Cocoa is nothing without bitty marshmallows.

[lovesbitch]

[ Spike was slowly getting the hang of this worldhopping thing, much as he hated mojo. He was just glad it was night. Much fun as it was to dance around in the Sun, still unnerved him plenty when flames didn't follow. Knew he should just take the victory as it was, but he wasn't so good at that these days.

He felt oddly nervous climbing the short step to the address written on the crumpled post-it in his pocket. He recrumpled it once he was sure he was at the right place, black nails digging into the paper as he stuffed it back in his duster and raised a hand to knock softly - in case the little ones were in bed, he didn't want to ring the bell. ]

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[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

[Rita laughs.] So you're like a hero? It's a good thing Cody's asleep. If he heard that, he'd be after you for stories.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

[ He smiles too. ] Hey, anytime, you just say the word. Got plenty of tales to tell the wee ones.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

You really wouldn't mind?

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

For you? Sure thing.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.. all of it. You've been very nice to me despite... [Her looking like some evil woman, her being dead, etc.] everything.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

I know what it's like, looking for an ally in unfriendly territory. Made some of my best friends across enemy lines if you catch me.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

I think I do. [She takes a sip of her cocoa.] I guess I just hope things don't get too unfriendly. It seems like we both have enough already. You probably more than me.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

Used to unfriendly, yeah? Tell me what's goin' through your head, luv, and don't leave anything out.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking about Paul and what my life was like before I met Dexter. I guess it's still a little strange having such a stable life.

People actually talk to me now. I'm not just "that wife" anymore. The one they all feel sorry for.

[She smiles.] I'm just Rita.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

Well, that sounds good to me. Just Rita. Has a nice ring on it.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

What about you? I think Champion Spike has a nice ring to it.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

You'd be the only one who thought that. Besides me, anyway.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

No one else knows you're a champion?

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

It's not that they don't know, it's that they don't believe.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

Why not?

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

Because Angel won't get off his high sodding horse, that's why. 'I got my soul first,' Spike. 'I'm a real champion,' Spike, but who's the one who chose to be a goodie? Me. And he gets all the bleeding credit. He was cursed with his soul, you know. I fought for mine, to save the world. That's deep stuff.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

Why is it a contest for him? Shouldn't he be happy that you wanted to change?

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

He bloody well should be, isn't that right. But he's not, never has been happy for me.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

Is there any way to fix that? If you're the only two of your kind to have souls wouldn't it make sense to be friends? You can understand what each other is going through.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

The Pouf and I? Friends? Will never happen, luv, and I'm not holding my breath.

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

You never know. Stranger things have happened.

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

They have at that and I won't argue. But those weirder things have happened all around the both of us for centuries, and one thing I can really count on, that gets me through the darker nights - is the fact that I know deep in my heart Angel will always hate me and I will always hate him. A constant, you see. It's comforting.

[He shrugs, setting his mug down, finished. And moves to lean against the back of the couch, swinging his arm over the back.]

[justasdamaged.livejournal.com]

Oh. [She'll just sip up what's left of her cocoa. That's pretty strange but, then again so was sitting on a couch with a vampire drinking cocoa.]

Do you want more cocoa?

[rudolphofvamps.livejournal.com]

No, luv, I'm alright. But ta for askin'. You make the best chocolate around.