As I lay me down chapter 17---Where Do The Children Play
Authors note: Is anyone still reading this? Please let me know, so I can
know whether or not to finish it.
Buffy stood in front of her freezer trying to decide on something to eat quickly for dinner before the football game, when her mom came through the door carrying a box of pizza.
"Buffy."Joyce called out
"Mommy, you're home! Ooh, and you brought food."
"You look nice. You and Spike have a date?"
"Sorta. I'm dragging him to the football game and then we're gonna baby-sit for Cordelia and Angel, while they go on a much deserved date."
"Well, if I knew that we were doing this so that Nancy-boy could go on a date, I'd never had agree'd to it." Spike said from the door.
"Holy crap Spike! Don't sneak up on people like that! Honestly."Buffy exclaimed almost jumping out of her skin.
"Sorry, doll-face."He said holding her hand,"Hello Joyce."
"Hello Spike."Joyce said crossing her arms, "So, Buffy, what time do you think you're going to be home?"
"One o'clock?"
"That sounds fair." Everyone was silent until the phone rang.
"I'll get it!"Buffy exclaimed,"Hello?"
"Buffy, this is Giles."
"'Sup pimp daddy?"
"Pimp--what?"
"Never mind. What's up? Some evil---shoes causing you trouble?"
"Shoe's---you're mother's there."
"Uh-huh."
"Okay, I'll make this quick. Should I look at tonight as a date between Jenny Calendar and I?"
"That's why you're calling? Because you've got girl troubles?"
"Yes."
"Okay, well since you're acting like a teenager, we're going to annalize this as if you two were teenagers. Do you expect to get some at the end of the evening?"
"No."
"'Kay, does she expect to get some?"
"I don't think so."
"Well it's solved then. Unless something is said that makes you think it's a date, don't freak."Buffy said, and then her other line beeped,"Look Giles, someone's on the other line so I've got to go. I'll see you later okay?"
"All right. Goodbye."
"'Bye."Buffy said clicking over."Hello?"
"Buffy, it's Angel."
"Let me guess, you're buggin' about tonight with Cordelia?"
"How'd you know?"
"Lucky guess. Now what's the dealio?"
"I really like her, you know that right?"
"Duh! Everyone in three surrounding counties know's that."
"Well, I don't know if she feels the same way about me."
"My god Angel! We're not in a freakin' episode of Dawson's Creek here. I've seen the way you look at her, and the way she looks at you. You've got to tell her, 'cause if you don't the two of you are going to be dancing around you're feelings until she meets someone else and you'll be the odd man out just kicking yourself for not telling her when you had the chance."
(Angel's apartment,later)
"Okay, so you have the resturant number, and the name of the movie we're going to see afterwards, right?"Angel asked.
"Yes, Angel. Everything'll be fine. Now let's go."Cordelia said coming out of the bedroom sliding her jacket on.
"You sure you've got everything?"He asked again.
"Yes! Now Cordelia's right, go. Have fun."Buffy said pushing Angel towards the door.
"Bye."Cordelia said waving.
"Bye."Spike said sarcasticly and then added, "Don't have sex!"
"Shut up!"Buffy exclaimed shutting the door."Now, since Connor's fast asleep, what do you want to do?"she asked raising an eyebrow.
"I think you know what I want to do."he said, giving her a sudductive grin.
"Awesome, I get to be the red controller."
(Cemetary, later)
Xander and Willow walked down the pathway on their way to their respective homes.
"So, Halloween is Friday. You know what you're going to be?"Xander asked.
"I don't know. Ghost again,maybe."
"That would be cool, I guess. But, I mean, don't you want to be different? Be someone you aren't?"
"I like me. I'm perfectly fine with being me."
"Stop right there!"a man yelled from behind them,"Put you're hands up were I can see them."
Willow and Xander slowly raised their arms above their heads.
"Good, now turn around."The man instructed. Xander and Willow did as they were told, and were releaved to see that the man was a securety guard.
"Oh thank god."Xander whispered under his breath.
"What are you two doing out here this late. On a school night?"the guard asked.
"We---ummm--we're--look--looking for aliens."Willow said tripping on her words.
"It's almost midnight."
"Yeah,those crazy aliens man. You just never know when they're going to come."Xander said
"Well, I'm sorry I scared you. We've had a drifter sleeping in a crypt over here, and we're on a mission to keep more people from seeing it as an okay thing to do."
"I don't want to sound cruel or anything, but uh, they have cemetary guards?"Xander asked.
"The security profession is a very serrious one young man. Sit down, both of you, I want to tell you a little story."
(Angel's apartment)
Buffy sat in an old rocking chair in Connor and Cordelia's room, rocking back and forth, trying to get the child to go to sleep.
"Come on Connor. Please, please sleep. Hmm. Shh."Buffy said trying to sooth the child.
"You want me to give it a try?"Spike asked, walking into the room.
"Why the hell not. It's worth a shot." Buffy placed Connor into her lover's arms and took a seat on Cordelia's bed.
"Hey Mr. Man. You don't have to cry, we won't hurt you."Spike said stroking the child's head, "What do you want, hmm? 'Cause we've tried to feed you, and we've changed you, and nothing works."
Buffy looked at Spike with love in her eyes. For the first time since finding out that she was pregnant, she was sure, absolutly positivly one-hundred percent sure that he was going to be a good father.
"You wanna hear a song? Hmm. Any prefrence's?"
"Spike, he's not even six months old yet, I don't thing that he know's any songs."
"Well, we'll introduce one to him then. I got it."He started to hum the first few lines of a song that was very close to Buffy's heart,"Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now. Don't be ashamed to cry, let me see you through Cause I've seen the dark side too. When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do Nothing you confess could make me love you less I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you.
Buffy joined in,"So, if you're mad get mad, don't hold it all inside, Come on and talk to me now. And hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too But I'm alot like you. When you're standing at the crossroads, don't know which path to choose, Let me come along, cause even if your wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you. Take me into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you. I'll stand by you. And when, when the night falls on you baby, you're feeling all alone, You won't be on your own, I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you Take me in into your darkest hour and I'll never desert you I'll stand by you."
"Look at him."Buffy whispered, "You got him to fall asleep."
"I did, didn't I?"
Buffy laid her head down on Spike's knee and then said, "That's my favorite song, did you know that?"
"Yeah, I did. After you died, Dawn would play it non stop."
"Maybe we could have that as our wedding song."
"You mean..."
"Yeah. Not anytime soon, but after the baby's born, yeah."
(Outside)
Angel shut the car door, and took Cordelia's hand.
"I had a really, really good time tonight Angel."she said laying her head on his shoulder
"So did I."
"You know what? I never thought I'd ever risk the chance of getting hurt again but for some reason when I'm with you it all seems worth it."
"I feel the same way."
"That's good. That's really good."
They walked up the stairs in silence, but kept looking at each other every few seconds. Angel released Cordelia's hand and fumbled for his key's.
"So, you've got to be the first guy to take me back to his place, and not expect to get lucky at the end of the evening."Cordy joked, trying to make herself less nervous.
"Really."
The two stood there looking at each other for what seemed like hours waiting to see who would make a move. Just then Spike opened the door.
"Do you two know what time it is?"he asked,"Buffy and I were worried sick."
"Ignore him."Buffy said walking out of the bedroom,"He feel's like he's big stuff 'cause he got Connor to fall asleep. Did you two have fun?"
"We had an awesome time."Cordy told her, smiling.
"Uh-huh. Well, Spike and I are going to leave the two of you alone."
(Cemetary)
"And that is how I got started in the law enforcement profession."The guard said,"But my parent's they wanted me to be a lawyer, but that just didn't intrest me much."
"Yeah."Xander said trying his hardest to stay awake.
"Intresting."Willow yawned.
"Will, Xand? Is that you?"Buffy called from a few rows down.
"Buffy! Hey."Willow said standing up.
"What are you two doing here...with a cop?"Spike asked.
"Well we were looking for aliens, 'cause you know how much we like looking for aliens, and Officer Bob here informed us about some driffters that are staying in a crypt around here."Xander informed her
"Really."Buffy glanced at Spike, "How 'bout that. Isn't that intresting Spike?"
"Very intresting. Well Officer Bob, how 'bout we take our friends home, hmm? Is that okay?"
"I suppose."
"Good."They all said.
The four of them walked for a while and then stopped when they were sure that Officer Bob wasn't watching.
"Well, looks like you're homeless now Spike."
"I know. He better not have taken any of my stuff 'cause if he did--- ."
"Excuse me for a second."Xander said cutting in,"But, you were the drifter living in the crypt?"
"Yeah."
"Buffy, come on now, this guy doesn't have a job or a home. What do you see in him?"
"A future. But back to the matter at hand, you want to stay with me, at least until we find a better place?"
"I'd like that."
"Something isn't right about this."Xander whispered to Willow,"Something isn't right about him."
Buffy stood in front of her freezer trying to decide on something to eat quickly for dinner before the football game, when her mom came through the door carrying a box of pizza.
"Buffy."Joyce called out
"Mommy, you're home! Ooh, and you brought food."
"You look nice. You and Spike have a date?"
"Sorta. I'm dragging him to the football game and then we're gonna baby-sit for Cordelia and Angel, while they go on a much deserved date."
"Well, if I knew that we were doing this so that Nancy-boy could go on a date, I'd never had agree'd to it." Spike said from the door.
"Holy crap Spike! Don't sneak up on people like that! Honestly."Buffy exclaimed almost jumping out of her skin.
"Sorry, doll-face."He said holding her hand,"Hello Joyce."
"Hello Spike."Joyce said crossing her arms, "So, Buffy, what time do you think you're going to be home?"
"One o'clock?"
"That sounds fair." Everyone was silent until the phone rang.
"I'll get it!"Buffy exclaimed,"Hello?"
"Buffy, this is Giles."
"'Sup pimp daddy?"
"Pimp--what?"
"Never mind. What's up? Some evil---shoes causing you trouble?"
"Shoe's---you're mother's there."
"Uh-huh."
"Okay, I'll make this quick. Should I look at tonight as a date between Jenny Calendar and I?"
"That's why you're calling? Because you've got girl troubles?"
"Yes."
"Okay, well since you're acting like a teenager, we're going to annalize this as if you two were teenagers. Do you expect to get some at the end of the evening?"
"No."
"'Kay, does she expect to get some?"
"I don't think so."
"Well it's solved then. Unless something is said that makes you think it's a date, don't freak."Buffy said, and then her other line beeped,"Look Giles, someone's on the other line so I've got to go. I'll see you later okay?"
"All right. Goodbye."
"'Bye."Buffy said clicking over."Hello?"
"Buffy, it's Angel."
"Let me guess, you're buggin' about tonight with Cordelia?"
"How'd you know?"
"Lucky guess. Now what's the dealio?"
"I really like her, you know that right?"
"Duh! Everyone in three surrounding counties know's that."
"Well, I don't know if she feels the same way about me."
"My god Angel! We're not in a freakin' episode of Dawson's Creek here. I've seen the way you look at her, and the way she looks at you. You've got to tell her, 'cause if you don't the two of you are going to be dancing around you're feelings until she meets someone else and you'll be the odd man out just kicking yourself for not telling her when you had the chance."
(Angel's apartment,later)
"Okay, so you have the resturant number, and the name of the movie we're going to see afterwards, right?"Angel asked.
"Yes, Angel. Everything'll be fine. Now let's go."Cordelia said coming out of the bedroom sliding her jacket on.
"You sure you've got everything?"He asked again.
"Yes! Now Cordelia's right, go. Have fun."Buffy said pushing Angel towards the door.
"Bye."Cordelia said waving.
"Bye."Spike said sarcasticly and then added, "Don't have sex!"
"Shut up!"Buffy exclaimed shutting the door."Now, since Connor's fast asleep, what do you want to do?"she asked raising an eyebrow.
"I think you know what I want to do."he said, giving her a sudductive grin.
"Awesome, I get to be the red controller."
(Cemetary, later)
Xander and Willow walked down the pathway on their way to their respective homes.
"So, Halloween is Friday. You know what you're going to be?"Xander asked.
"I don't know. Ghost again,maybe."
"That would be cool, I guess. But, I mean, don't you want to be different? Be someone you aren't?"
"I like me. I'm perfectly fine with being me."
"Stop right there!"a man yelled from behind them,"Put you're hands up were I can see them."
Willow and Xander slowly raised their arms above their heads.
"Good, now turn around."The man instructed. Xander and Willow did as they were told, and were releaved to see that the man was a securety guard.
"Oh thank god."Xander whispered under his breath.
"What are you two doing out here this late. On a school night?"the guard asked.
"We---ummm--we're--look--looking for aliens."Willow said tripping on her words.
"It's almost midnight."
"Yeah,those crazy aliens man. You just never know when they're going to come."Xander said
"Well, I'm sorry I scared you. We've had a drifter sleeping in a crypt over here, and we're on a mission to keep more people from seeing it as an okay thing to do."
"I don't want to sound cruel or anything, but uh, they have cemetary guards?"Xander asked.
"The security profession is a very serrious one young man. Sit down, both of you, I want to tell you a little story."
(Angel's apartment)
Buffy sat in an old rocking chair in Connor and Cordelia's room, rocking back and forth, trying to get the child to go to sleep.
"Come on Connor. Please, please sleep. Hmm. Shh."Buffy said trying to sooth the child.
"You want me to give it a try?"Spike asked, walking into the room.
"Why the hell not. It's worth a shot." Buffy placed Connor into her lover's arms and took a seat on Cordelia's bed.
"Hey Mr. Man. You don't have to cry, we won't hurt you."Spike said stroking the child's head, "What do you want, hmm? 'Cause we've tried to feed you, and we've changed you, and nothing works."
Buffy looked at Spike with love in her eyes. For the first time since finding out that she was pregnant, she was sure, absolutly positivly one-hundred percent sure that he was going to be a good father.
"You wanna hear a song? Hmm. Any prefrence's?"
"Spike, he's not even six months old yet, I don't thing that he know's any songs."
"Well, we'll introduce one to him then. I got it."He started to hum the first few lines of a song that was very close to Buffy's heart,"Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now. Don't be ashamed to cry, let me see you through Cause I've seen the dark side too. When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do Nothing you confess could make me love you less I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you.
Buffy joined in,"So, if you're mad get mad, don't hold it all inside, Come on and talk to me now. And hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too But I'm alot like you. When you're standing at the crossroads, don't know which path to choose, Let me come along, cause even if your wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you. Take me into your darkest hour, and I'll never desert you. I'll stand by you. And when, when the night falls on you baby, you're feeling all alone, You won't be on your own, I'll stand by you. I'll stand by you I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you. I'll stand by you Take me in into your darkest hour and I'll never desert you I'll stand by you."
"Look at him."Buffy whispered, "You got him to fall asleep."
"I did, didn't I?"
Buffy laid her head down on Spike's knee and then said, "That's my favorite song, did you know that?"
"Yeah, I did. After you died, Dawn would play it non stop."
"Maybe we could have that as our wedding song."
"You mean..."
"Yeah. Not anytime soon, but after the baby's born, yeah."
(Outside)
Angel shut the car door, and took Cordelia's hand.
"I had a really, really good time tonight Angel."she said laying her head on his shoulder
"So did I."
"You know what? I never thought I'd ever risk the chance of getting hurt again but for some reason when I'm with you it all seems worth it."
"I feel the same way."
"That's good. That's really good."
They walked up the stairs in silence, but kept looking at each other every few seconds. Angel released Cordelia's hand and fumbled for his key's.
"So, you've got to be the first guy to take me back to his place, and not expect to get lucky at the end of the evening."Cordy joked, trying to make herself less nervous.
"Really."
The two stood there looking at each other for what seemed like hours waiting to see who would make a move. Just then Spike opened the door.
"Do you two know what time it is?"he asked,"Buffy and I were worried sick."
"Ignore him."Buffy said walking out of the bedroom,"He feel's like he's big stuff 'cause he got Connor to fall asleep. Did you two have fun?"
"We had an awesome time."Cordy told her, smiling.
"Uh-huh. Well, Spike and I are going to leave the two of you alone."
(Cemetary)
"And that is how I got started in the law enforcement profession."The guard said,"But my parent's they wanted me to be a lawyer, but that just didn't intrest me much."
"Yeah."Xander said trying his hardest to stay awake.
"Intresting."Willow yawned.
"Will, Xand? Is that you?"Buffy called from a few rows down.
"Buffy! Hey."Willow said standing up.
"What are you two doing here...with a cop?"Spike asked.
"Well we were looking for aliens, 'cause you know how much we like looking for aliens, and Officer Bob here informed us about some driffters that are staying in a crypt around here."Xander informed her
"Really."Buffy glanced at Spike, "How 'bout that. Isn't that intresting Spike?"
"Very intresting. Well Officer Bob, how 'bout we take our friends home, hmm? Is that okay?"
"I suppose."
"Good."They all said.
The four of them walked for a while and then stopped when they were sure that Officer Bob wasn't watching.
"Well, looks like you're homeless now Spike."
"I know. He better not have taken any of my stuff 'cause if he did--- ."
"Excuse me for a second."Xander said cutting in,"But, you were the drifter living in the crypt?"
"Yeah."
"Buffy, come on now, this guy doesn't have a job or a home. What do you see in him?"
"A future. But back to the matter at hand, you want to stay with me, at least until we find a better place?"
"I'd like that."
"Something isn't right about this."Xander whispered to Willow,"Something isn't right about him."