Disclaimer: I don't own anything resembling Buffy nor will I ever.

I am so sorry for not updating sooner. I've been so busy, just got back from vacation and have so many projects going on at once. I'll try to get another part up soon.

As they made their way down through Oregon towards California Xander found out what the new minion's name was and what he had done. Alejandro was his name and currently Xander was beating the crap out of him. Spike watched him intently, chuckling and cheering him on as he punched the cowering minion.

"You bastard!" He growled, hitting him again, "Look what you did to me!" His fist connected with his face.

"Bloody marvelous love." Spike laughed as Xander sat back on his haunches, panting softly, blood covering his knuckles.

The young vampire looked over at Spike, "Spike," He whined, "I'm hungry."

Angelus chuckled from the driver's seat, "Soon childe."

"But I'm hungry now." He growled.

Angelus growled in return, "You will eat when I allow it."

His growl died down and he crossed his arms over his chest, sulking. Spike couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the sulking vampire, "Patience pet. Don't look like that, it doesn't suit you." Xander stuck his tongue out at him, "Oi, cut that out." He thumped his nose and Xander went cross-eyed.

"Where are we going? I mean you really can't expect me to believe we're going to LA."

"Oh, we're going to LA alright but we're going to stop off and visit some people too."

Xander scowled, "Are we going to Sunnydale?"

Angelus looked back at him and smiled, "Yes, we are."

"Why? Why are we going there?" He looked worried, something in him was afraid of seeing the slayer, something in his was afraid of seeing his friends.

"Have to visit some old friends and the cuisine there is quite tasty. Can't wait for you to try."

Xander took to licking the blood off his knuckles instead of complaining about being hungry. Angelus was the leader of the family and he wouldn't go up against him. During his time he had found out how it was that Angelus became free. A demon in LA had gotten a little upset at the actions that Angelus was taking against the other demons and vampires that resided there. So he took it upon himself to corner the souled vampire and forcefully remove his soul in a rather slow and painful process that would help his demon to retain its sanity. Angelus wasn't quite sure how it worked but once his soul was gone he hadn't had the desire to take his imprisonment out on the humans, he did on the other hand want to feed on fresh blood. His return to Sunnydale to check on his childe made him rather upset upon seeing the state that Spike was forced to live in. Forcing his childe to harm a human girl again and again had eventually burned out the cursed chip. He had endured Spike's complaints and cries of pain for far too long before the chip was rendered inoperative, you just can't go against nature.

"Hey, stop here." Spike said, pointing to a hotel, "It's getting late."

Xander rolled his eyes, "You just wanna torture him some more."

"Maybe a little but it is getting late."

A chuckle escaped Angelus' lips as he pulled into the parking lot, "Go get us a room then." Spike jumped out before Angelus even had it in park, "Brat."

"You told him to." Xander said with a smirk before getting out, dragging the minion with him, knowing he would bolt the first chance he got. Of course Angelus grabbed Xander's arm, knowing that he would run if he got the chance as well, "Still don't trust me?"

"Well, let's see, no. After you bolted two rest stops ago I would say not." He pouted, "Don't look at me like that, it won't do you any good." He pulled him into the room Spike was standing in front of, "Get cleaned up childe, you're filthy."

He pouted again but headed for the bathroom as Spike grabbed Alejandro by his throat with a wicked smirk, "Now then, I don't think I've fully expressed my anger at what you did to my little pet." His voice was a low growl as he pulled out a blade, the same blade that had been used to slit Xander's throat, "Now you get to suffer the same pain he did." He held the blade to his throat, pressing it into his skin, "You know you can kill a vampire by decapitation." He smirked, drawing blood, watching it slide over his skin. He could smell the blood, the fear, "Yes, fear me." He hissed, pressing the blade deeper, "Fear me." He dug the blade in deeper, the blood flowing a bit faster.

Angelus sat back, watching intently as his childe worked. Slowly he drew the blade across his throat, licking his lips as the blood spilled faster. Angelus purred, "You're going to stain the carpet." He heard the shower start in the bathroom.

Spike shrugged, letting Alejandro drop to the floor and watching as he gripped at his throat, trying to get himself to heal faster. Spike laughed as the blood flow finally abated. He tossed the knife down, watching it drive through his shoulder. It wrung a cry from his lips and he reached for the knife, trying to pull it out. He drove the knife in deeper, crushing his hand with his boot.

"Leave it." He hissed, slowly grabbing the handle and twisting it, wringing a scream from his lips. He proceeded to beat the now crying minion when Xander came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel and drying his hair with one.

"Hey." He said, moving to the bed and sitting down, "Having fun?"

"Does it look like I am pet?" He smirked, jerking the blade out.

"Only a little."

Angelus chuckled softly, "Get some sleep and Spike, finish up, we need to get going in the morning, still have a bit to go. Should be in Sunnydale tomorrow if we leave at sunset." He stretched out over the second bed, knowing Spike would want to sleep with his pet.

Xander finished drying his hair before laying down and closing his eyes, intent on falling asleep, "Night pet." Spike kissed his temple before going back to his torture session.

Next chapter: Visiting old friends.

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