Scene 5: The Birth
Spike entered the house not a moment to soon. Buffy looked at him, her face was pale. He took her in his arms and lead her out to the car. Dawn came behind with the suitcase.
Buffy and Dawn had been whittling stakes while Spike was out when her water broke. Her head spun and she trusted Spike, maybe a little to much as the concerned father sped to the hospital. They were brought into delivery. And he was pushed out of the room. The others arrived soon, out of the woodwork, having been called by Dawn.
They didn't talk to Spike much, pacing around the room, in truth none had wanted to believe he was the father, and the horrible fate of this child. Taking on the responsibility of the world.
"You know what?" Spike paused in his pacing to face the others. "Starting now you're going to be a lot nicer to me. This baby can not have the few years of innocent screwed by family arguments. You don't approve of me well big deal. Just don't do it in front of the bleeding child." A nurse slipped out of the delivery room and beckoned to Spike. He nodded to them and followed her.
"Your wife was calling for you." the woman said.
"She's not my- never mind." Spike said as he took the scrub outfit she handed to him.
He saw Buffy in Bed, growling as she was being coached by another nurse. "She's almost ready." The nurse explained.
"Spike?" Buffy gasped, covered in sweat.
"Right here pet." He went over to the side of the bed and she grabbed his hand. He bit his lip to keep from howling in pain.
"Honey, you're the Slayer and in labor. Mind if I have a hand in the future?"
"Shut up." Buffy growled pulling him closer. "Tell me why this is worth this?"
"I don't know yet pet. I don't have the answers." Spike stroked her hair, wishing he could tell her that there was a reason she when through so much pain, but his only answer was that the gods above got their jollies torturing her.
It could have been hours, or minutes but eventually they announced it was time. Spike felt the worst pain in his hand, and his ears as Buffy yowled.
He almost blacked out but at last he felt her grip slacken and he dared to look up. The sight, he wasn't prepared for and gulped as a pair of scissors were pushed into his hands.
"Cut your son's cord." Said a doctor. Spike obeyed, as the baby burst out screaming.
"My boy." Buffy gasped. Her hands went up but the doctors took the baby away to clean. Spike went to her instead.
"You did good pet."
"What shall we name him?"
"Luke."
"Luke? Where did you get Luke from Spike?"
"It means light of the world. And that's his destiny."
"I like it. Luke." A little while later the baby was brought back and Spike left to inform the others of the arrival of Luke, the light of the world.
Scene 6: After the Birth
Buffy held the baby in her arms, staring into his big blue eyes, touching his tufts of blond hair. She had to admit, he looked so much like Spike. The baby yawned.
"You are so tiny. It's hard to believe you'll grow up and change the world. And you have a destiny all sealed up. Like I did. I gotta tell you kid, it's tough."
"Hey Buff. Can we come in?"
"Hey Xander, Come meet Luke."
"Do you remember that vampire named Luke? Not that they look alike."
"He was one of the first vampires I faced when I came to Sunnydale." Buffy looked at the baby thoughtfully. "Kind of fitting in an eerie way I guess."
"Who would have thought it was Buffy that would be the first?" Willow asked with a laugh. "Of course I kind of left the running." She glanced at Tara.
"Where did Spike go?" Buffy looked at the faces of her friends and found she wanted to see Spike more than the rest of them.
"Right here." He slipped in the door, passing all of them. "Didn't I tell you I would always be here?"
"Spike." She smiled sleepily, exhausted from the birth, but fighting sleep. "what happens now Spike?"
"I'm not sure love. I think I told you that before."
"I'll always look out for him Buffy. He'll be the grandson I never had." Giles stepped up, and they could tell he was feeling left out of their little family.
"Of course Giles." Buffy motioned him over. "And for both our sakes, be kind to Spike. Tell Xander too."
"I'll try." They stayed a little longer, the baby being passed between them until the nurse made them leave.
"I'll be back tomorrow to pick you up. Are you ok for the night?"
"I'm fine." Buffy smiled. "I'm not a slayer for nothing ya know."
"Been reminded of that all to much." Spike held his hand up, with a wince.
"Did I do that to you?" She said in horror at the bruises.
"Yeah. No prob. I'm not a vampire for nothing. Night."
Scene 7: the Next Morning
The next morning, Buffy was feeling much better, no doubt due to her Slayer strength. She was waiting for Spike with the boy, a healthy adorable one, the nurses all cooed.
"You are a cutie Luke." She said to the baby. "I'll bet you say that to all your kids…Only the ones I like." She played. Then she sighed, looking out the window as she caught a glimpse of Spike darting through the sunlight.
"You'll never have a normal life. It's the one thing I wish I could give you."
"You who I cradled in my arm- asking as little as you an. Little snip of a little man, I know I'd give my life for you. You didn't ask me to be born, why should you learn of war or pain? To make sure you're not hurt again, I swear I'd give my life for you. I'll give you a million things I'll never own, a world to conquer when you're grown. You will be who you want to be you can choose whatever heaven grants, as long as you can have your chance, I swear I'd give my life for you. No one can stop what I must do. I swear I'd give my life for you."
"Oh Buffy." she looked up to face Spike, a tear forming in his eye.
"Why?" She uttered in hopelessness. He rushed into the room and took her into his arms.
And so
Spike entered the house not a moment to soon. Buffy looked at him, her face was pale. He took her in his arms and lead her out to the car. Dawn came behind with the suitcase.
Buffy and Dawn had been whittling stakes while Spike was out when her water broke. Her head spun and she trusted Spike, maybe a little to much as the concerned father sped to the hospital. They were brought into delivery. And he was pushed out of the room. The others arrived soon, out of the woodwork, having been called by Dawn.
They didn't talk to Spike much, pacing around the room, in truth none had wanted to believe he was the father, and the horrible fate of this child. Taking on the responsibility of the world.
"You know what?" Spike paused in his pacing to face the others. "Starting now you're going to be a lot nicer to me. This baby can not have the few years of innocent screwed by family arguments. You don't approve of me well big deal. Just don't do it in front of the bleeding child." A nurse slipped out of the delivery room and beckoned to Spike. He nodded to them and followed her.
"Your wife was calling for you." the woman said.
"She's not my- never mind." Spike said as he took the scrub outfit she handed to him.
He saw Buffy in Bed, growling as she was being coached by another nurse. "She's almost ready." The nurse explained.
"Spike?" Buffy gasped, covered in sweat.
"Right here pet." He went over to the side of the bed and she grabbed his hand. He bit his lip to keep from howling in pain.
"Honey, you're the Slayer and in labor. Mind if I have a hand in the future?"
"Shut up." Buffy growled pulling him closer. "Tell me why this is worth this?"
"I don't know yet pet. I don't have the answers." Spike stroked her hair, wishing he could tell her that there was a reason she when through so much pain, but his only answer was that the gods above got their jollies torturing her.
It could have been hours, or minutes but eventually they announced it was time. Spike felt the worst pain in his hand, and his ears as Buffy yowled.
He almost blacked out but at last he felt her grip slacken and he dared to look up. The sight, he wasn't prepared for and gulped as a pair of scissors were pushed into his hands.
"Cut your son's cord." Said a doctor. Spike obeyed, as the baby burst out screaming.
"My boy." Buffy gasped. Her hands went up but the doctors took the baby away to clean. Spike went to her instead.
"You did good pet."
"What shall we name him?"
"Luke."
"Luke? Where did you get Luke from Spike?"
"It means light of the world. And that's his destiny."
"I like it. Luke." A little while later the baby was brought back and Spike left to inform the others of the arrival of Luke, the light of the world.
Scene 6: After the Birth
Buffy held the baby in her arms, staring into his big blue eyes, touching his tufts of blond hair. She had to admit, he looked so much like Spike. The baby yawned.
"You are so tiny. It's hard to believe you'll grow up and change the world. And you have a destiny all sealed up. Like I did. I gotta tell you kid, it's tough."
"Hey Buff. Can we come in?"
"Hey Xander, Come meet Luke."
"Do you remember that vampire named Luke? Not that they look alike."
"He was one of the first vampires I faced when I came to Sunnydale." Buffy looked at the baby thoughtfully. "Kind of fitting in an eerie way I guess."
"Who would have thought it was Buffy that would be the first?" Willow asked with a laugh. "Of course I kind of left the running." She glanced at Tara.
"Where did Spike go?" Buffy looked at the faces of her friends and found she wanted to see Spike more than the rest of them.
"Right here." He slipped in the door, passing all of them. "Didn't I tell you I would always be here?"
"Spike." She smiled sleepily, exhausted from the birth, but fighting sleep. "what happens now Spike?"
"I'm not sure love. I think I told you that before."
"I'll always look out for him Buffy. He'll be the grandson I never had." Giles stepped up, and they could tell he was feeling left out of their little family.
"Of course Giles." Buffy motioned him over. "And for both our sakes, be kind to Spike. Tell Xander too."
"I'll try." They stayed a little longer, the baby being passed between them until the nurse made them leave.
"I'll be back tomorrow to pick you up. Are you ok for the night?"
"I'm fine." Buffy smiled. "I'm not a slayer for nothing ya know."
"Been reminded of that all to much." Spike held his hand up, with a wince.
"Did I do that to you?" She said in horror at the bruises.
"Yeah. No prob. I'm not a vampire for nothing. Night."
Scene 7: the Next Morning
The next morning, Buffy was feeling much better, no doubt due to her Slayer strength. She was waiting for Spike with the boy, a healthy adorable one, the nurses all cooed.
"You are a cutie Luke." She said to the baby. "I'll bet you say that to all your kids…Only the ones I like." She played. Then she sighed, looking out the window as she caught a glimpse of Spike darting through the sunlight.
"You'll never have a normal life. It's the one thing I wish I could give you."
"You who I cradled in my arm- asking as little as you an. Little snip of a little man, I know I'd give my life for you. You didn't ask me to be born, why should you learn of war or pain? To make sure you're not hurt again, I swear I'd give my life for you. I'll give you a million things I'll never own, a world to conquer when you're grown. You will be who you want to be you can choose whatever heaven grants, as long as you can have your chance, I swear I'd give my life for you. No one can stop what I must do. I swear I'd give my life for you."
"Oh Buffy." she looked up to face Spike, a tear forming in his eye.
"Why?" She uttered in hopelessness. He rushed into the room and took her into his arms.
And so
