Chapter 4

Waking up the next morning , Buffy turned over to expect to find a warm chest to snuggle into however Spike was no where to be seen. Panicking she sat up and looked around to find he was not in the room and started to think he had left but heard some banging from within the apartment. Getting up quickly she grabbed her robe and walked out the bedroom putting it on, as she approached the kitchen she grabbed an ornament of the side encase it was someone burgaling the place. As soon as the got in the kitchen she noticed Spike standing by the cooker waving his hand about it pain.
Buffy: " Spike? ..whats wrong?" she asked as she walked over frowning. Spike immediately jumped to the sink and put his hand under the tap.
Spike: " im ok ..just burnt hand trying to get bacon out pan" He answered giving her a small before leaning over and kissing her quickly. Walking closer Buffy helped him bandage his hand up then looked over at the ashes of what was bacon in the pan. Also looking over Spike started getting annoyed.
Spike: " i cant seem to get nothing right can i? cant even make a bloody surprise breakfast for u" He said quietly but angrily. Buffy smirked slightly at him.
Buffy: " well if i recall u definately got something right last night..." She said hoping it would make him feel better about messing up the breakfast. This caused Spike to grin.
Spike: " So ...u want to start looking for your father today ...you don;t have to but the sooner you do it you wont have to worry about it " He said giving his opinion. Buffy nodded.
Buffy: " maybe your right but i want to see your mum first...say hi " She answered smiling before leaving the room to get changed.
A few minutes later Buffy came out the bedroom fully dressed and walked over to Spike nicking a piece of his toast.
Buffy: " Shall we go then?" She questioned going towards the door and slipping her jacket on. Spike followed with a piece of toast in his mouth and headed outside. Walking towards his house, Buffy couldn't help but feel a little nervous at what Anne might say as she never contacted Spike once he had gone to england but the truth is it was too hard. Heading in through the front door she looked through the kitchen to see Anne cleaning.
Spike: " Mum! look whos here" He called out to her to come see Buffy. As Anne walked through to them shock covered her face::
Anne: " Buffy! what are u doing here? " She said surprised and pulling her into a hug. Buffy smiled and hugged back.
Buffy: " Hey Anne im ...living here at the moment its good to see you again " She answered pulling back from hug. Anne stood staring at her still not believing she was in england.
Anne: " its so good to see you too hopefully u can cheer him up again hes been so down since he left you behind...and what are u doing living here? She asked curious at what she was doing in england and why she was now living there and not just on a holiday.
Spike: " Shes looking for her dad ...you remember Joyce telling you about him and now shes found out he lives in london so she wants to see him " He answered for her and looked at Buffy. " What's his name pet? " He asked as he wanted to help as much as he can.
Buffy: " erm...Rupert ..Rupert Giles.." She answered not expecting what was going to happen next.
Spike: " Bloody hell! Giles?!" He practically shouted in shock. Buffy frowned watching him.
Buffy: " you guys know him? " She asked not really believing she would find him this quick and thought it would take months.
Anne: " oh yes dear...hes an old friend ..he only lives a couple of streets away" She answered her question. " He always mentioned he had a daughter ...never stopped talking about her but we never knew it was you otherwise we would of helped you sooner to find him..."
Buffy: " oh so he knows about me...great.. shows what that means then ...he doesnt want to know.." she said sadly looking down. Anne walked back over putting arm round her.
Anne: " He loves you ...he never stops talking about you because he feels guilty for leaving you ...and to be honest what he told me ...he still loves your mum too.." She said trying to cheer her up. Buffy smiled at her feeling relieved that she just wasnt a mistake.
Spike: " If you want i could call him to come here so were here encase you feel awkward..." Spike offered. Buffy looked over at him and shook her head.
Buffy: " no thanks ..but i think this is something i need to do on my own..." She replied and walked over to him wrapping arms round his waist and buries head into him, hugging. Anne walked over to table in the hall and wrote his address on some paper and handed it to Buffy.
Anne: " take your time you dont have to go today you can think on it...kind of big to take in finding him this quickly.." She advised her. Buffy took the paper and smiled.
Buffy: " no its ok il do it now ...get it over with and i wont have to worry about it will i like you said.." She stated looking up at Spike. Spike smiled and nodded , then gave her a kiss.
Buffy: " ok ..il see you guys later.." She spoke walking towards door after letting go of Spike. Both Anne and Spike followed her to the door.
Anne: " you are always welcomed here you know that...you can come here afterwards if you need any company.." She suggested with a smile.
Buffy: " thank you ..i might take you up on that bye.." She waved and walked out looking at the piece of paper.

Walking down the street of the address and heading up the steps to the door Buffy took a deep breath and knocked a couple of times waiting for someone to answer. Within a minute the door opened to reveal a middle aged man dressed in trousers and a jumper, also wearing a pair of glasses.
Man: " Hello .. can i help you?" He asked with his deep british accent. Buffy looked up at him and took another deep breath trying to build up some confidence.
Buffy: " Hi ..are you Rupert Giles? " She asked getting a little panicky wondering whether it was the right thing to do. The man looked at her for a second and gradually the look of shock spread across his face.
Giles: " Buffy?..."

To be continued...