hard because with Dru I could do it whenever I wanted. I've never fed from Buffy and I won't until she wants me to. I don't understand why you didn't know about Draco before."

"He's half, and he wasn't keeping secrets from me because he didn't know. His father just told him… incase he had to kill me. Malfoy doesn't know about me." I admitted slowly. "When Draco was a baby Voldemort wanted him strong to prepare him for life as a Death Eater, so they injected him with vampiric blood. It was experimental and he was the only one they ever tested it on. No one was sure whether it would strengthen or kill him. It worked but he's part vamp and gets all lumpy n' stuff."

"That's sick that is, testing on babies." Spike grunted. "Listen Pet, I'm not trying to be your father or anything, but be careful…with the sex and the feeding. I can guarantee none of us will be happy if any of you girls have a baby in nine months. You can tell that to your friend Harry too. He'd better not be getting' to friendly with my Nibs."

I almost laughed. "They're too shy to do anything really. It's Oz and Candra I'd be worried about."

"Willow's got them covered." He said, ducking as Damon spit banana back at us. "Back to you though, how'd the two of you end up in game face biting each other?"

"That's none of your business." I said blushing.

"I could make it your dad's."

"You play dirty. Fine, Draco was kissing me and I was, err…well my hands were places they probably shouldn't have been and then I felt him bite my neck. I thought he was giving me a hickey at first but then I felt the sucking and it felt like when Dru bit me last year only better. I shifted before I saw him, but when I did we both went crazy."

Spike nodded in a knowing fashion. "You followed natural instinct, but can't believe you did. You have total control over your demon most times."

"Yeah, when we're fighting. But last night there was, passion I guess. A lot of it. I don't have any like for fighting; I do it because I have to. With Draco it was because I wanted to, I'd do it again. I think that had something to do with it."

"You won't do it again." Spike said firmly. "'Cause I'll be able to tell, so will Angel. You got a warning this time, next time I'm tying you both up until you're legal or married."

I don't know why but that ultimatum made my eyes well up with tears, and I felt utter sadness. "But I love him. And I seriously don't think I have my control anymore. It left last night. If we start kissing…I can't make any promises. I would, but I can't. I mean, I saw Draco once today and I wanted to drag him to the nearest classroom, and he was looking at me the same way."

"Cor. It's because you exchanged blood. There's a connection that happens between vamps that drink from each other. You've got that now, and it's stronger if you're truly in love."

"Was it like that with you and Drusilla?" I asked cautiously, knowing that the subject was shaky at best. "I- I know you loved her, but to me it seems she flitted back and forth between you and Angelus. Was your bond strong?"

"Sometimes," He said slowly. "I loved her, but not like Buffy. Dru was more of an obsession, caused from the connection of Sire and Child. Sort of like the way I'm connected to you, Adrian and Sirius."

I frowned, confused. "You changed our grandmother three generations ago, wouldn't the bond have faded? And dad doesn't have vampiric blood."

"I know he doesn't." Spike rolled his eyes and let out an angry sigh. Setting down the baby food, he turned focusing all of his attention to me. "My middle name's Black you know that right? It was mum's maiden name. After my sisters husband died she dropped his last name and took on Black, so did her two sons, that's how the line emerged again."

"Spike, we did this last year. I know all this."

"After I was changed I kept an eye on all my descendants. When babies were born I marked them"

"Excuse me?" I blinked several times.

"I bit them, took some blood. It was like marking my territory, I dunno, I can't explain it Pet. It was stupid. Anyway, that's why I have strong connections with all of the black descendants alive today. I never gave them blood, but the bond was still there. These two are the first ones in one hundred twenty years that haven't been marked." He gestured to the twins.

"Wait, you snuck into the hospital and bit us when we were babies? They let you in the nursery. Who the hell was on these staffs? Y-You bit me. For the record you were completely and utterly disgusting before Sunnydale."

"You mad?"

"Well you could've killed me, my brother, dad, his father, and so on, and so on."

Spike shook his head. "Nah, I had to much of an ego to let my family line die out."

"I don't want to talk about this. It's…ugh. Can we move on please?" I let my fingers trail around my neck as I wondered exactly where Spike had bit me. In a life or death situation I would gladly let him feed from me, but I would've been better off not knowing that he'd tasted my blood.

Spike's eyes softened and he took my hand. "I'm sorry Pet, I really am." I gasped as I heard the proper English slip through his voice again.

"Why do you do that?"

"It happens. I don't want it to, but it's my bloody voice, the real one, so it gets in." Spike said, looking uncomfortable.

"It's nice; makes everything sound so sincere," I said honestly. "But it freaks me out a little, because I'm so used to the rough English."

"Well I was sincere." He grumbled, glancing at the wall clock. "You need to go. It's almost time for dinner."

"Oh yeah." I said sheepishly getting up from the table. "Thanks for talking."

Spike raised an eyebrow. "Just make sure you remember the important parts…like not having sex with Draco Malfoy again until you're eighteen."

"WHAT?!?!"

Spike and I both swerved around in time to see Willow standing the doorway completely slack jawed. She'd dropped the basket of clothes she was carrying and they now spilled out over the floor.

"W-What did I just hear?" Willow asked, tapping her ear. "'Cause I could've sworn it sounded like Piper has had sex. But see, I know that's not right because Piper knows that they're about six people standing by, ready to castrate the guy who defiles Piper's virtue, whether it's Draco Malfoy or Tom Cruise."

"Piper lost her virginity last night." Spike said bluntly. I punched him in the ribs.

"Oh Goddess," Willow murmured. "Spike, don't ever have daughters."

(A/n- The only part of this chapter I had planned was the wedding. Everything else –Draco being a vamp, Spike marking his descendants- my fingers just typed it. I had nothing to do with it. Doesn't matter now, 'cause that just means I have more for my big all-thrilling-all-action-climax-scene-that-you're-gonna-love. Well that was a mouth full, but that's what I'm calling it. That's included in my coming attractions but I don't feel like typing it over again so the here are the rest of 'em…Oz, Candra, and Remus are kidnapped, Malfoy does evil doings, Pettigrew taunts people and makes commands and threats even though he's locked up in a cage, Adhara presents someone with a time-turner, Pettigrew steals said time turner, and last but not least I'll leave you with a nice cliff hanger like my last story. Oh yeah, also we deal with Freya's Strand. If you don't know what that is, don't worry all will be explained.

As usual please review my story, and I must thank DumbOldDork for being ever faithful throughout my whole writing career including my first really crappy Spidey story *hides face in shame*. Also when you review please don't talk about the season premiere of Buffy, because I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET!!! *Jumps up and down in anger* I have it on tape and will watch it along with the Charmed season premiere Friday afternoon. My friends *Strangles Dexter* have already provided me with enough unwanted spoilers, like the master's back or some evil badie who can take on it's form *screams*. And all my girlfriends have been telling me continuously how hot Spike looks with his hair grown out. Ok, I have to go start on the next chapter, which will be short, I'm warning you ahead of time. It's basically Adrian talking to Peter, sort of dramatic and I try to be angsty *laughs at feeble attempts*.

                                -MJ

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