Author notes: Thanks to Chelsea18 for reviewing, now I'll love you forever. I also refuse to think that Angelus didn't sire Spike… Joss was on drugs or something.

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13 minutes, the boy hadn't opened his mouth in 13 full minutes. Angelus was getting worried. Will could rarely keep his mouth shut for 13 seconds.

Angelus had explained William how things were going to be. That he was to address him as Sire and that he was from now on his Childe. He had explained the relationships between Sire and Childer in great detail hoping he'd understand that Drusilla wouldn't be able to teach and train him properly. Angelus took a glance at his watch. 14 minutes. Angelus sighed and decided to give him half an hour.

Spike was trying to understand everything that had happened in the last year, and how it all had come to this. An hour ago he thought he was going to be flogged, the day before he had gone out with Dru while Angelus and super-bitch had gone to some fancy party. 3 weeks ago he got them kicked out of Yorkshire. 6 months ago he had dug out his way out of his grave and had met his Sire. His Sire, a beautiful girl that had been the first and last being that had truly *seen* him during his human life. That girl had been his whole world for maybe 2 weeks. After that he had met "daddy" and all had gone straight to hell. Yeh, good things don't last. And it all led back here. In this room, where he was trying not to have a violent reaction against the aforementioned "daddy". How could he imply that Drusilla, his beautiful princess couldn't be a proper Sire? Did he really think that he would choose him over her? That is if the bloody poof was even giving him a choice

17 minutes and William finally broke the silence

"Thanks for the offer mate, but I already have a Sire" he didn't meet the older vampire's eyes. Will started for the door, but Angelus' voice stopped him.

"You're what Will? 6, 7 months old?" Will nodded "so, since you rose, how many times have you called her 'Sire'? How many times has she demanded you to do it?"

Never. They both knew that, but Spike couldn't bring himself to say it aloud so he just turned his back to Angelus and walked out of the study.

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"That went well" said a mocking female voice by the doorway.

"Darling" said Angelus forcing a smile. He went behind her and placed his hands on her hips "he'll come around" Darla stifled a snort "you'll see my love" the last words were a quiet whisper in her ear. She shivered and Angelus smirked to himself.

"Let's give the whelp sometime then" stated Darla in what she hoped was a matter-of-fact tone, and not the lust-filled one that she heard. Angelus almost chuckled. He considered the option of excusing himself and leaving Darla all hot and bothered. He let her drag him towards her bedroom –their bedroom most of the time-. She met his eyes and he kissed her, she started to kiss him back and he had to smile. She was so easy sometimes.

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 Spike was sulking. He knew it, Dru knew it… Angelus knew it. For Chris' sake, the whimpering human in the corner of the room knew it.

He didn't even want to get drunk and that by itself was downright scary. He had refused to go hunting. Actually, he had refused to go out of his room at all, but a minion had brought his meal, Spike was no fool, if the waves of fear that the minion had been sending were any indication, Angelus had sent the poor bloke with threats of bodily harm if Spike didn't take the human. So, he had thrown the human in the room and sent the minion away. But he was not hungry. Therefore the wimpy girl in the corner.

"Sir, p-plea…" Spike threw his arms up in annoyance at the sound of the voice. He crossed the room and broke the bint's neck before she could finish the sentence.

"I feel better" Spike said to himself "but I'm still not hungry". He let himself fall on the bed. To top it all now he'd have to justify the waste of a perfect good meal.

The sound of the door opening took Spike out of his reverie. He looked up to see his princess hovering over him.

"You didn't eat" she accused. He looked away "My Spike…" she said almost lovingly as she sat in the bed with him. She placed her little hands on either side of his face "You shouldn't been throwing a tantrum love" Spike stood up angrily, but regretted it when he saw Dru's face. He kneeled in front of her.

"I'm sorry pet. 's just…" he was cut off by a kiss. He climbed in the bed and straddled her "Sire" he moaned and tried to convince himself that saying it felt natural. Drusilla stopped short and looked around as if searching for something.

"Where?" she asked dumbfounded. Spike sat up and searched her face. She seemed coherent enough.

"Sire" he repeated without taking his eyes off her. She laughed, he tried to feel insulted by it, but it was such an innocent, childlike sound that he found himself giving her a tender smile instead.

"Silly William" she said still laughing "I'm your princess, you're my knight, my mate and the moon sings just for us" He stood up trying to process what Dru was saying "The King let the princess choose a new toy" alright, she was going to stop making sense any minute now "the doll was broken" yep, lost all coherency "daddy fixed it before letting me play with it" she could keep on going for hours.

For what Spike managed to grasp, Drusilla didn't consider herself his Sire, but his mate, which would be great if he weren't a 6 months old fledgling. And, why wasn't he breaking things? He should be angry, he knew it but having Dru accepting him as her mate just like that overrode having any negative feeling. He grinned as the importance of what she said finally hit him. He took her by the hand and laid her in the bed.

"I love you my sweet dark princess"

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TBC…