Spike stood watching the milling crowd of people. He had figured that the party would start to wind down, but instead more demons had arrived. Even some humans who had heard the music had joined in the celebration. Spike saw Angel approaching and when the older vampire came to stand by his side, he handed Spike a beer, taking a drink of his own.

"Do you think it's about time to shut this party down?" Angel asked, worry evident in his voice. "I'm afraid with the demons and humans mixing, it might get out of control, especially with the alcohol factor."

Spike looked over at Xander who was standing among the AI gang and Harmony. He could hear them talking as they shared memories of school. Harmony, Cordelia and Xander had known each other since grade school while Oz had joined their junior year. Spike saw Xander laugh at something Cordelia had said and smiled. Xander had a huge grin on his handsome face, and his dark brown eyes were shining with mischief. Spike pointed towards the boy as he said, "Let's not bust up the party just yet. Xander's been through a lot and it's good to see him so happy. He's so beautiful when he's happy."

"That's what you say when he's angry," Angel pointed out.

"So? Call me prejudiced. I don't care. I just like to see him having a good time. I haven't seen that look of contentment and peace on his face in a long time."

Angel nodded, never taking his eyes off Xander. "Xander and the others have never been able to just be kids what with living on the Hellmouth. They were too busy fighting for their lives and losing friends on a regular basis."

"Especially Xander. He not only fought demons and vampires with the Scoobies, but he was going home to hell every night. Did Oz tell you what happened earlier with his parents and uncle?" Spike asked.

"About them trashing his belongings. Yeah, he told me. Doesn't matter. I'll buy him whatever he needs. Besides, I'm just glad that Xander's washed his hands of them. Now we can take him with us and try to give Xander the happiness he deserves."

"Damn straight. I'm making sure that Xander is as happy from now on as he is right this moment. Happier even at certain times," Spike leered at Angel as they walked through the crowd.

The two vampires heard Cordelia's voice. "Remember in 9th grade Remedial Spanish, Donnie something---"

"Oh, Donnie Ray. I remember him. He sold me a dead goldfish one time for two dollars."

"You bought a dead goldfish? Why? Did you think it was sleeping or something," Doyle teased.

"No," Xander said, blushing and looking at the ground. "He said he was going to flush it down the toilet. I thought that was kinda wrong or something. Every living thing should have a proper burial. So I bought it from him so Willow and I could bury it out in my backyard."

Everyone just stared at him for a moment as Angel and Spike marveled at their boy's compassion. Spike walked up behind him and wrapped his arms around Xander, holding him close as he kissed him on the neck.

Xander looked at the others. "Go ahead and laugh. I know it was stupid but I was never allowed to have a pet and well for just a moment I got to know what it was like to have something of my own, even if he was dead and I'm just making myself sound dumber by the minute, aren't I?"

"Actually, I think it's adorable," Spike said, nuzzling Xander's neck.

"And very sweet and thoughtful," Angel added.

"Yeah, well Donnie Ray was definitely not that," Cordelia said. "He was such a pain. He followed me everywhere."

"Oh, oh and he wrote that love song for you," Harmony added, getting back into the conversation."How did it go? Oh, yeah, - Oh,Cordelia, how I love to feel ya," Harmony sang out of tune, her and Cordelia laughing at the memory.

"Harmony, I think you need to change your name," Xander said, taking his hands from his ears.

"Why? Do you think my name is not 'grrrrr' enough for a vampire?" she asked.

"No. I'm talking about your singing," Xander quipped, as everyone laughed.

"I know what you meant, dorkface," Harmony said, crossing her arms as she glared at him.

"Dorkface? You slash me with your words," Xander said sarcastically.

"You know what you need besides a year's membership to a gym? A brain," Harmony snapped.

"Okay, that's it. Fourteen years of being around you and I'm snapping. I don't care if you're a girl or not, I'm throwing down! Come on!" Xander said, breaking away from Spike and wiggling his fingers at the vampire.

"I'm a vampire in case you've forgotten, Xander. Besides, I've seen you fight and don't think I can't take you," Harmony stepped up to Xander until they were face to face.

"Give it your best shot," Xander urged, as Angel reached out and pulled the boy to him. He wrapped his arms around Xander's waist and kissed him behind the ear before he whispered, "No more bruises on that sexy body of yours."

"But she started it," Xander sounded like a little child even as he shivered from the feel of Angel's lips on his neck.

"Are you cold, sweetie?" Angel asked innocently as he continued to kiss the boy's neck. Xander laid his head back on Angel's chest and turned till their lips were brushing against each other.

"Reaction from being close to you," Xander said, his lips ghosting over Angel's. Angel growled as he spun Xander to face him. He leaned down and took the boy's lips into his mouth, nibbling and sucking on each one until Xander started pushing forward into him, rubbing their erections against one another. Their mouths came together in a long, slow kiss as Xander parted his mouth slightly, allowing Angel's tongue access to his. Xander wound one arm around Angel's waist as his other hand caressed Angel's right cheek, while the older vampire ran his hands up and down Xander's body.

Spike watched his two lovers kiss and he felt himself begin to harden at the sight. He adjusted his pants and was about to go over to them when he felt someone's arms come around him.

"Hey, Blondie Bear. If you're feeling left out I can help you out there," Harmony purred as she ran her hands up and down his chest. She made her way down his body towards his stomach before he grabbed her hand and turned, pushing her away from him.

"Not a bloody chance in hell, Harmony," Spike said. He took a step forward. "You're pushing your luck, Harm. First you kissed our boy in the cemetery and now you're rubbing all over me like a cat. I'd say you're staring death in the face right now, and believe me when I tell you, you don't have nine lives. Touch us again and death will be angry."

"Silly, I'm already dead," Harmony laughed. Suddenly, Angel was in front of her. He and Xander had stopped kissing long enough to see the last of Harmony's come on and had heard Spike's warning. Angel handed Xander to Spike as he and Harmony faced off. Spike grabbed Xander and kissed the boy's face, first down one side and then the other before he kissed Xander on the lips.

"You are undead right now, Harmony, but you make one more move on either of my lovers and you're going to be dust blowing in the wind. Understand?" he asked as Harmony nodded her head.

"Sure, you don't have to get so testy. What about you? Can I flirt with you at least?"

Spike and Xander took Angel into their arms as they both chorused, "No!"

"That's not fair," Harmony whined. "How come all the good one's are taken or gay? And how come Xander gets two hot guys and I don't get any? Being a vampire sucks," she told Cordelia as Spike and Xander kissed Angel.

Spike and Angel tensed as they noticed a group of vampires headed in their direction. Spike held Xander as Angel and Clem stepped between the two groups, protecting their human family.

"You have trespassed onto my property," Angel told them,pointing in the direction of the mansion. "You weren't invited so I suggest----" Angel was cut off by Harmony's squeal of delight.

"Jason! What are you doing here?" she hugged the dark-haired vampire who seemed to be the leader of the group.

"We heard the noise. Thought we'd drop by and get something to eat," Jason replied.

"Naughty boy! You can't eat anyone here. There's a hands off policy on the humans. If anyone touches a human, Spike or Angel will kill them."

"You're.....you're Angelus?" Angel nodded and Jason looked over at Spike. "You're Spike. I've seen you around. You kill us for sport."

"Had to have a spot of violence now and then. With that chip shoved in my brain, I couldn't hurt humans so I had to do something for fun. Nothing personal."

"So you can't kill humans? That's harsh, man. Sorry to hear about that," Jason said.

"Oh, don't feel sorry for me. I don't have the chip anymore. Thanks to my boy here," Spike kissed Xander on the forehead.

"That's why you were macking on that human? I knew something weird must be going on when I saw you two together. Gratitude - that explains it." Justin said, as the others nodded in agreement.

Spike felt Xander tense as he and Angel saw the look of uncertainty and pain that passed across Xander's face right before he looked at the ground. A surge of anger went through Spike and he glared at the other vampire before cupping Xander's chin and lifting the boy's head to look him in the eyes. He tenderly kissed Xander, playing his tongue across Xander's lips and around his mouth. They finally broke apart when Xander needed to breathe.

"That's why I'm with him. Because he's beautiful, brave, witty, sexy and a hell of a good kisser," Spike told Jason. "Gratitude doesn't play into it."

Xander smiled at Spike as Angel added, "I definitely agree with Spike. I love Xander for the very same reasons, not to mention his loyalty, his good heart and his zest for life. Xander's managed to capture the hearts of two master vampires, and you're just a minion so if I were you I'd think twice before I said anything disrespectful to him again."

Harmony stepped between Angel and Jason as she said, "Come on, guys. Let's not fight, okay? We're here to celebrate the end of the Initiative and everything getting back to normal."

"Cool," Jason said. "I'd like to thank whoever took those guys down. It must have been you two, am I right?" Jason held his hand out to Angel as he looked at Spike.

"No, it wasn't us. It was Xander and Wesley," Angel pointed at the two men.

"Humans? Why would they help vampires?"

"I didn't help vampires in general. I did it because of what they did to Spike and some of my friends here," Xander clapped Oz on the back. "They were taking peaceful demons and torturing them. I only believe in killing demons and vampires and only when said demon or vampire tries to kill me or my friends."

"Oh, well, thank you," Jason said, extending his hand to Xander. The boy just looked at it before saying," Keep your thanks to yourself. I catch you trying to feast on any of the humans at this party, and I'll kill you." Xander smiled, but there was hatred in his brown eyes.

"Okay, whatever," Jason said, catching the warning look Spike and Angel were giving him from behind Xander. He didn't like the little shit but there was no way he was going to piss off two master vampires by starting a fight in front of them.

"Now that that's settled, let me introduce you all. Jason, Billy, Lance, Robert, Parker, Trina, Sandy, Emily and Molly this is Angel, Spike, Xander, Cordy, Wesley, Doyle, Oz and Clem."

"Parker? Parker Abrams, is that you?" Xander asked. The boy nodded his head eagerly.

"You've heard of me?" Parker asked.

"Oh, yeah, I've heard of you, I've met you and now it's going to be my pleasure to kill you. See I always planned on just kicking your ass when I met you but now I can just stake you." Xander said, as he slid the stake from his pocket and went to kill the vampire. Spike grabbed him and pulled him back towards him.

"No, no luv, we don't stake the vampires who come in peace, remember?" Spike teased, knowing what had set Xander off. He had met Parker right before he went to L.A. to get the Gem of Amara. That had seemed like a lifetime ago. Angel and the others were confused at Xander's anger and Spike's words until Xander spoke up.

"Spike, stop. You know who this guy is? He took advantage of Buffy. She moped around about how he treated her for months and I vowed if I got my hands on him, he would pay."

"I know who he is, pet. I know he's the one that fucked the slayer and then tossed her aside like a worn out shoe." Spike said, making sure that Parker heard what he said.

"Buffy's the slayer? And you're her friend?" He asked Xander.

"Well, duh where have you been? I thought every vampire knew who Buffy was," Xander said.

"Euuw, you fucked the slayer? Man, that's just gross." Jason said, backing up away from Parker. He looked over at Xander and said, "Go ahead and kill him. Any vampire who has sex with the slayer deserves to die. I mean, we're supposed to kill the bitch, not fuck her."

"I guess that you think that Angel needs to die too?" Xander asked, as he went after Jason. He didn't get very far as Spike held on to him.

Jason looked at Angel in surprise. "You too? Oh, man that's just, oh man. It's bad enough a fledge did that, but not a master vampire." He shook his head as the group looked at Angel, laughing as the vampire shifted from one foot to another, looking like a scolded child.

"It's alright, Angel. It was that gypsy curse and the soul that made you do it," Cordy reassured him.

"You were cursed with a soul? No wonder. That explains it. But it still doesn't explain why you would do it," Jason looked at Parker. Now it was Parker's turn to look embarrassed.

"Hey, I screwed Buffy before I became a vampire and I didn't know she was the slayer, okay?" Parker defended himself. "I was in college, dude. I was expected to fuck all the girls I could get and she was there, she was pretty and she was an easy lay."

Now Angel was growling and Spike reached out to calm his lover as he shook his head at Parker, "Not helping yourself out, boy."

"What? You know what the difference is between a freshman girl and a toilet seat, don't you?" Parker asked Spike. When the blonde shook his head, Parker continued, "The toilet seat doesn't follow you around after you use it." He laughed at his joke, not noticing that no one else was laughing as Xander broke away from Spike.

"Hey, that's my friend you're talking about," Xander didn't carethat Buffy wasn't talking to him right now. She was still his friend and no one talked about his girls like that.

"Yeah, well what do you think you're going to do about it?" Parker asked, feeling his oats. He was a vampire and this was just a mortal kid.

"What any other man would do. Something damn manly," Xander raised his stake. Parker grabbed the boy's arm and hit him across the face, knocking Xander backwards into the cemetary. He ran over and jumped on top of Xander and the two of them started wrestling.

Spike shook his head at Xander. "You telegraphed your move, whelp." he said, fondly.

"I taught you better than that, Xander." Angel added, as Doyle and the others looked at their friends in surprise.

"Aren't you going to help him?" Doyle asked, as they watched Parker and Xander fighting.

"Nope. Xander doesn't need help. He'll kill the asshole in a few minutes," Angel told them as he continued watching. He wasn't going to jump in and defend his lover any more than Spike was. They knew Xander hated that Buffy, Willow and Giles had always seen him as a liability, someone to be watched over and they weren't about to make the same mistake. However, they were ready to intervene if and when it looked like something might happen to Xander, but they both doubted it would. They had every confidence in their boy.

Xander landed a punch to Parker's jaw, knocking the vampire off of him. He got on top of the vampire and started hitting him as he said, "I'm so going to kick your ass." Xander went to reach for his stake and Parker took that moment to knock the boy off of him. Xander landed with a thud next to Spike and Angel, his stake flying out of his hand. He looked up to see them grinning at him, while Angel shook his head.

"I've told you to stop talking so much and just kill them," Angel said, as Parker reached down and picked Xander up, pushing him against a tree.

"Sorry about that, Angel. I'm just used to running my mouth and---" Xander began before Parker ran over and started choking him. Xander struggled to breathe as he searched desperately for something to kill the vampire with. It was taking every bit of self-restraint that Angel and Spike had to just stand there. They wanted nothing more than to kill the little bastard for touching their lover. Their demons were crying for justice but their hearts knew that Xander needed to do this for himself. However, they decided not to wait any longer when they saw Parker go in for the bite.

"Get used to being dead," Parker mocked the boy as he started to bite Xander.

"Ow, that fucking hurts you asshole," Xander croaked before he stomped the vampire's foot. Parker yelped in pain as he staggered back and Xander landed a hard right to his jaw, sending the vampire to the ground. Xander looked up and saw Angel and Spike come to a halt and he grinned at them.

"No problems, here. I got it. I can----" Xander was interrupted by Spike and Angel yelling at him to look out, right before Parker barreled into his side, knocking the breath out of him as he landed on the ground underneath the vampire. He reached up and grabbed Parker around the neck and started throttling him. "Turn about is fair play."

"That won't kill me," the vampire laughed right before Xander plunged the tree branch he had picked up off the ground into the vampire's chest.

"But that will," Xander told him returning the smile as Parker exploded above him.

Jason and Trina got ready to rush the boy as he lay on the ground, catching his breath. Angel and Spike gave them a glare as Spike said, "I wouldn't even think about it, mate. Our boy won the fight fairly. It's over. Let it rest unless you want to join your friend."

"No problems here. We just want to party," Jason assured him, as he and Angel went over and helped Xander up. As Spike looked Xander over, Angel turned to the crowd.

"Fight's over. Let's get back to what we were doing." Everyone started going back to the party and Angel looked at the other vampires. "I hope you've learned a lesson from watching Xander. Took it to heart, so to speak. Touch any of the humans at this party and you'll end up like Parker. Are we clear on that?"

They nodded their heads before Harmony and the others walked back to the party with them. Angel turned around and went over to his lovers. Spike was looking at the bite mark on Xander's neck, cursing the vampire.

"I should have staked him myself, after I tortured the bloody bastard. Nobody gets to bite you - well except for me and Angel."

"I'm okay. Besides, I appreciate the fact that you and Angel let me do this on my own. You don't know how much that means to me. I know I screwed up some, but I think it went pretty well. Don't you think it went pretty well?" Xander was babbling, right before Spike leaned over and lapped at the blood that was leaking from the wound. Xander's babbling turned into a moan as he reached around and placed his hand on the back of Spike's neck, pulling the vampire closer as he ran his fingers through the blonde's hair.

"Oh, God, Spike, that feels so nice. Makes it almost worth getting bit to feel ---"

"Don't you ever say that again, Xander," Spike told him, as he grabbed the boy by his shoulders. "You think I like seeing some other vampire bite you, taste what's mine and Angel's?" Angel walked up beside Spike, putting his arm around the other vampire as he looked at Xander.

"He's right. I don't want anyone else to touch you, taste you, feel you. That's for us. I know that sounds somewhat possessive but that's the way we vampires are. When we love someone, we love them with everything that's in us."

Xander smiled at the two vampires. "Do you think there might be some vampire in me somewhere? Cause I'm like that, too. Once I give my heart to someone, they pretty much have it for the rest of their lives or until they stomp on it and crush it underneath the heel of their shoe, or rip it, still beating, out of my heart, or---"

Angel leaned down and licked the remaining blood from his neck before taking his mouth in a passionate kiss. Xander was panting when they parted, so overcome by the emotion behind it that he couldn't speak. When he stared at Angel, the vampire laughed.

"That's the only way I know to keep you from babbling," Angel teased. "That and the fact that I love to do it. And I promise to never stomp or rip your heart out, not if I can help it."

"Let's take this inside," Spike ledhis lovers toward the mansion. They thought they had made a getaway when Clem came out of nowhere, so excited he was practically bouncing on his feet.

"Spike, Angel, Xander - I'm so glad I caught up with you guys," he said, as Spike muttered, "Makes one of us." Xander slapped Spike on the shoulder before looking at Clem.

"What's up?" he asked.

"Uh, well, we've got a poker game starting up and we need a couple of more people and I thought that Angel and Spike would like to play." Clem said, watching the vampires hopefully.

"Count them in," Xander said, while his lovers mock glared at him. "We have to watch out for everyone and besides, I'm enjoying the party. Good friends, good food, good music."

"Fine, I'll play," Spike grumbled. "What I don't do for you, pet."

"You know you like to play poker."

"Got things I like to do better," Spike said, looking at him and Angel.

"Later. I promise it will be worth your while to wait."

"I'm holding you to that, luv." Spike turned to Angel. "Come on, peaches. If I have to play poker, make nice with the guests and listen to this shit the whelp calls music, then so do you."

"Joy," Angel mumbled as he let himself be led over to the table.

"What do you mean shit? Country music is the foundation on which America was built. And most every song conveys an emotion or a story." Xander defended his taste in music. "It's an art form."

"Whatever you say," Angel told him. "I have to agree with Spike on this one. Give me a good waltz or ballad any day."

"Bollocks to that, too. Nothing's as good as the Sex Pistols."

"Bet I can make you change your mind about that," Xander teased. "I bet I can get both you and Angel hooked on country music. You'll be begging me to play it all the time."

"I don't think so," Angel disagreed with him.

"Not bloody likely," Spike snorted, dealing the cards.

"We'll see," Xander said, leaning back in his chair and grinning. He looked over at Clem and the demon acted like he was going to choke while hiding his laughter.

"What?" Spike asked, looking at the demon.

"Nothing. Not a thing. Just had a Dorito go down the wrong way," Clem lied, thumping his chest and fake coughing. Spike and Angel saw the look that passed between Xander and Clem. Their boy was definitely up to something and the demon was playing along.

Xander held the clothes out and looked at them. "Are you sure these will fit?" he asked Clarence, who nodded his head eagerly.

"I'm sure. Come on, Xander. You're not going to back out on me are you? You promised. Besides, they'll fit. Clem and I got them from a guy at the club on the other side of town when we were out getting the stuff for the party. He's about your size and with the music we're listening to and everything - I thought it would work nicely."

"I'm not going to back out. I like it but I don't think it will fit. Oh well, I guess I can go try to put it on." Xander tucked the clothes under his arm and got ready to go inside the mansion. "Oz, you know what to do?"

"Got the c.d. right here. See?" Oz held up the Tim McGraw c.d. before setting it back down on the table. "Before you ask, I know that too. Track 12, "Let Me Love You."

"Good. Well, if this fits I'll see you in about 10 minutes. Someone keep an eye out for Angel and Spike. They're still over there playing poker and I don't want them to know what I'm doing, until I'm actually doing it."

"And what exactly is it that you're doing?" Cordelia asked from behind him, making Xander jump.

"Geez, give a guy a heart attack why don't you?" Xander clutched his chest. Cordelia grabbed the outfit from him and her mouth opened in surprise.

"Oh, my God. Are you going to do what I think you're going to?" she asked.

"Yep. Angel and Spike have no appreciation for my taste of the arts - or country music as the case may be. I bet them I could make them love it. I'll have those two begging me to play it all the time when I'm done with them." Xander told her.

"They'll be begging for something but I don't know if it will be music," Doyle said, as they all laughed at Xander's blush.

"What are you going to do?" Harmony asked.

"Something I haven't done in a long time, Harmony. I'll be right back and remember, not a word to Angel or Spike."

Xander slipped inside the mansion as Harmony looked at Cordelia. "What's he going to do?"

Cordelia explained to her friend and soon everybody was making wagers on whether the vampires would make it through the song before they had Xander back inside the mansion.

"Twenty dollars says they won't make it," Clarence said, putting his money on the table as Doyle wrote down his wager.

"Twenty dollars says they will," Harmony said. "I know Spike and he hates country music. Besides, this is Xander Harris we're talking about. I've seen him dance before and it's neither sexy or good. He's the worse dancer ever."

"That was back then," Cordelia said. "I'll bet twenty they won't make it. I haven't seen him dance, but I heard he was pretty good and judging by everyone here that's seen him and knowing how crazy those two are about him, I think it's a good bet."

"You're right there little lady," a Mograh demon said. "I went with Clarence to Oxnard once and caught his act. It was....it was....well, I can't describe it. Xander had everyone in the club so worked up we were rushing home to have sex."

"More like rushing out of there to get away from the imagery," Harmony scoffed at the idea that the Xander Harris she knew could make anyone feel that way. "He might be better looking than he was in high school, and Xander does have nice lips, but still underneath that, he's a big doofus. Nothing ever changes."

"Care to double your wager, Harmony. I'll bet you twenty dollars on the side, that's how confident I am about what I saw," Clarence told her. "That's why I came to Sunnydale in the first place. There were a bunch of us that wanted to see him dance again, and I came here to ask Xander to come back for a performance."

"You got it," Harmony told him, shaking the demon's hand. She watched as Clarence's mouth dropped open and turned to see what he was looking at. Xander was walking towards them, his head down as he checked his costume. So involved in doing that, he didn't notice the effect he was having on the crowd as everyone stopped talking to take a look at the boy.

Xander had on a white leather vest with gold sequins on it. The pants were white leather, also and they fit him perfectly, showing off the boy's body very nicely. They were laced up the side and had sequins along the waistband. Xander's hair was curling around his face and that one stray lock was hanging on his forehead, out from under the white cowboy hat he was wearing. He walked with a confidence that Harmony had never seen before and she was just about to take her bet back when she saw Xander trip over a rock, cutting his bare foot on it.

"Ow, shit that hurt," Xander said, as he hopped around, wiping the blood off as he inspected the cut. Xander looked down at the blood on his hand and then at his white outfit before shrugging and wiping the blood on his chest, right between his nipples. He didn't notice the reaction of the demons and the vampires around him as they watched him run his finger down his chest, leaving the one light streak of blood. Harmony laughed at this and said, "I told you he was a klutz."

Clarence and the other demons just grinned. Harmony was going to be very surprised when Xander got started. They had witnessed the effect the boy had on those in the club and also here at the party. No way was Spike and Angel going to last an entire song with Xander looking like that and dancing the way he did. Clarence sighed at the thought.

"Damn, I'll be lucky if I get to see him dance through half the song." He smiled as a thought registered. "Maybe I can get him to give an encore performance at the club sometime."

"I wouldn't count on it," Cordelia said, still staring at her former boyfriend. She had always thought that Xander was nice looking, even if her friends didn't. Plus, she remembered the time that Buffy, Willow and herself had caught him in those Speedos when he made the swim team. This Xander wasn't the old one that ran to cover himself up. Instead, he seemed almost comfortable with the way he looked, well until he cut himself that was. "Angel and Spike won't let him." she finished right before Xander came up to them.

"Are we ready?" he asked Oz. Oz nodded his head, and Xander grinned. "Then let the show begin. Make sure Angel and Spike have enough time to get over here and I want them to have front row seats," he said loudly as the demons nodded. Xander hugged Clarence as he said, "This is for you, too. I'll make sure I throw you something."

"That'll be great. Thanks, Xander." Clarence said, as Xander led him along to the front of the wall. "I get front row?"

"Yeah. Only the best for my pals," Xander said, looking at him and the gang. He turned to Oz and nodded and as his friend stepped up on the wall, Xander held his breath. He hoped that Angel and Spike wouldn't get mad at him. Xander had a point to prove and prove it he was going to do.

Spike had just won another round of kitten poker, when he noticed Clem getting up. "Did I run you off? Are you out of kittens, because I'll spot you a tabby or two."

"No thanks, Spike. Got something I'd rather be doing." Clem said, as he walked away from the table. "I think you guys ought to come along. Looks like it's going to be hard to get a view."

Angel and Spike glanced in the direction Clem was pointing to and then did a double take. It seemed like the whole party was gathered around the stone wall in the courtyard. Everyone was standing around, some of them quiet and staring at something, while others were loudly placing bets on yes or no. Yes or no what? Spike thought as he looked at Angel. The older vampire shrugged his shoulders as if he were having the same thought. Both of them got up and started walking over to the crowd.

As they got closer, the vampires saw people looking at them and laughing while others were smiling knowingly. Everyone parted to allow them room to walk to the front.

"Not just you, peaches. I feel it, too." Spike looked around the crowd. "And where the hell is Xander? Where did he get off to?"

"He said he was going to the bathroom, but that was a little while ago," Angel said, getting concerned until he saw the smiling faces of the gang, minus Xander and Oz. That's when he heard Oz's voice.

"Hey, what would a party be without entertainment? Is everyone ready to be entertained?" Oz asked as the crowd cheered. "Okay, then. This is a special request my friend couldn't say no to. Seems Clarence here came all the way down to Sunnydale to ask for something special and was kidnapped by the Initiative. Luckily, he's alright now, but my friend feels like he owes Clarence this much, plus he has a point to make to two very special people in his life. So without, further ado, I give you Xander Harris, oh sorry most of you know him as Alex." Oz corrected himself, as everyone started to cheer again.

"He wouldn't," Angel muttered as Spike said, "Yeah, he would." Both of them ran to the wall just as the music started. They looked up to see Xander hop up on it from behind. Both vampires took a much unneeded breath as they saw their boy standing in the moonlight, dressed in white, skin tight leather and their eyes rested on the streak of blood running down Xander's chest. They looked into their lover's eyes and saw him smiling at them before letting the music draw him in.

Xander saw his vampires run over and held his breath. He gave them his best flirtatious smile, hoping they would be satisfied with that until he was through. Then Xander heard the music start and he closed his eyes, lifting his arms up towards the sky as he started swaying his hips back and forth, losing himself to the music.

As the guitar music filled the air Clarence whispered to the vampires, "Xander told me to tell you, just listen to the music and feel it inside you." He laughed as the vampires shuddered at his words and the sight of Xander swaying to the music. Then he turned to watch and was caught up in the magic himself.

Sometimes I close my eyes, and imagine you with me, Chasing passion into the night, all tangled in a dream

Xander had his eyes closed, as he swayed to the music, putting his hands on top of the hat, before running his fingers slowly through the curls of hair at the sides of his head. Spike wished it were his hands running through those silky dark waves.

Oh, if you could see my heart, the way I feel inside

Xander gently traced his fingers down his chest and past the blood that was still there and Angel felt himself get hard as his eyes followed the motion

You would know just how far, I'm willing to go to get to you, there is nothing I won't do.

Xander had opened his eyes and was slowly pulling the vest off his shoulders as he smiled at Spike and Angel. The vampires stood looking at him, their hands clenching and unclenching as they fought the urge to jump up on the wall and take the boy right there in front of everyone.

Let me show you what it's like to lose control Free the desire in your soul, oh let me love you Let me take you to a place like nowhere else, Show you the things you've never felt, oh let me love you

Xander started to dance, crossing the stone wall and swaying to the music before dancing back across to the other side and doing the same. Finally, he ended up in front of his two lovers and he turned his back to them, running the leather vest up and down his back. Spike and Angel watched as Xander's muscles played along his back. As the guitar music took over, Xander faced them again, leaning down towards them as he continued to dance. They were so gone, it took them a few moments to notice Xander throw his vest to Clarence before he took their hands and silently urged them to join him on the wall. Spike hopped up immediately and after a moment's hesitation, Angel joined him on the other side of Xander.

Oooh, I want to taste your kiss, be the reason for your smile

Xander faced Angel as Spike put his hands on the boy's hips while dancing close behind him. Xander reached out and pulled Angel towards him, gently ghosting his lips over the vampire's before tracing Angel's mouth with his thumb.

Touch the magic on your skin, be the one that drives you wild

Xander turned to face Spike and ran his fingers down the vampire's face and neck before leaning in and licking up the blonde's neck. Spike shivered at the touch and pulled Xander closer, their erections rubbing against each other.

Oh, if you could read my mind, you know you're everything I need, you'd see yourself through my eyes And you'd understand what I'm going through, and just how much I want you.

Xander took his hat off and placed it on Spike's head before putting his hands on Spike's shoulders, massaging them with the pads of his fingers. He laid his head back against Angel's chest and tilted his head up and to the side so he could lick along the older vampire's neck. Angel moaned and drew closer to Xander, all three of them lost in the rhythm of the music and the feel of each other's bodies.

Angel captured Xander's mouth in a passionate kiss as Spike leaned over and licked at the blood on Xander's chest. Now it was Xander's turn to moan and as he did, Angel slipped his tongue into Xander's mouth, the tip of it barely touching Xander's. As the music crescendoed into the chorus, their tongues started to probe deeper, touching and tasting every part of each other's mouth. Spike licked Xander's chest clean before circling first one nipple and then the other until the boy was writhing against him and his nipples were hard nubs.

Let me show you what it's like to lose control Free the desire in your soul, oh let me love

Xander and Angel broke their kiss and Xander raised back up, looking into Spike's beautiful blue eyes. Xander wrapped his arms around Spike's neck and gave him a long, lingering kiss before pulling away from him as well.

Let me take you to a place like nowhere else, Show you the things you've never felt, oh let me love you, Let me love you, Oh,Let me love you

Xander started slowly undoing the top laces as he continued to dance between Angel and Spike. He grabbed first Spike's hand and then Angels, guiding them to the laces and danced as the two vampires started untying them, Angel on one side and Spike on the other. When they had reached the last one, Xander had ripped the pants off, throwing them out into the crowd as Angel and Spike slid back up him, taking their places in front and back of the boy, running their hands over the white leather thong that was left.

Let me show you what it's like to lose control, Free the desire in your soul, oh let me love you

Xander whispered the words in Spike's ear as he leaned towards him, rubbing their bodies together in rhythm to the music as he rubbed his hands along Spike's back.

Let me take you to a place like nowhere else, Show you the things you've never felt, oh let me love you

Xander turned and whispered the words in Angel's ear, doing the same thing to the older vampire that he had done to Spike.

Spike and Angel heard the words, felt their boy writhing against them as his hands played along their bodies and knew they had to have Xander now. They looked at one another and Spike nodded as Angel grabbed the boy up and slung him over his shoulder. He jumped down off the wall, Spike close behind. They strode through the crowd as some cheered while others were yelling, "No fair. Let him finish." Spike walked behind Angel and Xander and felt someone grab the hat from his head. He turned with a growl.

"Better give that back or you'll be less one hand." The demon quickly returned the hat and Spike continued towards the mansion yelling, "The boy's ours. Go find your own mates." As he closed the patio doors he heard the finish of the song playing from the courtyard amid yells of "I told you so," "Pay up" and "Damn, there wasn't much of the song left. They almost made it." He listened to the last of the words in the song.

Let me show you what it's like to lose control, Free the desire in your soul, oh let me love you, Let me take you to a place like nowhere else, Show you the things you've never felt, oh let me love you, Oh,Let me love you, Let me love you

Yes, that was exactly what Angel and Spike were going to do with Xander. They were going to show him just what it felt like to lose control, to feel the desire and the love they had for him. Spike was sure they could show Xander things he had never felt and he made his way to the bedroom, determined to show his boy exactly what he was thinking.

Angel carried Xander into the bedroom and took him down off his shoulder, standing the boy in front of him. Their eyes met and Xander smiled at the vampire, running his hands down Angel's chest, finding his nipples. Xander traced the outline of each one, running his thumbs over each nipple until both were hard. Angel ran his hands up and down Xander's sides, finally pulling the boy towards him. Angel leaned down and took Xander's mouth in his as he gently squeezed the boy's asscheeks. Xander moaned and deepened the kiss as his arms wrapped around the older vampire's neck, his left hand coming up to rub along Angel's neck before he ran his fingers through the vampire's hair.

Angel broke the kiss and picked Xander up, placing him gently on the bed. He turned and saw Spike standing in front of him. The younger vampire had already pulled his shirt off and Angel was mesmerized by the perfection of Spike's marble white skin. He pulled his shirt over his head and walked over to Spike kicking his shoes off as Spike did the same.

"So beautiful," Angel murmured as he reached out and pulled Spike to him, kissing him long and hard. Angel pulled away and started placing light kisses down Spike's throat and chest as his right hand reached down and cupped Spike's erection. Spike pushed forward, his head tilted back in order to allow his sire access to his throat. Angel undid the button on Spike's jeans and slowly slid the zipper down. He slid his hands under the denim and pushed the jeans down before kneading Spike's ass.

Spike moaned as he felt Angel's hands on his body, felt the soft gentle kisses on his neck. Spike's erection was trapped between the two vampires and Spike thrust forward, rubbing his cock against Angel's jeans, moaning again at the feeling the friction was causing on his throbbing penis. Spike continued to rub up against Angel as he gave himself over to the sensations that were coursing through his body. Between Xander's dance, Angel's lips and the feel of the rough denim against his cock, he knew he wouldn't last long.

"Angel, feels so good. I just need---" Spike started to say right before he felt Angel's fangs penetrate his neck. He came with a cry, his semen splattering against Angel's stomach and chest. Spike dropped his head onto Angel's shoulder, riding out his orgasm as Angel licked the wound shut. When it was over, he looked up into Angel's dark eyes.

"Your turn," Spike murmured. He kissed Angel before sliding down the older vampire's body. As he unfastened Angel's jeans, he began to lick his seed from the brunette's chest before making his way to the other vampire's stomach. Angel moaned as Spike slid his jeans to the floor and took Angel's hard cock in his hand.

Angel was enjoying the feeling of Spike's tongue as it ran up and down his chest and then his stomach when he felt Spike take his erection into his hand. Angel groaned as Spike started pumping his cock. Angel noticed that Spike had quit licking his body and as he looked down, he saw the blonde take his throbbing erection into his mouth. Angel reached down and twisted his fingers in Spike's hair as he tried to stop himself from thrusting into his childe's mouth.

"Spike, suck me. Oh, yeah, just like that," he said, as he felt Spike take him to the root. Spike ran his teeth gently up the sides of Angel's cock before licking the head and then going back down on him again. Angel felt his orgasm building as Spike took his balls into his hand. He felt Spike run his fingers over his sac, felt the blonde continue bobbing up and down on his cock and it pushed him over the edge. Angel shot his cool semen into Spike's mouth and the younger vampire swallowed it eagerly.

Spike stood up, licking his lips. He took Angel's hand and led him towards the bed, both of them coming to a stop at the sight of Xander lying on the bed, his hand running up and down his own cock while he stared at the two of them. Spike walked over and took ander's hand from his erection.

"No, no, naughty boy. We'll have none of that," he said before he captured Xander's mouth. Xander reached up and pulled the vampire down to him, running his hands up and down Spike's back. Spike straddled Xander's stomach and pulled the boy's hands from around him, placing them above Xander's head and holding them there.

"Spike, Angel you guys are gorgeous," Xander said as he tried to raise his hips off the bed, but again Spike held him down. "Spike, please need you. Need Angel. Watching you all got me so hard, I think I'll explode if you don't help me out here."

Spike leaned down and nuzzled Xander's neck, nipping along first one side and then the other as Xander squirmed beneath him. Xander felt the bed dip and then Angel was lying next to him, his head lying next to Xander's cock as he gently rubbed up and down Xander's throbbing erection. Angel ghosted his finger across the head of Xander's cock, barely touching it as he wiped up some of Xander's pre-cum and lifted it to his lips. Xander watched as Angel's tongue came out, licking his finger before sucking it into his mouth to taste Xander's cum.

"Oh, God, guys I need you, want you, please, I'm begging here," Xander pleaded as he tried to lift his hips into Angel's gentle touch so he could get some kind of friction on his sensitive cock. This time Angel helped Spike hold him down as he continued to drive Xander crazy with the slow but gentle strokes along the boy's cock.

Spike stopped nibbling and licking at Xander's throat long enough to ease up towards Xander's ear. "I don't think so, brat. You worked us over pretty good out there with the dancing...*kiss*and the eather....*lick*... and the touching." Spike licked along the outside of Xander's ear, making the boy shiver. "What do you think, Angel? Think we should give Xander what he wants?"

"I don't know, Spike. He might need to be taught a lesson about teasing his lovers. How we can tease back. Maybe we need to demonstrate just how much we know in the art of teasing," Angel leaned down to nip Xander's left hip, making Xander moan.

"Teasing, bad. Promise no more. Fuck me now, please," Xander babbled as he threaded the fingers of his right hand through Angel's hair while he reached between his body and Spike's and grabbed the vampire's cock, stroking it.

Spike had been so busy kissing Xander's cheeks, his eyelids, his nose, his forehead and then his lips that he hadn't noticed the movement until Xander started gently stroking his cock. He sat up to look into Xander's smiling face.

"No fair, whelp. Fuck, I can't tease him, Angel. He tastes so good, looks so beautiful that I can't hold back any longer. Let's do what he asks." Spike felt the gentle tug at his cock and felt Xander's other hand come around and push at his ass.

"Move closer, Spike. Make you feel so good," Xander continued his gentle nudging. Spike was only too happy to move up to straddle Xander's face. Spike groaned as he felt Xander's warm mouth cover his hard cock. Xander licked along the head with each upstroke and was almost taking Spike all the way in on the downstroke and Spike twisted the bedsheets with his fists to keep from fucking the boy's mouth.

"God, Xander the way you suck me, luv," Spike groaned in pleasure as he leaned forward to give Xander better access to his cock.

Angel had taken Xander's cock into his mouth and was bobbing up and down as he reached around and felt for the boy's hole. He rubbed along the pucker making Xander grab Spike's ass and take the other vampire in further. Angel stopped sucking on Xander's cock and leaned down further, sticking his tongue into Xander's silky channel as he parted the boy's asscheeks. He coated the inside with his saliva, making sure not to miss any portion of it, and when his tongue rubbed across Xanders prostate the boy thrust upwards, moaning around Spike's cock as he came, his semen landing on his stomach.

Spike was in heaven. Xander's mouth was doing wonderful things to his cock and when he felt the boy's finger rubbing along his hole and moaning around his dick, he lost all control, shouting out Xander's name as he came inside the boy's mouth. Xander swallowed eagerly and licked around the top and length to make sure he got every drop. Spike collapsed on the bed next to Xander and kissed the boy, tasting his own essence mingled with Xander's and began to get aroused once again.

Angel crawled up Xander's body until he was lying flush on top of Xander. He kissed the boy, probing his mouth and tasting Spike's and Xander's mixed essence and he couldn't hold back any longer. He had to fuck this beautiful boy. Angel sat up and spread Xander's legs apart, reaching for the lotion. He put some on his erection and then lined his penis up to Xander's hole. He stopped long enough to look down at Xander. The boy was covered in a faint sheen of sweat and his head was thrown back on the pillow, his fingers digging into the bedsheet as he half whimpered, half moaned in pleasure.

"Do you want me, Xander?" Angel teased.

"Fuck yes. Need you in me. Fill me up, Angel. Fuck me hard," Xander begged as Angel slid his cock into the warm channel. He waited a moment before he felt Xander bucking up into him and then he started thrusting in and out, slowly at first and then faster as he came nearer to his release. Xander had grabbed his shoulders and was holding on so tight that if Angel had been human he would have bruises the next day.

"Xander, you feel so tight, so warm, oh fuck, do you know what you do to me?" Angel asked as he continued to thrust in and out. He saw the smile that lit up Xander's face as the boy said, "Show me please Angel, just show me."

Those words and that smile made the heat rise in Angels stomach, going all the way up his spine and he thrust faster and harder, searching for the orgasm that was hurtling towards him.

Spike was sucking on Xander's nipples as Angel pistoned in and out of the boy's ass and Xander was lost in a sea of sensations and ecstasy. He babbled incoherently, not knowing what he was saying, just that he was begging for more, for anything that would make him cum. Spike bit gently on his nipple and that's all it took to push him over and he came, shooting his seed all over his stomach, without Angel ever having to touch his cock.

"God, Angel yes, fuck me, oh god keep fucking me, Spike feels so good." Xander screamed as he came. Angel felt the boy's ass muscles clench and he was soon following, shooting his cool semen into his lover's hole.

"Xander, fuck you're so perfect. Love you, love Spike," Angel screamed as he came. He fell onto the bed and pulled Xander towards him, kissing the boy passionately. He felt Xander moan into the kiss and noticed that Spike was lining his cock up to Xander's already wet hole.

Xander was just coming down off a very intense orgasm and was kissing Angel till he was breathless when he felt Spike enter him. He moaned as he pushed backwards, desperately seeking more. He had been so worked up, and that mixed with Spike's semen was already making Xander hard. Xander turned Angel over onto his left side and raised his leg before grabbing the lotion and spreading it on his fingers. He slowly inserted the first finger, reaching around for the spot he knew would make Angel jump. Xander didn't have to wait long before he felt the vampire jump and heard him beg, "Take me now, Xander, fuck me." Xander needed no further encouragement and entered Angel in one quick thrust. He knew he wouldn't last long because Spike was driving him wild with pleasure, pistoning in and out of his ass as his hands came around and played with Xander's nipples.

Xander copied Spike's motions on Angel and soon all three men were moaning and writhing on the bed, all of them babbling words of 'I love you' and 'fuck me harder' and 'feels so good'. They had managed to work up a rhythm and were now content to enjoy that rhythm. Angel felt Xander's hand reach around and take his hard cock, stroking it in rhythm to their lovemaking and that's all it took for Angel to come with a cry. His spasming muscles clenching against Xander had the boy filling Angel with his cum and when his ass muscles twitched, Spike cried out and shot his semen into the boy's hot channel.

They lay together for a long time, exchanging endearments and promises of loving each other forever, gentle kisses and tender touches. After a half hour had gone by, Xander raised up. "We need to get a shower and get back to the party," he said, jumping off the bed and extending his hands out to his lovers. He led them into the bathroom where there was another round of lovemaking. Afterwards, they made their way out to the bedroom and got dressed. Angel put on a pair of brown leather pants and a white pullover that molded to his body perfectly. Spike donned a pair of black leather pants and a blue pullover much like Angel's. Xander had put on a pair of tight blue jeans and a red pullover. When they were finished, Xander looked at his two lovers with pride.

He walked over to Angel and kissed him long and hard, running his hands over the vampire's body. "God, to have your body," Xander said wistfully as he looked at Angel appreciatively.

"You can have it any time you want, Xander," Angel said, teasing the boy.

"You know what I mean," Xander said, smiling at the older vampire before he made his way over to Spike. He reached up and ran his hand down Spike's cheeks, before he said, "I love your face. These cheekbones, your eyes, I'd give anything to be as beautiful as you." He kissed Spike much the same way as he did Angel.

"You are beautiful, Xander. The problem is you just don't know that yet. And your body, well I can't say enough about that. You always want to hide it, but Angel and I are going to put a stop to that."

"How can you say that? I just danced almost naked in front of the whole party?"

"I'm talking about everyday life." Spike told him.

"You want me to go around everyday wearing stuff like I did tonight?"

Angel and Spike both grabbed him at the same time, pulling him into a group hug. "Clothes like tonight are saved for us, pet. And by the way, what possessed you to dance anyway?"

"I wanted you all to appreciate my kind of music and Clarence asked me to. Even bought the costume. I couldn't turn him down, not after what he had been through. He never would have been in Sunnydale if it weren't for me. Clarence came all the way here to ask me to come to Oxnard and dance again."

"That was nice of you to do that for him, Xander. However, there will be no trips to Oxnard, not without us anyway." Angel said. "And I have to admit, country music is a little more appealing now."

"What about you, Spike?"

"That soddin music is only good when you make it more appealing."

"Hey, maybe we could all do a show together some night. I mean, it was kind of fun don't you think?"

"Had more fun in here. However, I'm game if peaches is," Spike grinned at Angel.

"No way, no how, not a chance in hell. I'd rather go back to hell than dance in front of someone. I can't dance." Angel admitted.

"Did a pretty good job out there tonight, Angel," Xander told him.

"I was just following you two, but really I can't dance."

"Then we'll just have to teach you," Xander slapped his butt playfully. "Now let's get back to the party before they come looking for us. Last one out gets to clean up."

"I don't think so, Xander. Since we're discussing this, who had the idea to make my fountain the beer keg?"

"That was me. Pretty imaginative, huh?"

"Well, let's see how imaginative you can be with the clean-up," Angel said, grinning. Xander groaned as he led his lovers back to the party.

When the three of them finally came outside again the party was still going on, although there were fewer people there. Xander walked over to the fountain and reached in, grabbing three beers before going back over to his lovers. He gave Angel one before giving him a kiss and then did the same to Spike.

"Why don't you two go on over there with Clem and the others and finish up your poker game? I bet they've stolen all your kittens by now. I'm going over there and talk to Wesley and Oz for a little while."

Spike looked over at the demons and saw Clem waving, a huge grin on his face. He couldn't help but wave and smile back. "Alright, but don't wander off. It'll be bedtime soon and we want our warm blanket beside of us when we go to sleep."

"I'll be there. Now go have some fun," Xander said, as he shooed them away. He heard Angel muttering something about needing money not kittens and laughed as he made his way over to his friends.

"Where's Cordy and Doyle?" Oz and Wesley exchanged a smile before Oz said, "Same place you guys were, I'd imagine."

"Oh," Xander said, a deep blush covering his face. "Looks like the party is starting to wind down."

"Yes, quite a few of them left after your entertainment. Seems you inspired them to do the same thing Cordy and Doyle felt obliged to do." Wesley tried to appear innocent as he teased the boy.

"Yeah, Clem just got back a few minutes ago," Oz gestured towards the demon.

"It's a wonder that Harmony let him leave," Wesley stated. When Xander looked at him, he laughed. "Seems you had a positive effect on her and Clem was the closest one to her, so he got the benefits of said effect."

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me," Xander said, laughing. "Poor Clem."

"I don't know about that. Clem claims he wore her out." Oz told Xander, before they started laughing again.

"Well, I don't know about her but I'm pretty.....tired myself," Xander admitted, taking a drink of his beer.

"That's too bad. I was going to suggest a little clean up detail before Angel starts to realize how bad this place was trashed," Oz pointed at the surroundings. Beer bottles, paper plates and cups were lying around on the ground. Xander groaned as he looked around.

"Guess I better get to cleaning up this place. Like Angel told me, the party was my idea, after all," he picked up a trash bag and headed for the nearest beer bottle.

"We'll help," Wesley jumped off the stone wall and grabbed a trash bag of his own. Soon all three men were cleaning up the mess.

An hour later, they made their way back to the mansion. The trash had extended from the mansion to almost halfway through the cemetery. Xander was shaking his head as they neared Angel's home.

"It's hard to believe how messy a few humans and demons can be."

"A few? More like tons. I can't believe how big the party turned out to be," Oz bent down to pick up a stray bottle lying near a tombstone. "But fun was had by all."

"Yeah, it was nice. It's just what I needed -------" Xander began to say before they heard the sounds of fighting coming from the right of them. Xander patted his pocket and realized he didn't have his stake with him. He felt someone tap him on the shoulder and turned to see Wesley holding out a stake.

"I brought an extra one just in case. I figured you would probably forget yours."

"Thanks. Come on guys. It looks like we get to have one last patrol before leaving the Hellmouth," Xander led Wesley and Oz in the direction of the commotion.

"Just what I was hoping to do," Oz said sarcastically. When he saw Wesley and Xander look at him he shrugged his shoulders. "That was my sarcastic voice."

"You know it almost sounded like your normal voice," Xander said.

"I've been told that." Oz agreed as they came upon their targets. It was six of the vampires from the party and they were surrounding a dark haired girl. Xander ran towards them and was shocked to see the girl grab the vampire and pull her around before squeezing Molly so hard that the vampire exploded into dust.

"Didn't I tell you not to feed on the humans?" Xander asked, placing himself between the girl and the remaining vampires.

"You said at the party. We're not at the party now." Jason replied. "Besides, that bitch has already killed our girlfriends, well except for Emily here. We're not leaving here until she's dead."

"Then you're going to have to come through us," Oz placed himself next to Xander.

"That's right," Wesley added as he took us his position.

"That can be arranged," Jason said, before running at Xander. Xander moved out of the vampire's way at the last minute, but not before landing a kick to Jason's stomach. Jason rolled onto the ground and Xander turned just in time to thrust his stake into Robert's heart.

"You're going to pay for that. I don't care whose lover you are," Jason said, getting angry.

"Bring it on," Xander said as the vampire pounced. The quiet cemetery was filled with the sounds of punches being exchanged and shouts of pain as the fight got underway.

Clem had smiled as Angel and Spike approached the table, gesturing at the two empty seats. As the two vampires sat down, Clem looked at Spike.

"That was a hell of a surprise wasn't it? Xander sure knows his stuff."

"In more ways than one, mate," Spike returned the smile as he sat down across from Angel.

"I won forty dollars on that bet," Clem stated proudly as Angel and Spike looked at him in confusion.

"What bet?" Angel asked.

"Everyone was placing bets on whether or not you two could hold out during the entire song. I had an edge because I've already seen Xander dance up in Oxnard and I knew there was no way in hell you two would last that long."

Angel and Spike realized what everyone had been smiling at and what the yes or no bet was and laughed.

"That was easy pickings," Spike agreed.

"Anyone who knows you would have known that," Angel spoke up as he dealt the cards.

"Me? What about you? If I recall correctly it was you that snatched the boy up and dragged him off. I was just following, in the interest of fair play."

"We exchanged 'the glance'," Angel protested.

"What glance?"

"Don't play innocent with mean. You know - the 'let's take Xander inside and fuck him until he can't stand up' look." Angel explained as the other demons laughed.

"Not to point out the obvious guys, but it seems like it didn't work," Clem nodded his head towards Xander who was standing next to Oz and Wesley.

"Boy's got more stamina than most," Spike muttered. "He's a teenager and you know how their hormones are."

"Yeah, I do. That Harmony - whew," Clem scratched his head at the memory. After Xander had been carried away by Angel and Spike, Harmony had been so turned on she had grabbed the nearest person to her and kissed him, telling him she wanted to fuck him. Clem was the lucky person and at first he had thought she was too tight skinned for him, but when they got back to her lair she had done wonderful things to him.

Spike brought Clem back to the present. "You and Harmony?"

"Who would have thunk it, huh? Her skin's tight but boy oh boy can she screw. And give head. That girl's mouth is better doing that than when she talks, cause she's kinda stupid. Hey, Spike when you and her were together did she ever-----"

"I'll take your word for it," Angel interrupted the demon before he could go into details. He didn't want to hear anything about Harmony and Spike's relationship.

"We'll compare notes later," Spike patted Clem on the shoulder as Angel mock glared at him. He picked up his cards and they began to play. After twenty minutes, Spike once again had most of the kittens.

"Damn, you're good at poker," Clem said.

"That's not all I'm good at, is it Angel?" Angel squirmed in his seat. Before he could answer Cordy and Doyle came over to the table.

"Have you guys seen the others? Xander, Oz, Wesley or Harmony? We can't find them anywhere." Cordelia asked. Angel and Spike tensed, scanning the remaining crowd for their lover as Clem nodded.

"I left Harmony at her place. She was thoroughly spent, if you know what I mean," Clem answered proudly.

Cordelia and Doyle looked in surprise at the demon. "You and Harmony?" they asked at the same time.

"Yep. Did you know she could---" Clem began before Spike interrupted.

"This isn't the time for the tales of Clem and Harmony's sexcapades, mate. We need to find Xander. Last time I saw him he was over there," Spike said, pointing towards the fountain as he stood.

Angel followed Spike to the spot they had last seen Xander. They looked around but all they could see were a few demons. Angel spotted Clarence and walked over to the demon, tapping him on the shoulder. When Clarence turned toward him, he asked, "Clarence, have you seen Xander since we came back to the party?"

"Uh huh. Xander and his two friends were cleaning up the place last time I saw him. I heard them talking about how messy it was. Said the trash went all the way out into the cemetery. Why? Is something wrong?"

"No, I'm sure everything's fine. I just wanted to talk to him. Listen, do me a favor and stay here and watch the place while we go look for Xander, okay?"

"Sure, no problem. Are you sure Xander's alright?" Clarence asked, worried when he saw the look on Spike and Angel's faces.

"He's probably fine. We just want to make sure," Angel started to walk around to the front of the mansion. Spike, Cordelia, Doyle and Clem followed as Clarence watched. He hoped they were telling him the truth.

"I'll keep an eye out for him in case he comes back here. If he does, I'll send someone to get you while I stay with him," Clarence yelled as Spike raised his hand in a 'thank you' gesture. Clarence returned to his conversation, all the while keeping an eye out for his friend. If anyone had hurt Xander, Clarence was going to kill them. Well, that is if Spike and Angel didn't get to them first.

The gang had walked around the entire mansion, but there were no signs of either Xander or Oz and Wesley. The vampires were getting frantic when they heard Cordelia yell out in pain. They turned quickly, ready to fight whatever had attacked their friend.

"It's okay, guys. Cordy just tripped over something," Doyle assured them as he helped his girlfriend up. "Are you okay, princess?"

"No, I'm not okay. Who the hell would leave a.....trash bag and a flashlight...out here," Cordy stuttered as she realized what she had fallen over. "Oh, shit the guys."

"They wouldn't just leave these here like this unless----" Doyle started.

"Something happened," Spike finished for him. A slight breeze wafted past them and Spike caught the scent of his lover. "He's over this way," Spike pointed as they took off running towards the middle of the cemetery. They came to a halt as they saw the fight already in progress. A dark haired girl stood watching as Xander and their friends fought five of the vampires from earlier.

Angel and Spike watched as Xander stepped clear of the charging vampire and were just about to call out a warning about the other one when Xander thrust his stake in Robert's chest.

"Well done, pet," Spike smirked, just as they heard Jason's voice.

"You're going to pay for that. I don't care whose lover you are." Angel and Spike started to growl at those words, but remained standing where they were. They heard their lover's voice taunt, "Bring it on." as the vampire tackled him.

Spike and Angel saw Emily sneaking up on Xander as he fought Jason. They were about to join the fight when they saw Harmony come over and tap the girl on the shoulder. Emily stopped and turned around and as she did Harmony punched her knocking her to the ground.

"Are you stupid or something?" Harmony asked, putting her hands on her hips and looking down at the girl vampire. "What did Angel and Spike tell you about feeding on the humans? Especially him," Harmony pointed at Xander.

"He killed Robert," Emily picked herself up off the ground and glared at Harmony.

"Oh, that's too bad. You know, now that you don't have a boyfriend anymore because of the whole dusting thing, I could hook you up with that red head that's living in the crypt four rows over."

"God, she never changes. Drop one guy and pick up another," Cordy muttered before she saw the pained look that crossed Clem's face. "Oh, I didn't mean you, sweetie. I'm sure it's gonna be different with you two." Clem smiled at her and Cordy smiled back, waiting till Clem turned his head to mouth at the others, "Not a chance."

"I don't want another boyfriend. I loved Robert." Emily told her.

"Whatever. I was going to hook you up, because I've been making the moves on him but now that I've found Clem - well, he's ruined me for anybody else." Everyone looked at Clem who was blushing and grinning proudly at the same time.

"Told you so," he said, as they turned back to the fight to see that Harmony's announcement had had a similar effect on the fighters.

"Clem?" everyone asked at the same time as they stopped their fighting and looked at Harmony.

"Yes, Clem. What's wrong with him?"

"He's a demon...and he's got all that floppy skin....and it's just gross," Jason told her as he continued to hold Xander down.

"Gross? You call Clem gross. Have you looked in a mirror lately pal?" Xander threw the vampire off of him. They stood and faced each other, anger in both of their eyes.

Jason gave him a 'duh' look and Xander shrugged. "Sorry, I forgot you couldn't see your reflection. Well, I say count your blessings, cause it ain't pretty."

"Good one, Xander," Harmony laughed at the other vampire.

"Hey," Jason glared at Harmony before looking back at Xander. "What's wrong with the way I look? Just because I have fangs and ridges on my brow, it doesn't make me ugly. Besides, you're fucking two vampires."

"Number one, I'm not just fucking them as you put it. I make love to them - you know as in I love them, I adore them, they're my life - that sort of thing." Now it was Angel and Spike's turn to look proud.

"Number two, they are still drop dead gorgeous, sexy and the most beautiful things I have ever seen even when they vamp out. It looks good on them. Makes me tingle when they look at me with those amber eyes full of power and pure lust. On you, I just see something I want to kill."

"Not if I kill you first," Jason attempted to punch Xander, as the boy ducked out of his way and laughed.

"You guys stop it. I don't want to have to hurt anyone, but I'm not about to stand around and let you kill these guys. Angel and Spike will hunt you down and they won't be happy with just killing you. They'll probably torture you before they kill you to death." Harmony said.

"They'll have to find us first," Jason tried to hit Xander again. This time Xander blocked his punch and landed one of his own, making the vampire stagger backwards.

"Stop it! I mean it." Harmony stomped her foot. "These people are my friends and it's been a really long time since I've felt like I had friends. Not since high school. I miss that."

"I know what you mean, Harmony. The gang is great aren't they? They accept you for who you are and don't make you change-----" Xander was explaining as Harmony nodded in agreement until she saw Jason sneaking up on Xander from behind.

"Xander, look out behind you," she yelled, interrupting his speech.

Xander turned as Jason grabbed him around the neck, bending the boy over in a headlock. Harmony went to help Xander and Emily grabbed her and pulled her backwards, the two girls screaming at each other as they tumbled to the ground. Harmony jumped on top of Emily and started pounding her in the face.

"Watch the clothes, you bitch!" Harmony screamed at her. "You just tore my favorite shirt."

"That's Harmony the clothes horse for you" Cordelia said, as they watched the fight.

"Anybody got a stake I can borrow?" Harmony asked.

"I think I lost mine over there somewhere. Do you see it?" Xander asked, as he punched Jason in the stomach, trying to get away from the vampire.

"Oh, here it is," Harmony grabbed the stake and held it up showing Xander. "See, I found it."

"Good job. Now do you think you can use it?" Xander asked as he ducked another punch.

"Oh, yeah, right." Harmony jumped on Emily, quickly raising the stake and dusting her. She stood up, wiping the dust from her clothes. "God, how do you stand getting dirty like this?"

"That's nothing. You should see demon goo - blood and guts. That's really hard to get out of your clothes." Xander assured her as he went to punch Jason again. The vampire moved too quickly for him though, and Xander found himself once again in a headlock.

"You are so disgusting sometimes, Xander," Harmony scrunched her nose. She looked over to where Oz had just finished staking Billy and was going to help Wesley with Lance. She watched as Oz jumped on Lance's back trying to get him to release his hold on Wesley's throat. Lance threw Wesley to the ground and grabbed Oz's right arm, throwing the boy over his shoulder. "I'll just go help them." Harmony said as she walked over to the fighting men.

"That would be good, Harmony," Xander said as Jason picked him up and threw him to the ground.

"Damn, do you always talk this much when you fight?" The gang heard Jason ask as Xander got to his feet.

"Yes," they all chorused at the same time.

"My babble is world renowned," Xander told Jason as he got to his feet. "But I'm just wondering. Do you have to be nowned before you can be renowned? And is there even such a word as nowned?"

Jason stopped and thought for a minute. Xander landed a hard right to his jaw as he was thinking. "I don't know," he answered as he grabbed Xander by the collar.

The gang continued to watch as Wesley ran at Lance. The vampire picked him up off the ground and put the man on his shoulders before he threw Wesley to the ground. Oz ran at Lance and the vampire kneed him in the stomach. As Oz stood up, Lance punched him. He picked the boy up and threw him on the ground, making Oz do a forward roll. Wesley and Harmony both charged the vampire, plunging their stakes into him. As Lance exploded into dust, both of them smiled proudly.

"Thanks," Oz said, as he lay on the ground trying to catch his breath.

"You're welcome," Wesley and Harmony answered at the same time.

"I was the one that killed him," Harmony told the ex-watcher.

Wesley shook his head. "I do believe it was my stake that did it. I got him directly in the heart. You, on the other hand, staked him a little to the left."

"Did not."

"Did to."

"Not."

"Did."

"Guys, it doesn't matter. He's dust, that's what is important," Oz said, as Wesley helped him to his feet.

Xander was still fighting with Jason and he looked over at his friends right before Lance hit him across the face with both clasped hands. Xander staggered but refused to fall.

"Keep your eyes on your opponent," Angel muttered as if Xander could hear him.

Jason flipped Xander on the ground and as he ran at the boy, Xander put his legs up to his chest and kicked out, knocking Jason backwards. He got up and lunged at the vampire, but Jason grabbed him and threw him down, making Xander do a forward flip as he landed hard next to a crypt.

"Why didn't you teach him to never do that? The opponent always uses your momentum against you," Spike pointed at the fight.

"I did teach him that," Angel defended himself as Xander staggered to his feet, looking dazed. Jason pushed him up against the crypt and Oz, having given up trying to stop the argument between Harmony and Wesley, saw what was happening. He picked up his stake and went running for the vampire. Just as he was about to stake Jason, the vampire moved out of his way and Angel and Spike watched in horror as the stake came within inches of Xander's chest.

"Human chest, human chest," Xander yelled, putting up his arms to protect himself.

"Oh, sorry," Oz said, before Jason came up behind him and pushed him up against the crypt alongside Xander. Angel and Spike had already taken off running when Oz had come close to staking their boy and were fast approaching the vampire when Harmony ran over and staked Jason in the back. The vampire exploded and Harmony started shaking her hands up and down in excitement.

"I dusted three of them," Harmony was excited as Wesley joined her.

"My God, what a rough night," he said, as Angel and Spike raced past him and grabbed Xander, looking him up and down for injuries.

"Yay on you, Harmony," Xander muttered as he let himself be inspected by his lovers.

"That was pretty cool, except for the dust part," Harmony sneezed. "I think I'm allergic to vampires." Cordelia and the others laughed.

"Not so much a big success night for me," Xander said, as his lovers looked at him. "But I think I should get points for trying, right?"

"Xander, what have I told you about keeping your mind focused on the fight," Angel admonished the boy, as Spike hugged him.

"Shit, Xander you scared the un-life out of me. I thought Oz was going to stake you."

"Yeah, again with the sorry," Oz told Xander as the boy was hugged by Angel.

"That's okay. It all worked out and we managed to save the girl. The girl." Xander said as he looked around. "Where did she go?" Xander started to run out into the cemetery but Spike grabbed his arm.

"Spike, let go. I have to find her and make sure that she's alright."

Spike pulled the boy close. "She'll be fine."

What if there are other vampires out there? She still might get eaten."

"You can't save everyone, luv," Spike kissed him. When they finally parted, Xander stared at Spike. "Still want to go running off?" Spike asked, grinning at the dazed look in Xander's eyes.

"Huh?" Xander replied, having forgotten all about the girl. They started walking through the cemetery, everyone following behind.

"That was good work back there my vampire vixen," Clem put his arm around Harmony's waist.

"Thank you, my saggy sex-kitten," Harmony replied, giving Clem a kiss.

"Is anyone else feeling sick?" Oz asked, as everyone but Clem and Harmony raised their hands. "Good, cause I thought it was just me."

"I'm one of the good guys now," Harmony continued excitedly, ignoring the others. "Whoo-hoo! I can't wait till we get to L.A. That's going to be so great!

Spike stopped so suddenly that Xander almost tripped before Angel grabbed him. "Sorry, pet," Spike said, before they turned to face Harmony and Clem. "Did you just say you're going to L.A.? With us?"

"Yeah, Clem invited me to come along and I couldn't turn that offer down," Harmony grinned at the love-struck demon.

"Bloody hell," Spike muttered, before he looked at the girl. "Harm, I don't think that would be such a good idea."

"Why not?" Clem asked, looking upset.

"Yeah, why not? I'm an evil fighter now. That's why I sucked at being evil, because I was meant to fight evil. It's become so clear to me now. All that time you fought alongside Buffy. It must have made you feel so good being a part of the team, helping save people and stuff. Is this what it feels like to have a purpose? Because I've never had a purpose before."

Xander looked at Harmony and again saw a female version of himself. Harmony was actually alot like she had been when she was alive - a scared girl trying to please people so that they would like her. Just like him.

"Sort of. It gives you something to feel good about, even when you feel bad about yourself." Xander answered.

"Well, don't worry about it. When I get to Los Angeles, if anyone bothers any of you I will rip their throats out."

"No, no killing." Xander said, before he added, "Only if they are evil."

"We've covered that already," Clem assured him.

"Right, maiming only," Harmony amended her statement.

"Again, with the not so much," Xander told her. "You have to learn to get along with people and not treat them as meals, unless they are evil. Otherwise, you drink only pig's blood."

"Euuw, well that will go straight to my hips. Can't I have human blood?"

Xander looked at Angel and Spike. "Yeah, I guess so. Why not? But only from the blood banks and the suppliers. Deal?"

"Deal," Harmony shook Xander's hand before Angel pulled him back.

"Xander, you're not really thinking of asking us to take her back to Los Angeles are you?"

"Why not?"

"Yeah, why not?" Cordelia asked, excited that she might actually have her friend with her in Los Angeles. If Spike could change, why not Harmony?

"Your friend is a vampire, Princess," Doyle told her.

"Yeah, I know, that's old news."

"An evil vampire," Wesley added.

"Yeah, we covered that too," Harmony told him.

"That is not your friend. That thing may have your friend's memories, her appearances, but it's just a filthy demon, an unholy monster," Wesley told Cordelia before he looked at Harmony, "Uh, no offense."

"About what?"

Wesley rolled his eyes and lifted his stake, before Oz grabbed his arm. "Wes, you can't. Cordelia and Xander feel that Harmony doesn't pose a threat. I think that we should respect their wishes." When the others looked at him, he shrugged, "I'm just saying--"

"Oz is right. God, Wesley are all you watchers raised to believe the same thing? You sound just like Giles," Xander said.

"Angel," Spike looked at his lover, letting him know that he didn't like the idea of Harmony being around Xander and their friends.

"It's your place to tell to tell Xander and Cordy that this isn't a good idea." Doyle whispered to the two vampires.

"He won't listen to me," Angel said as Spike nodded in agreement.

"Welcome to my world," Doyle sighed. "Maybe if you two convince Xander that this is a bad idea, he can talk to Cordelia and make her understand."

Angel and Spike looked at one another before each of them grabbed their lover's arms, pulling him over to the side so they could talk to him, as Cordy and Harmony planned their trip back to L.A.

"You know, we've tried not to say anything about what you've been doing," Angel began.

"Like taking on the Initiative by yourself." Spike said.

"I wasn't by myself, I had Wesley, Clem and the others with me."

"Or having a huge party with a bunch of demons," Angel pointed out.

"They deserved it after they helped me out, and besides we cleaned up didn't we?" Xander crossed his arms stubbornly.

"Or taking on a group of vampires, not once but twice," Spike reminded him.

"I dusted Parker and we killed the other ones." Xander pointed at Oz, Wesley and Harmony. "Why are you coming down on me all of the sudden? I thought you trusted me," Xander pouted.

"We do, sweetheart, but Harmony cannot work with us," Angel tried to sound firm.

"Why not? She was a big help during the fight just now. Harmony could have sided with those vampires, cause they were her friends, too but she didn't. She chose to help us. I mean, look at her." Xander pointed at Harmony who was talking to Cordy as she nestled close to Clem. "She's really excited about going back with us and so is Clem. Are you going to tell him that she can't come with us, because I'm not. He saved my life and I owe him for that. Besides, this idea is giving Harmony a reason to go on."

"I don't want her to go on, pet and neither should you," Spike said.

"Are you forgetting you liked her enough to sleep with her?"

"I was desperate for someone to care about me."

"So is she. Don't you see that? She's like a female me. Looking for acceptance and never finding it until now. I've found my acceptance and love with all of you. Why can't she?"

"Because she's the enemy," Angel told him.

"Now you sound like Wesley and Giles."

"Because they're right," Angel replied. "Harmony will turn on us. On you, Clem and Cordelia."

"Why? Because everyone else turns on me? Maybe so, but she won't turn on Cordy and Clem, or at least I hope she won't."

"It's her nature. She's a vampire." Angel told him.

"So are you and Spike," Xander pointed out.

"She doesn't have a soul, luv," Spike was getting irritated with his lover's stubbornness.

"Neither do you," Xander shot back. "But I still trust you."

"And you should. Spike is different. Always has been. Even when he was being evil, he still had feelings - human emotions. There were things I did as a vampire that Spike would never consider doing. And he loves us. He knows that if he killed humans again, we would be upset and he would never want to hurt us that way." Angel smiled fondly at Spike.

"So what makes you think that Harmony can't love someone or care enough about friends to do the same? She and Cordy were always close in high school - they were the popular version of Jesse and me." Xander's eyes misted at the thought of his childhood friend.

"Is that what this is about, baby?" Spike asked. "Are you trying to help Harmony because you couldn't help your friend? Is this some kind of atonement for accidentally killing your friend?"

"Maybe. I know that we have to keep a close eye on her and everything, but I want to at least give her a chance. Something I didn't give Jesse. I listened to Giles tell me exactly what Wesley just said, but when Jesse was standing in front of me - well, a part of me couldn't help but feel that he was still in there someplace." Xander swallowed hard, the lump in his throat making it hard for him to talk as he looked at how happy Cordy and Harmony were together.

"I see those two together and I wish I could have had the same chance with Jesse. If he were standing here in front of me right now, asking me to go with us to Los Angeles, there is no way in hell I would tell him no. A vampire version of my friend would be better than not having him around anymore. I would give anything to be able to do that for him, even if he did end up turning on me. Not that I think Jesse would have because I don't. We loved each other - not like we love each other - but as brothers. He was a part of me and I was a part of him. It's the same for those two - well, not really because Harmony was a sheep as Cordy called her that one time. She'd always go along with whatever everyone else did, because she didn't want to be an outsider but I think that's what will keep her in line. Maybe she'll turn on us, maybe she won't but I don't want to take Cordy's chance to be with her friend away from her, do you?"

"No, but I don't want her to hurt you or one of our friends," Angel said, taking Xander's hand.

"I know it's a risk and maybe I'm being selfish, asking everyone to always be on their guard just because of how much I miss Jesse, but I can't help it. I just want everyone to be happy. Is that too much to ask?"

"Sometimes it is. There's not always a happy ending, luv."

"I know. But can't we at least give it a shot? I think she's too scared of you and Angel to do anything to any of us. And if Clem can't keep her in line, we'll run her out of town. But don't ask me to kill someone else I know, because frankly I don't think I have it in me. I guess I know how Buffy feels now. Why she's always so worried about me or Willow getting hurt. She had to kill you, Angel and I don't think she had it in her to kill either one of us if we got turned. Maybe I was too hard on her back then. Maybe something deep inside me resented her for coming to Sunnydale, cause that's when we found out about vampires, and then Jesse was killed right after she got here, and I might have felt like she caused it somehow or that she didn't care enough about the fact that I had to kill my best friend so I transferred that thinking onto you and Buffy. Here I am, loving you and Spike so much and telling you all that I could kill you if you started doing bad stuff but I know that if something happened and you all went back to killing again, I don't think I could hurt either of you and it's just so complicated and why does it have to be, because I'm so fucking tired of losing people I love and maybe I'm full of self-pity but I can't take losing anyone else I love and -----"

Xander's babbling was cut off by Angel's kiss. He drew the boy close to him, kissing him tenderly on the lips, while running his hands up and down Xander's back. Xander reached up and wrapped his arms around Angel's neck, pulling him into a deeper kiss. He parted his lips and Angel sought out his boy's tongue. They kissed each other for what seemed like forever, before they parted.

Xander was just about to say something when Spike took him in his arms and gave him a kiss of his own. One filled with love, desire, want and need and Xander moaned as he lost himself in his lover's emotions, making Spike feel his own. When they parted, both of them were gasping from the intensity of the kiss.

Angel looked at Xander and smiled. "Feel better now?"

"Feeling something, here," Xander grinned back, before he looked at Angel and Spike. "So can we have a vote or something? I'm thinking that this decision has to be a group decision."

Angel and Spike were goners when Xander gave them his puppy dog eyes. "Whatever you want, Xander," Angel said as Spike agreed. They walked back over to the group and Angel said, "We've discussed it and all of us have come to the conclusion that Harmony coming back with us has to be a group decision. So let's vote. All in favor ---"

"Wait. Let me turn my back because I don't want to know who votes against me. I don't want to be tempted to hurt anyone, because frankly I like all of you. Even Wesley and Xander. No offense you guys, it's just that Wesley always talks about me like I'm an evil soulless monster and Xander and I never got along in high school, but I have to say he's changed."

"I take that as a compliment, I think," Xander laughed as Wesley said, "That's because you are an evil soulless monster, Harmony."

"Well, you have a point there." she conceded, before turning her back. She looked at Clem and said, "You turn your back, too, cause you might be tempted to tell me who voted against my going if I ask you nicely."

Clem nodded before turning his back too. Angel shook his head before saying, "Okay. All in favor of Harmony going back with us raise their hands." Xander, Cordelia, Clem, Spike, Angel and Harmony. Angel and Spike laughed at the sight of Harmony voting for herself.

"Harm, you can't vote," Spike informed her.

"Oh, sorry about that," she put her hand down.

"All opposed?" Angel asked as Wesley and Doyle raised their hands. They looked at Oz, waiting to see what he was going to do.

"I'm abstaining, cause I'm on the fence about this," he explained.

"Harmony, you can turn around now," Spike told his ex as she turned back towards them.

"Do I get to go?" Harmony asked excitedly.

"Yes, you get to come." Angel told her. Harmony bounced up and down, before grabbing Cordelia, Oz and Xander into a group hug. "This is going to be so much fun. It'll be like we're in high school again."

"Harmony, you start making me feel like I'm in high school again and I'll have Angel and Spike kick you out of California." Xander threatened as the group broke free of each other.

Spike put his arm around Xander as he gave Harmony a stern look. "Before you come with us Harmony you have to know the rules. No killing humans unless they're evil. Clem I expect you to keep an eye on her and make sure she follows this rule." Clem nodded. "And know this. If you hurt any of these humans, especially Xander, I'll show you why I was nicknamed Spike. I won't just kill you, I will torture you until you beg for death. If I don't, Angel will. Are we clear on this?"

"Definitely. No feeding on anyone. I promise."

"And no causing trouble," Angel added.

"Got it, boss," Harmony gave a thumbs up to Angel, before she ran over to Cordy. "This is going to be so great. I mean, wow, look at us. We're going to be working together. I never had a job before. We can meet at the water cooler and gossip."

"Wonderful. Office gossip and we haven't even gotten home yet," Doyle muttered as Harmony looked at him.

"Do we get paid vacations?"

"Possibly, when we actually start to get some paying clients," Cordelia told her.

"We'll get some. Who could resist hiring us, right?" Xander asked.

"So far, pretty much everybody," Doyle quipped as Harmony looked at him.

"So, how long have you been fighting evil? I mean I just started but you know I got some moves," she said, as Clem grinned.

"Boy, does she have some moves. Like that one---"

"TMI, Clem," Xander said before the demon could get started.

As the group walked through the cemetery, Harmony said, "Watch out evil doers in L.A. Here comes Harmony."