Chapter 7
"Fire and Wind, help me now, grant me the wish I long most dearly for, grant me the love of the man I see, and let him love me more than all the earth." Rang the love spell loud and true. The red aura it created spread like wildfire over Sunnydale, and unbeknownst to the caster her spell affected every man, and every woman in the town.
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"Spike, its really cold in here! Have you ever considered getting a heater or something?" Kira called down to Spike who was brooding in the lower recesses of his crypt.
"Why? I don't feel any cold!" Spike retorted. He had been in a dreadful mood all day and Kira had not figured out why.
"I'm cold though." Kira replied peeking over the edge of the lip leading down bellow.
"Well then go somewhere else!" he called back angrily.
Anger suddenly grew in Kira's heart and she replied. "Fine then I will." Grabbing her coat Kira was almost to the door when Spike emerged from his cave.
"No don't go." He said softly.
"Apparently I am not welcome." Kira retorted and turned to go.
"Kira," Spike said moving swiftly to hold her back softly by her arm. "I'm sorry. It was a bad day." Kira did not answer. "Look," Spike said anger filling his voice again. "I haven't eaten in three days, I have an idiot demon guy I owe money hounding me day and night and I haven't slept for even longer."
"I see, and you couldn't have asked me for any help about that could you. Oh no, much to arrogant to do that."
Spike visibly tensed and Kira could tell that he was trying hard to keep his vampire features from remaining unseen. "Sod off," he said and released her arm and walked away. Kira quietly left.
"Much too arrogant to do that." Spike mimicked. "Bloody hell, I don't know what I was thinking about getting involved with her."
"Spike." a sensuous voice called as the door to the crypt opened again. A startled look came over Spike's face and he turned to see Kira lustrously spreading herself across the doorway.
"Wha." he began, but Kira moved swift as lightning as she pinned him to the wall before he could blink. Her hands slipped up along his sides and wrapped themselves in his hair. Spike tried to pull away, but he could not disentangle himself from her grasp without having to hurt her and giving him excruciating pain to the head.
"Kira," he pleaded, but her lips closed on his and the rest of his words were drowned out.
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Angel had come to visit Buffy for a few days. He came in the cover of darkness at the new moon. He was supposed to meet Buffy at her house and there they could talk in peace since her mother was gone for the weekend. When he got there, Buffy answered the door enthusiastically.
"Hey!" she said opening the door wide to let him in. at that moment Angel saw a red mist come down over her face and suddenly Buffy's eyes grew dark. Slowly she reached out for him and Angel turned and ran.
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From what Buffy had told him Angel found Spike's crypt fairly easily. Inside he found Spike chained to his own bed and Kira lay next to him playing with his hair. Spike looked up to see Angel and a look of relief came over his face.
"A little help," he mumbled. At Spike's words Kira whirled to face Angel. A coy smile lit up her face and her blue-green eyes were glowing.
"Angel, what are you doing here?" she asked coyly.
"Saving you from a very bad dream when this is over." He said gently pulling her off the bed and securely into his arms. Thankfully, Kira was still mostly clothed.
"But I wasn't done playing." She pouted.
"You are now." Angel said firmly. Gently he set her down on the ground and went to free Spike. Once Spike had been released he quickly pulled his shirt back on and looked at Angel curiously.
"When did you get here?" he asked.
"Just a few minutes ago." Angel replied. "I was going to catch up with Buffy, but the spell came over her just as I arrived. I managed to outrun her, and figured I should come find you. She said something about you two had been spending a lot of time together."
"Well thanks. If you hadn't come the little dove here would have been all silver and stuff."
"Yeah, that would be bad." Angel agreed. "We should get back to Buffy's and contain her. Then go find Giles and Xander. They could be in trouble too."
"Agreed."
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Giles and Xander however didn't seem to be in any trouble. Xander and Aya were well. Giles had stayed home all night, alone, thankfully. Unfortunately as soon as Spike brought Kira into the house half-asleep Giles was smitten.
"Great!" Angel said in exasperation. "A lust spell and not just for one, but TWO!"
"That's bad right?" Spike asked.
"Uh-huh. Every man and woman in the whole town will be like this," indicating Giles and Kira who were know tied up on opposite sides of the room.
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It wasn't hard for Angel and Spike to figure out where the spell was coming from once they managed to get Giles away from Kira. Using some sort of weird amulet that only Giles could produce on the spot, they soon came to a house just a few blocks from Buffy's. Everything was quiet inside, and dark, except for one light on in the back. Unfortunately, since the doors were locked, only Giles could enter.
What he found was not good. The house was set up much like Buffy's, so through the back door Giles came into the kitchen. Sprawled on the floor surrounded by various magical implements was a young girl of about the age 15. The spell she had been attempting, Giles could see from the spell book open on the ground, was far too advanced for someone with no magical experience, and since the girl had obviously made the spell work, it seemed the effort had drained any strength she had in her.
Giles quickly pulled the girl up into a sitting position and forced some water and herbs down her throat. She revived immediately and began to shriek when she saw Angel and Spike standing the doorway. They both quickly wiped their vampire guises away.
Giles whispered into the girl's ear calmly. "We are friends. Invite them it."
Meekly, the girl said, "Come in."
Angel and Spike entered, Angel taking hold of the girl while Giles seized the spell book and began rifling through the pages for the reverse spell. It was not hard to find or perform, and Giles, Angel, and Spike left the girl on her kitchen floor, speechless.
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When they returned to Giles' house, Kira was slumped in her chair asleep, red hair cascading around her face. Giles removed her bonds, and Angel scooped her up in his arms.
"I'll take her home." He said.
Spike wanted to protest, but didn't. he left with Angel and watched silently as Angel carried Kira up the road to her apartment.
"Fire and Wind, help me now, grant me the wish I long most dearly for, grant me the love of the man I see, and let him love me more than all the earth." Rang the love spell loud and true. The red aura it created spread like wildfire over Sunnydale, and unbeknownst to the caster her spell affected every man, and every woman in the town.
**********
"Spike, its really cold in here! Have you ever considered getting a heater or something?" Kira called down to Spike who was brooding in the lower recesses of his crypt.
"Why? I don't feel any cold!" Spike retorted. He had been in a dreadful mood all day and Kira had not figured out why.
"I'm cold though." Kira replied peeking over the edge of the lip leading down bellow.
"Well then go somewhere else!" he called back angrily.
Anger suddenly grew in Kira's heart and she replied. "Fine then I will." Grabbing her coat Kira was almost to the door when Spike emerged from his cave.
"No don't go." He said softly.
"Apparently I am not welcome." Kira retorted and turned to go.
"Kira," Spike said moving swiftly to hold her back softly by her arm. "I'm sorry. It was a bad day." Kira did not answer. "Look," Spike said anger filling his voice again. "I haven't eaten in three days, I have an idiot demon guy I owe money hounding me day and night and I haven't slept for even longer."
"I see, and you couldn't have asked me for any help about that could you. Oh no, much to arrogant to do that."
Spike visibly tensed and Kira could tell that he was trying hard to keep his vampire features from remaining unseen. "Sod off," he said and released her arm and walked away. Kira quietly left.
"Much too arrogant to do that." Spike mimicked. "Bloody hell, I don't know what I was thinking about getting involved with her."
"Spike." a sensuous voice called as the door to the crypt opened again. A startled look came over Spike's face and he turned to see Kira lustrously spreading herself across the doorway.
"Wha." he began, but Kira moved swift as lightning as she pinned him to the wall before he could blink. Her hands slipped up along his sides and wrapped themselves in his hair. Spike tried to pull away, but he could not disentangle himself from her grasp without having to hurt her and giving him excruciating pain to the head.
"Kira," he pleaded, but her lips closed on his and the rest of his words were drowned out.
**********
Angel had come to visit Buffy for a few days. He came in the cover of darkness at the new moon. He was supposed to meet Buffy at her house and there they could talk in peace since her mother was gone for the weekend. When he got there, Buffy answered the door enthusiastically.
"Hey!" she said opening the door wide to let him in. at that moment Angel saw a red mist come down over her face and suddenly Buffy's eyes grew dark. Slowly she reached out for him and Angel turned and ran.
**********
From what Buffy had told him Angel found Spike's crypt fairly easily. Inside he found Spike chained to his own bed and Kira lay next to him playing with his hair. Spike looked up to see Angel and a look of relief came over his face.
"A little help," he mumbled. At Spike's words Kira whirled to face Angel. A coy smile lit up her face and her blue-green eyes were glowing.
"Angel, what are you doing here?" she asked coyly.
"Saving you from a very bad dream when this is over." He said gently pulling her off the bed and securely into his arms. Thankfully, Kira was still mostly clothed.
"But I wasn't done playing." She pouted.
"You are now." Angel said firmly. Gently he set her down on the ground and went to free Spike. Once Spike had been released he quickly pulled his shirt back on and looked at Angel curiously.
"When did you get here?" he asked.
"Just a few minutes ago." Angel replied. "I was going to catch up with Buffy, but the spell came over her just as I arrived. I managed to outrun her, and figured I should come find you. She said something about you two had been spending a lot of time together."
"Well thanks. If you hadn't come the little dove here would have been all silver and stuff."
"Yeah, that would be bad." Angel agreed. "We should get back to Buffy's and contain her. Then go find Giles and Xander. They could be in trouble too."
"Agreed."
**********
Giles and Xander however didn't seem to be in any trouble. Xander and Aya were well. Giles had stayed home all night, alone, thankfully. Unfortunately as soon as Spike brought Kira into the house half-asleep Giles was smitten.
"Great!" Angel said in exasperation. "A lust spell and not just for one, but TWO!"
"That's bad right?" Spike asked.
"Uh-huh. Every man and woman in the whole town will be like this," indicating Giles and Kira who were know tied up on opposite sides of the room.
**********
It wasn't hard for Angel and Spike to figure out where the spell was coming from once they managed to get Giles away from Kira. Using some sort of weird amulet that only Giles could produce on the spot, they soon came to a house just a few blocks from Buffy's. Everything was quiet inside, and dark, except for one light on in the back. Unfortunately, since the doors were locked, only Giles could enter.
What he found was not good. The house was set up much like Buffy's, so through the back door Giles came into the kitchen. Sprawled on the floor surrounded by various magical implements was a young girl of about the age 15. The spell she had been attempting, Giles could see from the spell book open on the ground, was far too advanced for someone with no magical experience, and since the girl had obviously made the spell work, it seemed the effort had drained any strength she had in her.
Giles quickly pulled the girl up into a sitting position and forced some water and herbs down her throat. She revived immediately and began to shriek when she saw Angel and Spike standing the doorway. They both quickly wiped their vampire guises away.
Giles whispered into the girl's ear calmly. "We are friends. Invite them it."
Meekly, the girl said, "Come in."
Angel and Spike entered, Angel taking hold of the girl while Giles seized the spell book and began rifling through the pages for the reverse spell. It was not hard to find or perform, and Giles, Angel, and Spike left the girl on her kitchen floor, speechless.
**********
When they returned to Giles' house, Kira was slumped in her chair asleep, red hair cascading around her face. Giles removed her bonds, and Angel scooped her up in his arms.
"I'll take her home." He said.
Spike wanted to protest, but didn't. he left with Angel and watched silently as Angel carried Kira up the road to her apartment.
