Heavenly Hordes

Heavenly Hordes part 1/?
Author- Val (Purpledodah)
Fandom - Buffy/ATS
Pairing- S/X, A/W
Rating- NC17
Disclaimer- I Don’t own them, their just visiting for a while, I’ll send em home later.
Summery- Xan and Spike have been together for years, since Angel gave Xan to Spike. On a visit to LA to help out Angel on a case, Xan goes missing, when a ransom note arrives, Spike runs off to the rescue.
Feedback- Yes please, good or bad let me know what you really think. Purpledodah@hotmail.com
Beta’d by the fabulous LeSang, thanks honey. All mistakes n goofs are my own.


Heavenly Hordes

Spike woke to the feel of his hair being gently stroked. ‘Xan, luv?’
‘No it’s just me’
‘Fuck Angel what you doing’ Spike started to panic, he struggled to sit up, but he was tied down, in Angel’s bed. Not good.
‘Calm down and I’ll tell you’ Spike still struggled so Angel kept quiet. Ten minutes later.
‘Just tell me you bastard’
‘You going to behave?’ Spike just nodded to knackered to do anything else.
‘What do you last remember?’ Angel asked him as he sat down on the edge of the bed.
‘Looking for Xan, you, Wes, big demon thing, then waking up here.’
‘That was 4 months ago Spike, you where hurt by the demon so badly, I thought you wouldn’t make it’ Angel reached out again and stroked Spikes hair. Spike lent into the touching, his mind working overtime trying to remember. He couldn’t remember anything except the pain of losing his Xan, not feeding or sleeping, just the relentless ache to have his consort back. Shit HIS CONSORT.
‘Peaches why the fuck am I in your bed wanker?’ Spike was panicking now, what if Xan found him in bed with Angel, why was he here, and most freaky thing, why had he liked Angel touching him?
‘Shh Childe, someone had to look after you, you wouldn’t let Wes near you, or anyone else, even Xan’.
Spike tried to sit up again. ‘Xan’s here? You found him? Get him, I wanna’ see him, is he alright? Why can’t I feel him? let me up wanker, stop keeping us apart.’ He struggled some more. ‘XANNNNNNN’ he screamed as loud as he could. He also managed to crack his head against Angel’s.
‘Ow Fucker, get off me’
‘Spike he’s not here now, you’ll have to wait’. At this Spike just looked at Angel, eyes full of tears, then started to sob, uncontrollably, shoulders shaking tears falling down his cheeks.
‘I know Little One, I know shh now I’ve got you’ Angel crooned to him, holding him to his chest with one arm and reaching to undo the manacles with the other.
For over an hour Angel sat on the bed, holding and rocking his Childe. He also found himself purring deeply, he only noticed he was doing it when he heard Spike’s answering purr.
‘Ready to listen now Little One?’ he asked.
Spike lifted his head from Angel’s chest and looked at him ‘ Mhungry, an I ain’t little’ there was a small pout going on Angel noticed.
‘You will always be my Little One, come feed Childe’ Angel tilted his head and bared his neck. Not one to give up the chance to have precious Sire blood, Spike thought he’d best keep his gob quiet for a while.
He licked over Angel’s throat, savouring the moment, this was only the second time in all his un-life Angel had offered him his throat. Things must be bad.
Spike picked his spot, lowered his fangs and gently slid them into Angel’s throat, they both moaned. Spike started a slow powerful suck, Sire blood flooding his mouth making all his taste buds come alive. He slowly swallowed mouthful after mouthful, his whole body tingling, Angel was purring loudly again and cradling Spikes head in his hands. Spike felt safe for the first time ever, he knew without a doubt he was protected and loved. Shit Angel really loved him. As he sucked and swallowed Angels blood spoke to him louder than any words could have. He realised Angel also loved Xander and was just as worried about him as Spike was. Waves of calm rolled through Spike’s body, healing what time and care had not. He also noticed with a shock that it was not just Angel in that powerful blood, Angelus was loud and clear but also sane. He thoughtfully sucked a bit more, Xander’s blood was in there to, telling him he was loved, to come back he was needed.
Without being asked Spike withdrew his fangs and licked the wound closed, he looked in Angels eyes, they were glowing amber he was in full game face. Spike lent forward and kissed Angel’s cheek, ‘Sire’ he whispered as he bared his neck.
Angel held Spike tightly as he bent to Spike’s throat, he kissed gently over his mark and slid in his fangs, it was Spikes turn to purr loudly. Angel was gentle Spike was still frail; he took a couple of mouthfuls, learning what he needed to know as he did so. He withdrew his fangs, licked and kissed the wound better.
‘Calmer now?’ he asked Spike.
‘Yeah’ Spike nodded and wriggled in his lap trying to get comfier. Angel moved them both so they were lying down side by side, facing each other his arm still under Spike’s head.
‘He’s safe Spike’
‘Then why can’t I feel our bond? It’s like he’s not there anymore’ Spike started to worry again.
‘We had to break it’ Spike shot straight up in the bed when he heard this. Breaking consort bonds was fatal to both partners, they should both be dead. He didn’t understand. His blood told him to trust Angel, blood was everything, so having no way of arguing with himself about it he calmed.
Angel watched Spike carefully, he to trusted the blood talking to him, but still this was Spike and he was unpredictable.

Meanwhile, over in Wesley’s apartment a very sick, sad and lonely Xander tried his very best to hold on, he just wanted to curl up and die, but Angel had ordered that he couldn’t, so far he’d managed it, but it was getting harder not to go into the light, in fact the light was getting closer.
Angel had been coming over every day and force feeding him his blood, he said if Xan died so would Spike, so like a good boy Xan had been feeding from Angel, and letting Angel take some of his blood, it helped for a while each day, but today Angel had not come. Xander reached out weakly towards the light.
‘Oh good Lord Xander what are you doing’ Wesley rushed over from the doorway, dropping the mugs of tea to the floor. Xander was holding out his hand towards a glowing light at the end of the bed, the light was pulsing softly and getting closer to Xander.
Wes flung himself on top of Xander, getting between Xander and the light. ‘Xander no, you must stay here’.
‘ I can’t Wes, its calling me, it’s time to go, let me go please it hurts so much’ Xander started to cry, big silent tears rolled down his face, he had no energy to sob or to fight Wes who was busy dragging him from the bed away from the light across the whole apartment and towards the front door.
‘Wes, what you doing? I can’t leave, Angel said I was to stay here’ Wes carried on dragging him, stopping only to pick up his keys. Once through the door he hoisted Xander’s now slight frame over his shoulder and hurried as fast as he could to the car.
Once he had Xander in the car and strapped in, the engine started his seatbelt on and had the car moving he spoke to Xander.
‘If we stay here you would be dead in a matter of minutes, the light has got stronger. Spike must of woken up, I need to get you to Angel as quickly as possible’ and with that, quite out of character Wes put his foot down and drove as fast as he could, running red lights and overtaking on the wrong side. Thankful 4am traffic was light and praying no traffic cops where about. As he drove, he fished in his pocket for his mobile phone, once it was in his hand he hit speed dial for Angel.


Angel jumped when his phone rang. ‘Hello Wes, what’s wrong?’ A frown instantly appeared on his brow, Spike looked at him alarmed to.
‘Angel we need you, we will be with you in about 5 minutes’
‘Wes, Xander’s not strong enough to be moved, what the hell do you think you’re doing?’ Spike got even more agitated as he listened.
‘That may be so, but if we had stayed at mine he would be dead now, the light is stronger now, it had nearly pulled him in, I fear it is following us, be ready Angel’. Wes hung up.

‘What the fuck is going on Peaches? You said he was safe’ Spike looked furious now.
‘Till you woke up he was as safe as I could get him, I thought we’d have more time, that I could get him to you before it came for him again’
Spike visibly swallowed. ’What’s after him? I’ll kill it’
Angel sadly shook his head. ’ You can’t kill it Spike, it’s Heaven Spike. Heavens calling him home’.
Spike let out the breath he didn’t know he’d been holding. How the hell was he going to fight heaven, cos no way where they gonna take his Xanny away, he put his head in his hands frantically thinking.
‘I have a plan Childe, but you need to trust me, can you do that?’ As he spoke he put out his hand and tilted Spikes face to look at him.
‘Don’t look like I have much choice does it mate?’ but even as he said it, Spike realised he did trust Angel, after all somehow he had kept them both alive for 4 months, he didn’t understand it all but deep down the blood was talking to him telling him to trust his Sire, he had a fleeting thought that he should be jealous of whatever Angel had done to get Xan’s blood in with his, but he just simply knew that whatever it was, without it Xan would be dead. The Spikie part of Spike, wanted to argue, fight ask questions find out answers, kick scream punch, hell bite something. But the new awakened Childe part whispered about the blood being everything, trust Sire, pay attention and behave. The Childe part was strongest and won, the Spikie part didn’t even have the strength to stand up.
Angel got off the bed and pulled back the sheets, revealing Spike to be wearing black silk shorts.
Spike looked down at himself. ‘I usually sleep naked luv’
As Angel swept him up into his arms he replied.
‘You where unconscious not asleep, I wanted to let you have a bit of dignity, seeing as I was doing everything for you’
‘Oh so you not been ogling my tackle than?’
‘Stitched it back on, washed it, examined it, but ogled no I haven’t’ Angel replied as he carried Spike downstairs.
‘Shit, stitched back on? You’re kiddin’ right?’
‘Wish I was Spike, wish I was’
‘Oh! right thanks luv .. Er do you know if it’s in workin’ order n that?’ Spike now sounded a bit freaked.
Angel had by now reached the basement, where the floor had been cleared and what looked like a huge mystical circle drawn in blood was in the middle. Angel gently placed Spike in the middle of it.
‘I hope it still works Spike ‘cos you’re goin’ to have to use it real soon.’ Angel then quickly lit some candles that where already around the edge of the circle. ‘They should be here any second now Spike, remember to trust me, oh and lose the shorts’ and with that he ran upstairs.

Spike sat on the floor, it was Angel’s blood. He was sat in a bleedin’ mojo circle of Angel’s blood. He automatically started to take off the shorts, and made a conscious decision to do what the blood was screaming at him to do. Do nothing, just trust Angel, Angel will get Xander back with you it roared at him.
Shorts off, he examined his groin in the candlelight, looked ok at least the poof had sewn it on the right way up, his hand wandered lower, yep still had two balls, they felt alright nothing hurt as he prodded and poked, but there was no swelling erection, no desire at all. Hope it bloody wakes up, he thought. This was obviously a blood sex magic circle. He really hoped Angel knew what he was doing, this was strong magic, he could smell it, Christ he could taste it, his skin crawled with it. And they hadn’t started yet. He was no fan of magic, with good reason. When ever he and Xan got mixed up in Mojo, they got fucked up badly. Spike was scared; he actually started to shake with fear, much to his shame.

Wesley’s car skidded to a stop in front of the hotel and Angel ran out of the door, nearly ripped the passenger door off its hinges to get to Xander. Wesley undid the seat belt as Angel bent down to Xander.
He was hardly breathing, pulse so weak and slow Angel wondered if they where going to be too late.
He tore his wrist with a fang and dribbled the blood in Xander’s mouth, massaging his throat to make him swallow. After a few agonising swallows Xander’s eyes flickered open.
‘Stay with me Xander, don’t go back to sleep, Spikes waiting for you. Come on you can do this last bit, just a few more minutes ok? You with me now?’
‘Uh yeah ’m here, take me to him please’ Xander’s voice was croaky, but his eyes seemed to be more alive than Angel had seen them in a while.
‘Quickly Angel look’ Wesley shouted. Angel looked up; coming towards them already only a block away was the light.
Wasting no time Angel grabbed Xander from the car and ran as fast as he could back to the basement, trusting Wes would follow and know what to do.



When Angel got back to Spike he could smell the fear rolling off him. He squatted down beside him and gently placed Xan in Spikes Arms. ‘Here Childe I’ve got something for you’.
‘Xan luv, Are you Ok?’ Spike had to choke the words out, tears once again rolling down his face; he cradled Xan to him rocking slightly, feeling pain and sadness coming from Xander.
‘Hi Baby, long time no see’ Xander lifted one hand and held it against the side of Spikes face; he seemed to perk up now, being once again with Spike.
Angel was busy stripping off his clothes, bringing things over to the circle, as Wesley ran into the room.
‘You look like shit luv’ Spike bent his head and gently kissed Xan’s forehead. Then looking back into the eyes of his beloved.
‘You say the nicest things’ big brown eyes looked back up staring adoringly into Spikes. ’It’s a gift I have’ replied Spike in between kisses.
Angel was suddenly crouched at their side; he started to pull Xander’s PJs off. ‘Sorry guys no time to explain, but we need you naked Xander’. Spike started to help pull off Xan’s top while Angel pulled off the bottoms.
‘Not exactly at my best here guys’ Xander tried to joke but it was obvious he was starting to panic.
‘Just relax and trust the pouf luv, yeah?’
‘k’ Xander nodded and looked up at Angel his eyes huge and scared.
Angel put a hand on each of their heads and told them ‘ You both have to trust me and do whatever I or Wesley tells you, or we’ll all end up dead for good.’ They both nodded and looked from Angel to Wesley, who was now also standing naked in the circle.
Wesley held a flask out to Spike ‘Drink all of this now Spike’ So Spike took it and drank. Christ he thought this is strong as he spluttered. It was a strong potent mix of Angel, Slayer and Xander blood. It nearly blew his head off, then shot straight to his groin and gave him an instant erection.
‘Bloody hell’ he looked down, his prick was the largest and hardest he’d ever seen it.
‘Ah good it worked’ said Wesley following Spikes gaze.
While they where admiring his erection Angel was helping Xander drink his concoction, his was nearly the same but had Spikes blood swapped for his. Before he had even finished drinking it, his body started coming back to life, he was still weak but as horny as hell, he tried to cover his growing erection with his hand, but it was pushed away by Spike, who sort of knew what was expected of them now.
‘Reclaim him Childe, make it as quick as you can, we don’t have long’
As Angel stood up to drink his own flask Wes passed Spike some lube, then he stood by Angel, drank his own flask, and then started chanting in Latin with Angel as they both walked the edge of the circle in opposite directions. When they joined again Wes held out his hand for Angel, who took it to his mouth placed a kiss on the palm then bit deeply making a wound that would bleed profusely, Wes took back his hand as Angel bit in to his own, causing a similar wound. They then started a new chant, walking the circle but this time spilling their own blood, they both walked three times around the circle, bright sparks starting to flare up around the edge, until when they had finished there was a complete ring of blue light surrounding them all. Once again Angel took Wesley’s hand, but this time he licked the wound closed, as he pulled Wesley close to him till they touched from chest to knees. Finished with the wound he rested his head on Wesley’s while they waited, and tried to ignore Spike and Xander.

Whilst Angel was getting his mojo on with Wes, Spike had wasted no time getting it on with Xan. Without much apology but a promise to take it slower next time, Spike prepared Xan. Hastily squirting lube over his hand he pushed two of his fingers into Xander’s tight hole. Xander didn’t seem to mind much; he was hornier than ever and wanted Spike NOW. They rolled so Xan was on his back with Spike on top, between Xan’s spread legs. Xander pulled his legs up and pulled Spike closer. ‘Need you in me now baby’ he was panting already, completely ignoring Wes and Angels hand biting, desperate to be claimed by Spike. Before Xan finished begging, Spike was already sliding in, focused totally on claiming his consort back. As he started to thrust in and out, Xander arched his neck, baring his throat to the fangs waiting to bite down. Spike sucked fast and hard, in time with his thrusting cock. Xander cried out as he came long and hard against their joined bodies. Without losing his rhythm Spike withdrew his fangs and bit into his own wrist. ‘Drink deeply luv’ he said as he pressed the bleeding wound to Xander’s mouth. Just as the sound of chanting ended Spike started his own chant, thrusting faster into Xander as Xander swallowed his blood. With a fierce cry of ’MINE’ he came deep inside Xander, and as he collapsed in a heap on top of him Xander replied ’YOURS’.

The air was thick with the smell of blood sex and magic, blue sparks still surrounded the four of them as the light in the corner of the room got brighter and brighter, pulsing like a heartbeat.
‘It’s time to give up demon’ said a quiet voice from the light.
As Spike and Xan sat up next to each other, Wes and Angel walked to stand behind them.
‘Never’ declared Angel, he hoped he sounded sure and brave, but in reality he was crapping himself, what if he’d got this all wrong?

The light pulsed some more, then disappeared leaving a huge angel with an even bigger sword, wings spread wide and high so they touched two walls the floor and the ceiling. The two vampires were silent in awe; demons didn’t get to see heavenly beings often. And this one was amazing, absolutely beautiful, great muscles. He must have been 7’ tall and the wings where so white they seemed to shimmer. He was also naked and very well hung.
Trust Xander to break the silence. ‘Great way to enter a room dude’ Spike nudged him to shut up.
‘Christ’ muttered Wesley.
‘No, Michael’ replied the angel. Michael folded his wings and walked closer. He stopped at the edge of the circle, held out one hand, ‘come with me Xander, your soul has been recalled you cannot stay here’.
Xander scooted closer to Spike, and lent back against Angel, he shook his head ‘No I want to stay here’
Michael tilted his head slightly ‘with demons?’ he asked.
‘Demons with souls that work for the light’ replied Xander.
‘Ahh young one, that is their destiny not yours, you cannot stay with them’
‘But I’m Spikes consort, I’m bonded to him’
‘Mind and body maybe, but your soul is not, I can take your soul from him’
‘ENOUGH’ bellowed Angel ‘stop scaring him, your supposed to be on our side. His soul is bound to me as you well know, and I’m not letting it go.’
In Spikes head the penny dropped, that’s how Angel’s blood tasted of Xan, somehow he’d possessed him, stole his soul. Cool move if he could make it stick.

‘You think you can cheat heaven demon?’
‘Aye I do, but it’s not so much cheat, more like payment for services rendered.’
‘You render us a service do you?’
‘That I do, for no reward, I’ve renounced Shanshu, fed up waiting, Xander’s soul is my price now’
‘You think you deserve payment now? What about your atonement, you have much evil to make up for’
‘I have atoned, in full 500 years worth in hell. The Devil himself let me go, said all debts where paid in full. So I came back, worked for the Powers, for nothing but pain misery and loneliness, people I love are taken from me or hurt, I’m not allowed any happiness, I’m supposed to turn my back on those I love, disown my favoured Childe when he’s never been truly evil like me and is doing his best to help. It’s my fault they are together, I gave Xander to Spike years ago because I knew he could keep him safe from the scum that you so called good guys let be his parents. So yeah I deserve to be paid, and more importantly Xander deserves to be happy, he’s been your White Knight for years with no thanks, just a come on in your numbers up’.
‘Finished ranting demon’ Angel nodded.
‘The Devil himself let you go?’ Angel nodded again. Michael clicked his fingers and the Devil appeared beside him.
‘Lucifer, this demon say’s he has paid his debt in full is that so’
Lucifer grinned ’Oh I remember him well, wouldn’t bloody leave till he’d paid his Favoured Childes debt as well. So sorry Mickey boy, I’ve got nothing on either vamp their both clean, too bloody clean’ he grinned again and blew a kiss at Angel before he disappeared.
‘So Angel, what happens if we don’t pay your price?’
‘Well I sort of thought that I would refuse to work for the Powers, Wesley would not help any more, neither would Spike. The Slayer said she’d pack it in to. There is quite a long list of people that do good, that would stop, seeing as there seems to be no point anymore to helping the light. Oh and I’d try my best to have a happy, let Angelus out to play, see how long he’d get to play with no do-gooders about to spoil his fun.’
‘Very well, wait here, I need to talk to these Powers of yours. Stay in your circle I won’t be long’ and with that he vanished.

‘Well that went Ok didn’t don’t you think Wes?’ Angel asked ‘Wes you in there?’ he asked again when no reply came. Wes seemed shocked into silence, so Angel pulled on his arm and made him sit down by Xander. Angel looked from Spike to Xander, nothing. ‘No one talking to me then?’ he asked as he sat between Wes and Spike.
‘Angel, did you really do all that time in hell and this for me?’ Spike asked him.
‘Aye Childe I did, and for Xander to, I meant what I said, he needed looking after he wasn’t going to let me do it’.
‘I don’t know what to say, I thought you didn’t like me, hated me even. All that time when I first got the chip, you stayed away, thought you’d disowned me,’ Spike seemed bewildered.
‘Twas all part of the rules; I had to keep my distance. But I knew you had Xander, it was all I could do. Stupid bloody rules, whatever happens next Spike, no more rules.’ Angel held his hand out and Spike folded it around his, yet more tears running down his face he pulled Angel to him and whispered ‘Sire’ in his ear.
After a while Xander wondered out loud ‘So what happens next?’
Angel pulled away from Spike to answer him. ‘I don’t know Xander, me and Wes were expecting a bit more of a fight than that, maybe hordes of angels, not just one asking questions.’
‘He was rather large though Angel, don’t you think?’ chipped in Wes seeming to come back to himself.
‘Oh which bit where you lookin’ at then Watcher?’ asked Spike with a raised brow
‘All of him Spike, and I really do not think now is the time to be joking’
‘Course not luv, cos we do all sit around on the floor in the knack together all the time like’
‘Oh good Lord’ Wes had obviously forgot the naked bit, and tried his best to cover up again. Angel lent over and ruffled Wesley’s hair. ‘It’s alright Wes you’ve nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, I really like what I’ve seen’.
Wesley went bright red ‘Really! Angel’ he scolded, ‘Really Wes’ Angel replied deliberately twisting Wesley’s meaning.

With a bright flash Michael reappeared, the four made to stand up, but he signalled for them to be seated and sat down cross-legged at the edge of the circle.
‘Well well people, it seems you have all been getting a hard time from the Powers that supposedly be’
‘What do you mean supposedly?’ asked Wesley
‘As in that they are no more, just been retired in fact, It seems they where working to their own guide lines. Not reporting stuff and generally interfering in things they should of left alone’.
‘And that leaves us where exactly?’ Angel asked this time.
‘Well that’s up to you really, you have two choices. One you all retire, give up the day job as it where, your souls will come to heaven with me, to be re-born and start over again, though not necessarily together and the demon bit’s get sent back to be re-cycled to.’
They all started talking at once, the general consensus being a ‘Hell no’.
‘Didn’t think you’d go for that one, so number two. You all sort of stay as you are, fighting evil together properly this time, no stupid rules. You Angel will be able to have your own little army of helpers, but your Childe and his Consort must be at your side and your Watcher must have access to proper information.’
‘What’s the catch Mickey boy’ Spike this time.
‘The catch Spikie boy is that it’s an all time deal. The four of you for eternity, truly immortal all of you, fighting evil, but you get the odd perk this time round’
‘Tell us about these perks then mate’
‘You get paid, no need to worry about money from now on, advanced healing for the humans , daylight for the vamps, that sort of thing, oh and the odd holiday here and there’ he smiled widely at them all ’ oh and me, you get me on your side, I want to help too.’
They looked at each other, what choice did they have really? ’He had me at daylight’ said Spike
‘So I can really stay and help? Still be with Spike? No no-no to the gay thing? My soul stays put?’ As Xan asked each question Michael nodded a yes. ‘I’m in’ he finished.
Angel looked at Wes. Poor Wes looked thunderstruck. He reached over and took his hand clasping it between the two of his, he squeezed it gently. ’Can’t do this without you Wes, I need you’
Wes looked over at Michael’ How do I access proper information?’
‘You will be sent it when you need it, you will also have a vast library at your disposal, staffed of course by a Heavenly Horde, you will have access to more information than even you can imagine, we’ll even throw in the odd helpful demon, half breed and seer.’
Wes swallowed loudly, trying his best not to drool. ‘Really?’
‘Really. Anyone you want within reason, if they are willing to come to you can be on the team. It’s about time this got organised properly, there have been huge errors made with Angel’s and Spike’s destiny, I have been appointed to see that they get put right, So Wes old boy are you in?’
Wes looked up at Ange, he gave him a small smile ‘Anywhere Angel goes, I’m by his side’.
Angel smiled back at Wes squeezed his hand again ’We’re in’
‘Excellent. Right you lot need to rest, I’ll pop back later, just go get some sleep everything will be taken care of’.
Then he just vanished again.
The four of them sat there looking at each other for a while. Spike pinched Xander’s arm hard. ‘Ow, hey what was that for?’
‘Just checkin’ ya not halucinatin’ or somthin’ luv’. ‘Oh well am I?’
‘No Xander I do not believe you are, unless I am too’ Wesley spoke up. ‘Although I do believe that somehow we have all been played with, that Michael seemed to know just what to offer us to get us to agree’.
‘That’ll be the all seeing all knowing Omni-wotsit bit angels are supposed to have going on’ put in Spike
‘Oh, yes I suppose your quite right in your own way Spike’
‘Course I bloody am, them Powers of whatever have just been shitting it all up till now, we’ll be Ok now you’ll see’
‘Eloquent as ever Spike’ but Wes seemed to relax a bit.
‘Spike, my arse has gone numb’ Xan complained.
‘Mine to luv an ya still look like shit, ya need a good kip. Come on lets see if our old beds still here’ he stood up and reached down for Xander, who’s stomach growled loudly as he tried to stand up ’An some grub m’not listenin’ to that all bleedin’ night, love of my life or not’. Xander smiled his bestest crooked smile ’You love me?’ Spike looked right in Xander’s eyes, pulled him close ’Yeah I love ya, don’t care who knows, you’re mine forever now pet. I love you Xan, always will’. ‘I love you too Spike, always’ They sort of grinned goofily at each other, then started to kiss. Moaning soon followed.
Wes turned away from them as he stood up, embarrassed once again. Angel stood up to, and turned to Wes.
‘I meant what I said Wes’ Wes looked at him quizzically raised an eyebrow, went to walk away, towards his clothes. Angel grabbed his arm, ‘I like what I see Wes, don’t cover up just yet’. Wesley did not think it was possible to blush any redder than he was doing, in a daze he let Angel pull him close, wrap his arms around him and start kissing him. It didn’t take long for Wes to take the hint and join in. That is until his stomach growled loudly to. Angel pulled away from him a bit ‘I think we need to feed you too, you’re goin’ to need your strength up for what I’ve got planned for you.’ Predictably Wes blushed again, but he smiled this time, and tried quite unsuccessfully to suppress a very unmanly giggle.
They put their jeans back on and helped Spike get Xander’s PJ bottoms back on, Spike refused the silk shorts on the grounds that he didn’t want to be seen dead in them. Angel picked Xander up, he really didn’t look like he’d make it back upstairs on his own, Wes helped Spike up the stairs, he was still not quite right either.

Soon they were all in the kitchen; Wes got a blanket for Spike who wrapped it around himself with Xan on his knee, safely wrapped up to. Xander soon dozed off, whilst Angel and Wes cooked, heated blood and made tea. They made quite a team together Spike thought, as he watched them, good lookin’ couple to, pity they’d put their jeans back on, he’d liked to of seen a bit more.
‘OK Peaches, splainy time’ he said as Angel plonked a mug of blood in front of him, he sniffed it, ‘Human’ he said.
‘Yeah, you need it to heal’ said Angel, he sat down next to Spike, with his own mug, while he waited for the food to heat in the oven. ‘The demon that took Xander, it didn’t like you finding it very much, by the time we caught you up it had hacked you to pieces Spike. Wes got it with the flame thrower, fire we found out later was the only thing that would have worked. Xander wasn’t too bad off, bumps and bruises. Once untied, he could walk. But you, Christ Childe I have no idea how you survived. Your neck was nearly severed, it had punched a hole in your skull, shoved a sword in your groin that all but cut off your dick and balls. That was without the broken bones, nearly every bone in your body needed resetting. That wasn’t the worst bit though; Oh no boyo the worst bit was that fuckin’ chip.’ Angel stopped talking while he drank his blood.
‘The chip?’ asked Spike confused.
Wesley took over the tale.
‘Yes Spike, the chip. Your skull was so badly damaged, it must of made the chip malfunction. All Angel could do was pin you down, whilst it fired almost non stop. It took us a couple of days to figure out, but every time anything with a heartbeat, Xander included came anywhere near you, it fired. Angel was the only one who could get near you. Then your bond with Xander began to break down, causing him to get ill to. And the chip got more sensitive, till in the end we couldn’t even be in the same building as you without it firing off. So I took Xander to my place in the hope that if it stopped firing Angel could start to patch you up instead of holding you down. The chip stopped, but Xander started seeing a light calling to him, he got weaker and weaker I’m afraid’.
Spike looked from Wes back to Angel. Angel ran his hand down Spike cheek again. ’You ain’t gonna like this bit ‘he said
‘Go on I need to know’ Spike grabbed Angels hand and held it tight, The blood was still talking to him, he knew whatever it was, Angel had had no choice in what he did.
‘We couldn’t leave Xan to die without you, you’d of died to if he had, I explained it all to him, asked his permission first. Spike I’m sorry I claimed Sire’s Rights over him’. Angel hung his head down unable to look his Childe in the eye.
Much to everyone’s surprise Spike’s included, Spike stayed calm, he squeezed Angels hand in his and kissed the top of the now awake Xander’s head. ‘Looks to me like you had no choice; I wouldn’t have him now if you hadn’t would I?’
‘He was lovely with me Spike, so gentle, never hurt me, only tried his best to make it better, take the pain of not being near you away’. Xander added.
Spike pursed his lips and nodded seeming to be deep in thought, ‘It’s alright luv, you couldn’t help it no choice see, I forgive you, your mine again now that’s all that matters’. Brave as he could be tears started to fall at the thought of his Xan havin’ to have sex with Angel.
Angel quickly realised what Spike thought had happened, and had to put him right.
‘Spike no you’ve got it wrong’ Angel said. ‘We never had sex, just the blood, I did it all through the blood, sex would of probably of helped it work better but I couldn’t do that to you, I tried my best just to strengthen your bond, I’d feed from you, get Xander to feed from me, then feed from him, go back to you so you could feed from me, then start all over again.’
Spike was still crying, Xander was doing his best to comfort him. ‘Oh God Xan luv m’sorry’.
‘Nothing to be sorry for, sides he hasn’t told you the rest yet, he nicked my soul next’.
‘Yes quite Xander but it was essential to your survival’ Wes took over again. ‘Xander told us the light was coming for his soul, so I researched and found that if bound willingly to a demon a human soul could not be removed without both parties agreeing to the separation. Obviously you Spike were unable to perform the incantation with Xander, so we got Angel to do it instead. It actually worked quite well three and a half months Angel managed to keep you both going, and yes Xander was in a bad way, but till you woke up and triggered whatever you did in Xander he was stable.’
‘Oh so that bit’s my fault then’. Spike said.
‘I never meant it that way; I need to research what happened’
‘Keep ya knickers on luv’ what I was wonderin’ was why did I wake up when I did like, wot with you lot bein a bit unprepared for it’.
‘Oh yeah that’d be my fault, I needed to get you two back together, only way of doing that so far as I could see was to get the chip out. I’d done everything I could Spike. I’d patched you up sewn bits back on, set bones, fed you my blood everyday, kept you clean. But every time we tried to get you both together the bloody chip went off as soon as Xander was in the building your brain fried. I called Giles in desperation to see if any of them had come up with anything. He said that when you first got your chip Tara believed she could get it out by simply calling it to her. They never let her try he said in case it caused more damage.’
Spike smiled at the memory of Tara, she had been able to stop the chip firing by holding her hand over it.
‘So I got out a simple spell book, prayed I wouldn’t dust you and did it without telling Wes and Xander, 5 minutes later you woke up’ Angel stuck his hand in the back pocket of his jeans, pulled out the chip and dropped it on the table in front of Spike ‘All this time Childe, that bastard knew how to get it out, and even when you got your soul he kept quiet.’
Spike picked up the chip and held it ‘yeah well always said old Rupes knew more than he let on’.
As Spike held the chip in one hand, Angel with the other he nuzzled into Xander’s neck. The oven dinged signalling the food was ready.
‘Great timing that Wes, come on get my boy fed, he’s starving’ here’.
Wes rose to go to the oven; Angel went to help dish it out.
‘I must say Spike you seem to be taking this all very well, quite surprising really, and thinking about it, you didn’t seem to perturbed by a 7 foot tall angel manifesting in front of you either’. Wesley commentated as he started filling plates.
‘Well spotted watcher, I’ll have to be careful around you’ Spike giggled. All eyes turned to him.
‘What?’ he asked He rolled his eyes and giggled again.
‘Oh alright I’ll tell ya. I have just been given all I have ever wanted, my Xander forever, not forgettin’ me Sire loves me n mine, think he loves you too pet’ he winked at Wes, then continued on’ and the Angelic being bit, not that difficult to understand really if you think about it, William was after all in Heaven up until I got my soul back, so he’s use to ‘em like’. Wesley sat down heavily and pointed open mouthed at Spike, not able to make words for a while. Angel just stared at him but his Xander hugged him tight and tried to kiss the un-life back out of him.
‘You have some serious explaining to do Spike’ Wes managed eventually.
‘The only serious things goin’ on round here for a while mate is eatin’, sleepin’ n then shaggin’. He replied as he started to feed his poor half starved Consort some sort of strange looking lasagne concoction.
‘Mmm it’s good this Wes, what’s in it?’ Xander asked around a mouthful
‘Haven’t the foggiest’ Wes answered, trying not to let on that Angels bare foot had just suddenly appeared in his lap.