A/N: New chapter of Don't Tell Mom, people. You want this to stay, tell me.
It's been getting less screen time due to Izzy, but if you want more, then
let me know.
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It had been an evening of pure madness, Spike decided, watching the little girl happily bounce on the couch with her brother. Dawn had gone to one of her pre-natal classes, and had left Lexi and Ryan with Spike for the night. Now, the vampire was beginning to regret it.
He looked around at the devastation. Barbie videos alternated with Pokemon to be scattered around the television. Glitter, from an unsuccessful crafts project (he now also had pink glitter stuck to his black nails, not a good look) covered the table, in a sea of pink and shiny, (he was also trying to forget Lexi had consumed a large amount of glue) and two juice boxes lay on the floor, squashed, squirting their innards out, pathetically. He was coming to the end of his tether.
"All right," he cleared his throat. "Bed." Two innocent faces met his, and both children sat down on the couch with a bump.
"No bed," Ryan said with a glare. "Don't want to go to bed."
"No bed," echoed Lexi, smiling sweetly at the vampire. He groaned.
"C'mon you two," he growled. "Bed. Now."
"Nope," Ryan shook his head. Lexi shook hers too, but yawned.
"All right, you, Miss Summers, are going to bed," Spike informed her, scooping her up into his arms. Both of them looked confused.
"What's Summers?" Ryan asked, still scowling for good measure, in case Spike took his question to mean he was giving up.
"It's your mum's surname," Spike answered. "All right, Ryan. Fine. I'll put Lexi to bed, then come and get you."
How difficult could it be to put one nearly-three-year-old to bed?
Her little blue jammies were tucked under her pillow by Dawn in the mornings. He pulled them out. Lexi shook her head.
"Nope nope. Mommy makes me have a bath," she said helpfully. Spike had mental images that weren't pretty.
"Fine," he nodded grimly, tucking her under his arm, and taking her into the bathroom.
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"Too hot," Lexi said, with a beaming smile. He splooshed a lot of cold into the bath. Lexi dipped one toe into it, and gave a dramatic shiver.
"Too cold," she announced, clapping her hands. Spike frowned.
"Are you doing this to wind me up?" he demanded fiercely, attempting to summon his Big Bad persona. Lexi giggled.
Fifteen minutes later, she was seated in the bath, happily splashing away. He picked up the bottle of baby shampoo. Lexi pouted, and shook her head.
"No hair," she whimpered. "Stingy."
"Yes hair," he insisted. "Gotta do this right." Lexi fixed him with big, unhappy eyes as he washed her hair. He felt so bloody guilty, and he hadn't even done anything!
He washed the last of the soap from her hair, and she was all smiles again. She was singing away to herself, as he dried his hands with the towel.
"Spike," she called, in a sing-song tone. He turned around, and a wave of water hit him in the face. Lexi giggled happily at the soggy vampire.
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Fifteen minutes later, she was clad in the blue jammies, her shiny hair brushed, and tucked into bed.
"Night night," he said awkwardly, turning off the light. There was an outraged squeal from the bed.
"Light," she demanded. He flicked it back on again.
"Water," she said sweetly, her face wreathed in angelic smiles. He walked back to the kitchen, and poured her a glass, then brought it back. Delighted with her stalling-of-bed tactic, Lexi tried it again.
"Cookie," she said decisively.
He considered the options. She really wasn't supposed to eat cookies, but if, on the other hand, she decided to throw a Lexi-sized tantrum, it was better that she had the sugar.
"There," he said. "Night night Lexi. Sleep now." She nodded, and gave a huge yawn. He placed a hand on the door knob and-
"Need to go pee," she said, in a plaintive tone. He bit back the curse that sprang to mind.
"All right." She tossed back the bed covers, and trotted into the bathroom. He was still stood outside. She shook her head.
"No! No watch. Go 'way," she ordered, shutting the door. Well, that had told him off.
"Lexi, I don't care if the house is on fire, go to sleep," he yelled in frustration. Lexi yawned, and reached up to pat his cheek with a little hand.
"Night night, Spike," she sighed, falling asleep instantly in that little- kid way. He held a non-existant breath. Finally.
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As he walked into the living room, he could see Ryan's socked feet, poking out from underneath the couch. He hadn't the heart to tell the kid that his hiding place sucked.
He knelt down, and saw Ryan was fast asleep, still sprawled beneath the couch. He hauled him out, and lifted the boy up, and carried him off to bed. At last, the kids were in bed. Now to tidy up so Dawn didn't realise the Big Bad couldn't even control two blood packs.
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A/N: Experiences were taken from my own babysitting. Kids do this, people. They terrorize their babysitters!. If you like Lexi and Ryan, you'll like Colby from Bite-sized, and Bryn from Little Hero, both little kiddos with some magical abilities, and also, able to wrap our favourite vampires around their tiny fingers.
REVIEW!
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It had been an evening of pure madness, Spike decided, watching the little girl happily bounce on the couch with her brother. Dawn had gone to one of her pre-natal classes, and had left Lexi and Ryan with Spike for the night. Now, the vampire was beginning to regret it.
He looked around at the devastation. Barbie videos alternated with Pokemon to be scattered around the television. Glitter, from an unsuccessful crafts project (he now also had pink glitter stuck to his black nails, not a good look) covered the table, in a sea of pink and shiny, (he was also trying to forget Lexi had consumed a large amount of glue) and two juice boxes lay on the floor, squashed, squirting their innards out, pathetically. He was coming to the end of his tether.
"All right," he cleared his throat. "Bed." Two innocent faces met his, and both children sat down on the couch with a bump.
"No bed," Ryan said with a glare. "Don't want to go to bed."
"No bed," echoed Lexi, smiling sweetly at the vampire. He groaned.
"C'mon you two," he growled. "Bed. Now."
"Nope," Ryan shook his head. Lexi shook hers too, but yawned.
"All right, you, Miss Summers, are going to bed," Spike informed her, scooping her up into his arms. Both of them looked confused.
"What's Summers?" Ryan asked, still scowling for good measure, in case Spike took his question to mean he was giving up.
"It's your mum's surname," Spike answered. "All right, Ryan. Fine. I'll put Lexi to bed, then come and get you."
How difficult could it be to put one nearly-three-year-old to bed?
Her little blue jammies were tucked under her pillow by Dawn in the mornings. He pulled them out. Lexi shook her head.
"Nope nope. Mommy makes me have a bath," she said helpfully. Spike had mental images that weren't pretty.
"Fine," he nodded grimly, tucking her under his arm, and taking her into the bathroom.
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"Too hot," Lexi said, with a beaming smile. He splooshed a lot of cold into the bath. Lexi dipped one toe into it, and gave a dramatic shiver.
"Too cold," she announced, clapping her hands. Spike frowned.
"Are you doing this to wind me up?" he demanded fiercely, attempting to summon his Big Bad persona. Lexi giggled.
Fifteen minutes later, she was seated in the bath, happily splashing away. He picked up the bottle of baby shampoo. Lexi pouted, and shook her head.
"No hair," she whimpered. "Stingy."
"Yes hair," he insisted. "Gotta do this right." Lexi fixed him with big, unhappy eyes as he washed her hair. He felt so bloody guilty, and he hadn't even done anything!
He washed the last of the soap from her hair, and she was all smiles again. She was singing away to herself, as he dried his hands with the towel.
"Spike," she called, in a sing-song tone. He turned around, and a wave of water hit him in the face. Lexi giggled happily at the soggy vampire.
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Fifteen minutes later, she was clad in the blue jammies, her shiny hair brushed, and tucked into bed.
"Night night," he said awkwardly, turning off the light. There was an outraged squeal from the bed.
"Light," she demanded. He flicked it back on again.
"Water," she said sweetly, her face wreathed in angelic smiles. He walked back to the kitchen, and poured her a glass, then brought it back. Delighted with her stalling-of-bed tactic, Lexi tried it again.
"Cookie," she said decisively.
He considered the options. She really wasn't supposed to eat cookies, but if, on the other hand, she decided to throw a Lexi-sized tantrum, it was better that she had the sugar.
"There," he said. "Night night Lexi. Sleep now." She nodded, and gave a huge yawn. He placed a hand on the door knob and-
"Need to go pee," she said, in a plaintive tone. He bit back the curse that sprang to mind.
"All right." She tossed back the bed covers, and trotted into the bathroom. He was still stood outside. She shook her head.
"No! No watch. Go 'way," she ordered, shutting the door. Well, that had told him off.
"Lexi, I don't care if the house is on fire, go to sleep," he yelled in frustration. Lexi yawned, and reached up to pat his cheek with a little hand.
"Night night, Spike," she sighed, falling asleep instantly in that little- kid way. He held a non-existant breath. Finally.
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As he walked into the living room, he could see Ryan's socked feet, poking out from underneath the couch. He hadn't the heart to tell the kid that his hiding place sucked.
He knelt down, and saw Ryan was fast asleep, still sprawled beneath the couch. He hauled him out, and lifted the boy up, and carried him off to bed. At last, the kids were in bed. Now to tidy up so Dawn didn't realise the Big Bad couldn't even control two blood packs.
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A/N: Experiences were taken from my own babysitting. Kids do this, people. They terrorize their babysitters!. If you like Lexi and Ryan, you'll like Colby from Bite-sized, and Bryn from Little Hero, both little kiddos with some magical abilities, and also, able to wrap our favourite vampires around their tiny fingers.
REVIEW!