Setting – AU – Spike and Willow meet up with two very interesting women and possibly fall in love
Setting – AU – Read more to find out. FanFic told from each characters POV.
Chapter 10 – Movin' On
Spike sat, glaring at the light that was shining in his eyes and making him temporarily blind. "Do you like that hand attached to your arm, mate?" he ground out between his clenched teeth at the round, balding man holding the large flashlight pointed at his face.
Instantly, the light beam was lowered to Spike's chest level, illuminating Kay's guilty expression as she looked away from his nipples, Slowly, she lowered his t-shirt back down over his flat stomach, her huge eyes never leaving the theatre manager's face.
The manager scowled at her, then looked past her and became aware of the second couple farther down the row of seats. Neither woman had noticed the disturbance, so intent were they in their own entertainment. Valerie had slid Willow onto her knees in the floor between her legs, where she was presently sitting, her delicate hands running up the sides of Valerie's thighs as they kissed. Spike's anger at being disturbed turned to amusement when he realized they were completely unaware of the grumpy man's presence. At the moment, Valerie wasn't aware of anyone's presence, either in the darkened auditorium or anywhere else, past the stretch of her own arms. Her hands were firmly entangled in Willow's soft red hair, guiding her head as she kept her lips and tongue captive.
"Ahem," the manager cleared his throat to gain their attention. Several rows ahead, the only other occupants of the theatre turned to see what the interruption was being caused by. The teenage couple a few rows ahead cracked up when they realized the older adults had been caught in the act of making out in public. The manager shot them a disapproving look and they turned back around, sinking down in their seats, still laughing.
At that sound, Valerie looked away from the auburn Wicca, wondering what was causing laughter during this kind of movie. She looked at Kay, still sitting on Spike's lap, and then saw Spike, still firmly gripping Kay's hips with both hands as he smiled at her, his eyes a mixture of sleepy lust and glee.
"Can I help you?" Valerie asked the unamused manager, glaring at Spike and instinctively pulling Willow up and into the circle of her arms protectively. Kay made a move to slide off Spike's lap, only to be pulled more firmly to his chest by his strong arms.
"Shh, hang on, Little One, let your girl there take care of this. I 'av a feeling someone's about to get a new one ripped here." He smiled at her reassuringly and rubbed her back to comfort her as he turned his attention back to the black haired Wicca.
"We don't allow this kind of behaviour in this theatre," the manager announced in a haughty tone to the assembled couples. He had turned off his flashlight, glaring at Spike and Kaylee as he did so. He now stood, hands on hips glaring at Valerie as she gently pushed Willow into the seat beside her and stood to address the interloper.
"What kind of behaviour would that be?" Valerie demanded. "Quietly watching a movie while disturbing no one? Goddess forbid!" She didn't bother trying to keep the anger out of her voice, by now thoroughly pissed at being interrupted in such an intimate situation. Kay cringed but Spike chuckled quietly to himself. Damn, this one was full of fire, he thought. I might have to have some of that for myself. He had always admired women who stood up for themselves and weren't afraid to defend those they cared about. Valerie's protective actions reminded him instantly of his own Mum who had more than once defended him when he had been mercilessly harassed by older, stronger boys in the streets of England. He reluctantly lowered Kay to the seat beside him and rose to join Valerie in her stance against their intrusive visitor.
The manager took a step backward as Spike rose to his full height. While not an overly tall man or visibly muscled under his long leather duster, the expression on Spike's face let their visitor know in no uncertain terms that these women would not be abused or disturbed while he was present to stop it.
"I think," the manager began in a much subdued tone, "that it might be better for everyone involved if the four of you found elsewhere for your…..entertainment." He spat out the last word as if it were a curse. "Our intent here at Sun Cinemas is to provide a setting for customers who wish to view quality movies, not visit a hotel." He glanced uneasily from Valerie to Spike as the blonde narrowed his eyes and tensed as if he were about to spring forward.
"Now just a minute, you little bastard," Spike began. Valerie leaned forward and placed a restraining hand on Spike's leather clad arm, breaking his concentration on the manager. He looked at her, anger flashing in his eyes for a moment, and then he realized she was only trying to diffuse the situation before it got out of control. He relaxed his stance a bit and nodded slightly to her to assure her he understood and would not push any further. While nothing would have given him more satisfaction than pounding the obnoxious little twerp who had temporarily ruined his fun, he realized that the safety of the women with him was more important at the moment. Well, he thought to himself, maybe one thing would have given him more satisfaction, but as long as he was arguing with this ponce, that seemed unlikely.
Better to take these lovely birds somewhere he could have more privacy and space anyway. He motioned to Willow and Kay to rise from their seats. Valerie sneered at the manager as they filed past him, saying nothing.
"Well, where to now?" Valerie wondered aloud as the four new acquaintances stood around the disabled car in the parking lot. She looked Spike in the eye, waiting for a suggestion from him. Willow looked distinctly uneasy at being out at such a late hour without the protection of metal between her and the creatures she knew occupied Sunnydale in a nightly basis. This was one town where there definitely were things there at night that didn't roam in the daylight hours. Spike put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"What's this now, Little Red?" he asked. "I've not seen you afraid to roam Sunny Hell at night for many a year, especially with the kind of power your pretty self wields." Valerie glanced at Kay, her ears pricked at the mention of Willow's powers. Of course, they had both been aware that Willow was a witch from the first moment she had joined the group, but this was the first mention of it aloud.
"Well, it's not so much with the afraidness, Spike," she said softly, glancing at his face. "It's more like, how am I gonna get home? We're quite a way farther from my place than when I started out. I was kinda hoping not to walk like all night, you know?" She shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot, looking around the circle of assembled Wicca's and Vamp.
"Willow, you know, you might be farther from your home, but you are much closer to mine here," Spike drawled, lowering his head and looking up from under his eyelashes at her in a provocative manner.
"Umm I don't know," she replied uncertainly to him.
"Oh, come on," said Valerie, sideling up beside her and placing her arm around her shoulder, "It will be fun!"
"You got that right!" said Spike, with a cheeky grin, and placed his own arm around Kaylee's waist, and started walking in the direction of his crypt.
Valerie and Willow followed closely behind.
"Are you sure this is okay, I mean going to Spike's? It's not exactly what I had planned. Because I'm so not going to watch them make out all night!" Willow said to Valerie, rolling her eyes.
"It's okay, I'll make sure we have some fun of our own, don't worry," she reassured her, wrapping her arm even tighter round her.
"Come on you two, keep up, 'tis not far now," Spike called over his shoulder.
"Thank goddess, I'm freezing, it's cold out here!" said Kay, snuggling as close as she could without hindering their pace.
"Don't worry pet, I'll soon warm you up once we get there," he replied and planted a kiss on top of Kaylee's head.
"You better!" she retorted, with a cheeky grin.
"Oh, I will!" he said as he playfully bit the side of Kaylee's neck as they walked along.