Chapter 3

Souls Smell Like Lilac

Faith and Spike knocked on Angel's door. The vampire had not come downstairs like they had planned to prepare for the fight.

"He's probably just having trouble getting his hair just the way he likes it, the great big poof." said Spike.

Faith shot Spike a pointed look, just as the door opened. Nina stood there, wearing one of Angel's shirts. It was obvious she had just woken up. Faith glanced through the door and saw Angel laying asleep in the bed.

"Nina," Faith said quietly, "Get out of here, now. Get downstairs, warn the others, we might have Angelus to deal with."

"Sod this," Spike said. "I'm not waiting for him to wake up before we know if he's gonna slit our throats..."

Spike pushed his way into the room, and threw himself across the room at the sleeping Angel, who was just waking up. Spike grabbed Angel and threw him into the wall.

"Spike! What the hell are you doing?"

"You're evil!" The blonde vampire yelled, as he drove an elbow into Angel's face.

Angel dodged another punch, before throwing one of his own.

"You're an idiot!"

Spike grabbed a sword from the wall, and dodged a kick from Angel before ramming the sword into Angel's stomach.

"I'm not gonna let you kill anyone Angelus! I always hated you, even more than that prancing ninny you got turned into."

Spike pulled out a stake, and lunged at Angel's chest.

He stopped a fraction of an inch before Angel's heart.

"Wait a second. You're not evil. You don't smell evil. Why ain't you evil? You and wolf girl made with the animal passion right?"

"Why does everyone automatically assume that I have sex, I get nasty? It's got to be PERFECT HAPPINESS you retard."

"Ah," Spike said. "So Nina's not really that good under the covers is she?"

"You know something Spike?" Angel said. "You're even more stupid than I gave you credit for.."

Faith looked at Spike. "How did you know?" she said. "How did you know it wasn't Angelus? Wouldn't they smell the same?"

"They do, mostly." said Spike."But Captain Forehead here has a hint of lilac that Angelus doesn't. Angelus may be a bloody arse, but he's more manly than Angel..."

"I DON'T SMELL LIKE LILAC!" Angel shouted.

"No? Must be that nancy boy hair gel you like to wash your in then..."

Angel was about to turn and swing for Spike, when Laura came upstairs.

"When you boys have finished flirting, Oz thinks he knows where Lupus is hiding. It looks like the cult has made home in an old factory the other side of town. And Angel? If you and Spike wanna express your manly love for each other thats fine, but get dressed for god's sake."

Angel looked down at himself. Spike had attacked him while he was still in bed, so he didn't have time to get dressed. Or put underwear on..

"Um, can everybody leave please?"