"Learning to Breathe"

Summary: Spike and Buffy don't get along. But they always seem to "stalk" each other ever night. They have to deal with each other on patrol and in meetings. What if a demon they were fighting revealed something that was true and makes them realize something they just can't handle on their own.

Distribution: All characters belong to Joss Wheadon and Mutant Enemy. Even though I still love them for having Spike. :::cough::: Spike's MINE!!! :::cough:::

Chapter 1: Broken Things

"Bloody hell Slayer!" Spike said in anger and pain.

Spike and Buffy weren't what you call "Cool People"…

"I told you not to get in my way," Buffy said trying to get the arrow out of his right shoulder. She pulled it out swiftly as Spike winced in pain.

"Well Goldilocks, you should be pointing that in the right direction," He said holding his shoulder. "I'm not the one attacking here."

"Well too bad," Buffy said throwing the arrow on the floor and beginning to get pissed. "It's not my fault that, that hair of yours," Buffy said referring to Spike's platinum blonde hair, " Blinded me while I try to get the vampire."

Before Spike was to make his come back, the vampire attacked him. Buffy staked the vamp from the back as the vamp turned to dust. Spike got up and dusted himself off.

Spike sighed as he looked at Buffy. "I don't know why I bloody bother with you. You don't even give a damn about me." Spike walked towards Buffy and brushed roughly passed by her as he walked out to the night.

Buffy closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes slowly. "Well William, sometimes…I do." Then Buffy began to walk in the opposite direction.

~5 Months Ago~

"Buffy, Not again!!" Spike said nearly waking up Dawn.

"Shhh…" Buffy began to giggle.

Buffy and Spike were playing Poker. Spike wanted to play Kitty Poker, but Buffy said she's not a vampire. Spike almost forgot.

"Ha, ha I'm beating you," Buffy said taking all of Spike's money.

"I Give Up!" Spike said throwing his hands in the air. Buffy began to gather all the things.

"I'll be back," Buffy said heading up the stairs.

Spike sat on the couch. He noticed something on the table. It was a bracelet. It had sapphire diamonds on it. Spike grabbed the bracelet and began to examine it.

"Beautiful…" Spike had grabbed the other end of the bracelet and accidentally tugged on it. The bracelet broke in two.

"Spike, do you want to-" Buffy's eyes widened. "Oh god no," she said barely a whisper. She ran up to the bracelet and she try to put the pieces back together. "No, no, no…"

"Buffy, pet, I'm sorr-"

"Sorry doesn't cut it Spike!" Buffy began to cry. "My mom gave me that bracelet before she DIED!!" Buffy yelled.

"Pet, I didn't mean to." Spike said trying to touch her but pushed away.

"Yeah and it's like me saying that I didn't mean to do this." Buffy pulled off the gold chain that Spike was wearing.

"Bloody hell woman! Are you mad?" Spike said grabbing the broken pieces of his chain off the floor.

"Get out!" Buffy said angry.

"I bloody well will!" Spike said slamming the door behind him.

**Present**

"But then," Buffy said as she was walking. "5 months ago happened."

TBC….

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