"Where's my Spike?" I hear Drusilla behind me, I could feel her eyes burning holes in the back of my head. Turning around to lay on my stomach I stare at Dru.
"I don't know, probably watching TV or something." I dismiss her quickly and return to my book. Spike and I had come back late this morning, barely made it before the sun came up. Our hunting of the new slayer didn't go all that well. It took several hours before we found her and then that ungrateful girl was busy killing other demons. Of course that meant that we had to kill all those other demons to get her attention and by then almost all of the night had gone, leaving only a few few hours to actually fight the slayer and get home on. Fighting the slayer was as expected not an easy feat, she was fast, strong and clever. Not clever enough, if we had more time she wouldn't be breathing right now but we didn't so we had to settle with a few bruises and broken bones.
Drusilla hummed and walked closer, leaning down to meet my eyes. She was tilting her head slightly side to side as she tried to catch my eyes. "If the pretty little mouse doesn't keep her paws off of what isn't hers, the itty bitty mouse will lose its head"
"Whatever you say Dru" I wave her off, all too used to her not so subtle threatening to be effected anymore.
She shuffled out of my room and slammed the door behind her. I giggle to myself, did she really think that I would take her precious Spike from her? He would never go for someone like me, he'd never go for me anyways. He was far too loyal to Dru to even think of other girls, he would do anything for her. If there ever was a situation where he would have to choose between us, he'd chose her in a heartbeat. My giggle turned sad and tears formed in my eyes. I'd be forever alone, the one I wanted would never want me. I couldn't find someone else because Spike won't let me be with someone else, he's told me so himself. My only consolation was that I hadn't fallen in love with him yet, my kind only ever fall in love once.
I return to the book in my hand when I hear heavy footsteps above me, unless they had company those footsteps could only belong to Spike. My best friend. He's just my bestfriend and that is all he'll ever be.
I slammed the cabinet open and with a growling stomach I bring out my last can of baby corn and walk with urgent steps to the "living room". Seeing the blinding white colour of Spike's bleached head I backtrack to the cabinet and grab a blood bag and a bottle half full with scotch. I turn back around and walk to the living room with all three objects in my hands, holding the blood as far away as possible without dropping it.
Walking past Spike, I throw his blood bag at him and with his vampire reflexes he catch it. "Thanks, luv. I was feeling a bit peckish, didn't get to eat last night, trying to not get staked and all that"
I slump down in my chair and open my can, sticking a baby corn in my mouth. "What's the plan for today?" I ask after swallowing.
"Nothing special, why?" He ask with a suspicious tone.
I shrug, eating another piece of baby corn. "Just wondering, gonna meet up with a friend" Okay that was a half lie, I was going to hang out with someone but I'm not sure we're friends yet. We've spoken only once and that was just her giving me chocolate and some advice. She had given me her number but why do something easy when you can do it the hard way. I'm going to look for her tonight and hopefully I'll find her.
"You don't have any friends" Spike remark, pointing an accusing finger at me.
"I do now" I tell him, rising to my feet. I was going to have to start searching now if I wanted to catch her before nightfall.
"I don't believe you" He tell me honestly. I give him a sour look and part my index and middle finger in a V shape. At his sputtered excuse me, I grin to myself and put my thumb between the parted fingers and walked away. Serves him right.
I laugh softly to myself and stuff the last baby corns in my mouth before opening the hatch and climbing down the stairs. Glancing down on my clothes I mutter angrily, I'd have to change before I went out. And I left my alcohol upstairs, with Spike. Tiptoeing past Dru and Spike's room to avoid getting her attention I can hear her talking to her dolls, scolding them and stuff. When her light footsteps seem to come closer to the room I run to my room and burst inside, throwing the door shut. Okay, I was slightly disturbed by her threat. I knew what the vamp was capable of and I knew that she wouldn't mind using me as a torture doll.
I threw on some new, freshly washed clothes and sprayed a few sprays of perfume on me and inspected myself in my mirror. Talking about mirrors, I owned the only mirror in this crypt, vampires had no reflections and because of that Spike thought that it would be pointless to have them. Sadly I have a reflection and needed or rather wanted a mirror. Determining that I looked okay, I walked out of my room and trudged up the stairs. Drusilla's door was open so she was lurking somewhere in the crypt, lucky me.
Spike was still sitting in his chair, completely immersed in whatever he was watching on the TV while sipping on his bloodbag.
"I'm leaving now, there's alcohol in my chair and Dru is not in her room" I announce to him, hastingly walking by him. My time was running out.
"Mhm, pet. Gimme a hug before you leave." Spike request, still looking at the TV.
I stop and look at him suspiciously. "Why?"
"Because I want to, is it a crime for a lad to want a sodding hug from his best friend?" He respond, finally tearing his eyes from the screen. "Now come here" He order with open arms.
Sighing I walk forward and into his waiting arms and he wrap his strong arms around me, bringing me even closer to him. Damn it, he smelled really good. I wonder if he'd notice if I smelled him. I wrap my arms around him too and I can't help a small smile grow on my face. I loved being in his arms.
I can feel him shift and a pair of warm, wet lips press a lingering kiss on my cheek. My stomach suddenly have a lot of fluttering butterflies in it. Okay, it's just a friendly kiss. It's been a few seconds now and he still hasn't stopped the kiss, it can kind of still be a friendly kiss.
He finally (not) release me from his arm and I stumble on my feet with and turn around while shaking my head. Before I know it, my feet had turned me around again and brought me back to Spike. Before I can stop myself I lean down and peck him on his cheek, a tiny bit too close to his mouth for it to be platonic. I can feel my cheeks heating when I see the look in his eye and quickly turn around and speed walked out of the crypt and into the cold cemetary.
AN: A short kinda filter chapter, just wanted to show how their feelings change towards eachother.
