Phoebe picked the stick Spike had dropped off the ground. And began to pace
around him.
"Okay, pet. Don't go staking innocent vamps, here."
"Innocent?"
"Until proven guilty, Phoebe pet. Isn't that how your American rules go? Can't a bloke speak for himself instead of being threatened with a stake?"
"Well, honestly Spike, for someone who wants to talk you sure as hell aren't doing a lot of talking."
"It would bloody well help if you put that thing down."
"Sorry," Phoebe said lowering the stake. "Now talk."
*****
"Piper?" asked Leo. "What are you doing?"
"Looking for anything that might tell us who this Spike guy is. I may not feel comfortable about this situation, but if it makes Phoebe happy, I'm gonna make sure we can save this guy at least for her sake." Piper said while wildly flipping through the book.
"Of course, honey, I understand- Wait. Did you say Spike?"
"Yeah, why?"
"He's in the book." With that and a nervous look on his face Leo orbed up to the Elders terrified about what they'd tell him about the only person who denied his whitelighter calling to be one of the world's most feared vampires.
"Leo. Grr... Sometimes, just sometimes I wish you weren't so- cyrptic. Ooh, here he is." Piper stopped ranting to look at the page. "Spike, a.k.a. William the Bloody. Ooh. I so do not like the sound of that."
*****
'Okay. Phoebe, I may have not been the most supportive sister in the world, but I can totally make up for it. All I have to do is a little time spell and you won't even remember Spike or being mad at me. See, it helps everyone. Yeah, Paige, keep telling yourself that.' she spoke to herself as she looked at the ingredients on the kitchen counter and started throwing what every she could find that was powerful enough into the pot.
*****
"So, you're good right?" Phoebe asked Spike after he told her about going to Sunnydale for the Gem of Amara and ending up with a chip in his head instead. He'd even threw in some tidbits about Angelus, Dru and Buffy for good measure. Normally it didn't matter to him if someone was mad at him or not, but for some reason the mere thought of this chit being mad at him drove him crazy.
"As I can be without a soul." Spike said while giving her one of his trademark smirks.
"Good. Now you need to come inside."
"Now, Phoebe, I'm not that kind of vampire." he said smirking.
"Maybe I'm that kind of witch." Phoebe wanted to laugh at the look of shock on his face that turned into a smirk. "My sisters need to see you you're in danger."
"Pet, I am danger; I am never in it. And I already met one of you sisters, I'm don't think I'm up for meeting the second one after nearly escaping from the first one."
"Oh come on you big baby." Phoebe chided as she grabbed Spike's hand and pulled him up the walk.
'I could get used to this.' Spike thought with a grin looking at their hands intertwined.
*****
"Piper?" Phoebe called pulling Spike into the attic.
"William the Bloody." Piper said aloud to herself. "We're dealing with William the Bloody."
"Actaully I prefered to be called Spike. William the Bloody sounds impressive but not when you know how you got it. And last time I checked bad poetry didn't frighten my meals."
"Phoebe do you know who that is?" Piper hissed freezing Spike in place.
"Yes, Piper and trust me, he's good. He's still an innocent."
"Pheebs. that last time you said that you said that about Cole."
"Well, Spike is nothing like Cole."
"Fine." Piper said while unfreezing Spike.
"What the bloody hell is going on here?" yelled Spike finally letting go of Phoebe's hand.
"Saving your life and watch it, or you might just find yourself blown up instead."
"Piper!"
"What, Pheebs?" Piper innocently said.
*****
'Okay." Paige said to herself. 'Last ingredient and Spike will be gone from our lives, back to where he came from.' With that Paige threw an handful of frog's feet into her concoction not even noticing the unknown herd that was mixed in with it.
*****
Somewhere across town, Angel dropped to his knees in pain as blinding light, also known as his soul left his body, and he collapsed in the alley he had been standing in.
*****
"Okay, pet. Don't go staking innocent vamps, here."
"Innocent?"
"Until proven guilty, Phoebe pet. Isn't that how your American rules go? Can't a bloke speak for himself instead of being threatened with a stake?"
"Well, honestly Spike, for someone who wants to talk you sure as hell aren't doing a lot of talking."
"It would bloody well help if you put that thing down."
"Sorry," Phoebe said lowering the stake. "Now talk."
*****
"Piper?" asked Leo. "What are you doing?"
"Looking for anything that might tell us who this Spike guy is. I may not feel comfortable about this situation, but if it makes Phoebe happy, I'm gonna make sure we can save this guy at least for her sake." Piper said while wildly flipping through the book.
"Of course, honey, I understand- Wait. Did you say Spike?"
"Yeah, why?"
"He's in the book." With that and a nervous look on his face Leo orbed up to the Elders terrified about what they'd tell him about the only person who denied his whitelighter calling to be one of the world's most feared vampires.
"Leo. Grr... Sometimes, just sometimes I wish you weren't so- cyrptic. Ooh, here he is." Piper stopped ranting to look at the page. "Spike, a.k.a. William the Bloody. Ooh. I so do not like the sound of that."
*****
'Okay. Phoebe, I may have not been the most supportive sister in the world, but I can totally make up for it. All I have to do is a little time spell and you won't even remember Spike or being mad at me. See, it helps everyone. Yeah, Paige, keep telling yourself that.' she spoke to herself as she looked at the ingredients on the kitchen counter and started throwing what every she could find that was powerful enough into the pot.
*****
"So, you're good right?" Phoebe asked Spike after he told her about going to Sunnydale for the Gem of Amara and ending up with a chip in his head instead. He'd even threw in some tidbits about Angelus, Dru and Buffy for good measure. Normally it didn't matter to him if someone was mad at him or not, but for some reason the mere thought of this chit being mad at him drove him crazy.
"As I can be without a soul." Spike said while giving her one of his trademark smirks.
"Good. Now you need to come inside."
"Now, Phoebe, I'm not that kind of vampire." he said smirking.
"Maybe I'm that kind of witch." Phoebe wanted to laugh at the look of shock on his face that turned into a smirk. "My sisters need to see you you're in danger."
"Pet, I am danger; I am never in it. And I already met one of you sisters, I'm don't think I'm up for meeting the second one after nearly escaping from the first one."
"Oh come on you big baby." Phoebe chided as she grabbed Spike's hand and pulled him up the walk.
'I could get used to this.' Spike thought with a grin looking at their hands intertwined.
*****
"Piper?" Phoebe called pulling Spike into the attic.
"William the Bloody." Piper said aloud to herself. "We're dealing with William the Bloody."
"Actaully I prefered to be called Spike. William the Bloody sounds impressive but not when you know how you got it. And last time I checked bad poetry didn't frighten my meals."
"Phoebe do you know who that is?" Piper hissed freezing Spike in place.
"Yes, Piper and trust me, he's good. He's still an innocent."
"Pheebs. that last time you said that you said that about Cole."
"Well, Spike is nothing like Cole."
"Fine." Piper said while unfreezing Spike.
"What the bloody hell is going on here?" yelled Spike finally letting go of Phoebe's hand.
"Saving your life and watch it, or you might just find yourself blown up instead."
"Piper!"
"What, Pheebs?" Piper innocently said.
*****
'Okay." Paige said to herself. 'Last ingredient and Spike will be gone from our lives, back to where he came from.' With that Paige threw an handful of frog's feet into her concoction not even noticing the unknown herd that was mixed in with it.
*****
Somewhere across town, Angel dropped to his knees in pain as blinding light, also known as his soul left his body, and he collapsed in the alley he had been standing in.
*****