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Monday, April 18th, 2005 07:08 pm
Square Nineteen:


Something was...bumping. Thumping? *Rapping at my chamber door? No, no...* Wesley stood up and hissed, back stiff and legs half asleep. He moved stiffly to open it and was confronted by a wall of wrinkled black plastic.

"Open the bloody door, Wes!" Spike's voice, from somewhere behind the wall and Wesley stepped back, pulling the door wide. The plastic heaved forward - stuck for a moment - and then burst inward, shredding itself on the jamb. Wesley jumped back but it was too late - a shower of pillows pelted him and he grabbed at them, trying to save them from hitting the floor.

"God damn-it! Fuck - sorry, Wes," Spike stood in the doorway, more bulging garbage-bags in his arms and the shreds of at least two hanging from his fingers.

"Just why are you assaulting me with pillows, Spike?" he asked, and Spike pushed forward, shredding another bag and kicking pillows out of the way.

"Brought the Nest down, didn't we? You don't have a Nest, love."




The graceful arabesque of rich, reddish ink that curled around the empty socket of Xander's face still looked a bit sore, and Wesley traced the line that curved down onto Xander's cheekbone - watched the younger man shiver under his touch. "Stunning. But are you certain -?" Wesley realized Xander was staring at him and flushed. "Yes, of course you're certain. I'm sorry."

"Kinda permanent." Xander said.




"Sodding visions...need to find a way out of that for Wes. He can't be doing this forever."

"The job does have a higher turnover rate than the Doublemeat Palace. And we know what that meant."




Spike gunned the motorcycle's engine - blasted away from the light and down the street, grinning. Hearing the appreciative yells from other cruisers, admiring his custom bike. Or maybe admiring the luscious human draped over his back like a second skin. Either was good. Xander's arms tightened around his ribs and Spike went a little faster, whipping around a corner and take deep breaths of the rain-washed air. Heading downtown - going to find a nest of vamps. Going to kick a little ass and not worry about the policy of it, or the politics, or if it was right. Just doing it, for the sheer thrill of the dance. And for Wes, of course.




"Huh," Spike said, and then he was moving, leather and spiky-haired blur and two vamps were bowled over backwards, one crashing into a wall, the other going down hard on his tailbone. Xander thought he might have heard a crack.

"You didn't like my pre-slay quippage?"

"Slayer's had better, love. You need more practice."

"It's not like my life is overrun with vamp stakeage." Xander paused, straddling tailbone vamp and looking up at Spike. "Well - not this kind of vamp stakeage."

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me!" Tailbone vamp yelped.




"Spike, why didn't you tell me someone was coming by? This house isn't fit for pigs, let alone guests." Wesley gestured and Spike looked around at scattered clothes, shredded plastic bags, boxes, books, papers, take-out leftovers and the overspill of pillows from the Nest. He shrugged and tapped out a cigarette.

"Carl won't care, love - he's a man."




"And this is my mother in law, Mariposa Villarreal."




"The - d-door is - open - oh god - Xander -" Wesley stammered, giving up and giving in and letting the change come - moaning as Spike immediately caressed his scalp - ran cool hands over his back, nudging the spines and sending shivers through him. "S-sspike, the do-or..."


Complete Square coming April 25th!


ETA: Yes, i gave in to the Pout of [livejournal.com profile] txrabbit yet again. Ficlet in comments! The first two are here and here. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 12:17 am (UTC)
*bounce* Look! Pretties! Loverly! I can't wait!

Hey! Where's my stop-pouting bribe?

*pouts harder*
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 03:06 am (UTC)
Oh! More!

Thank you, ... *grins* I refrained again. I deserve so much for my restraint today!

Gorgeous love! *smootch*
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 03:38 am (UTC)
*feeling the need to find something to pout about*
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 04:56 am (UTC)
Hot! Wow. Very nice. And hot. I like these tide-me-over bits. :-) Now I've gotta go read the teasers though. ::sigh:: :-)
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 05:34 am (UTC)
Whee! More bribe!fic! So hot and...rowr!

And I love the idea of Spike announcing to Xander that they have to take the Nest to Wesley's with them. *g*
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 11:53 am (UTC)
Damn, that was hot!
You're good with bribes!
Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 04:50 pm (UTC)
sooooooooo goood

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