White Picket Fences
Speeches, Potentials and Sex
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A/N: This chapter picks up
right at the end of Story Teller and
runs through Dirty Girls, with
appropriate changes, of course. Some
Dialogue is taken from the episode.
Chapter 8:
of sleeping bags on his lounge floor and into the children’s bedroom where
several of the potentials were sitting on the bed chatting amiably with Ariel
while
circle of girls. He stood by the door
watching as one of the potentials braided Ariel’s hair and another painted her
nails. “Girls, it’s almost bedtime for
these two.” Xander saw the little
brunette pout. A surprisingly stern look
from Xander told her that she was not to argue with him about bedtime.
Out in the
kitchen, Spike was enjoying his evening mug of blood when a round of
shriek-like laughter reached his ears.
Spike tried to block out the irritating, shrill sounds from the next
room and attempted to concentrate on only hearing the odd hum of the
refrigerator. His plan failed and the
empty mug slammed onto the table.
Grabbing his pack of smokes from the end of the counter and left the
flat.
Spike’s
abandoned mug sat on the counter, the blood starting to dry along the
edge. Xander grimaced and picked it up
without touching it too much. He
muttered something about making Spike do the dishes if he forgot to wash his
mug out again as he squirted more than enough detergent into the mug and turned
on the faucet. After he did the dishes,
Xander made a mental note to invest in a dishwasher so he wouldn’t have to
touch Spike’s mugs.
The door to
the flat opened and in walked Spike with a cigarette dangling from his
lips. Xander poked his head out into the
lounge as he dried a dish.
when you finish that.” Xander ordered,
pointing to the door with the towel in his hand.
A few
minutes later, after Spike had come back inside, there was a knock at the
lounge. The blonde rose and opened the
door after he made sure the chain was on.
From
couch he could barely see who was at the door.
He supposed that when Spike closed the door and slid the chain off that
it was someone who didn’t pose a threat.
Curious, Xander got up and walked behind Spike, motioning for the girls
to be a bit quieter.
“What is
going on in there?” A squat, aggravated,
middle-asked woman asked, flickering from Xander to Spike.
“We just
have some house guests.” Xander replied
nonchalantly.
The woman
tried to peer over
their shoulders to get a look inside the flat.
“I’m not the only person complaining, you know,
The Kelsons from down the hall said they saw a
large group of girls going in there. What
kind of house guests are you entertaining, anyway?”
Xander
rolled his eyes and turned to Spike.
“I’ll talk to her. You can make
sure the kids are getting ready for bed.
Tell the potentials they have ten minutes before lights out.”
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He turned back to his neighbour.
while they’re here. And the
Yeah sure, I had people over earlier but most of them left.”
“Don’t
think I won’t report you or call the police if this happens again.”
foot stopped him. “Oh, and your
Not to mention that he’s been smoking in the hallway again-”
“Good night
woman. He turned with his back against
the door facing the potentials, pleased to see that most of them were settling
into their sleeping bags. He started to
pick up the stray pieces of garbage littering the dining table and end tables
before going to check on Ariel and
with his thumb in his mouth. Next to
him, Ariel was nodding off as Spike told h sto story.
making his presence known.
Spike
leaned over the girl to place a kiss on
forehead then moved to kiss Ariel on the forehead.
‘Night Will.’ He turned and
Xander standing behind him.
yawned.
“Good
night, sweetie.” He said smoothing her
hair. “Good night, Nicky.”
waited until he noticed both children wear sleeping.
in the bathroom and the soft glow of a single lamp coming from Xander and
Spike’s room and the kids’ room. He
flicked off the bedside lamp and went to his own bedroom where Spike was
already in bed, presumably asleep.
Except for the rustling of Xander’s clothes, there wasn’t a single sound
in the house. Careful not to wake the
sleepinmpirmpire, Xander slid under the covers and sighed contentedly.
Spike mumbled and turned on his side to fling an arm over Xander’s
exposed torso.
Grinning,
Xander gathered his boyfriend in his arms and realised that even with a room
full of teenage girls outside and two sleeping children in the room next to
theirs, Spike still chose to sleep nude, not that Xander minded all too
much. Another thing he realised was that
something very hard was pressing insistently against his thigh.
the vampire’s mouth was suctioned to his collarbone and a slim, long-fingered
hand was slowly making its way down to the top of Xander’s boxers, only
tease his nipples. “Will, I know you’re
awake.” Xander whispered.
“What’s
your point, boy?” Spike asked, his
tongue swiping nearly the entire length of Xander’s neck making the boy to
shiver.
Xander could feel Spike smirk
against his neck as the wandering hand worked to slip his boxers down.
“I would have thought that it would
be obvious, I’m getting you naked.” He
finally just sat up and slid the offending article of clothing off with both
hands. Blue eyes roamed adoringly over
the relatively muscled body.
Xander was mentally hitting himself
for not stopping the blond from taking his boxers.
the down pillow.
“Xan-der”
Spike purred, drawing out the length of his name.
aroused enough, the young man would finally give in and shag him.
cock pressing lightly against Xander’s.
Leaning down, Spike captured Xander’s mouth in a sweet kiss that left
Xander dazed. “Come on, you know you
want to.”
He was trying his
but having a gorgeous, naked, horny man sitting on top of you, it was hard to
not give in and fuck the blond into the mattress.
away, Xander wound up biting his lip till it bled.
vampire and only made him hornier as he gently began to thrust against the warm
cock. “Damn it, Will.
No!” Xander rolled the slim body off him
and turned on his side so he wouldn’t have to see Spike.
harder by the second as he was presented with the sight of Xander’s tight
bum.
“Xan, ‘m needy!”
before?”
“Not a goodnight
kiss?” He answered
hopefully. He ple pleased when Xander
rolled over to face him and kissed him long and hard.
that time to pay some attention to the spot on Xander’s neck that always made
him go weak. He was rewarded by being
pinned down by Xander.
In-between kisses, Xander felt
Spike shift under him and reach out to the bedside table with one hand and
wrench open the drawer. Spike’s hand
came back holding a plastic bottle.
“Fuck me..”
He pleaded, needlessly panting as Xander rolled them over so the blond
was yet again straddling his hips.
shook his head as Xander
went to stretch his lover.
“I can take it, don’t worry.” He
reassured Xander by taking on of the human’s hands in his.
lubricant into Xander’s hand.
“You will have to be quiet, you
know.” Xander reminded just seconds
before the vampire squeaked as he impaled himself on his partner.
noticed Spike’s crystal blue eyes were clenched shut.
He whispered, kissing Spike’s knuckles.
It wasn’t long before Spike grew
accustomed to the burn and lifted himself off of Xander’s lap and sank back
down, trying so very hard to bite back a groan of pleasure as the large cock
brushed his prostate. For Xander, the
feeling of being inside this wonderful creature was nearly enough to make him
come. He was so incredibly tight, his
muscles clenching around Xander. He couldn’t
help but think that it must be illegal to have an arse that tight and to be
making the most perfect little sounds.
The couple moved slowly so the bed wouldn’t creak so much alerting
everyone to their activities. Spi>Spike was
leaning back, bracing himself on Xander’s thighs as they fucked.
dripping, paper-white cock before him.
His breathing hitched as he watched more of his lover’s
hips to tweak his rosy, little nipples while the other went to circle his
cock. Pulling back Spike’s foreskin,
Xander ran his thumb over the head of his cock, delighting in the quiet whimper
from above him.
Xander pulled Spike down for a searing
kiss as he came deep inside him, moaning into Spike’s mouth.
strokes to get Spike off with a soft whimper of ‘
caring that he was lying in a puddle of his own come.
racing heart. Kissing Xander softly on
the lips, Spike leaned over he edge of the bed and
grabbed a t-shirt. He lovingly wiped
Xander’s chest and stomach clean before wiping himself down.
“Was that my shirt?”
“I’ll wash it.”
the corner. “Mm, I love you.
“You’re never quiet, Will.”
before?”
Spike nodded and wrapped his arms
around the other man. “Yeah.
softly. This was perfect.
everything they did together so perfect.
He tried but found he couldn’t put his finger on what it was that made
him love this man so intensely. It
hadn’t even been like this when he was with Dru.
was still lodged inside him. With a
final kiss, Spike gently lifted himself off Xander and lay next to him.
made Spike want Xander inside him again.
He lay half on, half off of his boyfriend’s body, their hands twined
together.
lasslass=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>“I love you, Will.”
*~*~*~
girl shouted from the doorway.
It took
Xander a few moments to register the fact that someone was shouting at him.
other girls standing in his doorway. He
glanced over to Spike and saw that he was starting to stir.
“God Damn
it!” Rona sighed, looking pointedly at
Xander.
“What’s
going on? I was sleeping.”
“
has the stomach flu, and the toilet bowl is backed up.”
“I’ll be
right out.” He sighed, his head falling
back down on the pillow. For once, he
was glad he put his boxers on. He
slipped out from under Spike’s arm and padded of the room and into the bathroom.
worked to uncloe toe toilet. Finally,
when he was sure the damned thing was still backed up; Xander stumbled ined
ed
and back into the arms of hiver.ver.
*~*~*~
Xander
awoke to what he thought was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen: a
seriously debauched, thoroughly shagged, sleeping Will who just happened to be
purring. It always amazed him how innocent andost ost child-like the bleached
wonder looked when he was asleep. He
just lay there and looked at him sleeping on his side, pressed tightly against
Xander, his head resting on an outstretched arm, his other arm thrown across
Xander. To the Scooby, this was
perfect. The idea of the two of them
waking up side by side forever entered his mind but was quickly pushed out by
common sense saying that Spike might not want him forever.
notice the sleeping man wake until he pressed a kiss to Xander’s lips.
Spike
grinned and pressed himself tighter to his lover.
pet.” He purred.
spanspan>Xander
peeked at his digital clock and saw it was nearing
am
should be getting’ up soon.” He
gave Spike a curious look as if to ask ‘Why?
What did you have in mind?’ as he played with the short hairs on the
back of Spike’s neck.
“So, no
quick shag then?” He asked a twinge of
hope in his voice.
pulling the vampire on top of him in a hug.
“Now, as much as all the potentials and I would enjoy you walking around
the place naked, I doubt Nicky and Ariel would appreciate it that much.”
pouting blond. “Take a shower, you
smell.” Xander laughed and pushed the
now boxer-clan ton towards the bathroom and shut the door.
After
dressing himself and waking up Nicky and Ariel, Xander lead the two sleepy
children over to the counter and fixed them a bowl of cereal.
two children interact. Nicky was
attempting to eat Cheerios without any assistance and
wound up flinging the little o’s everywhere.
brother, the little boy would hit her with the spoon.
they were in the car and on their way to LA but he figured it would be better
andl thl them now. “Nicky, you like me,
right?” He asked, picking the little boy
up and resting him on his hip. The
toddler nodded and wrapped his little arms around Xander’s neck.
Nicky’s response was to yawn and rest his head on the man’s
shoulder. “You think I’m a good father,
right, Ariel?” The child gave him an
inquisitive look, cocking her head to the side and asking him ‘why?’
vacant seat. “How would the two of you
like to go to LA?” He asked.
“What about
Ariel asked.
Xander had
hoped he wouldn’t have to answer that question but what were the chances of
that happening? “
needs to stay here and help out
and Giles but once he’s done helping them Will’s gonna meet us in LA.”
“That’s
okay. I guess.
he would?” Ariel asked.
Over the
girl’s shoulder, Xander spotted a shirtless Spike exiting the bathroom with a
towel over his shoulder. He smiled and
Xander was thankful that he was seated.
“Would you like him to be your other daddy?”
“But don’t
you have to marry
daddy?” Ariel asked causing the tips of
Xander’s ears to redden.
“…Not necessarily…”
question wasn’t going to be what he thought it was going to be.
“Do you
want to marry
vampire lover crossed the room.
If possible, he blushed even more and handed the two year
old to Spike. “Good morning, Will.”
half-naked man. “
brought some blood over last night.
There are only three bags of human in the fridge so space it out.”
boy in his arms. “Good morning, my
handsome little boy.” He cooed, placing
a kiss on his forehead and sitting him on the counter so he could pay some
attention to Ariel who was waiting patiently for her morning hug.
walking around the counter to the fridge and opening a container of otter
blood, pouring it into a mug and heating it.
“If you’re done eating, Ariel, you can go brush your teeth and wash your
face before the potentials get to the bathroom.”
the girls don’t trample him. Thanks,
princess.” He watched with a smile, not
a smirk, as the girl took her brother by the hand and led him to their
bedroom. He looked to his left and
watched as Xander buttered a piece of toast and shoved it in his mouth.
other man’s mouth and took a bit, placing it on a napkin on the counter.
him straight in the eye. “You would
marry me,
He asked, somewhat surprised by this revelation.
themselves to me forever. I’m not
exactly what anyone would consider an ideal mate.”
“Can I tape
this little speech of yours and play it back for everyone?”
wouldn’t want to tie myself to you forever?
I think I could put up with ‘the Big Bad’ for a while.”
Spike’s neck and chest. “I like that I’m
one of the few people that gets to see this side of you.”
eyes staring lovingly into blue ones.
“When all
this is over, I’m gonna stay in bed for a week and just sleep.
on holiday just like I promise Ariel.
Then, I’m gonna take all my money and spend it on you.
thick walls so the kids can’t hear us when you’re fucking me.”
against Xander’s. “Even if I don’t make
it out of this, I swear I’ll find a way back to you.”
resting his head on his shoulder.
“Oh, that’s
gross. Do you guys have to do that in
the kitchen?” Came one
of the potentials. an>Han>Had vampires
been able to blush, Spike still probably wouldn’t have but Xander blushed
enough for the both of them.
“Girls,
help yourselves to whatever you want for breakfast.”
on a shirt and come back.” Spike did as
he was told, leaving the two kids with Xander.
“Do you two mind staying with your Aunties
and
clapped and scrambled onto the bed to wrap his arms around Xander’s neck.
“Where are
you going?” Ariel asked, not wanting to
be separated from her new parent so soon.
“I’m not
going anywhere, sweetie. I just thought
that you and your brother wouldn’t want to listen to boring grown-up
things.” He replied, an arm wrapping
tightly around the two children next to him.
“Am I gonna
get to go to school?” Ariel asked.
me to school. They said I wouldn’t learn
anything at school.”
“I’m going
to send you to the best school.” Xander
kissed the girl’s head and looked up, smiling at the cheerful expression on his
lover’s face. “What?”
walked to the bed and swept the young girl into his lap then turned to give
Xander a chaste kiss. He turned to the
girl and said, “Go pack some things to bring over to your
quick hug and a kiss and proceeded to pack up a few dolls in a knapsack.
daddy and I can talk.” Ariel nodded and
watched as the blond took her father’s hand and led him into their
bedroom. “I put my footlocker in the car
already. Ths sts still room in the
boot for your things and the kids’ things.
Fill up the backseat and keep them in the front with you.”
< Xander
knelt between Spike’s legs and took the slim, pale hands in his.
spoke, his eyes never leaving Spike’s face.
Deep down, both men knew that only one of them would make it out of this
and that there was nothing they could do about it.
small waist; his head resting comfortably on Spike’s shoulder as the two men
sat there, content with just being in each others arms.
the soap Spike used comforted Xander.
For him, the combination of scents he associated with being purely
Spike, had, over time, become tied to what Xander considered ‘home’.
moving with Spike. In less than a week,
the two had taken in two children, who they were raising as a couple, and were
making plans for the future. After
loving each other from afar for so long, it only seemed natural to them to be
at this stage so early on in their relationship.
“It feels like we’ve been together for years.”
“I know
what you mean, pet.” Spike agreed, his
fingers combing through dark brown waves.
“I want you to know that I will do anything to make what I promised you
come true.”
“Would you
leave me if Dru came back?” Xander
asked. The question was totally out of
the blue but it was something that had been nagging at the back of Xander’s
mind since they got together. He had
seen the lengths the vampire had gone for his former lover and he couldn’t help
thinking that he was only second best and that the eccentric Drusilla would
always rank number one with Spike.
“No.
with her when really it was only because I had gotten so used to being with
her.” Just to throw in an extra bit of
reassurance, Spike planted a big, wet kiss on Xander’s cheek then tilted his
head so he could firmly kiss his lover properly.
Hearing
Spike’s words helped to alleviate his fear of having to out-do everything
Drusilla did with Spike. Reluctantly,
Xander pulled out of Spike’s arms and stood.
“I’m gonna drive the potentials to Buffy’s.”
leave, admiring the lovely view of the young man’s ass as he walked out of the
room. “I’ll be right back, I’m just
gonna drive the girls to
towards his room and warned Spike against smoking inside.
back to Buff’s.” He took the keys from
the key hook and ushered the handful of girls out to the DeSoto
that Spike surprisingly let Xander borrow.
*~*~*~
“How’s my
little boy?” Spike cooed at the laughing
boy on the lounge floor. He glanced over
at Ariel who was still captivated by
unmoving, on the couch in front of the telly.
Then he turned his attention back to the two year old who
was busy trying to build a tower as tall as he was.
tower, sending the wooden pieces scattering.
“What would
happen if I opened the curtain?” Ariel
asked curiously during a break in the programme.
“I would
burn.” Simple was the best.
simply told her that he would burn.
“Like
“No, more
like burned alive.” He corrected.
curtain.”
laughter through the door to his flat and it made him smile.
mood in this dark time. He turned the
knob and opened the door, grinning insanely at the sight that met him.
were playing with a set of blocks and Ariel was seated cross-legged on the
couch watching
wonderful boyfriend who had their entire future planned out.
lover. “We have to go over at
sundown.” Xander reminded Spike.
“Can we
watch
“Sure, why
not.” Xander placed
in the play pen he had bought a few days ago and put the DVD in.
her father’s chest. The two men lay
content on the couchthe the movie stared, their eyes darting every now and then
to the young girl sitting on the floor with her chin resting in her hands.
Spike
leaned up and gave Xander a wicked smile.
“I bet you’d like it if I got all dressed up like a little school boy,
wouldn’t you,
shifted the growing erection that was pressing against Spike.
detention. Bend me over your desk and fuck
me.” He whispered into Xander’s ear.
Xander was
trying to will his erection away but it didn’t look like that was going to
happen. “Watch what you say around the
kids.” Xander scolded.
finding it quite difficult as Spike’s words were running through his head.
how about you try and concentrate on the movie and that there’s a two year old
and a seven year old present.” He felt
the blond relax and snuggle closer, his gaze set on the television.
girl fetish, this movie would be heaven what with all the girls in uniforms and
everything. But no, here I am thinking
how great some kid’s ass looks in uniform pants.
Spike
couldn’t help but laugh at the boy’s comment.
“You have a thing for uniforms, don’t ya?”
to laugh. Xander didn’t answer.
*~*~*~
The rest of
the morning and afternoon passed uneventfully.
They ordered a pizza for lunch and Xander took the kids to the park
while Spike attempted to pack up their things for Xander to take to LA.
children fell asleep as soon as they got through the door.
and
and
and Xander hadn’t had any time alone together.
Spike saw nap time as an opportunity to have some time alone with his lover.
the bedroom, Spike yanked him into the bathroom; a hot bath for two already
drawn. Xander immediately stripped and
slipped into the tub quickly followed by Spike.
They took turns washing each other’s hair, well it was more like playing
with each other’s hair but shampoo was involved.
surprisingly soft.
“Have you
thought of growing your hair out and maybe not bleaching it every other
week?” Xander asked as he ran a hand
vertically through the platinum blonde strands, forcing them to stick straight
up. Spike shrugged and scooted closer to
Xander, his legs wrapping around the brunet’s waist staring deeply into
chocolate-y brown eyes.
The two
lovers sat entwined in the bath tub, arms wrapped around each other gazing into
each other’s eyes. Neither noticed nor
cared that the water was growing colder; the only thing mattering to them was
simply embracing one another. The bathroom was quiet; the only sounds were Xander’s
soft breathing and the gentle lapping of the cool bath water at the sides of
the tub. A sharp cry broke their silent
reverie ad in a split second both men were jumping from the tub and wrapping
themselves in terry cloth bath robes and hurrying into the bedroom.
Tears
streamed down rosy cheeks as Ariel tried to calm her brother.
towards Xander as soon as the two men entered the room.
himself with a lap-full of crying two year old.
“Will, can you fill his sippy cup with milk?”
Spike nodded and turned toward the kitchen.
boy while a comforting hand rubbed the child’s small back.
Nicky, what happened?
Xander could barely understand the boy through his sobbing.
happened?”
“He had a
bad dream about our old mommy and daddy.”
She said quietly, going back to biting hailsails.
and forth, waiting for Spike to come back with the milk.
“Here you
are, luv.”
Spike held out the sippy cup and sat next to Xander on the bed.
snuggled close to him. Ariel was his
little princess. In the short time that
the two children had been staying with them, Spike had already established
himself as “the pushover”. He let her
stay up past her bed time and have chocolate milk before bed.
sucked on the
spout of the cup until it was empty. His
eyes were red and puffy. Sobs had been
reduced to little sniffles against Xander’s shoulder.
his head against Xander’s neck.
“Nicky, are
you okay now?” Xander asked.
responded with a sniff and a nod. “
and I are gonna go change, okay?” '> The
boy nodded and curled into a ball by his pillow.
*~*~*~
Several hours
later, the newly formemilymily found themselves at Buffy’s.
bear in the seat. Ariel had fought with
both Xander and Spike to sit with them in the lounge and listen to what was
going on. She was surprised that Spike
was telling her that she couldn’t do something.
Finally, after much arg and and compromising, they agreed to let Ariel
sit and listen but if there was something that was too much for the little girl
to hear then she would sit in the kitchen.
Everyone
was seated in the lounge listening intently to Buffy, even little
though he probably didn’t know what was going on.
was seated in Xander’s lap so he could be fed.
“We've got
a new player in town. Dresses like a preacher. Calls himself
class=GramE>Looks like he's working for the First. He's taunting us,
calling us out. Says he's got something of mine. Could be another girl, could
be something else. Don't know, don't care. I'm tired of talking. I'm tired of
training. He's got something of mine? Fine. I'm
getting it back, and you guys are coming with me.”
“Um,
Buff?” Xander raised his hand while his
other picked up a piece of a hot dog and held it for
to take. “What about
these two?” He gestured to the
two children.
“They can
stay here with everyone who doesn’t go.”
Buffy replied.
The group
broke up aft Buffy’s little speech. Some
of the potentials went to change; others went to get something to eat.
down to the basement for a quick snog and quite possibly a
quick shag as well while
Ariel showed Giles the new toys Xander and Spike had bought them.
*~*~*~
“Has anyone
seen Xander and Spike?”
asked the group that was assembled in the lounge.
Buffy
shivered as the thought of the two of them going at it somewhere in her house
popped into her head. “Faith,
go check the bedrooms.” Buffy
rolled her eyes as Faith took her time to climb the stairs and check the rooms.
“Not up
here, B.” She called from the
landing. pan>pan>
Buffy
groaned. There was only one other place
they could be besides the downstairs closet and that was the basement.
down to the basement.
*~*~*~
“
behind. “Oh, God,
Xander
smirked and draped himself over his lover’s back, biting his shoulder as he
came fast and hard inside Spike’s tight channel.
Xander flipped him onto his back and finished the blond off with his
mouth. Swallo eve everything Spike shot
into his mouth, Xander crawled onto the cot and spooned up behind his lover.
“I love
you, too,
Just as the
couple was falling asleep, the basement door was open and an annoyed Buffy
stomped down the stairs. “Get dressed
and get upstairs.” She deadpanned before
turning on her heel and stomping back up the stairs.
With an
aggravated sigh, Spike rose and was about to slip on his jeans but found
himself face down on the cot with his arse in the air.
surprise. All of a sudden, a warm, wet
tongue was pressed against his twitching entrance causing him to moan so loudly
that they were both sure everyone upstairs had heard.
Xander
grinned as best he could and flicked his tongue over the stretched hole.
semen from inside Spike. His tongue
stabbed repeatedly into the tight hole tearing delicious little gasps from the
vampire. The Scooby didn’t stop until
Spike came a second time with Xander’s tongue buried as far as it would go up
his ass.
Spike was a
quivering, debauched mess on the cot. In
all the years he’d been alive, no one had ever rimmed him.
so good but he was pleasantly surprised.
He turned his head to admire his lover’s body but found that Xander was
already dressed. Groaning, Spike rose and
slipped his jeans on and pulled his shirt over his head before slipping his
boots on. “
wait.” Spike said as they entered the
kitchen and closed the basement door.
Xander
turned and felt Spike placing a cool hand in his.
fingers curled around his, squeezing gently just to let him know her was still
there. He loved knowing that he was one
of the very few people, alive or undead, that got to
see the human side of Spike.
“How’s the
hair?” Spike asked making Xander break
out into hysterical hterhter.
“Your hair
is fine, you big girl. C’mon the gang’s
waiting.” Xander dragged the vampire
behind him into the lounge where Buffy was standing with
Giles and Faith “We’re
here.”
“We need to
start arming the girls. I wanna be ready
to move when we find him.” Buffy told
her friends.
“We don’t
even know wher’re ’re going.”
spoke up.
“Point me
where you want me.” Faith responded.
Giles
turned to the group. “And you're certain
this is the best course of action? You don't even know what this man has of
yours - if he, in fact, has anything.”
“It could
be a girl, a potential trying to get to us.”
Giles added.
Buffy replied curtly.
>&nb>
Giles questioned. “Most of
death situation.”
“Then it's
time we test them. Look, I'll just take the ones that have been here the
longest. The rest can stay behind.”
“Could be
that’s just what he wants you to do – the old bait-and-switch.”
from half behind Xander.
“Yeah, he
lures us away and then kills the girls we left behind.”
added to what Spike had just said.
“I know.
That's why I need you to stay here with them. You're my most powerful weapon,
I know you can keep them safe if anything happens.”
“An unknown
man breezes into town, says he has something of yours. Buffy, this thing's got
t;trt;trap" written all over it.”
Xander finally said.
“He won't
be expecting a full attack - not this soon, that's why we have to move.”
“We know
nothing about this man. Wenot not go into battle unprepared. We have to have
more time.” Insisted
the former watcher.
“Giles, we
don't have time. And you're not going into battle. I need you to stay behind
with the others. Help the girls who still need a teacher.”
*~*~*~
Xander
perched himself on the arm of the couch next to Spike.
bat as he spoke to the potentialpan pan style='mso-spacerun:yes'> “Now
remember, we're looking for killing blows only, people. So,
chest and throat if it's a vampire. Stomach, chest and
face if it's a Bringer.” He
handed the bat to one of the potentials in front of him.
“What if it’s
somethelseelse?” Rona asked holding the
bat.
And here's a handy rule: don't go for the flashy tentacles just because they're
waving 'em about trying to get attention. Go for the
class=GramE>“Except the Bringers.”
Xander confirmed.
“I don’t
want there to be tentacles. I’m not good
with squishy.”
announced.
“I don’t
care if it’s Godzilla.”
commented; brandishing a large sword. “I
want to get in this thing.”
“Godzilla's
mostly Tokyo-based, so he's probably a no-show.”
up at the handsome brunet.
“Besides,
if
can kill Godzilla, how tough is he?”
“Xander…”
his arms crossing over his chest petulantly.
He received a nasty glare from Spike who then placed his hand on his
lover’s thigh to show the Scooby was off limits.
“ “You people “Well, “No, I came “Well, you “Look, I “Let me A/N:
big, dumb lizard. That was not the real Godzilla.”
own.
/p>
are crazier than her.” Rona commented.
taking us right into the bad guy’s lair.”
The potential explained.
that's where, generally speaking, you'd go to find the bad guy. And I don't
think you came here to fight plaque.”
here for protection.” Rona answered
back.
signed on to fight with –“
Xander was cut off mid-sentence by Rona.
know, but... this plan is trouble. OK,
Buffy doesn't care how many of us she puts in danger –“
tell you something about Buffy. In fact, you should all listen to this.”
Buffy than you all can ever imagine. She's stopped everything that's ever come
up against her. She's laid down her life - literally - to protect the people
around her. This girl has died two times, and she's still standing. You're
scared? That's smart. You got questions? You should. But you doubt her motives,
you think Buffy's all about the kill, then you take the little bus to battle.
literally. And I'm telling you, right now, she cares more about your lives than
you will ever know. You gotta trust her. She's earned
it.” Somewhere in the middle of Xa’s
’s
speech, Buffy and Faith had entered the house.
By the time he finished what he was saying;
cool.” Everyone turned to look at Buffy
and Faith.
slow.” Buffy said to Faith.
her weapons chest.