The Menagerie, three for slashthedrabble challenge #15

[darkhavens]

Author: darkhavens
Title: The Menagerie
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG-13
Feedback: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Concrit: by email, please
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: vamp!Xander
Notes: More peeks into my baby!vamp!Xander 'verse, though, as always, you do not need to have read the previous posts.



Kitten Love

"That's a blue pointed Siamese kitten, not a pet. It's my ante into the big game at the docks next Saturday. That little beauty's worth a fortune and it's gonna help us make our mark on this town."

Xander continued to alternate between gameface and giggles as he teased the tiny kitten sitting imperiously in his palm.

"Sure, Spike, but until Saturday I'm going to pretend that she's all mine. I never had a pet and she's so pretty and fluffy and... Ow!"

Tiny fangs and claws clung tenaciously to Xander's out-stretched, bloodied finger.

"I think she likes you, luv."



Hyena Games

The hyena loved to hunt, either alone or with 'the pack'. The fact that the rest of 'the pack' consisted of Spike didn't cause concern. Spike, Sire, Pack Leader, was worth a dozen lesser creatures. His agility and feline grace and raw animal cunning made him the perfect mate, the perfect demon. That he was always willing to share his kill was just a bonus.

Their prey turned down an alley that Xander knew was a dead end and the hyena let out a string of gleeful yips. Now the hunt was over it was time for them to play!



Puppy Eyes o' Doom

Spike told himself he'd known what he was getting into when he first took a lascivious interest in Xander.
His protective instincts were as strong as any demon for its spawn. Spike desired that.
The boy had amazing loyalty to the ones he loved. Spike craved that.
He was warm, and loving, and always eager to please, especially in bed. Turning him had only reduced his heat and increased his libido; the rest had remained the way it had always been.

Which was a bugger because it looked like he'd never develop a resistance to The Puppy Eyes o' Doom.




NEXT

Comments

[literati.livejournal.com]

Well we know how those Puss in Boots eyes worked on people, (you especially) so I can only imagine the effect that the Puppy Eyes o' Doom™ must have on Spike. ;)

and squee! hyena!xan :)~

[spikes_heart.livejournal.com]

Babyvamp!Xander... I've developed a liking for the pup. For a hyena!vamp hybrid, you have him frolicking like a kitten - the animal. **grins**

Nicely done, love.

[authoressnebula.livejournal.com]

Give it up, Spike. You'll NEVER be able to develop a resistance to them eyes. They're too bloody good.

All adorable, loved 'em all! *squees at baby!vamp!Xander and kitten*

~Nebula

[vampirefever.livejournal.com]

Oh god, all three of them are wonderful.
I've got a big, stupid arse grin on my face.
And the little kitten - awwwww! <--- cute attack

[vichan.livejournal.com]

GUH. Even when he's brutally hunting, he's still way too fucking cute.

Of course, I find myself wanting to snuggle lots of brutal killers, so maybe there's just something wacked in my brain.

But, still... GUH.

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

AWww! It sounds like he didn't get to keep the kitten after all? **sniffles** Poor vamp!Xander.

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Loved the first one. It's kitten-cute. The other two were deliciously dark. Yummy!

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Love this verse!

I know Spike is the ostensibly more powerful one of the pair, but I love that Xander has some power over him and that that power is emotional. Nice!

[umbralillium.livejournal.com]

Cripes, DH! Kittens, Hyena!Xan, Puppy Eyes o' Doom all in your baby!vamp!Xan verse? *dies*

[amejisuto.livejournal.com]

Great drabbles luv! I really like that last one because it's just so damned cute!

[sunnyd-lite.livejournal.com]

Puppy Eyes o' Doom! **bounces** Puppy Eyes o' Doom! (yay yay, the others were brill too, but Puppy Eyes o' Doom!)

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Using the Puss in Boots eyes was an evil trick last week, but very effective. And yesh! Hyena!Xan. Cos I know you wuv him. *g*

Thanks, darlin'!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Babyvamp!Xander... I've developed a liking for the pup

Oh lordy, me too! *g*

And Xander really is an animal. Grrrrrrr! :P Thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Those eyes should be registered as lethal weapons. *g*

*squees at baby!vamp!Xander and kitten* - that's the whole reason the challenge was 'Animals' this week. I told reremouse about the idea I'd had about the kitten and she made sure I did it.

Thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you! I was grinning from the moment I got the visual of Xander vamping out at a supremely unbothered kitten.

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Even when he's brutally hunting, he's still way too fucking cute.

He is! Adorable, in a 'rip your throat out as soon as look at you' kinda way. *g*

Thanks! :D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Now, come on. Are you saying you have no faith in Spike's ability to win Xander his kitten back even though he's used it as ante in 'The Big Game'? Shame on you. *g*

:P

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'd had the kitten one in mind for a while. The other two were born out of my love of those two dark, bad boys. *g*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. Spike is 'Sire' but that makes Xander the treasured Childe and he can get away with murder, literally. *g*

Thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! You died of the cuteness, didn't you? ::revives you::

Glad you liked, sweetie. :D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie!

The Puppy Eyes Of Doom™ are not cute, they are lethal weapons! *g*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! You liked that one, eh? *g* Thanks!

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

But I need closure! I want to make sure that Xander has the kitten, and tumbles around with it, and that the kitten goes to sleep on his head and Spike has to grumble at it because it interferes with him glomming all over Xander. Please?

**makes anime-eyes at you**

[phendog.livejournal.com]

All very cute, but I LOVED the kitten one. Little cutie has its own fangs, eh?

Oh, btw, grapevine says it's your b-day? Hope it was a happy one!

[kat8cha.livejournal.com]

~laughs~ Nice. Very cute and happy. I couldn't figure out whether the last line of the first drabble would be said sardonically or not but I can imagine a million different ways to say it. And the last one? Someone should have warned Spike about the puppy eyes of doom, NOONE can resist them.

[werewindle.livejournal.com]

I loved them! The kitten the first was cute! And Xander thinking about how perfect Spike fits as 'Pack'- everything. The last was funny, heehee no resistance to the the 'eyes' MORE!

[tabaqui]

Heeeee!
Oh, so adore the baby!Vamp!!
*bounce*
And yeah, Siamese can be damn cranky!
hehe

[eatenbyweasels.livejournal.com]

Keep the kitty! Keep the kitty!

*ahem!*

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

Awww, the boys are so cute!
I loved your three drabbles, but the last one was my favorite! The boys are perfect for each other!

[twilightsfic.livejournal.com]

::squee:: puppy eyes o' doom (tm)!

Very cute. Love babyvamp!Xander

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh, gods, please keep writing these FOREVER!!!!!!

Love them, hon, you talented little thing, you!!!

[nashmaveric.livejournal.com]

Which was a bugger because it looked like he'd never develop a resistance to The Puppy Eyes o' Doom.

::falls down laughing::

Soooooooooo true. ::grin::

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Twas indeed my birthday, and it was wonderful. Too much new fic to read in one day, and I never thought I'd ever say that!

Glad you liked the drabbles. Siamese are notoriously unstable cats and Xander was taking his unlife in his hands teasing that little ball of fluff. Hee! Thanks. :o)

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I heard Spike say that last Kitten drabble line so many different ways in my head as I was writing the drabble and each one made me giggle. he has a hundred different ways to apply snark or sincerity or... *g*

Thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Thankee! Yes, those eyes are irresistable. *g*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Siamese are psychotic cats - a perfect pet for a baby vamp. *g*

Thankee!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

LOL! So, you're with entrenous88 on the 'We want to see Xander keep the kitty' platform, eh?

Thanks. :D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

They are perfect together, even when they're driving each other crazy. Thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Baby!vamp!Xander and Sire!Spike are so much fun to write!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you! I'll do my best. ;D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thankee!

Yes, indeedy, Spike is forever going to crumble before those limpid pools of molten chocolate. ::snerk::

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Do you realise you set a bunny on me just before I went to bed? Do you?! That damn kitten had a name before I managed to subdue the bunny long enough so get to sleep!

Because I love you, I am going to tell you the name, so you can wait in breathless anticipation for me to actually write and post the 'Did Xander Get To Keep His Pussy' ficlet.

The kitten is called Seven of Nine. And remember, it's all your fault. :P

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

OMG! Best name ever! **hops about on one foot excitedly** You're right, you've made me all anticipatory and eeeee, post right now! **hops** Kitten!

:D

[virtualpersonal.livejournal.com]

All three are spectacular. Kitten one is my fave, but it's really a hard choice. Still amazed at how few words you use to say/show so much.

[catvampcrazines.livejournal.com]

hee, kittens and s/x always a delightful combo. lovely job!

and yum to the hyena one. hee.
and I loved the puppy eyes one too.

woot for animal themed drabbles