The Viking Hunter

By JamesChick

Chapter Seventeen

When Spike got back to the apartment he found Xander sitting on the sofa watching TV and drinking a beer. He looked around and didn't see anything broken, so he shrugged his shoulders and put the blood in the fridge and grabbed a beer for himself.

"Hey Xander?"

"Yeah Spike?"

"I'm gonna heat up some blood. You want some?"

"Oh, shit I sorta forgot about that. Naw, I've fed tonight already thanks."

"Alright."

Spike heated up a mug for himself and brought it out to the living room with his beer. He sat on the sofa next to Xander and sipped at the blood.

"You alright Xan?"

"I'm fine, Spike. Anya came to see me."

"She a vampire too then?"

"No, vengeance demon. D'Hoffryn gave her back her old job when she died. She's happy."

"And you? Are you happy?"

"Let's see, I betrayed my Sire to save my friends, I know I had to do it but it doesn't make it feel right, my girlfriend, sorry ex-girlfriend is a happy vengeance demon again, and oh yeah, I'm a walking corpse. What do you think?"

"I think, you've had enough to drink, you're brooding. One tall dark and handsome broody vampire in my life is enough thanks."

"Speaking of the broody one, where did he get to?"

"Went home. Cheerleader has his credit cards."

"He'll be broke by dawn."

"Xan, you can tell me to sod off, that it's none of my business, but I wanted to ask, how have you been feeding? I know Thor didn't know about the soul, so..."

"I didn't kill anyone. Thor was all for keeping a low profile, he had a lot of servants who were paid extremely well to feed us."

"Ah, nice that. Willing donors. Haven't had one of those in ages."

"I thought you lived for the thrill of the kill."

"Willing can be good too."

"Shit! Spike, we have to back to the estate."

"Estate?"

"Thor's, there are about a dozen minions in the cottage out back. We both know how strong they are. You up for another round of kicking ass?"

"Lead the way mate, I'm always up for a fight."

Xander and Spike drove to Thor's estate and parked the car outside the front gate. Xander led Spike around the back of the main house to the cottage. Inside there were eleven vampires sitting around in the front room. Xander called them outside to talk and as soon as the last one cleared the doorway he and Spike attacked.

The battle was long and bloody. Spike stopped fighting at one point to watch Xander take on six vampires at once, it was a thing of beauty. He was quickly pulled back into the fight when he was hit from behind. By the time they had dwindled the remaining vamps down to four, they were playing with them.

Spike hadn't realized just how strong Xander was, he was in awe of the spectacle before him, all four vampires were trying to destroy Xander and having no luck. Spike lit up a cigarette and leaned against the house to watch.

A big red-haired vamp attacked Xander and got his head torn right off his neck for his trouble, he was followed by a blonde vampire who managed to get a hold of Xander. Spike watched as Xander punched his fist into the vampires chest and pulled his heart out. He was getting extremely aroused watching Xander kill. He adjusted himself and continued to watch the fight.

"Hey Spike? I thought you wanted to fight? What's the matter old man, tired?"

"Naw pet, just enjoying the view. You're gorgeous when your covered in blood and your fangs are showing."

Xander chuckled and continued to beat on the vampire he had a hold of. The other one that was left decided to be smart and he ran. Spike caught him easily and pounded on him before staking him. He looked up right into Xander's face, yellow eyes, ridges, gleaming fangs and all. Before he had a chance to say anything Xander growled and tackled him.

Spike's first thought was that Xander was lost in the bloodlust and was going to kill him. He figured out that wasn't the case when he felt Xander's lips press down on his. He understood this alright, nothing like a good fight to get you all hot and bothered. Spike kissed back, he pulled the younger vampire closer to him and deepened the kiss.

Xander wasn't so far gone that he didn't know what he was doing, he wanted Spike and by the looks of things, and the hard cock pressing into his hip, Spike wanted him too. Xander pulled away from the blonde and Spike groaned in disappointment.

"Look pet, it happens don't freak out."

"Not freaking out Spike, want you. Just not here."

"Oh, right then. Where?"

"House, come on."

Xander pulled Spike into the main house and straight up the stairs to his room. He pulled Spike into his room and shoved him up against the closed door before attacking his lips again. Spike groaned and opened his mouth in invitation. Xander plunged his tongue into Spike's mouth while pulling the blondes clothes off. Spike returned the favour, shredding the silk shirt Xander was wearing and pulling at the fasteners of the leather pants. Xander pulled away from Spike long enough to rid himself of his boots and pants. Spike did the same.

Spike took a moment to study Xander's naked form before tackling him to the bed. Xander landed with an 'oomph' and chuckled at the blonde on top of him. Spike smiled at him before kissing him again. Hands were everywhere, lips, tongues and teeth explored the flesh of the other. Eventually the teasing became too much.

"Xan, I need you, now. How do you want to do this?"

"You do me."

"You have anything? Or do you want it rough?"

"Lube's in the drawer, hurry."

Spike grabbed the lube from the drawer and coated his cock with it. He plunged two fingers into Xander and hurriedly prepared him before slamming into him from behind. Spike and Xander both howled as Spike thrust into him. Their coupling was fierce, and animalistic. Growling, Spike pulled out and flipped Xander over before slamming into him again. Xander pulled Spike's face down and tore into his lips with his fangs. Bloody kisses were exchanged while Spike continued to pound into Xander with abandon. Xander reached for his cock and began pulling it in time to Spike's thrusts. He could tell the other man was as close as he was, he pulled Spike close and bit deep into his neck as he came all over his hand and both their chests.

Spike howled when he felt Xander's fangs rip into his flesh, he sped up his thrusts and dove for Xander's throat and bit deep as he exploded into orgasm. He pulled a mouthful of Xander's blood and swallowed. He retracted his fangs and licked the wound as it closed.

"Mmm, pet you taste absolutely wonderful."

"Thanks, not so bad yourself."

"You going to get all weird about this pet?"

"Spike, could you maybe not ask me that while your cock is still in my ass? No, I'm not gonna get all weird about this. It was my idea if you remember."

"Oh yeah, It was wasn't it. Saved me from having to seduce you."

"I didn't think vampires seduced."

"We don't. But I've never shagged a vampire with a soul before. Didn't know how to go about it."

"Come on, lets get cleaned up. I gotta pack up my things and fire the staff."

Chapter Eighteen

After a fantastic round of oral sex in the shower, Spike and Xander were dressed, packed and headed back to the apartment. Xander had let the staff go with bonuses for being terminated without notice, two of the girls, his favourites, insisted on his feeding from them before he left. They had witnessed the fight outback and knew that he would be run down and hungry. Spike watched Xander feed with anewed arousal.

"Spike, I know what your thinking, I can smell you now you know."

"Well what the fuck do you expect, I watch you bite those girls, something I haven't been able to do in far too long, and I'm expected not to want to shag you into the middle of next week?"

"Is it that different? Feeding from bags instead of people. Aside from the biting thing that is."

"Bloody right it is! Even when I can get human blood, it's stale, almost bland, never quite the right temperature no matter how long I've been practising heating it. Just you wait mate, you'll see."

"I guess I will won't I? I kind of forgot, I got used to being offered. Maybe I shouldn't have fired the staff."

"Like your mates would allow you to go around snacking on people, even if they were offering and being paid for it. Look how well the slayer took it when Captain Cardboard was whoring himself out to the locals."

"True, let's dump this stuff back at my apartment and I'll buy you a beer somewhere."

"Sounds good."

Xander and Spike dropped by the apartment before heading out to Willy's. At this time of the night in Sunnydale nothing else was open. Xander slung his arm over Spike's shoulder and pressed a kiss to his lips as they walked in the door. Every demon in the place took notice of Spike's new companion and those that had heightened senses new exactly how close the two men were.

Spike wondered if Xander knew what he was doing, kissing him in public in front of a bar full of demons. His chipped status and working with the slayer had done serious harm to his reputation and any demon looking to make a name for himself would try and stake him. Whole groups of them sometimes. Xander's casual embrace was a public display of ownership in demon circles, whether the boy knew exactly what he was projecting, he wasn't sure. The combined smell of the two of them, the bite marks and now the public display of affection showed them as being a mated pair. Only a fool would go after the mate of someone as strong as Xander.

Spike grinned and sat himself at the bar. He could do far worse than having Xander Harris for a mate. He was shaping up to be one hell of a vampire. He fought well, shagged like a demon, which he was, and had quite a bit of dosh put away. Not to mention that he was the strongest vampire in Sunnydale, all of California and possibly even the whole damn country. Most of the old ones lived in Europe and Asia. He would explain things to Xander later, maybe.

"Hey kid, you're back. Sorry about what happened tonight. Tough break."

"Yeah thanks, gimme a couple of beers."

"No problem. You want anything else, let me know."

"I'll do that."

A few beers later and Spike and Xander were headed back to his apartment for the day.

"You alright pet?"

"Yeah, a bit tired though. I could sleep for a week."

"Go on to bed then."

"You coming?"

"That an invitation luv?"

"Of course. Come on."

Xander led Spike into the bedroom and then remembered the mess he had made earlier.

"Oops. Watch out for the mess. Had a bit of a temper tantrum earlier."

"I expected to see worse when I got back from Rupert's."

"Anya stopped me before I got any further. I'll clean it up tomorrow."

"Right. Into bed then. I'll close the curtains."

"Spike?"

"Yes pet?"

"Are we...?I mean, do you...? What the hell is going on between us?"

"Well, if you ask any of the demons that were at Willy's earlier, they'd say we were mated."

"Mated?"

"Yeah, mated. A couple, a very serious, completely monogamous, fight to the death for each other, couple."

"So what your telling me is that in vampire terms, we're married?"

"About sums it up luv."

"How'd that happen?"

Spike undressed and climbed into bed beside Xander and put his arms around him. Xander snuggled into Spikes chest and sighed in contentment.

"You pretty much announced it to the room when we walked in. We reeked of sex, we're sporting each others fang marks, and you kissed me. On top of all that pet, and I'm sorry to bring this up, you betrayed your own Sire for me. It leads some people to think you love me."

"Oh."

"That's it? Just oh? No freaking out then? No demands for a divorce?"

"No. Just oh. Not the way I pictured us becoming a couple, but it'll do."

"So, yer not disowning me then? Not ashamed to have a dysfunctional vampire for a mate?"

"No. Spike, the fact that you've survived this long with that chip in your head is a testament to your strength. I doubt any other vampire would have lasted this long. It sorta makes me proud of you, as I stated in my letters Spike, I understand you a lot better now. And for the record, I'm sorry I was such an ass to you."

"Thanks Xan. Not just for the apology, but for making something good come out of a horrible situation. I never thought about it like that. I always saw the chip as making me weak, not proving my strength."

"You're welcome. But if anyone asks about our marriage, you're the wife!"

"Oi! I seem to remember that it was you who had my cock in his arse! Why do I have to be the wife?"

"Because I said so, and because in about two minutes my cock is gonna be in your ass. So there!"

"Well when you put it that way. Get on with it then."

Xander attacked his new found mate, it was their wedding night after all. He plundered his mouth with abandon, kissing, licking and biting at Spike's silken lips. Spike moaned in appreciation and thrust up toward Xander.

Xander covered the smaller vampires body with his own and thrust his hardness against Spike's. They groaned and started a rhythm, rocking their hips together. Xander reached into the bed side table drawer and drew out a bottle of lubricant. He coated two fingers in it and then thrust them both into his lovers ass. Spike howled and Xander stopped.

"Spike? Are you okay?"

"M'fine luv, just haven't done this in a very long time. Almost a century to be exact."

"You want me to stop?"

"Bloody hell no! Don't you even think about it!"

"Okay, I'll try to be a little more careful though."

"That'd be nice this time, later you can be a rough as you like."

Xander set back to work gently preparing Spike to take him in without pain. He wanted to make it good for him. By the time he had worked four fingers into him, stroking his prostrate on every thrust, the blond was panting and snarling. Xander pulled his fingers out carefully and Spike whimpered at the loss as Xander applied a generous amount of lube to his swollen shaft. He hooked Spike's legs over his shoulders and eased himself forward.

Spike groaned in pleasure as Xander's cock stretched and filled him. He hadn't been taken by a man since Angelus got his soul, the first time. And Xander was nothing like Angelus. This was good, no pain, no blood, no being used as merely a way to get your rocks off. No, Xander was making him feel good. Very good in fact.

Xander leaned down and captured Spikes lips with his own. He was holding on to his human features still, he wanted Spike to know how he felt about him. That this was about him wanting Spike, not just the demon wanting to get laid. He levered his weight onto one arm and took Spike's cock into his free hand, stroking it in time to his thrusts.

Spike looked up into Xander's chocolate brown eyes and saw his future. This man wanted him, felt something for him even. It was too soon for Xander to love him, but he saw the possibility of it in those eyes, it was more than he had expected. He hadn't denied the claim he'd unknowingly made, he had in fact embraced it. And now, now he was barely holding back from shifting to his demons face, just to prove that it was Xander that was making love to him, not his demon.

"God Xan, so good. Don't hold back pet, let it go."

"Don't want to Spike. Want you to know it's me."

"I do luv. I know, Let it go, I have."

Xander looked at Spike and realized that his lover was already in game face and he let himself go. He sped up his thrusts while stroking Spikes cock. He lunged forward and buried his fangs in Spikes throat as he came. Spike twisted his head to get a better angle and bit into Xander as he came as well.

The two vampires were drifting off to sleep as the sun rose. Suddenly Xander sat up with a groan.

"Xander? What's wrong?"

"Angel's my father in law! God this sucks!"

"Yup, but if you think that's bad just wait 'till we tell the Scoobies the good news."

"Oh fuck! Buffy's going to kill you, or me, possibly both of us."

"Well we could always go stay with Angel for a while, you can call him Dad, it'll be fun."

"That would be kinda fun now that he can't kick my ass."

"Go to sleep luv, it's morning. Time for all good vampires to be asleep. We'll sort your friends out when we wake up."

"Kay, night Spike."

"Goodnight luv."

Chapter Nineteen

Spike was woken the next afternoon to the sound of the phone ringing in his ear.He reached over and grabbed the reciever before it woke Xander.

"George and Martha Harris's. Martha speaking."

"Er, ah, Spike?"

"Yes watcher?"

"Why...why did you answer the phone that way?"

"Your a smart one, figure it out. Look it's the middle of the bleedin day and we were sleeping. What do you want?"

"Well, I wanted to talk to Xander, but seeing as he's sleeping I'll talk to you. There was a problem last night concerning some vampires over in the westhills area. Buffy would like some back up when she goes on patrol tonight, do you think Xander will be up for it?"

"Oi! What so now that one of the Scooby club has been vamped I'm no longer needed? Is that it?"

"No. I just assumed that you would go. I was merely concerned as to whether Xander would be up to accompanying the two of you."

"Oh, right then. We'll be by after sunset. Make sure
you have blood eh? You got two leaches now."

Spike hung up the phone and rolled over to find Xander watching him with ammusement.

"Why didn't you tell him that it was us last night?"

"Cause I'm evil, where would the fun be in that?"

"Of course, how silly of me. But now we'll be stuck following Buffy all over town tonight on a wild goose chase."

"Hmm, we'll tell them when we get there then."

"Okay. Spike?"

"Yeah Xan?"

"Leaches?"

"Well yeah, the blood, and the sucking."

"Sucking. Sounds like a plan."

Xander rolled ontop of Spike and started sucking on his bottom lip. Spike opened his mouth and Xander slipped his tongue inside. Spike pulled Xander as close to him as he could and trailed his hands down his lovers back. He grabbed Xander's ass and pulled him down as he thrust up against him. Xander groaned but would not be detoured from his plan. He broke the kiss and licked and nibbled his way down Spike's pale satin-skinned chest to his throbbing erection.

Spike panted in anticipation as Xander hover his mouth mere inches from his cock. Just when Spike was about to yell, scream, BEG, for Xander to touch him, Xander lowered his head and licked the length of his shaft. Spike howled, Xander chuckled at him and took the head of Spike's cock in his mouth and sucked hard.

"Fuck! Xander!"

"Spike, problem?"

"No. Just, want to taste you too, luv. Swing around eh?"

Xander and Spike repositioned themselves so they were lying on their sides, each at groin level with the other. As soon as they were in position Xander went to work on Spike. Spike didn't waste any time teasing Xander, engulfing his cock straight away. Xander moaned in pleasure with Spike's cock deep in his throat. The vibrations caused Spike to moan as well. It didn't take long for either man to cum after that.

Spike and Xander curled around each other emitting low growly noises that sounded suspiciously like purring. Xander chuckled and Spike looked at him quizzically.

"What's funny pet?"

"Just didn't realize I could purr. Or that you could for that matter."

"Oi! Ancient vampire secret mate. Not something we talk about. 'Sides, we only do it when we're content."

"Mmm, that I am."

"Go back to sleep pet, still have a couple of hours before the sun goes down."

"Okay, 'night Martha."

"Shut up whelp!"

Later that day, just after sunset Spike and Xander walked into the Magic Box for a meeting with the Scoobies. No one took much notice of how close Xander and Spike sat to each other, or that they talked to each other in low voices. No one that is except Giles. But he had a sneaking suspicion about what was going on, Martha indeed!

Xander explained that there was no need to patrol westhills as it was him and Spike that were cuasing the disturbance last night, clearing out Thor's minions. Buffy was upset that they didn't ask her to help. Xander and Spike exchanged a smile, remembering what the fighting had led to. Buffy would have been more upset if she had been there.

No one was saying much about Xander's new status of being undead. It was almost like nothing had changed, even the Scoobies could be guilty of Sunnydale syndrome - see only what you want to see - when it concerned one of their own. Spike whispered something to Xander, he nodded, and Spike left the room. When he came back a few minutes later he was carrying two mugs. Xander took his and sniffed at. He looked up at Spike and made an 'eeww' face. Spike grinned at him and gave him his 'I told you so' look. Xander took a sip of the blood and almost spit it out.

"Gah! How the hell do you drink this shit?!?"

"Told you pet, it's different."

"Different? Try awful! What is it? It's not human."

"Pigs blood pet, the good stuff is in your fridge."

"And you've been living on this shit for years? God, I'm so sorry Spike. If I had any idea..."

"Well you didn't. How could you? I'm used to it now, don't like it, but I'm used to it."

"I don't think I'll ever get used to it."

The others watched the two vampires discuss the quality of the blood in their mugs, no one wanted to think about how Xander had been feeding. Finally Willow asked the question everyone was thinking.

"Xander? How have you been eating?"

Spike and Xander exchanged another look. They knew that sooner or later this would come up. At least he hadn't had to kill anyone to keep his cover.

"I din't kill anyone if that's what your asking. But I did feed from humans."

"Oh. Um, how did you do that without killing them?"

"Wills, Vampires don't have to kill to feed. Fledges probably do, but I'm stronger than that. Spike wouldn't have to kill to feed either. He's old enough to control it."

"Okay. But who? I mean you weren't just running around biting random people. Were you?"

Spike and Xander both laughed at the image that brought forth. Xander, in game face, running around town biting people. It was funny to them, but appearantly not to the rest of the group.

"Sorry, mental picture. No I wasn't biting random people. Thor had alot of servants who were well paid to provide meals for us. No killing, no biting the townsfolk. Okay?"

"Oh my God! You mean to tell me that there were people who knew what you guys were and willingly let you feed off them?!"

"Buffy, it has been well documented by the council that this sort of thing is quite common among the old ones. Vampires have kept humans in their employ for emergency donors, or even as a steady diet for centuries. I for one am quite happy that Xander was so fortunate as to not have to hunt for sustanence."

"But Giles. It's just so...eeewww!"

"Your soldier boy didn't find it so 'eeewww' now did he?"

As soon as the words left Spike's mouth, all hell broke loose. Buffy grabbed a stake and charged Spike intent on dusting him once and for all. She never even got close. Xander had moved so quickly no one but Spike saw him. The next thing Buffy knew her stake had been knocked from her hand and Spike had been pulled behind Xander. Xander himself was in full game face and growling. Giles rolled his eyes and sighed in defeat. He looked at Spike, who was smiling in satisfaction.

"Martha?"

"Yup, that's me!"

Xander shook off his game face and turned to Spike and kissed him. Buffy sat on the floor in shock, Giles shook his head and wandered off in search of the bottle of scotch he kept hidden in the shop, and Willow and Tara shared a knowing look.

"Are you okay?"

"Fine pet. Thanks."

"Martha?"

"You said I had to be the wife. M'just playing my
part."

Xander smiled and kissed Spike again. Willow and Tara snuck out of the room to give the two men some privacy. Buffy still sat on the floor in shock. Spike broke the kiss and looked down at Buffy. He turned to Xander.

"I think we broke the slayer pet."

"Yeah, looks like. You think Angel will take the news this well?"

"Only one way to know for sure."

"Road trip!"

The two vampires smiled at each other. Spike was happier than he had been in a very long time. So was Xander. For the first time in his short existance, Xander was looking forward to the future. Now all he had to do was get all of Thor's bank accounts and properties converted into his name. It was a fair payment for having to survive on pigs blood!

"Hey Willow! Got your laptop here?"

~Fin~