Title: A Vacation to Remember
Author: claudia6913
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: W/A
Summary: Willow is in desperate need of a vacation and Angel is more then willing to help out.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, Joss and Co. do. Lucky bastards.
Distribution: NHA, SoG, redsoulmates, angelusmate, and anyone else I post to. All others just ask. All of my work is archived on my site. http://www.angelfire.com/vamp/claudia6913
Warnings: Buffy and Kate fans, you may not want to read. I do not portray these characters nicely.
Author’s Notes: I’m a little slow on this fic, I know, I’m sorry.
Feedback: yes please! ghotztstarz@yahoo.com
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Chapter 6
The next day everyone waited breathlessly for the coming of Buffy. Tension was thick in the air. Angel and Willow had explained everything that had happened the night he'd picked her up, and Willow filled in what had led up to that. Before then, o one thought Buffy would be capable of such callous behavior. No one, that is, except Cordelia.
"I always knew she was self-centered," Cordelia said. Everyone just looked at her. "What? Oh, I know I'm self-centered, so don't look at me like that."
"Well, what are you going to do if she won't allow Angel to go with you?" Wesley asked Willow.
"I don't know. We will just have to wait and see," Willow said somewhat sadly. She didn't like the fact that Buffy had put her in this position. Making her chose between what she felt as an obligation, and the man, no vampire, that she loved. It just wasn't fair. After everything she and Buffy had been through, everything Willow had done for her, this was the treatment she got.
"Don't worry Little One," Angel said, pulling her to sit in his lap because her pacing was getting a bit much. "If she does refuse to take me with the two of you I will just have to follow you down later tonight."
"Really?" Willow asked hopefully.
"Really. I can't just let you go off without me. I need to be there to make sure you are ok."
Turning in his lap, she placed a kiss on his lips and hugged him. She felt so lucky to have him in her life, only feeling slightly guilty for not having found a way to secure his soul. She silently vowed that when they got back from Sunnydale, she would redouble her efforts. 'There just has to be a way,' she thought. 'I mean if they can curse you with it, they had to get the idea from somewhere. It's only logical.'
"What are you thinking?" Angel asked.
"Oh, sorry. Just general thinking, you know," she said off-handedly.
By one o'clock in the afternoon the group had lost the tension. Assuming Buffy wasn't coming, they went about their normal routine. Wesley had taken up helping Willow look for possible spells for Angel. Cordelia, well, she was busy with her nail polish. Willow was amazed at how many different shades there were. Angel sat brooding in his office, not wanting to let his mood affect the others.
A loud screech was heard outside the building, made by a car coming to a sudden stop. Everyone looked expectantly at the door, waiting for a possible customer to come in and give them something to do. No one was expecting the smoking blanket that came crashing through the door with a yell of, "Bloody Hell!"
Angel came from his office stake in hand. "Spike."
"Yeah, that'd be me," Spike said removing the blanket once he was safe from the sun's rays.
Everyone had gotten a stake or some kind of weapon of which were readily available throughout the office. You just never knew when someone, or something, would come in. Like Spike, for example. The group was shocked further when they heard a female voice yelling at Spike for not waiting for her.
Willow and Angel looked at each other and mouthed 'Buffy'.
"Spike, what are you doing here?" Angel asked putting himself in front of everyone, just in case.
"He drove me here," Buffy said coming through the door.
"But...but, it's Spike," Willow said in disbelief.
"Well, if you had been in Sunnydale you would know why this isn't such an odd thing. But, since you're in LA, I'll give you the short version. He's neutered," Buffy said with an air of boredom.
"Oi, not neutered! Just can't bite is all," Spike said defensively. "'Sides, I'm getting paid for this."
All of Angel Investigations stood there watching the banter not knowing what to do. Stake him or not? Last they'd seen of Spike he was a little busy having hot pokers shoved through Angel's torso. So, naturally they were leery about the blonde vampire. Everyone had started talking at once, wanting to know why Spike was there, and if they could stake him. Spike was yelling at everyone that he was not there, unfortunately, to hurt anyone. Buffy stood quietly glaring at everyone before settling her stare on Willow.
"Enough!" Willow yelled to the group. Everyone shut up, surprised by her outburst. Even Spike had a look of astonishment on her face. "Look, he can't bite. We know that, now...anything else?"
Talking all at once again, they all asked their questions. Sighing loudly Willow said, "One at a time."
"You and Peaches? I thought better of you Red," Spike said with a wry grin.
"That's your burning question?" Willow asked.
"No, but it's a damn good one."
"Whatever," Willow said exasperated. "Anyone else?"
"Yeah, why shouldn't we stake the Bleached Wonder over there? Last time he was here we had a few troubles, what with the hot pokers, and trying to torture Angel," Cordelia said pointing a stake at him.
"What do you mean? When did this happen?" Buffy asked looking between Spike and Angel.
"Oh, you know when you decided to give that bloody ring to Angelus over there," Spike said offhandedly to Buffy then turned to Cordelia and said, "You won't stake me because, I'm all helpless and such. Can't defend myself against a human, bloody soldier boys saw to that," Spike said.
"Oh," Cordelia said and put the stake away. Wesley stood there motionless, taking in the scene.
"Right, now that that is over. C'mon Willow, lets go," Buffy said reaching for Willow. Angel stepped in front of her with a growl of warning to Buffy.
Placing her hands on her hips, Buffy looked up at Angel with a contemptuous glare. They stood like that for a few minutes, the tension once again thick in the air. Spike looked like a kid waiting to open presents on Christmas Day, bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. Willow decided to break up the stalemate and placed a hand on Angel's arm. He softened and turned to look at her. She gave him a look that said it was ok and turned to Buffy.
"Angel is coming with us," she said.
"No. I made that clear on the phone," Buffy said in a huff. "We don't need him, we have Spike for the vampire strength thing."
Growling again, Angel said, "I'm not coming to help, I'm coming to be with Willow."
"Well, isn't that nice," Buffy said sarcastically. "Whatever, just stay out of my way. That goes for you too Willow."
Finally coming to an understanding Angel grabbed his coat and a spare blanket. He looked at their luggage, then looked apologetically at Willow, having to leave her to carry it.
"It's ok Angel. I don't need you crispy," She said and placed a small kiss on his cheek. Smiling one more time he followed Spike out to the blacked-out DeSoto and climbed in the back seat.
Buffy threw one glance back at the members of Angel Investigations and left. Willow turned and hugged Cordelia and Wesley, telling them to be careful and give her a call at her parents house if they needed anything.
"If she gives you any trouble...," Cordelia said.
"Don't worry. I've got my big manly vampire to take care of me!" Willow said on a laugh.
"Do be careful Willow, and give us a call if you need anything," Wesley said grabbing one of the suitcases and walking out with her to the car, placing them in the trunk of the beat up vehicle.
"Bye," Willow said waving and quickly got into the backseat with Angel. They both were dreading the ride to Sunnydale. Neither one of them felt anything but animosity coming from both the occupants of the front seat.
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