ok, i hope whoever reads this understands this. if you do you'll understand why i just said that because it's kinda confusing. but, just a little. the thought just got in my head, and i knew i'd forget it if i didn't write it down, so here it is.
enjoy.
in the dark
He watched her from the shadows. Never daring to get any closer. She had wandered away from the others. Searching for some clue to solve their weekly monster epidemic.
She had a flashlight, examining every square inch of the place. She was getting closer, and any minute now she would discover him.
She was barely five feet away from him, when one of the others came into the clearing.
"Where'd you go, we were looking for you," he asked, wrapping his jacket around him tighter.
"Oh, as you can see, I didn't go very far," she answered, still walking towards his hiding spot.
"Well, don't scare us like that," he said, seeming very relieved that something had not happened to her.
Like anything would. Or even could. He made sure of that. Watching her. Protecting her. Scaring away any baddies that thought they'd take a bite out of her.
"Did you find anything?" she asked, she was now about a foot in front of him. Turning her head in the now visibly shaking boy's direction, she waited for his answer.
"Yeah, Buff found some slimy, gooey stuff over by the entrance."
"Oh, ok, I'm coming, just let me look around some more, and I'll be right there," she said, asking for permission.
He gave her a look that said no, that he didn't think that was the best idea. But, then she obviously gave him a look, as well, because ,he said, "Fine, but how 'bout I stay here with you."
"Look, I'll be fine okay?" she said, now somewhat irritated, though she'd never take that irritation out on anybody, "Just give me five minutes."
The boy apparently decided that it was pointless to argue with her, so, "Okay," he said reluctantly, "But, five minutes, then I'll be back."
"Thankyou," she said, relieved, "now go back and help Buffy get a sample of that goo."
He gave a disgusted sound, and turned, and left.
She turned back around towards him. He could smell her. Like a strawberry wrapped in rose petals. And he could hear her heart beating. The light from the flashlight was growing dull. As it came to rest right in front of him, it went out.
"Oh, man," she groaned. Looking straight at him, her eyes rested on his. A moment went by where they just stared into one another. Then, hesitantly, she turned around, and began to walk towards the rest of them.
He looked down, and saw something shining on the ground. It was obviously the clue she was searching for. He picked it up, and tossed it towards the departing figure of the young girl.
Stopping in her tracks, she turned back around. Looking down, she saw the ring. She bent over, and picked it up. Then, she stood back up, and began walking the opposite way again, slowly.
He watched her as she steadily made her way towards the others. Towards those who would not let them be together.
She was at the end of the clearing, when she stopped. She waited there for a moment, before whispering, "Thankyou."
Then, she left. The man in the shadows stood there for a moment. He'd heard her thanks. He'd also heard the hope that came with that. Hope that maybe one day, it wouldn't be impossible. One day, they'd be together. One day, he could come out of the dark.
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I love reviews. and any that i get will be greatly appreciated. I hope you liked it. it's my first spike/willow fic. i gotta go now. bye all.
enjoy.
in the dark
He watched her from the shadows. Never daring to get any closer. She had wandered away from the others. Searching for some clue to solve their weekly monster epidemic.
She had a flashlight, examining every square inch of the place. She was getting closer, and any minute now she would discover him.
She was barely five feet away from him, when one of the others came into the clearing.
"Where'd you go, we were looking for you," he asked, wrapping his jacket around him tighter.
"Oh, as you can see, I didn't go very far," she answered, still walking towards his hiding spot.
"Well, don't scare us like that," he said, seeming very relieved that something had not happened to her.
Like anything would. Or even could. He made sure of that. Watching her. Protecting her. Scaring away any baddies that thought they'd take a bite out of her.
"Did you find anything?" she asked, she was now about a foot in front of him. Turning her head in the now visibly shaking boy's direction, she waited for his answer.
"Yeah, Buff found some slimy, gooey stuff over by the entrance."
"Oh, ok, I'm coming, just let me look around some more, and I'll be right there," she said, asking for permission.
He gave her a look that said no, that he didn't think that was the best idea. But, then she obviously gave him a look, as well, because ,he said, "Fine, but how 'bout I stay here with you."
"Look, I'll be fine okay?" she said, now somewhat irritated, though she'd never take that irritation out on anybody, "Just give me five minutes."
The boy apparently decided that it was pointless to argue with her, so, "Okay," he said reluctantly, "But, five minutes, then I'll be back."
"Thankyou," she said, relieved, "now go back and help Buffy get a sample of that goo."
He gave a disgusted sound, and turned, and left.
She turned back around towards him. He could smell her. Like a strawberry wrapped in rose petals. And he could hear her heart beating. The light from the flashlight was growing dull. As it came to rest right in front of him, it went out.
"Oh, man," she groaned. Looking straight at him, her eyes rested on his. A moment went by where they just stared into one another. Then, hesitantly, she turned around, and began to walk towards the rest of them.
He looked down, and saw something shining on the ground. It was obviously the clue she was searching for. He picked it up, and tossed it towards the departing figure of the young girl.
Stopping in her tracks, she turned back around. Looking down, she saw the ring. She bent over, and picked it up. Then, she stood back up, and began walking the opposite way again, slowly.
He watched her as she steadily made her way towards the others. Towards those who would not let them be together.
She was at the end of the clearing, when she stopped. She waited there for a moment, before whispering, "Thankyou."
Then, she left. The man in the shadows stood there for a moment. He'd heard her thanks. He'd also heard the hope that came with that. Hope that maybe one day, it wouldn't be impossible. One day, they'd be together. One day, he could come out of the dark.
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I love reviews. and any that i get will be greatly appreciated. I hope you liked it. it's my first spike/willow fic. i gotta go now. bye all.
