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[ifollowmyblood]

Oi, s' me. Didn't say thank you properly...for the hand, I mean. Lot of you bled to save me, but I appreciate you most of all. Meant a lot to me.

Anyway, er...I dunno. Gimme a call sometime, yeah? I feel pretty...peculiar about the whole soddin' mess. Guess I could stand to talk.

...right, then. Talk t'you soon.

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[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Spike? Hey. Listen, don't mention it. I mean, you're welcome, but you'd've done the same for me. In fact, you have. You bled for me more than once, back in the day. Don't think I'll ever forget it.

You okay? You don't really sound like yourself. Like, at all. What's up buttercup?

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

The sky.

...I dunno. I could clobber Callahan's all. I'm not even joking, the bugger's a bloody idiot.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Not disagreeing even a little bit, but why? What'd he do this time?

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Bloody cured me's what.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

..........What?

Of course he cured you, you dumbshit!!!

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

The man's a soddin' addict. But he didn't think to ask the soddin' addict before shoving his preferred poison down his bloody throat, now did he?

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

You weren't in any condition to ASK.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

You've no idea what it's like, Bee, least of all when we're talkin' about bloody fuckin' Slayers. The rush of it, the taste and the texture of it...s' not like feeding on any other human being.

It's a thing I've worked my ass off to try and forget, for your sakes if not my own.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Spike. You were going to die. Amelia was frantic and sobbing. Val was a mess. Did you really think we weren't gonna save you?

Whatever demons have been stirred up, you'll beat back. I know you can.

Listen, do you wanna, maybe, come out here for a bit? We have plenty of room. You and Amelia both. You know, get out of the house for a bit.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I just wish the brilliant bloody doctor could have been a bit more brilliant and found another way, damn him. I just...this 'soul' nonsense is more work than it's worth some days.

...seriously? Still in the Hamptons, then, or are you back home? I'll not bust up anybody's vacation.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

We're still in the Hamptons, but you're more than welcome. No one's really vacationing actively anymore. We're just kind of...hanging out together. It's nice. Plus Mia can surf out here. We talked a little while you were out.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Told you 'bout her surfing, yeah? She does love the water...

You sure, pet? I mean it, I don't want to step on any toes. Whole different world out there, whole different lot. Feels a bit like a whole different planet, some days.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

I'll double check with Adam, but I'm sure it's fine. Plus, I miss you. And junk.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well...feelin's more 'n a little mutual. Been too long. I mean...lot's changed since your Gram's place in Corpus and all.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Feels like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Well it was, for you. Veteran now, not a soldier, remember?

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Yeah...guess that's true.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know that, too, y'know. That I'm...that that's all in your past now. S' the way it should be.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Hey now. It's not like that. We're still...you know. Us.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Not really...but that's all right. It's as it should be. You've got your family, your friends. Grabbed the Powers by the bollocks and squeezed hard enough to get what you wanted, what you deserve. S'all right that way.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

You're still my family. Me not being a Slayer doesn't change that. And now you've pissed me off, so if you don't come see me now I'm gonna be even more pissed.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

Y'know, there's still vamps and demons out here who shake at the mention of your name. I, however, am not one of them you little brat.

Any rate, Amelia's been eavesdropping and now she's squealin' in my bloody ear, so it looks as though we're on our way.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Oh please. There are not. ...Are there?

I knew I could count on her. The allure of surfing is too strong.

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

'Member those Kazod demons that gave us shite when we first rolled in? Bloody fucking terrified of you.

Perhaps she's a bit too reliable...[away from the mouthpiece] Will you please stop jumping on the soddin' bed, love, I'm on the phone!

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well. Huh...*insert silent preening here*

HI MIA!!!

[follow-my-blood.livejournal.com]

[a pause]

She says-OOF!-...hello. Mia, that was my kidney, bloody hell...