Title: I Won't Leave Again
Chapter: A Sinister Plan, and the Reappearance of Yet More Characters
Author: Niki (Sunnygurlie)
Rating: PG13 If you watch Buffy, you can read this. It's got some sexual innuendo and a little swearing(Bloody Hell mostly)
Spoilers: Takes place ten years after the end of season six, so anything up to season six is fair game. Season 7 didn't happen. I don't watch Angel, so Cordy & Angel's timeline thing is kind of warped. Here, Angel and Cordy had started Angel Investigations, and Cordy had become half demon. Connor never existed, and none of the other characters are mentioned. And, because I felt like it, Cordy had a baby with Doyle.
Summary: Ten years after season six, Dawn is a single mother, Buffy is dead, and Willow and Xander are married and have a baby. Dawn is being hunted by Angelus, and Spike comes back to Sunnydale with a little surprise.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Jos owns everything. Although I wish I owned Spike (insert evil laugh here)
Ships: Xander/Willow, talks about Angel/Dawn, Will eventually be Spike/Dawn.
A/N-to make things less confusing, Willow's nickname will be Wills, and William will be Will. In this part, Angelus refers to Spike as William. In that scene, Will will always be the little boy, and William will be the vampire. It's so confusing! There's Willow, William the little boy, William the Vampire, and Liam the Vampire (Angel).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, here's the next part! I'm typing as fast as I can, but I'm having a viscous attack of life right now. Please be patient! Luv you guys! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wednesday Morning-
"Joy, Anna, wake up!" Dawn called, poking her head into the girls' room. When she saw signs of movement, she continued on to the next room.
"Will sweetie, time to get up!" He got right out of bed and ran for the bathroom. Even though Maggie was only nine, she had already learned the concept of morning bathroom hogging, spending forever making sure her hair was 'just right' and her lip gloss, the only make-up Dawn allowed her, was just perfect. Will had learned if he wanted to get to the bathroom, he had to run for it before his cousin awoke.
As she went to open the door to Maggie's room, Dawn realized from the low murmur that Spike was already in his daughter's room. He came out, and pulled Dawn downstairs.
"Nibblet, Can Maggie stay home from school today? I want to go out with her, have a daddy-daughter bonding day."
"Spike, of course, but what will you do? There's not a lot of stuff you can do with your little sun allergy."
"Well....you know when I went patrolling last night?"
"Yeah..."
"I kind of dropped in on the mansion. It wasn't my fault that a bottle of Amares was in the kitchen cabinet."
"Spike!"
"Sorry Nibblet."
"What if you got yourself staked? Where would Maggie and Anna be?"
"I wanted to live a normal live. Even for just twelve hours. To be able to walk in the sunlight with my little girl." A single tear fell down his face.
"I understand Spike." Dawn said quietly.
Spike whispered, "Thank you" and then turned around and went into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Dawn called Sunnydale Elementary to tell them that Maggie was sick and wouldn't be in school today. She then decided that today, she would let the other kids ride the bus. They considered this a treat, and she hadn't let them ride since Angelus came back, but they needed something to lift their spirits, not to mention keep them from getting jealous about Maggie being allowed to miss school. She gave each of them a note for their teacher saying that they would be taking the bus today, instead of being picked up like usual.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Dawn was grocery shopping. Four kids and one vampire, plus herself went through an unbelievable amount of food. She was almost done, and the carriage almost full. She tossed a box of weatabix into it, knowing Spike would appreciate them for his blood. She had gotten a couple containers from the butcher, and planned to stop at Willie's for some human blood later She continued around the store, tossing things into the carriage. She went around a corner and saw yet another person she hadn't seen in about a decade.
"Oz?"
"Dawnie? Is that you?"
"Yeah. You're back in town?"
"Yeah, Dingoes is on a break between tours, so I'm in town for a couple months." he smiled. "Just got back today. I haven't gotten up enough courage to go talk to Willow, though."
Dawn laughed. "I've been hearing about how succesful Dingoes is. I actually got to say Hey, I knew them back when they were in high school the other day. About Willow... She's not in town anymore.."
"What?"
"She, Xander, and Elizabeth are at Wills' grandmother's house, family reunion. And they plan to stay away from Sunnydale indefinitely. Tired of the Hellmouth and evil stuff"
"Elizabeth? Isn't that Bufffy's real name? How is she?"
"Oh god, I forgot you'd been gone for so long."
"What?"
"Well, for one thing, Buffy died eight years ago, in a plane crash,"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's okay.. Also, Willow and Xander are married, and with a daughter name Elizabeth. She's 1 1/2."
"Oh."
"Yeah." Dawn gave him a quick overview of the last 10 years. Buffy died, she was the slayer, Angelus was back, etc.
"Wow."
"Yeah, wow just about sums it up."
"Hey, you want to go to lunch or something?"
"That'd be cool." They set up to meet at the diner in an hour, so that Dawn could go home and put her groceries away.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Spike was having the time of his unlife. He was walking around the Sunnydale Zoo with Maggie. She was currently staring at the lions in wonder. This morning they had gone out to breakfast, then to the movies. After seeing Harry Potter 7, they had gone to lunch, then the aquarium, and now they were at their final stop of the day. Dawn had asked Spike to get home around 3:45 so he could meet the kids at their bus stop. It was almost 3:20, and he was attempting to figure out how to get Maggie away from the lions.
After about ten minutes, an ice cream cone, and a promise of a Saturday at the Zoo with her cousins, they were on their way to Giles'. After a few hours of research, they had decided that the cross burning her was a sign that she was starting to show her vampiric abilities, and therefore her slayer abilities should soon follow. Giles wanted to start training her early, so she was to start that afternoon.
Spike drove back to the Summers house, and walked down the street to wait with the other parents at the bus stop. The long yellow vehicle arrived and dumped its load of children, but Joy, Will, and Anna were not among them. Spike stepped into the bus and asked the driver about the children.
"Joy and William and their cousin? They were getting on the bus this afternoon, but Joy and Will's father told them that their mom sent him to bring them home. They went off with him."
"Was their father a tall, dark type? Wearing all black?"
"Yeah..."
"Bloody Hell!"
"Watch what you say, there are children on this bus!"
Spike ignored him and ran back to the house. He found Dawn's cell phone number sitting on the counter, and immediately dialed.
{~**~**~**~**~}
RING....RING
Dawn's cell phone went off while she and Oz were sitting on a bench in the park, just talking.
"Hello?.....Spike!....What?...Oh my god!....I'll be home in a couple minutes.....Just calm down and call Giles and teh rest of the scoobies, everything will be okay....bye."
"What's wrong?"
"My twins and Spike's niece, who he raised as his daughter have been kidnapped by my ex-husband."
"Ex-husband?"
"Angelus."
"Wow"
"Again with the wow. Sorry, but I have to run."
"Let me drive you. Besides, I might be of some help in saving the kids. I can wolf out on command now, and keep control of myself in that form too."
"I'd love to have you're help, thanks Oz."
They climbed into his van, and headed for Revello Drive.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Dawn and Oz rushed into the house to see Spike pacing across the living room, Cordy cleaning weapons, Anya and Hallie, who always helped the scoobies when there was an extremely bad crisis, were sparring, Kim and Maggie were doing homework, and Giles was sitting on the couch, with his head in his arms.
"Oz, this is Hallie, she's a vengeance demon, friend of Anya's; Hallie, meet Oz, he's a werewolf, ex of Willow's" she said, pointing at the vengeance demon.
"Hi Everybody." he said.
"Giles, as the only full human, you're going to stay here."
"Isn't Cordelia-" asked Oz.
"Half-demon, I get visions that save people."
"Wow."
"But Dawnie.." Giles was finally able to put in.
"Giles! My children are in danger! Watch Maggie and Kim please."
"Yes Dawnie." he said resignedly.
"Hallie, Anya and Cordy, you're one team. Spike, me, and Oz are number two. Spike drank some stuff that makes him able to be in the sun. Angel has the same stuff, hence the being able to kidnap the kids. I want each of you to have at least five stakes, one axe, and a crossbow. Each of you grab a cross from the top of the trunk and put it on." she laughed "Well, except for you Spike. It wouldn't hurt to have a couple bottles of holy water on you either. Give me five minutes to get out of this skirt, and I'll be ready." unlike Buffy, Dawn refused to slay in a skirt.
Exactly 3 minutes later, Dawn came running down the stairs in black spandex pants and a blood red halter top."
"Nibblet, don't you have other colors in you're wardrobe? I think you've only worn black and red the entire time I've been here."
She snorted, then led everyone out the door, with hasty good-byes to Giles and the kids.
{~**~**~**~**~}
The mansion was clearly being used. The coat of dust once covering it was gone, everything was cleaned up, and they could hear giggles from upstairs. They purposefully strode toward the stairs, with Spike in front, until he stopped short, staring at a figure on the landing. Dawn and Oz quickly flanked his left side, with Cordy, Anya, and Hallie on the right.
"My Spoike." The dark haired, insane vampiress said, walking down to the bottom step
"Drusilla."
"Daddy's back Spike, we're going to be a family again, but this time with Daddy's real children."
"Dru, we'll never be a family again. The Poof ruined that chance years ago. Where's Angelus?"
"Right here, William."
They all looked up, to see Angelus on the balcony, looking down on them.
"Ah, it's my beautiful wife. I don't suppose you're here to join my family?"
"Where are my children Angelus?"
"Upstairs."
"Dru, baby, out of the way." Spike said, walking to the stairs.
Dru stepped to the side. Even if he was on the other side, she would always listen to Spike.
They all ran up the stairs, Cordy training her crossbow at Dru the entire time, while Oz, Hallie, and Anya all had theirs trained on Angelus.
Spike, following the sounds of laughter went into one of the spare bedrooms and found the kids sitting on the bed, watching Disney, and laughing.
"Hey bits, its time to come home now."
"Hey Uncle Spike!" Over the last couple weeks, they had all gotten to calling him that, even Anna.
"Uncle Spike?" Angelus snorted, "That's got to be the funniest thing I've ever heard. When did you get to playing with little ones instead of eating them?"
"Bout the same time you got to being a non soul carrying member of the evil vampire club."
"Wait. You're different William... You... you have a soul!"
"Wow, right in one Poofster!"
"But how? You couldn't have been cursed, you were neutered!"
"Ever think maybe I wanted it?"
Angelus laughed. "Want it? Who would want.. you're serious."
"Yeah, I'm serious. come on kiddies, time to get home."
The kids got up, and started to go over to Spike. Dawn and everyone else were standing in the doorway, and had been watching the conversation with interest.
Angelus let Joy and Anna pass him, but grabbed and picked up Will.
"Daddy," he whined. "I'm too big to be picked up."
"Angelus, put him down." ordered Spike, while Anya and Hallie pulled the girls behind them.
"Why? I think I want to spend a little Father-Son time with my little boy. Like, maybe forever."
"Angelus, it's against the code to vamp a child."
"Screw the code."
"Even if we let you do it, he'll be miserable in two hundred years, when he realizes he'll never get to grow up."
"Hey, but the first couple hundred would be fun. And I can always stake him."
"You'd stake your own son?" Dawn whispered.
"Hey, to repeat a friend I saw recently- I killed my own family didn't I?"
Dawn started to tremble violently. Spike gathered her into his arms.
"Hallie, you can teleport people with you, can't you?"
"Of course. All good vengeance demons have that power." she said with a glance at Anya. Ever since Xander, Anya had done minimal vengeance, and had been repremanded by D' Hoffryn countless times. He had taken away her power to teleport people as a punishment for not being demon enough.
"Teleport yourself and the kids back to the house. Anya, you go too."
They silently did what he asked.
"Wow William, you've grown up. All daddy like. Now let go of my wife before I stake you."
Dawn pushed away from Spike. "I'm not your wife. Now give me my son back."
"I always wondered why you wanted to name our son Will. I've finally figured it out. You're in love with my childe!"
"Dawn?" asked Spike.
Angelus vamped out and Will screamed. "How dare you love another! You're mine!"
"You're scaring him!"
"I have an idea." Angelus grinned wickedly, "I'll let Will go, in exchange for Dawn."
"That was your plan all along, wasn't it? Kidnap the kids, trade them for me, and use the little old key to start an apocalypse."
"Not quite. You see, I don't really want to end the world. I'd have nothing to eat. I've made a deal with someone who does want to, well not quite end the world, but do a large amount of damage. We use you to first open, then close the dimension portals, letting loose all sorts of nasties onto the planet earth. But, with my clever plan, there will be no slayer to stop it."
"When I die, another-"
"That's the beauty of the plan. We've figured out a way to open and close the portals without killing you. The killing comes later, once we- myself, the kids, Dru, Spike, and your slowly dying body to our custom-made demon dimension, where I vamp you and we live happily ever after."
"Who?"
"Oh come on. This isn't a movie, and I'm not that dumb. Evil Villain Rule #1 'Never tell all your secrets to the hero, even if you know you will win."
"Can we talk about it quickly?"
"Be my guest." he motioned to the next room.
As soon as they got in, Spike warned them not to talk.
"Vamp hearing."
Oz pulled out a notebook and started writing.
-Dawn, agree to switch. The second Will is in Cordy's arms, everyone back against the wall. Dawn, try to stay calm, I have complete control over it, I can knock him out without hurting you. I'll wolf out, knock him out, and we can get out.-
They all nodded their heads and walked out of the room.
"I'll do it." she said quietly. "Hand Will to Cordy, and I'll come to you."
She started to walk towards him, he let Will run to Cordelia. Angelus grabbed her and held her tight.
"You're mine, lover." he whispered in her ear, oblivious to the fact that everyone was backing up against the wall.
Oz wolfed out, and leaped at Angel. Dawn pulled out of his grasp and curled in to a ball on the floor. Oz knocked the vampire to the ground, and immediately jumped away and morphed into a human.
Dawn walked over to the inert form of the vampire she had once loved. Spike came up behind her and handed her a stake.
"No."
"Why, Nibblet?"
"I...I can't do it."
"I'll do it."
"No!"
"He'll just attack again."
"I know."
Cordelia came over to them.
"She does this every single time he comes. We defeat him, she won't let us kill him Just let her be."
They strode out of the house, Spike having to throw Dru against a wall to prevent her from attacking the humans. They made a quick stop in the kitchen and took the large container of Amares from the fridge.
"But Spike!" Dru called after him, "Don't you want to be a family?"
As they piled into Oz's van, the werewolf commented,
"Is it me, or was that way to easy?"
"It's daylight. All the fledglings are asleep."
"Still..."
[Sinister Music Here]
^^^^^^^^^^^^ I could have ended it here, but then there'd be no Spike/Dawn! So, its not over yet, expect another chapter soon, with Dawn and Spike talking about the things Angelus said. Be patient, Spawn smoochies will happen! Hey, reviewers I got a question: Who, if anyone should I pair Oz with? Thank you for your kind reviews! ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Chapter: A Sinister Plan, and the Reappearance of Yet More Characters
Author: Niki (Sunnygurlie)
Rating: PG13 If you watch Buffy, you can read this. It's got some sexual innuendo and a little swearing(Bloody Hell mostly)
Spoilers: Takes place ten years after the end of season six, so anything up to season six is fair game. Season 7 didn't happen. I don't watch Angel, so Cordy & Angel's timeline thing is kind of warped. Here, Angel and Cordy had started Angel Investigations, and Cordy had become half demon. Connor never existed, and none of the other characters are mentioned. And, because I felt like it, Cordy had a baby with Doyle.
Summary: Ten years after season six, Dawn is a single mother, Buffy is dead, and Willow and Xander are married and have a baby. Dawn is being hunted by Angelus, and Spike comes back to Sunnydale with a little surprise.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Jos owns everything. Although I wish I owned Spike (insert evil laugh here)
Ships: Xander/Willow, talks about Angel/Dawn, Will eventually be Spike/Dawn.
A/N-to make things less confusing, Willow's nickname will be Wills, and William will be Will. In this part, Angelus refers to Spike as William. In that scene, Will will always be the little boy, and William will be the vampire. It's so confusing! There's Willow, William the little boy, William the Vampire, and Liam the Vampire (Angel).
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well, here's the next part! I'm typing as fast as I can, but I'm having a viscous attack of life right now. Please be patient! Luv you guys! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Wednesday Morning-
"Joy, Anna, wake up!" Dawn called, poking her head into the girls' room. When she saw signs of movement, she continued on to the next room.
"Will sweetie, time to get up!" He got right out of bed and ran for the bathroom. Even though Maggie was only nine, she had already learned the concept of morning bathroom hogging, spending forever making sure her hair was 'just right' and her lip gloss, the only make-up Dawn allowed her, was just perfect. Will had learned if he wanted to get to the bathroom, he had to run for it before his cousin awoke.
As she went to open the door to Maggie's room, Dawn realized from the low murmur that Spike was already in his daughter's room. He came out, and pulled Dawn downstairs.
"Nibblet, Can Maggie stay home from school today? I want to go out with her, have a daddy-daughter bonding day."
"Spike, of course, but what will you do? There's not a lot of stuff you can do with your little sun allergy."
"Well....you know when I went patrolling last night?"
"Yeah..."
"I kind of dropped in on the mansion. It wasn't my fault that a bottle of Amares was in the kitchen cabinet."
"Spike!"
"Sorry Nibblet."
"What if you got yourself staked? Where would Maggie and Anna be?"
"I wanted to live a normal live. Even for just twelve hours. To be able to walk in the sunlight with my little girl." A single tear fell down his face.
"I understand Spike." Dawn said quietly.
Spike whispered, "Thank you" and then turned around and went into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Dawn called Sunnydale Elementary to tell them that Maggie was sick and wouldn't be in school today. She then decided that today, she would let the other kids ride the bus. They considered this a treat, and she hadn't let them ride since Angelus came back, but they needed something to lift their spirits, not to mention keep them from getting jealous about Maggie being allowed to miss school. She gave each of them a note for their teacher saying that they would be taking the bus today, instead of being picked up like usual.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Dawn was grocery shopping. Four kids and one vampire, plus herself went through an unbelievable amount of food. She was almost done, and the carriage almost full. She tossed a box of weatabix into it, knowing Spike would appreciate them for his blood. She had gotten a couple containers from the butcher, and planned to stop at Willie's for some human blood later She continued around the store, tossing things into the carriage. She went around a corner and saw yet another person she hadn't seen in about a decade.
"Oz?"
"Dawnie? Is that you?"
"Yeah. You're back in town?"
"Yeah, Dingoes is on a break between tours, so I'm in town for a couple months." he smiled. "Just got back today. I haven't gotten up enough courage to go talk to Willow, though."
Dawn laughed. "I've been hearing about how succesful Dingoes is. I actually got to say Hey, I knew them back when they were in high school the other day. About Willow... She's not in town anymore.."
"What?"
"She, Xander, and Elizabeth are at Wills' grandmother's house, family reunion. And they plan to stay away from Sunnydale indefinitely. Tired of the Hellmouth and evil stuff"
"Elizabeth? Isn't that Bufffy's real name? How is she?"
"Oh god, I forgot you'd been gone for so long."
"What?"
"Well, for one thing, Buffy died eight years ago, in a plane crash,"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"It's okay.. Also, Willow and Xander are married, and with a daughter name Elizabeth. She's 1 1/2."
"Oh."
"Yeah." Dawn gave him a quick overview of the last 10 years. Buffy died, she was the slayer, Angelus was back, etc.
"Wow."
"Yeah, wow just about sums it up."
"Hey, you want to go to lunch or something?"
"That'd be cool." They set up to meet at the diner in an hour, so that Dawn could go home and put her groceries away.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Spike was having the time of his unlife. He was walking around the Sunnydale Zoo with Maggie. She was currently staring at the lions in wonder. This morning they had gone out to breakfast, then to the movies. After seeing Harry Potter 7, they had gone to lunch, then the aquarium, and now they were at their final stop of the day. Dawn had asked Spike to get home around 3:45 so he could meet the kids at their bus stop. It was almost 3:20, and he was attempting to figure out how to get Maggie away from the lions.
After about ten minutes, an ice cream cone, and a promise of a Saturday at the Zoo with her cousins, they were on their way to Giles'. After a few hours of research, they had decided that the cross burning her was a sign that she was starting to show her vampiric abilities, and therefore her slayer abilities should soon follow. Giles wanted to start training her early, so she was to start that afternoon.
Spike drove back to the Summers house, and walked down the street to wait with the other parents at the bus stop. The long yellow vehicle arrived and dumped its load of children, but Joy, Will, and Anna were not among them. Spike stepped into the bus and asked the driver about the children.
"Joy and William and their cousin? They were getting on the bus this afternoon, but Joy and Will's father told them that their mom sent him to bring them home. They went off with him."
"Was their father a tall, dark type? Wearing all black?"
"Yeah..."
"Bloody Hell!"
"Watch what you say, there are children on this bus!"
Spike ignored him and ran back to the house. He found Dawn's cell phone number sitting on the counter, and immediately dialed.
{~**~**~**~**~}
RING....RING
Dawn's cell phone went off while she and Oz were sitting on a bench in the park, just talking.
"Hello?.....Spike!....What?...Oh my god!....I'll be home in a couple minutes.....Just calm down and call Giles and teh rest of the scoobies, everything will be okay....bye."
"What's wrong?"
"My twins and Spike's niece, who he raised as his daughter have been kidnapped by my ex-husband."
"Ex-husband?"
"Angelus."
"Wow"
"Again with the wow. Sorry, but I have to run."
"Let me drive you. Besides, I might be of some help in saving the kids. I can wolf out on command now, and keep control of myself in that form too."
"I'd love to have you're help, thanks Oz."
They climbed into his van, and headed for Revello Drive.
{~**~**~**~**~}
Dawn and Oz rushed into the house to see Spike pacing across the living room, Cordy cleaning weapons, Anya and Hallie, who always helped the scoobies when there was an extremely bad crisis, were sparring, Kim and Maggie were doing homework, and Giles was sitting on the couch, with his head in his arms.
"Oz, this is Hallie, she's a vengeance demon, friend of Anya's; Hallie, meet Oz, he's a werewolf, ex of Willow's" she said, pointing at the vengeance demon.
"Hi Everybody." he said.
"Giles, as the only full human, you're going to stay here."
"Isn't Cordelia-" asked Oz.
"Half-demon, I get visions that save people."
"Wow."
"But Dawnie.." Giles was finally able to put in.
"Giles! My children are in danger! Watch Maggie and Kim please."
"Yes Dawnie." he said resignedly.
"Hallie, Anya and Cordy, you're one team. Spike, me, and Oz are number two. Spike drank some stuff that makes him able to be in the sun. Angel has the same stuff, hence the being able to kidnap the kids. I want each of you to have at least five stakes, one axe, and a crossbow. Each of you grab a cross from the top of the trunk and put it on." she laughed "Well, except for you Spike. It wouldn't hurt to have a couple bottles of holy water on you either. Give me five minutes to get out of this skirt, and I'll be ready." unlike Buffy, Dawn refused to slay in a skirt.
Exactly 3 minutes later, Dawn came running down the stairs in black spandex pants and a blood red halter top."
"Nibblet, don't you have other colors in you're wardrobe? I think you've only worn black and red the entire time I've been here."
She snorted, then led everyone out the door, with hasty good-byes to Giles and the kids.
{~**~**~**~**~}
The mansion was clearly being used. The coat of dust once covering it was gone, everything was cleaned up, and they could hear giggles from upstairs. They purposefully strode toward the stairs, with Spike in front, until he stopped short, staring at a figure on the landing. Dawn and Oz quickly flanked his left side, with Cordy, Anya, and Hallie on the right.
"My Spoike." The dark haired, insane vampiress said, walking down to the bottom step
"Drusilla."
"Daddy's back Spike, we're going to be a family again, but this time with Daddy's real children."
"Dru, we'll never be a family again. The Poof ruined that chance years ago. Where's Angelus?"
"Right here, William."
They all looked up, to see Angelus on the balcony, looking down on them.
"Ah, it's my beautiful wife. I don't suppose you're here to join my family?"
"Where are my children Angelus?"
"Upstairs."
"Dru, baby, out of the way." Spike said, walking to the stairs.
Dru stepped to the side. Even if he was on the other side, she would always listen to Spike.
They all ran up the stairs, Cordy training her crossbow at Dru the entire time, while Oz, Hallie, and Anya all had theirs trained on Angelus.
Spike, following the sounds of laughter went into one of the spare bedrooms and found the kids sitting on the bed, watching Disney, and laughing.
"Hey bits, its time to come home now."
"Hey Uncle Spike!" Over the last couple weeks, they had all gotten to calling him that, even Anna.
"Uncle Spike?" Angelus snorted, "That's got to be the funniest thing I've ever heard. When did you get to playing with little ones instead of eating them?"
"Bout the same time you got to being a non soul carrying member of the evil vampire club."
"Wait. You're different William... You... you have a soul!"
"Wow, right in one Poofster!"
"But how? You couldn't have been cursed, you were neutered!"
"Ever think maybe I wanted it?"
Angelus laughed. "Want it? Who would want.. you're serious."
"Yeah, I'm serious. come on kiddies, time to get home."
The kids got up, and started to go over to Spike. Dawn and everyone else were standing in the doorway, and had been watching the conversation with interest.
Angelus let Joy and Anna pass him, but grabbed and picked up Will.
"Daddy," he whined. "I'm too big to be picked up."
"Angelus, put him down." ordered Spike, while Anya and Hallie pulled the girls behind them.
"Why? I think I want to spend a little Father-Son time with my little boy. Like, maybe forever."
"Angelus, it's against the code to vamp a child."
"Screw the code."
"Even if we let you do it, he'll be miserable in two hundred years, when he realizes he'll never get to grow up."
"Hey, but the first couple hundred would be fun. And I can always stake him."
"You'd stake your own son?" Dawn whispered.
"Hey, to repeat a friend I saw recently- I killed my own family didn't I?"
Dawn started to tremble violently. Spike gathered her into his arms.
"Hallie, you can teleport people with you, can't you?"
"Of course. All good vengeance demons have that power." she said with a glance at Anya. Ever since Xander, Anya had done minimal vengeance, and had been repremanded by D' Hoffryn countless times. He had taken away her power to teleport people as a punishment for not being demon enough.
"Teleport yourself and the kids back to the house. Anya, you go too."
They silently did what he asked.
"Wow William, you've grown up. All daddy like. Now let go of my wife before I stake you."
Dawn pushed away from Spike. "I'm not your wife. Now give me my son back."
"I always wondered why you wanted to name our son Will. I've finally figured it out. You're in love with my childe!"
"Dawn?" asked Spike.
Angelus vamped out and Will screamed. "How dare you love another! You're mine!"
"You're scaring him!"
"I have an idea." Angelus grinned wickedly, "I'll let Will go, in exchange for Dawn."
"That was your plan all along, wasn't it? Kidnap the kids, trade them for me, and use the little old key to start an apocalypse."
"Not quite. You see, I don't really want to end the world. I'd have nothing to eat. I've made a deal with someone who does want to, well not quite end the world, but do a large amount of damage. We use you to first open, then close the dimension portals, letting loose all sorts of nasties onto the planet earth. But, with my clever plan, there will be no slayer to stop it."
"When I die, another-"
"That's the beauty of the plan. We've figured out a way to open and close the portals without killing you. The killing comes later, once we- myself, the kids, Dru, Spike, and your slowly dying body to our custom-made demon dimension, where I vamp you and we live happily ever after."
"Who?"
"Oh come on. This isn't a movie, and I'm not that dumb. Evil Villain Rule #1 'Never tell all your secrets to the hero, even if you know you will win."
"Can we talk about it quickly?"
"Be my guest." he motioned to the next room.
As soon as they got in, Spike warned them not to talk.
"Vamp hearing."
Oz pulled out a notebook and started writing.
-Dawn, agree to switch. The second Will is in Cordy's arms, everyone back against the wall. Dawn, try to stay calm, I have complete control over it, I can knock him out without hurting you. I'll wolf out, knock him out, and we can get out.-
They all nodded their heads and walked out of the room.
"I'll do it." she said quietly. "Hand Will to Cordy, and I'll come to you."
She started to walk towards him, he let Will run to Cordelia. Angelus grabbed her and held her tight.
"You're mine, lover." he whispered in her ear, oblivious to the fact that everyone was backing up against the wall.
Oz wolfed out, and leaped at Angel. Dawn pulled out of his grasp and curled in to a ball on the floor. Oz knocked the vampire to the ground, and immediately jumped away and morphed into a human.
Dawn walked over to the inert form of the vampire she had once loved. Spike came up behind her and handed her a stake.
"No."
"Why, Nibblet?"
"I...I can't do it."
"I'll do it."
"No!"
"He'll just attack again."
"I know."
Cordelia came over to them.
"She does this every single time he comes. We defeat him, she won't let us kill him Just let her be."
They strode out of the house, Spike having to throw Dru against a wall to prevent her from attacking the humans. They made a quick stop in the kitchen and took the large container of Amares from the fridge.
"But Spike!" Dru called after him, "Don't you want to be a family?"
As they piled into Oz's van, the werewolf commented,
"Is it me, or was that way to easy?"
"It's daylight. All the fledglings are asleep."
"Still..."
[Sinister Music Here]
^^^^^^^^^^^^ I could have ended it here, but then there'd be no Spike/Dawn! So, its not over yet, expect another chapter soon, with Dawn and Spike talking about the things Angelus said. Be patient, Spawn smoochies will happen! Hey, reviewers I got a question: Who, if anyone should I pair Oz with? Thank you for your kind reviews! ^^^^^^^^^^^^