Title: Born again 7-9/?
Author: Spikewil
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Pairing: X/A, W/G, C/Giles
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Spike has been given a reward; to live a new life. Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, but Joss Whedon does. I just like to play with them.
Url: http://home.wanadoo.nl/spikewil
Many thanks to Spiked_by_James and Queensereya for betaing my story.A/N 1: Story is based on a challenge from CJ. Details see first chapter.
A/N 2: I twisted the end a little of the episode where Holtz took Connor through the portal a little.
Chapter 7
****6 p.m.****
"Angel, why are you stopping? I thought we were going out to a restaurant or a theatre. This is a men's clothing shop!" Xander asked curiously.
Angel had been silent during the entire drive; he wanted to surprise Xander even though the dinner might become slightly emotional. He stepped out of the car and walked around to guide Xander out of the car and into the shop.
The shop owner recognized Angel immediately and approached them. "Sir, the suit is ready!"
"Xander, go to that dressing room and put on the suit that hangs in there," Angel instructed.
Xander didn't argue and did as told. After dressing the suit that Angel had picked out for him, he looked at the mirror and could barely recognize himself.
"Xander, are you done dressing?" Angel called out.
Xander straightened himself and walked out of the dressing room with his other clothes in the bag. He smirked when Angel stared lustfully at him. The young man was dressed in a dark blue suit with a red silk shirt, which made him look confident of himself, someone who knew what he wanted.
"Wow! Xander, you're gorgeous!" Angel stated huskily.
Without any further comments, Angel proudly took Xander's hand, nodded at the shop owner and together they walked out of the shop back to the car.
After a 15-minute drive, Angel manoeuvred the car to the restaurant's private parking. He waited patiently for Xander to step out of the car and guided his lover into the small restaurant.
*****
Angel showed his lover their table. It was seated privately in the corner on purpose. They sat down and ordered something to drink.
"Xander, I want to tell you something that is very painful to me," Angel started his story.
Xander focused on Angel, realizing the vampire was about to tell him something about his son.
"When you first arrived, I had just lost my son, Connor," Angel began his story. "Connor was my son and Darla's. Don't ask me how, it just happened. She showed up when she was 8 months pregnant. She expected us to help her. I couldn't say no to her, so I did. I was surprised when the others did as well."
"Angel, take your time. Don't rush it," Xander said softly, bringing his chair closer to his lover, whose voice was starting to waver.
Angel smiled a little and continued his story. "Holtz became an enemy of mine when Angelus and Darla killed his family and turned his daughter. He wanted payback and contracted a demon that could change time. The demon created a prophecy that my child was going to be the Destroyer and that the father would kill the son."
Angel stopped and took a sip of his water before he continued. "Holtz was chasing us, trying to kill Darla and me. Her contractions came when we tried to run. She couldn't go any farther..." Angel felt a lump in his throat and was on the verge of tears when the waiter came to their table to bring them their food. Angel welcomed the interruption and drank some wine to compose himself before continuing his tale.
Xander took his glass of red wine and smiled when Angel widened his eyes in surprise, realising that he was drinking blood instead of wine. "How?" Angel asked shocked.
"I know this restaurant, Angel. I helped out the owner and explained him a few things about the A.I. team while you and the others were slaying demons in front of his restaurant. This is his way of saying thank you for saving his life and business," Xander answered and leaned forward a give Angel a small peck on the lips. "Continue your story, Angel."
Angel took a shaky breath. "Darla staked herself in order to save our child. He was so small and he was crying. He only stopped when I held him in my arms. Holtz stood behind me and he just looked at me. He let me leave with Connor...I really thought he was showing some mercy for the child, but he wasn't," Angel couldn't stop the tears from falling at this point.
"We had so little time with Connor. Cordelia and I bought several things like the crib and the closets William is now using and we became a small family. One day he couldn't stop crying and I tried to distract him by making funny faces, but it didn't work. At least, not until I showed him my gameface, he became quiet and he looked at me curiously. I fell in love with my son that very instant," Angel cried softly.
Xander wanted to touch his lover, but he knew Angel wouldn't continue if he took his lover in his arms. Instead, he squeezed Angel's hand and gave the back of the hand small kisses.
Neither Angel nor Xander realized the entire restaurant had become quiet at the sight of such a loving gesture between the two handsome men. Although discreetly seated at the back of the restaurant, their love was obvious to all people present.
"But Wesley found the prophecy and kidnapped Connor, saying he wanted to let another couple adopt him. Before he could do that, his throat was slit open by Justine, Holtz's helper. It took a while before he was found and taken to the hospital."
"I visited Wesley in the hospital, but I could only feel hatred towards him. He had stolen my son. So when I got alone with him, I tried to kill him. I was stopped by the hospital personnel who came in and saved him," Angel looked up when he heard a gasp.
Xander hadn't been able to refrain himself from reacting to what Angel was telling him. He was finding it hard to believe that Angel would have tried to kill the shy ex-Watcher. He would have expected that from Angelus, not his souled counterpart. "Go on!", Xander urged, eager to hear the rest.
"We found out that Justine had brought Connor to Holtz and that he had contacted the demon again. The demon had contacted Wolfram & Hart in turn. So by the time I arrived on the spot, everyone was there. I was alone and couldn't do anything but watch these people trying to take my son away. I couldn't let that happen, so I interfered with the spell. It killed Holtz and my son, whom he was holding in his arms."
Angel was now crying and holding Xander tightly. Xander held his lover comfortingly against his broad chest and kissed his hair repeatedly. When he looked up, he could see most people were looking at them.
Xander didn't question Angel about certain details. Instead, he called a waiter and tried to pay for the meal only to be told payment had already been taken care of. Gently, he made Angel stand up and walked them back to the car. He placed Angel in the passenger' seat while he sat on the driver' seat. He drove them to a special place he had discovered some time ago. The first time he had been there, he couldn't believe L.A. had a real forest. It even had a small clearing with a lake in the middle.
*****
Angel let himself be walked towards the clearing. He was surprised to see Xander heading towards a tree and dig up a blanket for them to sit on. He looked at Xander questioningly.
"I was planning on bringing you and William with me to this clearing, so I had placed several items here for us," Xander answered the silent question. Xander undid his suit jacket and then turned to undo Angel's.
Angel watched with interest Xander's movements with interest, relieved to see the young man had decided to continue their night together despite his earlier revelations. His eyes widened when he realized Xander was undressing himself completely. "Xander?"
"Shhh!" Xander placed his finger on Angel's lips to hush him. He pulled Angel up and undressed his lover. He touched his lover's nipples before taking Angel's hand and leading them to the centre of the lake.
Xander kissed Angel gently, waiting for Angel to open his lips. The moment the vampire surrendered to his gentle assault, Xander slipped his tongue inside and traced Angel's teeth and palate. His hands slipped from the vampire's broad shoulders to his strong arms. Stroking Angel's skin lightly, his hands moved towards his nipples. He pinched them to hardness and laughed softly when he heard Angel purring.
By the way Xander was touching him, Angel felt like he was all that mattered to the young man. He raised his arms to touch Xander's shoulders, stroking them, moving downwards until he reached his lover's flat stomach. Construction work had been kind to Xander, he had developed a nicely muscled body that Angel loved to caress. He dipped his finger gently into his lover's bellybutton.
Xander kissed Angel deeply, pushing the vampire backwards towards the edge of the lake. He made Angel lie down on the ground before kissing those cool luscious lips again. He trailed his kisses from Angel's neck to the jugular. He sucked on a patch of skin till it turned red before continuing his journey towards Angel's nipples. He sucked and licked them until they were hard pebbles. His hands stroked the skin below his navel and received the moan he was waiting for. He had found out during their first lovemaking that Angel was very sensitive on that spot. Every night Xander explored his lover further hoping to find more pleasure spots he could touch. Unfortunately William had made sure they hadn't touched each other for quite some time.
Angel moaned at the feeling of Xander stroking his bellybutton and he growled when his cock was taken in Xander's hand and pumped slowly. He wanted to give Xander as much pleasure as he was getting, so he placed his hands on his lover's shoulders only to be stopped by a firm grip.
Xander wanted to let Angel feel what it was to feel loved. The vampire had made him feel that way since the first week that they got together. Xander knew Angel had never bottomed before and decided the vampire needed to learn what it was like to be taken. He wanted to return that feeling, but he wanted Angel stretched out for him, so he took Angel's hands and placed them above his head. "Stay! Don't move your hands!" Xander instructed.
Angel shivered at the order, nodded his head and watched dazedly Xander making love to him. The young man sank down between the vampire's legs and spread his legs open, which would have made Angel blush if he were human. He had always been the one who topped, never the bottom.
Xander kissed Angel's cock head and felt the vampire arch his back in delight while his right hand trailed down to cup the heavy balls. Xander took the tip of Angel's cock in his mouth and gently sucked on it.
"Aaaahh! Harder!" Angel growled frustrated. He pushed his hips higher hoping Xander would take the hint and take his cock further inside.
Xander smiled around the cock in his mouth. He pushed up and down, his sucking increased but he stopped and pulled away when Angel was about to come.
"NOOO! Xander, please!" Angel pleaded. He wanted to come but his lover had stopped before that could happen. "Oh shit!" he called out when his lover touched his hole. He had never let anyone touch him there before. Xander had already offered to make love to him several times but he had always refused. Tonight Angel was willing to surrender to Xander's wish.
Xander circled the puckered hole of his boyfriend, using water and his precome. He hoped it would be enough. He pushed one finger slowly inside and stopped so Angel could get used to the feeling of being penetrated. He felt his lover's inner muscles squeeze his finger and he couldn't stop his groan, thinking about how tight it would feel around his cock.
Angel had stilled when a finger entered him. He squeezed his muscles experimentally and it was strange feeling the digit inside him. He howled when Xander twisted his finger and poked something inside him that made him tingle throughout his entire body. He knew he was giving pleasure when he made love to Xander, but he had no idea Xander was feeling this amount of pleasure.
Xander pushed a second finger inside and started scissoring before adding a third finger. With his other hand he coated his own cock with precome. When Xander thought Angel was prepared enough he placed his cock at the vampire's entrance and pushed inside.
Angel gasped when he felt Xander entering him. He had been able to keep his arms above his head until then. Now Xander was inside him, he couldn't be still any longer. He reached out and felt his hands being taken by Xander's. Their fingers entwined and Xander squeezed his hands gently.
Xander pushed in deeper and twisted his hips until his cock pushed against Angel's prostate with each stroke. He enjoyed Angel's growls whenever he hit the little nub.
Angel couldn't think straight anymore. His entire body thrummed with pleasure. His lover was hitting his prostate over and over again. He howled when Xander took his cock in his hand and pumped him in time with his thrusts. He arched his back tightly and came hard, shooting his semen across his and Xander's chest.
Xander's cock was squeezed tightly and he couldn't stop his orgasm as it slammed through his body and his cum filled Angel's virgin tight hole.
They snuggled until Xander's mobile phone rang. Xander reached for it and answered. He kept the mobile near his and Angel's ear so they both could listen who called them.
All they could hear was Buffy and Cordelia arguing loudly and William's babbling near the phone. Their son had found the phone again. They laughed, but stopped quickly when they realized that William wasn't sleeping yet. "Why isn't William in bed yet? It's way past his bedtime!" Angel and Xander exclaimed in unison.
They cleaned themselves and dressed again. Xander placed the blanket back in his hiding spot and turned to the car. Angel was already sitting in the passenger's seat, still feeling too high from his orgasm, which meant Xander would have to drive them home.
They arrived a few minutes before midnight at the hotel. They could hear Buffy and Cordelia, still fighting and arguing about god knows what. Dawn, Fred, Andrew and William were nowhere to be seen.
"What happened here?" Angel said, raising his voice.
Xander walked upstairs, leaving Angel to handle the two arguing women. In William's room he spotted Dawn sleeping on the couch with band-aids on her arms and head. Giles just was about to stand up. William was nowhere to be seen.
"Xander!" Giles jumped, he hadn't seen the young man entering. "You startled me!"
"Giles, what happened?" Xander asked curious and worried at the same time. "Where is William?"
"Fred took him to her room," Giles answered.
Xander quickly walked towards Fred's room. He heard soft voices coming from the room. He knocked and entered when he heard Fred telling him to come in.
"Xander? How was your evening?" Andrew asked interested. Fred had told him how Angel and Xander had gotten together.
Xander was surprised to see Andrew in Fred's room. He looked questioningly at Fred, who was blushing furiously. He smirked and finally spotted William asleep with his diaper butt in the air in the middle of Fred's bed. Xander walked towards him and gently picked up his son. "Why don't you both go downstairs? Angel and I have some questions we would like to have answered. But first I will take this little one to bed."
The young father walked back to William's room, placed him in his crib and covered him with a blanket. He gave William a kiss before walking towards Dawn. He covered her with a blanket and closed the door.
Giles was waiting for him and together they walked downstairs to see the rest of the team had already arrived. Cordelia walked straight to Giles who immediately took his girlfriend in his arms.
Angel walked towards Xander and embraced him. "Did you find William? Was he alright? Where is he now?" Angel fired the questions at his lover.
"William is fine, he's fast asleep in his crib. Dawn has scratches on her arms and head, but is asleep in William's room," Xander whispered in his lover's ear.
Angel let go and stood behind Xander before demanding some answers. "Please explain what happened to Dawn! And why was our son awake and playing with the phone so late tonight?" Angel ordered.
"Dawn was pushed down the stairs by Buffy!" Cordelia sneered.
"No, Dawn and I were just fooling around. She pushed me and I pushed her back and she fell," Buffy said tearfully. "But Cordelia doesn't want to accept any other explanation. You could have asked her if she hadn't lost consciousness."
Cordelia was feeling uncomfortable. She had been too quick to judge again. But seeing Dawn falling down the stairs had scared her. Worried about the younger girl, bleeding and lying unconscious on the floor, she had lashed out on Buffy.
"I think Cordelia knows she was wrong to argue about this, don't you sweetheart," Giles nudged his girlfriend.
"Yes, I do. I'm sorry, Buffy! I was just concerned about Dawn," Cordelia whispered.
Buffy was staring in shock at Cordelia. "You've just apologized! What happened to Queen C?"
"Giles happened. Ever since they're a couple she mellowed," Wesley answered cheekily which earned him a slap on the head by Cordelia.
But Cordelia smiled. As long as she had her family, she could take the jokes even the bad ones Xander made.
"And their arguing kept William awake. I didn't see the problem about him playing with the phone. I had hoped he would go to sleep if he were too tired to play, so Andrew and I took him upstairs where it was quieter," Fred softly answered Angel's second question.
Xander and Angel were listening to the story and were glad they had been away from all this mess. They had had a wonderful night off, their love had been reaffirmed by tonight's events. Angel had revealed his pain about the loss of his child, Xander had shown him how much he was loved.
Although Angel's painful memories about Connor had been difficult, Xander felt their relationship was stronger now. Their love was based on trust, not even painful secrets and inner demons could destroy it.
Xander understood now why sometimes his friends smiled sadly at William, they were still grieving Connor's death, even Wesley. Xander decided he would change that and he already had a surprise for the AI team in mind. They would have to face their love and grief for Angel's child. Connor was still a member of this family and Xander wanted to keep it that way.
Chapter 8
***The lobby - 9 a.m.****
"Xander, did it have to be this early? Is something wrong?" Cordelia asked yawning.
"No Cordy, I needed to talk to you all before the day started to get hectic, I've got something important to say to you," Xander answered.
Yesterday night the LA and Sunnydale gang had gone to bed around midnight. After all the commotion about Dawn's fall, they had decided it was best to call it an early night. Ten minutes ago, Xander had been knocking on their doors, waking up Wesley, Gunn, Cordelia and Fred and telling them to go to the lobby because of something related to William's party. He had also asked Giles and Andrew to be present.
The young man hadn't quite understood why Xander was including him in what was obviously an A.I. matter but agreed to meet the others downstairs. It would be a good opportunity to spend more time with the beautiful Fred.
Angel walked downstairs with a sleepy William on his arm. The boy was still trying to wake up. Angel had no idea why his lover had asked them to get up so early but he could never refuse the boy anything.
"Good morning, sweetheart!" Xander greeted his lover. He stepped forward and gave the blushing vampire a deep kiss.
"Papa," William mumbled when he heard his father's voice.
"Angel, did you hear? He said papa instead of dada!" Xander exclaimed proudly while he took his son in his arms.
William giggled, now wide-awake. His daddy spun him around in the air and made William laugh even harder.
"Mama," William said while reaching for Angel.
Angel took his son and held the boy to his chest while Xander took five presents from the drawer in the corner and sat in the lobby. He gestured for his friends to sit down.
"Angel, Cordelia, Fred, Gunn and Wesley," Xander started. "These five presents are meant for all of you. I will give one to Wesley, Angel, Fred, Gunn and Cordelia," Xander continued while giving them the gifts. He waited patiently for them to open the presents. It had taken him a few moments to find them, but Willow had helped him. He had asked her to take photos of the others the previous day.
"Cordelia, why don't you start?" Wesley suggested calmly, while fidgeting with the present.
Cordelia nodded her head and leaned against Giles' chest. She carefully opened the gift and gasped. Xander had framed a photo of her and Connor. "How did you...? Why did you...?" she asked in shock.
"Angel has told me the story about Connor. I don't want the boy gone from this family. He will always be a part of it, a part of you," Xander explained.
Giles couldn't be more proud of Xander than he was now. He knew the boy thought family was important to have and to remember. "Xander, I'm very proud to have you as my son," Giles stated and smiled when Xander blushed.
"Your son?" Xander asked curiously. He never knew the man saw him like that.
"Yes, you're my son the moment since you started helping Buffy. It just wasn't easy for me to say that back then. But I couldn't be more proud of you than I am today," Giles responded.
Xander blushed but looked proudly at his new father, knowing he had understood his intentions with the gifts.
Gunn was next and the hunter opened his gift carefully. He had a feeling what the present might be after Cordelia opened hers. He couldn't stop his gasp when he saw the photo of him and Connor with Wesley on the background looking at him. "Wow! How did you find the photos?" he asked.
"I called Lorne early this morning while all of you were still asleep. He had kept all the photos taken from Connor and all of you," Xander answered.
Wesley opened the gift and saw the only photo that had ever been taken of him and Connor in a beautiful frame. He tried to fight back his tears but lost the battle and cried. Gunn hugged him tightly. They all knew Wesley still felt guilty for believing the fake prophecy and hurting the rest of the team by kidnapping Connor.
Andrew wanted to give Fred some comfort before she opened her gift and embraced her. He felt her snuggling against him and smiled dreamingly.
Fred shyly opened her present. She wasn't used to get this kind of attention. Andrew was sitting beside her and was holding her in case she needed it. She smiled sadly at the photo of her and Connor. The baby boy was suckling his thumb while Fred watched him. The young man held Fred tightly when she traced Connor's face with her finger. She placed her head on Andrew's shoulder and cried softly, her noises muffled by Andrew's shirt.
Angel was last to open his gift. He was still in a state of shock and awe at his lover's thoughtful gesture. He suspected his gift would be a photo of Connor, alone or with the rest of the gang since he wouldn't appear on film. With a pang in his heart for being once again reminded of his immortal condition, Angel unwrapped the present with William's help. As soon as he looked at the framed photo, Angel let out a sob and started to cry, hugging his son and letting the tears fall into William's hair.
"Xander, how did you do this? I don't understand," Angel cried.
"Just because you can't appear in photos doesn't mean that I have to give up. Did you know Willow could do magic long distance? I wanted to give you something special, so I had Willow magic a camera a week ago. I took some photos of you and William the last few days. After last night's revelations, I asked my bestest friend to copy and paste those photos with those Lorne gave me," Xander said, hugging his lover.
"Angel, show us?" Cordelia asked in a trembling voice, still emotional because of Xander's gift.
Angel turned the frame around and showed everybody the photo. Angel was sitting in the lobby with William and Connor on his knees. Below was written: 'a father with his sons'. Even though he was William's mother.
William let go of his father and gently slid onto the floor. He looked up and saw his mother hugging his daddy. He wanted to hug his mother too. William pushed himself on his knees and grabbed the edge of the couch.
Giles and Gunn were watching William while comforting their lovers. They gasped loudly when they saw William struggling to stand up.
Everyone heard the gasps and watched the boy pulling himself up. Xander and Angel watched their son standing, William smiled widely before falling down again.
Xander watched how William's bottom lip began to tremble before trying it again. He stood five times before humphing because he couldn't reach his mommy, so he settled down on the floor and crawled to his toys.
"He just stood, did you see that?" Angel said happily, tears gone.
The vampire stood up, picked up his frame and went upstairs. He came back a few minutes later empty handed. He walked towards William, sat down next to the boy and picked William up only to settle him back between his legs. Together they played building the tower again, one of William's favorite games.
"Why don't we all clean up and meet downstairs again in an hour?" Xander suggested. He knew he had shocked the A.I. team and that they needed some time to deal with their past.
Xander watched how everyone went back upstairs to their rooms. He walked towards his lover and their birthday boy. "Let's go upstairs, Angel," he instructed gently while taking his fussy son in his arms.
"William, we need to clean up. You can play with your blocks when we get back," Xander said to William, whose quivering lip disappeared when he saw who had picked him up.
Angel was still lost in thoughts about Connor, he stood up and meekly followed his lover back into their bedroom. When the door closed behind him, he let Xander guide him and William into the bathroom. The vampire watched how his lover undressed him and William before filling the tub with warm water and bubbling soap.
William squealed when he saw his daddy using his favorite soap. He turned back to look at his mummy sitting on the toilet and frowned. His mummy was crying, so he crawled to Angel, placed his hands on the vampire's knees and lifted himself up so he could look his mommy in the eyes.
Xander watched proudly how William was standing up again. He saw Angel snapping back to the present and smile when he noticed his son's new trick. The vampire reached out in time to catch William when his wobbly knees failed and he fell backwards, which earned him a grin from Angel.
William was proud of himself; he made his mommy laugh. He turned his head towards his father, still smiling and saw he was busy undressing himself.
"Angel, why don't you and William sit in the tub? I will join you in a few moments," Xander suggested. The young man stepped back into the bedroom and laid down their clothes for William's birthday party.
Angel stepped in the tub and slowly sat down. He reached for his son, standing next to the tub, and lifted him in the air. He settled the boy between his knees and together they watched Xander come back into the bathroom and step into the tub across from Angel.
Xander took Angel's hand for comfort in case the vampire needed it and smiled when William placed his small hand on top of theirs and looked at his mother.
William saw a vision next to his mother and watched someone in the mirror. " 'Liam," he said when he realized it was himself, a honey blond boy with sharp cheekbones, 8 teeth and blue eyes.
Both Xander and Angel observed how William was watching himself in the mirror and laughed. "Papa!" the boy said when Xander was seen in the mirror. "Mama!" when William saw the image of his mother.
"Mama?" Angel repeated questioningly and turned to see what William could be calling 'mama' in the mirror. The vampire gaped at his reflection before turning back to Xander, silently asking for an explanation.
"Remember the photo camera? Willow's magic was so powerful that from now on you'll show up on photos as well as appear in mirrors. The spell will never fade!" Xander said happily to Angel.
Angel smiled back and hugged his lover with their son in between. They calmly washed themselves and William before slowly stepping out of the tub. They dried themselves and the small boy, calmly arguing about the clothes they should let William dress for his birthday party.
Angel was curious to know how well the party would go. Amongst the invitations sent out for the party, he had not only invited Gunn's friends as well as the Oracles. He hadn't expected the higher beings to actually say yes to his invitation to join the party and had kept it a secret from the others, even Xander.
Xander knew he was in for trouble today, he had invited D'Hoffryn to William's party. Anya had wanted to include the demon in their family at the time of their wedding. Xander wanted to grant that wish to his former fiancée even though she wasn't there anymore. He hoped there wouldn't be too much of a commotion when D'Hoffryn showed up.
*****
As Gunn and Wesley entered their apartment, Gunn took the framed photos from his lover and placed them next to the photo of his younger sister. A small cross lay between the frames. God would protect them.
The hunter guided his lover to the bathroom and undressed his unresisting lover. The hunter had never blamed Wesley for what happened and after a period of time the others had accepted Wesley back into their group. They had rebuilt the trust in each other, but he knew the Watcher still had nightmares about the event.
Wesley couldn't to do anything but stare at the photo Xander had given him. It was the only photo that had ever been made of him and Connor. It was taken the night that Cordelia, Fred, Gunn and Angel had to fight a demon and he had been left behind to research and babysit. Instead of researching, he had been playing and cooing with Connor. He remembered the flash; Lorne had taken the photo.
Gunn stepped under the spray, taking Wesley with him. Only then did Wesley snap out of his thoughts and cry on Gunn's shoulder. They stayed like this for quite some time before they washed themselves and dressed up for William's birthday.
*****
Andrew walked Fred to her room and was about to walk back to his when he felt Fred stopping him.
"Please come in, Andrew," Fred invited.
"Are you sure?" Andrew questioned.
"Yes, I am," Fred replied before kissing him lightly on the lips.
Andrew stepped inside Fred's room and closed the door. He walked towards the beautiful woman and embraced her again.
Fred looked Andrew in the eyes and kissed him again, watching his reaction to her kiss. She was pleased to find him kissing her back and she closed her eyes, putting her arms around his neck as the kiss deepened.
The normally shy woman stopped the kiss before taking his hand and guiding him towards the bathroom. "Shower with me?" she asked while blushing.
Andrew wasn't sure he heard her correctly, but when she blushed he confirmed her question. "Yes, I would love to."
They undressed each other gently before stepping into the shower. Andrew grabbed the loofa and soap before soaping her body, tracing her curves.
Fred couldn't believe she was showering with a man she had just met. But it felt so right to do this with Andrew and the young man was so gentle with her, she knew she had made the right choice. When she decided she was clean she repeated the soaping on Andrew's body.
She explored his body and when she reached his abdomen she noticed he was enjoying it as well. He was larger than Gunn, she thought when she watched his hard cock.
Andrew pushed himself under the spray to rinse the soap, he hoped it would soften his cock a bit. The man didn't want to scare Fred and he jumped when he felt a small hand stroking his cock.
"Fred?"
"Yes?"
"Are you sure you want this?"
"I'm certain. This feels right like we're destined to each other."
"I know, I feel the same."
Fred didn't say anything more and continued stroking the hard cock in front of her.
Andrew on his turn placed his hands on Fred's small breasts. He noticed they fit perfectly in his hands and squeezed the nipples softly. He smiled when he heard her panting, pleased to find out her nipples were very sensitive. He trailed his fingertips along her body until it reached her vagina. Still watching her face, he slowly placed his fingers on her clit before moving downwards towards her entrance.
Fred was enjoying Andrew's touches and pumped the cock in her hand harder. She smiled evilly when he jumped slightly and his hips started pushing forward. She gasped when one of his fingers entered her vagina.
Andrew wanted to go slow, but they didn't have much time. He took her clit between two fingers and put his other hand on her right breast.
Fred pumped the cock more tightly into her fist. She felt proud when Andrew screamed her name when he orgasmed, his semen spraying her hand and stomach before the spray washed it away.
Andrew felt himself coming and squeezed her clit. He smiled when he heard her shouting his name when she came.
They sagged against each other before shutting off the water and stepping out of the shower.
Andrew looked at his clothes and quickly dried himself before dressing. His clothes were still in his guest room. "I'll dress and I will pick you up within a few moments. Make yourself beautiful, princess," Andrew whispered in Fred's ear before exiting her room and walking towards his own.
Fred blushed at the nickname and stood in front of her closet to see what she would wear for William's birthday.
*****
Giles carried his girlfriend upstairs, she was too emotional to walk up the stairs without falling down. Xander had shocked the A.I. team extremely.
"Delia? Let's shower before attending William's birthday," Giles suggested before undressing her. Then he undressed himself and guided his lover into the shower.
Cordelia snapped out of her thoughts when she was pushed under the warm spray.
Giles kissed her deeply before taking the soap. He cleaned her body until Cordelia took the bar of soap away from him and started washing her older lover thoroughly. She grinned evilly when she took his hard cock in her hand and began stroking it softly.
Giles moaned, Cordelia was stroking his cock in an increasingly faster and harder rhythm until he came over her hand. He kissed her before kneeling down to start licking her clit. He slowly pushed two fingers inside her vagina while sucking her clit. He kept punishing her genitalia with increasing force and speed until he felt her on the edge of climax. He took her swollen clit between his teeth and bit it gently.
Cordelia felt herself coming and her legs gave out, no longer able to hold her up. She leaned onto Giles, trusting him to pick her up out of the tub and shut the water. They stepped out of the bathroom and dressed themselves.
Giles took the presents that they had bought for William and together they walked downstairs to see that Dawn, Buffy, Willow, Faith, Andrew and Fred were already downstairs, getting everything ready for William's first party.
Chapter 9
***William's birthday - 12.30 p.m.***
William was watching his parents dress each other before turning to him. He watched how his daddy took a new set of jeans from the closet and kneeled before the little boy.
"Happy birthday, William!" Xander said to his son.
Blue eyes peered up at Xander before looking at the jeans his father was holding.
"Papa, me?" William asked while pointing at the jeans.
"Yes, these jeans are for you to wear," Angel answered.
In remembrance of Spike, the two adults had chosen a pair of black pants with a red shirt, the blond vampire's favourite colours. The little black boots completed the outfit.
William was placed in front of the large mirror after he was dressed. The little boy looked at himself and said "'Liam", after seeing his reflection again. He crawled closer to the mirror and pressed his hands against the glass before standing up with ease.
"Look!" Xander whispered to Angel.
Both men watched their son standing proudly in front of the mirror, looking at them with great interest.
William turned around and faced his parents. They weren't close by and the little boy wanted to be with them. He placed a foot forward, swayed a bit but nevertheless placed his other foot in front of the other. He stepped a little faster and William noticed he was getting closer to his parents. The little boy giggled when he saw he stood in front of his parents.
Xander and Angel watched their son taking his first steps before walking faster towards them.
Angel smiled and picked William up before spinning him around. "You can walk!" the vampire exclaimed happily.
William squealed happily. He loved being spinned around the room, it made him feel dizzy. He blinked when he saw a flash. His daddy had taken a photo again. The little boy wanted to be on the ground and began bouncing on his mother's arm.
Angel placed him on the ground before standing next to his son. He offered his hand while Xander did the same at the other side.
William looked at his parents' hands before placing his own hands into the offered ones. Together, they slowly made their way downstairs where the guests were waiting for the birthday boy.
****
Minus the birthday boy and his parents, everyone sat downstairs, placing the presents on the table.
They were startled when a couple appeared in the middle of the lobby.
"Greetings," a bluish female greeted.
Wesley and Giles were shocked to see the oracles standing in front of them. They had seen pictures of the sibblings in many prophecy books, but the higher beings were rarely seen by humans.
"Hello," Wesley and Giles said in unison, too stunned to say anything else.
"Where is William?" the male asked.
"You're here for William?" Cordelia asked, amused at the rare sight of her lover gaping at the duo. She herself was surprised to see them, but somehow it felt natural for them to be there. After all, they were the ones who had given Spike a new life.
"It is his birthday, isn't it? We were invited by our Champion," the female said.
"Your Champion? Oh, Angel invited you?" Fred asked, repeated the words. "Well, have a seat. We are waiting as well," the woman invited them.
"Thank you," the male answered while inclining his head. The divine duo sat down on the offered seats.
Another demon suddenly appeared in the lobby, dressed as usual in a thick white/greyish robe.
"D'Hoffryn," Giles said, leaning against his lover. Will there be more surprises?
"Hello, Mr. Giles. I see, we meet again!" the demon greeted the watcher who had taken his daughter under his wing. "Xander has invited me to his son's birthday party."
"Please sit down. Would you like something to drink?" Fred offered, not seeing the stunned looks her friends gave her. She kept glancing at Andrew who was smiling at her constantly.
The Sunnydale and the A.I. gang were spread across the lobby, watching the demons warily while Fred was happily playing host, too distracted by Andrew's interest in her to be worried about the unexpected appearance of a vengeance demon and two Oracles.
*****
Angel and Xander were too busy walking slowly down the stairs with William to notice their surprise guests had arrived. They didn't want their son to fall down.
William looked at the stairs and slowly placed his right foot on the step before he let his left foot join it. He held his mommy and daddy's hands tightly. Step by step, he carefully walked down to the lobby.
Everybody heard a giggle and looked up to see William in the middle of the staircase, standing between his fathers while taking his first steps.
After about ten minutes, the little boy was finally standing downstairs. The gang couldn't help themselves and applauded William's feat loudly. The birthday boy smiled and clapped his hands himself. Angel looked up to see his honour guests had arrived. "You came!" the vampire whispered.
The vampire picked up his son and walked towards the Oracles. "I'd like you to meet my son William," Angel introduced.
Both the female and male being were pleased to be introduced to the small child and smiled when William started clapping his hands. He stopped when the male being touched his hands and looked at his mommy.
Xander looked around the lobby and noticed D'Hoffryn. He took William from Angel and slowly made his way to his former girlfriend's father and boss.
"D'Hoffryn, thank you for accepting my invitation," Xander started before introducing his son. "I'd like you to meet my son William."
William watched the demon with interest. He reached out with his hand and touched the demon's white beard while giggling.
Everyone held their breath, unsure of what the demon would do to the little boy who had dared to touch him. They were shocked to see the demon smile widely.
"May I hold him?" D'Hoffryn asked, interested in the small innocent child. The little boy had softened his heart with his smile and giggles, reminding him of Anya's joy the first time she performed her vengeance.
"Yes, of course," Xander replied and handed William to the demon.
Angel watched the conversation between Xander and D'Hoffryn and walked towards them. He greeted D'Hoffryn and stood behind Xander just to make sure the demon wouldn't hurt his son. However, after a few minutes, the vampire was surprised to verify that the demon was completely taken by their son.
William was still busy exploring the demon's beard when he heard someone singing "Happy birthday to you". He looked up and saw Dawn singing while holding a beautiful birthday cake .
Dawn had left the lobby to collect the cake; she couldn't wait any longer to see William's surprised face. Everybody followed Dawn's example and started singing along.
William clapped his hands excitedly when his parents and the other guests joined the singing. He reached out for his mommy and D'Hoffryn placed the birthday boy in his mother's arms.
Angel watched his son looking at everyone with interest. But that interest changed when he was placed in front of the cake.
"Blow out the candle!" Buffy exclaimed, while watching the blond boy looking fascinated at the cake.
Xander stood behind his son and showed William how to blow out the candle. But the little boy wasn't interested in the candle and placed his right hand on top of the cake while Xander hurriedly removed the candle.
Angel removed William's hand and licked away the cake and sweetness. He grinned when it earned him a squeal from William.
"Me?" William asked while placing his left hand on the cake.
"Yes, the cake is for you, but let us give the others a piece first before you mess up the entire cake," Xander answered.
William watched curiously how his father pulled out plates and sliced up his cake, placing pieces of cake on the plates, to give to the guests. "ME!" William stated angrily.
"Uhm...Xander? Did he just tell you that the cake is his?" Willow asked smiling.
"Yeah, he did. Be glad it's just the word 'me' and not 'no'," Xander answered.
"No?" William repeated his father's word.
Willow and Angel laughed out loudly at the boy's repetition of the unwelcome word.
"Great!" Xander muttered to himself.
When everyone had been served a piece of cake, he placed a blue bib around William's neck so the boy couldn't mess up his clothing. They were already lucky, he hadn't smeared any cake with his dirty little hands.
"Yes, William, the rest is yours," Xander said while giving his son a small fork. He showed William how to use it before giving it to him.
William looked at the fork, then at the cake before dropping the fork and putting cake in his mouth with his hands.
The guests and family had been eating the cake while observing Xander's explanation . They were curious to see how well the new object would be accepted by the small boy. Everyone laughed at William's refusal to use the fork and the resulting sight of a cake-smeared child at the table, much to Xander's frustration.
"Oh, yeah. He understood your explanation of the fork," the male part of the Oracles said.
The female part of the duo, D'Hoffryn, Buffy, Dawn, Andrew and Willow laughed at the words while Giles, Cordelia, Wesley, Gunn, Fred and Angel looked surprised at the relaxed duo.
"What?" the male asked when he noticed the looks he received. "I can't be relaxed when I'm not doing my job?"
"Sorry, we just never saw you like this," Angel apologized for their behaviour.
"Okay, present time!" Xander announced.
"P'ents?" William repeated the word.
"Yes, presents for our boy," Angel said to his son.
"Here's your first," Buffy said, while handing a large box to the boy. It was beautifully wrapped and had a large blue ribbon on top.
Xander took the gift and handed it to William, curious to see what William would do with it.
The boy stared at the box in his hands before placing it on the table and looked at his father.
"You have to unwrap it, William," Xander explained before tearing the paper a little for William to finish it.
William watched his father tear his box and was about to stop him until he saw something yellow peeking from behind the paper. Excited, he started helping his papa by tearing the paper further.
"Yes, that's it," Xander said and pulled back his hands to leave William to do it on his own.
William pushed away the paper before looking curiously at the pretty pictures on the box. Angel stepped forward and went to open the box to let William see his new toy.
"You got Lego(tm), William," Angel said to William who had pulled out the plastic bag with the colourful blocks.
"Ego?" William asked.
"Yes, Lego(tm). You can build towers and many other shaped with these blocks," Buffy explained, watching the boy examine the bag.
Xander pulled the bag out of his son's hands and placed it back in the box. He placed the box aside before taking the next present.
"ME!" William cried out angrily as he tried to reach for his box.
"Yes, it's yours. I'm just putting it aside so you can open the next present," Xander answered and dried the tears that were already falling down his son's cheeks.
The tears were gone as soon as William noticed all the other presents that lay on the table. He squealed and reached out his hands, demanding to be handed another present.
Dawn quickly obeyed and handed the boy another present. It was almost 5 p.m. when all their friends' gifts were unwrapped. Angel walked away, only to reappear with a large box in his arms.
During the unwrapping of the presents, dinner had arrived and everyone was eating as they watched William. Cordelia had called a restaurant that morning to deliver Chinese and Japenese food. She was glad when she saw their unexpected guests were eating it as well.
Xander and William unwrapped Angel's gift. The little boy was staring at the box, not really understanding what was in it. Xander picked up the boy and asked Angel to open it.
Angel emptied the box and placed the yellow toddler car on the ground. His lover handed William to the vampire so that he could place their son behind the car's steering wheel.
William was sitting in the car and watched his parents walking away. His bottom lip pouted, because he wanted to be with his mommy but instead of crying, he pressed himself forward trying to reach Angel. He was surprised when the car moved forward. He sat back and leaned forward again, feeling his feet were pushed back. He pulled his feet forward again and pushed them back. He was moving! And it made him get closer to his mommy.
Angel watched William proudly and yelped when the toddler hit his legs.
"Mama," William said.
"Visit your daddy!" Angel said, while pointing at Xander who was standing near the stairs, hoping his son would go.
"Papa," William said when he saw his daddy wasn't near him. He carefully turned his little car around and started driving towards Xander.
Xander smiled widely at his son driving and remembered how recklessly Spike used to drive. He hoped that he would be able to teach William how to be more careful.
"Angel, he's very smart for a 1 year old. He isn't going to be like normal boys, is he?" Buffy asked.
"He will be a normal boy, just a fast learner," Angel growled, defending his son. He didn't like the way Buffy was taling about his son.
"Stop growling at Buffy, Angel. She didn't mean to be negative about William," Xander warned his scowling lover.
"Mama grr!" William exclaimed when he heard his mommy growling.
"Yes, William. Mommy was growling," the vampire confirmed to his son.
"He knows you're a vampire?" Willow questioned.
""Yes, some days I soothe him when he's crying by showing him my gameface, just like I did with Connor," Angel explained. Talking about Connor was still hard, but he knew he would never be able to forget his first son.
"Cool!" Dawn exclaimed, while the rest of the group just nodded their heads. William had to know his mother was a vampire. Judging by his relaxed attitude, the boy already thought it was something natural. However, his parents would have to warn him about the danger of meeting other vampires.
***10 p.m.***
William was getting tired of playing but he didn't want to sleep. He walked towards his daddy and smiled at his parents who were looking at him proudly.
Xander picked up his son and pressed him against his chest. He knew the boy was tired and didn't want to go to bed yet.
"Will you be celebrating Halloween?" Andrew asked curiously. He and Fred had already decided he wouldn't be leaving L.A. The young man would stay with Fred.
"We haven't thought about that yet. I'm not sure if he's old enough to recognize it, but perhaps it would be fun," Xander responded while looking at his sleeping son. "Let me put our birthday boy in bed."
Angel followed him upstairs to take their son to bed.
William was fast asleep; he didn't wake up when his father undressed him and his mother changed him into his blue pyjamas. Angel pulled back the blankets while Xander placed him under it and tucked him in.
"Well, this will be a first time, we don't have to read a story," Angel said and kissed his lover deeply. "Happy five month anniversary."
Xander kissed back, but had to end the kiss to breathe. They looked at William; the boy was fast asleep under the blankets. A kiss was given on his forehead before they exited the room and rejoined their guests in the lobby.
"We have to leave. Thank you for inviting us," the oracles said in unison before disappearing.
D'Hoffryn, as well, had decided to leave. "I would wish to come more often. Is that okay?" the demon asked Xander and Angel.
"Yes, of course. Anya would have loved you to be a part of our family and I do want to grant her that wish," Xander said shyly.
D'Hoffryn nodded his head, placed his hand on Xander's shoulder for comfort before disappearing, leaving only sparkles in its place.
"Well, that went well, didn't it?" Xander asked his lover.
"Yes, it did. We made some more friends," Angel said while yawning.
"Let's get some sleep. Goodnight everyone, see you tomorrow," Xander announced before taking his lover's hand and guiding him upstairs.
Xander watched Angel walk towards the bathroom and he quickly looked under the bed to see if his box of toys was still under it. The young man knew his lover was too tired now but Xander was determined to use them in the morning.
"Angel, I forgot something downstairs. I'll be right back," Xander called out before stepping out of the room, not waiting for Angel's answer.
Xander saw Cordelia and Giles walking towards their room and stopped them. "Could you two look after William in the morning? I want to give Angel his surprise, but I have to be sure William won't interrupt us now that he can walk," he explained to the couple in hushed voice.
"Yes, of course we can, son," Giles answered and smiled at the flush that suddenly appeared on Xander's face. Apparently the young man enjoyed being called that way.
"Have fun!" Cordelia said as she opened their bedroom door.
"Thanks, Cordelia, Dad," Xander thanked the couple and went back to his room, not noticing the look Giles sent him. He hadn't been able to resist calling Giles dad.
"He called me Dad," Giles said dreamily to Cordelia.
"Gah! That means I'm his mother!" Cordelia exclaimed and dragged her lover into the room before closing the door.
*****
Xander entered their bedroom to see Angel had fallen asleep without him. He must have been really tired. The young man undressed himself, laid down under the blankets and hugged the larger man to his chest. He couldn't help but smile at the naughty things he would do to his lover the next morning.