Author: Spikedluv

Fandom: BtVS

Rating: NC17/Slash

Pairing: Spike/Xander

Spoilers: Through the end of season 4.

Summary: A seemingly ordinary crossbow bolt causes Xander and Spike to develop lustful feelings towards each other.

Notes: No Anya. Written for The Batpack Spike’s-Birthday Fanfic Challenge 2004: Mysterious Object: An artifact of unknown origin causes the character of your choice to fall in love (or just lust) with the first person they see, who is it and what happens? ** indicate emphasis.

Feedback: It’s ALL about the feedback (and naked Spike)! Don’t make me beg, it’s not pretty.

E-mail: spikedluv@usadatanet.net

Live Journal: spikedluv’s scribblin’, http://www.livejournal.com/~spikedluv/

Distribution: Spikedluv’s Scribblin’, Shades of Gray, I Need A Parrot, Nummytreats, Tales from the Attic, and Unconventional Shippers List. If anyone else wants it, please ask.

Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the series, characters and concepts are the property, copyright and trademark of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Grr Argh, the WB, UPN and whomever else they really belong to. No ownership is claimed by the author. This work is nonprofit, noncommercial and not for sale for commercial purposes. Characters and situations not specifically owned by the creators of BtVS/Ats or under copyright, are the sole copyright of the author.

Thanks: To Tammy, for the most excellent beta! You are a gem among—uh—other shiny stuff.

Written: August 20, 2004