Once More with Déjà Vu: Chapter Eight
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WARNING: The end gets a little smutty, so this chapter is rated M/R. I say it's smut but I'm not claiming it to be any good, it was just needed for the song that was being sung at that point in time. Also, half of this was written two years ago and the last half was just recently written so the flow my be off. Please tell me if you think it is.
Glor: I'm so sorry! I went into my little anime obsessions... And didn't return. Heheh. Got a little stuck and I blame Faith! But not all her fault I tried to pull to many characters in all at on time and yeah. Lots of Spuffy this chapter.
"Mmm..." Buffy moaned as she began to awaken in the arms of her undead lover.
"'Ello, luv. Sleep well?" Spike asked cockily as he stretched one arm above his head.
Buffy glared and rubbed her eyes. "Ugh, what time is it...?" She asked as she reached over Spike to look at her clock.
Spike glanced at the clock for a second then his arm snaked around Buffy's waist, preventing her from seeing the clock. She tried to protest but gives into the cool sensation of his lips against hers.
Soon Buffy noticed the clock that Spike was in the way of before and abruptly ended the kissing session with a rough shove. Spike groaned from the loss of contact as he fell off the bed with a thud. "Buffy? Are you okay in there? I thought I heard a crash..." A voice said as the doorknob began to turn.
"Dawnie! Don't come in!" She yelled and Dawn quickly pulled her hand away from the doorknob, "I just...fell... Give me a second to get dressed, okay?"
"Yeah, whatever." Dawn answered as she rolled her eyes and went into her room, slamming the door behind her.
Buffy sighed relief then turned to Spike. "Get out."
"Pet, it's broad daylight and wouldn't be rather suspicious if I came out of your room?" He reasoned.
Buffy rolled her eyes as she threw him his clothes in his face. "Get dressed." She muttered as she went to change in the closet.
Spike kept a smirk on his face as he slipped his clothes on. 'She's softin' up to me a bit...' He thought smugly.
Buffy made her way down the stairs after getting dressed and told Spike to stay in the closet until everyone leaves. She had finally gotten him to reluctantly agree but once he was in the closet, he made a snarky remark causing her to slam the door in his face.
"Stupid vampire... Thinks he's SO smart..." She muttered once she got to the bottom of the staircase and bumped into Lorne, "I'm sorry, uh, I don't think I really caught you're name..."
"It's Lorne, cupcake. So you're the Slayer?" Lorne asked, looking her up and down. "You seem a lot smaller than I imagined, not that's a bad thing..."
Buffy smiled hesitantly. "So you're friends with Angel?" She asked.
"Yeah, he sings Barry Manilow and I read his future from that." Lorne stated, cringing at the memory of Angel singing 'Mandy'. "As much as I love all this singing, I could live without hearing Angel belt out anything for a while."
"You can read the future through song?" Buffy asked, surprised and paused. "Wait, he sung Barry Manilow willingly?"
Lorne laughed. "Exactly what everyone else thought. Be glad you haven't heard him sing."
"Agreed." Wesley stated as he shuffled by into the kitchen for breakfast, Gunn trailing behind.
"Yeah, man, that's one of the only things we agree on." Gunn muttered.
When Wesley and Gunn sat at the counter in the kitchen, Fred served them breakfast and coffee. "Good morning, Wesley, Charles, Lorne." She said cheerfully then noticed Buffy follow them in. "Good morning, Buffy! Well, I guess we weren't really properly introduced. I'm Winfred Burkle but you can call me Fred, everyone else does and you've met Wesley before. This is Charles Gunn and Lorne."
Fred pointed out each person when she had stated their names. "Nice to meet you guys officially, I guess..." Buffy said as Fred gave her a plate. "Thanks..."
Fred smiled. "No problem." She stated as she took her own plate to eat as Wesley's cell phone rang.
Wesley fumbled for his phone in his pocket. "Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, Angel Investigation... Uh, one moment." He held the mouthpiece to his shoulder. "Lorne, I need you talk to them, I don't understand the demon tongue they're using."
Lorne took the phone and made a bunch popping and whirring sounds. "Wait, you guys take jobs from demons now?" Buffy spoke up. "I thought you guys 'help the helpless'? I don't think demon cliental is very 'helpless'."
"We take any calls now. We need the money for Connor's future." Angel's voice stated behind Buffy. "Hey, Fred would you mind closing the blinds?"
"Oh, sure!" Fred answered as she scurried to close the blinds in the kitchen.
Buffy turned to Angel. "Angel, so now you'll do anything for money? What if what you're doing is wrong?" She accused.
Lorne hung up the phone. "Well, that won't be a problem anymore. This job would get us all set for life. The Nahdrahs are offering a lot of money for our leader to go back to L.A. and help them out."
"Then I better tell Cordy I'll b-"
"In this instance, our leader is Wesley. They saw his web articles on DNA fusion comparisons in Tri-ped demon populations." Lorne interrupted Angel as Wesley stood.
"Well, I better get going then." Wesley started.
"Wait, Wes." Angel stopped him then turned towards Gunn and Fred. "You guys go with him for back up, Cordy and I will be fine here."
Fred nodded. "We'll back up English, but what about you?" Gunn questioned.
"Hello, slayer here. I think he has enough help. Plus, I can take care of this problem on my own, so you and Cordelia can go with them, Angel." Buffy stated as she put her empty plate in the sink.
Angel turned to Buffy. "Buffy, I need to talk to you about something..." Angel trailed off. "Can we talk about this in the living room?"
Buffy gave him a suspicious look but consented to his request and followed him out of the kitchen. Gunn watched them leave and decided it was time to leave. "I think it's time to get to L.A. We don't want those demons to change their minds." Gunn stated putting his plate in the sink. "And I don't think we want to be here after the bomb that Angel's dropping on Buffy right now."
The others did not question Gunn by the slightly worried sound in his voice and they got ready to leave for L.A. right away.
Once Dawn had heard her sister's door shut, she opened the door to her room. Dawn sneaked into Buffy's room and shut the door quietly. Earlier, when she heard her sister fall out of her bed, Dawn thought that she heard a male groan and when she had stomped off to her room, she listened through the walls to hear Buffy telling someone to get into the closet. After a few more words between Buffy and the person in the closet, Buffy slammed the closet door.
'That pretty much gave away who it is.' Dawn thought as she walked towards Buffy's closet, "Spike, you can come out, I know you're in there."
Spike sighed. "'Bit, you're gonna get me in trouble with Big Sis if you keep it up."
"Angel knows and the Scoobies aren't here. They're the only ones who can't know, right?"
Spike shook his head. "You're getting as stubborn as the slayer."
"And is that a bad thing?" Dawn asked as she crossed her arms across her chest.
"Not at all." Spike paused. "Don't you have school today, 'bit?"
Dawn's eyes widened. "Oh shit! I didn't get changed yet!" She exclaimed as she ran towards her room.
"Language, pet!" Spike yelled after her, in a teasing tone as Dawn's door slammed behind her.
Spike sighed as he went back to the closet but stopped. He decided Dawn was right. Hell, if the Scoobies weren't here why did it matter? Spike made his way to Buffy's bed and plopped himself down for some well deserved sleep.
Cordelia shook her from in front of the door. She had come out of her borrowed room with now quieting Connor who had been awaken from his slumber to see what all the commotion was about. Cordelia patted his back, calming Connor down. She peered into Buffy's room to see a now sleeping vampire. Cordelia rolled her eyes. "He must be tired from all his late night activities." She muttered.
Buffy turned around to face Angel once they made it into living room. "So what do you need to tell me, Angel?"
"Well, I found someone last night while patrolling that might not make you very happy. She's downstairs in your basement as we speak." Angel stated calmly, or at least he sounded calm.
"Who?" Buffy gritted out.
"Me, that's who, B." Faith's voice said from behind Angel.
Buffy's eyes narrowed at the sight of the rogue slayer. "How did you escape from jail?" She growled out as she made her way closer to Faith but Angel blocked her way.
"Some guy named Whistler said I was needed here in Sunnyhell and sent me here." Faith stated as Buffy glared at Angel for restraining her. "Strangest thing, all the inmates and the guards were singin'."
Buffy pulled away from Angel and glared at Faith once more. "Well, you're not needed here. One slayer's enough for such a small problem. I've dealt with people breaking out into song before and I can do it again." She stated as calmly as she could in her angered state. "Now, get out." She then looked at Angel. "Both of you. I don't think I could stand seeing so please leave."
Angel saw the anger in Buffy's eyes. "Okay, I'll leave... Tell Cordy to call me if Connor needs me." He said as he headed for the door.
"Angel, it's daylight out! You can't leave unless you want to be a big pile of dust!" Faith exclaimed, grabbing his arm before he opened the door.
"You're leaving?" A voice said from behind Angel and Faith.
Angel turned to see Cordelia holding his child. "Cor, I have to go. I'll stay at the old mansion."
"Why?" She asked with a frown on her face.
"'Cause B kicked him out." Faith answered for him.
Cordelia turned her attention to Faith for a moment then back to Angel. "What is she doing here?"
"I'll tell you later, Cordy... I should get out of Buffy's way and let her let off some steam..." Angel once again headed for the door.
"How are you going to leave, huh? It's broad daylight out there!" Cordy exclaimed, which woke the sleeping baby in her arms and Connor began to cry, "See? You can't go! Connor needs his father!"
Angel grimaced as he made his way to his son and kissed him on the forehead. "Sorry, Cor, please take care of him for me?" He said then added when he saw Cordelia's frown deepen, "You can meet me later, okay?"
Cordelia nodded reluctantly as Dawn came rushing down the stairs to the small scene. "Good morning, guys..." She then glanced over to Faith, "When did she get here?"
"I got here last night but me and Angel'll be gettin' outta your way..." Faith answered.
"Wait, I got something you might need..." Dawn said as she left the hall and went into the living room. Soon she came back with a rather worn out blanket and handed it to Angel. "You'll be needing it unless you wanna be a big pile of dust."
Angel took the blanket thankfully and he ran quickly out the door, making a mad dash for his car. Faith followed him out and shut the door behind her.
Once Angel was gone, Cordelia turned her attention to Buffy who was heading up the stairs, ignoring Cordelia completely. "You send Angel out of the house and don't bother to make up an excuse?" She stated as she went to open the door and follow Angel, "I'm going to take the bus to the mansion, I'll be back later."
Cordelia hesitated a moment then went into the kitchen to grab Connor's formula and baby bag then made her way out of the Summers' residence.
Dawn turned to her sister retreating up the stairs. "Are you okay, Buffy?" She asked as she picked up her almost forgotten book bag by the foot of the stairs.
Buffy turned back to her sister. "I'll be fine, Dawn. Now get to school, don't want you to be late."
Xander parked his car in front of the Summers' home just as Angel's car zoomed away. He shrugged as he waited for Dawn to get to the car so he could drive her to school but he saw Cordelia leave the house with baby in arm. Xander rolled down the passenger window. "Hey, Cordy, where are you and the baby going alone?" Xander asked and Cordelia turned to him.
"Oh, Xander. Would you mind driving me to the Angel's old mansion?" She asked as Dawn came out of the house.
"Sure, after I drive Dawnie to school. C'mon, Dawn, you're gonna be late!" He yelled and Dawn ran to the door passenger and got in. "Get in, Cordy but don't you need a car seat for the kid?"
Cordelia bit her lip then got in the car. "It's all right. I'll hold him. That's what I would have done on the bus anyway. Angel's car has the baby seat." Cordelia said as she closed the car door behind her.
Xander turned around in his seat and looked back at Cordy. "And where did Angel go?" Xander asked, an accusation just waiting to come out of his mouth.
"Buffy kicked him out because he kept Faith in the basement last night." Dawn spoke up, "C'mon, Xander, you're the one who said I'd be late if we didn't hurry."
Xander nodded and turned back around to start the car. "Right. Let's get going."
Buffy walked towards her room to see the door wide open and Spike sleeping peacefully on her bed. 'Jerk, I told him to stay in the closet! Oh well, time to wake him up...' She thought wickedly.
She made her way to her bed and straddled Spike. She brought her mouth near his ear. "I thought I told you to stay in the closet." She whispered, causing bright blue eyes to shoot open.
"Yeah, well, vampire." Spike pointed out, "Maybe I need to be punished?" He asked seductively.
Buffy licked her lips. "Maybe." She quickly removed herself from the bed and him. "Maybe not."
Spike growled and rushed over to Buffy, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Now, now, slayer. You can't just run away like that." He whispered as slowly grinned hips into hers. "You know you want this."
Buffy moaned and began to give into her desires.
"Thanks, Xander." Cordelia said as she exited the car, baby in arm and his diaper bag slung over her shoulder.
"No problem, Cordelia." Xander paused, "Will you need me to pick you up later?"
Cordelia shook her head gently. "No, but thank for the offer, Xander." Cordelia headed towards the mansion only to pause and look back at Xander, "Hey, we're friends now, you know that, right? I'm not the same person from before and neither are you."
Xander smiled. "Yeah, I can see that, Cordy. See you later then." He said as he readied to leave.
Cordelia smiled back. "See ya, Xand." She said as he drove away.
Cordelia turned around, now heading towards the mansion. Connor cooed in her arms. "Yeah, we're gonna see daddy." She told the baby as she opened the door to reveal Angel, sitting on the couch in the foyer.
Once the door had opened, Angel had jumped up, at first in self-defense then he recognized his visitors. "Cordy! What are you doing here?" He asked and Cordelia promptly put his into his arms.
"Connor needs you. Now just point me to the kitchen so I can warm his bottle." Cordelia stated, sounding a little miffed.
Angel pointed silently to the direction of the kitchen. "So what had Auntie Cordy angry?" Angel asked his son as he tickled under Connor's chin, "Too bad you can't tell me. Cordelia so hard to read sometimes..."
While in the kitchen, Celtic sounding music started to play around Cordelia. She looked back through the doorway to see Angel playing with his son. She smiled and at that moment, Angel looked up with a smile of his own. Cordelia retreated into the kitchen, her earlier anger over the Buffy situation and Angel leaving the house dissipating.
"There is something that I see In the way you look at me There's a smile, there's a truth in your eyes..." Cordelia began to sing as she checked the bottle's temperature. Once sure the bottle was perfect she returned to the foyer, handing the bottle to Angel, "But an unexpected way," She looked at Connor, "On this unexpected day."
Cordelia quickly ran back into the kitchen, as if she had forgotten something, holding her hand over her heart that was beating fast. "Could it mean this is where I belong It is you I have loved all along..." She sang, the words a sort of revelation but she had known her feelings for the brooding vampire, just she was not sure if the were reciprocated.
"It's no more mystery It is finally clear to me." Cordelia sang she danced around the kitchen, in tune with the music, "You're the home my heart searched for so long And it is you I have loved all along..." She had never felt at home with her parents in Sunnydale, but when they had money, as long as she had that distraction she could deal. Now, thinking of even living apart for a few days would be painful.
Cordelia looked back out for a moment but came back into a kitchen with a sigh. "There were times I ran to hide Afraid to show the other side Alone in the night without you..." When her visions had gotten so bad that she had to become half demon to be able to keep them, Angel had been so angry with her for hiding her pain and is was then that she knew he cared.
She smiled as she gained the courage to head back to the foyer to confront Angel. "But now I know just who you are And I know you hold my heart Finally this is where I belong." She paused when she was in front of Angel, with their eyes locked, "It is you I have loved all along."
Angel's eyes widened at the confession as she continued to sing. "It's no more mystery It is finally clear to me." She slowly took Connor from his father's grasp, and swayed with him, "You're the home my heart searched for so long." She looked up at Angel, baby cooing in her arms, "And it is you I have loved all along."
Angel smiled as he took Cordelia into his arms, and kissed her neck. "Over and over I'm filled with emotion Your love, it rushes through my veins." Cordelia sang she swayed with Angel as he looked lovingly at her and his son, "And I am filled With the sweetest devotion." She ran her hand over Connor's face and then reached behind her to run her hand over Angel face as she turned so their eyes met. "As I, I look into your perfect face..."
"It's no more mystery It is finally clear to me You're the home my heart searched for so long." She slipped out of his embrace and gentle placed Connor back into his father's arms as she took the now empty bottle from his hands, "And it is you I have loved It is you I have loved It is you I have loved all along..."
The song ended and Cordelia headed toward the kitchen to wash Connor's bottle but Angel's grasp on her wrist stopped him. "Wait, Cordy..." He whispered.
"Angel, it's alright. It was just a song it doesn't mean anything, right? We were under a..." She trailed off and swallowed, "spell..."
"Cordy, that's not it..." Angel started.
"No, no. It must have been because you can't get involved with me." Cordelia stated, "Remember the one true moment of happiness clause?"
"Just because we can't doesn't mean I don't want you, Cordelia." Angel said and for once in Cordelia Chase's life, she was struck speechless, "Cordy, if what you sang is how you really feel..." He paused, then with determination, "We can find a way around the curse."
Cordelia's eyes lit up. "Really, Angel?" She asked, trying to hide how happy she was.
"Yeah, really." He said softly as her smile lit up the room. "But let's put it off until we're back in L.A. I don't want to cause any unwanted stress for Buffy."
At Buffy's name, Cordelia's anger from earlier returned with a vengeance. "Why should you care? She threw you out!" She stated angrily. "For Faith! Where is Faith anyway? She caused this whole mess!"
"Cordy, calm down." Angel soothed as Connor began to fuss.
Cordelia glared at Angel but turned a soft look towards Connor. "Okay, but only since I don't want to raise my voice around Connor." She said as the baby calmed in Angel's arms, "But once we put him down and we're alone, you are getting a big lecture from me!"
Angel nodded as he headed towards the couch. "Did you bring his blanket?" He asked he placed the sleeping baby on the couch and started to arrange pillows around him so he would not fall from the couch.
Cordelia nodded and handed the blanket to Angel from the diaper bag. "But out of curiosity, where is Faith? I thought she was staying with you..." She trailed off; the thought Angel and Faith alone in the mansion did not appeal to her.
"She went to buy some food for herself and some blood for me." He stated then paused, "So, you and Connor won't be going back to Buffy's, I'm guessing?"
"You guess right." She said as she looked over to Connor's sleeping form to keep her anger in check, "I don't want to suffer through more of Spike and Buffy's 'sexcapades'."
Buffy gasped as he pushed into her. They had missed the bed, ending up on the carpeted right by the foot of Buffy's bed. They still had most of their clothes on and then the music started playing. "Every time I think about you Heaven knows I fall into a groove." She sang as Spike's thrusting was in rhythm with the music. "You're like a great interlude Every time I think about your body my body says," Buffy came, "ooh ooh."
"Every time I think about you heaven needs a prayer Cuz you're married and you've even got a family too." Buffy gave Spike skeptical look and he just grinned as he slid out of her. "Pray that they don't hear you." He got up pulling her up with him. "Now let me see you dance on your tippy toe."
"ooh..." Buffy moaned as she got up and she was very much unhappy with the loss of contact.
"What a perfect life they think you've got, right?" He asked as he sang, pulling her close again and pulling of her shirt, "Problems kept inside, look neat and organized What you need in life is some wonder." Spike made quick work of her bra and Buffy gasped when his hands began their magic on her breasts, "A new friend with visions like you."
Buffy sighed in pleasure. "Nobody has to know." Buffy sang, "Synchronize it." She murmured as she moved her chest into his hands, "Stay very close to the floor." She murmured as she shoved him to the floor, following after him, "Nobody has to know Synchronize it Careful when you close the door."
Spike kicked the open door, slamming it shut earning a glare from Buffy. "Nobody has to know Synchronize it When we tippy toe, tippy toe Just imagine." Buffy continued to sing as they moved together but Spike decided he did not like their positions so he flipped her onto her back, "My body under your body Here we go everybody 3, 2, 1." Buffy sang as her moans intermingled with her singing as they moved together again.
"Every time I think about you." Spike began to sing as he slammed into her, eliciting a moan from Buffy as she writher beneath him, "Heaven knows I fall into a groove You're like a great interlude." Buffy moaned as he brought her tumbling over the edge of pleasure.
"Every time I think about your body my body says ooh ooh." Buffy sang as her second orgasm slammed into her, Spike following after.
"Every time I think about you heaven needs a prayer Cuz you're married and you've even got a family too Pray that they don't hear you Now let me see you dance on your tippy toe." Spike's voice spilled through the speakers.
"ooh..." Buffy's moans followed Spike's voice and their actions played on the monitor.
Disgust passed over Warren's face. "I should have never demanded I watch the damned monitors." He muttered.
"When the thrill subsides, will you still be mine? Worry infiltrates my head till I kill it I fill it instead with improper visions of you." Warren heard Spike's slightly uncertain voice sing out the lyrics and a thought ran through his head.
"Nobody has to know Synchronize it." Buffy's voice rang out again. "Stay very close to the floor Nobody has to know Synchronize it Careful when you close the door When we tippy toe, tippy toe Nobody has to know, body screaming MORE." She sang as her body arched to Spike's. "On your mark set 3, 2, 1."
Moans filled the room as Andrew and Jonathan slammed the door behind them. "Every time I think about you Heaven knows I fall into a groove You're like a great interlude Every time I think about your body my body says ooh ooh." Buffy and Spike's voice filled the lair but only Jonathan had the decency to blush at what was playing across screen.
"What the hell! Is that all those two do?" Jonathan asked as he walked right pass the monitors, trying to block out the images and sounds that were being burned into his mind.
"Every time I think about you heaven needs a prayer Cuz you're married and you've even got a family too Pray that they don't hear you Now let me see you dance on your tippy toe." Spike sang again as Andrew plopped into a seat beside Warren with a smile plastered on his face.
"I didn't know someone could bend like that..." Andrew stated as he watched the Slayer and vampire, his head tilted to the side in wonder.
"ooh..." Buffy moaned and Warren rolled his eyes.
"Every time I think about you Heaven knows I fall into a groove You're like a great interlude Every time I think about your body my body says ooh ooh." Buffy sang again but this time, her moans were cut short when the monitor turned off.
"Hey!" Andrew yelled indignantly, "I was watching that!"
Jonathan tossed the remote back on the couch behind him. "And that's not we're supposed to be doing! We're supposed to be-"
"-finding the Slayer's weakness," Warren cut in, with an evil grin, "and I think I've found it."
"Every time I think about you heaven needs a prayer Cuz you're married and you've even got a family too Pray that they don't hear you Now let me see you dance on your tippy toe ooh..." Spike finished the song. They had finally made it to bed but the rest of room was wreck.
Buffy collapsed onto Spike's chest. "Married, huh?" She snorted. "To who, huh, Spike?"
"Your job, pet." Spike stated as he pulled the covers over their naked bodies.
Buffy rolled her eyes as she began to fall into an unusually peaceful slumber.
Glor: (blushes) I come back with smut? That doesn't make up for the almost 2 year hiatus but I try? I just recently got back into the fandom. I'm pretty sure I've lost any fans I had but I guess I'll just have to win them back! Please review! And the songs from this chapter are 'It You I Have Loved' by Dana Glover from Shrek and 'Tippy Toe' by Utada Hikaru.
