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Chapter 6
The next morning, Spike absently walked around the large room. His hunger eventually led him to consume the offered blood. He slowly became agitated as he felt claustrophobic. He assumed he was being monitored and only once attempted to break beyond the barrier that kept him locked in his cage. As he sat back on the bed, he heard voices coming near. He strained to hear what they said, but was unable to. He knew the identity of the voices: the two lawyers.
"Good morning, Spike." Lilah said cheerfully as she entered and sauntered towards the heavy curtains shielding the windows. She threw the crushed red velvet fabric open. Spike flinched and darted off the bed as sunlight bathed him. "Oh, goodness." Lilah said with a smirk. "I guess I didn't mention that you are safe behind this glass." She knocked on the window. "Necrotempered glass. A safe way for vampires to see the sun."
Spike walked towards the window attempting not to look impressed. But, feeling the warmth of the sunshine for the first time in one hundred plus years, even for a brief moment, was an amazing feeling. He closed his eyes to revel in the glow and then slowly turned to the two lawyers.
"Trying to impress me with fancy magics? Great." He said forcefully as he went to sit on the sofa. His blue eyes were icy in intensity. "I will repeat what I said yesterday. What do you want with me?"
Lindsey smiled as he appreciated the candor of this vampire. He sat opposite Spike on the another couch. "Well, Spike. I believe we have a mutual enemy and we are looking to eliminate this adversary expeditiously." Lindsey expected Spike to interject at this point but he could not read any expression on the blond vampire yet. He continued. "So, to purge our organization of the threat is our highest priority." The two lawyers looked at each other and nodded.
Spike sat silent for a moment. "And you want me to do the purging. Right?" He stood to stare menacingly down at the lawyers. He snorted and walked a few steps away. "And this is beneficial to me how?" Spike's patience was wearing thin.
Lilah stood. "By completing this task, you would be aiding our Firm; but also, helping yourself two-fold." Spike raised his scarred eyebrow but then turned his head away. "We can make it worth your while. We have the capability to do the one thing that no one else can." The vampire turned back to face her. "We can remove the chip." She smirked as she noted Spike's eyes widen.
'We've got him.' Lindsey thought to himself.
Spike was unnerved by the fact that the lawyers knew of his chip. Yet, after two years of being crippled, the thought of removing the burden was tempting. "The Initiative is destroyed." He stated plainly.
"We have access to many things at the Firm, Spike. You would be amazed by what we can do." Lilah replied.
"Wouldn't brag, pet." Spike said as he placed his hands in his duster to search for some cigarettes. He slowly lit one and took a long drag. "Still need me to do this for ya. Clearly you can't do everything on your own."
"Touché ." Lindsey countered as he joined the others across the room. Look, Spike, what we are offering will return you to your true form. Take the mark out and we remove the chip. That's the deal. Take it or leave it." Lindsey grew annoyed.
"Now, hold on a minute, Cowboy." Spike held his hands up mockingly. "Didn't say I wasn't interested." He sauntered over to a chair and sat down and propped his legs up on a table. "What's the creature that you need me to rub out? Is it a Grocksclar Demon? Nasty buggers they are. Fought a few back in the day." His eyes look up curiously and smirked.
The two lawyers looked at the other and Lindsey proceeded to speak. "Angel." Lindsey's eyes gazed upon the vampire as he noted the smirk fall from Spike's face.