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Chapter 1:The Prophecy Revealed

Xander Harris was pissed. Actually he was more than pissed, he was on the point of exploding. If the slayer wanna-bes said one more word he was going to hunt down a bringer and give the little bitches to it. From the looks of Faith and Dawn they weren't far from it themselves. Andrew and Spike were all but huddling in on themselves trying to ignore the girls.

The leader of this particular group, Rose, was saying something about staking Spike. That was the last straw for Xander. "Get up, pack up your bags. Dawn, call Buffy and tell her to come get the girls!" Xander's snarled words stunned everyone.

"Xander?" Dawn asked, looking upset.

"Spike and Andrew have earned their places here, and if you don't like dealing with them you can stay at Buffy's," he said to the girls. "Make the call, Dawn." Dawn nodded and pulled out her cell phone.

Faith looked at him, waiting to see if she would be going with the other girls. After Dawn got Buffy on the phone she turned back to Xander. "Buffy says she'll take the girls, but you have to take Giles, Willow, Tara, Kennedy and Anya."

"That's fine. Just tell them to bring their own ice cream," Xander told the teenager, making her giggle.

An hour later the girls were gone and the Scoobies were nearly reunited. The only one missing was Buffy, but she had to stay with the potentials. Giles was tipsy and lying on the couch. No one could figure out exactly what it was that was wrong with the Watcher, but he had not been himself since his return from England.

"Giles, we're ordering food. What would you like?" Willow asked him gently.

"I want the bloody prophecy to be a lie. I want Buffy to really be alive. I want not to sacrifice Xander to keep her alive. That's what I want," the inebriated man spat out.

"What?" Xander demanded.

Giles rolled into a sitting position. "It's not fair. The bloody Powers, they take everything for their blasted war. First they take Buffy, then they influence Willow and the rest of you to bring part of her back. Now this bloody prophecy. I can't kill her. I love Buffy, but I love you too. I can't let you be sacrificed to this convoluted prophecy. Stupid Spike had to get his stupid soul back. Tried to get Wood to kill him, but it didn't work. Should have known, no one can kill him. Not even Buffy." Giles rambled.

The others all looked at one another in confusion. "Giles, what does Spike's having a soul have to do with sacrificing Xander?" Willow growled. She was going to force him to answer even if she had to sober him up with a spell.

"The Slayer will fall to the god of hell

Returned by the magic of the fire witch

At her side the magic of gold, the demon no longer

And the one with no magical power

From heaven they will pull the essence of the Slayer

She will drift and join the bound demon

Through their joining the bound will seek his soul

And a demon he will be no longer

The evil from the beginning will come

And the one who sees, but has no power

Will join with the unbound soul

The cursed soul and the dark warrior

Will be joined to the one without power and the unbound soul

The four will stand and the humans will sacrifice the last of innocence

To save the world and give over their beings to the cursed and unbound souls

Only then shall the origin of evil fall."

Giles slurred the prophecy out, then leaned forward and cupped Xander's face in his hand. "What do I do Xander? The only other thing to do is reverse the spell that brought Buffy back. How can I lose you both?"

For a long time no one said anything. Then Xander spoke, "Giles, when did you read this prophecy?"

"Right after Willow killed Warren, when she thought Tara was dead," the now sobering Watcher answered. They all looked over at Willow and saw her wince. Tara pulled her close and rocked her soothingly.

"It looks like Spike and I will be going to see Deadboy tonight," Xander said grimly.

"What?!" the others asked.

"The cursed soul? That has to be Angel. The unbound soul is definitely Spike. The dark warrior must be someone who works for him or with him. We need to leave as soon as possible. I'm not going to let anyone or anything hurt Buffy," Xander answered harshly.

Spike nodded, the whelp was right. They had to make sure they saved Buffy and everyone else. That meant going to Angel. Dawn began to cry. She threw herself into Xander's arms and clung to him. "You can't go" she sobbed.

Xander closed his eyes and held Dawn tightly. Every since she moved in with him, they had only spent the time she was at school apart. "It's going to be okay Dawn. You're still safe here with Andrew, and Willow and the others will be here."

It had been a shock to everyone when Buffy had asked Xander to move Andrew and Dawn into his new house with him. Xander hadn't minded. In truth he had been glad of the company. The last few months had seen a drastic change, both in Xander and his circumstances. He had started exercising again and had lost all the weight that he had put on. Then his Uncle Rory had passed away and left Xander everything he owned. No one had know that the man had been wealthy.

In the letter that he had left Xander, he explained that he had been trying to find out who was worthy of receiving his money. Only Xander had been worthy in his mind. He also went on to tell Xander how proud he was that the young man helped out the Slayer. Xander had been stunned by it all, but had immediately put his new wealth to good use. He had moved out of his apartment, built a large house and paid a coven of witches, supervised by Willow, to come in and lay wards into the foundations themselves. No one could do anyone in the house harm.

That had been the reason why Buffy had asked Xander to take Dawn in. He and Buffy even shared custody of Dawn. No matter what happened, he would be coming back to his family and Sunnydale.

He released Dawn and watched as she threw herself into Spike's arms. "I want all of you to stay here. We will be back. I need one of you to tell Buffy where we've gone and why," Xander told them.

"I shall do it," Giles told him. Xander nodded. He then went to his room to pack. Spike followed his lead and went into the room he shared with Andrew to pack up a few of his things.

Twenty minutes later they were on their way out of Sunnydale, and on their way to Angel. Xander wasn't sure what their reception would be, but knew they had no choice.

By the time they reached LA and the Hyperion, both men were jittery. Neither of them were looking forward to dealing with the Fang Gang. There was really no love lost between them and any of Angel's people. They hadn't even told Angel about Spike's chip or his soul. Xander was worried about Spike being staked before they could tell them about the prophecy.

When they walked into the lobby of the hotel, Cordelia and Doyle were the first ones to spot them. Cordelia threw a cross at Xander, and he caught it before it could hit him in the face. Wes had turned and Gunn raised an eyebrow. "Cordy, why did you throw a cross at our visitors?" he asked.

"Because I wanted to make sure Xander wasn't a vampire, since he came through the door with Spike," Cordy answered.

"Spike?" Gunn asked wairily.

"Hey Princess, is my Sire here?" Spike asked, ignoring everyone else. He was tired and afraid that if anyone started screaming at him he would go on one of his freak outs.

Doyle scowled at the blonde vampire. "Why, do you have more hot pokers?" he snarled.

Spike whimpered and Xander put his arm around him protectively. "Leave him alone," Xander snarled back. Cordy, Oz and Wes gaped at him in stunned silence.

"Xander, William," Angel said as he walked out of the office. His dark eyes were unreadable as he took in the sight of his Childe being held by Xander Harris, of all people.

"Sire," Spike breathed and raced to Angel, throwing himself into the elder vampire's arms. Angel was stunned, and the others surged to their feet thinking to protect Angel from Spike. They were confused by his behavior.

Angel looked at Xander in confusion, even as he wrapped his arms around Spike. "Spike has a soul," Xander said. There was silence for several minutes before they others began to yell questions.

"SHUT UP!" Xander roared, making them all gape at him. Xander turned his attention back to Spike. He could tell that the blonde was close to fading away and their screams weren't helping. Going over to the pair, Xander gently disengaged Spike from Angel and lifted him into his arms. They all watched as he carried Spike to the nearest chair and sat down, cradling the vampire close.

"What has happened to Spike, how did he get his soul back?" Angel growled. His eyes had turned amber. If it was a spell the practitioner would suffer.

Xander began to tell them about the Initative, Spike's chip, Buffy's death and rebirth. Which they had already known about. Then the Buffy and Spike relationship, if you could call it that. Then about Spike going and getting his soul. The First, the bringers, the potentials and finally about the prophecy.

By the time he finished Angel was pacing and Gunn was staring at his lover with mixed feelings. What would happen with them if Angel went with this prophecy?

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Part 2: The Warrior Revealed

Gunn sighed; he expected Angel to join with the men and the fourth warrior, whoever he turned out to be. Gunn called Angel his lover, but the most they had done was exchange hot kisses. Tonight was to have been their first time together. He and Angel had only begun to get close in the last few months. Most of the hesitation had been on his part.

Gunn had never had a male lover, nor had he even thought of having one until he fell in love with Angel. Now that was probably all lost. "So who is the Dark Warrior?" he asked wearily.

Xander looked over at him while he continued to soothe Spike. "It has to be someone here. I think the last innocence means virginity, cause I only have that left." Cordelia snorted at that.

"You, a virgin?" she scoffed.

Xander raised an eyebrow. "I've never had sex with a man." Cordy blushed.

Gunn raised an eyebrow and looked at the other three men in their group. Wes and Doyle were obviously out. Oz shook his head. "Don't look at me, I'm a slut," he said bluntly. Xander laughed outright and shared a grin with his friend.

Gunn shifted uncomfortably when everyone turned to look at him. "Gunn is the fourth," Angel said calmly.

Xander nodded; he had to be. There was no one else. Unless there was another employee that they knew nothing about. It was obvious that Wes and the brown haired guy were lovers. "We need to go back to Sunnyhell. I know there's got to be more to it than us becoming bed friends. Giles was a little drunk, but sober, he may have more information. I also think that Spike and Angel have to officially mark us as their Consorts. The prophecy says we're joined to you guys."

Cordelia raised an eyebrow. "Since when are you Mister Know-it-all?" she asked with a sneer. This caused Spike to growl.

"Xander's not the boy you remember from high school, and if you had paid attention to him back then you would have noticed that he was the one who came up with most of the ideas that worked," Spike spat at her. Angel sighed; Spike was already beginning to defend Xander from others.

The pair were obviously close, but how did they feel about claiming other men as their mates?

"When do we need to leave?" Gunn asked quietly. He was unsure about this, but he could see that it needed to be done. He didn't want to be responsible for killing a woman who had already given her life twice.

"As soon as possible. You should also know that I have custody of Dawn and a former badboy named Andrew. We could use all of you, unless there's something tying you to this town," Xander said.

Spike's eyes were closed and he was letting Xander's heartbeat soothe him. It was nice to be held by his friend. Between Xander and Andrew he was never alone. He and Andrew shared a bed. Both of them were haunted by nightmares of what they had done.

Cordy scowled, then stood up and left the room. "Where are you going Cordy?" Oz called after her.

"To pack. If we have to leave as soon as possible I need to gather my clothes. You had better have room for all of us, Xander Harris, I want a nice room," she called back as she went up the stairs to her room to start packing. The rest of the Fang Gang followed her lead, and Angel went to call Lorne. They could use his help in Sunnydale. Then he was going to go pack.

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At sunset the next day, the group headed back to Sunnydale. Angel and Gunn knew that they were probably leaving LA for the last time. Somehow, they thought, their future lay on the hellmouth with their potential mates.

Xander called ahead when they crossed into Sunnydale to have everyone meet him at his house. Though small in comparison to the Hyperion, Xander's house was still very large, and he did have room for the LA crew and the bunch already living with him. He just hoped that Buffy was up to date on what was going on. He doubted she would freak too badly, considering the fact that Riley had come back to town and that they were engaged.

Having Spike's chip removed by the Initiative had brought the soldier and several of his friends to Sunnydale. Riley and his friend Graham had turned out to be a godsend. Xander no longer remembered anything from his possessions, so their military know-how was helpful in the battle against the bringers and the First.

When they reached the house, Xander was not surprised that Dawn was the first one out of the house to greet himself and Spike. The teenager threw herself into their arms, letting them hold her and reassure her that they were home.

After a few minutes they all went inside. Xander was glad to see that there were no potentials there. The girls upset everyone. He didn't consider Kennedy one of the potentials. She was a future Slayer, but she was also a friend, now. Kennedy, all of the Scoobies, Riley and Graham were there. Everyone sat down, then Buffy began to ask questions.

"So, have you joined yet? Who's the fourth? Are you sure you want to do this, Xander?" Buffy's voice held weariness and regret.

Xander smiled and leaned forward to take her hand. "We haven't joined yet, Gunn is the fourth and yes I want to do this. It's okay, Buffster, I want to do this. Besides, this way I'll still be around when Dawn hits her 20's," Xander said gently.

Dawn glared and blushed softly. They had found out the year before that Dawn was ageing slowly. As far as time was concerned she was only three. While she looked like and acted like a teenager, she was still a toddler.

It had been because of Xander that they had found it out. They were trying to figure out what the residual magic from all of the energy bursts that Willow had hit Xander with would do to him. They found out that he was ageing slower and that his mind was a lot clearer. It was while they were doing the spell on him that they noticed that it had also worked on Dawn. Since finding out Dawn's actual age Xander teased her constantly, but no more so than she did him.

Xander squeezed Buffy's hands one last time before sitting back and turning to Giles. "So what do we have to do to be claimed?"

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Part 3: Claiming

Giles cleared his throat and the Scoobies resisted the urge to laugh as he pulled his glasses off and began to clean them. "Well, there is of course the...um...sex. There is a spell that must be spoken and with your new physical makeup you will need to transfer some of the power into Gunn. Between the marks and the negative force magic the two of you will cease to age. You will all need to share blood as well," Giles told them with some hesitation.

Angel and the rest of the Fang Gang looked at Giles in confusion. "What negative force magic?" Wes asked. The group were all aware of how the Scoobies flinched and looked at Willow with concern.

Willow cleared her throat and began to speak. "Last summer, a man named Warren came to Buffy's and shot Buffy and Tara. I thought Tara was dead and lost control of my magic. It consumed me and I became evil. I attacked everyone. I removed the bullet from Buffy and knocked her unconscious. Then I tried to steal the magic that created Dawn, but the wards on Buffy's house protected her. Then that night I went after Warren, in the process I found Giles." her voice broke here. "I nearly killed both him and Anya in the Magic Box. I had obsorbed the knowledge from all of the spell books at the Magic Box, and used a spell to kill Warren and tried to destroy the world."

She continued, "Xander was the one who found me. I kept blasting him with magic to try to make him go away. In the end his love and his belief in me brought me back from the brink, but I had hurt everyone in the process." Willow began to sob as she finished.

Angel didn't know whether to be appalled or feel sad for what she had done. He opened his mouth to speak, but Spike stopped him. "We all faced the dark; sometimes it comes back to bleed us," the blonde said, gesturing to the Scoobies.

Xander cuddled Spike, and Buffy reached out and claimed his hand. Together the two humans comforted and supported the vampire. Spike was one of them. While they regretted the return of his soul, they loved him as he was and as he had been.

Riley shifted uncomfortably, but said nothing. Spike was a part of their lives and, as crazy as it seemed, he found himself caring for the vampire.

"When do we need to do the claiming cermony?" Xander asked. He could tell that everyone was becoming uncomfortable with the emotions in the air.

Giles smiled slightly and sighed. No one was oblivious to what Xander was doing. "As soon as possible; I recommend doing it tonight. Now, if you are all willing. Each vampire will need to claim the human they are closest to, then shift to the other vampire. I would also recommend that Angel and Spike reclaim one another while Xander and Gunn mark one another. I do not believe we have to worry about Angelus' return."

The Fang Gang nodded in agreement. Angelus would never return and everyone was happy about that. The four men looked at one another nervously. For Xander and Gunn it was a little overwhelming. While they both cared for a vampire, neither of them ever envisioned something like this. Angel and Spike were nervous for entirely different reasons. They had been lovers for all of Spike's years with Angelus until he was cursed with the soul. Neither man wanted the violence that usually accompanied their bed activities. Spike wanted the gentleness that had been given to him by his Sire when Angelus was seducing him, before he was turned.

Xander stood with Spike still in his arms. He turned and carefully placed the vampire onto the sofa. Andrew and Buffy immediately moved to hold the vampire.

"Giles, do the spell to transfer the negative magic into Gunn, then everyone get out." The tone of his voice meant no one argued. Even Dawn knew not to argue when he used that tone. Giles nodded and motioned Gunn to go and stand beside Xander. Once Gunn had obeyed, Giles stood as well.

"Two lives bound by light,
Two souls who join this night,
Magic leave one,
Magic forward in the other,
From this day forward their
Souls will forever share a light."

Both Xander and Gunn gasped as they felt their life-forces joined with one another, and in that moment their minds, hearts and souls were one. They were, in effect, one being in two bodies. The sensation seemed to last an eternity to the two young men, but in reality only lasted a few seconds.

Spike and Angel both surged forward and caught their respective humans as the spell weakened their knees. Giles looked at Spike and saw worry and adoration shining in the vampire's eyes. The same emotions shone in Angel's eyes as he looked at Gunn. Perhaps this would work out for the better.

Giles murmured the spell needed for the claiming in Spike's ear and quickly ushered everyone else out of the house. No one would return until Xander called them and told them the coast was clear.

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Across town the First raged at the priest who now served her. The man, who was more monster now than human, watched his evil mistress and wondered what it was that had her so enraged. "What has happened, my delightful one?" Caleb asked in his drawl.

The First spun to face him; Buffy's face looked back at him. It was twisted in a mask of rage and fear. It was the fear that caught Caleb's attention the most and worried him.

"The one who sees everything is joining with my vampires and that foul human. He was the only one besides the slayer that even had a chance of defeating me. With him being joined with the other three I have less of a chance of seducing any of them to my side and defeating the Slayers," she spat.

"So the Bringers and I will just go and kill them all before the claiming is finished," Caleb offered soothingly.

"You can't! His house is warded so tightly that you couldn't get into the yard, let alone into the house. No, they will be joined. We'll just have to find a way to work around this."

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Xander's back arched and he moaned low in his throat. Cool hands brushed over his skin in feather light caresses. He whimpered and tried to deepen the touch. A cool hard body pressed him into the mattress and his mouth was claimed in a deep soul kiss. Xander couldn't control his moans or the fact that he was squirming.

When the kiss broke he made a slight sound of protest, forgetting that he had to breathe. Reaching up he brought Spike back down to him and thrust his tongue into the blond's mouth, growling for a firmer touch.

Spike was glad to oblige him as trailed kisses down Xander's body. Stopping when something delectable caught his attention, he gave a long slow lick up Xander's erection. This brought another keening cry. Delighted by Xander's response Spike did it again. Only this time, when he finished licking, Spike deep throated Xander in a move so sudden that the boy screamed out his pleasure and exploded in orgasm.

Xander whimpered as his over sensitized flesh was gently stroked. His whole body felt as if it were one big pleasure burned nerve. Spike shivered with longing, but continued his gentle motions. He knew that Xander was a virgin to this, and was determined that his first time with a man would be more gentle than any relationship he had ever had before.

Seeing the boy he had wanted for so long and denied so badly that he actually turned to Buffy, made him gasp for unneeded breath. Carefully and lovingly Spike began to press kisses on Xander's thighs. He heard a low moan and looked over to see his Sire and their human in much the same position that he and Xander were in.

Picking up the lube that lay on the bed between them, Spike turned his attention back to his beautiful Xander. Slicking his fingers, the blond vampire gently began to brush his fingers against the rosette of Xander's opening, making the young man moan and shiver in longing.

Xander's legs spread further and he offered himself up to Spike freely and lovingly. They both stilled as the first of three fingers slid into Xander. Spike growled low in his throat at the sensation of tightness and heat around his finger. After giving the boy enough time to adjust, he began to move his finger in and out gently. He was startled by how easily Xander relaxed and was in no time taking three of Spike's fingers and begging for more.

Xander mewed in disappoinment when Spike removed his fingers, but he purred with pleasure as the vampire began to slowly slide into his body. Xander's eyes were locked on Spike's as he came flush against Xander and filled him completely. Xander leaned up and caught Spike's mouth in another one of the soul kisses that the boy seemed so good at.

Ever so gently, Spike began to move. At first it was just rocking, eventually it moved to long, deep strokes. Both of them were moaning continuously and Spike found himself addicted to the breathless begging that Xander was doing. The more excited and near climax Xander got, the more vocal he became.

Spike felt as though he had died his final death and had made it to paradise. While this may be their first time together, Spike intended to be buried in his Xan as often as possible. Together they thrust faster. Xander was only vaguely aware of Spike chanting out words before he felt the blond sink his fangs into his neck and bite. Xander howled out his climax as Spike fed from him. Soon the blond vampire threw his head back and sceamed out his pleasure before collapsing on top of Xander. The two lay wrapped around one another.

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Angel was panting very softly; for the first time in years he was making love to someone. No longer furtive, anonymous encounters with whores or nameless demons. Finally he was able to cherish and caress someone. The added bonus of not having to worry about going insane and killing everyone he loved was a plus.

Angel had always wanted Gunn. From the first time he had seen the beautiful youth. His defiance and courage had reminded Angel of another young mortal that had stood for what was right and backed down to no one. That was what had drawn Angel at first.

Then he had gotten to know Gunn and was drawn for entirely different reasons. Angel fell in love and decided to slowly woo the mortal into his arms.

Now he had him there and was enjoying the taste and feel of his skin. Gunn made the most wonderful noises and Angel loved the way he writhed and arched into his touch.

Deep kisses and slow langued strokes of his hands. Gently teasing the younger man's nipples; a slight scraping of teeth over a collar bone and a brush of cock to cock. Feeling the hot hands on his cold body and hearing the vocal exclamations of Gunn's pleasure were almost too much for Angel to take. Only remembering that the younger man was a novice to this tipe of love making kept Angel under control.

Angel slowly, gently prepared Gunn for his invasion. The young man was so far gone in pleasure that he felt no pain. The feeling of fullness and the press of Angel against his body was driving Gunn over the edge. They moved together in concert, each needing to give the other pleasure.

Angel remembered the words and begn to chant them softly as he looked deeply into Gunn's eyes. From this moment on he would never be alone again. Gunn turned his head to the side and bared his throat to his lover. The bite had Gunn tightening around Angel and screaming out his completion. Angel followed him a few minutes later. Angel had enough presence of mind to roll to the side and bring Gunn against him.

He thought hazily that it was a good start to the night, and the claiming that would take place throughout the night. As soon as his mind cleared he would take Xander, then his wayward Childe. It would be a night of passion and possession.

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Part 4: Continuing to Claim

Spike looked over at his Sire, and the two vampires shared a smile. They looked back at their humans and kissed them tenderly. It was time to switch lovers and both of them found themselves reluctant to part with their beloveds. They knew that the claiming was only half done. The humans had yet to taste their blood, but they decided that they would go to the next step. The spell had been spoken by both of them as they took the boys. It would not need to be repeated.

Spike tenderly kissed Xander and watched as the boy's eyes opened slowly. Spike felt wonder fill him as Xander smiled at him sweetly and placed a sweet, gentle kiss on his lips. "Spike," he breathed, before deepening the kiss.

Spike shivered and lay his head on Xander's chest, just above his heart. He began to purr as Xander stroked his hands along his body, gently. Spike had never guessed that Xander was such an excellent lover. He always assumed that Anya's bragging had been due to the fact that she had spent the last few centuries emasculating men instead of having sex with them. This was one of the few times he was glad that he was wrong about something.

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Angel smiled down at Gunn. The normally tough young man was cuddled trustingly against him. Angel could only remember two other times in his life when a lover had lain against him with innocent trust. Both of those times had awed him, but led to him doing something terrible. The first time he had been Angelus, and the gentle lover had been his sweet William. In an act of desperation he had turned the man, and eventually turned him into the callous and vicious demon, Spike.

The second time had been as Angel, and that gentle soul had been Buffy. That had led to the return of Angelus. The demon had been insane and tried to destroy everything and everyone, including his favored childe. Angel was glad that Angelus would never return. Not just because he was glad to have his existence, but because he knew that Angelus would be just as insane. Just as he had been insane after his return. If Buffy and Xander hadn't defeated him when they did, the world would have suffered for it.

Now lying in his arms was the man who was chosen by both his soul and the demon that lay subdued and tamed inside of him. Just as beside him lay the other two men that both halves of him had chosen at one time or another. Angel kissed Gunn and felt pleasure course through him at the boy's response. Like Spike, he was stunned by the tenderness and the joy with which their joining had been met.

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Xander was stunned by the depth of emotion swirling through him. It stunned him and it calmed him as well. Xander had always been alone. Even among his friends he was alone. There were times when he was close to being whole, but that had died the day he had staked Jesse. Cordy, Faith, Anya and all of the other women he had dated or loved were not what he wanted, not really. All of them had made him feel beneath them in some way. Anya hadn't meant to, but she had been a demon for centuries, and in the end they just couldn't be together.

Now he had been joined with two demons and one human. At first he had been shocked, but he was willing to do it for Buffy. Though privately he had been thrilled with the prospect of becoming Spike's mate. He had been serious when he told everyone he was 'going gay'. He knew that no one believed him, but he didn't care. The last demon woman had been the last straw. Xander was no longer going to suppress his true desires. Desires he had buried deep after losing Jesse.

As his mind wandered, he continued to gently stroke Spike. He looked over to the side and could see the same dazed, awed expression on Gunn's face that he knew was on his own.

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Gunn wasn't sure what he expected from his first time with Angel, but it hadn't been this. None of his lovers had really offered tenderness, or wanted to hold him afterwards. He hadn't let anyone close for a long time. Not since staking the only person he had ever loved.

To be treated like he was special and loved was shocking and addictive. He wanted more of this, and knew that he would have it for as long as he lived.

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Xander whined in protest as Spike suddenly pulled away from him. He gasped in shock as he felt a larger, more muscled body take his place. Xander's eyes flew open and he found himself staring into Angel's eyes. He tensed for a moment, unsure, but relaxed as he saw the tenderness in Angel's eyes. It was a look he had never expected to see directed at him.

Xander sighed in pleasure as Angel leaned down and kissed him. Angel moaned at the depth and feeling of the kiss given to him. In the back of his mind he wondered where the boy had learned to kiss; then he could think of nothing as Xander's legs fell open and he settled his body fully onto Xander's.

The young man whimpered, and the kiss became deeper and more urgent. While the tenderness remained, Angel wasted no time preparing Xander, knowing it wasn't needed. Xander screamed out in ecstasy as he felt Angel thrust into his body. The kiss became wilder and more passionate with every thrust. They broke away long enough for Xander to catch his breath, then began to devour each other again.

Angel growled softly as he felt the impossibly tight entrance tighten even further around him. He was awash with heat and pleasure as he angled his thrusts to stimulate the boy's prostate. Making him buck and whimper. Angel was as addicted to the sounds his boy made as Spike had been.

Xander arched his back trying to take Angel deeper into his body. He had no idea that pleasure could be so all-consuming, or that it could hold such tenderness even at its wildest moment.

Angel could feel Xander's release coming and wanted, needed to make the boy lose control completely. He began to thrust faster, making sure to keep his body angled so that Xander's prostate was stimulated both coming and going. He then reached between their bodies and began to fist his lover's hard flesh. Xander threw his head back and screamed out his release. Lost to the ecstacy, he was only dimly aware of Angel biting him, just below Spike's mark.

Angel took only a few mouthfuls of blood before pulling away and howling out his release. As he was collapsing, he moved them so that Xander lay in a boneless sprawl on top of him. Angel was never going to let Xander go.

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Spike smiled down at Gunn and began to kiss him deeply, moaning as the larger man rolled them so that he was on top. Spike grinned up at Gunn as he broke the kiss and stared down at him. Reaching up, he spread Gunn's thighs wider and, with a shocking movement, entered the younger man. Gunn's eyes rolled back in his head, and he cried out in pleasure.

Spike sat up, keeping Gunn cradled against his chest. After he was impaled fully he began to rock them to and fro, causing Gunn to whimper. The slow rocking was driving Gunn insane, he needed more. Raising himself slowly he sighed in pleasure, before lowering himself just as slowly. Spike did nothing to stop him. This was about pleasure and claiming. They had all night.

Soon Gunn began to rise and fall faster. He was crying out and begging for more. Spike reversed their positions and wrapped Gunn's left leg around his waist. He then began to thrust, faster and harder. They were driven to finish. The heat and the pleasure too much for their bodies to take. The moment that Spike touched his cock, Gunn screamed out his climax. Spike shuddered in pleasure and thrust faster. Leaning down he added his mark to Angel's before losing himself to the pleasure bowing his body.

Gunn moaned softly as Spike's softened flesh slid out of him. He hummed in contentment when Spike kissed him softly, and laid his head above Gunn's heart.

There was still more claiming to do before dawn, but for the moment they lay still and enjoyed the contact that the claiming and their love making gave them.

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