AN: This is the last part then a Epilouge, then a drabble. Hope you guys enjoyed it:) Reviews are love and I own squat.
"Xander I need you pull Spike's legs over the side of the cot and hold him upright so Angel can get behind him." Breena explained. Both men stood and she watched as Xander gently lifted Spike's legs over the side and Angel helped turn the prone Vampire so he was sitting up and facing the room, his head lolled to the side in his stupor. Angel then quickly climbed behind Spike while Xander held him from the front. When Angel was settled comfortably, as comfortable as one could get on a small cot with another man sitting between his legs, Xander gently settled Spike back into Angel's arms. One arm went around his stomach to hold him place and the other went across his chest with a hand resting on his shoulder. Both Xander and Breena watched the men in front of them for moment before either of them spoke.
"What's next?" Xander asked eyes bright, galvanized with hope.
"Well this next part is going to be the hardest for you I think." Breena said looking and speaking directly to Xander.
"What do you mean?"
"I have to make a cut in his right wrist and start the process of bleeding him." She explained gently, Xander paled.
"Won't you have to keep cutting him so the wound will stay open?" He asked worriedly. "I don't want to cause him to much harm."
"No sweetheart, with my magic I can keep the wound open till I heal it, and even if I had to cut him again he wouldn't be able to feel it." She told him placing a hand on his arm, he nodded.
"What do you need me to do while you are bleeding him?" He asked, Breena walked over to the buckets and pulled them apart, she looked at them for moment before speaking.
"Well I believe we have enough room with two," She said holding up both buckets, "To get all the blood, but just in case stand by and I'll have you dump one of them in that sink over there if we don't." Xander looked across the room at the sink and then back at Breena.
"Okay?" Xander nodded. "All right then." Breena placed one of the buckets by her feet as she stood in front of the Vampires sitting on the cot, the other she placed directly next to them. Picking up the knife from beside Angel she then picked up Spike's right arm holding it over the bucket she took the knife and sliced a long cut across the base of his wrist. Letting the knife drop to the floor she concentrated her magics into Spike's body and began the process of pushing the blood out. Where she started out steady and sure after ten minutes of draining Spike, her eyes became unfocused and she began to woble on her legs; like they weren't strong enough to hold her up. So while Xander had been watching Spike the whole time Angel had been watching Breena and saw the signs she was about to topple.
"Xander!" He shouted, not quite a yell, but not a whisper either. Xander jumped slightly and looked up.
"Stand behind Breena, make sure she doesn't fall." Xander lept up and stood behind her, bracing her with his body.
"Breena...Breena, can you hear me?" Angel asked her watching her face for any sign, getting nothing he waited. As the bucket continued to fill Angel kept watch over Breena and Spike, when the bucket was almost full Angel spoke up.
"Xander get me the other bucket." Xander reached down and with hand handed the other bucket to Angel. "Grab the full one." Xander grabbed the heavy bucket with one hand and set it next to him as Angel quickly set the empty one below the still bleeding wrist.
"She's starting to lean more and more into me Angel, she weakening." Xander said with a note of urgency. Angel scanned Breena's face and almost jolted in surprise. Her eyes were completely yellow, Vampire eyes.
"Breena babe, what is it?" Angel asked her pleadingly as Xander wrapped his arm around her waist and held her up, but she still said nothing. She just kept staring straight ahead seeing, but not. So they waited and watched the bucket fill. When forty five minutes had passed and the second bucket was 2/3 of the way filled Breena spoke for the first time.
"Angel now." She said voice deep and raspy and not her own. With speed that no mortal had Angel brought his free hand up to his mouth and Vamped biting a chunk of his own flesh out. Holding the bleeding wrist up to his Childer's mouth he watched as Breena closed the wound on Spike's arm and came back to herself, rainbow eyes and all.
"Quickly Xander, move the bucket." Xander reached forward and grabbed the bucket, sitting down next to Angel and Spike she brought her hand up and held it against Spike's throat. The same green light that once healed Xander started Spike's swallowing reflex, and he subconsciously began drinking.
"YES!" Both men jumped when Breena yelled out loud.
"What?" Xander said getting as close to the trio on the bed as he could.
"He's drinking on his own." Both men yelled out like Breena had at the good news. Breena quickly stood and looked around the basement, when she saw what she needed she yelled for Xander.
"Xander come help me get this mattress set up, quick." Xander ran and grabbed the box spring while Breena grabbed the mattress, both of them dragged the cargo over next to the cot. While Xander set up the bed, Breena flung open the cooler and took out a glass bottle full of human blood, a liters worth. Holding it between her hands she warmed it up with magic and then quickly unscrewed it. She rushed over to the cot and gently removed Angel's wrist from Spike's mouth. Holding the bottle to his mouth and a hand over Angel's bite mark she healed one and fed the other simultaneously. Once Angel was healed and and Spike had finished the first bottle, Breena sighed happily.
"Xander, Angel, he's gonna be fine." She told both men smiling first at one then the other. Xander started crying again this time happy tears as he watched his lover finish the first bottle. When the third bottle was empty and sitting on the floor next to the cot, the group of friends had cause for more celebration, Spike opened his eyes.
"Xander..." He said groggily, looking around and when his eyes landed on the man he was looking for he grinned sleepily.
"Oh Spike, I was so worried." Xander leaned forward and placed a kiss on his Vamps forehead.
"Lets get you guys set up on the bed and you can help him continue to feed." Breena told Xander gently but happily. Xander nodded enthusiastically and leaned forward placing one of Spike's arms over his shoulders he gently picked the smaller man off the bed and slowly lowered him onto the mattress. While Xander was helping Spike and making him comfortable Angel again was watching Breena and smiling.
He watched as she took out four more bottles of blood and placed them on the floor next to the bed, with both hands palm out she once again used magic to warm them. Picking one up she stood facing the men on the bed.
"Alright you two, Angel and I will leave you alone to get some rest, and by rest I mean sleep, and that's an order." Breena said sternly mainly talking to Spike. He grinned at her and winked sleepily while Xander unscrewed one of the bottles and handed it to him. Breena laughed and walked back to the cot.
"Come on big guy, let's find you a bed upstairs so you can drink this and get some rest." Breena said to him not noticing how tenderly she said it or how when she took his hand to help him up how she subconciously rubbed his wrist with her thumb. She placed one arm around his waist while he placed one arm around her shoulders. Leaning into her side they began walking towards the stairs. Just as they both placed a foot on the bottom step a voice stopped them.
"Breena?" Xander called out, making her turn a little and face him.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks." He said smiling a true Xander smile for the first time in days.
