Part 7
"So, Angelus is this my new grandmum?" Spike asked with a smirk.
"Grandmum?! What's he talking about pookie bear?"
Willow and Buffy both mouth pookie bear at each other.
"Well I see you've traded up in the intelligence area, Angel."
Buffy turned to glare at Spike. God this was her worst nightmare. All she needed now was her mom and Snyder to come through the library doors.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Buffy closed her eyes and whimpered. SHIT! Would she never learn to not think any of those kinds of thoughts especially when you're standing over the hellmouth?
Spike's smirk turned into a full-fledged beaming smile as Joyce and Snyder came through the library doors. This was better than Passions.
"Buffy! I'm so glad you're here." Joyce said as she slipped her hand in Snyder's.
Buffy turned tortured eyes to Oz.
"I'm gonna be seeing a shrink until I'm like forty." Xander mumbled. He had to get out of there before that image was scarred on to his retinas for life. "Um, I'm gonna make a snack run. Anyone want anything?"
Cordelia jumped up, "I'll go with you." Cordelia gave Xander a you are SO not gonna leave me here look.
As much as Willow would have liked to escape along with Xander she couldn't abandon Buffy. "Could you bring me back a Pepsi?"
Joyce noticed her daughter holding hands with someone new and smiled. She hoped Buffy was happy with this new person as she was with Harold.
"Now, Harold I know you two have had your differences in the past . . ."
"Differences?"
Buffy interrupts her mom. "Mom, he expelled me from school. You had to go to
the Board to get me reinstated."
"Buffy, must you always focus on the negative? You're never going to like anyone I bring home that isn't your father are you?"
Spike opened his mouth to say something but Willow elbowed him, "Please?"
Spike leaned down to nip at her pouting lip, "You know, there are other ways to keep my mouth occupied so I'm not tempted to torture Slutty."
Willow smiled as she kissed Spike, "Hmm, good idea."
Snyder narrowed his eyes as he noticed Willow kissing a blonde man. "Hey now, these public displays of affection are not allowed in my school."
Spike ignored him and continued to kiss Willow. Snyder made a move to stop their display and Buffy debated whether or not to stop him. Spike could kill Snyder and she could kill Spike. It was a win-win situation.
Joyce tightened her hold on Snyder's hand, "Leave them alone, Harold. I think it's sweet." She leaned her head onto his shoulder, "Don't you remember your first love?"
Snyder smiled and placed a kiss on Joyce's head, "No, but I remember my LAST love."
"Not if I can help it." Buffy mumbled.
"Can we go now?" Harmony asked Angel. "I don't want to hang out with all these losers."
Buffy beamed over at Harmony, "Feel free to leave any time you want, Harmony."
"Is there something I can help you with, Principal Snyder?" Giles felt it was time for him to intervene before Buffy did something they'd all regret.
"Well, you can tell me why you all are meeting here after hours?"
Buffy turned frantic eyes to her mother. Oh God, she wouldn't tell Snyder about her Slaying would she?
"Research. The children are helping research a project I'm working on."
Snyder looked over to where Willow and Spike were kissing and then back at Giles, "Yes, I see how much they're helping."
Joyce leaned in to whisper something in Snyder's ear which caused him to blush and clear his throat. "Oh yes of course. Well carry on. We'll leave you to your research."
As Snyder turned to leave he wrapped his arm around Joyce's waist.
"Ewww! Did your mom just put her hand on Snyder's butt?" Harmony asked horrified.
Spike raised his head. Bloody hell and he'd missed it. He looked down at Willow's swollen lips and shrugged. It had definitely been worth it.
Before Spike could lean down again Angel placed a book between Spike and Willow. "Make yourself useful, boy. Find out what's happening."
Spike looked over at Harmony and back at Angel, "Sure thing, gramps."
Harmony wrinkled her brow, "Why does he keep referring to you like you're his grandfather?"
" 'Cause he is."
Giles rolled his eyes. He didn't have time for this. Buffy and the others were counting on him to find a cure and this soap opera was distracting him from using his full intellect.
In a bored tone Giles answered Harmony, "Druscilla was Spike's sire, Angel was Druscilla's sire, hence the grandfather references."
"Sire? What's a sire?"
Buffy smirked, "Angel? Did you forget to tell your new love a few things?" Buffy leaned into Oz's embrace and waited for Angel to tell Harmony that he is a vampire.
Harmony looked over at Buffy and then back at Angel, "Like what?"
Before anyone could answer Xander and Cordy returned with snacks. "We come bearing snacks. I saw Snyder in the hallway so knew it was safe to return. So . . . did we miss anything?"
Spike grinned, "Nope. Angel here was just getting ready to tell Harmony all about our family secret."
"What? There's a secret besides the whole vampire thing? What is it and why didn't we know about it?"
"VAMPIRE?!"
Xander looked sheepishly at Angel, "Umm, oops?"
Cordelia rolls her eyes and looks bored, "Yes Harm. Angel's a vampire. But he's a GOOD vampire. He helps us and stuff. Now Spike on the other hand is evil and would kill us without blinking an eye."
Spike preened at Cordelia's compliment.
Harmony looked at Angel who was studiously avoiding her eyes. With a small smile she wraps her arms around Angel's waist and kisses his chin, "Mmm, just like in that Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt movie."
"Bloody poofters." Spike mumbles. "Now Antonio Banderas' character. That was a vampire."
"Yes, yes very interesting. But time is of the essence. The longer we delay in finding a cure the harder it'll be for me to fix it." Giles began handing out books again.
Spike pulls Willow onto his lap as he opens the book that Angel gave him. Willow settles in and picks up the book that she used at the warehouse.
