Do You Still Love Me?
Rating: T
Summary: Sequel to Stay Away from my Heart. Drusilla returns to Sunnydale and is not happy to find her Spike in the slayer's arms. What will she do about it? Can Buffy manage to keep Spike? And when something terrible happens to him what will Buffy do when she realises Drusilla is the only one she can turn to for help but at a dreadful price?
Season two-ish, but Angel has his soul returned and has already gone to LA.
Disclaimer: The show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and all of its characters belong to Mutant Enemy, & Fox Prod and Joss Wedon.
A/N: This is a sequel to Stay Away From My Heart, if you haven't read it pls go read that one first : )
Chapter 1
"Spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike…. Stop that!" Buffy squealed, squirming in his lap as he nibbled her ear. "I'm trying to watch the movie!"
Xander made a chocking sound. "Please god, don't make me witness this." He threw popcorn at Spike who caught in his mouth and smirked. "Why does fangface have to be here?"
"Well, you're the one who invited me to your movie night thing," Buffy reminded Xander, "and if I come, Spike comes."
"Stupid pet vampire." Xander muttered.
Spike and Buffy had been together for three months now, and they were enjoying every moment. Spike had found a nice little crypt in the cemetery nearby which he had made his home and spent his days sleeping, and each night he would spend with Buffy.
Spike had heard talk about a "master vampire who had become the slayers lapdog" and who now betrayed his own kind by slaying them along with her. But he didn't care what they said, it was true, he did betray his kind, but he was happy as long as he got to kill something once in a while. He loved Buffy so much; he didn't care if there were demons and vampires who thought he had become 'tamed' by the slayer. All that mattered was that he had her.
Spike growled possessively and pulled Buffy closer in his arms, kissing her.
"Ahhhh! My eyes! My eyes!" Xander wailed.
Spike smirked. It was so fun to torture the boy. He pulled away reluctantly. "Its nearly sunrise pet, I better be heading back."
"Awww…don't go yet Spikey…."
"Aw, yes what a shame," Xander began to usher Spike out the door, "so nice of you to come, now goodbye."
Buffy followed Spike outside to see him off.
"I think its great," Willow said to Xander. "I admit at first I wasn't too happy to see Buffy with another vampire boyfriend, however, I've never seen her happier than she has been in the last few months."
"But why does it have to be Spike?" Xander complained, though he really didn't mind that much. Sure Spike was annoying, but sometimes it was fun to have the bleached blond vampire around, and Spike had saved Xander from becoming another vampire's dinner during patrol with Buffy on more than one occasion.
A loud THUMP interrupted his thoughts.
"What was that!?" Xander asked Willow nervously.
She smiled slightly. "I believe that was Spike thrusting Buffy against the door as he kissed her."
Xander cringed. "I wish I didn't ask." He left the room to go throw-up.
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Spike walked through the graveyard grinning to himself as he thought about the slayer.
Life was good.
Something made him stop in his tracks…what was that? His senses tingled… something familiar….
Oh no…He looked up – there, in the distance. A dark haired girl wearing a long white dress, flowing softly around her in the breeze.
"Spike, my sweet." The whispered words floated hauntingly towards him. He shivered.
"Dru?" he hadn't thought about her in months, and truthfully, things were going so well between Buffy and him that he didn't want to start thinking about her now. Looking at her, she looked the same as she had been, frail, gentle, soft…but he knew it was deceiving. He felt a twinge of old affection, like the fond but nearly forgotten memories of a past lifetime, but that's all it was.
Drusilla glided over to him. "What has she done to you, my Spike? What has that naughty slayer done?" she growled. "Bad slayer, I'm going to have to teach her a lesson."
"You won't touch her, Dru," Spike said sternly.
Drusilla glided one hand slowly up his arm, all the way up to the side of his face where she stroked his cheek gently. "I couldn't bear to lose another one of my loves to her," her voice was a mixture of tearfulness and anger. "My Angel won't let me come near him anymore…"
"Dru," Spike said softly, feeling sorry for his sire. "Sunnydale's not the place for you. Why don't you go to Prague, you've always liked it there. I'm sorry that things have changed between us…. well actually I'm not sorry. I'm glad. " His tone grew angry as he remembered how Drusilla had thrown herself at Angel the minute he had lost his soul.
"Will you come with me Spike? To Prague?" she said dreamily.
"No."
"Fine." Her eyes flashed. "Then I'm not leaving Sunnydale until you're with me."
Spike blinked and she was gone.
He shook his head…great. Just what he didn't need. He wondered how Buffy would react if she found out his ex was back in Sunnydale, but he didn't intend on letting her find out.
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Spike woke up the next night languorously, smiling to himself, having had a wonderful dream about his slayer, involving some kinky bondage game…
"Your thinking about her, aren't you? Naughty, naughty Spike."
His eyes snapped open. "Dru? What the!"
His arms and legs were tied up to the posts at the end of the old bed he had found at the dump and brought into his crypt. Drusilla was sitting next to him, brushing Miss Edith's hair and humming softly.
"Miss Edith says you need help Spike, she says your calling to me to free you from the slayer's poison."
"Your mad, Dru." Spike was beginning to wonder how he had ever put up with her crazy talk for so long.
"But how?" Drusilla leaned over him, her eyes inches from his. "How do I remove this vile essence that now surrounds and infiltrates you?" Her eyes lit up. "I know…I can hear it now…I'll torture the slayer out of you! I'll make you remember how sweet the pain can be…" she giggled in delight.
"My Spike," she continued in almost a whisper, as she slowly dragged her nails down his bare chest drawing blood. "Do you remember the sweet screams of the victims we tortured together? The intoxicating taste of fear in their blood?" she trailed her tongue slowly up his chest, cleaning the blood off his skin, savouring the taste.
Spike cringed and struggled at the ropes that bound him. He didn't want to remember his past with her; he wanted to forget it all and create a new life with Buffy.
"We had centuries of fun together darling," Drusilla climbed on top of him digging her nails into his arms, drawing more blood. "The slayer is too pure for you Spike, I know what your really like…I know what you yearn for…you can't ignore your dark side… its begging to be released…it wants to bathe in the blood of humans…"
Without warning she slapped him hard in the face. "Show me your demon Spike, show me your true self."
Spike glared at her, "I'm more than just a demon Dru. Maybe you can't understand that, but Buffy can."
Her rage seemed to increase tenfold at the sound of Buffy's name. A holy water vial appeared in her hand. "Lets BURN the purity out of you, my Spike. Then we can play together again!" she laughed wickedly as she poured a scorching trail of holy water down his chest. Spike roared in pain and knew it was only the beginning…
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"Where is he?" Buffy wrung her hands nervously. "He was supposed to come here tonight."
"Relax Buffy," Willow said gently. "Maybe he's still sleeping. You know, your relationship has been very intense, you don't have to spend every single night together Buffy. You have other things to concentrate on too, like slaying and school work."
"Willow, we don't spend all night together…" Buffy said, becoming a bit defensive. She sighed. "I can't help it, seeing him is what I look forward to everyday…and I feel so lonely when he's not around…" she saw the crushed look on Willows face. "Oh! Willow, I didn't mean – ah, what I mean is…."
"It's okay Buffy. I'm just worried you know, you have been through a lot, and sometimes, I think if relationships are too intense, especially to start off with, when a sudden change occurs, the people in the relationship can't handle it…and things fall apart before you know what even happened. I don't want to see you get hurt Buffy, especially after how happy you have been lately. I'm just saying I think you should take things slower with Spike okay?"
Buffy narrowed her eyes. "You have no idea what my relationship with Spike is like Willow. This isn't your average boy and girl relationship. For one thing, I'm the slayer and he's a vampire. My relationships have never been normal so I don't think normal rules apply!"
Willow just looked at her worriedly.
"Hmmph." Buffy huffed, "Well I'm heading over to Spike's crypt now. See you later."
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The door to the crypt smashed open just as Drusilla was starting to pour the next bottle of holy water over Spike's chest.
"SPIKE!" shouted the slayer. "How DARE you stand me up! I'm so going to kick your ass big time –." She broke off short as she heard his scream of pain. "Spike?"
Buffy raced further into the crypt, her heart pounding in fear, wondering what she would find…
She gasped. "You!" Of all things, seeing Dru there wasn't what she had expected.
Buffy felt her blood boil. "Get away from my boyfriend!" She grabbed Drusilla roughly and threw her against the opposite wall.
Drusilla smashed into it, hissing in pain. She got up slowly, laughing, but her eyes showed her anger. "Don't interfere in what you don't understand deary."
Buffy put her hands on her hips. "There's nothing more pathetic than a girl who just can't see when a guy has MOVED ON. Spike's not your puppy anymore. He's mine now, and no one messes with my boyfriend!"
Drusilla stalked over to the slayer, and grabbed her neck in a surprisingly crushing grip, smashing her up against the wall. Buffy was taken off guard, not expecting the frail looking vampiress to be so strong. She gasped for air, but Dru's hand only tightened, her nails digging into the slayer's flesh.
Spike struggled at his ties, trying to get free, but remaining silent as he tried to recover from the pain of the burn marks the holy water had left on his chest.
"Listen to me little girl, you understand nothing of the love I share with my Spike. It goes far beyond what you call a relationship. I sired him. We are linked by a blood tie. No one can break a bond like that, no one, not ever! You will never be enough for him, you could never make him truly happy!" Drusilla's voice grew softer, and she some of the anger had left it. Now she sounded almost mournful. "Don't you care about Spike's happiness? Your mortal life is like a blink in his immortality. You will grow old, and eventually die, leaving Spike alone for eternity. Vampires and humans don't mix, its better to leave him alone now than cause more pain."
Buffy stopped struggling, staring at Drusilla with wide eyes. It had never occurred to her, she had never though about the future. She guessed because she was the slayer, she was used to living in the moment. But what Drusilla said was true…it set off a thousand questions in Buffy's mind. What would Spike do if she died and he was still alive? Would he stay alone and unhappy for eternity? She couldn't bear the thought of leaving him like that. Or worse, would he return to Drusilla and just forget about her? Could he do that? After all, he had loved Dru once. Probably as much as he claimed to love Buffy now. Her heart twisted, and she couldn't stand that thought.
"You've broken up my happy family. First my angel, and now my spike." Drusilla voice was filled with venom one more, but Buffy interrupted her whining.
"I'll tell you what Dru," she said kicking her as hard as she could in the midsection, causing the vampiress to reel back and release her. "How bout' I stake you and relieve everyone's misery?"
Buffy whipped her stake out of her waistband. "Oh I'm so going to enjoy this."
"BUFFY NO!"
Buffy whipped around, taken back by the desperate shout. Spike was staring at her, his eyes wide with fear. "No Buffy! Don't stake her."
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