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The Spike, the Wolf and the Human
Chapter One
"Are you sure you don't want to tell them?" asked Angel as he watched Xander pack his bags. He had been staying at the hotel for a while helping Angel and his gang as much as he could. A week ago that day Xander was attacked by a group of drunken men. They had surprised him and raped the poor man. Xander had just recovered from the trauma of being raped with the help of a demon that he had met and saved from a group of demons. The young wolf demon sat on the edge of the bed as he watched Angel and Xander talk.
"Yeah, I'm sure I don't want them to know. It would be too much trouble and I don't want them to worry about me." Xander told him as he placed the wolf demon's stuffed wolf into his suitcase. The wolf demon whined when he noticed were his toy was. Angel and Xander laughed as he scratched at the suitcase waiting a reply from the stuffed wolf. Xander took out the wolf from the suitcase and gave it to the demon, who mewled when he got it in his hands.
"For a wolf demon, he sure acts like a cat." Xander stated as he continued to pack. Angel sighed from behind him.
"So how are you going to explain him?" Angel asked as the demon began to lick the stuffed wolf. Xander looked at them then at the floor.
"I'm not sure how I'm going to." he said when he sat down next to the wolf demon. " Okami? Do you want to meet my pack? Their like Angel's except I'm not the alpha, but do you want to meet them or you could stay here. It's up to you." Xander told him. Okami looked up at him and flung his arms around the other man. Angel chuckled at the sight of Okami snuggling into Xander's arms.
"I'll take that as a yes." Xander laughed when Okami sighed and curled up on his lap. Angel shook his head at Okami. The wolf demon was over a hundred years old yet he acted like a child.
"You'll have to come back and visit me often, you got that wolf?" Angel asked. Okami nodded and gave Angel a wolfish grin.
"I will!" Came Okami's excited voice. The wolf demon was excited that Xander wanted him to meet his pack. "Xander-kun! When are we going? I really want to meet your pack!" he babbled while he played with his stuffed wolf. Xander laughed as he shut his suitcase and pulled it off his bed.
"We're going right now Okami, so come on let's go!" Xander told the wolf. Okami smiled before racing out the door.
"Here, Wesley told me to give you this before you go. He said that it's a book about how to take care of Okami." Angel handed over the book and watched as Xander flipped through it. Xander chuckled.
"Now I remember why I let Wesley take care of Okami, he can actually read this stuff!" Xander sighed, tucking the book under his arm. He looked up at Angel and gave him a soft smile. "Thank you, for everything." Angel just smiled and nodded.
"Your welcome. Now get out of here before Okami gets too excited. We all know how he gets when that happens." Xander laughed before smiling once more and leaving the room.
When Xander went down stairs he watched as Okami took one last look around. "We'll come back Okami. We'll come visit Angel and the gang when ever we can, alright?" Xander told the demon. Okami nodded and both headed out the door. Neither one noticing as Angel watched Xander leave with worried eyes.
When Okami and Xander arrived in Sunnydale it was almost noon. They would have gotten there sooner but Okami kept bugging Xander about getting out of the car and exploring. So they were continuously stopping and going on the road until they reached Sunnydale's city limits.
"Finally! We're here!" shouted Xander when they reached his apartment. Okami stepped out of the car and stared at the building then to Xander.
"Do you own this whole thing like Angel-kun?" Okami asked, walking up to the steps of the building.
"No, I just live in one of them." Xander explained as he grabbed his suitcase from the trunk of the car.
"Oh." was all that Okami said. His wolf ears drooped a bit but other wise Okami still looked happy and excited. They entered Xander's apartment and Okami took it on himself to look around the place first.
"It's Ok! No one's here!" Okami stated happily. The wolf plopped down onto the couch, while Xander went to his room to put his stuff away. When Xander came out again Xander picked up his keys again and motioned for Okami to follow.
Okami gave Xander a questioning glance as they parked near a building called the 'Magic Shop.'
"This is were my pack is right now, Okami. I want you to be on your best behavior when you meet them. Understand?" Okami nodded and they headed towards the door of the store. The bell on the store door jingled as they entered. A woman looked up from the register and smiled.
"Xander! Your back! Who's that? Wait! What is he? Are those wolf ears? Xander what's-" the woman started to rant but Xander cut her off by rising his hand.
"It's ok, Anya. His name is Okami and yes those are wolf ears. His a wolf demon and his a friend of mine." Xander explained. Okami walked around the store while Xander explained how he found Okami. Xander and Anya watched Okami after he had explained. Okami would stop and sniff random herbs once and a while. A look of pure innocence was on Okami's face as he would wander and explore a shop.
"Okami come here and meet Anya." Xander beckoned. Okami went over while Anya straightened herself up.
"Hello there Okami! I'm Anya! I like money! Do you like it? Money that is." she asked while she shook his hand. Okami shrugged.
"I don't know." he said.
"Oh." was all that Anya said as she went back to work. Okami turned to Xander confused.
"I don't understand. Why is she not happy? Did I anger her in some way?" he questioned Xander. Xander shook his head.
"No. She's just being Anya." Xander explained. Okami nodded and went back to looking around the shop. Xander went over and spoke with Anya a bit more. Okami went tense when he heard an angry voice behind him ask, "Who the hell are you?"
End of Chapter One