OOOf! Buffy fell to the ground with the wind knocked out of her. With a fierce growl the vampire lunged at her. She guickly rolled out of the way and jumped to her feet, landing in a fighting stance. The vampire rushed at her and she met him with a punch in the face and a swift kick in the stomach. He fell to the ground and without a moments hesitation she plunged her stake into his chest. She quickly dusted her clothes off and walked the rest of the way home. She trudged up the front steps,unlocked the door,and pushed it open. When she stepped inside she was greeted by silence. Dawn was at a friends house and she couldn't remember where the others had gone off to,but at the moment she didn't care. All she wanted to do was take a long hot bath and fall into bed. She slowly walked upstairs.Her tired muscles screaming in protest. She was sick of her daily routine,work all day and patrol all night. If she kept this up it was gonna kill her. Not that the others wouldn't bring her back if it did kill her. It was what they did. Hell, she should be used to it by now. But she didn't want to think about that right now. All she wanted to think about was the hot bath she was about to take. She turned the knob on the door and pushed it open. What she saw in the bathroom made her breath catch in her throat. There were candles everywhere and the tub had been filled to the brim with water and bubbles had been poured in. She looked at the sink and found a note.
Slayer,
Knew you had a long day . Thought this might help you relax.
Spike
She put the note down,walked over to the tub, and stuck her hand in. The water was still very warm. He must have done this right before she came home. She shut the door and quickly got out of her clothes. She slid into the tub and sighed. The water was soothing to her sore muscles. She closed her eyes and rested her head on the side of the tub.
She didn't understand why Spike was doing all these things like this for her. One minute they hated each other and the next they didn't. It had her puzzled. But what had her puzzled the most was the fact that she liked being with him. But so far she had no idea why.
She sensed his presence before he opened the door. He stood silently in the door way watching her. "Hello Spike." She said softly. She heard him walk across the room and bend down next to the tub. She opened her eyes and found herself staring into his blue ones. " Thanks for this" she whispered. He nodded and ran his fingers through her hair. She reached up and took his hand into her own. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. She sighed, wraped her arms around his neck, and pulled him into the tub.