Quantum Xander II: In Wake of the Curse
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BtVS AU/AR › Slash - Male/Male › Spike(William)/Xander
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Adult ++
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65
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~PART 32~
Part 32
The spell had been cast and Xander was cleaning up his supplies when he felt Angel come up behind him. He tensed as he realized the position this put them in. He was slightly bent over his duffel bag and Angel was standing close - too close - behind him. Xander stood quickly, but before he could move, Angel had his arms around him and was holding him in place. He could feel his lips brush against his ear before the vampire spoke.
“Now, about that welcome to the family.”
Xander swallowed hard. He wasn’t unaffected by Angel’s presence. He remembered all too well the feel of those large hands as they touched him. That clever mouth as it reigned kisses and nips all over his body. He remembered the way he screamed as Angel filled him. It couldn’t happen again though, not without Spike - without either of them.
“Angel. We can’t.”
“Why not? You said my soul was permanent. You want me, I can smell it. It is my right as head of the clan. So why exactly can’t we do this?”
“Because Spike isn’t here. It would be wrong. And also, there is the matter of everyone else in the hotel being just outside the door.”
Angel cocked his head and frowned as he pondered that little problem. It wouldn’t do for the others to hear them in here, not if he was going to have any hope of a relationship with Cordy; she just didn’t understand vampiric ritual. To not claim right of sire would be an insult toward his childe and his mate. It would be like saying Xander wasn’t good enough to be a part of them. After what Xander had done for him, he couldn’t do that. Not to mention the fact that the boy was very attractive.
“Hmm, you do have a point about that. But how else do you suppose we test the spell?”
“Test? Why do you need to test?”
“Well, you wouldn’t want to take any chances now, would you?”
Xander seemed to think about that for a minute. He certainly didn’t want Angelus back, and if he was wrong, and the spell didn’t work… Well that was as far as he got in his thinking before Angel was whispering in his ear again.
“Do you have any idea how good you smell? You’re covered in him; I can smell my William in your veins. Combined with the scent of you… well, I can’t be blamed for wanting to welcome you properly now, can I?”
“B..but you hate me.”
“No, I never hated you, Xander. I hated that you could give Buffy what I never could. But then I got over that. Got over Buffy. Things are different, and besides, you’re family now.”
“We still can’t. The noise…”
“Silence spell. I’m sure a warlock of your natural talents could do something to soundproof the room. Right?”
During the entire conversation, Angel’s hands were trailing lightly across Xander’s chest, dipping underneath his shirt, playing with his nipples. Xander groaned and leaned back against Angel fully. He was so going to hell for this.
“Yeah. I can.”
Xander only had to think about what he wanted and a hush fell over the room. He knew the vampire had felt the magic in the air when he was swiftly turned in Angel’s arms and kissed possessively. Xander fell into the kiss and just let it happen. It was Angel’s right, after all, since he had mated to this reality’s Spike. Except…
“You can’t fuck me.”
Angel pulled back slightly and quirked his eyebrow at Xander.
“And why is that?”
“Because Spike hasn’t yet. We’ve only messed around a bit.”
“But he bit you - mated with you.”
“Yeah, funny thing, that. It was sort of an accident.”
Angel’s lip twitched and then it twitched again. Then he smiled. As Xander watched, Angel began to laugh. He laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes. Xander crossed his arms over his chest and frowned at him.
“What? Why are you laughing?”
“Only you, Harris. Only you could end up mated to Spike by accident. My William never was much of a planner; seems like you aren’t either.”
“Hey! Well, alright, you’re not wrong there.”
“Welcome to the family, Xander. You’re going to fit in just fine.”
Xander laughed and shook his head.
“So, we’re not gonna…”
“No. Not if Spike hasn’t taken you yet. Trust me on this, he wouldn’t be happy about it.”
“Yeah. But what about testing the spell?”
Angel thought about it for a minute and then smiled.
“I’ll just have to wait until that idiot childe of mine claims you properly. Then we can see about testing the spell. All three of us.”
Xander swallowed and licked his suddenly dry lips. He knew exactly how that would go and was actually looking forward to it. He was a sick man. A sick, sick man.
“Right. I should… Oh hell! Cordelia! I completely forgot about Cordelia. When was anyone gonna tell me she was pregnant?”
“What? Cordy’s not pregnant. She was injured; I… Angelus… she’s not pregnant.”
“Oh, you didn’t know. Well, fuck.”
Xander lifted the silencing spell from the room and opened the door. Angel followed him out of the office, still trying to figure out why Xander thought Cordelia was pregnant. He got his answer as a very pregnant-looking Cordelia came down the stairs.
A hush fell over the collected group of people in the lobby. Xander watched curiously as his former girlfriend made her way down the stairs. She smiled at the group and rubbed her swollen abdomen. Xander narrowed his eyes and stepped back from her.
“That is not Cordelia.”
All eyes turned toward Xander and he shrugged his shoulders.
“Well it isn’t. I mean, yeah that’s Cordy’s body and Cordy is in there, but she’s not the one in control.”
Connor stepped in front of Cordelia and glared at Xander. He didn’t know who this man was but he wasn’t going to allow him to talk like that about the mother of his child. Cordelia had warned him that the others wouldn’t understand.
“Oh, Xander. Of course I am. Just because I’m not the same shallow girl you dated back in high school doesn’t mean I’m not me.”
“No, but the fact that I can see your true face lurking beneath the surface of Cordelia’s does. And can I just say, eeewww? I mean, maggots are just so last year’s evil, ya know?”
The lobby erupted into chaos. Cordelia - or the thing that was Cordelia - began glowing and Xander shouted for everyone to take cover. Willow and Xander looked at each other and nodded their heads. They would work together to fix this.
The spell had been cast and Xander was cleaning up his supplies when he felt Angel come up behind him. He tensed as he realized the position this put them in. He was slightly bent over his duffel bag and Angel was standing close - too close - behind him. Xander stood quickly, but before he could move, Angel had his arms around him and was holding him in place. He could feel his lips brush against his ear before the vampire spoke.
“Now, about that welcome to the family.”
Xander swallowed hard. He wasn’t unaffected by Angel’s presence. He remembered all too well the feel of those large hands as they touched him. That clever mouth as it reigned kisses and nips all over his body. He remembered the way he screamed as Angel filled him. It couldn’t happen again though, not without Spike - without either of them.
“Angel. We can’t.”
“Why not? You said my soul was permanent. You want me, I can smell it. It is my right as head of the clan. So why exactly can’t we do this?”
“Because Spike isn’t here. It would be wrong. And also, there is the matter of everyone else in the hotel being just outside the door.”
Angel cocked his head and frowned as he pondered that little problem. It wouldn’t do for the others to hear them in here, not if he was going to have any hope of a relationship with Cordy; she just didn’t understand vampiric ritual. To not claim right of sire would be an insult toward his childe and his mate. It would be like saying Xander wasn’t good enough to be a part of them. After what Xander had done for him, he couldn’t do that. Not to mention the fact that the boy was very attractive.
“Hmm, you do have a point about that. But how else do you suppose we test the spell?”
“Test? Why do you need to test?”
“Well, you wouldn’t want to take any chances now, would you?”
Xander seemed to think about that for a minute. He certainly didn’t want Angelus back, and if he was wrong, and the spell didn’t work… Well that was as far as he got in his thinking before Angel was whispering in his ear again.
“Do you have any idea how good you smell? You’re covered in him; I can smell my William in your veins. Combined with the scent of you… well, I can’t be blamed for wanting to welcome you properly now, can I?”
“B..but you hate me.”
“No, I never hated you, Xander. I hated that you could give Buffy what I never could. But then I got over that. Got over Buffy. Things are different, and besides, you’re family now.”
“We still can’t. The noise…”
“Silence spell. I’m sure a warlock of your natural talents could do something to soundproof the room. Right?”
During the entire conversation, Angel’s hands were trailing lightly across Xander’s chest, dipping underneath his shirt, playing with his nipples. Xander groaned and leaned back against Angel fully. He was so going to hell for this.
“Yeah. I can.”
Xander only had to think about what he wanted and a hush fell over the room. He knew the vampire had felt the magic in the air when he was swiftly turned in Angel’s arms and kissed possessively. Xander fell into the kiss and just let it happen. It was Angel’s right, after all, since he had mated to this reality’s Spike. Except…
“You can’t fuck me.”
Angel pulled back slightly and quirked his eyebrow at Xander.
“And why is that?”
“Because Spike hasn’t yet. We’ve only messed around a bit.”
“But he bit you - mated with you.”
“Yeah, funny thing, that. It was sort of an accident.”
Angel’s lip twitched and then it twitched again. Then he smiled. As Xander watched, Angel began to laugh. He laughed so hard he had tears in his eyes. Xander crossed his arms over his chest and frowned at him.
“What? Why are you laughing?”
“Only you, Harris. Only you could end up mated to Spike by accident. My William never was much of a planner; seems like you aren’t either.”
“Hey! Well, alright, you’re not wrong there.”
“Welcome to the family, Xander. You’re going to fit in just fine.”
Xander laughed and shook his head.
“So, we’re not gonna…”
“No. Not if Spike hasn’t taken you yet. Trust me on this, he wouldn’t be happy about it.”
“Yeah. But what about testing the spell?”
Angel thought about it for a minute and then smiled.
“I’ll just have to wait until that idiot childe of mine claims you properly. Then we can see about testing the spell. All three of us.”
Xander swallowed and licked his suddenly dry lips. He knew exactly how that would go and was actually looking forward to it. He was a sick man. A sick, sick man.
“Right. I should… Oh hell! Cordelia! I completely forgot about Cordelia. When was anyone gonna tell me she was pregnant?”
“What? Cordy’s not pregnant. She was injured; I… Angelus… she’s not pregnant.”
“Oh, you didn’t know. Well, fuck.”
Xander lifted the silencing spell from the room and opened the door. Angel followed him out of the office, still trying to figure out why Xander thought Cordelia was pregnant. He got his answer as a very pregnant-looking Cordelia came down the stairs.
A hush fell over the collected group of people in the lobby. Xander watched curiously as his former girlfriend made her way down the stairs. She smiled at the group and rubbed her swollen abdomen. Xander narrowed his eyes and stepped back from her.
“That is not Cordelia.”
All eyes turned toward Xander and he shrugged his shoulders.
“Well it isn’t. I mean, yeah that’s Cordy’s body and Cordy is in there, but she’s not the one in control.”
Connor stepped in front of Cordelia and glared at Xander. He didn’t know who this man was but he wasn’t going to allow him to talk like that about the mother of his child. Cordelia had warned him that the others wouldn’t understand.
“Oh, Xander. Of course I am. Just because I’m not the same shallow girl you dated back in high school doesn’t mean I’m not me.”
“No, but the fact that I can see your true face lurking beneath the surface of Cordelia’s does. And can I just say, eeewww? I mean, maggots are just so last year’s evil, ya know?”
The lobby erupted into chaos. Cordelia - or the thing that was Cordelia - began glowing and Xander shouted for everyone to take cover. Willow and Xander looked at each other and nodded their heads. They would work together to fix this.