Couple ling: Willow/? (talks of W/K, W/G too so who knows what will come.)
Disclaimer: Joss owns all but the story and Desiree’s character.
Summary: Willow and the AI team head towards some new experiances.
Changes: Willow comes to work at Wolfram and Hart.
Code: < > thoughts | * * Emphasis
Rating: R
Feed back: Yes, Please!!!!! I would love it!!!!!!!!!!
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~Prologue~
Present in Angels office...
(Angel's POV)
When she first showed up in his office at Wolfram and Hart he thought for sure that Buffy had died again. THe tears in her eyes was really the trigger for the memories he had of the last time she'd shown up like that. However, what she told him was something he'd never expected.
~Part: 1~
~FlashBack~
Two Weeks ago...
"I found it, Angel." Willow whispered to him.
(What is she talking about?) Angel thought as she took in her apperance and remembered how she arrived.
He'd walked out of his office to yell at Harmony, about what he couldn't remember now, but when he stepped back into his office Willow was sitting on his desk. He noticed now that her hair was longer than he could ever recall seeing it, it now reached her waist and was streaked with white where there had been only crimson. She wore an emerald green robes and a slightly teary smile, which really confused him now.
"Found what, Will?" Angel asked curiously.
"A cure for the happiness clause!" She giggled and jumped off of his desk when he fainted.
~End Flashback~
That was two weeks ago and she was still here. The minute she'd found out about Spike's "ghosty condition" she'd refused all of Rupert's demands that she return to England. And was now helping Fred and Wesley investigate the hows, whys and the how to fix its.
Rupert had not been pleased, threatening ot send a few of hte new slayers to come and collect her but when she told him she would just pop back that there was really no point, he'd just said not to ask for help and then hung up on her. Angel knew there was somehting more going on there but she refused to talk with him about it. She had told him though that she and her slayer, Kennedy, had split shortly after defeating the first. So, Angel figured Willow and Rupert had finally gotten together, but Willow wasn't talking, well at least not to him.
Walking down to the lab he could see Spike and Willow talking and the tears again in her eyes and wondered why it angered him and the demon to see those two together like this. (Oh, well. I'll think about it later.) He thought opening the lab doors.
~Part: 2~
In the lab.
Willow had been working on the magical theories all morning in the lab, while talking to herself. Spike just watched and listened to her babble for a while. Rupert's name had come up during this, building Spike a pretty clear picture, but the tears started and he was once again loves bitch.
"Luv, what happened between you and the Watcher?" he asked, right before Angel walked through the lab doors.
(Bloody Hell) Spike thought.
"Nothing, Spike." Willow said before turning away from him, causing Spike to leave in a huff.
"Morning, Willow. How are things progressing down here?" Angel asked trying to break the tension and not growl too.
"I think it'll only be a matter of time before he becomes corporal again. The magic centered on the amulet seems to be dissipating, while the magic around and on Spike appears to be growing stronger and pulling in closer around him. My guess is that the Powers aren't quite done with him yet." She explained in a single breath and then sighed.
"Why though?" Angel asked not really expecting an answer, hoping that one day he might get one.
~Part: 3~
Three Days Later in Willow's new apartment in the Wolfram and Hart building.
Spike had been flesh and blood once again now for two days a mysterious package sent to him at the office seemed to have been the trigger and after a bit of oddness things seemed to be settling down that's why Spike was now in Willow's new digs and loving it. Spike was sipping his mug of blood and listening to Willow ramble the story of what had been going on with her since Sunnydale caved in. Apparently, Rupert and she had kissed three days before she'd come to Los Angelus, but hadn't discussed it.
(For two very smart people some times those two just don't know much at all.) He thought.
Listening once again it seems that the day he'd gotten his body back she'd been on the phone with Rupert. Basically the Watcher's temper had gotten to him and he told her to forget it.
(She actually has feeling for him and the git acts worse than the wolf ever did. If only she would. No don't go there Spike old boy.) He told himself as the settled back to watch a move.
Same time.One floor up Wolfram and Hart building, Angel's apartment.
Angel had been dreaming of long, lush legs with the finest silky, white skin on a red headed angel riding his cock so hard he thought is would snap off, when he suddenly bolted up in bed.
"SHIT!!!" He shouted spotting the wet mess on his sheets and skin.
~Part: 4~
The Next Day, Back down in Willow's apartment...
Looking down at Spike sleeping on her couch, she could see some of the qualities Buffy had told her he could show. Thinking of Buffy caused Willow to look back on her life and how she'd come to be here of all places.
After the fall of Sunnydale the original Scoobies spent a few days resting and finally talking all of the misunderstandings that still laid between the three.
Xander and she had talked about the day on the cliff and how much they'd always meant to one another. They'd even talked about the "Fluke" and why it had come about. For the first time since Homecoming she felt like she had her best friend back.
Spike moved and brought her back to the present and the reason she was standing there.
"Spike, I'm going down to the office now. Are you awake?" She asked touching his shoulder.
Spike had actually been awake since the moment she'd walked up to the couch but had let her stare her fill, but when she touched him it felt like sparks running up and down his body. Willow had always been able to make him feel this way and for the unlife of him he couldn't understand how Ripper could be such an arse. So he did what came naturally to him, he reached for her and pulled her down and kissed her. (Her lips are like silk) He thought as she gasped allowing him to slip his tongue inside and search for hidden secrets he was sure she would hold. They kissed and that kiss seemed to lead to more and before either of them knew it they were making out heavily on her couch.
(Oh My GOD! His tongue has to be illegal. Sweet heavens, Spike is KISSING ME) Willow thought as she fell on to him. Running her hands through his hair neither party saw the dark hair vampire open the apartment door and walk in.
Angel had waited for ten minutes after hearing Willow's question before opening the door. They obviously were so lost in each other that Angel could have stood there all day. He started thinking about the dream he'd woken up from last night and how the woman in it was now wrapped around his grandchilde. He watched them together for about five more minutes, mixing the images from his dream with the ones he was seeing now and became hard. Giving a small cough when he couldn't stand his erection another minute, both of them jumped apart leaving Willow to fall on the floor.
"So, anything new?" Angel asked as he watched Spike and Willow just stare at each other in shock.
Looking at him she had to force back the lust and think clearly, a sound had broken them apart. Quickly, Willow looked around and spotted Angel standing there smirking at both her and Spike.
"Huh, wha...What?" Willow asked finally getting her hormones under control.
"I asked if there was anything new." Angel smiles at her blush.
"Yeah, mate we were snogging." Spike answered angry at the interruption especially that it was Angel.
"Yeah...I was trying to wake you up Spike." Willow said turning to look at Spike again.
"That right. Well, I am now. What did you need, Pet?" Spike asked standing and offering her a hand up off the floor.
"I was going to the office, but I guess now that Angel's here we can discuss what I'm going to be doing next." She said to the both of them.
Angel took a seat on her sofa, "Well, you can always work for me. I was going to offer Spike a job too, don't know why though but it felt right." Angel explained.
"I'd like that, I want to stay." Willow told him taking a seat in the chair next to the couch.
"What about you Spike?" She asked looking at him as he stretched.
"Love to, Peaches. What are we going to be doing exactly?" He asked.
"Meeting with people with magical problems, would be Willow's job. People who are cursed, and or have mystical ailments, healing magics, if that's okay with you?" Angel asked her.
"What will be Spikes job? I like what you have planned for me though." She asked getting the idea that Angel knew what he was actually talking about.
"He's going to be your guard, he'll go with you and protect you from anything that may come up. I was going to assign him to a different detail but since you and he seem to get along so well I think this is perfect." Angel explained further.
"Sounds good to me, do you have an meeting for her already or what?" Spike asked liking that he was going to be guarding his witch. (That's right mine. I just have to figure out a way to tell her.)
"Yeah, but it's going to be for all of us, it's a group not just a single person so I thought it would help us all get into the swing of things. It's set for nine tonight, but it's also out of town so pack a bag for a week, that's about how long this should take. Spike you both have expense accounts for clothes and food, so I expect you to be dress properly. Thank you." Angel said as he walked to the door just before leaving.
Spike turned to Willow with a smirk, "So, I'm going to be guarding your body? I think it needs to be inspected first." He said.
Willow giggle and kissed his cheek gently before she left to pack. (I wonder why this will take a week and where are we going.) She though.
Spike just smiled, "I'm getting to her." he said to him self and went to get some blood.
~Part: 5~
Ten Minutes later, Angel's office...
Angel had made his way down to his office, walking slowly, willing his cock back down. His demon inside him had been raging since he'd seen Willow and Spike together and it was taking all of his control not to take them both. The dream he'd had the night before was something he'd dreamt many times since he'd left Sunnydale, hell if he was honest with himself it had been had since he'd come out of hell.
He was sitting at his desk, remembering the other dreams he'd had about the flamed haired witch when Wesley, Fred, Lorin and Gunn walked in for their morning meeting.
"Good morning." Angel said looking up.
"Good morning, Angel, have you talked to Willow and Spike this morning?" Fred asked taking a seat in one of the chairs near his desk.
"Yes, actually, they've both accepted positions here. We'll all be leaving on a case, so you'll all need to be ready to go for a week. Is ther anything else we need to discuss?" Angel asked.
"Not at this time. Where are we going and who are we meeting?" Wesley asked not surprised that Willow or even Spike had agreed to stay and work. He'd gotten to know Willow and Spike both in the last few weeks and knew that Spike had changed over the last few years from observations and Willow's stories.
"We're meeting a group who has been cursed. I'm not sure on all the details, but they've asked for help. The group is calls VAEP, I don't know what it stands for but I'm sure we can find out later. They are having a seminar this week in Vegas and have invited us to stay as well until this thing is resolved. We'll be leaving in a couple of hours so, be ready to go." Angel explained.
"We'll be ready Angel. I'll even look into what VAEP is really." Fred said as they all left his office to get prepaired for the trip.
Inside Angel's office~
"Now, I just have to decided on what I'm going to be doing aobut Willow and Spike." Angel said to himself quitely.
Outside Angel's office~
Harmony really didn't mean to be easedropping but she really needed to give Angel his schedual but she heard what he said about Willow and Spike, and got curious so she contiued to listen.
Inside Angel's office~
"First, I need to find out Spike's intentions with Will, and then I need to tell her about how I feel. Do I even know how I feel? These damn dreams are going to drive me nuts." Angel continued.
Outside Angel's office~
As Harmony walked away she mumbled, "Oh My God, Willow the geek, my blondy bear, and Angel. Eewww!"
~Part: 6~
Willow's apartment, three hours later.
Spike stood leaning in the doorway watching her look at her list she'd apparently made in order to pack. Spike's own newly purchased clothing sat in his new duffle by the door already for travel. He knew Angel would be here soon so that they could leave, but just couldn't help but watch her.
She'd changed so much from the little girl he'd kidnapped for a spell just a few years ago, yet in some ways he could still see she hadn't completely changed. Their kisses earlier on the couch were still on his mind. If he licked his lips he could still taste her, even after feeding. The sweet and tangy taste of her morning orange juice still trapped on his lips. He needed to stop thinking like this though, or he'd have to go and take a cold shower, again.
Willow could feel him watching as she checked her list of spell components she might need. Her clothes were already packed. Looking up at him now she could see the far away look he had in his eyes and the slight smirk on his face, and she knew he was thinking of their make out session earlier.
(Goddess, he taste so good, and feels great. So strong and har.MUST STOP) Willow thought to herself as she zipped her bag.
"Spike, are you all packed?" Willow asked pulling him from his thoughts.
"Yeah, Luv, I'm all set. How 'bout you?" Spike asked pulling her into his arms when she'd reached him.
"Yup, all set. I even packed all the spell components I might need and my books. I have two bags. Do you think I should pack anything else? I don't really know what to pack; Angel didn't give us much info." She babbled until Spike couldn't resist any longer and gently brushed his lips across her's before she could continue on.
"I think you have enough, Luv. How do you feel about us kissing?" He asked when he pulled back.
"I.I like kissing you, but I think we should go slowly, Spike. I'm not sure what my feelings are for you beyond a friend that I'm attracted to. Is slow okay for now?" She explained, hoping he'd be okay with it.
"Slow's fine, Willow, but does that mean I can kiss you?" He asked, brushing her hair away from her face.
"Kissing is good. I can handle kissing." Willow said pulling him down for another kiss just as there was a knock at her door,
"Bloody hell." Spike said as he let her go to answer the door.
Opening the door he saw Angel standing there holding his own bag.
"Are you guys ready?" Angel asked.
"Yeah, mate; just let us grab our bags." Spike answered walking back to Willow's bed room.
"Red, Luv, time to go. The poof's waiting." Spike said hefting one of her bags, while Willow grabbed the other and followed him out.
~Part: 7~
On the road, same day.
Angel was going to kill him. Spike was driving him crazy. He didn't know what he was thinking letting Spike drive. (Oh yeah, I remember now. I wanted to talk to Willow.) He thought. Looking over at her now, he could see she was lost in her thoughts.
"So Angel, what do we know about these clients? Do we know what kind of curse we're talking about here? Who are we meeting any way?" Willow babbled as she turned to face him.
"We don't know much. Harmony made the arrangements, so I don't know. The group is called VAEP, I'm not sure what that means though." Angel answered.
"You said VAEP?" Willow asked.
"Yes, have you ever heard of it?" Angel asked curiously.
"I think so, but I just can't remember where from." She told him as Spike pulled up in front of their hotel where they all where staying and where the seminar was also being held.
"Well, folks here we are." Spike said turning off the engine.
Half an hour later..
As Angel's team knocked on the door to the private seminar Angel was apprehensive about not knowing who they were meeting.
The door opened and they were ushered in. Spike was the first to notice the sign net to the door causing him to burst out laughing.
The sign read:
Vampires
Against
Eating
People
The VAEP welcomes you.
Please NO Snacking.
~Part: 8~
A few minutes later.
The entire room turned to look at Spike. The leader of the VAEP came forward to meet the group from Wolfram and Hart.
"Hello. My name is Jason, I believe you are here to see me." Jason said to Angel and the gang.
"If you called Wolfram and Hart for help with a curse on your group, than yes we are." Angel said.
Spike was finally trying to get himself under control with some help from Willow who was trying to get him to focus on something else. Finally she just had to kiss him and they quickly became lost into each other that they weren't paying attention until Angel reached over and smacked Spike in the back of the head.
"'Oi, that hurt. What ya want?" Spike asked Angel still looking at Willow's flushed face.
"I need Willow to pay attention but you were attached to her and I couldn't get through to either of you." Angel explained as Willow blushed and smiled.
"As I was saying, all of the men in our group seem to be suffering from an impotence curse and the women seem to be suffering from boils. We don't know why, who or how but please help us." Jason explained.
"Well, the first thing we should do is compile a list of all enemies for your group as well as each individual member. Has anyone bought any magical items before or since this began? Were you all recently on say Hellmouth or another magical place? Have you all eaten anything different lately?" Willow babbled as Wesley and Fred tried to think if she'd missed anything.
"I'll need to run some medical exams on everyone suffering from the ailments and tissue, blood, and fluids samples to send back to the lab as well." Fred added.
"I will need to examine all items brought with everyone." Wesley said.
Gunn and Loren had decided to stay back in LA in order to keep the peace there so they weren't there to add comments as well. Spike was watching the other vampires in the room looking for any unusual characters and making sure no one was eyeing his Red. Looking back at Angel he added, "We'll need to interview everyone involved too, sire."
"Well, you've heard my team; do you think your group can handle this?" Angel asked Jason.
"We're a vampire self help group. I think we can handle it." One of the group shouted.
"Then we have a deal, lets get started." Angel said shaking Jason's hand.
~Part: 9~
Later that night, in Angel's room.
Jason and Angel were now discussing what the seminar is all about and how it began.
"So you began this seminar and group because of the slayer boom?" Angel asked.
"I talked to one of the new Watchers and they told me if we weren't killing then they'd leave us be. We have lesions on feeding without killing, and alternatives to people food sources. With the now multitude of slayers we have to learn to adapt." Jason explained.
"I understand your reasoning and I also understand how you could aquire some enemies. I agree with your thinking, we really must adapt. Can I ask who was this Watcher and where did you meet him?" Angel asked.
"His name was Alexander and I met him when I was Master of Toledo." He told him.
"Harris?" Angel asked.
"Yeah, why?" Jason questioned.
"Shit, he hates vampires, especially me and my childe." Angel explained.
"That is odd, why does he really hate you two?" Jason wondered out loud.
"Oh, the girl he was in love with dated both me and later my childe. He also has lost many friends and has been helping the slayer since he was sixteen. I have to admit, him giving you advice isn't something I would have expected." Angel explained wondering what Willow would say when he told her.
~Part: 10~
Same time, Spike's room.
A knock at his door brought Spike out of his bathroom. Wrapping the towel around his waist he answered his door not really expecting it to be Willow, so he was surprised when he opened his door to reveal Willow in her t-shirt and boxers.
"Hi." She said trying not to blush at how little he was wearing.
"Hello, Luv. Come on in, Pet." Spike said opening the door wider to let her in.
After changing into his sweets he came out to see what was wrong with his Red.
"Red, is something wrong?" He asked pulling her into a hug.
"I'm tired and I can't sleep, Spike." Willow said laying her head on his chest.
"Why not, Willow?" He asked running his fingers through his hair.
"The couple next door is too loud, can I sleep here? She asked in an almost whisper.
"Sure thing, Luv, do you want me to sleep on the floor?" He asked hoping she'd say no.
"No, would you hold me?" Willow asked looking up at him.
"I would love to hold you as we sleep, Willow. Do you want to go to bed now?" He asked.
"Please." She said yawning.
"Alright." Spike said as he led her to the bed.
They got in to the bed with Spikes spooned in behind her wrapping her in his arms. Soon both were fast asleep, and at peace for the first time in a long while.