Title: Into the Depths
Series: A NEW LIFE
Author: MarieC
Email: mariecynthia2003@yahoo.com
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Archive: www.the-crypt.net
           http://home.att.net/~lubakmetyk/crypt.htm#marieC
Pairing: Spike/Angel
Rating: NC-17
Warning: Angst,Self-mutilation
Author Note at the End

Chapter 14

"Spike?" Cordelia banged frantically on her hotel room door. "Open
up! Come on, Blondie!" She received no response. The door was locked.
She ran downstairs to look for the master key. Her hands shook while
sifting through numerous drawers.

Angel flew through the front doors. "Cordy! How is she?"

Tears poured from her eyes. "She's not answering the door, Angel. I'm
looking for a key to try to get in."

Angel darted up the stairs with his vampiric speed and pounded on the
door for a few moments to see if Spike would willingly open the door.
As Angel kicked down the door, he immediately vamped out when he
smelled his Childe's blood. He ran to the bathroom and stood frozen
as he gazed upon the lifeless, ghostly pale body of his most Favoured
Childe. Her body was slumped on the floor lying in a pool of blood
that was slowly creeping across the white tile.

As Wesley, Gunn, and Cordelia ran up the stairs, a scream resonated
throughout the hotel. When they arrived in Spike's room, they saw 
a weeping, keening Angel covered with blood rocking his listless
Childe. Cordelia gasped as she saw the amount of blood on the floor.
She covered her eyes with her hands as she cried. Gunn placed his
hand on her shoulder and embraced her.

Suddenly, with Spike still in his arms, Angel stood. He walked over
to the bed and gently placed her on the linens. Without turning to
face his friends, he spoke with an eerie calm. "Please bring me some
towels and gauze."

"A-Angel, I am sorry..." Wesley tried to console his friend as he
handed him the medical supplies.

"She's not gone, yet." Angel answered as he proceeded to lick her
wounds to help with closure and wrapped them with gauze.

"B-But, all that blood?" Cordelia asked but Angel did not answer. He
tended to Spike's wounds.

"Do you need anything, man?"

"No, leave us." He stroked her cold cheek as tears fell from his
eyes. The three humans complied and quietly shut the door.

Angel cupped his beautiful Childe's face as tears pored from his dark
eyes. "Why? Why couldn't you talk to me? I love you so much. I can't
live without you. I have for too long and I don't want that anymore."
Angel checked her wounds once again to insure the bleeding had
stopped. He sat her up in bed propped against the headboard as he sat
in front of her. He kissed her forehead and then a soft kiss to her
lips and whispered, I'm sorry." Angel vamped out and cradled his face
in her neck. He lowered his fangs slowly into her jugular and drained
Spike to the point of her second death.

Angel gently withdrew his fangs. "Childe, drink from me." Angel
dragged his nail down his neck to open his vein. "You will be
Reborn." He brought her limp head to his neck and willed her to
drink. 'Come on, Baby.' He did not feel any response. He laid her
back again and bit into his finger. He gently ran his digit over her
lips and inside her mouth to give her a small taste. He then cradled
her head against his neck, again. He felt her start to drink his
blood at last. The feeling of her drinking from him was sheer joy and
exaltation; they re-established their bond. As she finished suckling,
he gently placed her back in a sleeping position. He used the towels
and a water basin to wash the last remnants of blood from her form.
He dressed her in clean linens and pulled the cover over her. She
would be in a deep healing sleep for the next few days before she
rose again.

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TBC... "Into the Light"
AN: I would like to thank everyone for the feedback. It is a great
motivator. Stay tuned for the next part. I hope you will enjoy it.
MarieC