Title: Chip off the old block
Summary: This is after "the body"...and before Buffy died and intervention never happened.
Author: taterbug.
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Joss and I am just borrowing.
The first thing we see is the graveyard, at nighttime. We zoom in on a tree...a nice peaceful tree; just standing there...not hurting no one. Smack, Buffy's head slams into the side of it. She quickly gets up and back into fighting position, we can now tell she is fighting a whole group of vamps...at least 5. They have surrounded her; she doesn't seem all that worried though. Vamp 1 starts to move in on her...
Vamp1: (stupid/evil smile) getting scared, Slayer?
Buffy quickly breaks off a tree limb and stakes vamp 1...he looks shocked.
Buffy: (laughing, just piss em off) of you?! Ohhh...that's funny!
The other vamps look at each other, a little worried. Vamp 2 goes to hit her from behind, Buffy swiftly ducks easily missing the hit, and then stands back up hitting vamp 2 in the jaw with her elbow. She turns around to finish off vamp 2 but in the process vamp 3 kicks her from behind causing her to fall onto vamp 2. She smiles at him and then grabs hold of his shirt and proceeds to do a front roll, rolling vamp 2 around with her. She keeps hold of his shirt and as soon as she is in sitting position she throws him against the tree right into a branch...causing him to dust. Buffy promptly stands up and dusts off her pants. She looks around at the remaining three vamps...
Buffy: okay, now...who kicked me?
The vamps look at each other and agree. Vamp 3 takes a step forward, gnaws, and takes a powerful swing at her. Buffy blocks it and kicks him in the chest, it doesn't faze him, and he comes back with yet another punch. This one connects and Buffy takes a few steps back almost falling over. Vamp 4 and 5 take advantage of the situation and each of them grab an arm, pick her up and slam her into the tree. Vamp3 walks up and kicks her in the jaw. Buffy goes to kick him back, while still being held by Vamp 4 and 5. Vamp 3 grabs her foot, now Buffy is being suspended in the air by the vamps, and she is having trouble getting free.
Buffy: (frustrated, and struggling)...As much fun as this is fellas can you put me down now?
The vamps look at each other and shrug. Then they all at once drop her. Buffy smacks into the ground, landing on her back.
Buffy: uhg...
She starts to get up but vamp 3 kicks her in the nose and she falls back again. Vamp 4 grabs her shirt and tugs her up to her feet. She quickly punches him, he steps back. Vamp 5 starts to come up behind her; she promptly turns around and punches him in the jaw. Vamp 5 stumbles a little but then comes back with a massive jump kick, hitting Buffy on the side of the face. This causes her to fly forward, twisting from the hit...landing on her stomach a few feet away from Vamp 5. A pair of black shoes walk up in front of her, and before she can look up to see who it is a cigarette falls to the ground a foot away from her head. Without even looking up, Buffy turns around on her back and grabs hold of vamp 3 with her feet, which was about to stab her with some kind of metal pole. She kicks him and he falls on his ass a few feet away. Then a wooden arrow goes suddenly throw his chest...and like 1 and 2 he was dust. Buffy stands up still not looking behind her to see whom the "mystery" man is.
Buffy: (annoyed) I didn't ask for your help...
Vamp 4 comes up and he and Buffy start fighting, each throwing a few punches. Buffy gets the upper hand and swiftly snaps his neck Vamp 5 witnesses this and finally realizes that he should probably run. He quickly takes off, Buffy out of breath, starts after him. He is really fast; probably a track star in is "past" life. We watch Buffy and the vamp run out of view. We can finally see who the mystery man is, (like we didn't know) and of course it is Spike. He watches her run off and then he lights another cigarette. A few moments later Buffy comes walking back, looking annoyed and tired. She looks down at the weapon in Spike's hand...
Buffy: Why didn't you just shoot him like you did the other one...when he started to run away...in stead of making me chase him half way around town!?
Spike: (smart ass) You didn't ask...
Buffy: (very! Annoyed) whatever...
She starts to walk past him making an extreme effort to bump into his shoulder. Spike rolls his eyes and then mouths the word, "Whatever". Then he turns to follow her...
Spike: Where ya going now...not like I care or anything.
Buffy: why, do you plan on following me?....(She turns to look at him) no wait...that's all you ever do.
Spike: (sarcastic, with a little sweetness thrown in) I'd follow you to the edge of the earth...
Buffy: and hopefully just stay there...
Spike managed out a small smile, and continued to follow her from behind...
Buffy: (looking ahead, not at him) do you have to walk behind me? It's getting annoying...
Spike: it's got a nice view...
Buffy smiled, but didn't let him see her. They continued to walk until they got to his lair...
Spike: This is my stop...
Spike stopped walking, but Buffy kept going...not even looking back.
Spike: (slight yell) Good Night, pet...
Buffy still didn't answer and kept walking...Spike seemed disappointed but shrugged it off and took a puff of his cigarette before throwing it down.
Spike: (under his breath) she loves me...
He went over to the door of his lair and opened it. It was in bad shape from all the times Buffy had kicked it down. He went in and slammed the door behind him.
Cut to: Streets. Nighttime.
There is what looks like a young homeless man walking down the street. He is dirty and incredibly thin. He is minding his own business just looking at the ground as he walks, when some clean-cut guy with a cell phone bumps into him. The homeless man falls over, and the "phone guy" continues to walk without even helping him up. The homeless man suddenly looks really pissed and he gets up quickly, runs up to the guy and pushes/slams him into a parked car. The phone guy looks really shocked...
Phone Guy: (to phone) let me call you back...
The homeless man looks suddenly happy...
Homeless man: (glee) my head...
Phone Guy: (trying to not cause trouble, polite) Listen Dude, sorry 'bout knocking you over back there...what about your head? Are you hurt because...I don't have insurance.
Homeless man: Can I ask you something real fast?
Phone Guy: (little scared, polite) uh...sure, of course...anything?
Homeless man: (smiling) Thanks, man
The homeless man swiftly and hardly punches the Phone Guy right in the nose; the Phone Guy bends down on his knees and grabs his face, in pain.
Homeless man: (cont.) did that hurt?
Phone Guy: (in pain, hurt) What the hell is your problem! Of course it hurt!
Homeless man: (laughing, more like a giggle) It's over...I'm free!
The Phone Guy stands up and there is blood dripping down his face. He is ready to fight, now...
Phone Guy: From what! Prison?
The Phone Guy goes to punch the homeless man, but the homeless man blocks it and grabs hold of Phone Guy's shirt and swings him around throwing him into the alley behind him. The Homeless Guy vamps out and smiles as he walks into the alley. You here a slight scream as we...
Cut to: Magic Shop.
Xander, Willow, Tara, and Buffy are sitting at the table talking...
Buffy: (cont.) I hope that's everyone...I just want her to have fun.
Willow: What if there is like some really hot guy that she likes...but she never told you she likes him so he isn't invited...but she wants him to be invited...
Buffy: You don't think she would tell me? I think she would me.
Willow: I'm not saying that...it's just that she might be shy and not like to tell people that she likes people...I know someone who used to be like that.
Xander: (confused) no I wasn't...(off there stares) ohh...oh! I get it.
Buffy: maybe I should just tell her about the party...
Xander: but then what would we yell when she walks in...I just don't think surprise would cut it at that point.
Willow: maybe you should...remember your surprise party? That was bad...
Xander: "You already know!"...No, that doesn't sound good. "Happy Birthday!"...No that's too plain. Maybe we should just try to scare her..."Boo!"
Buffy: It wasn't that bad...
Tara: (confused) what happened?
Willow: Buffy came flying throw the Bronze window...kinda ruined the whole "surprise" part. Then Angel almost had to leave for months, which made Buffy sad...then the Judge was assembled. Then...(looks at Buffy, realizing) oh, it was worse then I thought.
Buffy: (looks slightly upset) Now that we have tapped into my deepest buried memories...I say we get back to thinking about Dawn.
Xander looks confused but everyone ignores him.
Tara: Well, I'm sure Dawn's birthday party won't be nearly as bad...
Willow: I don't think that's possible...
Buffy: I know, but I still want her to have fun...It's going to be hard on her anyway, being the first birthday without mom. I just don't want to make things worse.
Xander: (oh!) That's the night you slept with...(off there stares) I'm gonna go see what Anya and Giles are up to.
He gets up and walks into one of the back rooms.
Buffy: The whole birthday party part wasn't really all that bad. It was the next day that my hell started...
Willow: come to think of it...maybe we don't want the really hot guy that she likes there.
Buffy: ditto...(worried) maybe we shouldn't invite any guys.
Cut to: Nighttime. Graveyard.
Spike is sitting by his lair, watching over things. He sees a dark shadow come from behind a tree. Spike stands out and gets ready for whatever that dark shadow might be.
Shadow: (We still can't see who it is?) You Spike?
Spike: What's it to you?
The shadow walks up and you can see that he is just some Vamp, but a whole group of shadows come up behind. Apparently he's the leader vamp.
Leader: I heard you have been working with the Slayer...killing some of my boys.
Spike: I guess you heard right then, mate.
Leader: You're proud of that? (Turns to his minions) Here that boys, Spike here is proud that he is buddies with the (mocking Spike) "bloody" Slayer.
Spike looks slightly embarrassed.
Leader: (laughing) And here I thought Angel was slayer whipped. At least he had one of them...what do you call it? Oh that's right...Souls to blame. Awww, and then there's Spike...a "chip" off the old block.
Spike is starting to get really angry. The minions are laughing in the background.
Leader: I could never understand what you guys saw in her...but after last night, phew! Now I get it. Really earns up to her nickname, Buffy the Vampire layer...don't she?
Spike fake laughs a little...and the quickly steps up and grabs a hold of the leaders shirt pulling him off the ground. Spike gets right in his face.
Spike: (angry!) It would be in your best interest to take that back, mate!
The minions swiftly step up, quick to protect their leader. The surround them, Spike notices but doesn't take his eyes off the leader.
Leader: (calm) Lets not lose our heads here, Spike...I didn't come to fight you, but I did come prepared to fight you. Either you put me down or.... well, you're so smart...you figure it out.
Spike hesitates but realizes he's greatly outnumbered. He roughly puts the leader down and takes a step back from him.
Spike: Then what did you bloody hell come here for?
Leader: I wanted to see if you would like to join us. We are in need of someone who knows the slayer like you do.
Spike: I work solo... now, go away.
Spike turns and starts walking toward his lair.
Leader: I have some information about...your chip, Spike. That is if you are interested in hearing it.
Spike instantly stops and turns back around.
Spike: what about it?
Leaders: When's the last time you tried to hurt someone?
Minion: (laughing) trying is as far as he gets...
Spike: I don't know...a while back.
Leader: well, many vamps have come to me recently wanting to join me in my fight for...well, in my fight. Apparently the chip is no longer working...the batteries have seemed to go dead, or something. I thought I would personally give you an invitation to join me...as co-leader of course.
Spike: (conceders)...I, uh
Leader: Take your time. Decide for yourself, I'll be back in a couple of days. I would normally just tell you where our lair is, but you being so close to the slayer and all that...I figured that might not be such a bright idea. Later, Spike.
The leader and his minions all turned and quickly left. Leaving Spike alone, and confused.
Cut to: same night, a few hours later.
Buffy is patrolling, but there really isn't anything to patrol. She looks bored as she walks around the creepy graveyard alone. She stops suddenly, sensing something. She turns around sharply pulling out a stake ready to stake it. She stops instantly and looks annoyed
Buffy: What do you want, Spike?
Spike: lots of things...where should I start?
Buffy: How's about don't.
Spike: word has it you are throwing a little shindig tomorrow night for lil' sis.
Buffy: whose word? It's a surprise party...there shouldn't be words.
Spike: I wanted to know if I could stop by? Wish her a happy existence; maybe bring presents and such...that's what people do at them things, right?
Buffy: I would normally say yes...well, that is if I wanted the party to be a complete disaster.
Spike looks almost hurt, but shakes it off.
Spike: yeah, I'm sure it's it'll be a real fun time without me then.
Buffy: I'm sure it will.
Buffy starts to walk away from him.
Spike: (fed up, almost in a yell) Every night I am out here watching your bloody back...either that or I am baby-sitting one of yours. I think I deserve to at least be treated with a small smidge (uses fingers to show what a smidge is...it's not much) of respect.
Buffy turns back around.
Buffy: (sarcastically) well, I haven't killed ya...I think that's at least a smidge.
Spike: (throws his arms in the arm, still yelling) fine (starts to walk away, turns around suddenly)...Fine! I won't help you out anymore... don't ask me the next time something in need of pathetic ol' Spike comes up. I'm bloody hell sick of you and your lack appreciation. You can go to bleeding hell for all I care... I'm already there cause of you.
Spike turns around to make one them dramatic walk aways. After walking a few feet he slows down, realizing what he just said...before he has a chance to turn around...
Buffy: (hurt, yelling out to him) good! ...Go, It's not like I need you or anything...anyways.
Spike rolls his eyes and decides to continue to walk. Buffy watches him go and then turns and heads home, and she looks slightly upset.
Cut to: Same night. A few hours later.
We see Spike walking up to an old warehouse door. He goes to knock but then pauses to conceder what he is doing. He ponders for a few moments and then turns to walk away. Just then the door opens and who we know of as "homeless man" walks out. (He will now be known as Seth). He looks much cleaner and not nearly as thin.
Seth: hey!
Spike turns back around.
Seth: (trying to sound tough) What do you think you are doing?
Spike: leaving...(turns to go again)
Just then the "leader" comes through the door and outside with Seth. He looks cheerful and carefree just as before.
Leader: Spike! What a...surprise to see you here. You aren't going to do me the honor of coming in? We got some leftovers in the back.
Spike: (irritated, upset...turns around and gets into the leaders face) What do you think I am, one of your pathetic little minions?
Seth: hey!
Leader: (Still calm) Of course not!
Spike: good. And for the record, I don't eat leftovers.
Spike backed away from him, acting a little calmer.
Leader: (laughing) oh really, seems like you're willing to except Angel's...real tragic, great vampire like you...reduced to an animal blood drinking slayer's pet.
Spike: (angry again) I am not a bleeding slayer's pet!
Leader: (smiles) okay...okay, prove it. Join me... as co-partners, like I said before.
Seth: Why is he offered co-partner...and not me!?
Spike: (considering)...uh, I don't know, mate...I
Leader: Spike... you came here for a reason. No one forced you to come see me...you leave now and the offer is off. Yes or No?
Spike stirred a little bit, unsure what to do.
Spike: (uncertain) okay... (Certain) I'll do it! I want in, I want to be the big bad again.
Leader: (enjoying this) oh yeah, you can't just join. You have to prove yourself worthy. (Puts hand on Seth's shoulder) My boy Seth here brought me a toddler. Cute kid too.
Spike gazed at Seth as he smiled like an idiot.... happy to have killed a defenseless child.
Spike: (looked back at the leader) What do you want from me then...(at Seth) infant has already been scratched off the list.
Leader: actually I was thinking on the lines of an adolescent 14-15 years old... whom do I know like that? Oh! That's right, the slayer's sister.
Cut to: Buffy's house. Next day...few hours before sunset.
There are banners, balloons, and all kinds of common birthday decorations everywhere. Buffy was rushing around hanging up more stuff, with the phone to her ear.
Buffy: (to phone) so you can pick her up at eight then?
There are a few beats.
Buffy: (to phone) yeah, at the school...she has tutoring or something...thank you so much! See ya at eight.
Buffy hurries over to the other side of the living room and hangs the phone. Willow walks in, from the kitchen, with a birthday hat on her head.
Willow: so Giles is picking her up?
Buffy: (relieved) yes.
Buffy hands her one of the banners she is holding...
Buffy: wanna help?
Willow starts hanging up the banner.
Willow: Dawn is willing hanging out at the school?
Buffy: yeah I guess...
Willow: Like you used to willing hang out at the library for hours at a time?
Buffy: (slightly worried) uh...yeah, I guess.
Willow: okay then.
Buffy looks a little uneasy but just continues to put balloons up.
Cut to: Magic Shop.
Giles is walking around turning all the lights off. He looks at his watch, and it is 7:47. He walks out and has his keys in his hand as he turns to look the door. Spike comes up behind him and taps him on the shoulder. Giles jumps and drops his keys. He turns around quickly to see who it is. He sees Spike standing there with a stupid grin on his face.
Giles: (shocked) good lord, Spike! (Relieved) What are you doing here?
Spike starts to move forward bumping into him. He leans over and opens up the shop door.
Spike: just thought we could talk about stuff...like me being good and all that.
Giles: (annoyed) I already have previous engagements, Spike...maybe some other time.
Spike: enlighten me...like what?
Giles: (bending over to pick up his keys) I must pick Dawn up at the school and take her home, Buffy is throwing her some sort of surprise party this evening. Might you delight me by closing the door so I can lock it?
Spike: I'll pick her up for you...
Giles: that's quite all right.
Spike: but I insist
Spike takes one arm and pushes Giles into the shop. He quickly closes the door and looks it.
Spike: (to the door) You were always so good when it came to giving out the info, old man.
Cut to: outside of Sunnydale High. 8:10 pm.
Dawn is sitting alone on a bench; she has her head resting on her hand. She looks dreadfully bored and upset. She turns her head a little to the left and looks out. She suddenly sits up and smiles a bit.
Dawn: Spike! What are you doing here?
Spike: (sarcastically) thought I would catch up on my American history...Buffy asked me to pick you up and take you to the party.
Dawn stands up and walks over to him.
Dawn: that's supposed to be a surprise, you know?
Spike: don't worry, it will be.
Dawn: but...
Spike: I want to show you something...inside the school.
Spike starts to walk toward the school. He opens up the door and motions for her to go in. Dawn is a little hesitant but walks in. They walk down the hallway...
Dawn: The party isn't here, is it?
Spike: I'm not going to lie to you; it is...I think you would have heard them set up seeing as you have been here the last couple of hours.
Dawn looks instantly uncomfortable. Spike glances over at her...
Spike: lighten up, I won't tell on you...like I really care what you were doing, anyway.
Dawn doesn't seem to relax but she slightly nods.
Spike: so...what were you doing?
They arrive at the gym doors. Spike stops and so does Dawn. Spike looks suddenly upset, but he quickly hides it.
Dawn:...uh, nothing. (subject change, re: to the door) This is?
Spike: (sighs) yeah, this is it.
Dawn: cool.
Dawn goes and opens the door and the gym is completely dark. She walks in and Spike follows, he shuts the door.
Dawn: (excited) Where's the lights?
The lights suddenly flick on and Dawn looks out across the floor shocked. There are dozens of dead people scattered along the floor. She is suddenly breathing heavily, she takes a few steps back...
Dawn: (scared)...Spike?
She turns sharply around to run out of there. Her eyes get even wider when she looks up and seeing Spike blocking her way out...in vamp face.
Dawn: (scared, confused) Wha...w-what is going on?
Spike: (loudly) sorry kid, I have to kill you...
Dawn: Wh-why?
Spike takes a few steps toward her.
Spike: long story...you don't really need to know anyway.
He keeps walking until he gets right in front of her. She makes no attempt to struggle or even move.
Spike: (annoyed) You shouldn't run, kid...it would only make it harder for me to kill you. You would never want to make it harder for me to kill you...
Dawn: (getting it!) o-oh...
Dawn quickly starts to back away from him, but she trips and falls over one of the bodies...
Dawn: (scared, almost in a crying state) ahhh! Ew, Ew... Ew!
Spike's face goes back into human form. He walks up to Dawn and is beginning to put his hand out to her when...we hear the doors slam open and...
Buffy: You touch her and I will...I will...do something really bad that would kill you.
Spike rolls his eyes and turns around towards Buffy; he is about to say something when a loud shuffle behind them causes both of them to look. A few of the minions come creeping out from beneath the bleachers. The leader comes out from the other side.
Leader: I really thought you had a chance there for a second, Spike...guess I was wrong. Once a slayer's pet always a slayer's pet. (to the minions) Lets go...
They walk towards the side door and walk out.
Spike: (shocked) aren't you going to stop them!?
Buffy: I'll find them, after I am done with you.
Spike: I wasn't actually going to hurt her...I just. I wanted...I knew that the leader would come with me...and I knew that you would come at the last minute and stop me...and then you could slay the...slay the leader guy. That's-that's all I was doing.
Buffy: oh! I see...so this had nothing to do with that chip not working anymore...and you wanted to be the "big bad" again.
Spike: (gulps) no...no, nothing.
Buffy smiles at him and then swiftly and powerfully punches him across the face. He flies back a few feet and lands on his back. Buffy scrambles over to Dawn and helps her up.
Buffy: Xander is waiting in the hallway go out there...
Dawn: you aren't going to kill him are you...becau...
Buffy: (interrupting) go!
Dawn gives in and walks out of the Gym, stomping her feet as she went. Spike slowly gets up, ashamed.
Buffy: (fuming mad) what the hell were you thinking? That you were just going to kill her!
Spike: (ashamed) That was the original plan...but
Buffy: but what? You decided that it was the wrong thing to do! You should already know that before hand!
Spike: I do know that! That's why I wanted to do it...you think I like this? Not even being able to kill someone even when I have the chance...everything I am feeling, everything that's wrong with me right now is because of you. I can't be who I used to be because I think about you, and I think about how hard it was to watch you go through losing your mum and for some strange reason I don't want to put anyone else through that...especially you! . I think about how much I love just talking to you...even when you are mad at me. The saddest part of all this is...you don't even care. You tell me to leave you alone and not to bother you...so I am trying to do that but then you come here and threaten to kill me because I am trying my bleeding hardest to get back to normal, and to not love you anymore. Nothing I do is good enough, Buffy...
Buffy: here's a thought...don't try to kill my sister.
Spike just looks at her for a moment with pain in his eyes.
Spike: I give up...kill me. I have nothing going for me anyway. Minions are making fun of me these days...I drink pig's blood through a straw. Go ahead, Buffy...kill me. I know you want to.
Buffy just stands there and looks at him...not sure what to think.
Spike: (yelling) Don't just stand there! Say something cute and stick the damn stake through my bloody heart!
Buffy: Spike...
Spike: See! You can't even do that for me... I have no idea why I care so much. Every little bit of energy I give just to make you at least like me is doubled and then thrown back into my face as hostility and disgust. You know what? I'm leaving...and I'm never coming back. I know what you are thinking...(girl voice) good, now I won't have to put up with you anymore, Spike...hurry go. (Back to normal) You think that now, in a couple of weeks you will miss me. You'll miss the way I was always so honest with you, the way I was always there when you needed someone to talk to, the way I would forgive you for everything you said to me the last time I helped you...and if you needed it I would always help you again. You'll miss the fact that a person would give up every little bit of respect that they had for themselves just because they loved you.
Spike turned away from her and headed toward the door on the opposite side of the gym. He opened up the door and just as he was about to walk out he stopped and turned back towards her.
Spike: Even if you don't miss me, Buffy...I'll miss you...and I'm sorry I even thought about killing Dawn. She really is a great kid...take care of her, there's lots of big bads out there.
The door slammed close as he walked out. Buffy still just stood there, ingesting everything. She looked honestly upset. After a few moments she turned to leave...I put her hand on the door handle in order to open it. At that moment she froze. After a few seconds she let go of the door and backed away from it. She then turned around and started toward the door Spike went out of.
Cut to: Same night. Minutes later. Spike's lair.
We see Spike packing some clothes into a large leather bag, probably at one time used for weapons. He walks over to his "dresser" and pulls out a few more clothing items. A picture of Buffy falls out and hits the floor. Spike puts the clothes back down in the dresser and picks up the picture. He looks at in for a few moments before tossing it back down in his dresser. Right at the moment his crypt door opens and Buffy walks in. Spike glances over at her and then grabs the same clothes back out of the dresser and heads over to his bag to pack them.
Spike: ever hear of knocking?
Buffy ignores him and walks up to him. She takes the clothes out of his hands and places them sloppily into the bag. She looks up at him struggling to make eye contact; Spike looks at her...a little confused. Buffy places her hand on his face and slowly moves into kiss him...he hesitates but accepts and returns the kiss. This isn't some peck on the cheek, folks...as the kiss continues as does the heat between them. All the tension, all heat, all the chemistry was all coming out during this kiss. Buffy even starts to push him down onto the bed knocking the bag off...as soon as the bag hits the floor, Spike breaks off the kiss and lightly pushes Buffy away from him.
Spike: (breathing hard, maybe in a mild shock) Do you realize what you are doing?
Buffy: (also kinda shocked) I think so...
Spike: you think so?
Buffy: I don't want you to leave...you're right I would miss you. I would miss almost everything about.... I have been taking advantage of you...and I'm sorry.
Spike: What does this mean? Are you telling me that we have a chance at something?
Buffy: I-I don't know. I think so...
Spike: That's not good enough...I need an honest response, Buffy.
Buffy: I don't know! I ju-just don't want you to leave...
Spike: (slightly angry again) why? So I can stay here and be walked around on. Buffy, I'm leaving...I can't take this anymore. I can't take you anymore!
Buffy: what? But...I
Spike: You don't love me and you know it. You never will...I accept that now. You are just afraid to lose someone else.
Buffy: Spike...don't do this, please... just
Spike: (interrupting) why not! Angel does it...he left you even when you begged him to stay and he is considered to be the smart one...the strong one for giving up the person he loves just so you could find someone like Captain Cardboard. After I go people will probably call me a fool and still make stupid slayer's pet remarks. It's not fair...you even love Angel, he gets to leave knowing that you loved him...that if and when he came back you would be waiting for him. I am going to leave here tonight, probably go through hell knowing that I left you even though you asked me to stay...but I will still know you never loved me...and never ever will...that all the pain I am going through is for nothing!
Spike turns his back to her, slightly pacing.
Buffy: then don't leave...Spike, I am willing to give us a chance...is that not enough for you? What do you want from me?
Spike sharply turns back around and walks past Buffy and heads for the door... He opens it up and motions with his arm for her to walk out.
Spike: okay fine...lets go tell the scoobies about us then. I bet they would love to hear that you are with me.
Buffy slightly looks down at the ground. She doesn't move
Spike: (sadness spreads across his face and his anger is gone) I think you should go...
He leaves the door open and slowly walks back toward his bed. He leans over and picks the bag up off the floor and starts folding everything up again. Buffy hesitates for a few moments but then turns and leaves...the door slamming behind her. Spike continues to pack. Suddenly he picks up the bag and tosses it angrily across the room, it smashes into his lamp causing everything to go dark.
Spike: oh, Bloody Hell!
Cut to: Next day. In the magic shop.
Buffy, Willow, Xander, Anya, and Tara are sitting at the table talking.
Tara: She didn't really seem all that upset.
Buffy: I wanted it to be perfect and look what happens...
Xander: your parent's invited over all their friends and they ate all your cake before you even got home from school!
Willow: Xander, you really need to move on from that...(whispers to Tara, loud enough for everyone to hear) it's all I heard about for months.
Anya: I was actually starting to like Spike too...(looks at Buffy, meanly) you shouldn't have made him leave!
Buffy: actually I didn't...(off their looks) I didn't have a choice; it was either make him leave or kill him.
Xander: I would have killed him, he came this close (fingers show a small amount...like a smidge) to killing her. What if you wouldn't have showed up?
Buffy looks away from him. The smidge thing makes her think about Spike...again. She knows that he never would have actually killed Dawn; it's just easier to pretend that he would have.
Buffy: well, I did so...lets just put it behind us, okay?
Xander: Has anyone claimed his lair, yet? He has some pretty neat stuff in there...evil vampire stuff but still...I call it!
Cut to: later that day. Spike's lair.
We see Buffy sitting on Spike's bed...the lair looks almost the same as it always had. Buffy was holding one of her shirts that Spike probably stole from her house. We see a tear fall down her cheek. Little did Buffy know a couple of days ago how much Spike actually meant to her. She still can't believe that he left her, but she can understand why he did. Even now that he has left she can't admit to anyone that she cared about him, hell it was hard enough admitting it to herself. She exhales loudly and places the shirt on the bed. She stands up getting ready to leave.
Buffy: (to herself, stiffly from crying) more then a smidge... Spike, much more.
Fades out. End.
Summary: This is after "the body"...and before Buffy died and intervention never happened.
Author: taterbug.
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Joss and I am just borrowing.
The first thing we see is the graveyard, at nighttime. We zoom in on a tree...a nice peaceful tree; just standing there...not hurting no one. Smack, Buffy's head slams into the side of it. She quickly gets up and back into fighting position, we can now tell she is fighting a whole group of vamps...at least 5. They have surrounded her; she doesn't seem all that worried though. Vamp 1 starts to move in on her...
Vamp1: (stupid/evil smile) getting scared, Slayer?
Buffy quickly breaks off a tree limb and stakes vamp 1...he looks shocked.
Buffy: (laughing, just piss em off) of you?! Ohhh...that's funny!
The other vamps look at each other, a little worried. Vamp 2 goes to hit her from behind, Buffy swiftly ducks easily missing the hit, and then stands back up hitting vamp 2 in the jaw with her elbow. She turns around to finish off vamp 2 but in the process vamp 3 kicks her from behind causing her to fall onto vamp 2. She smiles at him and then grabs hold of his shirt and proceeds to do a front roll, rolling vamp 2 around with her. She keeps hold of his shirt and as soon as she is in sitting position she throws him against the tree right into a branch...causing him to dust. Buffy promptly stands up and dusts off her pants. She looks around at the remaining three vamps...
Buffy: okay, now...who kicked me?
The vamps look at each other and agree. Vamp 3 takes a step forward, gnaws, and takes a powerful swing at her. Buffy blocks it and kicks him in the chest, it doesn't faze him, and he comes back with yet another punch. This one connects and Buffy takes a few steps back almost falling over. Vamp 4 and 5 take advantage of the situation and each of them grab an arm, pick her up and slam her into the tree. Vamp3 walks up and kicks her in the jaw. Buffy goes to kick him back, while still being held by Vamp 4 and 5. Vamp 3 grabs her foot, now Buffy is being suspended in the air by the vamps, and she is having trouble getting free.
Buffy: (frustrated, and struggling)...As much fun as this is fellas can you put me down now?
The vamps look at each other and shrug. Then they all at once drop her. Buffy smacks into the ground, landing on her back.
Buffy: uhg...
She starts to get up but vamp 3 kicks her in the nose and she falls back again. Vamp 4 grabs her shirt and tugs her up to her feet. She quickly punches him, he steps back. Vamp 5 starts to come up behind her; she promptly turns around and punches him in the jaw. Vamp 5 stumbles a little but then comes back with a massive jump kick, hitting Buffy on the side of the face. This causes her to fly forward, twisting from the hit...landing on her stomach a few feet away from Vamp 5. A pair of black shoes walk up in front of her, and before she can look up to see who it is a cigarette falls to the ground a foot away from her head. Without even looking up, Buffy turns around on her back and grabs hold of vamp 3 with her feet, which was about to stab her with some kind of metal pole. She kicks him and he falls on his ass a few feet away. Then a wooden arrow goes suddenly throw his chest...and like 1 and 2 he was dust. Buffy stands up still not looking behind her to see whom the "mystery" man is.
Buffy: (annoyed) I didn't ask for your help...
Vamp 4 comes up and he and Buffy start fighting, each throwing a few punches. Buffy gets the upper hand and swiftly snaps his neck Vamp 5 witnesses this and finally realizes that he should probably run. He quickly takes off, Buffy out of breath, starts after him. He is really fast; probably a track star in is "past" life. We watch Buffy and the vamp run out of view. We can finally see who the mystery man is, (like we didn't know) and of course it is Spike. He watches her run off and then he lights another cigarette. A few moments later Buffy comes walking back, looking annoyed and tired. She looks down at the weapon in Spike's hand...
Buffy: Why didn't you just shoot him like you did the other one...when he started to run away...in stead of making me chase him half way around town!?
Spike: (smart ass) You didn't ask...
Buffy: (very! Annoyed) whatever...
She starts to walk past him making an extreme effort to bump into his shoulder. Spike rolls his eyes and then mouths the word, "Whatever". Then he turns to follow her...
Spike: Where ya going now...not like I care or anything.
Buffy: why, do you plan on following me?....(She turns to look at him) no wait...that's all you ever do.
Spike: (sarcastic, with a little sweetness thrown in) I'd follow you to the edge of the earth...
Buffy: and hopefully just stay there...
Spike managed out a small smile, and continued to follow her from behind...
Buffy: (looking ahead, not at him) do you have to walk behind me? It's getting annoying...
Spike: it's got a nice view...
Buffy smiled, but didn't let him see her. They continued to walk until they got to his lair...
Spike: This is my stop...
Spike stopped walking, but Buffy kept going...not even looking back.
Spike: (slight yell) Good Night, pet...
Buffy still didn't answer and kept walking...Spike seemed disappointed but shrugged it off and took a puff of his cigarette before throwing it down.
Spike: (under his breath) she loves me...
He went over to the door of his lair and opened it. It was in bad shape from all the times Buffy had kicked it down. He went in and slammed the door behind him.
Cut to: Streets. Nighttime.
There is what looks like a young homeless man walking down the street. He is dirty and incredibly thin. He is minding his own business just looking at the ground as he walks, when some clean-cut guy with a cell phone bumps into him. The homeless man falls over, and the "phone guy" continues to walk without even helping him up. The homeless man suddenly looks really pissed and he gets up quickly, runs up to the guy and pushes/slams him into a parked car. The phone guy looks really shocked...
Phone Guy: (to phone) let me call you back...
The homeless man looks suddenly happy...
Homeless man: (glee) my head...
Phone Guy: (trying to not cause trouble, polite) Listen Dude, sorry 'bout knocking you over back there...what about your head? Are you hurt because...I don't have insurance.
Homeless man: Can I ask you something real fast?
Phone Guy: (little scared, polite) uh...sure, of course...anything?
Homeless man: (smiling) Thanks, man
The homeless man swiftly and hardly punches the Phone Guy right in the nose; the Phone Guy bends down on his knees and grabs his face, in pain.
Homeless man: (cont.) did that hurt?
Phone Guy: (in pain, hurt) What the hell is your problem! Of course it hurt!
Homeless man: (laughing, more like a giggle) It's over...I'm free!
The Phone Guy stands up and there is blood dripping down his face. He is ready to fight, now...
Phone Guy: From what! Prison?
The Phone Guy goes to punch the homeless man, but the homeless man blocks it and grabs hold of Phone Guy's shirt and swings him around throwing him into the alley behind him. The Homeless Guy vamps out and smiles as he walks into the alley. You here a slight scream as we...
Cut to: Magic Shop.
Xander, Willow, Tara, and Buffy are sitting at the table talking...
Buffy: (cont.) I hope that's everyone...I just want her to have fun.
Willow: What if there is like some really hot guy that she likes...but she never told you she likes him so he isn't invited...but she wants him to be invited...
Buffy: You don't think she would tell me? I think she would me.
Willow: I'm not saying that...it's just that she might be shy and not like to tell people that she likes people...I know someone who used to be like that.
Xander: (confused) no I wasn't...(off there stares) ohh...oh! I get it.
Buffy: maybe I should just tell her about the party...
Xander: but then what would we yell when she walks in...I just don't think surprise would cut it at that point.
Willow: maybe you should...remember your surprise party? That was bad...
Xander: "You already know!"...No, that doesn't sound good. "Happy Birthday!"...No that's too plain. Maybe we should just try to scare her..."Boo!"
Buffy: It wasn't that bad...
Tara: (confused) what happened?
Willow: Buffy came flying throw the Bronze window...kinda ruined the whole "surprise" part. Then Angel almost had to leave for months, which made Buffy sad...then the Judge was assembled. Then...(looks at Buffy, realizing) oh, it was worse then I thought.
Buffy: (looks slightly upset) Now that we have tapped into my deepest buried memories...I say we get back to thinking about Dawn.
Xander looks confused but everyone ignores him.
Tara: Well, I'm sure Dawn's birthday party won't be nearly as bad...
Willow: I don't think that's possible...
Buffy: I know, but I still want her to have fun...It's going to be hard on her anyway, being the first birthday without mom. I just don't want to make things worse.
Xander: (oh!) That's the night you slept with...(off there stares) I'm gonna go see what Anya and Giles are up to.
He gets up and walks into one of the back rooms.
Buffy: The whole birthday party part wasn't really all that bad. It was the next day that my hell started...
Willow: come to think of it...maybe we don't want the really hot guy that she likes there.
Buffy: ditto...(worried) maybe we shouldn't invite any guys.
Cut to: Nighttime. Graveyard.
Spike is sitting by his lair, watching over things. He sees a dark shadow come from behind a tree. Spike stands out and gets ready for whatever that dark shadow might be.
Shadow: (We still can't see who it is?) You Spike?
Spike: What's it to you?
The shadow walks up and you can see that he is just some Vamp, but a whole group of shadows come up behind. Apparently he's the leader vamp.
Leader: I heard you have been working with the Slayer...killing some of my boys.
Spike: I guess you heard right then, mate.
Leader: You're proud of that? (Turns to his minions) Here that boys, Spike here is proud that he is buddies with the (mocking Spike) "bloody" Slayer.
Spike looks slightly embarrassed.
Leader: (laughing) And here I thought Angel was slayer whipped. At least he had one of them...what do you call it? Oh that's right...Souls to blame. Awww, and then there's Spike...a "chip" off the old block.
Spike is starting to get really angry. The minions are laughing in the background.
Leader: I could never understand what you guys saw in her...but after last night, phew! Now I get it. Really earns up to her nickname, Buffy the Vampire layer...don't she?
Spike fake laughs a little...and the quickly steps up and grabs a hold of the leaders shirt pulling him off the ground. Spike gets right in his face.
Spike: (angry!) It would be in your best interest to take that back, mate!
The minions swiftly step up, quick to protect their leader. The surround them, Spike notices but doesn't take his eyes off the leader.
Leader: (calm) Lets not lose our heads here, Spike...I didn't come to fight you, but I did come prepared to fight you. Either you put me down or.... well, you're so smart...you figure it out.
Spike hesitates but realizes he's greatly outnumbered. He roughly puts the leader down and takes a step back from him.
Spike: Then what did you bloody hell come here for?
Leader: I wanted to see if you would like to join us. We are in need of someone who knows the slayer like you do.
Spike: I work solo... now, go away.
Spike turns and starts walking toward his lair.
Leader: I have some information about...your chip, Spike. That is if you are interested in hearing it.
Spike instantly stops and turns back around.
Spike: what about it?
Leaders: When's the last time you tried to hurt someone?
Minion: (laughing) trying is as far as he gets...
Spike: I don't know...a while back.
Leader: well, many vamps have come to me recently wanting to join me in my fight for...well, in my fight. Apparently the chip is no longer working...the batteries have seemed to go dead, or something. I thought I would personally give you an invitation to join me...as co-leader of course.
Spike: (conceders)...I, uh
Leader: Take your time. Decide for yourself, I'll be back in a couple of days. I would normally just tell you where our lair is, but you being so close to the slayer and all that...I figured that might not be such a bright idea. Later, Spike.
The leader and his minions all turned and quickly left. Leaving Spike alone, and confused.
Cut to: same night, a few hours later.
Buffy is patrolling, but there really isn't anything to patrol. She looks bored as she walks around the creepy graveyard alone. She stops suddenly, sensing something. She turns around sharply pulling out a stake ready to stake it. She stops instantly and looks annoyed
Buffy: What do you want, Spike?
Spike: lots of things...where should I start?
Buffy: How's about don't.
Spike: word has it you are throwing a little shindig tomorrow night for lil' sis.
Buffy: whose word? It's a surprise party...there shouldn't be words.
Spike: I wanted to know if I could stop by? Wish her a happy existence; maybe bring presents and such...that's what people do at them things, right?
Buffy: I would normally say yes...well, that is if I wanted the party to be a complete disaster.
Spike looks almost hurt, but shakes it off.
Spike: yeah, I'm sure it's it'll be a real fun time without me then.
Buffy: I'm sure it will.
Buffy starts to walk away from him.
Spike: (fed up, almost in a yell) Every night I am out here watching your bloody back...either that or I am baby-sitting one of yours. I think I deserve to at least be treated with a small smidge (uses fingers to show what a smidge is...it's not much) of respect.
Buffy turns back around.
Buffy: (sarcastically) well, I haven't killed ya...I think that's at least a smidge.
Spike: (throws his arms in the arm, still yelling) fine (starts to walk away, turns around suddenly)...Fine! I won't help you out anymore... don't ask me the next time something in need of pathetic ol' Spike comes up. I'm bloody hell sick of you and your lack appreciation. You can go to bleeding hell for all I care... I'm already there cause of you.
Spike turns around to make one them dramatic walk aways. After walking a few feet he slows down, realizing what he just said...before he has a chance to turn around...
Buffy: (hurt, yelling out to him) good! ...Go, It's not like I need you or anything...anyways.
Spike rolls his eyes and decides to continue to walk. Buffy watches him go and then turns and heads home, and she looks slightly upset.
Cut to: Same night. A few hours later.
We see Spike walking up to an old warehouse door. He goes to knock but then pauses to conceder what he is doing. He ponders for a few moments and then turns to walk away. Just then the door opens and who we know of as "homeless man" walks out. (He will now be known as Seth). He looks much cleaner and not nearly as thin.
Seth: hey!
Spike turns back around.
Seth: (trying to sound tough) What do you think you are doing?
Spike: leaving...(turns to go again)
Just then the "leader" comes through the door and outside with Seth. He looks cheerful and carefree just as before.
Leader: Spike! What a...surprise to see you here. You aren't going to do me the honor of coming in? We got some leftovers in the back.
Spike: (irritated, upset...turns around and gets into the leaders face) What do you think I am, one of your pathetic little minions?
Seth: hey!
Leader: (Still calm) Of course not!
Spike: good. And for the record, I don't eat leftovers.
Spike backed away from him, acting a little calmer.
Leader: (laughing) oh really, seems like you're willing to except Angel's...real tragic, great vampire like you...reduced to an animal blood drinking slayer's pet.
Spike: (angry again) I am not a bleeding slayer's pet!
Leader: (smiles) okay...okay, prove it. Join me... as co-partners, like I said before.
Seth: Why is he offered co-partner...and not me!?
Spike: (considering)...uh, I don't know, mate...I
Leader: Spike... you came here for a reason. No one forced you to come see me...you leave now and the offer is off. Yes or No?
Spike stirred a little bit, unsure what to do.
Spike: (uncertain) okay... (Certain) I'll do it! I want in, I want to be the big bad again.
Leader: (enjoying this) oh yeah, you can't just join. You have to prove yourself worthy. (Puts hand on Seth's shoulder) My boy Seth here brought me a toddler. Cute kid too.
Spike gazed at Seth as he smiled like an idiot.... happy to have killed a defenseless child.
Spike: (looked back at the leader) What do you want from me then...(at Seth) infant has already been scratched off the list.
Leader: actually I was thinking on the lines of an adolescent 14-15 years old... whom do I know like that? Oh! That's right, the slayer's sister.
Cut to: Buffy's house. Next day...few hours before sunset.
There are banners, balloons, and all kinds of common birthday decorations everywhere. Buffy was rushing around hanging up more stuff, with the phone to her ear.
Buffy: (to phone) so you can pick her up at eight then?
There are a few beats.
Buffy: (to phone) yeah, at the school...she has tutoring or something...thank you so much! See ya at eight.
Buffy hurries over to the other side of the living room and hangs the phone. Willow walks in, from the kitchen, with a birthday hat on her head.
Willow: so Giles is picking her up?
Buffy: (relieved) yes.
Buffy hands her one of the banners she is holding...
Buffy: wanna help?
Willow starts hanging up the banner.
Willow: Dawn is willing hanging out at the school?
Buffy: yeah I guess...
Willow: Like you used to willing hang out at the library for hours at a time?
Buffy: (slightly worried) uh...yeah, I guess.
Willow: okay then.
Buffy looks a little uneasy but just continues to put balloons up.
Cut to: Magic Shop.
Giles is walking around turning all the lights off. He looks at his watch, and it is 7:47. He walks out and has his keys in his hand as he turns to look the door. Spike comes up behind him and taps him on the shoulder. Giles jumps and drops his keys. He turns around quickly to see who it is. He sees Spike standing there with a stupid grin on his face.
Giles: (shocked) good lord, Spike! (Relieved) What are you doing here?
Spike starts to move forward bumping into him. He leans over and opens up the shop door.
Spike: just thought we could talk about stuff...like me being good and all that.
Giles: (annoyed) I already have previous engagements, Spike...maybe some other time.
Spike: enlighten me...like what?
Giles: (bending over to pick up his keys) I must pick Dawn up at the school and take her home, Buffy is throwing her some sort of surprise party this evening. Might you delight me by closing the door so I can lock it?
Spike: I'll pick her up for you...
Giles: that's quite all right.
Spike: but I insist
Spike takes one arm and pushes Giles into the shop. He quickly closes the door and looks it.
Spike: (to the door) You were always so good when it came to giving out the info, old man.
Cut to: outside of Sunnydale High. 8:10 pm.
Dawn is sitting alone on a bench; she has her head resting on her hand. She looks dreadfully bored and upset. She turns her head a little to the left and looks out. She suddenly sits up and smiles a bit.
Dawn: Spike! What are you doing here?
Spike: (sarcastically) thought I would catch up on my American history...Buffy asked me to pick you up and take you to the party.
Dawn stands up and walks over to him.
Dawn: that's supposed to be a surprise, you know?
Spike: don't worry, it will be.
Dawn: but...
Spike: I want to show you something...inside the school.
Spike starts to walk toward the school. He opens up the door and motions for her to go in. Dawn is a little hesitant but walks in. They walk down the hallway...
Dawn: The party isn't here, is it?
Spike: I'm not going to lie to you; it is...I think you would have heard them set up seeing as you have been here the last couple of hours.
Dawn looks instantly uncomfortable. Spike glances over at her...
Spike: lighten up, I won't tell on you...like I really care what you were doing, anyway.
Dawn doesn't seem to relax but she slightly nods.
Spike: so...what were you doing?
They arrive at the gym doors. Spike stops and so does Dawn. Spike looks suddenly upset, but he quickly hides it.
Dawn:...uh, nothing. (subject change, re: to the door) This is?
Spike: (sighs) yeah, this is it.
Dawn: cool.
Dawn goes and opens the door and the gym is completely dark. She walks in and Spike follows, he shuts the door.
Dawn: (excited) Where's the lights?
The lights suddenly flick on and Dawn looks out across the floor shocked. There are dozens of dead people scattered along the floor. She is suddenly breathing heavily, she takes a few steps back...
Dawn: (scared)...Spike?
She turns sharply around to run out of there. Her eyes get even wider when she looks up and seeing Spike blocking her way out...in vamp face.
Dawn: (scared, confused) Wha...w-what is going on?
Spike: (loudly) sorry kid, I have to kill you...
Dawn: Wh-why?
Spike takes a few steps toward her.
Spike: long story...you don't really need to know anyway.
He keeps walking until he gets right in front of her. She makes no attempt to struggle or even move.
Spike: (annoyed) You shouldn't run, kid...it would only make it harder for me to kill you. You would never want to make it harder for me to kill you...
Dawn: (getting it!) o-oh...
Dawn quickly starts to back away from him, but she trips and falls over one of the bodies...
Dawn: (scared, almost in a crying state) ahhh! Ew, Ew... Ew!
Spike's face goes back into human form. He walks up to Dawn and is beginning to put his hand out to her when...we hear the doors slam open and...
Buffy: You touch her and I will...I will...do something really bad that would kill you.
Spike rolls his eyes and turns around towards Buffy; he is about to say something when a loud shuffle behind them causes both of them to look. A few of the minions come creeping out from beneath the bleachers. The leader comes out from the other side.
Leader: I really thought you had a chance there for a second, Spike...guess I was wrong. Once a slayer's pet always a slayer's pet. (to the minions) Lets go...
They walk towards the side door and walk out.
Spike: (shocked) aren't you going to stop them!?
Buffy: I'll find them, after I am done with you.
Spike: I wasn't actually going to hurt her...I just. I wanted...I knew that the leader would come with me...and I knew that you would come at the last minute and stop me...and then you could slay the...slay the leader guy. That's-that's all I was doing.
Buffy: oh! I see...so this had nothing to do with that chip not working anymore...and you wanted to be the "big bad" again.
Spike: (gulps) no...no, nothing.
Buffy smiles at him and then swiftly and powerfully punches him across the face. He flies back a few feet and lands on his back. Buffy scrambles over to Dawn and helps her up.
Buffy: Xander is waiting in the hallway go out there...
Dawn: you aren't going to kill him are you...becau...
Buffy: (interrupting) go!
Dawn gives in and walks out of the Gym, stomping her feet as she went. Spike slowly gets up, ashamed.
Buffy: (fuming mad) what the hell were you thinking? That you were just going to kill her!
Spike: (ashamed) That was the original plan...but
Buffy: but what? You decided that it was the wrong thing to do! You should already know that before hand!
Spike: I do know that! That's why I wanted to do it...you think I like this? Not even being able to kill someone even when I have the chance...everything I am feeling, everything that's wrong with me right now is because of you. I can't be who I used to be because I think about you, and I think about how hard it was to watch you go through losing your mum and for some strange reason I don't want to put anyone else through that...especially you! . I think about how much I love just talking to you...even when you are mad at me. The saddest part of all this is...you don't even care. You tell me to leave you alone and not to bother you...so I am trying to do that but then you come here and threaten to kill me because I am trying my bleeding hardest to get back to normal, and to not love you anymore. Nothing I do is good enough, Buffy...
Buffy: here's a thought...don't try to kill my sister.
Spike just looks at her for a moment with pain in his eyes.
Spike: I give up...kill me. I have nothing going for me anyway. Minions are making fun of me these days...I drink pig's blood through a straw. Go ahead, Buffy...kill me. I know you want to.
Buffy just stands there and looks at him...not sure what to think.
Spike: (yelling) Don't just stand there! Say something cute and stick the damn stake through my bloody heart!
Buffy: Spike...
Spike: See! You can't even do that for me... I have no idea why I care so much. Every little bit of energy I give just to make you at least like me is doubled and then thrown back into my face as hostility and disgust. You know what? I'm leaving...and I'm never coming back. I know what you are thinking...(girl voice) good, now I won't have to put up with you anymore, Spike...hurry go. (Back to normal) You think that now, in a couple of weeks you will miss me. You'll miss the way I was always so honest with you, the way I was always there when you needed someone to talk to, the way I would forgive you for everything you said to me the last time I helped you...and if you needed it I would always help you again. You'll miss the fact that a person would give up every little bit of respect that they had for themselves just because they loved you.
Spike turned away from her and headed toward the door on the opposite side of the gym. He opened up the door and just as he was about to walk out he stopped and turned back towards her.
Spike: Even if you don't miss me, Buffy...I'll miss you...and I'm sorry I even thought about killing Dawn. She really is a great kid...take care of her, there's lots of big bads out there.
The door slammed close as he walked out. Buffy still just stood there, ingesting everything. She looked honestly upset. After a few moments she turned to leave...I put her hand on the door handle in order to open it. At that moment she froze. After a few seconds she let go of the door and backed away from it. She then turned around and started toward the door Spike went out of.
Cut to: Same night. Minutes later. Spike's lair.
We see Spike packing some clothes into a large leather bag, probably at one time used for weapons. He walks over to his "dresser" and pulls out a few more clothing items. A picture of Buffy falls out and hits the floor. Spike puts the clothes back down in the dresser and picks up the picture. He looks at in for a few moments before tossing it back down in his dresser. Right at the moment his crypt door opens and Buffy walks in. Spike glances over at her and then grabs the same clothes back out of the dresser and heads over to his bag to pack them.
Spike: ever hear of knocking?
Buffy ignores him and walks up to him. She takes the clothes out of his hands and places them sloppily into the bag. She looks up at him struggling to make eye contact; Spike looks at her...a little confused. Buffy places her hand on his face and slowly moves into kiss him...he hesitates but accepts and returns the kiss. This isn't some peck on the cheek, folks...as the kiss continues as does the heat between them. All the tension, all heat, all the chemistry was all coming out during this kiss. Buffy even starts to push him down onto the bed knocking the bag off...as soon as the bag hits the floor, Spike breaks off the kiss and lightly pushes Buffy away from him.
Spike: (breathing hard, maybe in a mild shock) Do you realize what you are doing?
Buffy: (also kinda shocked) I think so...
Spike: you think so?
Buffy: I don't want you to leave...you're right I would miss you. I would miss almost everything about.... I have been taking advantage of you...and I'm sorry.
Spike: What does this mean? Are you telling me that we have a chance at something?
Buffy: I-I don't know. I think so...
Spike: That's not good enough...I need an honest response, Buffy.
Buffy: I don't know! I ju-just don't want you to leave...
Spike: (slightly angry again) why? So I can stay here and be walked around on. Buffy, I'm leaving...I can't take this anymore. I can't take you anymore!
Buffy: what? But...I
Spike: You don't love me and you know it. You never will...I accept that now. You are just afraid to lose someone else.
Buffy: Spike...don't do this, please... just
Spike: (interrupting) why not! Angel does it...he left you even when you begged him to stay and he is considered to be the smart one...the strong one for giving up the person he loves just so you could find someone like Captain Cardboard. After I go people will probably call me a fool and still make stupid slayer's pet remarks. It's not fair...you even love Angel, he gets to leave knowing that you loved him...that if and when he came back you would be waiting for him. I am going to leave here tonight, probably go through hell knowing that I left you even though you asked me to stay...but I will still know you never loved me...and never ever will...that all the pain I am going through is for nothing!
Spike turns his back to her, slightly pacing.
Buffy: then don't leave...Spike, I am willing to give us a chance...is that not enough for you? What do you want from me?
Spike sharply turns back around and walks past Buffy and heads for the door... He opens it up and motions with his arm for her to walk out.
Spike: okay fine...lets go tell the scoobies about us then. I bet they would love to hear that you are with me.
Buffy slightly looks down at the ground. She doesn't move
Spike: (sadness spreads across his face and his anger is gone) I think you should go...
He leaves the door open and slowly walks back toward his bed. He leans over and picks the bag up off the floor and starts folding everything up again. Buffy hesitates for a few moments but then turns and leaves...the door slamming behind her. Spike continues to pack. Suddenly he picks up the bag and tosses it angrily across the room, it smashes into his lamp causing everything to go dark.
Spike: oh, Bloody Hell!
Cut to: Next day. In the magic shop.
Buffy, Willow, Xander, Anya, and Tara are sitting at the table talking.
Tara: She didn't really seem all that upset.
Buffy: I wanted it to be perfect and look what happens...
Xander: your parent's invited over all their friends and they ate all your cake before you even got home from school!
Willow: Xander, you really need to move on from that...(whispers to Tara, loud enough for everyone to hear) it's all I heard about for months.
Anya: I was actually starting to like Spike too...(looks at Buffy, meanly) you shouldn't have made him leave!
Buffy: actually I didn't...(off their looks) I didn't have a choice; it was either make him leave or kill him.
Xander: I would have killed him, he came this close (fingers show a small amount...like a smidge) to killing her. What if you wouldn't have showed up?
Buffy looks away from him. The smidge thing makes her think about Spike...again. She knows that he never would have actually killed Dawn; it's just easier to pretend that he would have.
Buffy: well, I did so...lets just put it behind us, okay?
Xander: Has anyone claimed his lair, yet? He has some pretty neat stuff in there...evil vampire stuff but still...I call it!
Cut to: later that day. Spike's lair.
We see Buffy sitting on Spike's bed...the lair looks almost the same as it always had. Buffy was holding one of her shirts that Spike probably stole from her house. We see a tear fall down her cheek. Little did Buffy know a couple of days ago how much Spike actually meant to her. She still can't believe that he left her, but she can understand why he did. Even now that he has left she can't admit to anyone that she cared about him, hell it was hard enough admitting it to herself. She exhales loudly and places the shirt on the bed. She stands up getting ready to leave.
Buffy: (to herself, stiffly from crying) more then a smidge... Spike, much more.
Fades out. End.