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Xander just a moment to realize that Spike was being very careful. The vampire's<br />
teeth were dull. Xander hadn't noticed Spike's face change back to human-mode.<br />
Also he was pressing those teeth into the Angel-scar, not his own.<br />
The teeth went away and then there was just lips and tongue, sucking Spike's sire's<br />
scar. The heat and desire that ran through Xander's body were conflicting with the<br />
emotion that was pouring out of his brain. He was trying to accept the fact that he<br />
wanted Spike. Really wanted him. And he didn't feel the anger or revulsion or<br />
disgust that should have gone along with that. But his body needed Angel, and<br />
Spike was manipulating the two into a new and squishy-itchy desire that left him<br />
completely unable to move or make any decisions at the moment other than, okay<br />
that feels good, I'll just stay here and let him do that.<br />
Xander whimpered when Spike pulled away to look him in the eyes. Ooh, pretty<br />
blue eyes.<br />
"You still don't get it do you? After all this time. I thought you were smarter than<br />
that." Spike let go of Xander and stepped back to lean against the wall. His hands<br />
made a move to reach into his coat pocket for a smoke, then he quickly crossed his<br />
arms over his chest when it clearly dawned on him that the duster was on the<br />
ground, and there were no cigarettes in it anyway. Xander recognized this entire<br />
move as one that signified Spike was about to go into speechifying-mode.<br />
"You are close, though. On the right track, but you've got the details wrong. Let me<br />
spell it out for you, kid, since you insist on being so daft. It's not about me giving<br />
the control over to Angel. It's not about sex. It's not about death. It has never been<br />
about death. Vampires don't need to kill to feed. We drink blood to feed. The<br />
killing? That's about something else entirely. It's about power.<br />
"So this thing," he continued, gesturing to the three of them, "is related to that<br />
power, that control. These past few months you've been a good little victim.<br />
Following the herd like the sheep that you are. That I'm guessing you've always<br />
been. You just gave up. Gave it up. The control. Well, I've got some surprising<br />
news for you, whelp. I didn't do this so I could have you around to fuck. Although<br />
I’m certainly not complaining about that part. And that's not why I brought Angel<br />
into it, either. Now, I'll give you a chance here, boy. Have you figured it out, yet?"
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