Title: Weekend Getaway
Author: charisma1525
Email: charisma1525@hotmail.com
Summary: Willow, Xander, Buffy and Xander go away for the weekend. S/B, W/X
Timeline: Set during the summer after season four.
Rating: PG-13ish
Disclaimer: I do not own anything (I could only wish!) So please don't sue.
Feedback: PLEASE!!! I WOULD LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! It would seriously mean the world to me.
A/N: Riley never existed. Willow and Oz just broke up. Oh, and Anya doesn't exist in this piece either (sorry for those of you that love her). Also this was not beta read so please look past any errors it may have on it. Oh, and thank you for taking the time to read my story. :) Much appreciated.
"I SO need a vacation," the Slayer said as she and Spike were patrolling one night.
"Well, pet, unless the demon population decides to do the same for a couple of months then I don't think that it's very likely that you will get one," Spike replied.
"I know, but it has been kinda slow lately," Buffy said hopefully, "So maybe just a little one..."
"Well, it has been slow lately," Spike agreed.
"GREAT!" Buffy said cutting him off before he could say another word. "I'll tell the gang to pack and we can all go away for the weekend!"
"And just where do you plan on going, pet?"
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"So where are we going?" Willow asked Buffy the next day while they were sitting at her house watching a movie.
"Well, I...uh, where do you want to go?" Buffy asked.
"Hey, my uncle, you know the one that actually has money, has a cottage that we could all go to for the weekend," Xander put in.
"That sounds like fun!" Buffy said.
"I'll just call him and see if he'll let us use it." Xander replied.
Xander went into the other room to use the phone and reemerged a few minutes later with a smile on his face. "Well, ladies, pack you bags because we are going away for the weekend!" he said as he clapped him hands.
The two girls beamed at him and then squealed before turning back to the movie.
The two girls beamed at him and then squealed before exiting the shop.
*******
"So who is all going to Xander's cottage for the weekend?" Joyce asked her daughter as they packed for her weekend away.
"Willow, Xander, Spike and I," Buffy replied.
"And Mr. Giles is taking over patrol for the weekend?"
"Yeah, even though there hasn't been much demon activity he still wants to be Giles-like and make sure that there really isn't much out there."
"I see," Joyce said.
"Yeah, you know Giles. Well, I think that's everything," Buffy said as she closed the zipper of her duffel bag.
"Be sure to tell Xander to drive safe," Joyce said.
"I will." Buffy replied.
"Have a fun time!" Joyce called to her daughter as Buffy walked out of the door to leave for her weekend vacation.
*******
"This is going to be so much fun!" Buffy said to Willow, Xander and Spike as they drove to the cottage. The drive took a little over an hour, and since they hadn't been able to leave until after sunset Thursday night they didn't arrive until after midnight. For some reason it had taken a long time to pick everyone up and then rearrange everything in the trunk so that it would all fit.
"Yeah," Willow said, "It'll be the most fun since Oz, well since he left." Oz had left her during the school year that year and the pain was still there sometimes, but it was going away.
"Hey," said Xander, "this is going to be a worry-free weekend, you got that deadboy junior?" Xander said looking in his rear view mirror at what he hoped would be somewhere near Spike's eyes since he couldn't actually see him.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist, Harris. And don't call me that." Spike said a little irritated by Xander's comments.
"Well, we are here," Xander announced to everyone. "It's cool, because it's out of the way in the woods, and plus swimming pool, ooh and a hot tub!"
"Hut tub?!?" the girls asked simultaneously.
"Oh yeah!" Xander said as he opened the trunk and started taking out the several bags that had been in there, two coolers, and a few other various items. Luckily the cottage already had beds because they would have never been able to fit sleeping bags in with everything, as it was they'd had to put s few things up with them. "Well, let's get everything unpacked and then we can decide what to do from there."
The cottage was a rather nice one with two levels to it. The kitchen was located on the first level with a living room and bathroom. While there were two bedrooms on the upper level.
"I call Willow!" Xander called as they entered the building.
"Huh" Willow asked.
"Well, I am NOT sleeping with Bleach-Boy over there, so we get room, and Buffy and Spike you can have the other one."
"But..." Buffy began, pouting.
"Nope!" Xander said "It's too late I already called. Besides it'll be like when we were little and we used to have sleep overs..."
"And you did the snoopy dance!" Willow laughed as she remembered them.
"Yep!" Xander replied. "So anyway, Willow and I will take the bedroom on the left and you can have the one on the right, so throw your stuff in there and then get back out here."
"Fine," Buffy grumbled to herself.
"What, pet? Are you afraid that something may actually happen to you?" Spike asked the Slayer.
"No! Besides, you couldn't hurt me even if you wanted to or you would get zapped in the head with your chip." Buffy replied.
"Right, so sleeping with the big bad shouldn't be too terrible."
"Yeah, whatever, just don't get any ideas..."
"Who said I was the one with any ideas, you're the one bringing it up."
"Fine, let's just throw our bags in there and then get back out here."
"Agreed."
*******
The group had decided to just call it a night once they unpacked, since it was late and the drive had made them all tired, except for Spike who was used to staying up all night. They all headed up to their pre-assigned rooms, Willow and Xander in one and Buffy and Spike in the other.
"Be sure to shut those curtains, Slayer, I really don't feel like turning into a big pile of dust in the morning." Spike called from the bed.
"Why can't you close them?" Buffy said as she walked into the room with her pajamas on, which consisted of a tank top and pajama pants.
"Because you're already up," Spike grinned at her.
"Fine." she said walking over to them and then shutting them. She turned off the light and then climbed into bed with Spike. "I shut all of the curtains downstairs too incase you wanted to actually leave the room tomorrow."
"Thanks, luv,"Spike said surprised that she had done so.
"No problem."
"So what do you plan on doing tomorrow?" he asked her.
"I plan on actually getting a suntan, slaying vampires at night sort of keeps me from doing that, I'm starting to look like you!" she laughed.
"Yeah, well, I think that a little suntan would be good for you," Spike said picturing her skin bronzed from the sun. "I however, will be staying indoors, I don't fancy getting burned...literally."
Buffy laughed at this. Spike propped his head up on his hand and looked at her, he could see her perfectly in the dark with his vampire night vision. She looked so peaceful away from the world that he usually saw her in. Slaying vampires and saving the world wasn't exactly an easy job. Buffy's eyes started to adjust in the dark and she could see his outline looking down at her.
"What?" she asked self-consciously.
"Nothing," he replied the smile on his lips apparent in his voice.
"What?" she asked again.
"It's just you," he said, "you know, I really think that you did need this vacation away from Sunnyhell, Summers."
"See, I told you," she replied starting to fall asleep.
Spike tucked a piece of hair behind her ear brushing her cheek and laid back down. "Goodnight," he said to her.
"Goodnight." Buffy said placing her hand over her tingling cheek, smiled and then fell asleep a minute later.
*******
Spike woke up the next day to a rumbling stomach 'May as well get up and eat something' he thought to himself. He could tell that Buffy had already left the room, and that it was late in the afternoon, it was a good thing that Buffy had closed the curtains earlier. He walked down into the kitchen and then grabbed a blood bag he had put in the refrigerator earlier out of it. He opened up the package and then found a mug in the cupboards and used the microwave to heat it up. 'This place is sure nice for a cottage' he thought to himself as he drank the thick liquid.
Just then Buffy came bounding in the door decked out in a pair of khaki shorts and a light blue tank top. "Hey, you're up," she said to him.
"Yeah. What've you been up to?" he asked her.
"Oh, Willow and I are just sitting and talking and Xander is swimming in the pool," she informed him. "So what do you plan on doing?"
"Well, I think that I am just going to go back to bed until the sun goes down, there's not much I can do until then. Wanna join me pet?" he asked suggestively, raising his eyebrows as he did so.
"Gee, that would have to be a big 'no' for the big bad," she said.
"Oh, come on Slayer, you know you want to."
"Not likely."
"Well, it couldn't hurt to ask. See you later then."
"Yeah see you later," she said shaking her head to the retreating vampire.
*******
The sun had just set and Buffy was sitting in the living room when Spike came strolling in. "Sleep well?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, pet," he said, "like the dead."
"Funny."
"Yeah, I thought so. Where's red and the whelp at?"
"They're outside Xander said something about wanting to go out and exploring a little before it got dark, so he and Willow went for a walk in the woods before the sun set. They should be back any minute now."
"Oh, why didn't you go with them?" he asked her.
"I just felt like sitting and resting for a while, I don't get to do that a lot, so I thought I would take advantage of the situation."
"Understandable," he replied taking a seat next to her on the couch.
Willow and Xander walked in just then laughing about something.
"Ok, ok I got one!" Willow said, "One time, at band camp...."
"American Pie! And honestly, I shouldn't have even dignified that one with a guess." Xander said.
"Oh, hey Buffy, Spike," Willow said, "What's going on?"
"Nothing, we were just talking and then you two came in," Buffy supplied, "And what are you two doing?"
"Oh, we're playing a game of ours, one person has to say a line from a movie and the other person has to guess what movie it's from," Willow explained.
"I see, so what do we all want to do now?" Buffy asked.
"I was thinking that we could all play a game or something," Xander said. "It's Friday, we gotta do something."
"A game could be fun," Willow said.
"Yeah, a game sounds good," Buffy put in.
"A GAME?" asked Spike.
"Oh, come on, it will be fun!" Willow and Buffy said at the same time, which caused them to burst out into a fit of laughter.
"Fine," he muttered, "but," he said getting up.
"Where are you going?" Buffy asked.
"Don't get your panties in a twist, I'll be right back."
I'm not worried," she replied, "and don't talk about my underwear!" she yelled to Spike who was in the next room now.
He came back out holding up two bottles of alcohol, one of vodka and one of Jack Daniels, both full. "I thought that if we were going to play a game we should have a little refreshments." Spike said holding up the bottles.
"I'll go get some soda and glasses," Xander said walking into the kitchen. Willow and Buffy both just looked and shrugged at each other. Spike took his seat next to Buffy again and began to open the bottles. Xander returned with a couple of glasses and a bottle of soda.
"So what game are we going to play?" Spike asked.
Buffy, Xander, and Willow all looked at each other and blurted out "Truth or Dare," at the same time. They knew that it was always a fun game no matter how old you were, and it was always more fun when alcohol was involved. Spike rolled his eyes, but knew that he really didn't have much of a choice other than to play with them, who knew this could actually be a lot of fun. There was definitely some stuff that he wanted to know about the whelp, and Buffy '...oh yeah, this would definitely be fun,' he thought to himself.
*******
"Shut Up!" Buffy and Willow yelled, "With Faith!?!? Ewwww."
"I was, well, yeah," was all Xander could come up with.
"I can't believe you slept with Faith," Willow said, "Miss 'hello I'm a skanky ho.'"
"It was one of my not better decisions, but hey, I'm a guy and I have needs." Xander replied.
"Really don't want to hear about it," Willow said.
By this time they had gone through a round of questions and a half bottle of alcohol.
"Ok, ok," said Buffy, "I believe it is Xander's turn to ask a question, so Xander, who's it going to be?"
Xander looked around the room and then grinned evilly, "Spike." Spike groaned, but turned to face him, "Truth or dare?"
"Well,. I'd rather not pick either, but I guess if I have to," there were definitely something that he did not want these people to know, especially Xander who would surely use it against him someday, "dare."
"Alright, let me think," Xander said to himself. He knew that Spike would do just about anything and not get embarrassed by it, or if he did he could hide it really well so finally he decided to make things interesting for everyone, "I dare you to kiss Buffy."
"No!" Buffy protested, "What are you like 10 years old!?!"
"Are you that repelled by me, Slayer?" Spike said loving the fact that she was whining.
"It's a dare Buffy, he has to, which means YOU have to," Xander replied.
Buffy pouted some more, but Xander would not budge, finally she gave up, "Alright fine. Let's just get this over with."
"Ah, ah," Xander said, "It has to be 10 seconds....with tongue."
"Xander I swear I am going to get you back for this," Buffy grumbled before turning to Spike.
Spike leaned in and kissed her. 'This is actually not too bad, it's kinda...nice.' Buffy felt her body start to tingle 'Mmmm' 'No, stop thinking that, this is Spike!' But her body was telling her otherwise.
"Buffy....Spike, hey, you can stop now," Xander said as the two pulled away from each other.
Buffy's vision was clouded and she almost whimpered with the loss of contact with him.
"Well then," Spike said, "I guess that it's my turn, "Red, truth or dare?"
"Umm," Willow thought for a second, "truth."
"When I kidnapped you and the whelp," this earned him a glare from Xander, "how long had you two been...seeing each other?"
Willow blushed remembering their secret affair, "Um," she looked down at the floor, "I guess since homecoming," she said remembering them try on different outfits for the event together, and then all of a sudden..."Yeah, about then."
Xander also remembered it. He loved the way she had looked. It was like he was seeing how beautiful she was for the first time. It was then that he knew that he had to be with her, but of course it didn't last after Spike had kidnapped them and Cordelia and Oz had caught them while trying to rescue them.
"So Buffy, truth or dare?" Willow asked her.
"I'm going to have to go with truth on this one," Buffy replied.
"Ok, ooh, what's your favorite thing about Spike?"
"Nothing," she replied.
"Aww, I'm hurt Slayer," Spike said with mock hurt.
"Nope, you have to give an actual answer," Willow said.
"I did," Buffy protested.
"That doesn't count," Willow said.
"Fine, let me think, oh, I like when he makes a complete fool of himself and then I get to laugh, so Xander, truth or dare."
"That's still not a real answer, but I'll let you think and then come back to you." Willow said.
Buffy rolled her eyes as Xander boldly said, "Dare."
Buffy smiled the same evil one as he did before, "I dare you to kiss Willow for 20 seconds, with tongue."
Xander looked at Willow and then nodded, "Alright fine."
He bent in and kissed her softly, but soon it became full of passion as the couple remembered what it had been like before. Xander cupped Willows face with his hand and ran his thumb over her cheek. They were left completely breathless by the end of the kiss, and pulled away misty-eyed.
"Wow," Xander managed to get out after his voice a little rough.
"Yeah," whispered Willow.
They had completely forgotten that Buffy and Spike were sitting there with them and both remembered feeling quite sheepish.
"Gee, I sure am tired, all of that alcohol sure got to me," Buffy said, "Spike, why don't you come upstairs and make sure that the curtains are shut so that you don't fry tomorrow." Both he and Buffy knew that they had never been opened, but wanted the couple to be alone.
"Right, wouldn't want that to happen," he said as he and Buffy got up and went upstairs.
"Goodnight,!" Buffy called.
Willow and Xander sat there for a minute before they both said "So." at the same time.
"I missed this, I'd forgotten how wonderful it felt." Xander said.
"Yeah, me too."
And in the next instant they were kissing again feverishly. They managed to get up while still attached to each other and make their way upstairs to their room.
"I love you," Willow told him.
"Willow, I love you so much," he said before they made it into the room where they spent the rest of the night.
*******
Buffy sat up in the room after having gotten away from Willow and Xander.
"Well, I think that I am going to go for a swim," Spike told Buffy after sitting in silence for a few minutes after they'd Willow and Xander come upstairs, "I really don't get to do that during the day."
"I'm just going to go to bed, I really wasn't tired when I said it earlier, but I am now," she told him.
"Right then, I'll see you later."
"Yeah, later."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Buffy tried to go to sleep but couldn't get that kiss off her mind as she tossed and turned, finally she sat up knowing that it was no use to try and sleep. She got up and threw on her robe before walking outside to find Spike.
*******
Buffy made her way downstairs to find Spike sitting on the couch reading a book, he was so engrossed in it that he hadn't heard her come in.
"I thought you were going for a swim," Buffy said and then began to laugh when she saw the vampire jump three feet in the air.
"I'm knitting a sweater, what does it look like I'm doing Slayer," he said, "I thought you were sleeping."
"I couldn't sleep, so I figured I would get up and see what you were doing," she replied, "and I thought you were going to go swimming."
"I changed my mind."
"Oh," Buffy said unaware of how she was staring at his lips as she said it. "So, what're you reading?"
"A book."
"I can see that, what book is it?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Why do you not want me to know?" she asked sitting down next to him. "C'mon let me see, she said trying to make a grab for the book.
In reality Spike really didn't care if she knew that he was reading The Hobbit, but he just loved seeing her try to get it out of him, "No," he said pulling the book away from her reach.
"Come on," she repeated. She was now making a full effort to playfully grab the book away from him, but he was having none of it while moving the book from side to side at her attempts to grab it. They were both laughing at this point in their game.
"Fine, I tried to do this the nice way," Buffy said, "but now I can see that it's just going to have to be the hard way," and with that Buffy began tickling the vampire as he tried to get free, but she was on top of him, and there was no way to escape.
The next thing that they knew they were embraced in a passionate kiss. Buffy stopped tickling Spike and immediately put her arms around the vampire's neck, entwining her fingers through his hair. 'Stop! This is Spike! Spike, your mortal enemy! Stop kissing him!' But for some reason she couldn't get her body to obey her mind.
Suddenly Buffy pulled away from Spike, "I think I hear something."
"We're in the middle of nowhere, there's nothing out there."
"Could you go and check?"
"You're the Slayer, you go check," Spike replied.
"You're older than me!"
"Yeah, and you should respect your elders."
"Please?" she asked.
'Oh not the lip' Spike thought to himself, "Fine."
Spike went outside and looked around, and hen he heard it, a little scuffling sound coming from in the woods. He put on his game face and went to go see what it was. He drew closer and closer to the noise until..."Ah!" something ran across his foot. "A squirrel! Bloody hell!" he said to himself before making his way back inside.
"Buffy, it was only a...." he said walking into the house, but then noticed that she had left, "squirrel," he said to the empty space.
*******
The next morning Buffy walked around the cottage, she was the only one up. Willow and Xander were still in their room and she didn't think that she's actually see them anytime soon. She had left Spike sleep upstairs, 'how could I have been so stupid to kiss him last night! This was Spike, bleached... annoying... sexy, NO! Not sexy. It's Spike!' she thought to herself. That's why she had gone upstairs after. She shouldn't let another vampire into her life like that, 'Face it, Buff, he's already in,' her brain told her, 'Well, then kick him out!' her other part said. "Ah! Need to stop thinking about this." she said out loud, "I came here to get away from thinking and worrying and stuff like that and it all just followed me here." She walked out unto the patio and decided that she was just going to lie in the sun where hopefully a good tan would help her relax a little.
*******
Later that evening Buffy, Willow and Xander were sitting around talking, miraculously the couple had decided to come out of their room for a few hours.
"So what did you end up doing last night?" Willow asked Buffy.
"I just went to bed after you two went upstairs," Buffy said. She was definitely not going to tell them about the incredible kiss that happened between her and Spike.
"Sorry, we just kind of left you," Xander said.
"It's ok, no big," Buffy replied.
"So, where's the peroxide wonder?" Xander asked.
"He's sleeping, I think, I didn't even hear him come up last night." Buffy said. "So what do you plan on doing today?"
"Well, we came down here to get a snack, and then after that I'm not sure," Xander looked to Willow.
"I think that I am going to get dressed and then go for a swim." Willow said, "Wanna come?" she asked her companions.
"Sure, that sounds like fun," Buffy stood up, "just let me go change into my swimsuit and then I'll be right out.
*******
After they'd been in the pool for a while Spike walked out, looking sleepy- eyed; and unusual look for the vampire.
"Look, who's up," Xander turned to look at Spike "boy you sure are an early worm."
Buffy felt her stomach to a little flop at the sight of him, 'No! Bad stomach!' But she couldn't think that long because the sight of him with his hair all messed and ungelled was just too much. It made him look real, human, like a man, but she kept telling herself over and over that this was not a man, he was a thing. But even as she told herself this her mind just wouldn't accept it.
"Shut up, Harris."
"Aww, is wittle Spikey a wittle cwanky in the morning," Xander mocked as though he were talking to a baby.
"Not in the mood, Harris," came the vampire's reply as he walked back into the house to get something to eat. Spike walked back out to the pool drinking his breakfast.
"So, you want to come swimming?" Willow asked Spike wanting him to feel included.
"Uh, sure," Spike looked at Buffy who was currently finding the design around the pool so very fascinating. "Be right back."
Spike returned to the pool to find only one person in it. "Oh, they said that they wanted to go…" Buffy was trying to remember," …well I can't remember what they said, but I'm sure they were lying so that they could go and be alone."
"Are you still going to swim?" he asked her.
"Yeah, you?"
"I had planned on it."
"Ok," was all that she could manage as she watched him take off his shirt and pants getting ready to go into the pool. Why did he have to look so perfect. His stomach was chiseled, 'He has amazing abs! And look at his muscles,' Buffy thought to herself, 'God, I want him.'
"Is everything all right, pet," the voice came interrupting her thoughts.
"Oh," Buffy snapped back into reality, "Yeah, I was just, you know, thinking."
"Right," Spike grinned at her as he slid into the pool.
"So I didn't even hear you come up last night."
"Yeah, I wasn't tired, so I didn't go to bed until the sunrise," he replied.
"Oh." There was so much tension in the air when it was suddenly broken by a splashing noise. "You are so going to pay for that," Buffy said to a smirking Spike as she splashed water back at him his smirk instantly vanishing as he got doused.
The two hurled water at one another with each splash the distance between the lessening until they were practically on top of each other. Spike made a grab at her hands, but she pulled them away, running as fast as she could in water away from the pursuing vampire, both giggling uncontrollably. He finally managed to catch her by the waist, pulling her back to him. He spun her around both still laughing, both stopping when they looked into each other's eyes. They were lost in each other, both drowning, but neither wanting to be rescued.
"What's going on here!?!?" the two jumped apart in an instant.
"Xander!" Buffy turned to her friend, "you shouldn't sneak up on people like that!"
"What is going on here?" he repeated.
"We, we were swimming, you know what with the water…and the, stroking?" 'Stroking! GREAT way of putting it! Ahh! Could you sound anymore stupid!?' her mind screamed at her. "Besides, it doesn't matter, I thought you went upstairs."
"Willow was thirsty so I came down here to get a drink and I find you and deadboy jr. macking on each other.
"We were not macking," Buffy defended herself, "and besides even if it was which, it wasn't then you know, you can't really say anything."
"And why is that?" asked Xander.
"Well, you and Willow, you know," Buffy tried to find the words.
"She's LIVING!" Xander retorted.
"Xander, I'm not a child, you don't have to talk to me like I am."
"Well, if you were doing what I thought you were doing then…"
"Then what?" Buffy dared. "You know what Xander, as much as you don't wasn't to admit it, Spike is now a part of the group and he is not going anywhere and if I want to do anything with him then I will and there is nothing you can do to stop me!" Buffy grabbed Spike by the neck and brought him in for a kiss that left both of them panting for air when they were done.
"Think about this for a minute," Xander pleaded.
Buffy turned to look at Spike, "I already have," the comment directed at both of them. "So you can go now," Buffy turned back to Xander. "You have Willow, and I'm sure that she is wondering where you are."
"I heard my name," Willow suddenly appeared, "hey I was wondering where that was, referring to the drink that was in Xander's hand. "Ah, did I miss something?"
"Yeah, Buffy has gone a lot nuts and has decided to date yet another vampire," Xander filled in.
"Oh, ok," Willow replied, receiving a shocked expression from Xander. "Can we go now, I'm thirsty." Willow dragged a still stunned Xander back into the house.
Xander snapped out of it in time to shout out to the couple "I get to be the one to say 'I told you so' if anything happens!"
They laughed.
"Well, I guess red doesn't have a problem with us," Spike said to Buffy.
"Yeah, but that reaction from Xander was classic." Buffy laughed as did Spike.
"I know!" he turned to look at her. 'Those eyes! And those lips!' He couldn't help himself as he bent down and kissed her lightly. Buffy put her arms around him deepening the kiss.
"So, where do we go from here, pet?" he asked her.
"Well, I was thinking that we could go upstairs, or well, we could just stay here…" she smiled up at him.
"Whatever you like, pet, whatever you like," he said enveloping her in another mind-blowing kiss.
A/N: Ok, PLEASE review this! It would seriously mean the world to me! Honestly it would. Thanks.
Author: charisma1525
Email: charisma1525@hotmail.com
Summary: Willow, Xander, Buffy and Xander go away for the weekend. S/B, W/X
Timeline: Set during the summer after season four.
Rating: PG-13ish
Disclaimer: I do not own anything (I could only wish!) So please don't sue.
Feedback: PLEASE!!! I WOULD LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! It would seriously mean the world to me.
A/N: Riley never existed. Willow and Oz just broke up. Oh, and Anya doesn't exist in this piece either (sorry for those of you that love her). Also this was not beta read so please look past any errors it may have on it. Oh, and thank you for taking the time to read my story. :) Much appreciated.
"I SO need a vacation," the Slayer said as she and Spike were patrolling one night.
"Well, pet, unless the demon population decides to do the same for a couple of months then I don't think that it's very likely that you will get one," Spike replied.
"I know, but it has been kinda slow lately," Buffy said hopefully, "So maybe just a little one..."
"Well, it has been slow lately," Spike agreed.
"GREAT!" Buffy said cutting him off before he could say another word. "I'll tell the gang to pack and we can all go away for the weekend!"
"And just where do you plan on going, pet?"
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"So where are we going?" Willow asked Buffy the next day while they were sitting at her house watching a movie.
"Well, I...uh, where do you want to go?" Buffy asked.
"Hey, my uncle, you know the one that actually has money, has a cottage that we could all go to for the weekend," Xander put in.
"That sounds like fun!" Buffy said.
"I'll just call him and see if he'll let us use it." Xander replied.
Xander went into the other room to use the phone and reemerged a few minutes later with a smile on his face. "Well, ladies, pack you bags because we are going away for the weekend!" he said as he clapped him hands.
The two girls beamed at him and then squealed before turning back to the movie.
The two girls beamed at him and then squealed before exiting the shop.
*******
"So who is all going to Xander's cottage for the weekend?" Joyce asked her daughter as they packed for her weekend away.
"Willow, Xander, Spike and I," Buffy replied.
"And Mr. Giles is taking over patrol for the weekend?"
"Yeah, even though there hasn't been much demon activity he still wants to be Giles-like and make sure that there really isn't much out there."
"I see," Joyce said.
"Yeah, you know Giles. Well, I think that's everything," Buffy said as she closed the zipper of her duffel bag.
"Be sure to tell Xander to drive safe," Joyce said.
"I will." Buffy replied.
"Have a fun time!" Joyce called to her daughter as Buffy walked out of the door to leave for her weekend vacation.
*******
"This is going to be so much fun!" Buffy said to Willow, Xander and Spike as they drove to the cottage. The drive took a little over an hour, and since they hadn't been able to leave until after sunset Thursday night they didn't arrive until after midnight. For some reason it had taken a long time to pick everyone up and then rearrange everything in the trunk so that it would all fit.
"Yeah," Willow said, "It'll be the most fun since Oz, well since he left." Oz had left her during the school year that year and the pain was still there sometimes, but it was going away.
"Hey," said Xander, "this is going to be a worry-free weekend, you got that deadboy junior?" Xander said looking in his rear view mirror at what he hoped would be somewhere near Spike's eyes since he couldn't actually see him.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist, Harris. And don't call me that." Spike said a little irritated by Xander's comments.
"Well, we are here," Xander announced to everyone. "It's cool, because it's out of the way in the woods, and plus swimming pool, ooh and a hot tub!"
"Hut tub?!?" the girls asked simultaneously.
"Oh yeah!" Xander said as he opened the trunk and started taking out the several bags that had been in there, two coolers, and a few other various items. Luckily the cottage already had beds because they would have never been able to fit sleeping bags in with everything, as it was they'd had to put s few things up with them. "Well, let's get everything unpacked and then we can decide what to do from there."
The cottage was a rather nice one with two levels to it. The kitchen was located on the first level with a living room and bathroom. While there were two bedrooms on the upper level.
"I call Willow!" Xander called as they entered the building.
"Huh" Willow asked.
"Well, I am NOT sleeping with Bleach-Boy over there, so we get room, and Buffy and Spike you can have the other one."
"But..." Buffy began, pouting.
"Nope!" Xander said "It's too late I already called. Besides it'll be like when we were little and we used to have sleep overs..."
"And you did the snoopy dance!" Willow laughed as she remembered them.
"Yep!" Xander replied. "So anyway, Willow and I will take the bedroom on the left and you can have the one on the right, so throw your stuff in there and then get back out here."
"Fine," Buffy grumbled to herself.
"What, pet? Are you afraid that something may actually happen to you?" Spike asked the Slayer.
"No! Besides, you couldn't hurt me even if you wanted to or you would get zapped in the head with your chip." Buffy replied.
"Right, so sleeping with the big bad shouldn't be too terrible."
"Yeah, whatever, just don't get any ideas..."
"Who said I was the one with any ideas, you're the one bringing it up."
"Fine, let's just throw our bags in there and then get back out here."
"Agreed."
*******
The group had decided to just call it a night once they unpacked, since it was late and the drive had made them all tired, except for Spike who was used to staying up all night. They all headed up to their pre-assigned rooms, Willow and Xander in one and Buffy and Spike in the other.
"Be sure to shut those curtains, Slayer, I really don't feel like turning into a big pile of dust in the morning." Spike called from the bed.
"Why can't you close them?" Buffy said as she walked into the room with her pajamas on, which consisted of a tank top and pajama pants.
"Because you're already up," Spike grinned at her.
"Fine." she said walking over to them and then shutting them. She turned off the light and then climbed into bed with Spike. "I shut all of the curtains downstairs too incase you wanted to actually leave the room tomorrow."
"Thanks, luv,"Spike said surprised that she had done so.
"No problem."
"So what do you plan on doing tomorrow?" he asked her.
"I plan on actually getting a suntan, slaying vampires at night sort of keeps me from doing that, I'm starting to look like you!" she laughed.
"Yeah, well, I think that a little suntan would be good for you," Spike said picturing her skin bronzed from the sun. "I however, will be staying indoors, I don't fancy getting burned...literally."
Buffy laughed at this. Spike propped his head up on his hand and looked at her, he could see her perfectly in the dark with his vampire night vision. She looked so peaceful away from the world that he usually saw her in. Slaying vampires and saving the world wasn't exactly an easy job. Buffy's eyes started to adjust in the dark and she could see his outline looking down at her.
"What?" she asked self-consciously.
"Nothing," he replied the smile on his lips apparent in his voice.
"What?" she asked again.
"It's just you," he said, "you know, I really think that you did need this vacation away from Sunnyhell, Summers."
"See, I told you," she replied starting to fall asleep.
Spike tucked a piece of hair behind her ear brushing her cheek and laid back down. "Goodnight," he said to her.
"Goodnight." Buffy said placing her hand over her tingling cheek, smiled and then fell asleep a minute later.
*******
Spike woke up the next day to a rumbling stomach 'May as well get up and eat something' he thought to himself. He could tell that Buffy had already left the room, and that it was late in the afternoon, it was a good thing that Buffy had closed the curtains earlier. He walked down into the kitchen and then grabbed a blood bag he had put in the refrigerator earlier out of it. He opened up the package and then found a mug in the cupboards and used the microwave to heat it up. 'This place is sure nice for a cottage' he thought to himself as he drank the thick liquid.
Just then Buffy came bounding in the door decked out in a pair of khaki shorts and a light blue tank top. "Hey, you're up," she said to him.
"Yeah. What've you been up to?" he asked her.
"Oh, Willow and I are just sitting and talking and Xander is swimming in the pool," she informed him. "So what do you plan on doing?"
"Well, I think that I am just going to go back to bed until the sun goes down, there's not much I can do until then. Wanna join me pet?" he asked suggestively, raising his eyebrows as he did so.
"Gee, that would have to be a big 'no' for the big bad," she said.
"Oh, come on Slayer, you know you want to."
"Not likely."
"Well, it couldn't hurt to ask. See you later then."
"Yeah see you later," she said shaking her head to the retreating vampire.
*******
The sun had just set and Buffy was sitting in the living room when Spike came strolling in. "Sleep well?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, pet," he said, "like the dead."
"Funny."
"Yeah, I thought so. Where's red and the whelp at?"
"They're outside Xander said something about wanting to go out and exploring a little before it got dark, so he and Willow went for a walk in the woods before the sun set. They should be back any minute now."
"Oh, why didn't you go with them?" he asked her.
"I just felt like sitting and resting for a while, I don't get to do that a lot, so I thought I would take advantage of the situation."
"Understandable," he replied taking a seat next to her on the couch.
Willow and Xander walked in just then laughing about something.
"Ok, ok I got one!" Willow said, "One time, at band camp...."
"American Pie! And honestly, I shouldn't have even dignified that one with a guess." Xander said.
"Oh, hey Buffy, Spike," Willow said, "What's going on?"
"Nothing, we were just talking and then you two came in," Buffy supplied, "And what are you two doing?"
"Oh, we're playing a game of ours, one person has to say a line from a movie and the other person has to guess what movie it's from," Willow explained.
"I see, so what do we all want to do now?" Buffy asked.
"I was thinking that we could all play a game or something," Xander said. "It's Friday, we gotta do something."
"A game could be fun," Willow said.
"Yeah, a game sounds good," Buffy put in.
"A GAME?" asked Spike.
"Oh, come on, it will be fun!" Willow and Buffy said at the same time, which caused them to burst out into a fit of laughter.
"Fine," he muttered, "but," he said getting up.
"Where are you going?" Buffy asked.
"Don't get your panties in a twist, I'll be right back."
I'm not worried," she replied, "and don't talk about my underwear!" she yelled to Spike who was in the next room now.
He came back out holding up two bottles of alcohol, one of vodka and one of Jack Daniels, both full. "I thought that if we were going to play a game we should have a little refreshments." Spike said holding up the bottles.
"I'll go get some soda and glasses," Xander said walking into the kitchen. Willow and Buffy both just looked and shrugged at each other. Spike took his seat next to Buffy again and began to open the bottles. Xander returned with a couple of glasses and a bottle of soda.
"So what game are we going to play?" Spike asked.
Buffy, Xander, and Willow all looked at each other and blurted out "Truth or Dare," at the same time. They knew that it was always a fun game no matter how old you were, and it was always more fun when alcohol was involved. Spike rolled his eyes, but knew that he really didn't have much of a choice other than to play with them, who knew this could actually be a lot of fun. There was definitely some stuff that he wanted to know about the whelp, and Buffy '...oh yeah, this would definitely be fun,' he thought to himself.
*******
"Shut Up!" Buffy and Willow yelled, "With Faith!?!? Ewwww."
"I was, well, yeah," was all Xander could come up with.
"I can't believe you slept with Faith," Willow said, "Miss 'hello I'm a skanky ho.'"
"It was one of my not better decisions, but hey, I'm a guy and I have needs." Xander replied.
"Really don't want to hear about it," Willow said.
By this time they had gone through a round of questions and a half bottle of alcohol.
"Ok, ok," said Buffy, "I believe it is Xander's turn to ask a question, so Xander, who's it going to be?"
Xander looked around the room and then grinned evilly, "Spike." Spike groaned, but turned to face him, "Truth or dare?"
"Well,. I'd rather not pick either, but I guess if I have to," there were definitely something that he did not want these people to know, especially Xander who would surely use it against him someday, "dare."
"Alright, let me think," Xander said to himself. He knew that Spike would do just about anything and not get embarrassed by it, or if he did he could hide it really well so finally he decided to make things interesting for everyone, "I dare you to kiss Buffy."
"No!" Buffy protested, "What are you like 10 years old!?!"
"Are you that repelled by me, Slayer?" Spike said loving the fact that she was whining.
"It's a dare Buffy, he has to, which means YOU have to," Xander replied.
Buffy pouted some more, but Xander would not budge, finally she gave up, "Alright fine. Let's just get this over with."
"Ah, ah," Xander said, "It has to be 10 seconds....with tongue."
"Xander I swear I am going to get you back for this," Buffy grumbled before turning to Spike.
Spike leaned in and kissed her. 'This is actually not too bad, it's kinda...nice.' Buffy felt her body start to tingle 'Mmmm' 'No, stop thinking that, this is Spike!' But her body was telling her otherwise.
"Buffy....Spike, hey, you can stop now," Xander said as the two pulled away from each other.
Buffy's vision was clouded and she almost whimpered with the loss of contact with him.
"Well then," Spike said, "I guess that it's my turn, "Red, truth or dare?"
"Umm," Willow thought for a second, "truth."
"When I kidnapped you and the whelp," this earned him a glare from Xander, "how long had you two been...seeing each other?"
Willow blushed remembering their secret affair, "Um," she looked down at the floor, "I guess since homecoming," she said remembering them try on different outfits for the event together, and then all of a sudden..."Yeah, about then."
Xander also remembered it. He loved the way she had looked. It was like he was seeing how beautiful she was for the first time. It was then that he knew that he had to be with her, but of course it didn't last after Spike had kidnapped them and Cordelia and Oz had caught them while trying to rescue them.
"So Buffy, truth or dare?" Willow asked her.
"I'm going to have to go with truth on this one," Buffy replied.
"Ok, ooh, what's your favorite thing about Spike?"
"Nothing," she replied.
"Aww, I'm hurt Slayer," Spike said with mock hurt.
"Nope, you have to give an actual answer," Willow said.
"I did," Buffy protested.
"That doesn't count," Willow said.
"Fine, let me think, oh, I like when he makes a complete fool of himself and then I get to laugh, so Xander, truth or dare."
"That's still not a real answer, but I'll let you think and then come back to you." Willow said.
Buffy rolled her eyes as Xander boldly said, "Dare."
Buffy smiled the same evil one as he did before, "I dare you to kiss Willow for 20 seconds, with tongue."
Xander looked at Willow and then nodded, "Alright fine."
He bent in and kissed her softly, but soon it became full of passion as the couple remembered what it had been like before. Xander cupped Willows face with his hand and ran his thumb over her cheek. They were left completely breathless by the end of the kiss, and pulled away misty-eyed.
"Wow," Xander managed to get out after his voice a little rough.
"Yeah," whispered Willow.
They had completely forgotten that Buffy and Spike were sitting there with them and both remembered feeling quite sheepish.
"Gee, I sure am tired, all of that alcohol sure got to me," Buffy said, "Spike, why don't you come upstairs and make sure that the curtains are shut so that you don't fry tomorrow." Both he and Buffy knew that they had never been opened, but wanted the couple to be alone.
"Right, wouldn't want that to happen," he said as he and Buffy got up and went upstairs.
"Goodnight,!" Buffy called.
Willow and Xander sat there for a minute before they both said "So." at the same time.
"I missed this, I'd forgotten how wonderful it felt." Xander said.
"Yeah, me too."
And in the next instant they were kissing again feverishly. They managed to get up while still attached to each other and make their way upstairs to their room.
"I love you," Willow told him.
"Willow, I love you so much," he said before they made it into the room where they spent the rest of the night.
*******
Buffy sat up in the room after having gotten away from Willow and Xander.
"Well, I think that I am going to go for a swim," Spike told Buffy after sitting in silence for a few minutes after they'd Willow and Xander come upstairs, "I really don't get to do that during the day."
"I'm just going to go to bed, I really wasn't tired when I said it earlier, but I am now," she told him.
"Right then, I'll see you later."
"Yeah, later."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Buffy tried to go to sleep but couldn't get that kiss off her mind as she tossed and turned, finally she sat up knowing that it was no use to try and sleep. She got up and threw on her robe before walking outside to find Spike.
*******
Buffy made her way downstairs to find Spike sitting on the couch reading a book, he was so engrossed in it that he hadn't heard her come in.
"I thought you were going for a swim," Buffy said and then began to laugh when she saw the vampire jump three feet in the air.
"I'm knitting a sweater, what does it look like I'm doing Slayer," he said, "I thought you were sleeping."
"I couldn't sleep, so I figured I would get up and see what you were doing," she replied, "and I thought you were going to go swimming."
"I changed my mind."
"Oh," Buffy said unaware of how she was staring at his lips as she said it. "So, what're you reading?"
"A book."
"I can see that, what book is it?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Why do you not want me to know?" she asked sitting down next to him. "C'mon let me see, she said trying to make a grab for the book.
In reality Spike really didn't care if she knew that he was reading The Hobbit, but he just loved seeing her try to get it out of him, "No," he said pulling the book away from her reach.
"Come on," she repeated. She was now making a full effort to playfully grab the book away from him, but he was having none of it while moving the book from side to side at her attempts to grab it. They were both laughing at this point in their game.
"Fine, I tried to do this the nice way," Buffy said, "but now I can see that it's just going to have to be the hard way," and with that Buffy began tickling the vampire as he tried to get free, but she was on top of him, and there was no way to escape.
The next thing that they knew they were embraced in a passionate kiss. Buffy stopped tickling Spike and immediately put her arms around the vampire's neck, entwining her fingers through his hair. 'Stop! This is Spike! Spike, your mortal enemy! Stop kissing him!' But for some reason she couldn't get her body to obey her mind.
Suddenly Buffy pulled away from Spike, "I think I hear something."
"We're in the middle of nowhere, there's nothing out there."
"Could you go and check?"
"You're the Slayer, you go check," Spike replied.
"You're older than me!"
"Yeah, and you should respect your elders."
"Please?" she asked.
'Oh not the lip' Spike thought to himself, "Fine."
Spike went outside and looked around, and hen he heard it, a little scuffling sound coming from in the woods. He put on his game face and went to go see what it was. He drew closer and closer to the noise until..."Ah!" something ran across his foot. "A squirrel! Bloody hell!" he said to himself before making his way back inside.
"Buffy, it was only a...." he said walking into the house, but then noticed that she had left, "squirrel," he said to the empty space.
*******
The next morning Buffy walked around the cottage, she was the only one up. Willow and Xander were still in their room and she didn't think that she's actually see them anytime soon. She had left Spike sleep upstairs, 'how could I have been so stupid to kiss him last night! This was Spike, bleached... annoying... sexy, NO! Not sexy. It's Spike!' she thought to herself. That's why she had gone upstairs after. She shouldn't let another vampire into her life like that, 'Face it, Buff, he's already in,' her brain told her, 'Well, then kick him out!' her other part said. "Ah! Need to stop thinking about this." she said out loud, "I came here to get away from thinking and worrying and stuff like that and it all just followed me here." She walked out unto the patio and decided that she was just going to lie in the sun where hopefully a good tan would help her relax a little.
*******
Later that evening Buffy, Willow and Xander were sitting around talking, miraculously the couple had decided to come out of their room for a few hours.
"So what did you end up doing last night?" Willow asked Buffy.
"I just went to bed after you two went upstairs," Buffy said. She was definitely not going to tell them about the incredible kiss that happened between her and Spike.
"Sorry, we just kind of left you," Xander said.
"It's ok, no big," Buffy replied.
"So, where's the peroxide wonder?" Xander asked.
"He's sleeping, I think, I didn't even hear him come up last night." Buffy said. "So what do you plan on doing today?"
"Well, we came down here to get a snack, and then after that I'm not sure," Xander looked to Willow.
"I think that I am going to get dressed and then go for a swim." Willow said, "Wanna come?" she asked her companions.
"Sure, that sounds like fun," Buffy stood up, "just let me go change into my swimsuit and then I'll be right out.
*******
After they'd been in the pool for a while Spike walked out, looking sleepy- eyed; and unusual look for the vampire.
"Look, who's up," Xander turned to look at Spike "boy you sure are an early worm."
Buffy felt her stomach to a little flop at the sight of him, 'No! Bad stomach!' But she couldn't think that long because the sight of him with his hair all messed and ungelled was just too much. It made him look real, human, like a man, but she kept telling herself over and over that this was not a man, he was a thing. But even as she told herself this her mind just wouldn't accept it.
"Shut up, Harris."
"Aww, is wittle Spikey a wittle cwanky in the morning," Xander mocked as though he were talking to a baby.
"Not in the mood, Harris," came the vampire's reply as he walked back into the house to get something to eat. Spike walked back out to the pool drinking his breakfast.
"So, you want to come swimming?" Willow asked Spike wanting him to feel included.
"Uh, sure," Spike looked at Buffy who was currently finding the design around the pool so very fascinating. "Be right back."
Spike returned to the pool to find only one person in it. "Oh, they said that they wanted to go…" Buffy was trying to remember," …well I can't remember what they said, but I'm sure they were lying so that they could go and be alone."
"Are you still going to swim?" he asked her.
"Yeah, you?"
"I had planned on it."
"Ok," was all that she could manage as she watched him take off his shirt and pants getting ready to go into the pool. Why did he have to look so perfect. His stomach was chiseled, 'He has amazing abs! And look at his muscles,' Buffy thought to herself, 'God, I want him.'
"Is everything all right, pet," the voice came interrupting her thoughts.
"Oh," Buffy snapped back into reality, "Yeah, I was just, you know, thinking."
"Right," Spike grinned at her as he slid into the pool.
"So I didn't even hear you come up last night."
"Yeah, I wasn't tired, so I didn't go to bed until the sunrise," he replied.
"Oh." There was so much tension in the air when it was suddenly broken by a splashing noise. "You are so going to pay for that," Buffy said to a smirking Spike as she splashed water back at him his smirk instantly vanishing as he got doused.
The two hurled water at one another with each splash the distance between the lessening until they were practically on top of each other. Spike made a grab at her hands, but she pulled them away, running as fast as she could in water away from the pursuing vampire, both giggling uncontrollably. He finally managed to catch her by the waist, pulling her back to him. He spun her around both still laughing, both stopping when they looked into each other's eyes. They were lost in each other, both drowning, but neither wanting to be rescued.
"What's going on here!?!?" the two jumped apart in an instant.
"Xander!" Buffy turned to her friend, "you shouldn't sneak up on people like that!"
"What is going on here?" he repeated.
"We, we were swimming, you know what with the water…and the, stroking?" 'Stroking! GREAT way of putting it! Ahh! Could you sound anymore stupid!?' her mind screamed at her. "Besides, it doesn't matter, I thought you went upstairs."
"Willow was thirsty so I came down here to get a drink and I find you and deadboy jr. macking on each other.
"We were not macking," Buffy defended herself, "and besides even if it was which, it wasn't then you know, you can't really say anything."
"And why is that?" asked Xander.
"Well, you and Willow, you know," Buffy tried to find the words.
"She's LIVING!" Xander retorted.
"Xander, I'm not a child, you don't have to talk to me like I am."
"Well, if you were doing what I thought you were doing then…"
"Then what?" Buffy dared. "You know what Xander, as much as you don't wasn't to admit it, Spike is now a part of the group and he is not going anywhere and if I want to do anything with him then I will and there is nothing you can do to stop me!" Buffy grabbed Spike by the neck and brought him in for a kiss that left both of them panting for air when they were done.
"Think about this for a minute," Xander pleaded.
Buffy turned to look at Spike, "I already have," the comment directed at both of them. "So you can go now," Buffy turned back to Xander. "You have Willow, and I'm sure that she is wondering where you are."
"I heard my name," Willow suddenly appeared, "hey I was wondering where that was, referring to the drink that was in Xander's hand. "Ah, did I miss something?"
"Yeah, Buffy has gone a lot nuts and has decided to date yet another vampire," Xander filled in.
"Oh, ok," Willow replied, receiving a shocked expression from Xander. "Can we go now, I'm thirsty." Willow dragged a still stunned Xander back into the house.
Xander snapped out of it in time to shout out to the couple "I get to be the one to say 'I told you so' if anything happens!"
They laughed.
"Well, I guess red doesn't have a problem with us," Spike said to Buffy.
"Yeah, but that reaction from Xander was classic." Buffy laughed as did Spike.
"I know!" he turned to look at her. 'Those eyes! And those lips!' He couldn't help himself as he bent down and kissed her lightly. Buffy put her arms around him deepening the kiss.
"So, where do we go from here, pet?" he asked her.
"Well, I was thinking that we could go upstairs, or well, we could just stay here…" she smiled up at him.
"Whatever you like, pet, whatever you like," he said enveloping her in another mind-blowing kiss.
A/N: Ok, PLEASE review this! It would seriously mean the world to me! Honestly it would. Thanks.
