Fic: Master Part Two
Title: Master Part Two
Author: xocoatldreams
Fandom: BtVS
Characters/Pairings: S/X/A, B/R, W/T, Giles
Rating: PG
Prompt/Challenge: Gentrification
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I don't own.
A/N: Follows Master Part One
"Angel?" Buffy's voice cracked in the upper ranges. "You're the Master?"
Angel walked slowly into the store, stopping behind Xander's chair. "Yes I am."
"How? When? Why?" she gasped out.
"A few months ago LA started to see a major influx of demons," Angel began. "Most were the poorer clans. None were causing problems."
"What's that got to do with anything?" Buffy asked, wrinkling her brow in confusion.
"Let me finish," Angel said, shaking his head. "After a while I went to talk to one of the Patriarchs and learned some disturbing news. Since the death of the first Master, a lot of lesser clans without resources have been slowly pushed out of their homes. More and more higher demons have move into their neighbourhoods. Normally, having a Master in town would keep things like that from happening."
"How is this a problem?" Giles asked, finally speaking up.
"Having the smaller clans in town means you have demons that can work the equivalent of the human blue collar jobs," the vampire explained. "The ones moving in are higher end demons. They don't do menial work. That means all the demonic based skilled trades have suffered a work force shortage. And that results in thing like homes not being built which pisses off the higher end demons who then go on rampages."
"Which is why a few months ago we saw an increase in activity," Xander pointed out. "I went to Spike when I noticed what was happening and told him to step up and do his job."
"But after the whole Initiative fiasco I can't," Spike shrugged.
"Why not?" Willow asked quietly.
"I'm damaged goods, ducks," Spike smiled. "Because I was chipped and can't hurt humans I'm seen as unable to protect them. So I called Angel."
"How can you do anything?" Buffy questioned. "I really don't get that part."
Angel sighed. "When the richer demons move into the poorer neighbourhoods things like rent go up and the ones living there first can't afford it. I, as the Master, can keep a cap on the price of rent." She still looked confused.
"Don't worry, Buffy," Willow whispered. "I'll explain later."
"How long have you been the Master?" Giles asked, peering at them over the tops of his glasses.
"About two months or so," Angel replied.
"And how long have you been his Consort, Xander?"
"A month and a half," the young man grinned.
"But you're still with Spike?"
"Yep."
"So the three of you..." Giles trailed off meaningfully.
"I'm bound to Angel as his Consort and Spike is bound to him as Childe and right hand. Together we enforce the law in Sunnydale while Angel continues his work in LA."
"Why did you keep this from us?" Willow asked.
"We didn't," Xander told her. "We didn't advertise it, but we didn't hide it either. Hell, three people already knew."
"Who?"
"Joyce, Dawn and Tara," Spike replied for his lover.
"Mom?" "Tara?"
Buffy blinked in shock while Willow rounded on her girlfriend. "Tara?"
"Yes, I knew," the shy blond answered. "I guess and confronted them."
"And threatened us," Spike pointed out with a grin.
"Scared Angelus," Angel added.
"Had to make sure Xander was okay," she said quietly. "And I threatened him too."
"Yep," Xander grinned. "Told me I better take care of them."
"Xander is mated to Spike and Angel and Angel is now the Master of Sunnydale?" Giles questioned softly. The three men nodded. "What does that mean of us then?"
tbc...
Author: xocoatldreams
Fandom: BtVS
Characters/Pairings: S/X/A, B/R, W/T, Giles
Rating: PG
Prompt/Challenge: Gentrification
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I don't own.
A/N: Follows Master Part One
"Angel?" Buffy's voice cracked in the upper ranges. "You're the Master?"
Angel walked slowly into the store, stopping behind Xander's chair. "Yes I am."
"How? When? Why?" she gasped out.
"A few months ago LA started to see a major influx of demons," Angel began. "Most were the poorer clans. None were causing problems."
"What's that got to do with anything?" Buffy asked, wrinkling her brow in confusion.
"Let me finish," Angel said, shaking his head. "After a while I went to talk to one of the Patriarchs and learned some disturbing news. Since the death of the first Master, a lot of lesser clans without resources have been slowly pushed out of their homes. More and more higher demons have move into their neighbourhoods. Normally, having a Master in town would keep things like that from happening."
"How is this a problem?" Giles asked, finally speaking up.
"Having the smaller clans in town means you have demons that can work the equivalent of the human blue collar jobs," the vampire explained. "The ones moving in are higher end demons. They don't do menial work. That means all the demonic based skilled trades have suffered a work force shortage. And that results in thing like homes not being built which pisses off the higher end demons who then go on rampages."
"Which is why a few months ago we saw an increase in activity," Xander pointed out. "I went to Spike when I noticed what was happening and told him to step up and do his job."
"But after the whole Initiative fiasco I can't," Spike shrugged.
"Why not?" Willow asked quietly.
"I'm damaged goods, ducks," Spike smiled. "Because I was chipped and can't hurt humans I'm seen as unable to protect them. So I called Angel."
"How can you do anything?" Buffy questioned. "I really don't get that part."
Angel sighed. "When the richer demons move into the poorer neighbourhoods things like rent go up and the ones living there first can't afford it. I, as the Master, can keep a cap on the price of rent." She still looked confused.
"Don't worry, Buffy," Willow whispered. "I'll explain later."
"How long have you been the Master?" Giles asked, peering at them over the tops of his glasses.
"About two months or so," Angel replied.
"And how long have you been his Consort, Xander?"
"A month and a half," the young man grinned.
"But you're still with Spike?"
"Yep."
"So the three of you..." Giles trailed off meaningfully.
"I'm bound to Angel as his Consort and Spike is bound to him as Childe and right hand. Together we enforce the law in Sunnydale while Angel continues his work in LA."
"Why did you keep this from us?" Willow asked.
"We didn't," Xander told her. "We didn't advertise it, but we didn't hide it either. Hell, three people already knew."
"Who?"
"Joyce, Dawn and Tara," Spike replied for his lover.
"Mom?" "Tara?"
Buffy blinked in shock while Willow rounded on her girlfriend. "Tara?"
"Yes, I knew," the shy blond answered. "I guess and confronted them."
"And threatened us," Spike pointed out with a grin.
"Scared Angelus," Angel added.
"Had to make sure Xander was okay," she said quietly. "And I threatened him too."
"Yep," Xander grinned. "Told me I better take care of them."
"Xander is mated to Spike and Angel and Angel is now the Master of Sunnydale?" Giles questioned softly. The three men nodded. "What does that mean of us then?"
tbc...