Chapter 5

Angel sat at the Dinning table watching Spike hold Buffy close as Giles explained to him what was going on. He didn't tell him about Buffy being pregnant, them getting married or Spike being human. It was their part to tell him. He wasn't entitled to inform him. He left giving them time to talk about everything else.

"So, Spike is the one you have to fight with," Angel said skeptical. Buffy gave him a death glare.

"Don't even think about saying it, Angel," Buffy warned pointing her finger at him.

"Come on Buffy, we are talking about William, the bloody," Angel said in fighting voice. Spike growled. Buffy patted him on the chest.

"That isn't, Spike."

"That will always will be Spike." Buffy shook her sadden. He wasn't getting it. That was the old Spike. Everyone knew that. Every one of the scoobies did anyway. Xander popped his head in.

"Hey, Spike, You up for heading out to the bronze to shoot some pool?" Xander asked with a smile. He knew what he had to be like for Spike. Thee ex is back in town and there was nothing they could do about it. He found Spike more fun to hang out with. He had some kind of story that interested him. From war stories to his killing days. He was entertained. Angel never even gave Xander the chance of day to have fun. Spike was a fun loving kind of guy. He wished he hadn't missed out on it then. Granted they both hated each other because he was a vampire.

"It's still daylight out?" Angel said stunned at Xander's actually friendly invite and his stupidity.

"So?" Something clicked in Xander's head that told him that they hadn't told him about Spike being human. He kept his mouth shut waiting for Spike's answer.

"Yeah. How about we wait until Buffy gets done telling him everything," Spike finally answered.

"What are you two chums or something?" Angel asked disgusted. He never thought Xander would befriend a vampire especially Spike.

"We are basically the only males in the scoobies. We can't hang with females all the time."

"It's bad for their ego," Buffy teased. Spike chuckled and then put on a fate hurt look.

"I hate to tell you this, love, but your ego is bigger then mine," Spike said. Buffy looked at him shocked.

"We don't have egos. We have self esteem." Spike rolled his eyes.

"Yeah…sure, love. Just keep telling your self that and it will come true." Buffy smacked his chest.

"Someone will have to sleep on the couch if he doesn't knock off the smart ass attitude." Buffy turned her head back to Angel.

"Ok, I'll make this sort and sweet. Spike is human, I'm pregnant with his kid and we are planning on getting married." Spike got up from the table after seeing Angel's face.

"Well, love, since that is out in the open. I think I will go shoot some pool. Be back in an hour." Xander raised his eye brow.

"What makes you think we will be done in an hours?" Xander asked. Spike looked at him as he put on his black leather duster.

"It only takes me an hour to beat you," Spike answered. It was his challenge to Xander. The boys left fighting over who won the last game. Buffy laughed. She wished she could go with them. It would have been entertaining to watch them fight over who won.

"I have one thing to say to you, 'Spike'?" Angel asked. He took a closer look at Buffy. That was different about her. She had gained some amount of weight. She had a small stomach. He couldn't believe he had missed that. His eyes fell on her sapphire ring.

"What's with the sapphire ring?" Angel asked. Buffy smiled looked down at the ring.

"It's my engagement ring," Buffy answered. She was so happy. Spike was going to become her husband. She was going to be someone's wife and mother.

Angel didn't know what to think or say anymore. He was so frustrated with everything. He got tossed one huge curve ball. Buffy was engaged, and pregnant with his worst enemy. None the less, Spike had the life he had always wanted. He wanted to be human. Spike was taking his dream from him. It ate him up inside.

It didn't understand. Spike had turned human and he didn't deserve it. He was a monster and he would always be a monster in his eyes.

"Buffy, are you under some sort of spell?" Angel asked. Buffy stared at him stunned and sighed. They had this discussion the last time he was here. He freaked out and started acting like a twelve year old. She had admitted everything had happened so fast. Her becoming pregnant and then they were engaged. She knew she wasn't under a spell. She knew it was her heart talking.

"No, Angel, I'm not under any spell. I think I would have known if I was under a spell," Buffy said in serious tone. Angel was afraid she was going to say that. He still wanted to make sure. So, he decided to talk to Willow later.

"Why are you here, Angel?" Angel sighed. He was afraid when he got here she would be in danger. Of course marrying and having Spike's kid isn't exactly safe. He was still William, the bloody no matter if he was human now. He definitely wasn't the old poetic William. He was the same Spike expect with a soul and a heart.

"I'm here, because Cordy had a vision that you were in trouble," Angel answered. Buffy let out a long sigh.

"I'm not in trouble yet," Buffy said slowly. "But, we could be in the near future."

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"Well, that isn't fair," Xander complained sitting down at a table. He took a swig of her beer. Spike shrugged with a cocky grin on his face. It didn't take as long as he thought it would to beat Xander.

"What can I say? I've been playing for thirty some years," Spike said before he sat down. Xander looked at him and rolled his eyes.

"I still say it isn't fair. You are over one hundred years old and you have more experience." Xander looked around the Bronze. The place was more active then usual. There were a lot of teenagers around. It reminded him of the good old days.

"There are a lot of memories in here. I remember seeing You, Buffy, and Willow over there dancing and goofing off. I think that's when I first fell in love with Buffy." Xander smiled and remembering it.

"Yeah, how do you think dead boy is handling the news of your new found humaneness?" Spike arched his eye brow at him. Xander sighed.

"I have to stop hanging out with Willow and Buffy so much." Spike chuckled and shook his head.

"Peaches is probably yelling about me being William the bloody and how I put sodding stakes through their bloody heads." Xander and Spike turned their heads when they overheard a couple of vampires talking

"I can't wait to kill the slayer," One of the vampires said. They both laughed.

"I hear she is pregnant with a vampire's baby," the other chimed in. "I hear the master is going to raise Angelus and William the bloody so they can kill her. This is going to be fun to rise with the queen Drusilla." Spike got up from the table forgetting about Xander. Xander caught up with him.

"I have to get out of here," Spike said as he hurried towards the car. Xander grabbed him by the shoulder and swung him around.

"Have you forgotten one thing?" Xander asked. Spike looked at questionably.

"You have the chip in your head. You can't hurt a living thing even if you wanted to. Let's not forget the fact you are human." Spike shook his head.

"We have to get this to Buffy before it is too late," Spike said ignoring everything Xander had just said. They got into the car and drove as fast as they could back to Buffy's house. Spike practically jumped out of the car. He burst through the door. He saw the dinning room was unoccupied. He saw her sitting on the couch sipping a cup of tea. Xander came up behind him.

"Hey, how was…." Buffy stopped when she saw the look on Spike's face. It pale of fright.

"Spike, Xander, what is it?" Buffy asked concerned. Xander didn't look as worried as Spike did but she knew it had to be bad.

"Something bad is going to happen," Spike began taking a seat in the chair. "I… Xander and I over heard some vampires talking about how the master is going to raise Angelus and William the bloody." Buffy sat back down on the couch.

"Oh," was all Buffy could say. She absently put her hand on her stomach. The evil was going to kill them. They were going to use her William as a weapon. She automatically knew what it meant.

"No," Buffy whispered. Spike looked at her confused then realized what she was saying. He took a deep breath.

"Buffy…"

"No, you are not leaving me and that's finale."

"I didn't…"

"You don't have to Spike. I know you were going to say it before you have to. I want you by my side until this thing ends. Remember they are trying to end this for us. It won't happen. I won't let it." Spike hated it when she took charge. He loved it when it was other people but he knew what was best. He didn't want his child to end up dead.

"I have to, love," Spike whispered. "If they raise William the bloody then everyone will be dead. Including my little bit. I don't want that to happen to you, nidbit, or the bit. I definitely don't want anything happen to my friends."

Suddenly it hit him. He had more people to protect then he thought. He had to protect Anya, Xander, and their child, not only them but red and her new wife. These were not only Buffy's but his friends as well. They were people who cared about him. They were the people that grew to respect him. The people gave him a chance after turning human.

"What friends would they be?" Angel asked walking into the living room.

"Definitely not you," Spike snarled. Xander stepped back and waited for the right moment to step in.

"Spike, you never will have friends. You are in capable of having friends." Right moment was then.

"Ok, Spike is capable. Hello, do I not exist to you," Xander said taking a turn into the conversation. "You know if he wasn't capable then I would have gone to play pool with him." Angel rolled his eyes.

"I thought you just forgot how he tried to kill you," Angel said with a sarcastic tone. Buffy rubbed her temples. Spike looked over at her sat next to her. He rubbed her arm.

"Well let me think hmm... you tried to kill me too," Xander fought.

"Why are you protecting him? What exactly has he done for you?"

"Saved my wife and son, not only they but he has saved Dawn, Willow, Giles, and Tara. He has saved Buffy. He is protecting her with his life. Heck, even Giles had the watcher council say that he was his son." Buffy and Spike exchanged looks.

"What?" Buffy and Spike asked in unison. Xander looked over his shoulder at the surprised faces. He shrugged.

"Dawn told him about you struggling with what you had done in the past and he realized you were different. So he got in contact with the watcher's council and had they make some records for Spike. Spike is now William Giles." Buffy's mouth dropped and stared at Xander blankly. Her last name was going to be Giles. GILES! She was in complete shock. What name could go with Giles? Why couldn't Giles just find out Will…Spike's last name?

"MY LAST NAME IS GILES!" Spike stood straight up from the couch. "BLOODY HELL! My child's last name will not be Giles." Buffy finally burst out laughing. Xander, Angel, and Spike eyes feel on Buffy. She looked up at Spike and just laughed harder.

"Its official, Spike. You corrupted her," Angel said aggravated. Spike shot Angel his death glare.

"Just because I'm human doesn't mean I still can't click your wanker ass," Spike warned. Xander crossed his arms wanting to see it. Buffy finally caught her breath and sighed.

"I have to have a talk to Giles about the whole last name," Buffy said letting a few chuckles go. She got up from the couch and grabbed her tennis shoes.

"What are you doing, love?" Spike asked as she grabbed her stake and weapon bag.

"Going patrolling," Buffy answered as she opened the door. He walked after her.

"You still let her patrol!" Angel said stunned and worried. Spike shook his head.

"I have no choice. She will do it anyway. I asked her not to, but you know how she is. She'll do it behind your back," Spike said.

"Xander, would stay with Dawn?" Buffy asked before leaving.

"Yeah, I'll call Anya and tell I'm staying with Dawn." Buffy smiled then walked out into the night. Spike close behind. He grabbed her hand.

"You do know you can't patrol once you are six months," Spike said strictly. She looked up at him and sighed.

"I know, William." Buffy looked over her shoulder and saw Angel following close behind.

"Are you going to stand back there or are you going to come up here and join us," Buffy asked. Angel walked up and joined them.

"You stubborn, Buffy and since when do you call him, William?" Angel said surprised by all the changes since he left.

"Since we got to together," Spike said without even giving Angel a glance. They walked in silence on the way to the cemetery. Buffy felt the familiarity of the area. She fought back the urge to go to Spike's crypt. She wrapped her arm around Spike's as the walked around. Angel cringed watching Spike and Buffy make googly eyes at each other. He wanted to punch Spike. He would turn his head away when they kissed.

"Spike, I have to go to the bathroom," Buffy whispered. Spike sighed.

"Didn't I tell you to go before you go patrolling," Spike said in a father tone. Buffy smiled loving the tone but not liking the fact he was right. Buffy opened her mouth but Spike interrupted her.

"If you use the 'I didn't have to go then' excuse I will seriously scream," Spike warned. Buffy smiled.

"You are going to be such a great father," Buffy said with a huge grin.

"GREAT FATHER?! He just yelled at you for having to use the bathroom," Angel said amazed.

"He only did it because I use the same excuse every time," Buffy said surprised.

"If you are sick of us, Peaches then you can on home. Go cuddle up to your little actress and play house more," Spike suggested.

"SLAYER!" A vampire called from behind them. All three of them whipped around. Four ugly vampires stood in front of them. The leader was wearing all leather. The rest matched him.

"Hey look it's the leather squad," Buffy said in challenge voice. The vampires charged and the fight was on. The leader straight for Buffy. He was stronger then she anticipated. The other three were dusted by Angel and Spike in a matter of moments.

"Weak squad," Spike said to Angel. Angel was about to help Buffy with the leader but Spike held him back. Buffy was kicking his butt. She hadn't had a good battle in a while and she was itching for one. Angel and Spike stood back and watched the show. The leader was ready to get dusted when he tripped her. He punched her several times then kicked her couple of times in the stomach. Spike didn't wait a heart beat. He dusted the thing before he knew it. Spike crouched next to Buffy.

"Are you ok?" Spike asked helping her up. Buffy held her stomach.

"We have to go to the hospital," Buffy whispered. Her lip was bleeding and she felt light headed.

"Right with you, love." Spike felt Buffy start getting weak in his arms. He scooped her up. It wasn't long before she passed out. He looked over at Angel.

"Call Xander tell him to tell everyone that we are at the hospital," Spike instructed. Angel did what he was told. Xander pulled up top the cemetery a few minutes later.

"What happened?" Xander asked as he opened the back door to his car.

"A vampire," Spike said simply before putting Buffy in the back and then slipping in. Xander closed the door. Angel got into the front passenger side. Xander got behind the wheel and they sped off to the hospital.