Setting – AU – Spike and Willow meet up with two very interesting women and possibly fall in love. Read more to find out. FanFic told from each characters POV.
"Ummmm, Kaylee, is that really the best idea?" Valerie ventured; taking a step toward the two of them. She pulled up short when her companion turned her head and gave her a scathing glare. Though she said nothing aloud, the look said it all. Screw this up for me and I'll have your ass, woman! She turned back to the smirking Vampire without giving the older woman another look.
Valerie started to realize just how serious the situation was. She had known Kay seemed obsessed with meeting this man, but she hadn't taken into account just how things would be when she did. She had figured that at worst, there would be an awkward situation or possibly they might even have to pull a couple of spells out of their proverbial hats to diffuse the problem. Annoyance was beginning to give way to confusion, and worse, a nagging fear that she might lose Kay to this creature.
Spike was leading Kay gently back to the sofa and after she sat, he dropped softly beside her. "So, am I to know just who I'm sharing my perch with tonight?' he purred, tilting his head to one side and giving her a beatific smile. Good Goddess! Valerie thought to herself, rolling her eyes. Did he think that crap would actually work on someone as intelligent as Kaylee?
"It's Kaylee, but my friends call me Kay for short." Lord, Valerie thought, she was practically glowing in the darkened space. Spike raised his platinum head to look her directly in the eyes as if he had heard every word she had just thought.
"And what do your friends call you, Pet?" he wondered aloud, once again flashing that annoying smirk.
"My friends call me Val. You can call me out of here." She made a move to turn and leave the balcony. Instantly, the slender Vampire was blocking her path, one hand on either railing to impede her progress.
"What's the hurry, luv?" he cooed close to her head. "We've not even met properly yet, and already you're trying to make with the big exit." Damn, this was looking up. Most of the females here in Sunny D were either so sodden stupid it would lower your I.Q. level just standing next to them, or raving bitches like that damn Slayer.
He instantly cursed himself for pulling up that mental image. Here he was, in his favorite place in Sunny Hell (well, second favorite place; no matter what town he was in, his bed was always his favorite place!), with two lovely birds, setting himself up for a delicious evening of debauchery. The last thing he needed was to get weepy over that blonde bitch turning him away yet again.
"I don't intend to meet you properly," she snarled. "No reason to, Kay seems happy enough to make your acquaintance for the both of us." She tried to swoop under his leather-clad arm and head down the stairs, only to be enclosed in his embrace and pulled roughly to his chest. He licked his lips and closed his eyes for a short moment before smiling gently at her.
"I think, luv, that you're jealous." He continued to smile, showing perfect white teeth without so much as a bit of fang, and for the first time, Valerie looked into his eyes and saw something she hadn't before. A mischievous twinkle lived there, and she could almost convince herself he was just another man, not one of the creatures she had grown to hate over the last five years.
Before she could collect her thoughts, his head dipped low toward her once again. "No need for jealousy, Sweetheart, there's enough of Spike to go around." He leaned in even further and she felt his lips touch hers, so softly she almost wasn't sure if it had really happened or she had only imagined it. She pulled back, shocked and sputtering.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" said Valerie.
"Why I'm Spike, the Big Bad, but I guess you ladies already know that!" he said with a smirk. He gestured for Valerie to sit down, which she did, but only cos Kay was giving her puppy eyes.
Spike sat down in between them, and wriggled a bit to get comfy. Once he was settled he took out another cigarette and lit it.
Valerie looked Kay, and Kay looked at Valerie, while trying to hide the grin that was tugging at the sides of her mouth to be released.
'Oh God' Valerie thought, 'What the hell have I gotten myself in to?' At the same time she tried to relax a bit, cos she could see that Kay was, more than she should be. But at the same time, she was very aware of the coolness against her right side. A coolness that was radiating from Spike, and sending goosebumps all up her side. This would do no good at all, she hated to think how long they'd be stuck squashed up like this. Not that Kay was bothered with how close she was to Spike, in fact it looked to Valerie like she was leaning into him. And what was with the shade of his hair, she just couldn't get over that one. All I have to do, thought Valerie, is remain calm, and stop staring at his chiselled jaw, and do not look into his eyes. Because, that would be bad.
Kay cleared her throat, and caught Spikes and Valerie's attention. They both looked her way. And Valerie held her breath, praying that Kay wouldn't say the first thing that came into her head. Because, the kind of things that had fallen out of Kay's mouth, had gotten them into trouble many times in the past. Ok, no biggy, 'cos she's like a super wicca, but still.
Kay was also praying that she wouldn't say something stupid. Especially something that would piss Spike off, 'cos then she'd have to kill him, and she so didn't want to do that. Well, not yet anyway not until they'd had some fun. She wanted Valerie to have fun too, but she could see she was already very uncomfortable sitting that close to Spike. Ah well, she thought, we won't be sitting here for long anyway! And, well, Spike looked happy enough. Well, he would, with two gorgeous gals sitting either side of him. God, she so hoped he couldn't smell her. She knew she was practically drooling over him, from her mouth and down below. She just wished that Valerie would understand. She wanted to share this experience with her so much, if only she'd just stop scowling at me for a minute, and relax.
So, she took a deep breath, and began –
"Well, obviously we know who you are, and you now know who we are", she stammered.
"Yes, and?" Spike questioned while taking another drag of his cigarette, and looked on.
Yes, Kay thought, he really does look amused. Here I am practically squirming with delight in his presence, and he's enjoying every moment of it! Piss! I really do need to calm down or Valerie's gonna have a fit. And, I so can't lose her, 'cos she's my rock.
"So," Kay continued, "We're here", at which point Valerie snorted and retorted "Speak for yourself!".
Kay glared at her, and Valerie shut up, as if she hadn't even spoken at all.
Kay directed her attention back to Spike and looked straight into his piercing blue eyes, and said, "Ok, I'm here, because…."
Valerie held her breath for the second time in less than five minutes, and prayed yet again to the Goddesses. 'Please, let me wake up. This is so not happening'.
Then Kay said, "Vampire".
Spike blurted out "Tell me something I don't know?" before he could stop himself.
Kay looked bewildered from a second, then shook her head and said, "No down there", and gestured down below to the middle of the dance floor.
Valerie and Spike followed Kay's gaze. "Oh!" said Spike real quiet, then louder, "Well, look at that shirt. I mean, come on, he is so a newbie, fresh right out of the grave he is. Anyone, with half a mind could see that".
"Which is how you spotted him so well!", said Valerie under her breath.
Spike shot her a raised eyebrow. Then Kay got up out of her seat.
Valerie got up too. "Oh no, she said", grabbing her by the elbow. "This is so not a good idea!"
Kay shrugged out of her grip, as Spike stood up. "It's just one little very badly dressed vamp", she said. She started to walk towards the stairs, and said over her shoulder, "Come on, what's the worst that could happen?"
Spike asked, "Umm, what's going on?"
Valerie pursued Kay and started to follow her down the stairs, closely followed by Spike. "Do we not remember the last vamp you tried to dust?" Valerie asked.
Kay stopped and turned around at the bottom of the stairs, while keeping one eye on the badly dressed vamp. "It was fine, I staked him, eventually!"
"No – I ended up on my butt, you ended up on me, and the big fat ugly vamp ended up on you, and then you staked him. And that was after all the pummeling!"
Kay rolled her eyes. "Just need to practice a bit that's all, it will be fine, don't worry!"
Spike interjected, "Christ, your not a bloody Slayer are you? 'Cos I've had my fill of pissin' slayers to last me a life time!"
Kay gave him a look of disgust, and wrinkled up her nose. "Eww, no!" she replied.
Spike began, "Then what are you…"
At which point Kay turned away, and started to make her way through the crowd. Valerie noticed that the badly dressed vamp, with his equally slutty dressed dancing partner were making there way to the back exit.
"Ok", she said, then heaved a big sigh and started to weave her way though the crowd after Kay.
Spike rolled is eyes, and stood there for a second, not knowing what to do. The night was not at all going as plan. He just wanted an easy life. He hadn't asked for this! To help save the world, that was no biggy, all he did was wear a stupid necklace, and aside from all the pain, it wasn't that bad – it was quite quick. Then, he soddin' well ended up in Captain Foreheads evil law firm. Which he took on the chin, 'cos hey, all souled up and all, he didn't have anything better to do. So, he helped the ponce, he helped save the world yet again. He watched Mr Broody pants slay a dragon, like it was really that hard, he could have done it. And, afterwards, he got so sick of Nancy Boy bragging about it, that he decided to come back to Sunny Hell. No Buffy, but hey, he felt more at home here anyway, so he stuck around.
"Bugger!" he said out loud, raised his chin, grimaced, and made his way through the crowd and after the women.
