Unwelcome Visitors
Thoughts in * *
Part nine
Spike tasted the mouthful of fresh blood and determined it to be Xander's,
* Tasty Xanpet. .very... very tasty..huh...what the hell*
Spike came back to himself, fangs embedded in Xander's wrist, quickly pulling away he stared aghast his lover. Xander had tears in his eyes realizing what this meant for Spike to be able to feed again. To be as he was supposed to be, even if he was only able to feed from him.
" Uhhhhh pet, you really shouldn't do that"
Xander's chocolate brown eyes clouded over with hurt
"Why didn't you like it?"
Spike groaned aloud at the hurt look in his nummy's eyes.
" Bleedin' hell whelp, of course I liked it ..I loved it...I love you.. but I don't want to hurt you.... ever"
Sam watched them carefully, the chip must have processed the information that Spike was not causing pain or harm to the young man he loved and so had effectively bypassed the pain circuit. She was amazed by the attachment the demon had for the young human, but love was ever unconventional. Giles was as surprised as Spike that he had been able to bite Xander and though it worried him, he knew that Spike would not revert to his former behaviour. Giles thought was cut short by a yelp from behind him. He turned to find Buffy had returned and taken offence to the weapon that Jack still had in his hand. She had caught him unawares and disarmed him, holding his arm in a vicelike grip twisted behind his back.
"Okay Jack, I told you I was a bitch, why didn't you listen"
Daniel intervened smiling at the blonde girl, glancing at the others he motioned them to stand down.
" Buffy I'm sorry, this isn't what it looks like"
"Oh it pretty much looks like your threatening my friends, I don't like that"
"Ohh c'mon now ..owww" Jack words changed to a choked cry of pain as Buffy twisted his arm further. Glaring at the group in front of her, she suddenly let go of Jacks arm, pushing him away from her.
"Xander, Spike, Giles are you alright"
Jack shook his arm and went to pick up his gun, one look at Buffy's angry face made him pick it up by the tip and carefully put it back in his holster.
"Uhhh Slayer, we got a problem"
"What's up Spike" Buffy didn't like to admit it but Spike was one of her best friends, even though he had tried to kill her more times than she could remember. He hadn't been like that for some time and strangely enough she found he had qualities she admired.
"I fed from Xander's wrist" Spike was whiter than his normally pale complexion, he braced himself for the outburst that was sure to follow. Buffy would naturally think he wasn't trustworthy any more, she'd think he wanted to kill her and all his friends.
"You what, but how?"
Shock like ice water poured though her, how was this possible. Spike looked as unnerved as she did, she realised that the depth of his love for Xander was what caused his distress. She smiled at him trying to reassure him, glancing at Giles she caught the look he directed at her. Giles sank down on the floor beside the two lovers, he touched Spikes hand gently getting his attention.
"Spike I know it's a shock to you, but you must realise that it is the real love you have for each other that has enabled you to do this, to feed, to take blood from Xander. It doesn't mean you will be able to go on a killing frenzy you know, even if it were possible I don't believe you could bring yourself to do it." Giles fatherly tone soothed the blonde vampire, that and the concern he could feel radiating from Xander and Buffy.
*They believe in me, they trust me, they really are my friends * his awed voice echoed in his head.
"I don't want to do it again..I.I .might not be able to stop" Spike's blue eyes clouded with tears, the thought of his Xanpet dead in his arms made him feel sick. He truly loved the young human because of what he was, if he was turned he would be different, he wouldn't be the Xander that he loved with all his heart.
Buffy sat down on the coffee table, nudging Spike with her foot she joked
"Hey bleach head, you know we trust you, even if you weren't in love with Xan we know you wouldn't kill us. You've changed, you know it, we know it, hell even Angel knows it, trust yourself, you can you know."
Spikes expression was priceless, he really knew that even as the demon in him howled for Xander's blood he knew he could control it. As the truth dawned on him his face changed, he smiled, the true smile only Xander had seen before. Buffy and Giles were stunned, he looked almost innocent, something he had never been able to pull off before. Xander smiled his heart swelling with pride as he saw Will's beautiful features grace Spikes face, the difference was subtle but it was there. He personally loved every part of Spike, the demon and the man, but the part he loved the best was Will, the echo of the man Spike had once been. That was the part that was now closest to the surface of his personality, when Spike had become a friend, Xander had noticed that his more abrasive aspects were toning down. More and more of the vampires gentler tendencies started to show, he still put on a show but the little things he did clued Xander into what was happening. When they had made love Xander had been given the gift of William showing himself, the demon had been made to withdraw and allowed him a glimpse of the man. Sam watched the interaction of the others carefully, when the change had come over the vampire she saw the reaction of his friends and mentally added the information to her files.
"Perhaps we could help you, we truly only want to ask you some questions, we need to find out more about the vampire connection to the Goa'uld"
Giles gave Spikes hand a last squeeze before he rose, addressing his words to the rest of the group.
"What do you want to know and why would you think that any of us would be able to help you"
Daniel carefully moved forward, gentle eyes finding and holding Spikes gaze.
"The Goa'uld are a an ancient race.they start life as a larval life form and mature inside of the Jaffa.Teal'c is a Jaffa he's a good guy but he carries inside him a larvae. When the Goa'uld matures it takes a host, a human host usually."
Teal'c bowed slightly as the remaining scoobies stared at him, he raised his shirt and showed them the pouch carved into his flesh. Reaching in he slowly pulled the larvae out, the scoobies gasped as they saw the wriggling wormlike form. Giles looked faintly sick as Teal'c returned the larvae to the pouch.
"Yes..well..that is.."
"Disgusting, that's what that is....I mean ewwwwwww."
"Buffy"
"I'm sorry Giles but you gotta admit that's pretty gross"
"Doesn't that hurt"
"No it does not. The Goa'uld Larvae that I carry while still immature gives me strength and recuperative powers that I would not normally have"
Spike looked stunned, he clutched harder at Xander's arm, blue eyes wide and wild
"That ...thing...that's what had me..I could feel it boring its way into my brain."
He shuddered, closing his eyes and turning his head into his lover's neck. His voice continued muffled by Xander's shirt.
"It held me...trapped me in my own mind. Poking around....searching for something...God I feel sick..."
Daniel's eyes widened, he whirled on Teal'c
"Did you feel anything from your symbiote, I mean why else would you zone out like you did. When we got here ummm William was already comatose, wasn't he?"
Teal'c raised an eyebrow at Daniel's ramblings that in itself being expression enough
"No Daniel Jackson, I did but feel some unease when we entered this residence. I was drawn to William, my symboite was quite active, I felt nothing but hunger at the time"
Xander hugged Spike to him and addressed Daniel over the distraught vampires head.
"How does that thing take a host?"
Daniel looked uncomfortable as he rubbed his hands together, glancing at Jack for permission he continued when the Colonel nodded.
"It enters the human body through the ear, binding itself to the host and controlling all its functions. A human who has been taken over is trapped inside its own mind as the Goa'uld uses it for its own twisted pleasure."
Samantha took in the shocked looks on the scoobies faces and came forward to help Daniel explain.
"Not all the Goa'uld are evil, some split off into a separate group that call themselves the Tokra. They help us in the fight against the Goa'uld, they believe as we do that the Goa'uld are a great force of evil."
Giles sat down slowly on the couch, Buffy moved beside him and took his hand in hers squeezing gently.
"So is it possible to tell when someone's been taken as a host"
Jack rubbed his arm as he moved back to his seat,
"Yup the glowing eyes and the bad attitude sorta give it away."
"Their eyes glow huh...are they hard to kill"
"Buffy if the host is human you can't kill it, you know that. A slayer slays demons and vampires not humans."
Sam looked concerned this was not an area to get into.
"If you kill the host the Goa'uld can sometimes get away. We have never been able to remove a Goa'uld from a host without killing the host as well. They live for an extremely long time, by using a device called a sarcophagus they extend the life of their host indefinitely."
"Do they have any superpowers or any nifty tricks?"
"They do have some nasty weapons and absolutely no sense of humour"
Jack looked at Daniel who was glaring at him, he gave his best dumb blonde imitation.
"What?"
"They don't give their host any extra powers, we were speculating that was the reason they were interested in vampires as a host. Because of the increased powers they have."
Giles blanched "Your not serious are you. A vampire is not a living creature, is it possible for this Goa'uld to do that."
A muffled voice was heard "The demon wouldn't like it. It would fight with everything it had, I know my demon doesn't like sharing."
Xander gently pulled Spikes chin up, " Doesn't the demon control you all the time Will"
The blue eyes softened as Spike looked deep into Xander's eyes.
"No, not all the time. I can make it retreat sometimes, but its very strong"
Giles looked intrigued, "Do you still have a soul Spike?"
Spike laughed up at Giles "Like my nancy boy sire, no.. my demon displaced it when it took over, I can feel it though.sometimes its like a ghost that follows me around. Never comes in mind you, but my soul does influence me, I think its why I can cage the demon sometimes you know. Like it gives me strength to be more like I was."
Giles was floored, never had anything like this ever been expected or even been heard of. Of course Spike was a master vampire and therefore had more control over himself than a fledge. But to have his soul still somehow even vaguely connected was amazing.
"Oh...for cryin out loud" Jack rubbed a hand across his eyes.
"This is giving me a headache"
"How about we call it a night and start again tomorrow."
Giles ran a hand though his hair before gesturing to the rest of the gathering towards the door.
"I quite agree Colonel O'Neil, Spike is in no condition to carry on and it might be best to reconvene at the Magic Shop tomorrow morning."
Daniel looked unhappy but sighed, tomorrow he would have time to delve into an exciting new project. Tonight he'd just have to go back to their house and go to bed.
*....with Jack (his subconscious couldn't resist throwing up a image of Jack naked, his lean body spreadeagle on the king-size bed, tanned skin glistening in the heat. One hand flung above his head the other wrapped around his hard cock, his eyes heavy with lust as he slowly ...) and omigod *
Daniel's face blazed as he realised that he was getting hard. Spike glanced quickly up at Daniel, noticing the flushed cheeks and shy looks he was shooting at the Colonel. Spike's sensitive nose twitched at the heavy scent of arousal in the air and grinned as Daniels flustered glance lighted on him. Spike raised an eyebrow and cocked his head toward Jack. Daniel nearly choked at the pointed yet unsaid inference. Hustling the others towards the door, Daniel babbled to Giles about where to go in the morning, nearly pushing Jack out of the house. As Giles closed the door he looked quizzically at Spike and Xander, absently stroking Buffy's arm as he passed her.
"Now that was an interesting evening"
"More weird than interesting Giles and that Jack guy is sooooooo annoying"
"Buffy did you see the way Daniel nearly dragged them out, he sure was in a hurry"
Spike chuckled at Xander's words, causing his lover to arch an eyebrow at him.
"Ok bleach boy what's so funny"
Spike smiled up at him, his eyes warm
"Oh nothing pet, just that I'd say Daniel's got it bad for the Colonel"
Buffy giggled, "Your kidding, how do you know Spike"
"You know when Jack said it was time to go, well Daniel got all flustered and horny, the damm pheromones nearly knocked me out."
"Ewwwwwww you smelled them, I mean it, I mean you can smell when someone's horny"
Xander slapped Buffy's arm, " Your just worried he'll know who you got the hots for"
"And that's way too much information there guys. You keep your nose to yourself Spike and we'll get along fine."
Spike grinned at her, safe in Xander's arms he was really home and at last he had a real family.
tbc
Thoughts in * *
Part nine
Spike tasted the mouthful of fresh blood and determined it to be Xander's,
* Tasty Xanpet. .very... very tasty..huh...what the hell*
Spike came back to himself, fangs embedded in Xander's wrist, quickly pulling away he stared aghast his lover. Xander had tears in his eyes realizing what this meant for Spike to be able to feed again. To be as he was supposed to be, even if he was only able to feed from him.
" Uhhhhh pet, you really shouldn't do that"
Xander's chocolate brown eyes clouded over with hurt
"Why didn't you like it?"
Spike groaned aloud at the hurt look in his nummy's eyes.
" Bleedin' hell whelp, of course I liked it ..I loved it...I love you.. but I don't want to hurt you.... ever"
Sam watched them carefully, the chip must have processed the information that Spike was not causing pain or harm to the young man he loved and so had effectively bypassed the pain circuit. She was amazed by the attachment the demon had for the young human, but love was ever unconventional. Giles was as surprised as Spike that he had been able to bite Xander and though it worried him, he knew that Spike would not revert to his former behaviour. Giles thought was cut short by a yelp from behind him. He turned to find Buffy had returned and taken offence to the weapon that Jack still had in his hand. She had caught him unawares and disarmed him, holding his arm in a vicelike grip twisted behind his back.
"Okay Jack, I told you I was a bitch, why didn't you listen"
Daniel intervened smiling at the blonde girl, glancing at the others he motioned them to stand down.
" Buffy I'm sorry, this isn't what it looks like"
"Oh it pretty much looks like your threatening my friends, I don't like that"
"Ohh c'mon now ..owww" Jack words changed to a choked cry of pain as Buffy twisted his arm further. Glaring at the group in front of her, she suddenly let go of Jacks arm, pushing him away from her.
"Xander, Spike, Giles are you alright"
Jack shook his arm and went to pick up his gun, one look at Buffy's angry face made him pick it up by the tip and carefully put it back in his holster.
"Uhhh Slayer, we got a problem"
"What's up Spike" Buffy didn't like to admit it but Spike was one of her best friends, even though he had tried to kill her more times than she could remember. He hadn't been like that for some time and strangely enough she found he had qualities she admired.
"I fed from Xander's wrist" Spike was whiter than his normally pale complexion, he braced himself for the outburst that was sure to follow. Buffy would naturally think he wasn't trustworthy any more, she'd think he wanted to kill her and all his friends.
"You what, but how?"
Shock like ice water poured though her, how was this possible. Spike looked as unnerved as she did, she realised that the depth of his love for Xander was what caused his distress. She smiled at him trying to reassure him, glancing at Giles she caught the look he directed at her. Giles sank down on the floor beside the two lovers, he touched Spikes hand gently getting his attention.
"Spike I know it's a shock to you, but you must realise that it is the real love you have for each other that has enabled you to do this, to feed, to take blood from Xander. It doesn't mean you will be able to go on a killing frenzy you know, even if it were possible I don't believe you could bring yourself to do it." Giles fatherly tone soothed the blonde vampire, that and the concern he could feel radiating from Xander and Buffy.
*They believe in me, they trust me, they really are my friends * his awed voice echoed in his head.
"I don't want to do it again..I.I .might not be able to stop" Spike's blue eyes clouded with tears, the thought of his Xanpet dead in his arms made him feel sick. He truly loved the young human because of what he was, if he was turned he would be different, he wouldn't be the Xander that he loved with all his heart.
Buffy sat down on the coffee table, nudging Spike with her foot she joked
"Hey bleach head, you know we trust you, even if you weren't in love with Xan we know you wouldn't kill us. You've changed, you know it, we know it, hell even Angel knows it, trust yourself, you can you know."
Spikes expression was priceless, he really knew that even as the demon in him howled for Xander's blood he knew he could control it. As the truth dawned on him his face changed, he smiled, the true smile only Xander had seen before. Buffy and Giles were stunned, he looked almost innocent, something he had never been able to pull off before. Xander smiled his heart swelling with pride as he saw Will's beautiful features grace Spikes face, the difference was subtle but it was there. He personally loved every part of Spike, the demon and the man, but the part he loved the best was Will, the echo of the man Spike had once been. That was the part that was now closest to the surface of his personality, when Spike had become a friend, Xander had noticed that his more abrasive aspects were toning down. More and more of the vampires gentler tendencies started to show, he still put on a show but the little things he did clued Xander into what was happening. When they had made love Xander had been given the gift of William showing himself, the demon had been made to withdraw and allowed him a glimpse of the man. Sam watched the interaction of the others carefully, when the change had come over the vampire she saw the reaction of his friends and mentally added the information to her files.
"Perhaps we could help you, we truly only want to ask you some questions, we need to find out more about the vampire connection to the Goa'uld"
Giles gave Spikes hand a last squeeze before he rose, addressing his words to the rest of the group.
"What do you want to know and why would you think that any of us would be able to help you"
Daniel carefully moved forward, gentle eyes finding and holding Spikes gaze.
"The Goa'uld are a an ancient race.they start life as a larval life form and mature inside of the Jaffa.Teal'c is a Jaffa he's a good guy but he carries inside him a larvae. When the Goa'uld matures it takes a host, a human host usually."
Teal'c bowed slightly as the remaining scoobies stared at him, he raised his shirt and showed them the pouch carved into his flesh. Reaching in he slowly pulled the larvae out, the scoobies gasped as they saw the wriggling wormlike form. Giles looked faintly sick as Teal'c returned the larvae to the pouch.
"Yes..well..that is.."
"Disgusting, that's what that is....I mean ewwwwwww."
"Buffy"
"I'm sorry Giles but you gotta admit that's pretty gross"
"Doesn't that hurt"
"No it does not. The Goa'uld Larvae that I carry while still immature gives me strength and recuperative powers that I would not normally have"
Spike looked stunned, he clutched harder at Xander's arm, blue eyes wide and wild
"That ...thing...that's what had me..I could feel it boring its way into my brain."
He shuddered, closing his eyes and turning his head into his lover's neck. His voice continued muffled by Xander's shirt.
"It held me...trapped me in my own mind. Poking around....searching for something...God I feel sick..."
Daniel's eyes widened, he whirled on Teal'c
"Did you feel anything from your symbiote, I mean why else would you zone out like you did. When we got here ummm William was already comatose, wasn't he?"
Teal'c raised an eyebrow at Daniel's ramblings that in itself being expression enough
"No Daniel Jackson, I did but feel some unease when we entered this residence. I was drawn to William, my symboite was quite active, I felt nothing but hunger at the time"
Xander hugged Spike to him and addressed Daniel over the distraught vampires head.
"How does that thing take a host?"
Daniel looked uncomfortable as he rubbed his hands together, glancing at Jack for permission he continued when the Colonel nodded.
"It enters the human body through the ear, binding itself to the host and controlling all its functions. A human who has been taken over is trapped inside its own mind as the Goa'uld uses it for its own twisted pleasure."
Samantha took in the shocked looks on the scoobies faces and came forward to help Daniel explain.
"Not all the Goa'uld are evil, some split off into a separate group that call themselves the Tokra. They help us in the fight against the Goa'uld, they believe as we do that the Goa'uld are a great force of evil."
Giles sat down slowly on the couch, Buffy moved beside him and took his hand in hers squeezing gently.
"So is it possible to tell when someone's been taken as a host"
Jack rubbed his arm as he moved back to his seat,
"Yup the glowing eyes and the bad attitude sorta give it away."
"Their eyes glow huh...are they hard to kill"
"Buffy if the host is human you can't kill it, you know that. A slayer slays demons and vampires not humans."
Sam looked concerned this was not an area to get into.
"If you kill the host the Goa'uld can sometimes get away. We have never been able to remove a Goa'uld from a host without killing the host as well. They live for an extremely long time, by using a device called a sarcophagus they extend the life of their host indefinitely."
"Do they have any superpowers or any nifty tricks?"
"They do have some nasty weapons and absolutely no sense of humour"
Jack looked at Daniel who was glaring at him, he gave his best dumb blonde imitation.
"What?"
"They don't give their host any extra powers, we were speculating that was the reason they were interested in vampires as a host. Because of the increased powers they have."
Giles blanched "Your not serious are you. A vampire is not a living creature, is it possible for this Goa'uld to do that."
A muffled voice was heard "The demon wouldn't like it. It would fight with everything it had, I know my demon doesn't like sharing."
Xander gently pulled Spikes chin up, " Doesn't the demon control you all the time Will"
The blue eyes softened as Spike looked deep into Xander's eyes.
"No, not all the time. I can make it retreat sometimes, but its very strong"
Giles looked intrigued, "Do you still have a soul Spike?"
Spike laughed up at Giles "Like my nancy boy sire, no.. my demon displaced it when it took over, I can feel it though.sometimes its like a ghost that follows me around. Never comes in mind you, but my soul does influence me, I think its why I can cage the demon sometimes you know. Like it gives me strength to be more like I was."
Giles was floored, never had anything like this ever been expected or even been heard of. Of course Spike was a master vampire and therefore had more control over himself than a fledge. But to have his soul still somehow even vaguely connected was amazing.
"Oh...for cryin out loud" Jack rubbed a hand across his eyes.
"This is giving me a headache"
"How about we call it a night and start again tomorrow."
Giles ran a hand though his hair before gesturing to the rest of the gathering towards the door.
"I quite agree Colonel O'Neil, Spike is in no condition to carry on and it might be best to reconvene at the Magic Shop tomorrow morning."
Daniel looked unhappy but sighed, tomorrow he would have time to delve into an exciting new project. Tonight he'd just have to go back to their house and go to bed.
*....with Jack (his subconscious couldn't resist throwing up a image of Jack naked, his lean body spreadeagle on the king-size bed, tanned skin glistening in the heat. One hand flung above his head the other wrapped around his hard cock, his eyes heavy with lust as he slowly ...) and omigod *
Daniel's face blazed as he realised that he was getting hard. Spike glanced quickly up at Daniel, noticing the flushed cheeks and shy looks he was shooting at the Colonel. Spike's sensitive nose twitched at the heavy scent of arousal in the air and grinned as Daniels flustered glance lighted on him. Spike raised an eyebrow and cocked his head toward Jack. Daniel nearly choked at the pointed yet unsaid inference. Hustling the others towards the door, Daniel babbled to Giles about where to go in the morning, nearly pushing Jack out of the house. As Giles closed the door he looked quizzically at Spike and Xander, absently stroking Buffy's arm as he passed her.
"Now that was an interesting evening"
"More weird than interesting Giles and that Jack guy is sooooooo annoying"
"Buffy did you see the way Daniel nearly dragged them out, he sure was in a hurry"
Spike chuckled at Xander's words, causing his lover to arch an eyebrow at him.
"Ok bleach boy what's so funny"
Spike smiled up at him, his eyes warm
"Oh nothing pet, just that I'd say Daniel's got it bad for the Colonel"
Buffy giggled, "Your kidding, how do you know Spike"
"You know when Jack said it was time to go, well Daniel got all flustered and horny, the damm pheromones nearly knocked me out."
"Ewwwwwww you smelled them, I mean it, I mean you can smell when someone's horny"
Xander slapped Buffy's arm, " Your just worried he'll know who you got the hots for"
"And that's way too much information there guys. You keep your nose to yourself Spike and we'll get along fine."
Spike grinned at her, safe in Xander's arms he was really home and at last he had a real family.
tbc