Valley of the Queens, Clone city: Looking for Ang

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Spike winced as he looked around. The good news was spotting a young, blonde girl in this crowd would be easy. The bad news was the fact that all the men here looked exactly the same was really starting to freak the former vampire out.

He sighed as he walked forward, looking around and asking random people if they'd seen the blnde girl who liked to draw anywhere around here.

He sighed. This might take some time.

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Over in a corner of the big recreation room sat a ring of men, their identical faces intent as they listened to a friendly synthesized voice explain about shopping in a store. Right in the center, comfortably leaned against a man in a white lab coat, was Ang.

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Spike blinked, eyes widening when he finally saw her, then grinned.

The grin faltered when he saw her leaning against another man.

His shoulders sagged, and he wondered how good an idea this really was.

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The small hand that held his so trustingly was the left one.

And it bore the ring he'd given her.

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He blinked and looked down, face paling again.

"I.. uh... I think you, I think you have the ring on the wrong hand," he said softly, hardly believing she still had it.

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She looked down at it. "No it's not."

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"You don't understand," he groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose.

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"Spike?" Ang reached toward him, but then scootched away and pulled her knees to her chest.

The clone looked at her curiously, then poked at the guy on the ground. "Wake up, you scared the girl."

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"Girl?" Spike blinked and struggled. "Huh? What... Ang!" He remembered, kept himself from keeling over again, then scooted over and gently snatched her, holding her close.

"Oh man," he groaned, cursing himself internally. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, luv, honest."

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"Yes. We met her once, remember? The first day that you came to see me. She lives here and protects the people on the fishing boats."

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"Yeah," he said unsurely. "Well... what about her?"

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"Oh." She put up a hand to tuck her hair back, unsure of what to say to that. Her ring winked in the light as she did so.

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His heart sang, and he smoothed her hair.

"We should get up," he murmured, not wanting to let go of her. "I... I should ask Logan."

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Her smile bloomed as she reached over to gently tickle the long white whiskers. Present patted at her fingers gently, then looked up at Spike with those wide blue eyes that were so like her mistress's.

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He smiled and kissed her head.

"You been watching out for Ang?" he asked gently.

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She hugged his arm absently. "Do you like fish? Or s'nakt?"

Present turned right way up in Spike's grasp and watched the river for a moment, then hopped down to drink some of it.

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He moved both arms around her.

"I'm not sure," he said. "I don't think I've tried s'nakt. I know fish is good."

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The kitten adjusted to laying in his lap and accepted the morsel daintily, then nibbled it happily.

Ang watched her, then looked up at Spike and swallowed her own mouthful. "Do you think Buffy will want to come?"

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"I'm... not sure. Maybe," he said truthfully. She'd been looking at him more fondly lately, and up until now he was struggling to figure out his own heart. "Dawn will probably, though."

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"No...." Her eyes shone softly, showing love clearly for the first time. "Vi did, remember?"

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He smiled back, heart soaring.

"I would have never gone for it if it wasn't for you," he said softly. "I would have never wanted to be good again like that. You make me want to be better, Ang, you're my angel."

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"In my apartment, next to Wolvie and Ruhama's. It's big." Her brows lifted slightly. "But Wolvie says I might need that much space some day."

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"For what?" he frowned, blinking.

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"But you blushed really hard." She wiped at her eyes with one wrist, still watching him.

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"Y...yeah," he said softly. "That was my fault. Please don't cry."

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"Alright. You can walk me to the door." She smiled, then turned her face up again for a moment, liking the feeling of the raindrops on her face.

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He smiled, then scooped her up carefully, wary of pinching Present as he lifted himself easily.