Authors Note: This is a really old Buffy and Spike story that i wrote a long time ago. It's set in season 6 during Buffy and Spike's affair. The song in here is called, 'The Truth', by Good Charlotte. It's on their older cd The Chronicles of Life and Death. Let me know what you think. Oh their is a second chapter to this but i dont know if it's worth posting.

"The Truth"

Spike was sitting on the steps of the back porch of Buffy's house contemplating on giving her what he had to give her or not. He wasn't sure what was going on but he knew how he felt and he wanted the truth from her.

'Well i think i should just leave it here and see what she says about it.' Spike said as he walked over to the front of the house and knocked on the door. When he heard Buffy coming to open it he set the package on the floor and took off.

Buffy opened the door and looked around.
'Better not be some pranksters or I'll kick their ass if they come back around.' Then Buffy looked down and saw a package lying on the ground. She picked it up and saw that there was a letter attached to it. 'To Buffy Summers'. Buffy didn't recognize the writing so she took the package in the house and opened the letter.

'Dear Buffy...I know how i feel about what's been going on between us lately but i dont know how you feel. I was listening to the radio and I heard this song and I decided that it was something that you needed to listen to. So here i made you a copy luv.
Spike'

Buffy opened the package and saw a tape laying in it. She sighed and walked up to her room and put the tape in.

The song started out sort of slow. At first she thought it was a love song but then she heard the lyrics start.

"So here we are
We are alone
There's weight on your mind
I wanna know
The truth
If this is how you feel
Say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth from you
Give me the truth even if it hurts me"

Buffy looked at the cd player and started thinking about her and Spike's relationship as the song went on.

"So this is you
You're talking to me
You found a million ways to let me down
So I'm not hurt when you're not around
I was blind
But now I see
This is how you feel
Just say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth from you
Give me the truth even if it hurts me"

Spike was standing by the tree listening to the song too. He didn't know how she would react to the package but he was happy that she was at least listening to the song.

"I know that this will break me
I know that this might make me cry
You gotta say what's on your mind, on your mind
I know that this will hurt me
And break my heart and soul inside
But I don't wanna live this lie"

Buffy laid down on her bed and started to cry. She didn't know what she was doing with Spike but she knew she was hurting him.

"I want the truth from you
Give me the truth even if it hurts me
I want the truth from you
Give me the truth even if it hurts
I don't care no more, no
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
'Cause I don't care no more
Give me the truth
'Cause I don't care no more, no
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
'Cause I don't care no more, no"

When the song ended Buffy got up and decided to go and tell Spike the truth for the first time.

Spike was tired of the lies and he figured Buffy wouldn't tell him the truth anyway so he decided to tell her how he felt.

They both met eye contact when Buffy opened the door and Spike was getting ready to knock.

"Spike."

"Buffy."

The End