"How's the ice cream, pet?" Spike asked looking over at Emily lapping at her strawberry ice cream cone.
She licked it once more before answering. "Yummy in my tummy." Emily giggled with happiness and it was one of those times Spike's heart melt. He very much enjoyed these times with his baby. He felt so lucky to have her.
"Good. Now I'm gonna drop you off with Auntie Anya." Spike said, smiling at all the ice cream Emily had all over her face. Emily growled with frustration. She gets that from me, Spike thought proudly. He grabbed her hand and bent down in front of her. "Now don't make this harder for me, little bit. You know what needs to be done."
"But Auntie Anya cheats when we play Life." She pouted. "Why cant I just come with you Daddy?"
"Because you can't." He said sternly. He couldn't give in this time. He wouldn't allow her to get hurt.
"But Daddy I want to be just like you. I want to kill the bad things when I get big." She said with excitement as she scrunched up her face pretending to be a vampire.
"You don't want to be just like me, baby. I did bad things before I did the good ones. Don't ever forget what—" Spike was cut off when a vampire came out of nowhere and kicked him. Quickly taking charge, Spike reached out for Emily and pulled her close to him. As he got up he ran over towards a bush and told Emily to hide there. When he knew she was hiden, he returned his attention to the fight putting his vamp face on. Emily watched the fight intently. To her, her Daddy was a champion as was her Mommy. She longed to be a champion when she was older. Spike kicked the vampire in the face but then another vampire was coming after him from behind.
"Daddy look out!" Emily screamed as Spike dodged the second vampire's attack. The first vampire crept toward the bush where Emily was and he grabbed her. "Daddy!" She screamed. Just then Spike staked the second vampire and ran to the first one who was ready to bite into his daughter's neck. He staked him quick as his daughter dropped into his arms. She hugged him tight. Still with his vamp face on Spike was ashamed of his appearance although he realized that this part of him just saved his baby.
Emily kissed Spike's vamp face. "I love you, Daddy." Nothing mattered to Spike right now. His daughter loved him for who and what he was.