Unwelcome Visitors

Part five

Spike and Xander walked down the darkened street, even the starry night sky was dim and menacing as they hurried on towards Giles house. Spike scanned the shadows, intent on keeping his nummy safe, the dark was his element but not tonight. As they rounded the corner into Giles street the broken lights and the sinister air of the street was ringing all his alarms. Xander realised something was wrong too as he gestured Spike towards the house, they crossed the curb and hurried to the door. Knocking Xander fidgeted as he heard Giles opening the door, the sense of wrongness in the air pushing him and Spike inside. They nearly bowled Giles over in their rush, Xander reaching out to steady him as Spike practically slammed the door shut.

"Sorry G-man"

"What is the rush Xander, Spike is something after you"

Spike looked sheepishly at Giles

"Sorry Rupes, but there's a weird vibe out there tonight"

"Vibe.strange, well Willow and Tara said much the same thing" Giles motioned them inside. Willow and Tara were cuddled up on the couch reading a thick musty book, Dawn was doing homework on the table, she smiled widely when she saw them.

"Hi guys, how come your late"

Xander blushed and Spike was grateful he couldn't, so he settled for looking at the ceiling. Willow squealed and launched herself at Xander, nearly knocking Spike over in the process.

"Hey now Red, watch it" Spike dropped into her vacated seat, leaning into the hug that Tara gave him. Xander was battling to stay upright under the wiccan attack

"Willow, what gives, what are you doing"

Willow's arms were round Xander's neck as she whirled him around the room.

" You had sex," she pronounced cheerfully.

Xander blushed to the tips of his ears and Willow hugged him hard.

"Willow your wiggin me out, how do you if I ..and I might not have.oh hell all right I did have sex....but how do you know what I did"

The redhead took his hand and smiled reassuringly

" You know I love you right"

Xander smiled back uncertainly, he knew from woeful experience that tone of voice always meant trouble, usually in a "hey I did a spell and it turned you purple and look you've got a tail now" kinda way.

"Yeahhhh, I sorta gathered that a while ago, like when we were 5"

" So then you should know that I sorta know when your doin.it"

Shock coursed through him, hoping to god she didn't mean she could see or hear him having sex, the thought was just too, too much.

* Please don't mean magic *

"What do you mean you know Willow Rosenberg"?

Willow looked quickly at Tara for support, her girlfriend nodded at her while tightening her hold on Spike, just in case.

"Please tell me you aren't using your mystical power to be a voyeur Willow"

Giles drawled in his best parental voice. Spike grinned at Xander waiting to see how his lover handled this little set-up. Xander sighed, squeezing Willow's hand lightly he moved to sit on the arm of the couch next to Spike. Resting his free hand on the back of his lovers neck, Xander was unprepared for the wide smiles on all of his friends faces as they watched him and the obvious object of his affection.

"What did you do Willow?"

"Don't be mad Xander, but I did a little spell"

* Oh god no I knew it.something's gonna sprout or fall off*

Xander paled his hands patting over his body in a reassuring way, Spike grinned up at him *ok lets make sure all our body parts are still here*

"What sort of spell,"

"Its just a. a strengthening spell, I always felt we had a connection. Not like when we were you know. um remember, but more like when we were kids, like we were brother and sister. And I thought that if I did a strengthening spell that I'd be able to feel if you every needed me. Like telepathy, except it sorta comes out when your having really good se.. you know..."

Xander shook his head, smiling to himself as he followed the willow babble, how she could manage to talk and breathe was beyond him.

* Only Willow * then he blushed again as he realized what the spell meant

" So you heard me when I was ..when we were..."

* Ohmygod,ohmygodohmygod *

Willow leaned down and kissed his cheek, whispering " I couldn't hear anything except when you shouted his name and I just felt warm and fuzzy, is it okay Xander, are you mad at me, cause I didn't mean to hurt you, its just you were so lonely and I wanted to know if you needed me"

Xander turned around and looked at Spike, the blonde looked very smug.

" Okay oh bleached one, did you know anything about this"

" Who me ....Sorry mate its news to me too, didn't know we had an audience or we could have put on a show"

Xander slid into his lap, his brown eyes warm his body relaxed. Spike melted under that heated gaze as he was drawn into a slow deep kiss, his arms cradled Xander close as his boys tongue slipped into his mouth.

" Oh.. my. God , what have I said before..no sex in front of Dawn"

Spike and Xander broke apart at the sound of the Slayers piercing voice, Buffy stood in the hall, irritation warring with the smile on her face.

" I'm happy you guys are having smoochies, really I am but ...can you please not expose the underaged to the joys of same sex dating."

Dawn snorted from the dining table, " Like its anything I haven't seen before"

Tara giggled at the mortified look on Buffy's and Giles faces.

" See Spike I knew you had to be good at something"

"I 'm more than good Tare, I'm damm fantastic"

Willow and Xander groaned, Giles just polished his glasses and Buffy and Dawn giggled.

"So apart from contributing to the delinquency of a minor, what are we up to"

Xander leaned back onto Spike the blonde vampires arms holding him close.

"Anyone else feel that weird vibe outside, Spike and I nearly ran here"

"Oi speak for yourself Xan"

"Okay big bad manly vampire, I suppose that wasn't your hand I felt on my back pushing me forward like we were jet propelled then"

Spike smiled at his lover and shrugged, Willow shivered as she remembered

"I felt something evil, not just your run of the mill evil, but a whole new make you cringe inside sorta evil." Willow went and sat on the armrest of the couch next to Tara, her girlfriend took her hand and kissed it before laying it back on her lap fingers entwined.

" I felt something ..ancient and..familiar"

Spike rested his chin on Xander's shoulder, his eyes faraway, thinking.

Giles sat on the coffee table in front of the two males, facing them, Spikes eyes glazed over and his arms dropped away from Xander. As he felt the vampire go limp Xander spun around dropping to his knees he cupped the blonde's face.

" Spike...are you okay...Spike...answer me..Will are you in there, Will"

When he got no reaction from Spike he turned panicked eyes on Giles, the watcher gently urged him out of the way. Xander would only move as far as the edge of the couch, hanging on to Spikes hand

"What's wrong with him Giles"

tbc