"Do I want to what you're what?" Angel stared at his childe as if he had grown an extra head. Gunn was laughing from behind him and Wesley was trying to stop Lorne from choking on the cocktail he'd been sipping. Had Spike just said..."What did you say young man...vampire?"

Spike frowned and lifted the kitten in his arms again. "You wanna stroke my pussy?" the younger vampire cocked his head to the side in a display of innocence. Angel was having none of it.

"We will have none of that language in this building Spike. Do you understand me?" Angel yelled, causing Spike to hug the kitten to his chest and take a step back. Angel sighed and crouched down to Spike's level. "I'm sorry Spike. I didn't mean to yell. You just can't say words like that."

"Aw." Gunn moaned from behind the vampires. "That would've been fun man. What with him being a kid and all." Angel glared and Gunn immediately shut up. When Lorne had calmed down Wesley stepped forward and crouched by Angel.

"What Angel means Spike, is that what you said means something different, something rude. Why don't you call it kitty instead? Not...pussy." Spike frowned and looked at the bundle of fur in his arms. It sure looked like a pussy to him.

"What does pussy mean?" he asked not looking up from the top of his pussy's head. The little creature was flicking its tail around and the ears on top of its head were swivelling round to hear what the grown ups had to say. Spike chuckled and secured his grip around his pussy.

Gunn laughed again and Lorne looked like he was ready to choke on another cocktail. "Never you mind." Wesley chided and Spike sighed just like Angel. The grown ups were such babies sometimes. Fine if it kept them happy he'd call him kitty.

"Okay. Kitty."

For now...

Spike grinned and scratched his kitty behind the ears almost loosing grip on the little thing. However, before the kitten could fall completely from his grasp Angel's hand was beneath it holding the kitten's rear end in his hand. Spike went to put both hand beneath the kitten front legs so he could carry him again, but was surprised when Angel lifted the kitten from his grasp.

Spike watched as Angel sighed and ruffled his hair for the sixth time today, he kept doing that and Spike was sure his hair resembled a bird's nest. Angel went over to his desk and held the kitten with one hand while picking up his phone with the other. Spike cocked his head to the side and wandered up to his Sire's desk. Wesley and the others had disappeared, probably to go play with more books.

"Who are you calling Siwe Angel Daddy?" Spike watched as his kitty sniffed at Angel's coat and pawed at it softly with his little feet. After identifying the coat as a friend his kitty began to lick it gently and Spike had to giggle. He was so distracted; he almost missed Angel's answer.

"I'm calling the demonology and zoology department. They can check this little guy over and find him a nice home. Okay?" Angel held the hand set to his ear and found himself listening to the dial tone. "Spike?" He waited for his childe's answer for a while still listening to the dialling tone. Finally turning to see why the phone wasn't working, he soon found why. Spike was standing by his desk holding the end of a wire. The phone wire to be more precise. "Spike can you plug that in for me?"

Spike looked up at his Sire and shook his head. Angel put down the handset and looked into Spike's eyes, he was shocked to see anger there. "No." Spike spoke evenly, defying the emotion in his eyes. Spike scowled and glared right back at his Sire. Kitty was sitting in Angel's hand still licking the coat but now his ears were swivelled towards Spike. "No." The child's scowl increased when Angel frowned back. "No! No! No! No! No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Spike trailed off into a scream and stomped his feet to prove his point.

Why did grown ups have to be so mean sometimes? His kitty had saved him from the monsters...so did 'Lyra but she wasn't going to be taken away, why did Angel want to take him away? Stupid grown ups. Stupid Siwe. Stupid Angel. Stupid mean people who only wanted to take away his only friend.

Angel stood and stared in silence as Spike's scream carried on. It was a pity that vampire's, even mini ones, didn't have to breathe. The 'No' was going on forever and Spike didn't look like he was going to stop any time soon. Angel groaned to himself and sat in his office chair to see exactly what Spike was saying no to. It couldn't have just been the phone wire. Angel sighed when Spike began stomping his feet. Soon the littlest vampire was lying on the floor kicking and screaming while bashing on the carpet with his bare hands.

Angel rubbed at his eyes and looked back at his screaming childe as Gunn walked through the door. "Er...Angel?" the man also had to yell to be heard over the vampire's screams. "Why's Spike yelling 'no' over and over again?" Soon, Gunn was crouched by Angel covering his ears with his hands to stop his eardrums from bursting. The man was not impressed when Angel merely shrugged. "Have you tried stopping him?"

Angel sighed again and raised himself form the comfy office chair and let the kitten free to wander round his desk. Walking over he crouched in front of Spike and lifted the younger vampire so that they were face to face. Spike however, refused to use his legs so Angel had to hold him upright so that there was no more banging on the floor. "Spike?" Angel called to him, trying to break through the barrier of 'no's that Spike had created for himself. "What's wrong?" He was angry when Spike just screamed louder. Dammit.

"William the Bloody you stop this right now!" He yelled back and he was glad when Spike immediately stopped. "That's better. Now, why don't you tell Sire what's wrong?"

Spike curled up into Angel's embrace and snaked his arms around the older vampire's neck. The boy was sniffling now and some tears had escaped from his eyes through the temper tantrum. "I'm sorry Angelus." He whispered causing Angel to raise an eyebrow at the name. Spike hadn't called him Angelus since he became a child, in fact he didn't think that Spike even knew who Angelus was. What was going on?

"Tell Sire what's wrong Spike. What made you upset?" Angel had stood up and he was now absent mindedly stroking Spike's hair and rocking the child back and forth gently. Gunn was watching the vampire while Spike's kitten attempted to jump from the vampire's desk onto his lap. Apparently, it took a great deal of concentration, and the kitten's face was screwed up as he tried to judge the distance.

"You." Spike said after a few minutes. "You were going to...to get rid of my pus...kitty. But he's mine. He's my friend, my only friend. You can't get rid of him. Can I keep him Angel? Please? Can I Siwe Angel Daddy? Please?"

Angel tried to say no. He really did. An international evil law firm was not the place to raise a kitten. It wasn't really the place to raise a four- year-old child, but that couldn't be helped. Angel almost had the words out of his mouth to try to reason with Spike, but he made the biggest mistake. He looked into Spike's eyes.

Angel couldn't believe that he had been so stupid. Staring right back at him were the cutest, most adorable puppy dog eyes, he had ever seen. Spike's crystal blue eyes were portraying every aspect of innocent child that could be shown and Angel had looked. How could he refuse now? Spike blinked and bit his lower lip (Where had the kid learnt this?) and Angel had to bite his to stop from letting out a girly 'aw' at the sight.

His inner Angelus raged at the next words he said. "Of course you can Sweetling." Then his inner Angelus purred at the recognised pet name for his William. His inner Liam rolled his eyes at Angel for mentally commenting on supposed inner personalities. Then they all frowned and went silent while Angel set Spike down and handed him the kitten. "Here. You look after him and Gunn you look after him." He pointed at Spike and left them to it while he went to see if Wesley had found out anything new.

Gunn crouched by Spike and held up his hand for a high five. "Way to go lil vamp. Didn't I tell ya those puppy dog eyes would come in handy?" Spike nodded and shifted the kitten's weight to one arm so he could give Gunn the high five. "So." Gunn scratched the kitten head and was rewarded with a purr. "What're you gonna call him?"

Well? What is he going to call him? You guys get to choose this. Maximum of three names each and one will be chosen but at least one form each reviewer will be used in the chapter. Here's a description of Spike's pussy, I mean Kitty.

A ginger kitten with shorthaired coat and a pink nose. It's a boy and likes to explore a lot like Spike. He's very friendly and licks and bites things very often, Angel's soon going to end up with a lot less socks. The kitten is playful and loves Spike most of all but does NOT like dogs or scaly blue demons.

Okay? Have fun and remember, I can't write the next chapter until you've reviewed. So please do. Luv Higgy xxx