Then there was Wil. Alex was almost head over heels in love with the shy sweet vulnerable vampire. He wanted nothing more than to go back to him and hold him close until his world made sense again. But he couldn't do that, because where Wil was Spike was. It would be easier if they were in separate bodies. Then again, this wouldn't be happening if they were.

From what Spike and Wil had both said they were okay with the whole 'sharing of Alex' scenario. He was the only one having problems with it. Did he want to get into a triad relationship? Sure there were only two bodies, but there were three people. And he wasn't sure he was comfortable with that.

"Humph, should have thought about that before you had sex with Spike? Hmm?"

Alex walked to the park and sat down on one of the many benches. He put his head in his hands and sighed. This was not the way he had envisioned his evening. He was going to tell Spike the way it was going to be, then he and Wil were going to spend some quality time together involving much kissing and touching of the naughty variety. He had not planned on taking it up the ass from Spike.

Not that that hadn't been good. It had been. He very much enjoyed it. Parts of him were all for an encore performance. But he wanted Wil. He wanted Wil without Spike popping out. He wanted his lover to be focused on him, not on trying to control his demon from taking over. How was this ever going to work?

Alex heard a noise behind him and tensed. He slowly sat up and turned his head. There were three vamps in game face coming toward him. Not a good thing, considering he had run out unarmed and underdressed.

"Shit shit shit! Why do I always do these stupid things?"

The vamps spread out to surround him and he tried to calm himself. Time to see if this claim thing really works.

"Evening, nice night isn't it?"

"Nice enough to die."

That was the reply of the one directly in front of him, he seemed to be in charge.

"Oh, maybe you didn't notice this? I belong to Spike so no snacking. Sorry fellas."

"Good one. Spike hasn't been seen in these parts in ages."

"Oh, he's here alright. And if you touch me? You will hurt for a VERY long time before you die."

The lead vamp looked a bit hesitant, but the other three were either too young or too stupid to realize the threat that Spike represented. As soon as one of them lunged at him the others joined in. Alex was surrounded and quickly lost consciousness as the vampires began to feed.

Once inside the apartment Wil pulled a large t-shirt from his dresser and went back down to the shop before heading out after Alex. He wasn't happy about his running off like that but he understood why he did it. It was a bit much to take in, being claimed by a vampire when you are in a relationship with his soul.

He figured that Alex would go to the park, it was one of the places they went together on their walks. He heard noises up ahead and picked up his pace. As he got closer he was able to make out Alex’s' voice.

"Oh, maybe you didn't notice this? I belong to Spike so no snacking. Sorry fellas."

"Good one. Spike hasn't been seen in these parts in ages."

"Oh, he's here alright. And if you touch me? You will hurt for a VERY long time before you die."

Spike was both pleased by the admission of his ownership of the immortal and enraged by the vampires who were obviously planning on making a meal of Alex.

Wil graciously stepped aside and allowed Spike control as they ran toward the park. What they found when they got there was Alex being drained by three vampires. Spike flew into a rage and tore the first vampires head off. He followed up by staking the second. The third, incidentally the one who seemed to be in charge was thrown to the ground before a very pissed off master vampire pinned him.

"MINE! The boy is MINE!"

Spike roared at the vampire beneath him as he shook him like a rag doll. The younger vampire looked terrified, and well he should be. This was Spike at his best, or worst depending on how you look at it. He was defending what was his.

"No one touches him. You were warned. HE warned you. Now? You hurt. Then you die."

Spike beat the vampire bloody and then broke both his arms and his legs. He would have spent hours, days even, torturing the other vamp but he was worried about Alex.

"You're lucky. You get to die now."

Spike tore the vampires heart out of his chest and watched with satisfaction as it turned to dust. He then turned back to Alex and crouched in front of him. Alex’s' pulse was weak but it was steady, he was however out cold.

Spike picked him up and carried him back toward the book store.

"You realize that just because he told those vampires he was yours it didn't mean he's ready to accept it."

"MINE!"

"Yes I realize that. I'm just trying to prepare you for the fact that Alex might not see it that way."

"He. Is. Mine."

"I can see civilized conversation would only be wasted on you right now."

"Grrrrr."

"Are you growling at me? How very Neanderthal of you. Lets just get him home and into bed."