Buffy, Anya, Willow, and Xander busied themselves around the Magic Box taking inventory, shelving books, and counting the money in the cash register. That was mostly Anya. Giles was in the back looking over the new shipment he just got in.
"Anya!" He called. The ex-demon shoved the money back in the register and locked the drawer before hurrying to the back where her boss was.
"Yes?"
"How much sage do we have out?" He asked.
"Enough to last the next week or so. Why?"
"Just wondering." Giles answered as he went back to inventory.
"Oh. Then thank you for wasting my time." Anya said cheerily and went back to the front of the store. Willow was excitedly looking through the box she was supposed to be shelving, Xander was holding up a jar of eye of newt, staring through it with a strange curiosity, and Buffy was sitting at the table with a calculator and receipt starring off into space. Willow noticed her best friend's absence and decide to investigate,
"Earth to Buffy, earth speaking." Willow said, but there was no response. The Wicca waved a hand in front of Buffy's face and the Slayer rejoined the group.
"Buffy, what's wrong? You've been living in Never-Never Land all day today! What is it?!"
Oh, only that Dawn called Spike last night, I kissed him and found out I have a crush on him. But Buffy didn't want to say it in so many words. In fact, she didn't want to say it at all.
"Nothing's wrong, Will. I'm just a little tired is all." Buffy tried to dodge.
"Buuuuffffyyy...come on! I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything. I won't be shocked. Promise." Willow made a little X over her heart.
"Ok. Just, not in front of Xander..." The two girls walked towards the back of the store causally so as not to worry Xander or Anya, and Buffy proceeded to spill the beans.
"Dawn called Spike last night." The Slayer began.
"Yeah, so. We all know she has a little crush on him-" Buffy cut Willow off,
"She's not the only one." She said as bluntly as Anya would have.
"Buffy, who else would have a crush on--oh. OH!!" Apparently the bulb had just been replaced.
"Buffy, you have a crush on Spike?! How? When? Why? When?" Willow was beginning to ramble.
"I don't know how it happened. When me and Spike left the Bronze to go get my stuff, we got into a fight, and then all of the sudden I was having all of these Spike related thoughts! And then when I kissed him at my house-"
"You kissed him?!" Willow looked as if she was about to fall down.
"Yeah, but not like, it wasn't intense. Not like Riley or Angel..." Buffy hoped that would soothe her friend a little. It didn't.
"I think I need to sit down." Willow stated, forgetting she was already sitting down.
"You are sitting down Wills. Didn't we have this conversation a while back?" Buffy remembered how Willow had reacted when she told her that there were real vampires. Pretty much everyone was freaking out. But this was much more important. It was Spike.
"Promise me you won't tell Giles?" Buffy was practically on her knees begging.
"Ok. But only on one condition..."
"Anything! You got it!" Buffy had no idea what she was getting herself into.
"You have to tell Spike how you feel." Buffy's eye's widened with fear at Willow's comment.
"Buffy! You said anything! And he was brave enough to tell you how he felt! Please, he deserves to know." Willow took her friends hand as she spoke. Buffy, in turn, silently nodded and picked up her purse.
"I'm going out!" She yelled on her way out the door. Four sets of eyes watched as the Slayer retreated from the shop.
End Part 6
Stupid Buffy! Why did you have to go and kiss him anyway?! Because he's gorgeous...No! That is not the answer! It's Spike! He's a vampire! Angel was a vampire. That's besides the point. What is the point? Oh yeah! The point is that I have a crush on Spike! Why am I fighting with myself? Stop it! Buffy's thoughts were cut short when she reached the door to his crypt. She wondered if she should knock or bust the door in as usual. She figured that that would be the best choice. As Buffy brought her foot up to release the kick, the door opened. Cautiously, Buffy stepped in.
"'Ello Buffy." Spike's voice rang out. Buffy immediately spun around in a fighting stance, then calmed when she saw it was him.
"Oh. Hi Spike. How did you know there was someone at the door?"
"Vampire sense. Now, I know you didn't stop by for tea and crumpets. Why are you here?" Straight to the point, that was Spike. He didn't mess around.
"I wanted to talk about last night." Buffy shifted uncomfortably.
"Yeah. And?" Spike raised his eyebrows. Buffy took a deep breath and strode over to the sofa.
"Sit." She instructed. Spike did what he was told and awaited her answer.
"About last night-" The Slayer said with some uneasiness.
"No, wait, let me guess. 'Last night was a mistake never to happen again and if you ever try something funny I'll stake you good and proper.'" Spike interrupted.
"Shut up. That wasn't what I was going to say!"
"Well it would be nice if you would get to the point." Spike's last comment bugged Buffy, but she preferred to let it go.
"I was going to say that, lately I've been thinking. About you and me. And us. Lately I've been thinking that the more I have you around, the more and more I learn about you."
"And what have you learned?" Spike said, a little afraid of what he would hear.
"I've learned that you're not a monster like I thought you were. If you were a monster, you wouldn't have come over just to keep Dawn company. You wouldn't have helped me defeat Glory. You wouldn't have mourned my mom, and you definitely wouldn't have made me love you." Buffy finally said what she had wanted. Spike looked like he was going to fall off the sofa. After a couple minutes of silence, Buffy finally said,
"Spike, say something. You're beginning to scare me!"
"You...you love me?" Spike finally spat out. Buffy nodded. Spike took a moment to digest the information before he said,
"Say it."
"What?" Buffy questioned.
"Tell me you love me." It took Buffy a couple seconds before she spoke again,
"I love you, Spike." A smile played at her lips as she said it. And Spike was sure, that if his heart was beating, it would have skipped a few beats. And he was sure it would have stopped when Buffy leaned over into his lap and kissed him again. Not like the night before, this was deeper. A sign that she really, truly, loved him. Buffy slid off of the vampire's lap and settled onto the cushion next to him. She rested her head on his shoulder and began to nod off. Meanwhile, Spike's mind was racing with possible explanations. he finally decided on one and flew off the couch. Buffy flopped over and bumped her head on the armrest.
"SPIKE! Where you going?" The Slayer said longingly.
"To check the calendar." Was his reply.
"Why?"
"To see if it's April Fools Day!"
End Part 7
TBC
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"Anya!" He called. The ex-demon shoved the money back in the register and locked the drawer before hurrying to the back where her boss was.
"Yes?"
"How much sage do we have out?" He asked.
"Enough to last the next week or so. Why?"
"Just wondering." Giles answered as he went back to inventory.
"Oh. Then thank you for wasting my time." Anya said cheerily and went back to the front of the store. Willow was excitedly looking through the box she was supposed to be shelving, Xander was holding up a jar of eye of newt, staring through it with a strange curiosity, and Buffy was sitting at the table with a calculator and receipt starring off into space. Willow noticed her best friend's absence and decide to investigate,
"Earth to Buffy, earth speaking." Willow said, but there was no response. The Wicca waved a hand in front of Buffy's face and the Slayer rejoined the group.
"Buffy, what's wrong? You've been living in Never-Never Land all day today! What is it?!"
Oh, only that Dawn called Spike last night, I kissed him and found out I have a crush on him. But Buffy didn't want to say it in so many words. In fact, she didn't want to say it at all.
"Nothing's wrong, Will. I'm just a little tired is all." Buffy tried to dodge.
"Buuuuffffyyy...come on! I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything. I won't be shocked. Promise." Willow made a little X over her heart.
"Ok. Just, not in front of Xander..." The two girls walked towards the back of the store causally so as not to worry Xander or Anya, and Buffy proceeded to spill the beans.
"Dawn called Spike last night." The Slayer began.
"Yeah, so. We all know she has a little crush on him-" Buffy cut Willow off,
"She's not the only one." She said as bluntly as Anya would have.
"Buffy, who else would have a crush on--oh. OH!!" Apparently the bulb had just been replaced.
"Buffy, you have a crush on Spike?! How? When? Why? When?" Willow was beginning to ramble.
"I don't know how it happened. When me and Spike left the Bronze to go get my stuff, we got into a fight, and then all of the sudden I was having all of these Spike related thoughts! And then when I kissed him at my house-"
"You kissed him?!" Willow looked as if she was about to fall down.
"Yeah, but not like, it wasn't intense. Not like Riley or Angel..." Buffy hoped that would soothe her friend a little. It didn't.
"I think I need to sit down." Willow stated, forgetting she was already sitting down.
"You are sitting down Wills. Didn't we have this conversation a while back?" Buffy remembered how Willow had reacted when she told her that there were real vampires. Pretty much everyone was freaking out. But this was much more important. It was Spike.
"Promise me you won't tell Giles?" Buffy was practically on her knees begging.
"Ok. But only on one condition..."
"Anything! You got it!" Buffy had no idea what she was getting herself into.
"You have to tell Spike how you feel." Buffy's eye's widened with fear at Willow's comment.
"Buffy! You said anything! And he was brave enough to tell you how he felt! Please, he deserves to know." Willow took her friends hand as she spoke. Buffy, in turn, silently nodded and picked up her purse.
"I'm going out!" She yelled on her way out the door. Four sets of eyes watched as the Slayer retreated from the shop.
End Part 6
Stupid Buffy! Why did you have to go and kiss him anyway?! Because he's gorgeous...No! That is not the answer! It's Spike! He's a vampire! Angel was a vampire. That's besides the point. What is the point? Oh yeah! The point is that I have a crush on Spike! Why am I fighting with myself? Stop it! Buffy's thoughts were cut short when she reached the door to his crypt. She wondered if she should knock or bust the door in as usual. She figured that that would be the best choice. As Buffy brought her foot up to release the kick, the door opened. Cautiously, Buffy stepped in.
"'Ello Buffy." Spike's voice rang out. Buffy immediately spun around in a fighting stance, then calmed when she saw it was him.
"Oh. Hi Spike. How did you know there was someone at the door?"
"Vampire sense. Now, I know you didn't stop by for tea and crumpets. Why are you here?" Straight to the point, that was Spike. He didn't mess around.
"I wanted to talk about last night." Buffy shifted uncomfortably.
"Yeah. And?" Spike raised his eyebrows. Buffy took a deep breath and strode over to the sofa.
"Sit." She instructed. Spike did what he was told and awaited her answer.
"About last night-" The Slayer said with some uneasiness.
"No, wait, let me guess. 'Last night was a mistake never to happen again and if you ever try something funny I'll stake you good and proper.'" Spike interrupted.
"Shut up. That wasn't what I was going to say!"
"Well it would be nice if you would get to the point." Spike's last comment bugged Buffy, but she preferred to let it go.
"I was going to say that, lately I've been thinking. About you and me. And us. Lately I've been thinking that the more I have you around, the more and more I learn about you."
"And what have you learned?" Spike said, a little afraid of what he would hear.
"I've learned that you're not a monster like I thought you were. If you were a monster, you wouldn't have come over just to keep Dawn company. You wouldn't have helped me defeat Glory. You wouldn't have mourned my mom, and you definitely wouldn't have made me love you." Buffy finally said what she had wanted. Spike looked like he was going to fall off the sofa. After a couple minutes of silence, Buffy finally said,
"Spike, say something. You're beginning to scare me!"
"You...you love me?" Spike finally spat out. Buffy nodded. Spike took a moment to digest the information before he said,
"Say it."
"What?" Buffy questioned.
"Tell me you love me." It took Buffy a couple seconds before she spoke again,
"I love you, Spike." A smile played at her lips as she said it. And Spike was sure, that if his heart was beating, it would have skipped a few beats. And he was sure it would have stopped when Buffy leaned over into his lap and kissed him again. Not like the night before, this was deeper. A sign that she really, truly, loved him. Buffy slid off of the vampire's lap and settled onto the cushion next to him. She rested her head on his shoulder and began to nod off. Meanwhile, Spike's mind was racing with possible explanations. he finally decided on one and flew off the couch. Buffy flopped over and bumped her head on the armrest.
"SPIKE! Where you going?" The Slayer said longingly.
"To check the calendar." Was his reply.
"Why?"
"To see if it's April Fools Day!"
End Part 7
TBC
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