Warning: This chapter contains some A/S, but it's mostly hints of it.
A/N: I was rereading chapter 4 and I noticed that I accidentally put Wesley in there. Sorry, about that. He's really not in this story, and I will remove him from that chapter as soon as possible. If you noticed this earlier, I apologize.
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Three hours later, sunset finally came, much to Angel's delight, and much to Buffy's annoyance. As soon as it was dark enough, he pulled Buffy and Xander out into the night towards the factory. He also told them that they weren't allowed to talk until he dealt with the minions. Giles had stayed behind to research the exploding masked men.
"Spike? Dru? Willow?" Angel called as the trio entered the factory.
"Mr. Angel?" A minion asked running forward and giving Angel a deep bow. "I am Dalton, the researcher here, we have found nothing on the masked men yet."
Angel nodded. He liked Dalton. He reminded him of Spike before he turned him. "Where are Drusilla and Spike?"
"They're in the bedroom in the back with Spike's new pet. Would you like for me to show you the way?"
"No Dalton, we'll find our own way." Angel said as he, Buffy, and Xander went in the direction Dalton pointed.
"What did he mean 'pet'?" Buffy asked Angel.
"A minion can't touch a master's pet. Well, without being tortured to death. Dru must have told the minions Willow was Spike's pet so they wouldn't think of her as dinner."
Xander nearly fainted at Angel's words but followed him down into the back room.
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"Would you like some more cakes?" Spike asked holding a tray of cookies out to Willow.
"No, dear brother, I would not." Willow said trying to stifle a giggle. 'I'm playing tea party with a master vampire who is also insane. Well, he probably doesn't think of it as a game. It probably was normal to him when he was human. Because men went to tea too, right?'
"Would you like more tea, dear Edith?" Spike asked holding the teapot.
"Yes, dear brother." She moved her cup so he could pour the fresh tea.
"Spike?" Angel called walking down the stairs.
"Daddy's here!" Spike said happily. "And the yucky slayer and the white knight."
"White knight?" Willow wonder aloud as Angel, Buffy, and Xander walked down the stairs. "Oh, Xander's the white knight. That still makes no sense. But okay..."
"Spike, where's Dru?" Angel asked. Willow and Spike stood up. Spike pointed towards the bed where Drusilla lay asleep. "Princess was still weak from the dove attack. The stars danced around her head and she fell asleep. Just like Sleeping Beauty."
Angel sighed and looked at Spike.
"Well, can't you wake her up like Sleeping Beauty?" Xander asked, seeing the simplicity of the situation. "Can't you just give her a kiss?"
"The White Knight is right!" Spike hurried over to Drusilla and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. 'Thank you.' Angel mouthed to Xander who shrugged; it had made sense to him...
"William, what's a matter?" Drusilla asked eyes stilled closed and half- asleep. Spike sat down on the bed next to her. "Daddy is here with the slayer, and the white knight. I think they want to take Edith back." Drusilla groggily opened her eyes and sat up.
"Peaches, what an unpleasant surprise." Drusilla greeted her sire as she gently moved Spike to the side and got out of the bed. Nakedly, she sauntered across the room towards the wardrobe. Every few steps she would toss her hair as to make sure all eyes where on her.
Buffy looked around the room. Xander was staring open mouthed at Drusilla. Buffy shook her head and slapped chin as lightly as she could. "You're drooling." She whispered to the now embarrassed teenager. Buffy looked over at Willow, whose face was as red as her hair. She moved her gaze to Spike who had moved back to the tea table and was whispering to his doll. Every so often he'd look up, and smile dreamily at Drusilla. Buffy focused on Angel who seemed almost angry.
"Dru, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Angel asked furiously.
"Well, peaches, I know it's probably been a while since you've seen a naked woman, but this is called getting dressed." Drusilla smoothly said as she pulled on a pair of black leather pants. Spike set his doll down and looked up at his half-dressed princess and smiled. 'Dear stars, what do you want me to do?' he silently asked his friendly visions. They twinkled back at him in reply and he nodded.
Meanwhile, Angel slipped into game face. "Drusilla! You know what I mean. This may be a game to you but it's not to me!" Drusilla's eyes flashed gold as she heard Angel's words, causing her to stop mid-lace in her corset.
"Yes, because you've always been so worried about me and Spike. You didn't give sodding fuck about us before and suddenly we're top priority on the 'Save the Helpless' trip your on? What the bloody 'ell is *your* problem Angelus?" Drusilla spat out as she too slipped into game face.
"Are we a family again, Daddy? Have you forgiven us for being bad?"
The room went silent. Drusilla and Angel both slipped back into their human facades and stared at their Spike. He stood up slowly and looked around the room with his childish gaze. "
Spike." Willow said softly. Spike shook his head sadly. "No, sweet Edith, the stars say that Daddy needs to hear this. They told me to tell him. But this time they had your face. They said the Little Tree wanted Angel to know the truth." Spike walked up to his sire and gently caressed Angel's face with his hand. Involuntarily Angel felt himself leaning into Spike's touch as he accidentally caught Spike's gaze with his own. Suddenly everything in the room disappeared around Angel. One thing Angel had forgotten about his childe was when Spike got lost in Northern France. When they had found him, he had miraculously mastered hypnotism. Angel never did find out how Spike learned it, though.
Angel could feel Angelus surging forward as Spike's lips covered his own. But instead of pushing Spike back like Angel's first instinct would be, he found himself instead slipping his tongue into Spike's open mouth.
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"Drusilla, what the hell is going on!" Buffy yelled furiously pointing at the two kissing vampires. Drusilla was caught between lighting Angel on fire and laughing. "He's playing." Drusilla said as she finished lacing her corset.
"So, Soul Boy is gay." Xander said mock thoughtfully. "Who would have known."
"Angel's not... He isn't right, Dru?" Willow asked the now clothed vampiress.
"Vampires are bi. There's no such thing as straight or gay with us." Drusilla explained like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Could you?" She asked Xander holding out a necklace to him. He nodded as he latched the necklace for her.
"Xander." Buffy hissed glaring at her friend who shrugged. "Drusilla, can you, well, stop it?" Buffy gestured helplessly towards Spike and Angel. "Fine." Drusilla rolled her eyes and held up her necklace. Suddenly an orange glow filled the room. As soon as it was there, it was gone again.
"What the hell?" Angel exclaimed pushing himself away from Spike. "Spike." Angel growled in warning. Spike giggled. "The stars were right. Angel is too full of the slayer. He tastes like ash, Princess. I'm sure Daddy would let you have a taste."
Willow stifled another giggle as both Drusilla and Angel growled at the same time. 'Why do they hate each other so much?' Then Willow saw how both of their looks softened and how they both slipped into their human masks when they looked at Spike. 'Oh.' Willow could sense a fight coming up. "Spike, why don't we take a walk?"
Spike nodded and picked up his doll. "Okay, Edith." He looked over at Drusilla who mouthed 'thank you' over to Willow. "Go, William, luv." Drusilla told her lover knowing he was silently asking her if he could go. She knew he could sense her anger. Arm in arm, Spike and Willow began to walk up the stairs. Suddenly, Spike stopped them. "White Knight, would you like to come with us?" Spike asked Xander sensing his discomfort.
"You're not going to kiss me, are you?" Xander asked warily as he slowly followed Spike and Willow up the stairs.
"Don't be silly, White Knight. You belong to the cheerleader."
"Wait. What cheerleader?" Xander asked running to catch up with Spike and Willow.
Angel and Drusilla waited for the trio to disappear before growling at each other again.
"Wait." Buffy interjected as the two vampires began to circle around one another. "Can't you guys settle this with out trying to dust each other."
"Fine. I want Drusilla and Spike to move in with me at the mansion so I can keep a better eye on Spike." Angel said never once taking his eyes off of Drusilla.
"Like hell we're moving in with you, Paingel. What so you can try to steal Spike away from me again? Fuck no." Drusilla's eyes flashed gold.
"Dru, it's not like that."
"I don't care. Do you think Spike understood why you left? He thought it was his fault because he wasn't a very good vampire. Do you know how many nights both Darla and I yes Darla, spent trying to convince him it wasn't his fault? No, because you weren't there, Angelus. You cannot keep coming back into our lives and then leave again. You have no idea how hard it was the first two times, Angel."
Before Angel could respond to Drusilla a crashing sounded overhead. "Spike!" Drusilla cried running up the stairs closely followed by both Angel and Buffy. The room above was silent. Drusilla looked down at the floor where Spike's doll lay broken. "Spike? Spike?" Drusilla spun around unnecessarily calling his name again. It was no use. He was gone.
Angel ran over to the corner where Xander was crumpled in a pile and lifted him into his arms. "Take him to the bedroom. I'll call the healer." Drusilla told Angel. Meanwhile Buffy was trying to revive Willow who was also crumpled in a heap on the floor. "Slayer, take her to the bedroom."
"Spike." Willow said hoarsely.
"What?" Buffy asked confused as her best friend shot up and jumped to her feet. "Spike knocked us out. There was this girl. She called him William and he left with her. Said he was sorry, but he had to be with family." Willow grabbed Drusilla's arms. "I think it was Edith. The real Edith. The one who died a hundred years ago."
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A/N: I was rereading chapter 4 and I noticed that I accidentally put Wesley in there. Sorry, about that. He's really not in this story, and I will remove him from that chapter as soon as possible. If you noticed this earlier, I apologize.
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Three hours later, sunset finally came, much to Angel's delight, and much to Buffy's annoyance. As soon as it was dark enough, he pulled Buffy and Xander out into the night towards the factory. He also told them that they weren't allowed to talk until he dealt with the minions. Giles had stayed behind to research the exploding masked men.
"Spike? Dru? Willow?" Angel called as the trio entered the factory.
"Mr. Angel?" A minion asked running forward and giving Angel a deep bow. "I am Dalton, the researcher here, we have found nothing on the masked men yet."
Angel nodded. He liked Dalton. He reminded him of Spike before he turned him. "Where are Drusilla and Spike?"
"They're in the bedroom in the back with Spike's new pet. Would you like for me to show you the way?"
"No Dalton, we'll find our own way." Angel said as he, Buffy, and Xander went in the direction Dalton pointed.
"What did he mean 'pet'?" Buffy asked Angel.
"A minion can't touch a master's pet. Well, without being tortured to death. Dru must have told the minions Willow was Spike's pet so they wouldn't think of her as dinner."
Xander nearly fainted at Angel's words but followed him down into the back room.
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"Would you like some more cakes?" Spike asked holding a tray of cookies out to Willow.
"No, dear brother, I would not." Willow said trying to stifle a giggle. 'I'm playing tea party with a master vampire who is also insane. Well, he probably doesn't think of it as a game. It probably was normal to him when he was human. Because men went to tea too, right?'
"Would you like more tea, dear Edith?" Spike asked holding the teapot.
"Yes, dear brother." She moved her cup so he could pour the fresh tea.
"Spike?" Angel called walking down the stairs.
"Daddy's here!" Spike said happily. "And the yucky slayer and the white knight."
"White knight?" Willow wonder aloud as Angel, Buffy, and Xander walked down the stairs. "Oh, Xander's the white knight. That still makes no sense. But okay..."
"Spike, where's Dru?" Angel asked. Willow and Spike stood up. Spike pointed towards the bed where Drusilla lay asleep. "Princess was still weak from the dove attack. The stars danced around her head and she fell asleep. Just like Sleeping Beauty."
Angel sighed and looked at Spike.
"Well, can't you wake her up like Sleeping Beauty?" Xander asked, seeing the simplicity of the situation. "Can't you just give her a kiss?"
"The White Knight is right!" Spike hurried over to Drusilla and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. 'Thank you.' Angel mouthed to Xander who shrugged; it had made sense to him...
"William, what's a matter?" Drusilla asked eyes stilled closed and half- asleep. Spike sat down on the bed next to her. "Daddy is here with the slayer, and the white knight. I think they want to take Edith back." Drusilla groggily opened her eyes and sat up.
"Peaches, what an unpleasant surprise." Drusilla greeted her sire as she gently moved Spike to the side and got out of the bed. Nakedly, she sauntered across the room towards the wardrobe. Every few steps she would toss her hair as to make sure all eyes where on her.
Buffy looked around the room. Xander was staring open mouthed at Drusilla. Buffy shook her head and slapped chin as lightly as she could. "You're drooling." She whispered to the now embarrassed teenager. Buffy looked over at Willow, whose face was as red as her hair. She moved her gaze to Spike who had moved back to the tea table and was whispering to his doll. Every so often he'd look up, and smile dreamily at Drusilla. Buffy focused on Angel who seemed almost angry.
"Dru, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Angel asked furiously.
"Well, peaches, I know it's probably been a while since you've seen a naked woman, but this is called getting dressed." Drusilla smoothly said as she pulled on a pair of black leather pants. Spike set his doll down and looked up at his half-dressed princess and smiled. 'Dear stars, what do you want me to do?' he silently asked his friendly visions. They twinkled back at him in reply and he nodded.
Meanwhile, Angel slipped into game face. "Drusilla! You know what I mean. This may be a game to you but it's not to me!" Drusilla's eyes flashed gold as she heard Angel's words, causing her to stop mid-lace in her corset.
"Yes, because you've always been so worried about me and Spike. You didn't give sodding fuck about us before and suddenly we're top priority on the 'Save the Helpless' trip your on? What the bloody 'ell is *your* problem Angelus?" Drusilla spat out as she too slipped into game face.
"Are we a family again, Daddy? Have you forgiven us for being bad?"
The room went silent. Drusilla and Angel both slipped back into their human facades and stared at their Spike. He stood up slowly and looked around the room with his childish gaze. "
Spike." Willow said softly. Spike shook his head sadly. "No, sweet Edith, the stars say that Daddy needs to hear this. They told me to tell him. But this time they had your face. They said the Little Tree wanted Angel to know the truth." Spike walked up to his sire and gently caressed Angel's face with his hand. Involuntarily Angel felt himself leaning into Spike's touch as he accidentally caught Spike's gaze with his own. Suddenly everything in the room disappeared around Angel. One thing Angel had forgotten about his childe was when Spike got lost in Northern France. When they had found him, he had miraculously mastered hypnotism. Angel never did find out how Spike learned it, though.
Angel could feel Angelus surging forward as Spike's lips covered his own. But instead of pushing Spike back like Angel's first instinct would be, he found himself instead slipping his tongue into Spike's open mouth.
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"Drusilla, what the hell is going on!" Buffy yelled furiously pointing at the two kissing vampires. Drusilla was caught between lighting Angel on fire and laughing. "He's playing." Drusilla said as she finished lacing her corset.
"So, Soul Boy is gay." Xander said mock thoughtfully. "Who would have known."
"Angel's not... He isn't right, Dru?" Willow asked the now clothed vampiress.
"Vampires are bi. There's no such thing as straight or gay with us." Drusilla explained like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Could you?" She asked Xander holding out a necklace to him. He nodded as he latched the necklace for her.
"Xander." Buffy hissed glaring at her friend who shrugged. "Drusilla, can you, well, stop it?" Buffy gestured helplessly towards Spike and Angel. "Fine." Drusilla rolled her eyes and held up her necklace. Suddenly an orange glow filled the room. As soon as it was there, it was gone again.
"What the hell?" Angel exclaimed pushing himself away from Spike. "Spike." Angel growled in warning. Spike giggled. "The stars were right. Angel is too full of the slayer. He tastes like ash, Princess. I'm sure Daddy would let you have a taste."
Willow stifled another giggle as both Drusilla and Angel growled at the same time. 'Why do they hate each other so much?' Then Willow saw how both of their looks softened and how they both slipped into their human masks when they looked at Spike. 'Oh.' Willow could sense a fight coming up. "Spike, why don't we take a walk?"
Spike nodded and picked up his doll. "Okay, Edith." He looked over at Drusilla who mouthed 'thank you' over to Willow. "Go, William, luv." Drusilla told her lover knowing he was silently asking her if he could go. She knew he could sense her anger. Arm in arm, Spike and Willow began to walk up the stairs. Suddenly, Spike stopped them. "White Knight, would you like to come with us?" Spike asked Xander sensing his discomfort.
"You're not going to kiss me, are you?" Xander asked warily as he slowly followed Spike and Willow up the stairs.
"Don't be silly, White Knight. You belong to the cheerleader."
"Wait. What cheerleader?" Xander asked running to catch up with Spike and Willow.
Angel and Drusilla waited for the trio to disappear before growling at each other again.
"Wait." Buffy interjected as the two vampires began to circle around one another. "Can't you guys settle this with out trying to dust each other."
"Fine. I want Drusilla and Spike to move in with me at the mansion so I can keep a better eye on Spike." Angel said never once taking his eyes off of Drusilla.
"Like hell we're moving in with you, Paingel. What so you can try to steal Spike away from me again? Fuck no." Drusilla's eyes flashed gold.
"Dru, it's not like that."
"I don't care. Do you think Spike understood why you left? He thought it was his fault because he wasn't a very good vampire. Do you know how many nights both Darla and I yes Darla, spent trying to convince him it wasn't his fault? No, because you weren't there, Angelus. You cannot keep coming back into our lives and then leave again. You have no idea how hard it was the first two times, Angel."
Before Angel could respond to Drusilla a crashing sounded overhead. "Spike!" Drusilla cried running up the stairs closely followed by both Angel and Buffy. The room above was silent. Drusilla looked down at the floor where Spike's doll lay broken. "Spike? Spike?" Drusilla spun around unnecessarily calling his name again. It was no use. He was gone.
Angel ran over to the corner where Xander was crumpled in a pile and lifted him into his arms. "Take him to the bedroom. I'll call the healer." Drusilla told Angel. Meanwhile Buffy was trying to revive Willow who was also crumpled in a heap on the floor. "Slayer, take her to the bedroom."
"Spike." Willow said hoarsely.
"What?" Buffy asked confused as her best friend shot up and jumped to her feet. "Spike knocked us out. There was this girl. She called him William and he left with her. Said he was sorry, but he had to be with family." Willow grabbed Drusilla's arms. "I think it was Edith. The real Edith. The one who died a hundred years ago."
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