A Love's Second Chance
By: katieg22
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me. They all belong to Joss Whedon. So, no copyright infringement intended. If Joss wants to sell Spike to me though, I'd give him whatever, even my soul, which would be kind of ironic seeing as how Spike got his soul for Buffy… And I'm rambling. The idea of the story does not belong to me.
Summary: Set in Dead Things, Season 6. After Buffy tells Dawn she's going to the police, Dawn calls Tara for help and they hurry to stop Buffy when they catch her beating Spike. What happens next will change the Scoobie's, and possibly Spike's, lives forever… This is for challenge # 465 on Bloodshedverse: Spuffy with Bite.
Chapter Four
She misses him. That much was obvious. They have been dating a little over eight months now. A demon tried to talk Xander out of marrying Anya and Spike had talked some sense into him and got the wedding going. Then he and Buffy had danced. Shortly afterwards, Spike told her he was leaving. Buffy haves a flashback:
"Luv, I'm leaving…" Spike looks at Buffy worriedly. She glares at him, "What? No! Is this because of what happened? I thought we moved on from that… Oh God, please don't pull an Angel on me…" He cut her off by kissing her passionately, "You didn't let me bloody finish, you silly bint. I'm leaving. For a few months, anyway. Unlike Peaches and Captain Cardboard, I'll be back. There's just something I got to do…" She cut him off, "You're not going to see Dru or Harmony, are you? Because I will so have Dawn kick your ass if-" He cut her off by kissing her again, "Do you ever shut up, pet? I'm doing this for you."
She remembers that she eventually agreed. It's been a little over two months now though and she's starting to get more worried than she already was. Which she thinks is impossible. She really wants him here for the re-opening of the high school too and his support about Dawnie going there. Tomorrow is her first day. Dawn comes out and joins her on the back porch, "He'll come back, Buffy. He could never stay away from you for too long." Buffy looks at her little sister, "I hope you're right, Dawn. I haven't been this happy in so long." Dawn kisses Buffy's cheek and pulls her inside for some cocoa and maybe a few episodes of Passion.
She found him… in the school basement, no less. He seems skittish. He's talking crazy and has some cuts over his chest. She looks at him, "Spike, what happened to you? Where did you go? What did you do? When did…" She trails off as he starts muttering again, "Don't you think I'm trying? I'm not fast. I'm not a quick study. I dropped my board in the water and the chalk all ran. Sure to be caned now. Should've seen that one coming." He pauses and looks at her, and then down at his chest, "I tried... I... tried to cut it out." She peers at him, "Cut what out? Spike?"
He backs away from her, "Buffy, luv, told you I did it for you… Please don't get mad…" She reaches for him and he flinches. He runs away from her and she frowns. She runs after him. She chases him all the way through Restfield Cemetery to the church. She finds him inside, hiding in the shadows. He jumps out and her and she jumps, "What are you…" He interrupts her, "Hello." She pouts, "Come on, Spike. No more mind games."
He laughs, "No more mind games… No more mind…" He trails off and she reaches out for him again, he flinches again and backs away, "Hey, hey, hey! No touching. Am I flesh? Am I flesh to you? Feed on flesh. My flesh. Nothing else. Not a spark." Buffy frowns. "Spark? Spike, have you completely lost your mind?" He gives her a strange look, "Well, yes. Where've you been all night? Ah, bloody hell. There was no spark… Aint we in a sodding engine?"
Buffy sighs and runs a hand through her hair, "Didn't you come back to be with me? Why are you acting like this? You're not like this…" He smiles sadly, "First time for everything. And yes, of course I did. I had to find it first though… Why it took so long…" She asks softly, "Find what? This spark you're talking about?" He nods, "The spark. The missing... the piece that fit. That would make me fit. So weak... Did you make me weak, thinking of you, holding myself, and spilling useless buckets of salt over your... ending? Angel—he should've warned me. He makes a good show of forgetting, but it's here, in me, all the time. The spark. I wanted to give you what you deserve, and I got it. They put the spark in me and now all it does is burn…"
Buffy's eyes widen, "Your soul?" He chuckles, "Bit worse for lack of use." She stares at him, "You got your soul back. How?" He smiles again, "It's what you wanted, right? And—and now everybody's in here, talking. Everything I did...everyone I— and him... and it... the other, the thing beneath—beneath you. It's here too. Everybody. They all just tell me go... go... to hell." Buffy shakes her head, horrified, "Why? Why would you do that to yourself?"
He frowns at her, "Buffy, shame on you. Why does a man do what he mustn't? For her. To be hers. To be the kind of man who she would love…" He walks to the cross at the back of the church and leans against it, "She shall look on him with forgiveness, and everybody will forgive and love. He will be loved. So everything's okay, right? Can—can we rest now? Buffy...can we rest?" Buffy cries and she pulls him off the cross, she hugs him tight to her chest. She murmurs, "We can rest, baby, we can rest…"
He looks up sheepishly at her, "C-can we still rest even if they took out the piece of metal?" Buffy laughs shakily and kisses him, "You don't need it. You didn't even need this soul… because I know you love me… and that's what would have stopped you from killing people… but thank you. Thank you, Spike… for giving me all of you. Thank you…"
She helps him to the house and Dawn hugs him tightly, "Spike. Oh my God, I missed you. What happened?" Buffy smiles, "Dawn… Spike got his soul… And the chip is gone." Dawn's eyes widened, "You got your soul?" Spike laughs, "The spark. Soul… Bit worse for lack of use…" Dawn gives him a weird look and looks questioningly at Buffy, she says, "It'll be okay. He's just having a hard time adjusting… We'll help him." Dawn nods, "Of course we will. It's going to be okay, Spike." Spike nods, "I got my girls. My girl… My bit… It'll be okay… I got my spark…" Buffy whispers, "I'll always be your girl, Spike…"
Author's Note: As mentioned above, the idea of this story is not mine. It belongs to another writer on a different site all based on our two favorite characters: .com/ Please review and thanks for reading. Also, I know my loyal readers probably missed my story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Generations so I want to assure you that I am back in the fold and currently finishing the new chapter. :) Missed everybody.
