Bigger is Better
Giles sighed and threw the book he was trying to squeeze information from. If he hadn't have been so absorbed in the lack of research going on he might have thrown the book in another direction and missed hitting his vampire housemate in the head. As it was he didn't and Spike was now sporting a sore head.
"Ow! Rupert, you're a watcher watch where you're throwing stuff." He growled and rubbed the sore spot on his head. Not what he needed today. He'd woken up in a bad mood and now he had a bloody headache, well thank you very much Giles.
Giles for his part didn't sound at all sorry. "Sorry, but maybe you should move and help with the research. Maybe that way I wont hit you." The watcher sighed again and began to clean his glasses. Spike moaned slightly and got up. No use moaning if it would get him thrown out.
"Alright, what we looking for?" He asked and sat in the chair opposite the man. Grabbing a book next to him he flicked through the pages and made no move to actually look for anything.
"The habits and workings of a vampire family. I want Buffy to learn everything there is. We haven't had a vampire family in town since you and your dysfunctional lot. I feel that another will appear when we're least expecting it." Placing his glasses back on his nose Giles went back to his text in front of him.
Spike blinked and pushed down the book that Giles was trying to read. "Wait a tick. You're trying to research vampire families from books when someone who is in the most respected vampire family of all is sitting in your home?" Giles sat for a while contemplating the thought.
It was true that Spike was in the line of Auralius. Maybe he could be of some use after all... "Well then if you are offering your sources I'd be happy to listen." Giles pulled a pad of paper and a pen into view and Spike grinned.
"Never said I'd give you info Rupert. Just wondering if you were that stupid." Giles frowned at the vampire's words and sighed again. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately. Spike smiled. If he couldn't bite them then annoying them was second best. Maybe he'd get one of the scoobies to kill themselves...
"Spike. I don't have to feed you, you know. I could tie you up and let you starve." Giles pointed out and the vampire flinched slightly.
"Just checking there was some of the old Ripper in there. Didn't want to be giving all my secrets away to some weakling." Spike pointed out. Good cover, he thought to himself. Giles felt some pride well up that one of the most vicious killers of all time thought he was bad. Yes it was Spike, but it felt nice to be praised from time to time.
"All right then. When you're ready Spike. Tell me about your vampire family." Giles made himself comfortable and made sure he was ready to write. Spike settled down in his chair and put his arms behind his head.
"Right then. First of all we weren't always dysfunctional. We were only that way because of Angelus. That Angelus that you saw two years ago, that wasn't our Angelus. That was the insane version that had been tortured by the soul for a century. Our Angelus was nothing like that. Plus he wasn't obsessed with a ditsy blonde slayer either." He pointed out. Giles frowned at what the vampire was telling him. Angelus not like that?
"How was he different exactly? Surely you're not trying to tell me he wasn't a killer?"
Spike laughed and shook his head. "Of course he was a killer, but he didn't act like he did. Instead of killing for revenge he killed for fun. He taught us all how to hunt, how to kill, how to do pretty much everything. He was like our father. And he never mistreated us unless we deserved it." Spike was grinning from ear to ear and Giles was wondering what past memory he had running through his head. "We used to love him so much."
"We? You mean Drusilla and yourself?" Giles was trying to take in all the information the vampire was giving him. But then he reminded himself that it was Spike talking and all of it was most likely a lie.
Spike cocked his head to the side and looked into the man's eyes. He seemed confused. "How many childer do you think Angelus had?" surely he wasn't that stupid. He knew about all of them didn't he? He was a watcher for god's sake.
"Drusilla and you. That is what had been recorded in the watchers diaries." Giles answered and seemed to believe it was the correct answer.
"Seriously?" Spike looked shocked and confused. Giles was wondering what could have got the vampire so worked up. The blond grinned when Giles nodded. "Then you don't know much about us mate. You think Buffy needs to learn this? I think you should know it first. No wonder you were researching."
"Spike? How many childer did Angelus have?"
Spike grinned at the watcher. "I was the youngest of twelve."
"Twelve?"
"Yup. Angelus was well known for it. Darla thought it was cute and let him sire us all. You see, in vampire families, it's not the head female who turns the childer; it's the head of the whole family. In our case, Angelus." Spike took a sip of his blood and licked off the traces left on his top lip.
"But only you and Drusilla are left now? That's why you were the only ones with Angelus?" Giles was extremely confused now.
"Course not. As far as I know, we're all still here. The only reason it was just Dru and me is because we're the youngest I guess. So even if he was insane and stuff, Angelus still felt that he had to protect us." Spike finished his blood and left the mug on the table. Giles was jotting down notes like crazy and Spike was watching closely. "Can't believe you watchers think that he only had the two of us. Angelus loved having childer. He liked to look after us."
"Spike this is an incredible revelation. Tell me what were your siblings like? Could you tell me their names please?" Spike was about to answer when Buffy and her friends came through the door. He shut up immediately and took his mug into the kitchen to clean. "Spike?"
"What's up with the evil undead today?" Xander quipped. Giles shook his head and watched as the vampire ignored the young man. Spike was obviously not in the mood for their usual banter so he sat on the sofa and turned on the telly. Giles watched him for a few seconds before turning back to his guests.
"Hello everyone. How were your days?" He asked politely. The overgrown teenagers all made themselves comfortable around his home and helped themselves to his food and drink. It didn't matter; it felt nice to have more company instead of just a bored vampire.
"I got some more research on vampire families. Apparently they hunt in a pack and move round frequently to avoid being found. They kill and move on. Like a pack of wolves really." Willow shared with the rest of the group. Buffy sipped on her lemonade and made a face.
"Seriously?" She made a disgusted vampire noise before carrying on. "Vampires are disgusting creatures."
"I'm sitting right here!" Spike called form the sofa. Buffy rolled her eyes and Willow had the decency to look embarrassed. Xander however, just helped to annoy Spike more.
"That's why she said it loud enough fangless." He told the vampire. Spike just frowned and folded his arms. He looked like a sulking child and Giles had to laugh at his appearance.
"Xander please don't bait the vampire. He's bad enough as he is." Spike just frowned further and turned to face them all.
"Well for your information, vampire families are nothing like that. So nah." To add to the information Spike poked out his tongue in an overly childish way. Xander retaliated by making a face before Spike shut him up by giving him the finger. Giles just shook his head and carried on finishing his notes.
"All right then mister. What are vampire families like? It just makes sense that they would move on after a certain number of killings." Willow pointed out. Spike rolled his eyes and leant over the back of the sofa.
"Of course they move on after a time. But we're talking years. Not just after a few kills. Vampire families make a nest or lair. Like a base where the younger childer stay whilst the Sire takes out the older ones and teaches them. Duh." Spike finished and made himself comfortable again.
"What do you know about vampire families Spike?" Buffy asked and looked triumphant over winning the argument. Spike just rolled his eyes and got up. He made his way to the door and grabbed his duster.
"I'm going out. I'll be back when I get back." And with that he stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind him. Giles winced as the door bounced off the doorframe before settling again. That vampire was going to be the death of him.
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The two cars screeched to a halt as they slammed into the 'welcome to Sunnydale' sign. One pink and one blue, they were identical in make and size, only the colour made them different. Both were open topped and both had vampires in them. Five girls decked the seats of the pink car and six boys were in the blue one. They were laughing and joking together as their cars groaned at the impact. Altogether they yelled into the midnight calm air.
"Home sweet home!"
Giles sighed and threw the book he was trying to squeeze information from. If he hadn't have been so absorbed in the lack of research going on he might have thrown the book in another direction and missed hitting his vampire housemate in the head. As it was he didn't and Spike was now sporting a sore head.
"Ow! Rupert, you're a watcher watch where you're throwing stuff." He growled and rubbed the sore spot on his head. Not what he needed today. He'd woken up in a bad mood and now he had a bloody headache, well thank you very much Giles.
Giles for his part didn't sound at all sorry. "Sorry, but maybe you should move and help with the research. Maybe that way I wont hit you." The watcher sighed again and began to clean his glasses. Spike moaned slightly and got up. No use moaning if it would get him thrown out.
"Alright, what we looking for?" He asked and sat in the chair opposite the man. Grabbing a book next to him he flicked through the pages and made no move to actually look for anything.
"The habits and workings of a vampire family. I want Buffy to learn everything there is. We haven't had a vampire family in town since you and your dysfunctional lot. I feel that another will appear when we're least expecting it." Placing his glasses back on his nose Giles went back to his text in front of him.
Spike blinked and pushed down the book that Giles was trying to read. "Wait a tick. You're trying to research vampire families from books when someone who is in the most respected vampire family of all is sitting in your home?" Giles sat for a while contemplating the thought.
It was true that Spike was in the line of Auralius. Maybe he could be of some use after all... "Well then if you are offering your sources I'd be happy to listen." Giles pulled a pad of paper and a pen into view and Spike grinned.
"Never said I'd give you info Rupert. Just wondering if you were that stupid." Giles frowned at the vampire's words and sighed again. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately. Spike smiled. If he couldn't bite them then annoying them was second best. Maybe he'd get one of the scoobies to kill themselves...
"Spike. I don't have to feed you, you know. I could tie you up and let you starve." Giles pointed out and the vampire flinched slightly.
"Just checking there was some of the old Ripper in there. Didn't want to be giving all my secrets away to some weakling." Spike pointed out. Good cover, he thought to himself. Giles felt some pride well up that one of the most vicious killers of all time thought he was bad. Yes it was Spike, but it felt nice to be praised from time to time.
"All right then. When you're ready Spike. Tell me about your vampire family." Giles made himself comfortable and made sure he was ready to write. Spike settled down in his chair and put his arms behind his head.
"Right then. First of all we weren't always dysfunctional. We were only that way because of Angelus. That Angelus that you saw two years ago, that wasn't our Angelus. That was the insane version that had been tortured by the soul for a century. Our Angelus was nothing like that. Plus he wasn't obsessed with a ditsy blonde slayer either." He pointed out. Giles frowned at what the vampire was telling him. Angelus not like that?
"How was he different exactly? Surely you're not trying to tell me he wasn't a killer?"
Spike laughed and shook his head. "Of course he was a killer, but he didn't act like he did. Instead of killing for revenge he killed for fun. He taught us all how to hunt, how to kill, how to do pretty much everything. He was like our father. And he never mistreated us unless we deserved it." Spike was grinning from ear to ear and Giles was wondering what past memory he had running through his head. "We used to love him so much."
"We? You mean Drusilla and yourself?" Giles was trying to take in all the information the vampire was giving him. But then he reminded himself that it was Spike talking and all of it was most likely a lie.
Spike cocked his head to the side and looked into the man's eyes. He seemed confused. "How many childer do you think Angelus had?" surely he wasn't that stupid. He knew about all of them didn't he? He was a watcher for god's sake.
"Drusilla and you. That is what had been recorded in the watchers diaries." Giles answered and seemed to believe it was the correct answer.
"Seriously?" Spike looked shocked and confused. Giles was wondering what could have got the vampire so worked up. The blond grinned when Giles nodded. "Then you don't know much about us mate. You think Buffy needs to learn this? I think you should know it first. No wonder you were researching."
"Spike? How many childer did Angelus have?"
Spike grinned at the watcher. "I was the youngest of twelve."
"Twelve?"
"Yup. Angelus was well known for it. Darla thought it was cute and let him sire us all. You see, in vampire families, it's not the head female who turns the childer; it's the head of the whole family. In our case, Angelus." Spike took a sip of his blood and licked off the traces left on his top lip.
"But only you and Drusilla are left now? That's why you were the only ones with Angelus?" Giles was extremely confused now.
"Course not. As far as I know, we're all still here. The only reason it was just Dru and me is because we're the youngest I guess. So even if he was insane and stuff, Angelus still felt that he had to protect us." Spike finished his blood and left the mug on the table. Giles was jotting down notes like crazy and Spike was watching closely. "Can't believe you watchers think that he only had the two of us. Angelus loved having childer. He liked to look after us."
"Spike this is an incredible revelation. Tell me what were your siblings like? Could you tell me their names please?" Spike was about to answer when Buffy and her friends came through the door. He shut up immediately and took his mug into the kitchen to clean. "Spike?"
"What's up with the evil undead today?" Xander quipped. Giles shook his head and watched as the vampire ignored the young man. Spike was obviously not in the mood for their usual banter so he sat on the sofa and turned on the telly. Giles watched him for a few seconds before turning back to his guests.
"Hello everyone. How were your days?" He asked politely. The overgrown teenagers all made themselves comfortable around his home and helped themselves to his food and drink. It didn't matter; it felt nice to have more company instead of just a bored vampire.
"I got some more research on vampire families. Apparently they hunt in a pack and move round frequently to avoid being found. They kill and move on. Like a pack of wolves really." Willow shared with the rest of the group. Buffy sipped on her lemonade and made a face.
"Seriously?" She made a disgusted vampire noise before carrying on. "Vampires are disgusting creatures."
"I'm sitting right here!" Spike called form the sofa. Buffy rolled her eyes and Willow had the decency to look embarrassed. Xander however, just helped to annoy Spike more.
"That's why she said it loud enough fangless." He told the vampire. Spike just frowned and folded his arms. He looked like a sulking child and Giles had to laugh at his appearance.
"Xander please don't bait the vampire. He's bad enough as he is." Spike just frowned further and turned to face them all.
"Well for your information, vampire families are nothing like that. So nah." To add to the information Spike poked out his tongue in an overly childish way. Xander retaliated by making a face before Spike shut him up by giving him the finger. Giles just shook his head and carried on finishing his notes.
"All right then mister. What are vampire families like? It just makes sense that they would move on after a certain number of killings." Willow pointed out. Spike rolled his eyes and leant over the back of the sofa.
"Of course they move on after a time. But we're talking years. Not just after a few kills. Vampire families make a nest or lair. Like a base where the younger childer stay whilst the Sire takes out the older ones and teaches them. Duh." Spike finished and made himself comfortable again.
"What do you know about vampire families Spike?" Buffy asked and looked triumphant over winning the argument. Spike just rolled his eyes and got up. He made his way to the door and grabbed his duster.
"I'm going out. I'll be back when I get back." And with that he stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind him. Giles winced as the door bounced off the doorframe before settling again. That vampire was going to be the death of him.
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The two cars screeched to a halt as they slammed into the 'welcome to Sunnydale' sign. One pink and one blue, they were identical in make and size, only the colour made them different. Both were open topped and both had vampires in them. Five girls decked the seats of the pink car and six boys were in the blue one. They were laughing and joking together as their cars groaned at the impact. Altogether they yelled into the midnight calm air.
"Home sweet home!"