"Peaches! Peaches! My Peaches!" Spike ran over to Illyria with his Angel blankie trailing behind him. Illyria looked down at the boy and cocked her head to the side again. Spike simply grinned back. "Hewwo 'Lyra. Can I have my Peaches please? I sowwy for loosing him and I wont do it 'gain. Promsis."

Angel looked up from his desk and watched when Illyria did give Spike his kitten. Looking to the other members of his team and Nina, he was glad he wasn't the only one who was shocked. He had seriously thought that Illyria would either eat the kitten or throw it at Spike. Not gently give it back and make sure he had hold of it properly before rising back to her full height. Maybe there was still some element of Fred left in her.

Spike was petting his kitten and kissing the little creature's pink nose as Peaches purred happily and rubbed his head against the child's chin. Even Gunn looked like he thought it was cute. The man went up to Spike and crouched in front of him. "So little man. What do you want to do today?"

Spike grinned.

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"Alright Angel, my babysitting shift is over." Gunn smirked and plonked Spike onto is boss' desk with Peaches alongside. Angel looked Spike and the kitten over before replying.

"What's this stuff?" Angel scooped up some of whatever it was Spike and Peaches were covered in with one finger. Spike giggled and ruffled Peaches fur, making more mess drip onto the kitten's already ruined coat. Peaches didn't hiss at the child but merely shook his head to dislodge some of the mixture from his ear. Some of it came free and sailed across Angel's desk before hitting the desktop with a little 'splat' noise.

Gunn laughed and ruffled Spike's hair before making a disgusted face and pulling away his hand, now also covered in gooey stuff. "Well Spikey here wanted to make cookies. He didn't want that cookie dough you can buy but he wanted to make it from scratch. So..."

"So you two have been cooking for the past three hours? Did you actually manage to make some cookies? Or just mess?" Angel grimaced as more goop fell from Spike's chin and landed on his desk. Gunn smiled again and left the two vampires to it.

Spike grinned and pulled out something from his pocket then handed it to Angel. "We maked loads and gave them to peoples round the place. But this is a special one for you Sire Angel Daddy. See it has your name here." Spike pointed to the piece of biscuit smudged with pink icing. "It was but I must have been rubbeded in my pocket."

Angel held the biscuit gingerly and picked off some lint that had been in Spike's pocket. Noticing the nibbled edges to his special cookie Angel decided to ask. "Why has my cookie got bite marks?" Seeing the grin on Spike's face he wasn't sure if he wanted the answer.

"I had to check it wasn't bad or poisoneded silly. Or you'd get sick. So me and Peaches had to check. Didn't we Peaches?" The ginger fluff ball mewed in agreement and rubbed its already filthy head against Spike's trouser leg. "Is it good?"

Angel nibbled a complete edge and nodded to his childe. Better not spoil the little kids fun. "It's good. In fact, it's so good I'll save some for later." He put the rest of his mauled cookie on his desk and looked over Spike again. The child was covered from head to toe in cookie dough. Peaches wasn't any better off. The kitten's tail was covered and Spike was rubbing more dough into its fur with every passing second.

"Er Spike. How about we get you all cleaned up now? You need a bath." It was times like this that it became apparent that Angel had never dealt with children.

He barely had time to blink before Spike was out the door with Peaches in hot pursuit. Angel frowned and followed the boy, wondering what he was up too. "Come on Spike, we don't have time for games. You need a bath." But the child was nowhere to be seen. "Spike?"

Nothing. The boy had vanished. Angel sighed and began searching the corridors. Hopefully he could find Spike and get him bathed and clean before the cookie dough dried and began pulling on his skin. Or before Peaches began loosing fur over the matter. He looked in every office on his floor before sighing and turning back to his own office. Maybe he could look over the papers Wesley had brought him while Spike cooled off. He was making his way back when something bumped into him.

Grinning slightly he bent down and scooped up the squirming mass in his arms. "Gotcha." He cheered and began the walk to his personal suite and bath. Spike was squirming and wriggling in his arms. "Spike don't bother you're not going anywhere until you've had a bath." The child stopped squirming...for about two seconds before starting again. This time with added screams.

"I DON'T WANNA BATH!" Spike screamed and Angel gained disgusted looks from the lawyers around him. They were obviously disgusted with the lack of discipline this boy had. Either that or they had a headache. He gave a lopsided grin to them before disappearing into his office with Spike and Peaches behind them.

"Spike stop being so difficult. Look Peaches is coming quietly." Angel frowned as the kitten began pouncing on his foot while he walked. Then Angel bit back a curse when the feline managed to catch his sock and dig its claws through the material and into his skin. Spike screamed louder and beat his fists against Angel's back. Angel sighed and got into the elevator.

"I DON'T WANNA BATH!" the child screamed again and began the waterworks for added effects. Angel rolled his eyes and set Spike on the floor of his bathroom. Spike cried more and yelled louder. His sire was having none of it. Temper tantrum or not, Spike was having a bath.

Humming to himself and trying to ignore the fact that his eardrums felt like they were bursting, Angel began to undress his boy. Spike for his part stood still but made no attempt to help the older vampire. Peaches seemed to be enthralled with Angel's sock and paid no attention to the boy's screams.

Angel turned on the taps and waited for the bath to run as he stripped Spike. Soon the boy was naked as the day he was born and still howling his head off about not wanting a bath. Angel sighed to himself and made no attempt to console the boy. If Spike wanted to be difficult then fine, but he would not be held responsible for his actions. When the bath was run and Angel had checked the temperature he picked up the screaming boy and managed to seat him in the bathtub.

Okay enough was enough. Angel knelt by the side of the bath and forced Spike to look at him. "You listen to me now young man. If you cannot stop making a nuisance of yourself then you shall go across my knee and straight to bed right now. Am I making myself clear?" Spike sniffed and wiped at the tears on his face. He then looked up at his Sire and nodded silently. "Good."

Angel picked up the soap and began to scrub at Spike's arms and torso. The child didn't fidget or make a sound as Angel cleaned him. He sat there sniffing and feeling sorry for himself. Angel sighed and cleaned the boys back. Cookie dough was crumbling around Spike in the tub and floating on the surface.

"I'm sowwy." Spike whispered about five minutes of scrubbing later. "I'm sowwy Siwe Angel Daddy. I didn wanna bath." Angel nodded and resumed his cleanup. At least he could see Spike's face clearly now.

"It's alright. Just don't do it again. Bath time is fun, why didn't you want a bath Spike?" Angel asked and tipped Spike's head back so he could wash out the shampoo without getting it in the boy's eyes. Spike squirmed slightly and Angel hushed him.

"Daddy put the baby in the bath tub and she didn't wake up again." Angel paused and looked at his boy. He'd never done anything like that...even as Angelus. Angelus used to just drain babies dry then leave them as if they were sleeping, but he never drowned them. What if it wasn't him? That meant that it was William's father. William's actual soul having human father. "Said she was bad and if I was bad then I'd be next."

Angel lifted Spike out of the tub and wrapped him in a huge towel. The boy looked so fragile and pale compared to the dark blue of the towel. "It's okay Will. Daddy doesn't think you've been bad. Daddy loves you. Okay? Never forget that." And it wasn't just meant as a comfort. He truly meant it. If Spike was going to live with him surrounded by the monsters of the world that could kill the older vampire at any second, then Spike was going to know that he was loved. No matter what age. Angel kissed the boy's forehead and hugged him tight. "I love you William."

Spike looked up at the older vampire and hugged him back. "I love you too Siwe Angel Daddy. Forever." Angel smiled down at his son and began drying the child. Today had been a pretty good day. For him. "Now can we give Peaches a bath?" Spike pointed to the kitten that had managed to pull off Angel's sock completely and was now wrestling with the scrap of cloth. Angel sighed and let some water out of the bath so it was very shallow.

"Alright. But cats don't like water so we have to be very gentle with him. Okay?" Spike nodded and Angel turned round to pick up the kitten. When he turned back round, there was only a pile of Spike's clothes left in the bathroom. Spike was on the loose, and naked.

That was not good.

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Hehe. Naked Spike on the loose. Who wants to read the next chapter? I certainly do! But I have to read it first.

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