They all sat in the living room, Buffy drinking water as Spike and Takashi finished off a bottle of 151.
"So. You're a slayer. And you're a vampire. But you have a chip and therefor can't hurt humans... So... You have no soul?" Takashi finished.
"Right. He's like a puppy with no teeth." Buffy said.
"Yeah, but if I could pet..." He threatened her only to have her roll her eyes.
"So you can't feel love or sadness?" Takashi asked, ignoring their banter as she was already growing use to it.
"No! It's not like that. Souls don't control that."
Buffy looked at him, generally curious as to what he was saying.
"I've always wondered about that. Like you and other vampires. Is it just, like, lag over from when you were alive or what?" Buffy asked. Spike looked slightly surprised that she was interested in this.
"... Vampires aren't like psychopaths. We have have emotions towards others. They have souls but no emotion yeah? So I don't think it's bound to that. I think... emotions are what make you-you. Not your bloody soul." He said, his brow furrowed as he thought on it. Never really caring about why before.
"Don't think too hard, I think I see smoke." Buffy commented, gaining a glare.
"So you should feel guilt for killing. Not get pleasure from it." Takashi said, slightly confused.
"You feel guilt because you think it's wrong. Killin', well, that's cause the demon in me needs to feed or be allowed to play causing me to. Like when you eat a burger or a kid burns an ant hill. Just... eviler."
The two women pondered on that for awhile.
"So why don't we just chip everyone? Like you? That way no one has to die."
"Not every vampire is like me pet. Some are big poofs that mope all say ("Watch it." Buffy said) but most just give into the demon. Loosing all that was human."
"Oh, that's sad." Takashi said as she laid her head back on the TV from where she sat on the floor. Buffy looked over at Spike where he currently sat in a chair.
"I think it's way past late. We should get going. We have work to do anyways." Buffy said, standing up.
"Oh, I'll walk you home." Takashi said, moving to sit up straight.
"Luv..." Spike said, his tone telling her to think for a moment.
"Oh right, sorry, habit. Vampire and Slayer. Lot of good I'd do in your kind of fights." She said with a chuckle.
"Do you need help up to your room? I think you've drank a lot." Buffy said, slightly worried.
"No, I'm alright. I have a high tolerance. I'll probably be up for awhile yet any ways. Good luck at work though.'
Buffy nodded and put down her glass, standing and heading to the door.
"Do me a favor luv. Next time you decide to play at the graveyard. Give that number a ring. I'll come."
"You're gonna help?" Takashi asked, excitement on her face and in her voice.
"No-bloody-way! I just like a good fight. I'm not pulling any soddin' weeds."
Takashi laughed as she stood up, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.
"Okay, just having company will be nice."
She smiled at him before moving to go to the front door so she could lock it behind them. Spike looked at her for a moment before shaking his head and following after Buffy.
"Hey, maybe you can come hang with the gang some time? You know, get to know some people." Buffy said as she looked back at Takashi, a smile on her face.
"Sure, that sounds nice."
They smiled at each other before Buffy turned back around, walking towards the city, Spike following next to her. Takashi shut and locked the door, returning back to her record player to place Among Dvořák under the needle. She listened to the sound of the strings as she drank more of the amber liquid, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
"I wonder what it would be like not to have a soul but a demon instead." She pondered, her thoughts traveling to Spike. He obviously cared a little bit and was offended when she thought he couldn't love. Finally the idea hit her to see if she could find any information on him. She rushed to dig her laptop from a random box, her cup held between her teeth as she hunted. She let out a muffled 'a-ha' as she found it, taking it over to the coffee table setting it up before sitting down on the floor in front of it. She removed the cup from her teeth to take a burning gulp of her rum as the computer powered on.
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As the sun rose the rum had been replaced with hot black tea as she continued to read about Spike and his family. It seemed that vampires could indeed love, but could also be cruel, evil, beings. But the things Spike did were greatly out shown by that of a vampire named Angelus. At some point, she had found herself hunting for anything she could find about him. The things he had done or made others do intrigued her, like the past of a serial killer, she wanted to pick him apart like a puzzle. But she knew the answer already, he was evil. He had given into his demon where as Spike had learned to live with it. She finally ran across something that stated that the once devilish vampire had gained a soul. A band of gypsy's cursing him to feel all the guilt for what he had done. To suffer for what he had done to their kin and others before them. It didn't say anymore than this at the end of a few web sights. Takashi wondered if this was the 'poof' Spike spoke of a few times before.
She jumped as her alarm went off, telling her to wake up and get ready for work. She grumbled as she powered down the laptop, she was going to be useless all day.
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"Wow, this place looks way better!" A male voice called out, causing Takashi to turn around, a knife in hand.
"Woah! We come in peace."
Takashi bowed her head as she let the hand holding the knife drop to her side as she registered it was Xander, Buffy, and few other girls she didn't know.
"Gods, I thought I locked the door." Takashi said as she stood upright, putting the knife down on her desk.
"You did." The red headed woman said with a sheepish grin.
"She used magic." A woman next to Xander said matter of factually, causing everyone to shoot her a look.
"What? What I do wrong now?"
"Honey. You don't blurt that stuff out." Xander explained.
"Why? She already knows everything's real."
"It's like saying someone's gay. You just don't."
"She's that too. I don't get it. There's no need to be ashamed. She's a slayer, I'm an ex-demon, they're witch lovers, and you're good at sex." The woman stated.
"I like her." Takashi said as she leaned against her desk. The woman turned and smiled at her, extending her hand.
"Hi. I'm Anya. I heard you work with the dead. Wise prospect choice, there's lots of money in it."
Takashi laughed as she shook her hand.
"Thank you. I'm Takashi." She said before looking over at Buffy.
"What brings you all here?"
"We were heading out for lunch and I wanted to see if you'd like to tag along."
At the mention of food Takashi's stomach decided to speak it's thoughts on the idea, causing her to blush.
"I forgot about food. Where we going?"
"To Giles', he's like the farther of the group." The red head said.
"Oh, I'm Willow by the way, and this is Tara."
Takashi smiled at them.
"Nice to meet you. Your magic didn't brake the door right?" She asked.
"Oh, n-no! Willows m-magic is amazing!" Tara said, jumping to her girl friends defense before shyly looking down and stepping back.
"Alright, lets go eat. I'm starving now."
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A/N: Hello people that have read this far! I feel as though you know enough about Takashi for the most part that I'm going to start mixing her into the series. I will be dropping her into season 5. I know, this is a dark and depressing time during Buffy but it mixes in the right emotions I need for my drama. Now, I feel like I should warn you just in-case you were unsure. This will be a Spike/OC. There will be some crazy mixed feelings and all other kinds of drama with them but it will happen. Either way, I hope you enjoy and be sure to review or send me a message on your thoughts!
