FIC: Near Death 2/?, A/W, PG-15

[starlit_desires]

Be warned that Spike & Buffy, and Spuffy in general are not protrayed favourably in this part or the next part. In fact I think I am kinda mean to Spike in this part and Buffy in the next part. And be warned that there's a nasty cuss word in this one.

 

Title: Near Death 2/?

Author: Sweetness (aaronlisa@gmail.com)

Pairing: Angel/Willow

Rating: PG-15

Disclaimer: It all belongs to Joss Whedon and company.

Notes:  Set during BTVS Season Six and ATS Season Three, for sake of the fic, the Connor storyline didn’t happen on ATS. This part was written for willowschild , velvetwhip  & cornerofmadness .

 

            He was pacing the hospital lobby waiting for the doctors to come out and tell him if she was all right. Once he was told that he was going to take off into the Sunnydale night and find out what had led to Willow to such drastic extremes. He could only thank the Powers that Be that had sent Cordy the vision in time for him to save her. He hoped that he had saved her; he knew that things were still probably touch and go with her. He had no idea what she had taken or if he had gotten her to the hospital in time. He stopped pacing when he was tapped on the shoulder; he turned around and saw Cordelia standing in front of him.
“Angel, I am so glad you called me. Wesley’s making sure that the hospital has all of Willow’s personal information. I just knew something was wrong with my cousin.” Cordelia told him.
“Yeah, well you know,” Angel muttered and shrugged his shoulders, knowing full well the game that Cordy was up to.
“If you want to go back to the apartment, we’ll take care of things here and you can take care of things there.”
”Sure.”
”You have your cell phone, right? So we can call you if we get any news?”
”Yes.”
            With that Angel left the hospital intent on finding out why Willow had tried to kill herself. And he decided to start with Spike first. He knew that he’d be able to force the bleach blond to give him the information that he wanted, even if it meant pulling his status over him. And Angel also realized that getting Spike to divulge information about Buffy and the others, would probably lead to a fight, something that he knew he needed before he confronted Buffy. He was thankful for Cordelia and Wesley who would be able to stay with Willow while he hunted down the reasons. The last thing he wanted to do was make Willow feel guilty by demanding answers from her.
 
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            It didn’t take Angel that long to find Spike’s crypt, he had known that Spike was living in one of the cemeteries from something one of the Scoobies had mentioned to him when they had told him that Spike was helping them out. What he hadn’t been expecting was the scent of Buffy and sex so heavy in the air just inside of Spike’s crypt. He tried to dredge up some anger over the fact that it seemed as if Buffy was having sex with Spike but for some reason he couldn’t. All of his rage was focused on finding out what happened to Willow. He felt a twinge of compassion when he saw the poor living conditions Spike lived in. He knew that it was partly due to the chip that had been implanted in Spike’s head, but he had expected Spike to live better. He had always been able to take care of himself and Drusilla in the past. However, the compassion soon faded when Spike sauntered into the crypt reeking of Buffy with a smirk on his face.
“Well if it isn’t Peaches. What are you doing here?” Spike asked as he lit up a cigarette.
“I thought you would know the answer to that,” Angel said threateningly.
“Well if you’ve come to defend the Slayer’s honor, you should know that she willing comes to me, Spike smirked as he said it, “She comes to me and begs me to make her feel whole again.”
”And you just can’t say no, can you?” Angel asked as he stepped closer to Spike.
“No, can’t say that I do.”
”Well what if I were to say that I am not here because of what you do with Buffy?”
”Bullocks, what other reason would you be here for?” Spike asked.
            Instead of responding, Angel merely grabbed the younger vampire and threw him up against the crypt wall. He waited for Spike to turn around and face him before hitting him again. The two brawled for some time, neither really gaining the upper hand over the other. They had too many years of fighting one another to not know what moves to expect from the other. However, Angel was able to gain a slight advantage when he threw Spike out of the crypt and onto a cross-shaped headstone.
“One of the problems of living in a cemetery, I see.” Angel commented as he held the other vampire down on the cross.
“What the fuck do you want?” Spike growled as the cross burned his flesh.
“I want answers about Willow.”
“Let me up and you’ll get them.”
”Do you think I am stupid, you’ll answer them now.”

**TBC**