Away From It All
Chapter 4: New Arrivals
By: Rogue-Slayer13
Summary: See pervious chapters.
Disclaimer: The characters of Btvs and Ats belong to Joss Whedon. Spike's family members and other character you've never heard of before are mine.
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"Spike, you've got to pick Willow and Fred up from the airport tomorrow," said Bridget as she came into the living room and sat down next to her brother on the couch.
"They're coming tomorrow?" asked Spike.
"Yep, you're picking them up and then Angel, Kathryn, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Declan are coming up Saturday to visit for a while."
"Where are they staying?"
"Ere."
"You've got to be joking. Peaches is staying 'ere!?"
"Yep."
"Oh joy."
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"We're what!?"
"Your mother wants us to go and visit your aunt and uncle," replied Declan O'Connor as he pulled the car into the driveway.
"My god, this life just keeps getting worse," groaned Angel.
"Don't be that way. They're family."
"Yeah, but it's Spike," replied Angel, closing the door and following his dad toward the house.
"Now William's a good boy, he does well in school and he helps out your aunt and uncle. I don't see why you two don't get along, you're just alike."
"Don't say that!"
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"I can't wait to see Wills again," said Xander as he and the others followed Spike to the cars.
"Do you have some sort of lustful attraction to her?" asked Anya.
"Ahn!"
"What? She's an attractive girl, if I were a lesbian, I'd be all over her."
"You don't ask another bloke if he fancies a girl when 'er boyfriend's right 'ere," said Spike motioning over to Oz.
"Right," replied the man as they stopped in front of the cars.
"Who's going with who?" asked Faith.
"Gunn, Xander, and I can go in Xander's car and then take Fred home," offered Willow.
"Okay, and Spike, Oz, and I will go get Red," said Faith.
"Sounds like a plan."
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"I'm so glad to be on solid ground!"
"Me too," replied Willow as she and Fred made their way through the airport and to baggage claim.
"Are excited to see everyone as their eighteen-year-old selves again?" asked Fred.
"Yeah, especially Spike and Gunn, since I didn't get to see them when they were eighteen."
"Gunn looks a lot like he does now . . . I've seen pictures," added Fred at Willow's confused look.
"Oh." Willow headed over to the baggage carousel.
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"I see them!" Xander waved as Willow and Fred came into view.
"Hey Xander!" Willow hugged her friend.
"Hey," said Gunn.
"Good seeing you again," said Spike.
Fred looked at Spike. He looked taller if that was possible, and his hair was spiked up. He had on a pair of black Doc Martens, black jeans, a white button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a black tie tied loose around his neck.
"You look great Spike," said Fred as she hugged the former vampire.
"Right back at ya."
"It's very Bad Boy meets School Boy."
"We had class today and he didn't have time to change all the way," explained Faith with a smile.
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"Mum we're home!" called Spike as the group walked into his house.
Anne came into the room to greet her son's friends.
"Ello, you must be Willow and you must be Fred," said Anne.
"Yep."
"Well it's good to 'ave you 'ere. The rest of the brood should be around 'ere somewhere."
"Brood?" asked Fred.
"I have six children and everyone one of them is a troublemaker," replied Anne with a smile toward the group and a look at Spike. "Especially this one 'ere."
Just then a shout was heard from upstairs followed by the sound of running.
"Samuel Wallace Edwards, I'm gonna kill you!" shouted a female voice.
"I did nothing! I swear it wasn't me. It was Tom!" replied a male.
"Why would Tom do such a thing!?" questioned a second female.
"And those would be things four through six," commented Spike as a teenage boy came running down the stairs followed by two girls.
"Samuel! You get back 'ere before I kick the bloody . . ."
"Eryn Elizabeth if you so much as try to finish that sentence it'll be your head," called Anne.
A faint 'sorry mum' was heard from the other room.
"That was my youngest son Sam, and my youngest two daughters, Eryn and Mary," explained Anne.
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"Peaches is coming by Saturday," said Spike as the group gathered in the backyard.
"Really? What for?" asked Fred.
"His mum wants to visit my mum."
"We're all looking forward to it," joked Faith.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see the masculine and sweaty fight that breaks out between the two," said Anya.
"Ahn, remember what we talked about?" asked Xander.
"That was one of those things?"
"Yes, it was," replied Xander.
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To Be Continued . . .
You all seem to like this fic, so I'll keep it going until people start hating it.