Hero: Both
by rockangelz25
“Hello, love,” said Spike later that night.

“Spike,” she said, still thinking about what she had said to Angel.

“Think I have something you might want to know. ‘Bout the two staying in your house last night. The Maria chit; and Nibu.”

“What about them?” She didn’t really care. She just didn’t have the strength to do anything else….

“Vampire hunters, love.”

“What?” She sat up, alert suddenly.

“Vampire hunters. Don’t know why the poof would want them; that being the case, but they are. Nibu especially. Turns out that Acmolo was near a hellmouth for a while; finally got closed about a year back. It was them that did it, and a few other friends of theirs.”

“How’d they close the hellmouth?”

“Damned if I know, love.”

“You are damned,” she said in a lower voice.

“Damned all over again, then. But this Nibu; he’s bad news. He’ll kill almost any vampire he comes across; apparently it’s some kind of a vengeance gig for him. The lass is in it for the thrill, and their friends—it’s like a gang; and I’m bloody surprised that none of them have gotten killed off yet.”

“Vengeance gig? Why?”

“His brother died a few years ago. Neck wound, the demons say. You know what it means, pet. He figures that he’ll get the one that killed his brother—and in the process save lots more lives, his own included. Not a bad bargain. Of course, this makes me nervous.”

“It’s…. No, I’m sure it isn’t so bad. Maybe he knows.”

“Knows what? My chip; or your Angel’s soul?”

“Both,” said Buffy absently. She didn’t seem to realize what she had said. Spike, however, did. His eyes widened momentarily, and he slid an arm around her. She snuggled into it before realizing what she was doing. She suddenly pulled out and made a move to run away.

Spike's eyes followed her.

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