"Hi pop, how you bin?"
"Spike, good journey?"
"Yeah part from he total idiot who cut me up as I was comeing out of the intesection from Sunnyhell"
"Is he still breathing?"
"Yes sire, he`s still breathing, remember I cant hurt a human being, much to sluttys relief"
"Oh, yeah sorry, I forgot"
"well keep forgettin, it makes me feel better"
Angel smiled at that, that was the Spike he knew and begrudgingly loved, he should send Willow out for a while, they needed to talk and that would probably mean a nasty fight, such was the vampires way, he didnt think she could handle seeing her best friend and lover duke it out.
"Willow sweetling, do you have anything to do?"
"Yeah, I should go and drag Delia and Doyle out of bed, thier end up with bed sores other wise. Right, I know full well you two are gonna end up in a punch up, just dont get any blood on the carpets, Neither I nor Delia want to have to clean up after you, and Doyles useless with a mop"
"Alright sweetling, I promise not to hurt him, too much"
"Yeah me to Red, no blood on the walls, and I take it by Delia you mean the cheerleader?"
"Yeah, she`s been working with Angel since he got here"
"Right, thats the scent I picked up when I got in here, well tell her hi, and to try and act scared of the neutered vamp"
Willow gave Spike a wry smile, kissed Angel on the cheek and was gone, out into the night. Angel and Spike eyed each other up, both wanted to know what the other was thinking. Surprisingly Spike spoke first,
"Listen Sire, I really dont want to fight you, I know thats how we usually settle things, but I just came here to clear the air, not get my face busted"
"Thank god for that, I really dont have the energy for this, so talking it is, you wanna go first my boy or shall I?"
"No I`ll go, did you know your a prick, and you certainly dont deserve to have Willow, you dont deserve to touch her let alone be bonded to her for the rest of your unlife, Im not trying to pick a fight, but Im still pissed at you for the shit Angelus pulled with Dru, and yes, I know that was Angelus not you, but still it fucked me off, okay?"
"Geez Spike, speak your mind, look Im sorry for what he did to you, but there wasnt exactly anything I could do about it, you know, I was stuck in the ether some where.Any way you did your fare bit if damage, you joined Buffy to stop him, and dont even get me started on locking Wills and Xander up in that damned basement for hours on end., I was so worried I could have throttled you, its just lucky for you Willow forgave you, she`s too damned nice if you ask me"
"Yeah she is isnt she, after all why would she be with a charity case like you"
Angel smirked at that, if Spike was gonna insult him, he could do just as well, plus, he was beginning to have fun.
"You can talk fangless wonder you are"
"Oii, watch it mate, I can still kick your scrawny arse, just try me"
"Remember boy, Willow said no blood on the floor"
With that they both desolved into uncontralable laughter, they fell about Angels office in fits of giggles, it was a pity no one was there to tape it, they looked like complete dipsticks. They knew the air was cleared, they could move on from the hate a anger they had harboured for each other, get the relationship back together. Willow would be pleased. Speaking of Willow
"Hey sire, so how did you find out you were mated to that enchanting little witch?"
"Watch yourself Spike, she`s my enchanting little witch"
"Yeah, yeah I know, you know I only love her like a sister, which is quite scarey considering Dru is my sister technically"
"Oh Spike, eww, could we not have the lovely mental images that conjours up. Anyway, we found out cos after we`d, urm, well you know.."
"You mean fucked like bunnies, yeah"
"Yeah Spike, that, well there was this blinding light and then we both passed out, when we came to I had an idea what it was but went to check with the Oracles first"
"Wow, so she`s immortal then?"
"Yeah, how lucky am I? Willow Ronsenborg for the rest of my life"
Angel had a great beaming smile on his face as he spoke.
"yeah sire I know, blah blah, your lucky, personally I dont think its fair, jammy sod"
"She can draw on my demon Spike, you should feel her restrained strength. I havent seen it yet but she`s going to look so damned beautiful., Willow with her own demon, but still alive and warm, and breathing, I think Im in heaven"
"yeah you look like the cat that got the cream, as I said, jammy sod, what about this bond thingy?"
"Well, we can speak in our sleep like she showed you, and she can talk to me with out actually useing speech, and I can feel her like you can, and she can feel us. Also, I can walk in daylight when Im with her, and eventually as the bond groes, I`ll be able to do it when she`s not there, my heart might even beat, Im a little human, and she`s a little vampire."
"And I say again, wow, so sire, you happy?"
"More than Ive ever been in my entier unlife!"
"Im glad for you"
"Thankyou William"
Spike would have blushed if he could, Angel only called him that as a term of enderment, they were alright, their family was almost complete again, at last.
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