Fic: Spell Components

[dragonyphoenix]

Title: Spell Components
Rating: G
Setting: late B8 or early B9 in San Francisco
Summary/Prompt: Written for the 2013 Halloween Challenge over at SB Fag Ends. Lacrimosa's The Way of the Shadow: black cat's bone
Note: In looking up the names of Buffy's roommates, I found out that there are Slayers who are still on team Buffy. My library stopped getting the comics early in S9 so I'm not up-to-date on this stuff.

Buffy shut the door quickly before any of the cats could escape. “Why are we suddenly wall-to-wall with black cats?”

Anaheed and Tumble were looking a bit grouchy, although Buffy thought Anaheed might be hiding a grin. Spike, and how had he gotten into her apartment, was showing and out-and-out smirk. “Saved 'em, didn't I? Guy was gonna sell them as spell components for their bones and other bits. I knew you wouldn't like it.” His look grew momentarily intense as is this was supposed to mean something to her. Then, just as quickly he shrugged it off. “I challenged him to a bit of poker.”

“One, I thought that was kittens and two, ewww.”

“People play poker with kittens?” Tumble asked.

“Yeah, could we not go there?" Turning to Spike Buffy added, "We can't keep the cats.”

Spike shrugged. “Put 'em out on the streets they'll just get caught again.”

There was a knock on the door and Dawn pushed her way in. “Oooh, kitties.”

“I thought niblet might take some,” Spike added.

Dawn dropped to the floor and, within a minute, had four cats in her arms.

“Xander is so gonna kill me,” Buffy moaned.

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Hee! Pawning off all those cats on Dawn. Love it!


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I think she'd totally take as many as she thought she could get away with. ;-)