Title - Getting the Guy
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
Disclaimer - Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
Feedback - is a bright ray of sunshine in my day.
~*~Part Five~*~
Fred and Anya sat on the bed in the room Willow had chosen and waited for her to come out of the bathroom. She had been trying on outfits for the past hour trying to find the right one. Even though this wasn't a real date she still wanted to look good and make the right impression and she wanted Spike to see what he was missing. Fred looked up from the book she had been reading when Willow opened the door again. This time she was wearing black leather pants that hugged her hips and a lavender top. She looked stunning and she knew it.
"This is the best one yet. What do you two think?" she asked giving them a little twirl.
"You are going to knock both of them - well I would say dead but Spike is already part of the un-dead community so that wouldn't really apply so you're going to knock him dust" Fred finished her rambling.
"Yes Fred's right Spike will turn to dust when he sees you. In fact most of the men downstairs will" Anya then looked at Willow through narrowed eyes "Maybe that outfit is a little too nice, you should change. I wouldn't want my Xander getting any ideas."
"Maybe it is a little too much, I really do not want to attract to much attention to myself" Willow finished uncertainly. Even though she had come a long way since her high school days she usually became very self- conscious around Spike. She looked down at the outfit she had chosen and was about to grab something else when Fred stopped her.
"Willow you look fine. You didn't over do it, and even if you did it will only succeed in making Spike even more jealous that he is not the one going out with you tonight." Fred gently reassured her friend. She knew that Spike would hit the fan as soon as he saw in this outfit.
"Fred is right you look great now come on we only have twenty-five minutes to do your hair and make-up before your date gets here" Anya stood up from her place on the bed and grabbed Willow by the hand and dragged her back in to the bath room.
Fred laughed out loud at the look of horror that crossed Willows face just before Anya closed the door. Shaking her head she stood up and stretched, lifting her arms above her head she let out with a small moan when she felt her muscles begin to relax. That's when she heard a cough coming from the doorway. Turning she saw Angel leaning against the frame, for the briefest of moments she could have sworn she saw a flash of desire cross his face, but by the time she looked again it was already gone, if it had been there in the first place. Fred smiled at him "hey Angel what's up"
"Nothing really I just wanted to get away from Spike and Buffy." She looked at him questioningly "Spike has been pacing the lobby for the past half and hour only stopping to go outside to have a cigarette every five minutes before coming back in to pace at the bottom of the staircase and Buffy has been complaining about Spike not paying attention to her. I just couldn't take it anymore" He explained shaking his head, his fingers caressing his temples. He moved further into the room and sat down on the bed "how is Willow? Is she ready for her date?"
"Yeah she's ready" she smiled at the vampire who was shaking his head. They sat in silence for a few moments before Angel spoke up "So you're really moving out"
Fred bit her lip and looked away, it was hard enough lying to him but she couldn't look him in the eye and do it "Yeah, Lorne said that one of his contacts found an apartment in my price range, and it's in a really great neighborhood"
Angel nodded "That's good, that it's in a great neighborhood, I mean"
"Yeah"
Angel suddenly got up from the bed and knelt in front of her and grabbed her hands in his, his eyes pleading with hers "Fred is there something that I've done to make you want to leave? I thought things were going really well"
Fred felt a wave of guilt crash of her "NO, no Angel, god no. You haven't done anything. I just thought it might be time for me to get out on my own, like Wes said, show a little independence ya know" she bit her lip out of nervous habit "I mean it's not like I can stay here forever, right" she finished quietly.
"Right" Angel whispered. Angel stayed kneeling at her feet and holding her hands until Willow and Anya came out of the bathroom with a loud 'tada' Angel then stood abruptly, he complimented Willow on how she looked and then left the room.
Both Willow and Anya looked at Fred with a mixture of confusion and guilt. She shook her head and told them it was nothing. She and Anya told Willow that they would go down first and announce that she was ready and then Willow would follow. The two girls left Willow alone to put her purse together. When they reached the lobby Anya gave her boyfriend a large smile before going to hug him while Fred looked over at Angel, his expression was unreadable. Her attention drifted from Angel when the front door to the lobby opened letting Willow's date in. Fred had to admit that Lorne had been right when he said this demon was handsome. He was just a little taller than Angel and was well built. He was wearing a black suit that complimented his blue skin and carried a bouquet of white lilies.
"Hi you must be Jason right" Fred greeted him warmly. She heard Spike let out with a low growl, she turned and shot the blonde vampire a dirty look and he responded with one of his own.
"Jason hello how are you honey" Lorne came out and greeted his friend. Spike snorted when the two demons hugged, Angel calmly walked over to his grandchilde and hit him on the back of his head. Spike growled at him and Angel just gave him a knowing grin.
"Hello Lorne it's good to see you again. Is this wonderful girl you set me up with ready" He asked politely. As if on cue Willow came gliding down the staircase gracefully and introduced herself to her date. Fred turned to where Angel and Spike were standing and saw that the chipped vampires' mouth was hanging wide open. When he let out with a menacing growl Fred looked back at the couple standing by the door Jason was helping Willow put her coat on.
As soon as the two had left Spike was yelling about how she shouldn't be allowed to go out looking like that. He yelled at Lorne demanding to know who this 'Jason' was and started to blame Angel telling him it was his fault that 'his red' was going out on a date. Soon Buffy began whining at Spike to pay attention to her, he only told her to 'shut her bloody trap' and that sent her running away crying, she only came back when she realized that no one had followed her to comfort her. Spike was currently sitting on one of the couches moping, every once in a while sending Fred a glare. She was currently the only one in the lobby with him and so he had taken to blaming her for Willows date.
Groaning she got up from her seat at the desk and sat down next to Spike "Admit it Spike"
He looked over at Fred and snorted "admit what"
"Admit that you like Willow" she prodded gently. She didn't want to push Spike to much but she had to get him to admit how he feels "Come on Spike we all know how you feel about her"
Spike looked over at the small brunette women sitting next to him about ready to deny every thing but decided against it. He couldn't lie anymore. Sighing he turned his head away from her hoping to hide his emotions but he wasn't quick enough Fred had seen everything and let out with a quick involuntary gasp. Spike was in love with Willow. He didn't just like her, he was in love with her. She got up from her seat next to him and walked over to the desk where she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down the address of the restaurant that Willow and Jason were eating at. She walked back to him and handed him the paper. He looked at it and then back at her "What's this" he asked holding it up.
"It's where Willow is. Go to her Spike tell her how you feel" Fred grasped his hands in hers and dragged him up "She feels the same way about you, trust me Spike"
"But what about this date? If she liked me so much then why did she go out with this Jason chap?" He asked.
"She went out with him to make you tell her how you feel about her. She's in love with you Spike and if you don't go to her she'll never tell you" She pleaded with the blonde vampire to listen to her reasoning.
Spike looked from the address in his hands up to the girl standing in front of him "She really loves me" Fred nodded her head. She really loves me he thought to himself. Spike embraced the girl in front of him quickly before letting her go and grabbing his duster, he had a red head to bring back home where she belonged, with him.
"That was a good thing that you did" starting Fred looked over at the doorway to the office Angel came out and looked at the door before looking at her again.
"He's in love with her. I didn't realize that his feelings for her went that far" Fred shrugged her shoulders.
"Neither did I" Angel admitted.
"They belong together" Angel nodded his agreement. They stood in silence for a few moments before Fred announced that she was going to check in on Connor. Angel watched her climb the stairs up to Connors nursery. He shook his head and went back to the office, he definitely had some thinking to do.
The next morning a red head and a bleached blonde exited the same bedroom, both wearing very happy looks on their faces. They were deliriously happy and everyone around them save a certain blonde slayer were very pleased the two finally got together. Spike was very surprised by the rest of the group's reaction to them being together. Of course he received the 'talk' from Xander, Giles and Angel but they knew that is was unlikely that the blonde would hurt her; he was already worshipping the ground she walked on. Spike knew that she was probably the closest to heaven that he would ever get. Willow was deliriously happy however her thoughts still wandered to her new friend and if what they were doing would help her get her vamp.
TBC ....
Pairings - Angel/Fred & Spike/Willow
Summary - Angel and Spike finally notice Fred and Willow.
Rating - PG-13
Disclaimer - Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the characters.
Feedback - is a bright ray of sunshine in my day.
~*~Part Five~*~
Fred and Anya sat on the bed in the room Willow had chosen and waited for her to come out of the bathroom. She had been trying on outfits for the past hour trying to find the right one. Even though this wasn't a real date she still wanted to look good and make the right impression and she wanted Spike to see what he was missing. Fred looked up from the book she had been reading when Willow opened the door again. This time she was wearing black leather pants that hugged her hips and a lavender top. She looked stunning and she knew it.
"This is the best one yet. What do you two think?" she asked giving them a little twirl.
"You are going to knock both of them - well I would say dead but Spike is already part of the un-dead community so that wouldn't really apply so you're going to knock him dust" Fred finished her rambling.
"Yes Fred's right Spike will turn to dust when he sees you. In fact most of the men downstairs will" Anya then looked at Willow through narrowed eyes "Maybe that outfit is a little too nice, you should change. I wouldn't want my Xander getting any ideas."
"Maybe it is a little too much, I really do not want to attract to much attention to myself" Willow finished uncertainly. Even though she had come a long way since her high school days she usually became very self- conscious around Spike. She looked down at the outfit she had chosen and was about to grab something else when Fred stopped her.
"Willow you look fine. You didn't over do it, and even if you did it will only succeed in making Spike even more jealous that he is not the one going out with you tonight." Fred gently reassured her friend. She knew that Spike would hit the fan as soon as he saw in this outfit.
"Fred is right you look great now come on we only have twenty-five minutes to do your hair and make-up before your date gets here" Anya stood up from her place on the bed and grabbed Willow by the hand and dragged her back in to the bath room.
Fred laughed out loud at the look of horror that crossed Willows face just before Anya closed the door. Shaking her head she stood up and stretched, lifting her arms above her head she let out with a small moan when she felt her muscles begin to relax. That's when she heard a cough coming from the doorway. Turning she saw Angel leaning against the frame, for the briefest of moments she could have sworn she saw a flash of desire cross his face, but by the time she looked again it was already gone, if it had been there in the first place. Fred smiled at him "hey Angel what's up"
"Nothing really I just wanted to get away from Spike and Buffy." She looked at him questioningly "Spike has been pacing the lobby for the past half and hour only stopping to go outside to have a cigarette every five minutes before coming back in to pace at the bottom of the staircase and Buffy has been complaining about Spike not paying attention to her. I just couldn't take it anymore" He explained shaking his head, his fingers caressing his temples. He moved further into the room and sat down on the bed "how is Willow? Is she ready for her date?"
"Yeah she's ready" she smiled at the vampire who was shaking his head. They sat in silence for a few moments before Angel spoke up "So you're really moving out"
Fred bit her lip and looked away, it was hard enough lying to him but she couldn't look him in the eye and do it "Yeah, Lorne said that one of his contacts found an apartment in my price range, and it's in a really great neighborhood"
Angel nodded "That's good, that it's in a great neighborhood, I mean"
"Yeah"
Angel suddenly got up from the bed and knelt in front of her and grabbed her hands in his, his eyes pleading with hers "Fred is there something that I've done to make you want to leave? I thought things were going really well"
Fred felt a wave of guilt crash of her "NO, no Angel, god no. You haven't done anything. I just thought it might be time for me to get out on my own, like Wes said, show a little independence ya know" she bit her lip out of nervous habit "I mean it's not like I can stay here forever, right" she finished quietly.
"Right" Angel whispered. Angel stayed kneeling at her feet and holding her hands until Willow and Anya came out of the bathroom with a loud 'tada' Angel then stood abruptly, he complimented Willow on how she looked and then left the room.
Both Willow and Anya looked at Fred with a mixture of confusion and guilt. She shook her head and told them it was nothing. She and Anya told Willow that they would go down first and announce that she was ready and then Willow would follow. The two girls left Willow alone to put her purse together. When they reached the lobby Anya gave her boyfriend a large smile before going to hug him while Fred looked over at Angel, his expression was unreadable. Her attention drifted from Angel when the front door to the lobby opened letting Willow's date in. Fred had to admit that Lorne had been right when he said this demon was handsome. He was just a little taller than Angel and was well built. He was wearing a black suit that complimented his blue skin and carried a bouquet of white lilies.
"Hi you must be Jason right" Fred greeted him warmly. She heard Spike let out with a low growl, she turned and shot the blonde vampire a dirty look and he responded with one of his own.
"Jason hello how are you honey" Lorne came out and greeted his friend. Spike snorted when the two demons hugged, Angel calmly walked over to his grandchilde and hit him on the back of his head. Spike growled at him and Angel just gave him a knowing grin.
"Hello Lorne it's good to see you again. Is this wonderful girl you set me up with ready" He asked politely. As if on cue Willow came gliding down the staircase gracefully and introduced herself to her date. Fred turned to where Angel and Spike were standing and saw that the chipped vampires' mouth was hanging wide open. When he let out with a menacing growl Fred looked back at the couple standing by the door Jason was helping Willow put her coat on.
As soon as the two had left Spike was yelling about how she shouldn't be allowed to go out looking like that. He yelled at Lorne demanding to know who this 'Jason' was and started to blame Angel telling him it was his fault that 'his red' was going out on a date. Soon Buffy began whining at Spike to pay attention to her, he only told her to 'shut her bloody trap' and that sent her running away crying, she only came back when she realized that no one had followed her to comfort her. Spike was currently sitting on one of the couches moping, every once in a while sending Fred a glare. She was currently the only one in the lobby with him and so he had taken to blaming her for Willows date.
Groaning she got up from her seat at the desk and sat down next to Spike "Admit it Spike"
He looked over at Fred and snorted "admit what"
"Admit that you like Willow" she prodded gently. She didn't want to push Spike to much but she had to get him to admit how he feels "Come on Spike we all know how you feel about her"
Spike looked over at the small brunette women sitting next to him about ready to deny every thing but decided against it. He couldn't lie anymore. Sighing he turned his head away from her hoping to hide his emotions but he wasn't quick enough Fred had seen everything and let out with a quick involuntary gasp. Spike was in love with Willow. He didn't just like her, he was in love with her. She got up from her seat next to him and walked over to the desk where she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down the address of the restaurant that Willow and Jason were eating at. She walked back to him and handed him the paper. He looked at it and then back at her "What's this" he asked holding it up.
"It's where Willow is. Go to her Spike tell her how you feel" Fred grasped his hands in hers and dragged him up "She feels the same way about you, trust me Spike"
"But what about this date? If she liked me so much then why did she go out with this Jason chap?" He asked.
"She went out with him to make you tell her how you feel about her. She's in love with you Spike and if you don't go to her she'll never tell you" She pleaded with the blonde vampire to listen to her reasoning.
Spike looked from the address in his hands up to the girl standing in front of him "She really loves me" Fred nodded her head. She really loves me he thought to himself. Spike embraced the girl in front of him quickly before letting her go and grabbing his duster, he had a red head to bring back home where she belonged, with him.
"That was a good thing that you did" starting Fred looked over at the doorway to the office Angel came out and looked at the door before looking at her again.
"He's in love with her. I didn't realize that his feelings for her went that far" Fred shrugged her shoulders.
"Neither did I" Angel admitted.
"They belong together" Angel nodded his agreement. They stood in silence for a few moments before Fred announced that she was going to check in on Connor. Angel watched her climb the stairs up to Connors nursery. He shook his head and went back to the office, he definitely had some thinking to do.
The next morning a red head and a bleached blonde exited the same bedroom, both wearing very happy looks on their faces. They were deliriously happy and everyone around them save a certain blonde slayer were very pleased the two finally got together. Spike was very surprised by the rest of the group's reaction to them being together. Of course he received the 'talk' from Xander, Giles and Angel but they knew that is was unlikely that the blonde would hurt her; he was already worshipping the ground she walked on. Spike knew that she was probably the closest to heaven that he would ever get. Willow was deliriously happy however her thoughts still wandered to her new friend and if what they were doing would help her get her vamp.
TBC ....