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| DISCLAIMER: All hail Joss Whedon, UPN, the WB, FOX , Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. Theirs not mine �It�s a good thing that you quit,� said Dawn, nibbling on a licorice twist. �It would be gross to smoke around Tinkerbell.� �Who is Tinkerbell?� asked Xander, leaning forward to grab a piece of candy. Spike and Dawn exchanged a look. �We�re getting a puppy,� explained Dawn. �You guys are getting a pet?� said Xander. �That seems like a really bad idea.� �You think that we can�t take care of a puppy?� asked Spike incredulously. �I don�t think that you could do a very good job of it,� said Xander. �Dawn is at school during the day. You�re at the university and Buffy�s on patrol at night. None of you really have the time to deal with training a dog.� �Buffy�s at home all day, and I�m home at night,� pointed out Dawn. �Yeah, and you both need to be sleeping then,� said Xander. �Buffy could be in danger if her reflexes aren�t as sharp.� �I�ll do the patrolling for her,� Spike said defensively, �so she can take good care of the puppy.� �No offense, Spike,� said Xander, �but you�re not exactly the Slayer. You could patrol for her occasionally, but you couldn�t keep it up for months.� �I can do,� says Spike angrily,� whatever it takes to take care of Buffy, and Dawn, and the baby. Buffy may be the Slayer, but I�m the man of the house now.� After a moment of silence, Xander said, �You said baby.� �He meant�� said Dawn, covering. �Buffy�s pregnant,� said Spike abruptly. �Is it yours?� asked Xander. Without a word, Spike pulled the van over to the side of the road. Going around the side, he opened the sliding door. The interior light came on, causing groans from the sleeping people. Grabbing Xander, he pulled him out of the van and slammed him into the side. They both winced in pain. �What did you just ask me?� said Spike, in a low and dangerous voice. Xander gulped, staring into his eyes. �I didn�t mean anything by it, Spike. You�re a vampire. I thought the baby thing was a no go with you undead type guys.� �Oh. Good point.� Spike let go of Xander and straightened his jacket. �Yes, I�m the dad. We used a spell to get her pregnant.� �So this was a planned thing? Something Buffy wanted?� asked Xander seriously. �Very much so,� said Spike. �Well, then,� said Xander, �Congratulations.� He patted Spike on the shoulder, and they hugged awkwardly. "Sorry,� said Spike. �I owe you a drink.� They got back in the van and pulled out on the highway. �What was that all about?� asked Anya drowsily.�Just a little disagreement over directions, honey,� said Xander, kissing her cheek. She fell back asleep. �Xander, can you put another movie on?� asked Tara from the back. Willow and Buffy still slept on the seat next to her. Xander pulled out a flashlight and looked through his backpack. "Something less angsty would be good,� she suggested. ��Apocalypse Now� is out then,� said Xander. �We�ve got �Highlander�, �Monty Python�s Holy Grail�, �Rocky Horror��� �What�s Rocky Horror?� asked Dawn. Xander laughed. �Oh, you�re a virgin. This should be fun.� Dawn turned and looked at him, eyebrows raised. �I mean, you�re a virgin. A Rocky Horror virgin. You know, you�ve never seen it before�� he trailed off, flustered. He leaned over and put the DVD in the player. �Never mind.� �I can�t see the video screen from here,� complained Dawn. Spike gestured to the ceiling. �You have your own. It�s that thing up there in front of the visor, platelet.� She pulled it down and turned it on. �Science Fiction Double Feature� began to play, and Spike and Xander sang along. �You�ve been to Rocky Horror?� asked Xander, surprised. �Of course,� replied Spike. �I fit right in with that crowd.� He smiled. "And I do a pretty good Riff Raff.� They watched the movie, and Spike called out the lines as he listened to the dialogue. Tara and Dawn got into it, learning the songs and making comments along with the two guys. It finished, and they sat in silence for a minute. "Hey," said Buffy, sitting up. "What�s that up there?� She pointed to a glow on the horizon, a bright glare against the desert night.�That, sweetheart, is our destination,� said Spike. �I didn�t think it would be quite so bright,� said Willow. �Bright light city gonna set my soul,� sang Xander, in his best Elvis voice. �Gonna set my soul on fire�� �Gotta whole lot of money that is ready to burn, so get those stakes up higher,� continued Tara, in her sweet soprano voice. He turned and grinned at her. �There�s a thousand pretty women waitin� out there,� they belted out, �and they�re just livin� devil may care�� "And I�m just the devil with love to spare," broke in Spike. �Viva Las Vegas,� sang Buffy and Willow. "Viva Las Vegas,� they all sang, as the van rocketed down the road towards destiny. -TBC- |
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