" Who the hell are you!? ", Buffy asked as the figure looked at her and smiled. " Name's " Daimon ". Daimon Wolfe. With an " e ". ", Daimon said as Angel looked at him and Willow walked closer, " Hey, Red, how are you!? ". " Fine! It's ok, Buffy, he's a friend. ", Willow said when Buffy walked inside and Daimon picked the tote bag up. Buffy closed the door when he walked to the center of the hallway and looked around. " Well, this is nice. ". " What are you doing here? ". " I'm here on business. ". " With who? ", Buffy said as she walked closer and Daimon looked at the baby and smiled. " Cute kid! He yours? ". " Yeah. Answer me! ". " Buffy!? Be nice! ", Willow said as Daimon placed the tote bag down and took his denim jacket off handing it to Willow. Daimon was tightly muscled and very handsome as they looked at him and he took his sunglasses off showing off his shining silver eyes. " Whoa! ", Faith said as he looked at her and he smiled. " Cool , hunh, I get stares all the time. ". " What are you? ", Amanda asked and he looked at her. " Well, I am human. I'm a mage. ". " Cool! ", Andrew said and Daimon nodded to him. " What are you doing here!? ", Buffy said as she walked closer and locked eyes with him. Daimon noticed the anger and fear in her eyes and he sighed running his hand through his hair. " Like I told you. I'm here on business. ". " With who!? Willow!? ". " No. Him! ". -------------------------- L.A., California. Wolfram & Hart. Fred walked inside Angel's office when she looked around and noticed that he wasn't there. She turned around when she looked into the golden eyes and fear ran through her. " He-hello. ". " Where is Angel? ". " Ummmmmmmmmm, he i-isn't here. Who are you? ". " Devon. I have some information for him. ", Devon said as she felt like she was going to faint and he held something in his hands. " I'll ta-take it. ", Fred said when he sighed and handed her the envelope. She looked at it when she looked back up but Devon was gone and she sat down hard in Angel's chair trying not to faint. " Who was that? ". ------------------------------------ Spike stood on the top of the stairs when Buffy looked up at him and he sighed. His hair stood up in spots as she ran up the stairs to him and he looked at her. She held him when he smiled and she brushed the hair from his eyes. " I thought you were asleep. ". " I couldn't. Thought I come down and watch television. ", Spike said when he looked down and saw Angel then looked at Buffy, " What is HE doing here?! ". " He followed Willow and Andrew. Said he was here on business and needed my help. ". " Oh. Then I'll go back to bed. ". " Hey!? Forget about me?! ", Daimon said as they looked down at him and Spike looked at Buffy. " Who's that? ". " A friend of Willow's. He says that he's here to see you. I'll send him away if you don't want to see him. ", Buffy said when Spike looked down and looked at Daimon. Something ran through him as Spike blinked then held the railing and she looked at him. " Send him up. ". Buffy looked at Spike when Spike walked down the hallway then she looked at Daimon and Daimon smiled up at her. " Come on up. ",. Buffy said as Daimon smiled and headed up the stairs. She watched as he walked closer and he cocked his head to one side, " Down the hall. Fourth door on the right. Just be careful with him. ". " Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey! I'm not going to hurt him. ". " You better not. ", Buffy said as he saw the fire dancing in her eyes and he smiled. " Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! ", he said with a nod and headed down the hallway. Buffy sighed when she walked down the stairs and walked toward Angel. " Let's talk. ". ---------------------------- Daimon walked to the door frame when he looked inside and noticed the fallen ceiling still on the ruined bed and the gaping hole in the ceiling. He walked closer when he looked at Spike standing at the center of the room and he was looking at his hands. " Shit! You got some mean termites! ", Daimon said as he walked closer but Spike ignored him and Daimon sighed, " That was a joke. ". " It wasn't termites. ". Daimon looked around when he sniffed and walked to the ruined bed. He looked around when he noticed the ash and knelt down. He passed his hand over the ash when he nodded and stood up. " Bazzwall. Must have been after the baby. ". " No. It was after me. ". " Really!? How could you tell?! ". " Just a feeling. It only came at me ignoring the others. ". " Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-ah! Well, Champ, lets talk. ". " What did you call me? ". " " Champ "! You are the champion, right, or do I have the wrong Spike. ". " Ho-how did you know my name!? ". " Like I know that you were once a vampire until you wore that amulet my brother made for those shits at Wolfram and Hart and died. You made a deal and came back human with a twist. Your memories were placed in a safe place, a.k.a. in your love's heart, and you were brain damaged... ". " Still am. ". " ......Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! Anyway, I am talking to the right Spike, right? ". " Yeah. ". " Weeeeeeeeeeeell, Champ, lets get started! ". " With what? ". " Your training! I mean you can't take on the baddies if you don't know what you're doing. ". " I don't want to be a champion. I just want a normal life. ". " Shit, so did I! I do, actually. I mean you can have power and still be normal. ". " I told them I was tired of playing games. ". " This isn't a game, Champ, it's your life. ". " They said there were no strings. ". " You don't have to use the power they gave you. It's just a back up in case you needed it. From the looks of this room, I'd say you needed it. ". " Bugger. ", Spike said as he looked at his hands and Daimon walked closer taking his hands in his. " Itches, doesn't it? ". " Yeah. ". " First time always itches. It'll get better with practice. ". Spike looked at Daimon when Daimon looked around and noticed part of the necklace Spike wore hanging out of a ruined metal box and he walked to the box picking it up. He opened the box when he picked the necklace up and held it in his hand. Smoke rose from his hand when they heard a scream and Daimon smiled. " What was that? ". " Just my brother getting pissed over me breaking his toy. You can use it now. He doesn't control it anymore. ", Daimon said when he handed the necklace to Spike and he looked at it. " Hunh? ". " See, if you wore that then he would slowly gain control of you until you did whatever he wanted. Including working for Wolfram and & Hart. Now, you can wear it as much as you like and he can't to anything about it. ". Spike smiled when he placed the necklace back in the box and put the box in the drawer. " So, you want to get started? ". " Yeah! ". -------------------------