TITLE:
Associate Aston
AUTHOR:
AmethystxX
CHAPTER: 3
DISCLAIMER: I
don't own any characters in the fic, I am merely borrowing them while their
owners glare at me (whimper)
PAIRING: Spike/Angel
eventually
SUMMARY: Angel
gains a new associate to help them against the Senior Partners. What happens
when he sets his sights on Spike and what will Angel do about it SLASH
WOLFRAM AND
HART, EVENING:
"Hey Harmony,
you seen Peaches 'round anywhere?" Spike, now fully recovered from his
earlier drinking, had gone home to have some time to his self and figure out
what to do. That little scene with Aston had put his feelings into perspective.
"No
actually I haven't which is surprising since he usually comes to bug me about
the mail I keep forgetting to give to him. Which because of Aston showing up, I
forgot to give the mail to him again. Oh! Speaking of Aston, you two looked
cosy coming out of Angel's office" As soon as the words left her mouth
Spike had already begun striding away towards Angels office.
Harmony
pouted, "Well that was like SO rude. Just because he didn't get lucky
doesn't mean he has to take it out on me!"
As soon as
Spike was out of sight, shutting the door behind him, Aston came up the stairs,
not in one of his best moods, and stopped in front of Harmony looking around
anxiously. After a few seconds he turned to Harmony and gave her another breath
taking smile, which, of course, left her feeling giddy.
"So Harm,
you look lovely, as you always do. I was wondering if you've seen the bleached
beauty around. Him and I have some
unfinished business to attend to, if you
catch my drift." He gave a wink to Harmony who laughed insanely.
"Actually
he's in Angel's office, waiting for him of course. I could stall Angel, if he
comes, so you can have a 'talk' with Spike." Harmony asked,
"No
that's alright. Although if you could tell Spike to meet me in the lab things
could go a lot smoother." Aston grinned; oh this girl is so gullible.
Harmony
brightened, "Sure! I can wait a few minutes for you to head down there. I
can even say Angel is down there to make it a surprise!"
"That
would be perfect! Oh thanks so much! I don't know what I'd do without
you!" Aston began to walk away, everything was going as planned.
After a few
impatient minutes for Harmony, she hastily made her way over to Spike, tapping
on the door.
"Uh
H-hey
Spike. I just thought I'd let you know that Angel is down in the
err
lab. You
know him, work work work!" Harmony took in nervous, unneeded breaths.
Spike looked at her suspiciously before, without a word, pushed past her and
headed to the lab.
Harmony
sighed, "Why do I suddenly have a weird feeling about this?" She
shrugged before sitting at her desk again and wondering if the unfinished
business was the business she had first thought it was.
OUTSIDE
ANGELS OFFICE, TEN MINUTES LATER:
ANGEL'S
POV:
O.k. This is
fine. I'll just go find Spike and everything will work out. Love can break
through many barriers; I'll just open up to him and find his reaction. Yeah,
that's what I'll do tell him. Yep no problems just blurt it out. Why does it
have to be so damn hard! And why is Harmony looking so nervous all of a sudden.
"Harmony"
I forced out, acting more superior than I was feeling.
"Boss!
Hi! I didn't see you, what can I do for you! Not that I'm trying to make up for
anything. Nothing happened its just little old me sitting here waiting for you
to tell me what to do." She's hiding something.
"Harmony!"
I growled out, she squeaked before she came up in front of me babbling,
"O.k.
Well Aston said something about telling Spike to meet him in the lab for some
unfinished business so I thought 'Hey maybe Spike is finally getting laid' but
then I wasn't so sure after Spike went there. Now I'm really nervous because I
know nothing about this guy or what this unfinished business is and now
suddenly I'm now thinking its not so good." At the end Harmony laughed
nervously, which she should since I'm more than a little pissed off.
"You mean
you sent Spike to a place with an over 200 year old immortal you know nothing
about, alone in a lab, where there is a lot of equipment, where no one is
currently working around due to the problems with Illyria."
Harmony
nodded. Then got hit round the head by Angel's hand.
"You
idiot!" Angel was about to start running when an out of breath Gunn came
charging from the stairs.
"Oh man!
Thank God I found you! You've gotta come to the Lab right now! That Aston dude
has got Spike and he looks mad as hell. He's holding a syringe and screaming
for you to come get your precious childe" Gunn then ran back the way he
came.
Angel turned
to Harmony.
"Oops?"
Harmony said. Angel then rushed down the stairs towards the lab.
SCIENCE
LAB:
NORMAL
POV:
Gunn charged
into the lab with Angel following closely behind. Wesley, who was already
there, was trying to calm down a homicidal Aston. Angel's eyes widened, Aston
was holding Spike against him who seemed to be extremely weak, not being able
to support his self. Angel growled and was grabbed by Gunn and Wesley, not
knowing that he was actually moving forward to the danger, to Aston.
"Ah so
Lover boy has finally arrived! I began to think you didn't care for your boy.
From what I've read you're quite the possessive, or used to anyway." Aston
smirked and held Spike closer as he began to groan weakly.
"Get your
hands off him" Angel growled out, still trying to force his way out of
Gunn and Wesley's grip.
"Actually
I don't think I will. I've never come across a person I like as much as Spike.
We have so much in common. But then you come into the conversation like some
god damn bloody hero and then that's it, all over for me!" As Aston
ranted, he picked up the syringe off the table next to him filled with clear
fluid. Angel saw the syringe and kept still, watching his every move.
"That
demon, Hyamunt'la, apart from being incredibly powerful and rare demon holds a
deadly toxic in its veins." Aston smiled maniacally and waved the syringe
hypnotically.
Wesley paled,
"So what do you have there Mr. Collins? It must have taken a long time to
gather" Aston looked at Wesley and his mind seemed to click back together.
Being alive for so long without being a demon must have damaged his brain.
Aston gave a proud smile and held up his concoction.
"I call
it my 'Highly Concentrated Enervate Solution'. It's one of a kind and probably
unknown to the demonic world." Aston smiled down at Spike; "This is
the first time I've used it on anyone"
Wesley cut of
Angel before he could speak, "What do you mean by Enervate Aston?"
Wesley kept talking in a calm voice, reaching into his mind.
Aston spoke in
a sort of daze, "Weakening. When one gets injected or consumes it they
suffer in a sort of weakened way. They are unable to move, speak or think
properly even their blood and organs stop working properly."
"So
you're going to kill him!" Angel cut in angrily,
"Well of
course." Aston spoke as if it was the most obvious thing in the world,
"I realised upstairs that I had no chance with Spike since he was planning
on telling you his feelings. With you in the way I would have no chance. If I
can't have him, then you certainly cannot." Aston brought the syringe to
Spikes arm and put the needle into his skin, without injecting the fluid.
"Angel
man! Do something!" Gunn spoke desperately,
"What the
hell am I meant to do Gunn?!"
"Well I
suggest one of you do something before he starts injecting!" Wesley
shouted.
Aston turned
to the source of the noise, and smiled. He then looked at Angel and slowly
began injecting the fluid,
"Did I
mention that Spike loves you" Aston smirked. Angel, Gunn and Wesley lunged
for Aston and then everything seemed as though it was in slow motion. The fluid
in the syringe was getting smaller and smaller as it was injected. Then Aston
let the syringe drop out of his hand, and proceeded to fall backwards, with
most of the solution left in the syringe.
"Just
because he is not my pet doesn't mean you get to harm him"
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