Title: Unexpected Gifts

Author: Mrpointyhorns aka Blemery

Rating: R

Status: Complete

Part: 5/9

Pairings: Multiple Pairings. Angel/Spike (if they work it out) Jacob/Edward (Established), the normal pairings within the Cullens. There will be an emphasis in Sire/Childe relationships of Carlisle/Rosalie, Angel/Emmett, Jasper/Spike/Alice, Bella/OC

Warnings: AU, Slash,

Spoilers: A little bit for Quickening, but not much this is pretty AU.

Summary: The Fallen have disappeared but they've left unexpected gifts on the daughters of man. Now Jacob his pack and the Cullens have to deal with a bunch of infant murders and that threat of the fallen's offspring. Unfortunately, Alice, Jasper, Edward and Emmett went to LA to visit their uncle Spike. While there they meet Angel, Cordelia, Fred and Gunn. Everything is going well until a very pregnant and very angry Darla shows up.

Beta: Nope. I could use one. Anyone interested?

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by someone else. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Spike was laying in bed with Jasper a cigarette in his hand. He didn't smoke in front of the humans, since getting his soul he was respectful of them and their weak bodies. He wasn't worried about Jasper though. The two of them used to spend mornings fucking and smoking until Spike passed out. Spike didn't need to sleep, no vampire needed to, but many of his kind participated in it because it helped pass the daylight hours, besides sleep helped them conserve energy so they didn't need to feed as much. A vampire who was starved slept more often than one that wasn't. Jasper always envied his sleep. Spike offered to help him shake his control and let his demon out, but Jasper had always refused.

"You're worse than he is." Jasper rolled onto his stomach and looked up at Spike.

"Who?" Spike looked down at him.

"Angel. You brood worse than he does. Only you hide it better." Jasper winked. "You can't hide it from me."

Spike made a grim face. "Well with the soul, there's more to worry about."

"You were always brooding. Remember you're a romantic. Ralph was worse," Jasper said.

"I was in Europe then. I used to get laugh out of poetry readings," Spike sneered. He didn't want to be associated with those emotional clowns.

Jasper put his hands on the bed and crawled up so that his left leg was between Spike's thighs. He rested his lower body on Spike's and held his upper body up so that he could face Spike. "You were probably trying too hard. You're a great poet. Spontaneous overflows of emotion are kind of your thing."

Spike shoved his cigarette in the ash tray on the table next to the bed. He put his hands on Jasper's shoulders for leverage it made it easier for them to kiss. Jasper leaned forward and initiated it. He wasn't concerned about Alice because if she came into the room she was always welcome to join in. Jealousy wasn't uncommon among vampires, but it was usually not because of sex. Of course if one vampire knew that another was jealous, then sometimes that first vampire would use sex to increase the jealous, but that was usually more about control or humiliation. Neither Spike nor Jasper wanted to do either of those things to Alice. If she said for them to stop they would. Reluctantly, but they would.

Jasper moved his hips rolling his pelvis against Spike enticing a moan from him. Spike response was immediate as he moved his hips with Jasper. They had been together enough times to anticipate the rhythm bringing the most pleasure from the foreplay that they could. Jasper moved his lips to pull Spike's shirt over his head. He ran his cold hand against Spike's pale chest. It hummed with emotions that a soul provided. It pulsed just like a heart might. The pulse even excelled the more Jasper ran his hands over Spike's body just like a heart beating rapidly.

He brought his hands to the band of Spike's jeans. He flipped open the button and pulled the jeans and shorts down. Spike looked up at Jasper lust in his eyes. "You better be fucking me."

"It's your turn Spike." Jasper wrapped a hand around Spike's cock. "I want you buried inside me. I'm so tight right now. I want you to rip me apart."

Spike's smile was cocky. He leaned up on his elbows. "I can't fuck you if you're dressed, pet." Jasper sat up resting on Spike's thigh he pulled his shirt off and then stood on the bed so that he could pull his pants down. Spike helped by grabbing the end of the left pant leg and pulling. Jasper lost his balance and landed on his stomach half off the bed. "The good half." Spike smacked his ass and removed the rest of his clothes. He ran a hand down Jasper's spine and spread his cheeks. He leaned down and pushed his tongue into Jasper's entrance. He didn't bother with lube. He let his tongue fuck Jasper until he was pushing Spike away and rolling over onto his back. He wrapped his elbow around his right knee and pulled them back. Spike crawled over and moved pushed his cock into Jasper.

"Aah god I can't believe I've gone sixty years without this," Jasper moaned laying his head back.

"It can't be that good if you've wait that long," Spike spoke as he grabbed Jasper's ankle and brought his teeth to the heel of Jasper's foot. He spat when the blood reached his lips. The venom was awful and he had forgotten how much. Jasper and Alice's blood may have been purified a little bit after being with him and Dru so long, but not enough to make their demons show, but enough for Spike to ignore the taste. He couldn't take the taste.

"Spike," Jasper moaned pushing back against his thrusts. "So good."

"I know pet." Spike moved his hips faster. He imagined that Angel could hear them now, even though they weren't really being loud. It would piss him off. Spike didn't want to piss Angel off, but they couldn't be together and Spike couldn't go long without sex, not even Angel could go that long. Spike growled and pushed Angel out of him mind. He lived in the moment and this moment was with Jasper. "Are you making me horny?"

"Nah that's always you. Always. I could never give you more." Jasper was a little incoherent, but Spike seemed to understand him perfectly.

"Guys." Alice opened the door walking in Edward followed her. She barely looked them over, but Edward closely inspected the two guys, just in case they were doing something that he and Jacob hadn't tried before. "I know you can keep going for a few more hours."

"Nah I'm almost there, luv." Spike groaned reaching down to grab Jasper's cock. He looked up at Alice. "How do you like that?"

Alice rolled her eyes. "Been there done that. Edward needs to talk to you."

"We're not done." Jasper growled looking at Edward. He was close too, but if left alone he and Spike would probably go for a couple more rounds. He didn't mind giving up those, but he was in the middle of being fucked and he didn't want to stop.

"I see that, Jasp. I'm not asking for you to stop. I know that Spike couldn't even if he tried."

"Could. Don't want to." Spike looked over at Edward. "You can talk."

Jasper growled. "Spike finish then talk."

That was reasonable to Spike. He leaned down putting his free hand on the bed next to Jasper creating more leverage and getting into Jasper deeper harder.

Edward looked at Alice. "We should wait outside?"

"No." Alice shook her head knowing Spike way better than that. "Hey help me pick out some shoes. Cordy and I are going shopping after this."

"Shopping?" Edward looked fearful like he might get stuck doing it.

"Cordy loves to shop. We are going to bring Fred and we're going to totally make her over. We wanted to bring Darla, but it's the middle of the day."

Spike hearing the conversation started to get louder. He started to move faster. What was the point of having people in the room if they weren't going to watch him fuck? He moaned Jasper's name like a mantra. He got louder and louder. Eventually, he couldn't hear Alice or Edward. Maybe they were still talking, but he hoped that he was too loud for them to do so. He wanted them to watch. Especially Alice the way she loved Jasper was burning and hungry. She got to watch him like this whenever she pleased. He loved the idea that she could watch her man be fucked and pleasured in front of her and she had nothing to do with it. She wasn't touching his cock like Spike was and she wasn't fucking him either. She was just there watching, maybe talking. Spike didn't even have that with his chosen lover. He'd do anything to have this. He wanted this, but he was always thrown out. He was always pushed aside. He only had this. This idea of what he couldn't have.

"Jasper." Spike looked down at the blond. "Say her name."

Jasper looked over Spike's shoulder at Alice and smiled slightly. "Alice." He looked up at Spike. He couldn't call Spike Alice. He just couldn't. "Spike. Spike." He pushed against him knowing that he had to end this soon. He grabbed Spike's wrist and brought it to his mouth. He bit into him with his dull teeth and Spike cried out. Dull hurt worse so much worse. It broke the veins in an unclean way and Jasper's mouth was flooded with blood. He had blood on his chin and nose. It slid down his cheek and pooled into the sheet. Spike moaned at the sight burying his cock deep in Jasper he spilled inside of Jasper and Jasper tasting the blood, vampire blood, almost as good as human. More lustful. It was sweet and delicious. Jasper drank and drank. His eyes turned dark black. He came, but hardly was aware of it his body already in ecstasy.

Spike pet Jasper's hair. He wasn't worried about himself at all. He could replenish the blood after a while. The venom would be dissolve as his natural healing abilities worked and he might be able to walk passed a window without burning until then. He lay beside Jasper and soothed him with soft purring.

Alice came over after a little while and she touched Jasper's cheek. She played with the thin stream of blood. "Jasp, Jasper. Come on. Spike will pass out and then Edward won't be able to talk to him." Spike looked over at Edward. He seemed confused even though he shared blood with his sire before it was before they, as a family, became vegetarians. He wasn't sure if this counted or not. If Jasper was hurt and the blood would help him heal that would be different. This wasn't about sex anymore either. Jasper was feeding. He was feeding not like a sire and childe, but like family. Like one brother to another brother. Family bonds were strongest when vampires exchanged blood, as long as the sire agreed to it. Edward didn't know that Jasper considered other vampires his family. He thought that he and Emmett, only, were his brothers. Neither he nor Emmett had even fed like that from Jasper or each other. It brought an unnecessary feeling of remorse. His chest ached with the idea.

"Edward." Jasper sat up. He licked his lips and wiped his hand across his mouth.

Alice moved over to Spike looking at the wound on his hands. It wasn't like puncture wounds that could be easily licked closed. She pulled off the pillow cover and ripped it apart. She wrapped up Spike's wrists. "Don't want you sleeping yet."

"I'm fine pet." Spike assured kissing her on the cheek. He looked up at Jasper and Edward. The two were embracing awkwardly. Edward was was holding on to Jasper like he had lost someone he really cared about. "No need to get all teary eyed. I'm fine."

Jasper smiled turning slightly to look at Spike. Edward didn't seem to notice the joke. "I'll let you two alone," Jasper promised.

"Me too." Alice jumped up. "I'm going to hang out with Cordelia."

"You think Wesley will need my help today?" Jasper asked following Alice outside.

"What was your relationship with Jasper like?" Edward asked sitting down on the bed. He didn't mind at all when Spike pulled out a cigarette and started to smoke.

"It was bloody great. Minions and Drusilla after so long drives a sane man crazy. Jasper I could drink with him. I could fuck with him. I could just relax. I didn't have to watch him. I wasn't babysitting. He watched us during the day, and I took care of him if we ever came across some big, bads. He's family. They both are. Man I wish I had been there when the two of them met. I knew both before and after they met. I wasn't exactly surprised, but I didn't set them up or anything either." Spike scooted back on the headboard and closed his eyes. He shifted when Edward joined him against the headboard. He opened one eye. "Jealous?"

"A little…a lot." Edward admitted. He felt guilty mostly because of Jacob. He knew Jacob gave him permission to be who he was, but Edward didn't want to until he got his soul. Edward thought that if his family had been living that way all along it would be much easier just to be with Jacob.

"Of me or him?" Spike raised a brow.

"Of you. He's been my brother for fifty years. And yeah I know that you two have history that you were family too. But…"

Spike laughed at Edward not to make fun, but to bring relief to the room. "Well, I'll tell you. He's loves that little girl Alice, but he its so obvious that he's been sexually frustrated for the last fifty years. Believe you me; he will be happy if you all decide to be less than human."

"You mean he wants me?"

"That's exactly how I would put it." Spike pointed the ashtray on the bedside table. "Mind?"

Edward moved the ashtray onto Spike's knee. He watched as Spike flicked the ashes from the lit tip of his cigarette. "I can't. Not yet."

"He deserves that you know." Spike was speaking about Jacob and even if Edward couldn't read his mind he would know that. "I wish I had known what I needed all along."

"I thought Angel just found out about the happy clause. Wouldn't Angelus be furious?" Edward gulped. Angel was nothing like Angelus, but he was still overpowering and Edward knew that even if his blood wasn't tainted he wouldn't be able to even think about fighting him.

"Yeah. He would have ripped my head off." Spike shrugged his shoulders and Edward heard his thoughts.

"Why would it be worth it?" Edward baulked.

Spike flicked more ash into the tray on his knees. He didn't answer Edward, but Edward saw his thoughts. What it had been like when Angel was gone. What it was like trying to do anything that he could think of to be with him but never, ever succeeding. Seeing Angel with the slayer, in love with the slayer that had been the most painful. "There is a demon Shaman in Africa that will help you find your soul. I only know what happened to me. It probably wouldn't be similar, but I'm sure it will be helpful to know anyway."

"I need all the information you have. Jacob will want to know all the risks." Edward explained.

Spike stubbed out his cigarette. He pulled out a new one and offered one to Edward who declined. "He wouldn't leave you."

"He's not going to now, but how can someone with a soul really want to be with someone who doesn't have one?" Edward asked.

"Course not; no matter how much you do you can't love him back the same way." Spike agreed. Vampires usually didn't care if they couldn't love. They didn't want to be associated with human emotions, but Spike had always tried to love. He suspected that Carlisle and his childer also had some of their human emotions. Carlisle said it was because Angelus was such a cruel manipulative bastard. It was probably why Jasper felt so comfortable with them, Carlisle and his family Spike and Drusilla they were better, than other vampires, who were complete emotionless monsters.

"Then there is a flaming fist demon and when you think you've beat him just remember that is the first task." Spike explained.

"How do I beat him?" Edward asked.

"Right I forgot you don't know how to fight." Spike looked over at Edward. "I'm going to have to teach you and I'm going to have to teach you to use weapons. Jasper and Alice can help too. Angel would; but with Emmett, fighting the good fight, and Darla he may be busy."

"I can fight. I hunt bear," Edward reminded.

"You can kill. That's not fighting. Fighting takes skill and training. That's originally why sires began raising their fledglings. If they could turn their fledglings into masters then the bloodline was more likely to survive," Spike explained.

Edward sat up and scooted to the end of the bed. "I don't have that kind of time. I need to go back to Jacob in a month and I don't have time for training."

"Well, like I said the Shaman will test your abilities and strengths. It's possible that the flaming fist demon won't be an issue. But you have a month and you can learn enough in a month. You don't sleep so you even have more time."

Edward looked back at Spike. The blond didn't look like he was trying to make up Edward's mind. In fact, his thoughts clearly stated that it was no skin off his nose. "Alright. I'll learn what I can."

"Good. Now…"

Fred opened the door and took a few steps in, her hand on the doorknob her eyes were wide. "Darla's in labor."

Edward looked between Fred and Spike unsure of what that meant exactly. Spike heaved himself up off the bed. He was naked and Fred turned her back on them. Spike smiled the pet was more worried about his nudity then the fact that he and Edward at one point would have killed her. He pulled on his pants and grabbed his shirt. "Get my jacket pet." Edward did as Spike asked following him out of the room. In the lobby, Darla was moaning in pain, but she was unable to leave the hotel lobby because it was still mid-afternoon. Wesley and Gunn were guarding the door and Angel was trying to find blankets because traveling by the sewers to the hospital was not going to happen. Jasper was standing with Darla. She held on to his hand and was screaming. Jasper's powers not really helping nor his presence, but at least he was doing something.

Emmett looked pathetic standing at the bottom of the stairs unsure of what he needed to be doing. Edward moved to stand next to him. "Where's Alice?"

"With Cordelia, shopping." Emmett didn't look away from his great grandsire.

"Oiy I thought you hired some demon doctor to visit when this happened?" Spike asked Angel.

Angel shook his head looking confused. "I'm still getting used to the idea that she's pregnant and now she's not going to be pregnant and I will have a baby."

Spike wanted to smack Angel. He was getting emotional and now was so not the time. He settled for shaking Angel instead. "Calm down, luv." It took Angel a little bit to stop doubting the fact that he could calm down and a few more before he did. "Okay now save the day."

"You're a big help," Angel said half heartedly. He wrapped the blankets around Darla and motioned for his employees to join him. "I'm going with you. Spike and the others will meet us at the hospital. They can take the sewers, but I want to be with her during this time."

Spike scowled. He turned away from Angel and looked over to Edward and Emmett. He walked over to them. "Get Jasper we're going."

"Okay. I told Alice to meet us at the hospital." Edward explained. He followed Spike out to the basement and Emmett grabbed Jasper before they followed both of them.

"That's bloody awesome. Idiot poufter can have his other girlfriend around for the birth of that kid," Spike swore.

Edward looked over to Jasper unsure of how to handle Spike's mood swings. Jasper shrugged. "He'll be fine. I doubt Darla's sticking around once the baby is born."

"That's what she said but she'll stay around just to make me and the four of you miserable." Spike continued to grumble as they continued down the tunnels. Jasper's thoughts assured Edward that everything was just fine with him. The three of them refrained from making him talk about it and making him more upset. The four of them arrived at the hospital before Angel and the others so Edward decided that it was best to get into the room with the ultrasound and prepare for Angel, Darla and the others. Emmett waited for them outside the hospital to lead them to the room. Spike leaned against the wall and glared. Jasper could feel the hurt more than that anger Spike was good at hiding his true emotions, but not that good.

"Do you know how to turn this thing on?" Jasper asked.

"No. Dad doesn't have any in his office," Edward admitted.

Wesley, Fred and Gunn ran into the room a few minutes later. Wesley and Fred went over to the machine and started to get it to work. Edward and Jasper stood back. When Gunn glared at them they moved closer to Spike who didn't acknowledge them or anyone even when Angel and Emmett came in the room with Darla between them helping her walk.

Angel helped Darla get up on the table and Fred helped him expose Darla's stomach. Fred squirted the gel onto her stomach and Wesley brought the wand over. Angel stepped back from the bed and Emmett moved to stand next to him.

Before Wesley could decide what need to be done Alice and Cordelia arrived. "Oh good we didn't miss anything."

"Cordelia?" Angel blinked he didn't remember calling her.

"Edward told me what was going on." Alice explained. She stood over by Angel and his team prepared to help.

Cordelia stood next to Angel. "Don't look so nervous Angel. You take on deadly demons on a regular basis. How can this make you nervous?"

"Bloody hell. I'm not staying around to watch this." Spike stood up from his spot and head across the room to the door.

"Spike," Angel warned him.

"Angel I don't think Darla is in labor. I think she was in false labor. And I don't see anymore contradictions," Wesley explained.

"Well that's good we can go then, right?" Angel asked looking relieved. He didn't even notice when Spike actually left the room. But he noticed a minute later when Spike ran back in.

"We have a problem luv." Spike had a stake in his hand and he had the familiar smell of dust on him.

"What's going on?" Angel asked.

"We're surrounded." Fred squeaked. Since the room they were in was a large observation room for teaching people how to become doctors, there was a second floor and above them were vampires stood waiting. They out number Angel and his group, but they didn't seem to be master vampires. If Darla wasn't pregnant and vulnerable, and the humans weren't around Angel wouldn't hesitate to get rid of the clan.

"We're here for the child," One of the vampires probably the leader said. He jumped down from the second floor and some of his brethren followed him. "A union between two vampires, it hasn't been done before."

"That's not actually true," Spike spoke up. "The Voltaire have unions between vampires frequently." While he had just learned the news he found it handy. He might hate Darla, but there was no way he was letting these fledglings take Angel's kid from him.

The vampires looked confused. "Voltaire?"

"Hmm seems like your master has forget to tell you about all vampire history," Spike sneered.

"But our master did tell us that this child is important and we want him," The vampire spoke.

Spike growled and his true face came forth. Angel held out and arm. "Spike it's too dangerous we're surrounded I don't want anyone getting hurt."

"Fine you run like a coward. I'll stay here and take them all down." Spike was already pissed and he wanted to fight.

"We're not waiting for you to discuss this," The vampire said.

"You take one step closer and the baby gets it," Fred said grabbed Darla and helding a knife to her stomach. It seemed to work the vampires stepped back. Then Fred whispered, to Darla, "They don't know the knife can't hurt the baby."

"They do now. Vampires have excellent hearing." Darla rolled her eyes.

"Angel just go. Spike and I can hold off these guys until you can get out of here," Gunn said.

Jasper stood up straight and took his place next to Spike. Alice turned to Cordelia. "Have any stakes?"

"Here." Angel handed her two that he kept in his coat. Alice took them carefully. While she was hurrying over to Emmett and Edward, Wesley, Angel, Cordelia and Fred hurried out of the room.

The clan angered by this ran in for the attack. Gunn pulled out his crossbow and started taking out vampires above them. Spike handed Jasper a stake and started in on the leader using his hands and feet. He didn't care if it was more work he wanted a fight not a picnic.

Emmett had a hunting knife that he always carried with him, but Gunn had let him look over the weapons earlier and so he also had a long dagger that he was using to cut into the vampire's throats. It was difficult as he wasn't nearly as strong as them, but they were clearly fledglings and had no fighting experience. Edward was having more trouble, but Alice was helping him showing him how to use a stake and how to take in a battlefield.

Jasper was a master vampire, but also a skilled solider. He took on the stronger vampires easily. He had their heads ripped off and their hearts stabbed in seconds. Dust fell in rivers and Spike was by his side after getting rid of the leader and they worked in tandem. Spike would never let anything happen to Jasper if he could help it and Jasper knew that Spike trusted him in ways that he didn't even trust Angel. When the vampires on the ground were gone, Spike made a leap for the second floor and took care of the remaining few that Gunn has missed.

"Are you alright?" Jasper turned to his family. Edward nodded looking a little surprised by the battle. He had helped the family fight vampires of their kind off. It was easy and they usually didn't fight or turn to dust like they just did. It was good for Edward that adrenaline this sort of fighting. It was what Edward craved without ever having really tasted it. Alice looked fine, but she had to fix her hair.

Emmett smiled at his brother. "I could get used to working for Angel."

"You're pretty good with those weapons. When we go on real missions I'm going to saddle you with all kinds." Gunn looked impressed. He liked Emmett he was strong and tough. Plus because he had control of his demon Gunn wasn't cautious around him like he still was with Angel and nearly always was with Spike.

Spike returned to the floor dropping in next to Alice and Edward. "I think you can handle that fire fist demon, pet."

"Really you think so?" Edward asked as the group started back to the sewers. It was dark now so they didn't need to travel that way, but since that's the way they had come in.

"Yup. You're not much of a skilled fighter, but you can still fight. I wouldn't let you fight Darla ever, even if you could fight and you weren't diluted with poisons, but luckily you don't have to fight her." Spike grinned he stopped when they came to the sewer. "Maybe we should use the streets. Alice did you and Cordelia come in a car?"

"You think she left it when she took off with Angel?" Alice asked.

Spike nodded. "Lead on. Emmett you can start it right?"

"Sure," Emmett agreed. He knew how to lift a car it was easy and it would smell better than the sewers. Alice led the way to the car.

"What comes after that?" Edward asked. Following Alice out to the car Jasper and Emmett seemed interested too, probably because a soul was unheard of in vampires and so it was interesting.

"Well I had to deal with Buffy without a soul while I relocated hers. I could have taken hers, but I would have lost the task and so I had to give it back to her. It wasn't hard to figure out. It was hard having to fight her, and then to find the soul." Spike explained.

"Who's Buffy?" Edward asked looking over at Spike the conflicting thoughts were overpowering and he couldn't help it.

"She's the slayer." Spike didn't continue for a moment it would be hard to explain to Edward who Buffy was in a few words.

"Spike!" Alice whirled around. She was at the car and Emmett had broken in easily and was unlocking the other doors. "It's Darla."

"What?" Spike sprinted to her. He wasn't far behind her, but Edward and he had taken their time. "What's going on?"

"Darla's in labor. No. She's not in labor anymore. Darla's dust," Alice whispered the last part.

"Dust?" Spike asked.

Alice leaned slightly and Jasper was next to her supporting her. "She put a stake through her own heart so that she could give birth to him."

"Darla's dust is great news, let's get to the Hyperion. Angel's son is great news too." Spike tried to smile, but the grim look on Alice's face told him otherwise.

"I know what Fred was worried about now. There are people after Connor. You being here, us being here, it's changed things, but the people after Connor are going to get him soon enough," Alice explained.

"We have to get to the Hyperion before the ponce names his child Connor!" Spike rolled his eyes. "That is an awful name."

"Spike." Alice smiled at him.

"I want to hear more in the car. So does Gunn right?" Spike asked.

"Yeah that would be great, but how does Alice know this?" Gunn asked.

"I'll explain. Emmett is the car ready?" Spike was greeted by the sound of the engine roaring. The group piled in. It was a tight fit with Alice sitting on Jasper's lap and Gunn in the passenger seat. "Alice is a seer, a real one, not like Cordy she doesn't get visions from the Powers that Be. She can see the future, but she can see all possible futures so nothing is really predictable."

"Thank you, Spike." Alice smiled.

"No thanks keep talking." Spike asked turning to Alice.

"What is the wolf the ram and the hart? They're going to be after Connor. He is a union between two master vampires and they want to use him for research," Alice explained.

"But he's human," Edward reminded.

"Human, but from vampires so he's pretty special." Alice smiled at Edward. There were some of their kind that had offspring, but both of them knew they couldn't compare that to this.

"There is also Sahjhan a demon that is afraid of Connor because of a possible prophecy," Alice explained. She seemed concerned, but she felt like Sahjhan posed less of a danger so she continued, "Then there is Holtz."

"Angelus told me about Holtz plenty of times. But he has to be dead, of old age if nothing else." Spike stared at Alice. He looked at Edward. "Did Carlisle mention him? I wasn't even born yet, let alone dead."

"No. But he didn't even tell us about Angelus until recently." Edward shook his head. "I can talk to him when we get to the hotel."

"When we get to the hotel we can ask Angel about him," Spike reminded.

"He just had a baby Spike."

"Point taken. You should probably call anyway let Carlisle know that Darla is dust." Spike felt uneasy as they pulled into the Hyperion. What Edward said was right. Angel just had a son and he was going to want to spend time with him. Spike wasn't sure where that left him.

Cordelia came out to the car when they arrived. "Did you hotwire my car?"

"Don't worry Cordy I took care of her," Emmett promised.

"Alice I think we should talk to Fred and Wesley," Gunn said leading the way into the hotel. "We don't need to worry Angel quite yet, but we should be prepared."

"I'm coming too." Jasper looked at Edward. "Meet us when you're done talking to Carlisle.

"Okay," Edward agreed. He went into the hotel and Emmett followed him over to Angel's office. He knew Angel would be busy with the baby and they wouldn't be disturbed. "You want to talk to Carlisle."

"Yeah, and Rosalie when you're done." Emmett sat on the edge of his chair as Edward made the call.

It was late, but the phone was picked up quickly. "Cullen resident this is Esme."

"Esme." Edward smiled Emmett leaned closer to say hello as well.

"Edward, Emmett. Oh it's so good to hear from you. We really worry." Esme sounded relieved to hear them.

"It's good to hear from you too. How are the fallen offspring?" Edward asked.

"Not good. Rosalie isn't going to school anymore. It's not safe for her and Saturday there were three kindergarten students killed," Esme explained. "Carlisle and Billy think that the girls are using the blood for rituals or feeding their children."

"What? Angel didn't say it was that bad. Do you need us there?" Edward looked worried. He didn't know what was going on. Jacob hadn't called him in a while and when he did it was short or just to hear his voice. When Carlisle had called Angel spoke with him the entire time.

"It's alright for now. The pack is extending the patrols to Forks and we're just trying to stay safe. The humans are still in danger and Jacob feels like he needs to protect them. I hope no other children have to die," Esme explained her voice caught like she would cry if she could.

"Is the pack okay? The res is big enough without having to watch Forks too. Is Jacob alright?" Edward asked sitting up straight. Emmett squeezed his shoulder.

"Jacob is trying his best. He is worried about us of course, but he doesn't want to attack Bella or any of the other girls. So he's just trying to flex his power, but we're worried that he's agitating the girls. They haven't attacked any of us or the pack since Bella was over, but if they feel threatened I think they will do what they have to," Esme explained. "It would be better if he had you or Sam."

"I'll be there tonight," Edward swore.

"That's not necessary. Angel promised to send some people at the end of the week you can come with them, and we should be fine until then.

"Okay, please be careful." Edward licked his lips. "Is Carlisle in?"

"I'm here, Edward." Carlisle had been listening with Esme. Rosalie was also probably in the room then. "What is it?"

"Darla didn't know how to give birth to her son so she staked herself. Alice is worried because there are people that are after Connor. Spike wanted me to ask you about Holtz."

"Daniel Holtz?" Carlisle asked in surprise. "He was a vampire hunter. Before I was bred Angelus and Darla killed and tortured his family. He left Holtz and when I was bred he was still following us trying to get his revenge. Angelus and Darla had opportunities to get rid of him, but they never did. I don't know what happened to him. Penn was created and I left after that. I never really thought about Holtz. I'm not sure if he could even be alive, but if he is he is much more of a threat than he used to be. He can't possibly be all human anymore."

"Okay. I'll let Fred and Wesley know that he is still a danger. I have to go, but Emmett still wants to talk to you." Edward didn't really want to go. It was good to hear from his sire, but he knew he had to pass on the information. "Please be careful."

"You too," Carlisle agreed. Edward passed the phone to Emmett and stood up grateful for his brother's comfort. He returned the shoulder squeeze from earlier. Then he went out to find where Alice, Gunn, Fred and Wesley were.

Spike hurried up the stairs of the Hyperion lobby. He still had mixed feelings about how the baby came to be, but that wasn't going to stop him from being interested in the baby. Connor was still Angel's son. Angel's. Spike would talk someone in circle's and try to gut them before he admitted it, but what Angel saw as his was also Spike's. Angel wasn't alone in his room, Fred and Wesley were there, Corderlia came in the room with Spike. Spike grumbled. He didn't want to be sensitive around Angel's pets, but he really wanted to know what Connor meant for them. Alice, Jasper and Gunn would show up once they realized that Fred and Wesley weren't in their usual locations.

Angel sat on his extra large bed with his baby curled against his side. Connor was about an hour old and Angel was surprised that he cherished him so much already. Spike approached cautiously.

Angel looked up when he caught Spike's scent. He had tears in his eyes and Spike could tell that not all of them were proud father tears. Spike froze. He shifted his eyes looking around at the others. Alice and Jasper had arrived and were talking to Fred and Wesley. Cordelia had roped Gunn into going shopping for Connor and was making a list of things that needed to go and purchase for Connor. Everyone was pretty much distracted. So Spike moved closer. "You're not really going to name the kid Connor are you?"

"It's a strong Irish name." Angel's lips pulled in a smile. He didn't mind Spike's jab it was normalcy in the strangeness of begin a father and losing Darla, but only sort of feeling bad about it.

"Better than Liam Jr." Spike didn't think the kid could live up to his father's legacy no matter how his unique birth.

"Would that be after you or me?" Angel asked. Spike stumbled the last few steps towards the bed. He recovered when he sat down. He looked at Angel expecting an explanation. If he wanted Spike to play house with him; Spike would laugh at him, but he would end up doing it anyway. It was Angel. He would do anything for Angel. "Do you have a better name?"

"I kind of like the name Alastair." Spike fidgeted his voice so low only the other vampires could hear them.

"You do?" Angel looked away from his son for only a second, but then turned back to him. "Defender of men?"

"Well, he is your son." Spike pointed out.

"Do you think he'll get picked on?" Angel asked.

"Probably, he has two Dads that can't go to parent-teacher conferences until its dark out…" Spike had more, but then he caught what he said. He let out a harsh breath and looked away.

"I never want him to get that old. I just want him to stay little just like this. Spike his heart is beating." Angel didn't say anything about the Dads thing. Which Spike acknowledged as acceptance of some sort. He felt excited by the idea. He knew Angel would still refuse to bed him, but Angel had been refusing more than just that since Spike arrived and Spike could deal without sex. He was a vampire and he had gone though droughts many times before. He preferred that he and Angel were allowed to share a bed too, but he was not going to get his feathers ruffled because of it. He would accept what Angel would give to him and he understood what he couldn't. Didn't like it, but Spike understood.

"I can hear it, luv." Spike could hear it. He could hear the other humans too, but a predator like himself could focus on just one when he needed or wanted too. He hadn't yet, but now that he was it made him suck in an unnecessary breath.

"Feel it." Angel nestled Connor, or maybe it was Alastair now, into one arm and reached for Spike's cold hand. He brought it to Connor's chest and Spike shook with the force that he used to keep himself from doing something stupid like blubbering or grabbing Alastair and running off with him to just keep him safe. He would be safe from everything including Angel and the bloody prophecy.

Spike stood straight up. "Come on Princess we're going shopping." He said as he moved across the room to where Cordelia was still talking to Gunn.

"Oh I want to go shopping." Alice pulled away from discussing things with Fred and Wesley.

Spike paused. "Pet, I recall you being hard to shop with before malls."

"Oh come on Spike. Please," Alice pouted.

"I think Wesley and Fred need your help here." Spike looked at Alice. He liked shopping especially if Angel was paying, but he knew how Alice liked to shop and he just didn't have time for that. "This is for Alastair."

"Whose Alastair and please don't tell me that's you took a perfectly good name like Connor and changed it to Alastair." Cordelia narrowed her eyes glaring at Spike.

"Fine I won't tell you. That kids name was never Connor, Pouf just didn't know better." Spike pulled out his cigarettes. He tapped one out, but then pushed it back in. He could still hear Alastair's heart beating and he didn't want to be the cause of it stopping ever.

Cordelia glared. She turned to look at Angel for and explanation, but Angel was lost looking at his son. "We'll see about that. Anyway you're not going shopping for Connor because who knows what you'd come back with."

"That's why you're coming with me pet." Spike didn't like the idea of being baby sat but he figured Cordelia knew something about raising a kid in this century. Spike took care of kids when he was alive he had siblings and cousins but since then he had only taken care of Drusilla and their minions, but when they misbehaved Spike normally staked them.

"Fine, but Alice is coming too." Cordelia smiled.

Spike frowned he knew Cordelia was only really inviting Alice to bother him and probably control him. Still, he would rather be there when they bought everything they need for Alastair. Otherwise how could he trust that they wouldn't get something that could hurt Alastair? "Fine."

The girls looked excited. "I'll leave Edward with you since he can read minds he's already seen the visions that I had about Alastair. So he'll be able to fill you in on anything and if Cordelia has any visions he can tell you about those too." Alice told Wesley and Fred. Fred looked skeptical, but Wesley didn't seem all that surprised.

"Jasper, will you, Emmett and Gunn please keep an eye on Angel and the baby?" Spike asked him as softly the humans didn't even hear him. Alice looked pleased at Spike's worry and Jasper agreed glad that Spike was feeling better.