Angel glared at Spike "Stay away from her." Spike smirked and wrapped his arms around his waist "Make me." Angel vamped out growled for a second until he stopped "Get out of my sight". He turned around and stormed into his office, Gunn following close behind.
Chapter Two
(Inside Angel's Office)
Gunn closed the door as Angel moved over, behind his desk, and sat down. "We have a problem." Angel rolled his eyes and muttered "Yeah he's a bleached blonde menace that finds pleasure in torturing me with something that I can't have."
"If it were only that easy" Gunn sat down in one of the chairs in front of Angel's desk "With all the departments that we're shutting down, some of our previous employees are coming up with plans of revenge." He held up a voodoo doll that resembled Gunn. Angel leaned over his desk and took the doll from Gunn "Very good likeness." Buffy slowly appeared as she dragged Spike into Angel's office "Apologize!" Spike growled as he tried to pull away from Buffy "To Captain Forehead! You've got your knickers in a twist! I'll never apologize." Angel smirked "If you two don't mind I'm in a meeting."
The door to Angel's office swung open and a man wearing a loud blue dress shirt and a spotted yellow tie walked into the room "Yes, uh...Novac, sir. Uh, what's this about you shutting down the Internment Acquisitions Division?" Buffy let go of Spike letting him fall to the floor. Angel turned to Gunn "Um… Internment Acquis-" Gunn interrupted him "Grave robbing." Angel turned back quickly to Novac "Well we're just going to have to do without." Novac's eyes widened "No, you're not getting it... sir. I.A.D. is under contract to provide fresh bodies to Magnus Hainsley. You know who he is, right?" Buffy turned to Spike as he was getting to his feet and mouthed 'Magnus Hainsley?'. "Oy. OK. He's one of our oldest clients. Big potatoes. We stop delivering, and he is not gonna be... thrilled." Angel rose to his feet "Then you can tell him that he is no longer our client." Novac backed away slowly "M-Me?" Angel walked over to him and straightened Novac's tie "You got it, counselor. You tell Mister—" Angel cleared his throat. "Hainsley" muttered Gunn. Angel smiled "You tell Mr Hainsley that Wolfram and Heart is under new management and are no longer in the grave-robbing business. You got that?" Novac nodded quickly "Yes sir!" and slowly made his way out of the office. Buffy ran after him quickly "You don't have to listen to him you know." Spike was not to far behind her "Yeah.. The bloody poof is delegating work to the spineless when he should be doing it himself. Angel, who had heard everything, stormed out of his office "Buffy.. Spike… Stay out of this it doesn't concern you." Buffy laughed "Doesn't concern me huh?" Novac turned quickly and went down the elevator that was just about to close. "It concerns me when you're running an evil empire here, and don't you dare tell me that you're turning this place into something good. This place is rooted in evil it will never be good!" She turned around and stormed off. Spike smirked "Now you've done it" he turned and followed Buffy. Gunn smirked slightly "I don't think it would be wise to piss that one off. She's bound to be lethal." Angel turned and glared at Gunn before turning back into his office and slamming the door.
City limits at night
Buffy ran trying to get as far away as she could from Wolftram and Heart. She needed to see her sister. Spike remained hot on her tail not wanting to lose her. Buffy kept running until she reached the city limits. "Spike…" Spike ran up beside her "Yeah pet?"
"Why did they have to do this to us? Don't I deserve to rest? The slayers of the past all fought and died. I on the other hand have fought; died, fought, died again, and fought some more before we finally died in the Hellmouth." Spike sighed softly before he moved in behind her and held her. "I don't know luv. I really don't" He nuzzled into her neck "That girl with the lab coat can fix us I'm sure of it.. She seems smart enough to figure out what's wrong." Buffy turned in his grasp and laid her head against his chest and sniffled slightly "You better be right. A slayer who can't fight is a cranky slayer." Spike smirked "Maybe we can spar later alright?" Buffy nodded against his chest "I'd like that."
Angel's Office a few hours later
"You don't think they're gone do you?" muttered Angel. Wesley looked up from one of the files he was looking at "Who's they?" Angel sighed "Buffy and Spike… It was supposed to be me. They gave me the amulet meaning I was supposed to wear it… but I didn't." Wesley put down the file "It's alright to feel guilty about them." Angel laughed "Feeling guilty about Spike? Buffy yes but not Spike, he deserves this. It's just that, why bother giving me control over Wolfram and Heart and give me the amulet. Can't exactly control this place and be non-corporeal at the same time." Wesley nodded slowly "Indeed. What are they after?" Buffy and Spike materialized and landed in the middle of Angel's office, Buffy pinning Spike down to the floor. Spike laughed "Looks like we went a little too far out of bounds pet." Buffy swatted playfully at Spike's chest "Not funny" She rose to her feet before reaching one hand down to help Spike up.
Angel muttered softly "I spoke to soon about them being gone" He got to his feet "What happened to you two?" Spike grinned "Slayer needed to get rid of a little pent up aggression."
Harmony knocked tentatively on the office door as she slowly opened it "Um… Boss? Novac's come back from Magnus Hainsley's." Angel nodded before sitting back down "Send him in." Harmony turned and motioned to someone outside of the office before opening both doors. Two men walked into the office carrying three buckets. The odd article of familiar clothing stuck out of the buckets. The two men placed the buckets on Angel's desk before they turned and walked back out. Harmony followed them and closed both doors.
Wesley, Angel, Spike, and Buffy all looked wide eyed at the three buckets. "Is that who I think it is?" said Buffy. Spike walked over to the buckets looked inside and nodded "I think you'd be right pet."