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Joss and David.
Rating: NC-17, if you are not in this age group then read something else.
A/N: It ruffly half way through Angel season 5. Well Cordelia is awake,
Angel has left W&H, Fred is still Fred...mmm I think that's it. Also when I
say what Spike is thinking there will be a ^ when willaims thinking and
just usal * When spike is. When I say what Angel's thinking, ^ is for
Angelus and * is Angel.
Spike stalked over to Angel and threw another punch catching him in the right side of his face Spike growled, "You stay the hell away from her or you'll have me to answer to!" He stormed out of the bar to smell Claire's sent not to far away.
Claire sat at the club round the corner from where Spike was. *Oh my God he's so near I can sense him.* she closed her eyes and drank in his familiar smell, it was also easier to this considering she had his duster on she wrapped it tighter around her before starting to walk outside to see him. "Claire, where are you going?" Kelly called from behind her. "Spike is near I think I need to talk him." Claire walked out she felt butterflies in her stomach, she loved him, but was scared on how he would react, to her telling him as well as him seeing her. He smelt her coming closer. *Damn why the hell is she coming to see me after I stormed out of her apartment, and why would she think I would want to see her. You do though don't you. You are totally in-love with her regardless of what she did with Angel.* the little voice at the back of his head kept saying that. Suddenly he was face to face with her. "Hey..." she said nervously, for the first time since he found out he looked in her eyes and staring back he seen, desire lust all the things he expected to find about how she felt about him but also... Love. *no she can't love me* she felt his dead heart skip a beat when he seen the look. All anger left his body he stood there dumbfound until she spoke, her beautiful sweet mesmerising voice. "I'm sorry." It was as though she had never uttered those words to him before. He was completely and utterly falling in a world of pure happiness until it all came flooding back when he heard him. "I think I seem to tell you to stay away from her before you told me to stay away. Anyway it's not up to you if I stay away" *JESUS! God Angel look what he did to you and it's all your fault why did you have to go after him when Kelly told you not to go near* "Angel, I think you should leave, I really don't want you guys to fight." She said trying to hide the tears that threatened to fall from her blue eyes. *I told that bastard to stay away now he's going to pay* Spike lunged forward but was caught off guard when he was stopped by Claire's small figure. She took his hand and led him away from Angel and said softly, "Please don't fight him. Can we just talk about this." She looked up at him and it got him immediately he stalked back over to Angel. He growled, "I'm not going to fight you, not because I'm afraid, because Claire has asked me not to. And I meant what I said about you staying away from her, she's mine." Angel just laughed. "Oh yeah, yours. I'm sure." he walked away but was caught on his arm by Spike, "What the hell does that mean?" he snarled. With Angel's last out burst Claire started crying, Kelly walked over to Angel spun him around and punched him square in the face. "You bastard look what you've done to her." She pointed at Claire who was now on the ground in tears. Spike grabbed Angel by the throat, "If you make her cry again I will run a stake through your heart." He dropped Angel and walked over to Claire and took her in his arms and comforted her. He just noticed that she was wearing his duster. *What the hell! No way that can't be.* He looked at Spike, and Spike was looking back not an angry stare but do-you-smell-it-to stare. Spike told Claire he'd be back in a minute, Claire ran over to Kelly and they hugged. "Do you smell her as well," Spike asked Angel. Angel nodded. *Bloody hell she's close. How did she know I was here?* "We need to move knowing her she'll have brought people and I don't want to know what they intend to do." It was Spike who nodded this time. "Ok we can go to the Hyperion, unless you want to take Claire home" "No if we stick together would be best also we've got to tell Wesley and the others." Spike said, before walking over to Claire. "Luv, we've got to go to Angel's. I don't want to but we have to something has just happened we'll tell you when we get there. He helped her up and they walked to the Hyperion.
Angel led the group to the Hyperion, when they were all in the locked all the doors after checking Cordelia and the others were inside. "Everyone we have a problem." He told the others. Claire sniffed under her breath, "Yeah and most of the time it's you." Having his vampire hearing he heard and was a bit hurt but didn't show it. "A few OLD friends are back in town. I think they may be looking for me and Spike." "Yeah ok Angel just tell us who it is so we can figure out a way to stop them." Cordelia said impatiently she got pissed sometimes when he was cryptic with things. "Ok Cordy, calm down, it's Drusilla and some of her friends. Me and Spike also thought that we smelled Claire with them but that's not possible since she's with us. We may have to look into that." The room was silent for a minute then Claire spoke, "Sorry Angel, just because your mad childe is here, doesn't mean I have to stay here. Because guess what... I'm not scared of the psycho." "Neither am I so if you don't mind me and Claire will be on our merry way." Kelly said to the group. Claire and Kelly started to walk towards the door before being stopped by Angel. "Move" Claire said before Kelly followed by saying, "Now." "I'm not letting you go out there to be killed." Angel said standing tall they saw he was a lot taller than them but were not in the slightest bit intimidated. "Fine we won't go out there." Angel smiled triumphantly. "We said we wouldn't go out there, but you never said anything about us not being aloud to go to our houses." It was Kelly to smile this time. "Yeah okay well, bye." Claire was about to zap herself when she felt Spike's hand on hers. She looked into his eyes and put down her hand. "Come on luv, don't won't to be separated if Dru comes looking for us." Claire sighed, "Like I said I can take the dumb bitch." Spike sighed this time, "I don't doubt it but don't over react and take off." Shit as soon as he said it he knew he had jumped right into it. Claire was getting extremely pissed at this point, "Ok. You wanna speak about over reacting. Well what the hell was that shit this morning, mmm over reacting, just a bit, so don't lecture me when you're just as bad." Spike smirked, "Yeah well pet, 'bout that I'm sorry I totally lost it with jealousy. Anyways I did over react seeing as it was just a shag it didn't mean anything." Claire sighed in relief that he seen it like that. "Yeah you're right me and Angel was just a shag." Spike looked puzzled, "Oh. Was it I was speaking more along the lines of what you and me did. That's ok that yours and peaches thing never worked. Well I'm away to get some rest." He walked off, leaving everyone in the room stunned. Kelly was just about to walk after him, with her stake pulled out, when Claire stopped her. "Kel, don't please can we just go back to mine." Claire pleaded with her friend. Kelly gave in and nodded when Angel took both their arms. "No, we've discussed this, your not going." Kelly was getting really angry and shouted, "Why the fucking hell not!!!!! We can take the psycho bitch any day of the fucking week ok!! And did you hear what that bastard said to her I could stake him!!!!! Arrrggghhh!!!" Kelly was so frustrated she kicked the coffee table that was beside her which went flying across the room until it hit the wall and shattered into a thousand pieces. "Kelly calm down." Claire said soothingly. "Angel I'm leaving now so get out of my face and let go of my hand so I can leave..." She waited for 2 minutes then Angel realised her hand. "You can go but DON'T stake Drusilla." At that Claire started laughing through the laughs she said, "You won't let me stake Dru but you would stake Darla your sire." He winced at the mention of Darla. She turned serious. Just as Angel was about to speak she held up her hand signalling him to stop. "DON'T even think about saying, oh you don't know what it was like for me staking Darla, blah blah blah. Well guess what I DID, you know when I was in hell seen everything you did heard all the thoughts and feelings. So actually I think I know more about how you felt than you do." Claire walked over to him smiled and continued. "I seen everything you and Angelus did all the murders and all the people you fucked. Oh yeah even seen you do Buffy." She smiled because she knew she had nearly hit home, she watched his eyes turn amber then back but only for a few seconds. "Oh a bit touchy on the subject of Buffy are we know." She started to pace and smiled again. "Well, guess what I was in her mind as well, and Spike how could I forget him." She grinned when Spike appeared and his eyes flashed to she was getting to them and that was exactly what she wanted. "Oh your royal highness has graced us with his presence." She mock bowed stood up and grinned. "So on the subject of you and Buffy, how did you feel night before the battle, watching her and Angel kiss. Must have been good huh." Her pacing was stopped when Spike stopped her and growled, "Don't speak about her or him. Ok." He just made her chuckle. "Spike I had no idea you were this touchy on the subject. Just think the big bad defending Angel, this will make history never thought I'd see the d....." She was cut off when Angel sent his fist to her face which she caught inches away and laughed. "Angel baby, why would you want to hurt me is the subject to....... I can't think of the word. But anyways it was really un- called for. I'm sure that punch if it had connected would have sent little me flying right across the room. I don't really care though, I'm happy you let Angelus out even if it was only for a few seconds." She chuckled and turned to Spike. "Just for the record, em I'll say and speak about who ever the hell I like ok. Maybe I should get Buffy over here see how your defending her like this she'd be so proud.... But o wait..... Buffy doesn't even now your back does she? Shame." She seen Spike vamp and lunge at her, she pushed her foot into his gut and sent him flying over near the smashed coffee table. A stake just missed his heart by inches. "Tut, tut tut. Spiky why would you want to hurt me after all I thought you were a team player." Claire walked over to Angel seductively pushed him against the wall. By this time everyone had left the room except Claire, Angel and Spike. Claire kissed him lightly on the lips and ran her hands up and down his firm legs. She leaned against him pushing her damp jeans against his growing erection. She whispered to him, "I still know what buttons to push I see." She felt the erection and was about to turn away when he pulled her to him. "What are you trying to do." He asked firmly. "Trying to cause you both as much pain as you caused me, but it hasn't seemed to work as much as I would like, well that could be due to the fact I have not been touching on the more delicate subjects of your past." She smiled when she seen his puzzled look. "What do you mean as much pain as we've caused you?" She chuckled lightly. "You don't know, sweet really but, when you left I was in-love with you and I love.....D Spike when he said it was only a shag. Yeah well ok I still love him it doesn't go away that easily." She sighed. "Claire I'm really...." He was cut off when she punched him in the nose. "This is the hurt I'm speaking about Angel, damn, the only times you ever try to tell me your sorry is when your reminded or the subject comes up. Which is how I know you'll never mean it. Your not sorry for leaving me so don't pretend." Tears were falling down her face when all of a sudden a cloud of smoke appeared and a tall hansom, man walked out. "Hey Claire how are you........" he trailed off at the end when he seen Claire crying Angel pushed against the wall and Spike lying bruised inches from the smashed coffee table. He grew angry and shouted at Angel, "What the hell did you do to her, I should of staked you when I had the chance." He went towards Angel, but was stopped by Claire's hand on his. "I caused the damage, he did make me cry but it was my own fault. Can you just take me out to kill some demon." Claire's face was tearstained, so Dennis took her face in his hand and with his thumb he wiped away the tears. Spike walked over limping slightly, and said to Angel, "Who the bloody hell is that?" Angel stared daggars at Dennis before answering Spike not even looking at him, "That's Dennis. Claire's best friend and ex. don't get on the wrong side of him, he's just as strong as us maybe stronger, also he's got powerful magic as well. He's not a demon and his muscles are not enhanced by magic or drugs in anyway." Angel's voice was firm, Spike didn't answer back. Claire put her hand through Dennis' and they walked out. "I thought you said he was an EX" Spike said. "He is." Angel was short with his grand-childe. He walked out leaving Spike to think. *I don't think you should have lied to her by telling her it was just a shag* one voice in his head said. It was always a constant battle of words between William and Spike even though they were mostly at peace they disagreed a lot. *^Well don't want to get to attached to something that's been to peaches.^*
Spike stalked over to Angel and threw another punch catching him in the right side of his face Spike growled, "You stay the hell away from her or you'll have me to answer to!" He stormed out of the bar to smell Claire's sent not to far away.
Claire sat at the club round the corner from where Spike was. *Oh my God he's so near I can sense him.* she closed her eyes and drank in his familiar smell, it was also easier to this considering she had his duster on she wrapped it tighter around her before starting to walk outside to see him. "Claire, where are you going?" Kelly called from behind her. "Spike is near I think I need to talk him." Claire walked out she felt butterflies in her stomach, she loved him, but was scared on how he would react, to her telling him as well as him seeing her. He smelt her coming closer. *Damn why the hell is she coming to see me after I stormed out of her apartment, and why would she think I would want to see her. You do though don't you. You are totally in-love with her regardless of what she did with Angel.* the little voice at the back of his head kept saying that. Suddenly he was face to face with her. "Hey..." she said nervously, for the first time since he found out he looked in her eyes and staring back he seen, desire lust all the things he expected to find about how she felt about him but also... Love. *no she can't love me* she felt his dead heart skip a beat when he seen the look. All anger left his body he stood there dumbfound until she spoke, her beautiful sweet mesmerising voice. "I'm sorry." It was as though she had never uttered those words to him before. He was completely and utterly falling in a world of pure happiness until it all came flooding back when he heard him. "I think I seem to tell you to stay away from her before you told me to stay away. Anyway it's not up to you if I stay away" *JESUS! God Angel look what he did to you and it's all your fault why did you have to go after him when Kelly told you not to go near* "Angel, I think you should leave, I really don't want you guys to fight." She said trying to hide the tears that threatened to fall from her blue eyes. *I told that bastard to stay away now he's going to pay* Spike lunged forward but was caught off guard when he was stopped by Claire's small figure. She took his hand and led him away from Angel and said softly, "Please don't fight him. Can we just talk about this." She looked up at him and it got him immediately he stalked back over to Angel. He growled, "I'm not going to fight you, not because I'm afraid, because Claire has asked me not to. And I meant what I said about you staying away from her, she's mine." Angel just laughed. "Oh yeah, yours. I'm sure." he walked away but was caught on his arm by Spike, "What the hell does that mean?" he snarled. With Angel's last out burst Claire started crying, Kelly walked over to Angel spun him around and punched him square in the face. "You bastard look what you've done to her." She pointed at Claire who was now on the ground in tears. Spike grabbed Angel by the throat, "If you make her cry again I will run a stake through your heart." He dropped Angel and walked over to Claire and took her in his arms and comforted her. He just noticed that she was wearing his duster. *What the hell! No way that can't be.* He looked at Spike, and Spike was looking back not an angry stare but do-you-smell-it-to stare. Spike told Claire he'd be back in a minute, Claire ran over to Kelly and they hugged. "Do you smell her as well," Spike asked Angel. Angel nodded. *Bloody hell she's close. How did she know I was here?* "We need to move knowing her she'll have brought people and I don't want to know what they intend to do." It was Spike who nodded this time. "Ok we can go to the Hyperion, unless you want to take Claire home" "No if we stick together would be best also we've got to tell Wesley and the others." Spike said, before walking over to Claire. "Luv, we've got to go to Angel's. I don't want to but we have to something has just happened we'll tell you when we get there. He helped her up and they walked to the Hyperion.
Angel led the group to the Hyperion, when they were all in the locked all the doors after checking Cordelia and the others were inside. "Everyone we have a problem." He told the others. Claire sniffed under her breath, "Yeah and most of the time it's you." Having his vampire hearing he heard and was a bit hurt but didn't show it. "A few OLD friends are back in town. I think they may be looking for me and Spike." "Yeah ok Angel just tell us who it is so we can figure out a way to stop them." Cordelia said impatiently she got pissed sometimes when he was cryptic with things. "Ok Cordy, calm down, it's Drusilla and some of her friends. Me and Spike also thought that we smelled Claire with them but that's not possible since she's with us. We may have to look into that." The room was silent for a minute then Claire spoke, "Sorry Angel, just because your mad childe is here, doesn't mean I have to stay here. Because guess what... I'm not scared of the psycho." "Neither am I so if you don't mind me and Claire will be on our merry way." Kelly said to the group. Claire and Kelly started to walk towards the door before being stopped by Angel. "Move" Claire said before Kelly followed by saying, "Now." "I'm not letting you go out there to be killed." Angel said standing tall they saw he was a lot taller than them but were not in the slightest bit intimidated. "Fine we won't go out there." Angel smiled triumphantly. "We said we wouldn't go out there, but you never said anything about us not being aloud to go to our houses." It was Kelly to smile this time. "Yeah okay well, bye." Claire was about to zap herself when she felt Spike's hand on hers. She looked into his eyes and put down her hand. "Come on luv, don't won't to be separated if Dru comes looking for us." Claire sighed, "Like I said I can take the dumb bitch." Spike sighed this time, "I don't doubt it but don't over react and take off." Shit as soon as he said it he knew he had jumped right into it. Claire was getting extremely pissed at this point, "Ok. You wanna speak about over reacting. Well what the hell was that shit this morning, mmm over reacting, just a bit, so don't lecture me when you're just as bad." Spike smirked, "Yeah well pet, 'bout that I'm sorry I totally lost it with jealousy. Anyways I did over react seeing as it was just a shag it didn't mean anything." Claire sighed in relief that he seen it like that. "Yeah you're right me and Angel was just a shag." Spike looked puzzled, "Oh. Was it I was speaking more along the lines of what you and me did. That's ok that yours and peaches thing never worked. Well I'm away to get some rest." He walked off, leaving everyone in the room stunned. Kelly was just about to walk after him, with her stake pulled out, when Claire stopped her. "Kel, don't please can we just go back to mine." Claire pleaded with her friend. Kelly gave in and nodded when Angel took both their arms. "No, we've discussed this, your not going." Kelly was getting really angry and shouted, "Why the fucking hell not!!!!! We can take the psycho bitch any day of the fucking week ok!! And did you hear what that bastard said to her I could stake him!!!!! Arrrggghhh!!!" Kelly was so frustrated she kicked the coffee table that was beside her which went flying across the room until it hit the wall and shattered into a thousand pieces. "Kelly calm down." Claire said soothingly. "Angel I'm leaving now so get out of my face and let go of my hand so I can leave..." She waited for 2 minutes then Angel realised her hand. "You can go but DON'T stake Drusilla." At that Claire started laughing through the laughs she said, "You won't let me stake Dru but you would stake Darla your sire." He winced at the mention of Darla. She turned serious. Just as Angel was about to speak she held up her hand signalling him to stop. "DON'T even think about saying, oh you don't know what it was like for me staking Darla, blah blah blah. Well guess what I DID, you know when I was in hell seen everything you did heard all the thoughts and feelings. So actually I think I know more about how you felt than you do." Claire walked over to him smiled and continued. "I seen everything you and Angelus did all the murders and all the people you fucked. Oh yeah even seen you do Buffy." She smiled because she knew she had nearly hit home, she watched his eyes turn amber then back but only for a few seconds. "Oh a bit touchy on the subject of Buffy are we know." She started to pace and smiled again. "Well, guess what I was in her mind as well, and Spike how could I forget him." She grinned when Spike appeared and his eyes flashed to she was getting to them and that was exactly what she wanted. "Oh your royal highness has graced us with his presence." She mock bowed stood up and grinned. "So on the subject of you and Buffy, how did you feel night before the battle, watching her and Angel kiss. Must have been good huh." Her pacing was stopped when Spike stopped her and growled, "Don't speak about her or him. Ok." He just made her chuckle. "Spike I had no idea you were this touchy on the subject. Just think the big bad defending Angel, this will make history never thought I'd see the d....." She was cut off when Angel sent his fist to her face which she caught inches away and laughed. "Angel baby, why would you want to hurt me is the subject to....... I can't think of the word. But anyways it was really un- called for. I'm sure that punch if it had connected would have sent little me flying right across the room. I don't really care though, I'm happy you let Angelus out even if it was only for a few seconds." She chuckled and turned to Spike. "Just for the record, em I'll say and speak about who ever the hell I like ok. Maybe I should get Buffy over here see how your defending her like this she'd be so proud.... But o wait..... Buffy doesn't even now your back does she? Shame." She seen Spike vamp and lunge at her, she pushed her foot into his gut and sent him flying over near the smashed coffee table. A stake just missed his heart by inches. "Tut, tut tut. Spiky why would you want to hurt me after all I thought you were a team player." Claire walked over to Angel seductively pushed him against the wall. By this time everyone had left the room except Claire, Angel and Spike. Claire kissed him lightly on the lips and ran her hands up and down his firm legs. She leaned against him pushing her damp jeans against his growing erection. She whispered to him, "I still know what buttons to push I see." She felt the erection and was about to turn away when he pulled her to him. "What are you trying to do." He asked firmly. "Trying to cause you both as much pain as you caused me, but it hasn't seemed to work as much as I would like, well that could be due to the fact I have not been touching on the more delicate subjects of your past." She smiled when she seen his puzzled look. "What do you mean as much pain as we've caused you?" She chuckled lightly. "You don't know, sweet really but, when you left I was in-love with you and I love.....D Spike when he said it was only a shag. Yeah well ok I still love him it doesn't go away that easily." She sighed. "Claire I'm really...." He was cut off when she punched him in the nose. "This is the hurt I'm speaking about Angel, damn, the only times you ever try to tell me your sorry is when your reminded or the subject comes up. Which is how I know you'll never mean it. Your not sorry for leaving me so don't pretend." Tears were falling down her face when all of a sudden a cloud of smoke appeared and a tall hansom, man walked out. "Hey Claire how are you........" he trailed off at the end when he seen Claire crying Angel pushed against the wall and Spike lying bruised inches from the smashed coffee table. He grew angry and shouted at Angel, "What the hell did you do to her, I should of staked you when I had the chance." He went towards Angel, but was stopped by Claire's hand on his. "I caused the damage, he did make me cry but it was my own fault. Can you just take me out to kill some demon." Claire's face was tearstained, so Dennis took her face in his hand and with his thumb he wiped away the tears. Spike walked over limping slightly, and said to Angel, "Who the bloody hell is that?" Angel stared daggars at Dennis before answering Spike not even looking at him, "That's Dennis. Claire's best friend and ex. don't get on the wrong side of him, he's just as strong as us maybe stronger, also he's got powerful magic as well. He's not a demon and his muscles are not enhanced by magic or drugs in anyway." Angel's voice was firm, Spike didn't answer back. Claire put her hand through Dennis' and they walked out. "I thought you said he was an EX" Spike said. "He is." Angel was short with his grand-childe. He walked out leaving Spike to think. *I don't think you should have lied to her by telling her it was just a shag* one voice in his head said. It was always a constant battle of words between William and Spike even though they were mostly at peace they disagreed a lot. *^Well don't want to get to attached to something that's been to peaches.^*