Like I said, this is my first story. I've been an avid fan of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer for years now, but only just got into writing it. I have several chapters on this story already written, but I'm only uploading a few at a time. Please review after you read. I want to know if you all like it, and if you have any constructive criticism for me Enjoy
~Sourmonkey24
Chapter 2: "Playing Doctor"
When Buffy regained consciousness, she realized that she wasn't on the dirt road in some alley where she distinctly remembered blacking out, but rather in a large comfy bed. She looked around and recognized the place instantly.
It was Spike's crypt.
But what was she doing there?
Just then Spike came down the ladder holding what looked like a first aid kit.
"Are you alright luv?" he said when he noticed she was awake.
He came over to her and kneeled at the side of the bed.
"Um…yeah," Buffy said a little uneasily noticing that as she said it, Spike had taken her arm and was starting to wrap it in white gauze.
That's when it hit her. Her arm was throbbing!
"ahh!" Buffy whimpered.
"Sorry pet."
Buffy could see the pained look in his eyes.
"Do you remember what happened luv?"
The scene replayed in Buffy's head instantly. She was up against what looked like three or four vamps. Not big ones even, just your average run of the mill vampires, and she couldn't fight them. Buffy's face fell.
"Yeah…." Was all she could say.
Spike decided not to press it any further, he would give her some space, and she would talk about it when she was ready.
"How long have I been asleep?" Buffy asked.
"Don' know…two, maybe three hours?"
"What?" Buffy screamed.
Dawn she thought.
As if reading her mind, Spike said, "Don' worry 'bout the little bit, got it all taken care of."
Spike finished wrapping Buffy's arm and set the kit on a table nearby.
"What?" was Buffy's reply.
"Yeah, I knew you would be out for a while, so I called the whelp and he said that he Anya would stay with Dawn for the night."
"You didn't….you know…."
"No I didn't tell him what happened, just that you wouldn't be able to make it home tonight and that someone needed to be there with Dawn."
"Oh.." was all Buffy could say.
She was rather taken aback at Spike's thoughtfulness.
"Thank you."
"For what?" Spike asked.
"For everything. For saving me, for making sure Dawn was okay. Thank you."
"S'no problem luv."
They were silent for a moment, and then Spike asked her, "Are you hungry, cos I could go out and get you something to eat 'n all."
"I'm fine thanks", Buffy said.
"Well I'm feelin' peckish, and I'm out of blood in the fridge, so I'm gonna go out and get some. Will you be okay while I'm gone?"
She gave him a look. "Spike I'm the Slayer, I think I can take care of myself!"
There was a moment of silence.
"I should probably get going anyway." Buffy started to get up, only to have Spike push her back down.
"You're not goin' anywhere!" Spike told her.
"What? Yes I am!" Buffy yelled, trying with all her might to push Spike out of the way with her one good arm.
"No, you're not! You're gonna stay here, until I get back!"
"You know I'll just leave while you're gone!" Buffy said sounding like a child.
"And you know I'll just bring you back!"
They looked at each other for a minute, neither of them willing to submit.
Finally, Spike kneeled down beside the bed and took one of Buffy's hands in both of his and said, "Buffy, luv listen to me. You might be the Slayer and what all, but you're not up to your full strength, and I don't want some stupid vamp takin' advantage of that."
Buffy just looked at him, and sighed, knowing that she wasn't going to win this one.
"Fine," she said.
She turned turned away from him and lay back down again. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"Wait..." Buffy said, sitting up, "What am I supposed to do while you're…" She looked around the empty room, "...gone?"
