Agony Aunts 2
Author's Notes:-
Don't own any of these characters yada yada yada.
Like, take, have but ask first.
"What?!"
Spike blushed,
"You heard me."
"Just checking. You said tha- "
The vampire clapped his hand over Buffy's mouth,
"Not so loud! And yes I did."
He removed his hand and looked at the wall, anywhere except the Slayer's eyes.
"You meant it?"
"Would I have said it if I didn't?"
"No...would you?"
"No I bloody well wouldn't!"
Spike felt vulnerable again, he'd told her, but Buffy hadn't yet given the response he wanted. He began to fear rejection.
Buffy mumbled something whilst staring at her feet.
"Was I supposed to hear that?"
"Yeah."
"I didn't."
She pulled him towards her and whispered in his ear. A very relieved smile spread across the vampire's bruised features,
"I did hear you right, didn't I?"
She nodded.
"Just checking."
The silence for the next hour was painful, even the Initiative wouldn't have been able to break through it with all their hi-tech weaponry. It was Spike who broke it,
"So, now what?"
Buffy shrugged,
"Don't know."
He thought for a moment then smiled warmly,
"I do." He moved across the futon, pulled her close and kissed her. When they finally pulled away, Spike relaxed,
"I've waited so long for that!"
Joyce could find neither Buffy or her fanged friend. The house was quiet, only the tick of the clock could be heard over her footsteps. Eventually she decided to check the basement, though Spike would be asleep for the daylight hours. She descended the stairs in silence, knowing perfectly well what Spike was like when woken too early. She sat on the steps to get a good view of the underground room, without waking the sleeping demon. What she saw nearly gave her a heart attack, though when she managed to get herself together, not wholly unexpected. Just as she went to leave, Spike removed his tongue from Buffy's throat, and saw Joyce exiting rapidly. He laughed causing her to blush,
"I..um..I just came to see if you were okay....I'll go. Now."
The Slayer turned to see her mother tripping *up* the stairs in embarrasment.
Buffy was in a very good mood, she bumped into Riley in the quad, and suddenly felt very guilty. There was no more "them", they were no longer an item.
Riley also suddenly felt guilty,
"Hey, Buffy. There's something I've been meaning to tell you..."
He looked at the girl sitting on the bench behind him and the guilt increased.
Buffy looked at him, she was slightly flushed but waited patiently,
"It's over, Buff."
"What?!"
"You and me. It's over. It has been for weeks, you don't have time for me. "
"Translated into English, that means, For the last few weeks I've been seeing someone else and can't keep up seeing 2 girls at once." She waited for an answer, "Am I right?"
Riley fidgeted,
"Yeah. You are."
Buffy suddenly felt very hurt, he could have dropped hints! Let her down less painfully. She lost her temper,
"You can't do that!"
"I just did."
"No. You can't ditch me! I ditched you the moment I met Spike!"
"Who?!"
The Slayer clapped a hand over her mouth. Oops.
"Guy! I said Guy"
Riley's face turned red as his brain processed the information Buffy had accidentally slipped.
"Spike?! You and..and..Spike?! A vampire?!"
Buffy maintained her composure and tried to act as if she didn't care,
"Angel's a vampire. S'no big."
Riley almost snarled and pushed past her, heading for Spike's crypt.
"Where is he?!"
"How should I know? I'm not his keeper!"
Riley tore the place apart, while Buffy strung out so many lies, trying to protect the vampire. Riley sat on the tomb,
"Fine, we'll wait till sunset."
"That's 6 hours away!"
"Fine by me."
They sat there till sunset, on opposite sides of the room. Then for another 2hrs waiting for Spike to return. He didn't, and he wouldn't, he was at Buffy's house watching TV.
When Riley finally realised why Spike wasn't coming, he was furious. He stormed out, heading straight for Buffy's house.
Spike sat on the sofa, waiting for Buffy to come home from uni. The was a knock at the door, well, more of a spine-breaking thump. Spike went to answer it, and had his nose broken by a very angry Riley.
"What the fuck was that for?!"
Then he saw a very concerned Buffy behind him,
"Oh. I see your point."
Riley grabbed Spike by his shirt collar, and heaved him upright,
"Who do you think you are messing with *my* girl?!"
Both Buffy and Spike were astonished,
"*Your* girl?!"
"You just ditched me you bastard!"
Riley and Buffy kicked off at eachother, leaving Spike to clean his face up. When he came back, Riley was sporting a very split lip and a black eye. Buffy stood fists ready daring her ex to fight back. Pushing her away from him, Riley left infuriated.
The next night Spike sat on the couch arms around *his* Slayer. She kissed his cheek,
"Mind if I go to bed?"
"Mind if I come with you?" He gave her his most mischevious smile.
"No, you can't. I need sleep."
The phone rang and Spike sighed,
"I'll get it, love.......hello?"
It was Riley,
"Meet me outside your crypt. right now."
The vampire waited till he was sure Buffy was in bed,
"Don't be stupid."
"I mean it."
"Listen Farmboy, you've no more drugs to turn you into The Incredible Hulk anymore, and Mr. Chip has moved out of my head so bugger off."
"I'm already there. You coming or not?"
"Not."
He hung up, relieved to get rid of Riley's annoying voice. He sat back, maybe he should go, what did he have to lose. Only his immortal(ish) life. What the hell. He grabbed his coat from the hook by the door, and went to find Riley.
"Ready to die?"
This kid was pathetic.
"Listen Farmboy, the last person who said that to me had to be identified by his genetic code."
"Ooh, I'm shaking."
"Besides, I'm already dead."
"Eat dust." Riley grabbed a handful of dust from the floor and chucked it at Spike's face. When the dust cleared Spike had gone,
"Thanks for warning me."
He sat in the tree, looking at Riley the way a wolf does before he snatches a lamb. Spike spoke condescendingly,
"You sure about this?"
"Why? Having second thoughts?"
"You wish Action Man. I just can't be arsed with a fight I know I'll win."
"If you're so confident, what have you got to loose?"
"My patience."
He climbed down the tree, not bothering with the leap he always used to show off. Riley flipped the stake in his hand,
"Shall we?"
"Oh if you insist."
Spike stepped aside as Riley charged,
"That's kids stuff, fight like a man!"
It didn't last very long. It began with Spike jumping out of a tree. It ended with Riley being hung from the tree by his ankles. Spike suppressed a victorious laugh,
"Upset *my* Slayer again, and it won't be your ankles I hang you from!"
Author's Notes:-
Don't own any of these characters yada yada yada.
Like, take, have but ask first.
"What?!"
Spike blushed,
"You heard me."
"Just checking. You said tha- "
The vampire clapped his hand over Buffy's mouth,
"Not so loud! And yes I did."
He removed his hand and looked at the wall, anywhere except the Slayer's eyes.
"You meant it?"
"Would I have said it if I didn't?"
"No...would you?"
"No I bloody well wouldn't!"
Spike felt vulnerable again, he'd told her, but Buffy hadn't yet given the response he wanted. He began to fear rejection.
Buffy mumbled something whilst staring at her feet.
"Was I supposed to hear that?"
"Yeah."
"I didn't."
She pulled him towards her and whispered in his ear. A very relieved smile spread across the vampire's bruised features,
"I did hear you right, didn't I?"
She nodded.
"Just checking."
The silence for the next hour was painful, even the Initiative wouldn't have been able to break through it with all their hi-tech weaponry. It was Spike who broke it,
"So, now what?"
Buffy shrugged,
"Don't know."
He thought for a moment then smiled warmly,
"I do." He moved across the futon, pulled her close and kissed her. When they finally pulled away, Spike relaxed,
"I've waited so long for that!"
Joyce could find neither Buffy or her fanged friend. The house was quiet, only the tick of the clock could be heard over her footsteps. Eventually she decided to check the basement, though Spike would be asleep for the daylight hours. She descended the stairs in silence, knowing perfectly well what Spike was like when woken too early. She sat on the steps to get a good view of the underground room, without waking the sleeping demon. What she saw nearly gave her a heart attack, though when she managed to get herself together, not wholly unexpected. Just as she went to leave, Spike removed his tongue from Buffy's throat, and saw Joyce exiting rapidly. He laughed causing her to blush,
"I..um..I just came to see if you were okay....I'll go. Now."
The Slayer turned to see her mother tripping *up* the stairs in embarrasment.
Buffy was in a very good mood, she bumped into Riley in the quad, and suddenly felt very guilty. There was no more "them", they were no longer an item.
Riley also suddenly felt guilty,
"Hey, Buffy. There's something I've been meaning to tell you..."
He looked at the girl sitting on the bench behind him and the guilt increased.
Buffy looked at him, she was slightly flushed but waited patiently,
"It's over, Buff."
"What?!"
"You and me. It's over. It has been for weeks, you don't have time for me. "
"Translated into English, that means, For the last few weeks I've been seeing someone else and can't keep up seeing 2 girls at once." She waited for an answer, "Am I right?"
Riley fidgeted,
"Yeah. You are."
Buffy suddenly felt very hurt, he could have dropped hints! Let her down less painfully. She lost her temper,
"You can't do that!"
"I just did."
"No. You can't ditch me! I ditched you the moment I met Spike!"
"Who?!"
The Slayer clapped a hand over her mouth. Oops.
"Guy! I said Guy"
Riley's face turned red as his brain processed the information Buffy had accidentally slipped.
"Spike?! You and..and..Spike?! A vampire?!"
Buffy maintained her composure and tried to act as if she didn't care,
"Angel's a vampire. S'no big."
Riley almost snarled and pushed past her, heading for Spike's crypt.
"Where is he?!"
"How should I know? I'm not his keeper!"
Riley tore the place apart, while Buffy strung out so many lies, trying to protect the vampire. Riley sat on the tomb,
"Fine, we'll wait till sunset."
"That's 6 hours away!"
"Fine by me."
They sat there till sunset, on opposite sides of the room. Then for another 2hrs waiting for Spike to return. He didn't, and he wouldn't, he was at Buffy's house watching TV.
When Riley finally realised why Spike wasn't coming, he was furious. He stormed out, heading straight for Buffy's house.
Spike sat on the sofa, waiting for Buffy to come home from uni. The was a knock at the door, well, more of a spine-breaking thump. Spike went to answer it, and had his nose broken by a very angry Riley.
"What the fuck was that for?!"
Then he saw a very concerned Buffy behind him,
"Oh. I see your point."
Riley grabbed Spike by his shirt collar, and heaved him upright,
"Who do you think you are messing with *my* girl?!"
Both Buffy and Spike were astonished,
"*Your* girl?!"
"You just ditched me you bastard!"
Riley and Buffy kicked off at eachother, leaving Spike to clean his face up. When he came back, Riley was sporting a very split lip and a black eye. Buffy stood fists ready daring her ex to fight back. Pushing her away from him, Riley left infuriated.
The next night Spike sat on the couch arms around *his* Slayer. She kissed his cheek,
"Mind if I go to bed?"
"Mind if I come with you?" He gave her his most mischevious smile.
"No, you can't. I need sleep."
The phone rang and Spike sighed,
"I'll get it, love.......hello?"
It was Riley,
"Meet me outside your crypt. right now."
The vampire waited till he was sure Buffy was in bed,
"Don't be stupid."
"I mean it."
"Listen Farmboy, you've no more drugs to turn you into The Incredible Hulk anymore, and Mr. Chip has moved out of my head so bugger off."
"I'm already there. You coming or not?"
"Not."
He hung up, relieved to get rid of Riley's annoying voice. He sat back, maybe he should go, what did he have to lose. Only his immortal(ish) life. What the hell. He grabbed his coat from the hook by the door, and went to find Riley.
"Ready to die?"
This kid was pathetic.
"Listen Farmboy, the last person who said that to me had to be identified by his genetic code."
"Ooh, I'm shaking."
"Besides, I'm already dead."
"Eat dust." Riley grabbed a handful of dust from the floor and chucked it at Spike's face. When the dust cleared Spike had gone,
"Thanks for warning me."
He sat in the tree, looking at Riley the way a wolf does before he snatches a lamb. Spike spoke condescendingly,
"You sure about this?"
"Why? Having second thoughts?"
"You wish Action Man. I just can't be arsed with a fight I know I'll win."
"If you're so confident, what have you got to loose?"
"My patience."
He climbed down the tree, not bothering with the leap he always used to show off. Riley flipped the stake in his hand,
"Shall we?"
"Oh if you insist."
Spike stepped aside as Riley charged,
"That's kids stuff, fight like a man!"
It didn't last very long. It began with Spike jumping out of a tree. It ended with Riley being hung from the tree by his ankles. Spike suppressed a victorious laugh,
"Upset *my* Slayer again, and it won't be your ankles I hang you from!"