This is right after Spike comes back in the season premiere and this is going to go into a Spike/OC relationship and its going to be a possible series. Alex is my original character I came up with on my own. I had her all pictured in my head but what I failed to think of when I originally began this was that other people couldn't grasp her character as I saw it without a bit of background. So I will give a bit of background on her. First off I guess I should give a physical description so you can get a decent picture in your head. I want her to be tiny like Buffy. You know the 5'2" range. She's got some long dark brown hair and some very pretty blue eyes. Now for her character description. She is Giles adopted niece. She was orphaned at an early age and taken in by Giles because he was close friends with her mother. She found out eventually in the Buff-verse that her parents were vampires (sort of similar to the whole Conner concept with Angel and Darla) which is the reason why she has the super almost slayer like strength and reflexes (also much like Connor). She is a really sweet girl but she's been through some very hard times. She's only had eyes for Spike and Buffy was like a big sister to her so she really didn't want to encroach or open that can of worms. She was willing to hold her emotions at bay because she only wanted the man she loved to be happy with the woman he truly loved which she believed it was Buffy. I don't doubt Spike honestly loved Buffy but hey Alex is the character I picture him with. Alex originally came to L.A. for a confrontation with Angel since she believed it should've been him that died in the hellmouth and not Spike but eventually friendship blossoms with everyone from Angel investigations and since she honestly has no interest in the intercontinental slaying with everyone from Sunnydale she decided to break away and start anew helping Angel and crew "take down" Wolfram & Hart from the inside. It's been 6 years since I've logged on to this story and just remembered about it and decided to see if I could get on my account. Long story short I fell in love with my character again and decided to re-vamp it since I'm older and hopefully my writing has improved….hopefully. So without further ado please enjoy and please review!
Alex couldn't believe the scene that had just unfolded before her eyes. Living in Sunnydale for many years, she had honestly seen some things people couldn't even begin to fathom imagining but part of her was honestly convinced her eyes were deceiving her or just playing another one of their cruel ruses. Because honestly who could say they just saw the love of their life, who'd went down in literal flames, rematerialize right before their eyes from a mystery medallion no less. Well I can proudly say that I can say that! Haha how many other hands are up in the air? Okay maybe that should be the furthest thought from my mind right now. Get it together, Alex. You've seen a lot of crazier stuff than this.
It seemed like time was on that sort of going slow motion but maybe that was just her mind playing tricks on her. It seemed to like doing that to her. Glancing around though she came to realize she wasn't the only one dumb-founded, shocked, and downright silent about what had just transpired. Finally after what seemed like hours words fell from her lips, "Oh..my..god…Spike? Wha-?" Silence attacked her again. Honestly what can you say in that sort of situation. I'm still not entirely convinced that my mind isn't playing tricks on me yet again.
Luckily, Alex didn't have to think of any words because the slow motion must've faded as everyone came to from the initial daze and commotion seemed to ensue in a flurry of questions from everyone else. Gunn would be the first of them asking quite loudly, "What in the hell just happened?"
Harmony also decided to chip in her two cents. "Yeah, like what happened I thought you were dead, Blondie-bear?" Gunn cast a skeptical sideways glance at Harmony and asked, "Blondie-bear? Really?" Harmony answered with completely oblivious ease under the humorous stare she received from Gunn, "Yeah, Spike is or was my snoogie woogums. It's my pet name for him. My cute little Blondie-bear."
Again some more stares full of humor and definitively venomous one coming from Spike. Obviously it seemed he had gained his bearings by now to fully grasp the conversations at hand. He wasn't the only one who'd finally got the cobwebs out of his head though. Finally getting straight to the point, Angel kept his hateful gaze on Spike and with pure ice in his voice he asked, "Okay, Spike, I think we'd all like to know just what the hell happened and why the hell you're here…in my office?"
Spike, finally having recognition of the situation settle in, sauntered in that oh so cocky way he does behind Angel's desk and sat in his chair. "Oh I don't know, thought I'd swing by tell how lovely hell is this time of year. Wonderful weather really, you should see for yourself sometime."
Alex began wondering if the invisible force making her tongue feel dead and completely useless would ever disappear. "Spike…I…you…" And the bumbling fool of the year award goes to Alex Giles. Give a standing ovation everyone. God girl pull it together. The man you love with every fiber you have materializes right before your eyes with no hallucinations or wishful daydreaming and all you can do is stutter like a kid with a mouthful of peanut butter or something.
Alex began to shake her head trying to clear the thoughts and maybe snap out of her stupor. When she stopped and looked up she realized that she was the current recipient of Spike's intense stare. Wonderful, yet another reason for me to be flabbergasted and wordless. A blush started its way on her face and began to stain her cheeks with a dark crimson color.
Spike kept up the staring contest, Alex of course back down first out of pure embarrassment about everything. She was embarrassed and confused all at the same time about her confession back in Sunnydale and currently being rendered speechless. Spike just decided to take it the wrong way with her lack of words. She's always had words for him whether it be words of sarcasm or sweet encouraging words to motivate him. Spike cocked his eyebrow still looking in her direction, "Well, I can always try and find my way back to hell's door if it's bothering ya this much, luv."
That was it. It was like the invisible hold on her tongue was starting to lift. "It's…well it's just…I'm really so happy that you're here and real and all but…this is just so confusing and…well…that is after everything that's happened…it's just taking a little more time for me to grasp the situation."
Being over her embarrassment was very short-lived. Like a light-bulb went off in her head Harmony decided that she had a complete grasp on the situation and exclaimed, "You two had sex, didn't you?" Oh…my….god…I just can't get a break with the embarrassment, can I?
How things were turning out right now was beginning to wear on Spike's last nerve. He shot an angry look in Harmony's direction which caused her ridiculous smile to disappear and rather quickly. "No, Harm, you stupid twit…the confusion she's talking about is the whole me sacrificing my self in a blaze of glory back in good ole Sunnyhell."
Deciding enough was enough, Angel decided to grasp the reigns again and regain control of the topic at hand. "Which brings us back to my initial question of how the hell are you even here, Spike?" Oh these two in a room together. No good ever comes of it. It just began with a renewed vigor just their proverbial pissing contest that they've had for so very long.
Angel just has a way of getting to Spike with his words…well sometimes he don't even have to speak…ok he always gets on Spikes nerves speaking or not. "Sod off ya bloody wanker." Spike shot Angel a look that was just begging him to spout off with something back at him.
Alex looked on with a happy gleam and a sense of the normalcy she'd lost when she'd lost him. She decided to intervene though because she didn't want to get caught up in what was there oh so eternal banter with words and eventually fists. Timid and shy she spoke up, "Well…I'd really like to know to Spike…you know…umm…what just happened and how you're even here…you know…after what happened." She lowered her eyes beneath her thick lashes to avoid the gaze that was assuredly trained on her now and awaited for an answer or any type of response to her request.
Spike stared at Alex as if thinking of a way to answer or as if he was rolling the words around in his head and gauging them. It was honestly an uncomfortable and confusing situation he was in at the moment. He was surrounded by people he didn't particularly know hardly at all…aside from Alex, the insufferable ponce Angel, and of course the wonderfully dim-witted and blunt Harmony. He just stared at her though. She was one of the last things he remembered, that and her words to him. Those three words he had honestly never expected to hear from her lips. Resolute words finally came to him to respond, "Well, that's good that you're curious pet…because me and you well I think we are long overdue for a talk." Spike sensed none of these stupid gits were getting the meaning behind his words so he added with a sigh and cock of his eyebrow, "alone if that's at all possible."
Angel immediately began to protest but Alex looked up, "No, he's right Angel. Please. Me and him have a lot to talk about and a lot of things to figure out about what happened. I know you want to know, too. But could we please just have a few minutes to talk alone." Angel looked at her for a moment longer before grudgingly agreeing to her request as he and the others cleared out of his office to give the two a few moments. You see Alex had confided in him the reason she was so distressed and upset by Spike's death. As much as he didn't like Spike, he cared for Alex. She reminded him so very much of Conner and she deserved this talk and to clear the air of the tense emotions that hung in it.
Finally the doors closed leaving just the two of them in the office together. Spike with his indecipherable gaze boring into Alex and well Alex she just sat there with her eyes downcast because yet again she was at a loss for words. It seemed that didn't matter as Spike decided to open his mouth and begin the show.