Life (or Unlife) Goes On

A/N: Merry Christmas. Hope you like you're Christmas present. Sorry for any typo's but I wanted to get this out now like I promised. Have a great Christmas and thankyou for reading. Please reveiw.
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Chapter Twenty-Six

Spike’s POV

I’m with Angel and Xander. I’m with Xander and Angel. Nope, still sounds unbelievable, as unbelievable as the fact that Angel wants to take it slow or that I’m willing to take him back. I don’t think I could deal with him leaving again but with Xander there as well hopefully it will be different. I hover near Xander while he stubbornly tackles the stairs to the foyer by himself. I waited outside the door while he changed, though I don’t know why because I’ve seen everything. Unfortunately, by the time he opened the door he was visibly shaking. I wish I could do something, human bodies are so fragile and now apparently I’m involved with one. He stumbles and before he can fall, I’m there with him in my arms.

“Thanks, now Spike put me down.” I don’t say anything, just keep walking down the stairs.

“Spike. Put. Me. Down.”

“Not on your nelly. I am going to put you down on the couch next to Gunn and not before.”

“Hey guys, we need to talk to you two and Angel. Andrew might of just worked out part of Drusilla’s ramblings but I don’t think your going to like it.” Gunn mentions from the couch he is now on, the bed is now where to be seen. Good I’m glad he is getting his mobility back. Oz and Nina are down here, they will be able to smell Xander and myself all over each other. I walk closer and place Xander on the couch while keeping an eye on the two of them who are sitting next to each other. I can tell the second they pick up our scent but instead of the confused looks I was expecting they seem to share secrets smiles and significant glances with Lorne and Faith. What is going on?

“Angel, man. Get out here. You need to hear this?” Faith calls towards the kitchen where I can hear cooking sounds coming from.

“I’m cooking so unless the world is ending right now it can wait.” Comes the answer back.

“I’ll see what I can do to help him hurry up.” Lorne leaves the study session and walks towards the kitchen.

“Is Thyme locked up? Who is looking after her?”

“Robin’s down there and yes she is locked back up. How long are you going to continue to do that to her? She is only a girl.” Andrew asks.

“A girl that is stronger than anyone else in this building who thinks she is hallucinating and so she could do absolutely bloody anything she felt like because she doesn’t think there would be repercussions.”

“Breakfast is ready.” With those three words everybody moves more quickly than I could imagine for humans. Suddenly, there are trestle tables set up and chairs around. Peaches is bringing out plates of toast and bowls of bacon, eggs, sausages, tomatoes, even hash browns. I sit down next to Angel who doesn’t have a plate. I just can’t understand how he doesn’t eat human food. Sure we don’t need it but its tasty and its not like the carbs will go to our thighs. Xander is sitting on Angels other side and they both seem to have regressed to being shy towards each other.

“Okay so what does Drusilla’s ramblings mean?” Angel asks over the top of everybody eating and making appreciative noises.

“She thinks you, Spike and Xander should be together.” Andrew bursts out.

Angel sprays blood everywhere and Xander starts having a choking fit. I try to act cool and nonchalant. Taking a big forkful of my eggs and dunking it into my blood before eating it. I then set my fork down and seeing that the other two have regained some composure I stare at Andrew.

“So how did your Watchernyness get to this unconventional conclusion?”

“You wrote down that Drusilla had said that you and daddy would not be happy til the kitten came to make everything topsy-turvey. And really nice penmanship by the way, I can never get my letters to look that elegant, its just so cool…”

“You going to get to the point anytime there, mate?”

“Oh sorry its just that for such a bad boy your writing is quite…”

“Andrew!” I growl, trying not to vamp, I can hear the whelp trying to stifle his laughter. I should be happy that he is actually laughing but it would be better if he wasn’t laughing at me.

“Well I cross referenced what you wrote down with accounts of Drusilla in Mr Giles and Mr Wyndam-Pryce’s watcher diarys” At the mention of the dead watcher Angel flinches slightly, I don’t think anyone else picked it up. I hope he isn’t going to start brooding about Wesley’s death again. “Anyway…”

“Great, I’m glad you deciphered something and yes it is true but my love life does not help us find Drusilla and stop her before she kills another innocent. Now, have you got anything g useful?” Oh, Angel’s not happy but I was watching the quick smiles shared when Angel admitted we were together. Angel admitted that all three of us are together and nobody has gone off at us, not even Connor. Andrew, is now looking down at his food and he slowly shakes his head. “Okay, well, tell us when you do have something, now its nine o’clock in the morning and I’m tired, as I think everyone else is too. We won’t be able to fight if we are asleep on our feet so day shift stay down here, everyone else get some sleep. We will regroup at four, hopefully we will track down Drusilla then and she won’t have got up to too much mischief, that okay with everyone? Good, see you then.” Angel gets up and walks towards upstairs by himself, I was hoping to talk to him before he went to bed. I don’t want to sleep on my own but I don’t want sex with him yet either. I just like contact with people, touching without anything sensual just touching. A couple of the others are already clearing away the plates and Lorne is trying to get my attention. No, I don’t want to sing for him. Xander is making his way slowly upstairs and I can see he has another dose of the shakes.

“Want an escourt to your room?” I ask taking his arm and I hear him sigh.

“If I said no would it make a difference?” I just keep walking while holding his arm. “Nah I didn’t think it would.” As we walk slowly up the steps I can hear his teeth chattering.

“You okay there mate? Do you need anything?”

“No, I can look after myself unless you want to go find my stuff that Faith took out of my room.” I stop at the top of the stairs and look at him. He shrugs,

“It was worth a try. Spike, there is one thing you could do for me, I don’t know where Angel has pissed off to but I don’t want to sleep alone. Only sleeping, I think Angel is right with the not having sex straight away.”

“Did I hear you correctly, you said I was right? Did Xander Harris just admitted that I can have a good idea?” We had just rounded a corner on the way to Xander’s room and there was my Sire lounging against the wall.

“Don’t let it go to your head, its big enough as it is,” I quip.

“Ha bloody ha. Now what is this about wanting to share your double bed with Spike to sleep on when I have a king sized, clean bed in my room.” He must of seen the hesitation on my face because he continues, “Just to sleep on, you can both keep your rooms, its not like someone else needs them and you both need your own space. What do you say?”

“Yes, its closer than mine, not that that’s the only reason I want to sleep in your bed, I want to be with you and I need to separate you from Angelus in my mind. Spending time with you will help me to confirm to myself that you won’t treat me like he did.”

“I’m so sorry about that, believe me, I would never hurt you like that.”

“I wouldn’t let him pet,” I reassure Xander while sending Angel a look which says just try it. I steer him into Angel’s room and I hear Angel close the door behind us. I grab Xander to me and attack his mouth with my lips, I trace the seam of his lips with my tongue until he opens up and my tongue can delve inside. As I trace his teeth I feel Angel move up behind me and his hands move up and down my sides. I finally retreat so that Xander can gulp in some air.

“Okay we had better stop or I for one will never be able to get to sleep.”

“Get changed Spike into some of my boxers.” What I turn to stare at him for a moment, he knows I sleep in the nude. Angel’s gaze flicks down then back up to my face. Ah of course, I’m half hard and if the no sex rule is going to last the night, I will have to cover up, bugger. As I go change I can hear the two of them kissing and smell there joint arousal and it makes me hard. Oh bollocks, I’m never going to get to sleep and I can’t deal with it in here because Angel and possibly Xander will hear and they might give into temptation and join me. I amble back into the room and they have moved apart, Xander goes to change into a pair of Angel’s shorts and I go to get into the bed, wonder who will be in the middle. My arm is snagged and next thing I know I’m sucking on my Sire’s tongue like it was the tastyiest lollypop ever made.

“Wow, the two of you are so hot together.” We pull apart and Xander is sitting on the bed, I didn’t even here him come into the room. Angel just gives a shy smile and goes to change himself. Xander looks at me coyly but I speak before this develops further.

“Sorry pet but if I kiss you again things will have to progress further.” His eyes light up and I know his thinking of how things could progress. “No, none of us are ready yet for the repercussions of going further. Now lets get you into bed.” I move to the side furtherest to the bathroom and Xander gets into the middle where he proceeds to snuggle up to me so that his back is against my front.

“Is this okay Spike?” he whispers, “Its just that its been so long since someone would just hold me and I miss it.”

“Hush pet, its fine, I’ve missed it too. Closing my eyes, I bury my nose in his neck and just sniff him, revelling in the warm body in my arms. I feel the bed dip as Angel climbs in on Xander’s other side, his hand briefly runs up my thigh and I sigh. The light goes out and we share goodnights before I drift off.
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A/N: Aww aren't they sweet and I hope everbody has safe and wonderful holidays. The next chap should be up before New Years