Title: Powerless
Author: Angelchica
Email: Mistyblue622@hotmail.com
Summary: When Buffy loses her powers and Dawn is kidnapped, it's up to Spike to keep hope up and to help Buffy deal. S/B pairing! They so belong together!
Spoiler: None! I don't ever spoil anything! I just write these from the top of my head!
Disclaimer: None of the characters obviously belong to me otherwise I wouldn't be stuck here. I would be in Hollywood or whatever getting tons of money!
Feedback: As always please R & R! Your reviews and the fact that you read my stories is what keeps me writing! Send me ideas that you would want me to write about. I would be happy to write stories on ideas that you give me. Just let me know! (mistyblue622@hotmail.com)
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Helpless
Buffy woke up as Dawn was shaking her like crazy.
"Well it's about time!" Dawn yelled out.
"Huh? What time is it?" Buffy asked.
"It's like 2 in the afternoon! That must have been some fight last night, huh?" Dawn asked.
"Yeah it was brutal," Buffy said as she got up but could still feel pain in her stomach.
"Especially when you get hurt and are bleeding and won't tell anyone," Dawn said. Buffy looked at Dawn confused.
"What are you talking about?" Buffy asked as she started to get up.
"Buffy, I know you're hurt. I saw blood on the stairs. What happened?" Dawn asked.
"Dawn, don't worry about it. Now go get ready. We're supposed to go over to the Magic Shop," Buffy said as Dawn left the room. Buffy got up and went over to her closet and looked for something comfortable to wear. She pulled out some gray pants that she used when she was training and grabbed a loose white top and put it on. She went downstairs where Dawn was already waiting for her at the door.
They walked to the magic shop and the rest of the Scooby Gang was already there. Buffy walked in but then she heard Dawn's voice shrill out.
"Buffy got hurt last night!" she yelled out. Buffy looked at Dawn really annoyed.
"I know," Giles said. Buffy looked at Giles confused. She noticed that he had a book in his hands.
"You do? How?" Buffy asked but then regretted it. She saw Spike come out of a corner and looked at her.
"I had to. What happened to you was no joke and I had to tell," Spike said. Buffy went up to Spike and was infuriated. How could he?
"I told you it was no big deal!" Buffy shouted out to him as she punched him. Then she pulled her fist away from her and looked at it. What happened?
"Wow! Is that the best you got?" Spike asked as he stood there as if nothing had hit him. Buffy looked at her fist confused. She had put so much effort into it and nothing came out. Then Spike looked at her and realized that it was a mistake. Buffy started to walk out of the Magic Box but was stopped by Giles calling her name.
"Buffy! You should have told me! This could be serious," Giles said.
"I'm sorry it's just that I thought it was nothing," Buffy said.
"Well it most certainly isn't nothing. You couldn't even punch the lights out of Spike," Willow said. Buffy was scared. She remembered when she lost her powers before. How Giles had injected her when she turned 18. The council had said that they had to test her and she was forced to face a vampire who kidnapped her mom. Buffy was able to outsmart it. The vampire was crazed and on medication so when it was time to take his pills, Buffy poured the holy water in a glass and the vampire drank it not knowing that he would be relinquished by it.
"Buffy, we need to know what happened," Xander said.
"I'm sure that Spike filled you in on it all," she said as she eyed Spike.
"Well, he did but we need to know from your first hand experience. What did you feel? What happened exactly? I need to know so that it can help me research this demon and figure out how to make you better," Giles asked. Buffy stood there motionless. Maybe she didn't want to be cured. Maybe she would just call it quits and let a new slayer come.
She had lost too many people on the job. Including herself. But then she remembered how she felt. Helpless, defenseless. She didn't like that feeling. She depended too much on herself and not on others. Spike looked at her and walked up straight to her.
"I know what you're thinking and I hope you can't be serious. You can't just give it up like that. You can't give up without a fight," Spike said softly. Buffy looked at him. She wanted to give up so easily and just say forget about it all. Who cares? But she did. She cared and she knew her friends depended on her. Buffy went over to the chair and sat down.
"Well I was fighting a few vampires and I was doing fine and then Spike came killed some vampires as well and then he left and then I thought I heard something in the bushed. I thought that maybe another vampire was just hiding out in a bush so I went up to it but then this big thing jumped out at me," Buffy said.
"Big thing? Could you be more descriptive?" Giles asked.
"Well it was big and had a lot of hair and it didn't look like it conditioned," Buffy said trying to lighten the mood.
"I'm sure demons don't think twice about conditioning their hair, Buffy," Giles said.
"I conditioned when I was a demon and I still do," Anya said. The whole gang looked at Anya but just continued on with the interrogation.
"Well, um, it was really strong. I punched it but it seemed to be made of like steel or something. Giles, he's really strong. He threw across and I hit the tree so hard that it knocked it down on me," Buffy said.
"Oh poor tree," Anya said. Xander nudged her elbow and Anya just gave Xander the what look.
"Anything else?" Giles asked.
"Yeah, when it trapped me under the tree this claw things came out of his knuckles or whatever it was that they were. He dug them into me," Buffy said as she pointed to her stomach.
"Did you feel anything?" Tara asked.
"Yeah, pain," Buffy said.
"No, I mean maybe he inserted something through your system I mean why would he just dig his nails into you?" Tara asked.
"Because they would," Xander said.
"No, she's right. He didn't just dig his nails into me and then pull them out 'cause he was worried it would ruin his manicure," Buffy said.
"He had a manicure?" Anya asked.
"She was being sarcastic," Xander said.
"Well I always got manicures when I was a demon and I still do," Anya said.
"That's nice honey," Xander said.
"Continue," Giles said to Buffy.
"Well, when he dug his claws into me I felt something. Just like a rush of something. It felt cold but when he pulled out his claws I just felt like I did before. I didn't thought it was that big of a deal. I thought that maybe I was scared that I felt that way," Buffy said.
"Well I'll keep researching and I'll let you know what I find," Giles said.
"I think Dawn and me will head back home and hang for a while then maybe I'll go patroling later," Buffy said.
"I don't think patroling is such a good idea," Willow said.
"Well, we'll see. Come on Dawn," Buffy said as she and Dawn got up to leave.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" Spike asked.
"Sure," Buffy said with a smile as they all walked up to the door. Buffy opened the door and pure sunlight came in. Spike screamed and ran from the door.
"That was not cool, Slayer," Spike said as he saw a smile on her face.
"I've had a bad day. You just made it a little better," Buffy said as she and Dawn walked out. Spike was happy that he had lighten up her mood but he didn't like the fact that it caused him pain. He turned around and noticed that they were all laughing at him.
"What are you laughing at?" Spike asked as he grabbed his coat and left through the back and into the sewers.
* * *
Dawn came into the kitchen and noticed that Buffy was in the process of making sandwiches.
"Need help?" Dawn asked as she went over to the cabinet and pulled out a toaster.
"No that's fine," Buffy said. Dawn looked at her as she plugged in the toaster. She looked at Buffy wondering if she should blurt out what she thought.
"Buffy, can I tell you something?" Dawn asked.
"Sure telll away," Buffy said as she started to wash the lettuce.
"It's fine by me," Dawn said as she walked over to the refridgerator and got out the bread.
"What is?" Buffy asked.
"You and Spike. I know you don't want anyone to know but I kinda figured it out and I just want to say that I won't judge you any different than I already do," Dawn said as she put the two pieces of bread in the toaster.
"Dawn, I don't know what you are talking about," Buffy said.
"Look we all know Spike has a thing for you, and what they don't know that I know, is that you have a thing for him. So if you two have a thing together, I won't mind," Dawn said.
"Dawn."
"I mean he's really nice and he really cares about you otherwise he wouldn't have done everything he has for you I mean think about it. When did Riley risk his life to save me from dying. When did Angel promise to take care of me when you were well not here," Dawn said as she saw that Buffy was looking for her.
"I-I can't," Buffy said.
"You've told me that I was the most important thing to you," Dawn said.
"And you are," Buffy said.
"Well, Spike has done everything in his power to keep me out of danger. He took care of me and was the only one who didn't treat me differently. I think he's great for you. I mean doesn't the fact that he's faithful to you and care about me so much mean something to you? He's trying so hard to impress you and you just don't give him the time of day. Pretty soon he's going to give up and not try anymore and then you'll just feel sorry for yourself because you never gave him a chance," Dawn said.
Buffy just looked at Dawn. So much truth came out of her in the last minute. She was right. Spike had never hurt her well after the whole chip thing came about. He was always there for her trying to help her but she always blew him off. Whenever she had the guts to actually come clean to him, it would probably be to late for her and she'll regret it all.
"You're right. It's just that I'm scared of what everyone else will think. I've been through this before and I didn't work out and it was just so much trouble and I don't know if I can do it again," Buffy said.
"Buffy, you're the slayer. You have gone through vampires, demons, giant snakes, gods, apocalypses, and even love. If I know anything it's this. You can do it. You'll find a way," Dawn said.
"Yeah I'm the slayer. The one and only. Even though right now I'm not even half as strong as you," Buffy said.
"That's what I was hoping," a voice at the door said. Buffy and Dawn turned around to see the demon that had previously had hurt Buffy.
"Run!" Buffy yelled to Dawn as they both ran out of the kitchen but noticed that the demon was to quick for them. They started to run out of the house but before Buffy could reach the door the demon grabbed her by the neck.
"Déja vu," the demon said as Buffy held onto its big wrists and kicking her legs but knowing it was useful. The demon was choking her and she couldn't break free. Then the demon threw her across the room towards the window, making it shatter to pieces. Buffy lay on the front lawn unconscious. The demon smiled and headed out the door and could see Dawn running in the distance. In no time the demon was catching up and Dawn turned around and screamed when the demon grabbed her.
Author: Angelchica
Email: Mistyblue622@hotmail.com
Summary: When Buffy loses her powers and Dawn is kidnapped, it's up to Spike to keep hope up and to help Buffy deal. S/B pairing! They so belong together!
Spoiler: None! I don't ever spoil anything! I just write these from the top of my head!
Disclaimer: None of the characters obviously belong to me otherwise I wouldn't be stuck here. I would be in Hollywood or whatever getting tons of money!
Feedback: As always please R & R! Your reviews and the fact that you read my stories is what keeps me writing! Send me ideas that you would want me to write about. I would be happy to write stories on ideas that you give me. Just let me know! (mistyblue622@hotmail.com)
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Helpless
Buffy woke up as Dawn was shaking her like crazy.
"Well it's about time!" Dawn yelled out.
"Huh? What time is it?" Buffy asked.
"It's like 2 in the afternoon! That must have been some fight last night, huh?" Dawn asked.
"Yeah it was brutal," Buffy said as she got up but could still feel pain in her stomach.
"Especially when you get hurt and are bleeding and won't tell anyone," Dawn said. Buffy looked at Dawn confused.
"What are you talking about?" Buffy asked as she started to get up.
"Buffy, I know you're hurt. I saw blood on the stairs. What happened?" Dawn asked.
"Dawn, don't worry about it. Now go get ready. We're supposed to go over to the Magic Shop," Buffy said as Dawn left the room. Buffy got up and went over to her closet and looked for something comfortable to wear. She pulled out some gray pants that she used when she was training and grabbed a loose white top and put it on. She went downstairs where Dawn was already waiting for her at the door.
They walked to the magic shop and the rest of the Scooby Gang was already there. Buffy walked in but then she heard Dawn's voice shrill out.
"Buffy got hurt last night!" she yelled out. Buffy looked at Dawn really annoyed.
"I know," Giles said. Buffy looked at Giles confused. She noticed that he had a book in his hands.
"You do? How?" Buffy asked but then regretted it. She saw Spike come out of a corner and looked at her.
"I had to. What happened to you was no joke and I had to tell," Spike said. Buffy went up to Spike and was infuriated. How could he?
"I told you it was no big deal!" Buffy shouted out to him as she punched him. Then she pulled her fist away from her and looked at it. What happened?
"Wow! Is that the best you got?" Spike asked as he stood there as if nothing had hit him. Buffy looked at her fist confused. She had put so much effort into it and nothing came out. Then Spike looked at her and realized that it was a mistake. Buffy started to walk out of the Magic Box but was stopped by Giles calling her name.
"Buffy! You should have told me! This could be serious," Giles said.
"I'm sorry it's just that I thought it was nothing," Buffy said.
"Well it most certainly isn't nothing. You couldn't even punch the lights out of Spike," Willow said. Buffy was scared. She remembered when she lost her powers before. How Giles had injected her when she turned 18. The council had said that they had to test her and she was forced to face a vampire who kidnapped her mom. Buffy was able to outsmart it. The vampire was crazed and on medication so when it was time to take his pills, Buffy poured the holy water in a glass and the vampire drank it not knowing that he would be relinquished by it.
"Buffy, we need to know what happened," Xander said.
"I'm sure that Spike filled you in on it all," she said as she eyed Spike.
"Well, he did but we need to know from your first hand experience. What did you feel? What happened exactly? I need to know so that it can help me research this demon and figure out how to make you better," Giles asked. Buffy stood there motionless. Maybe she didn't want to be cured. Maybe she would just call it quits and let a new slayer come.
She had lost too many people on the job. Including herself. But then she remembered how she felt. Helpless, defenseless. She didn't like that feeling. She depended too much on herself and not on others. Spike looked at her and walked up straight to her.
"I know what you're thinking and I hope you can't be serious. You can't just give it up like that. You can't give up without a fight," Spike said softly. Buffy looked at him. She wanted to give up so easily and just say forget about it all. Who cares? But she did. She cared and she knew her friends depended on her. Buffy went over to the chair and sat down.
"Well I was fighting a few vampires and I was doing fine and then Spike came killed some vampires as well and then he left and then I thought I heard something in the bushed. I thought that maybe another vampire was just hiding out in a bush so I went up to it but then this big thing jumped out at me," Buffy said.
"Big thing? Could you be more descriptive?" Giles asked.
"Well it was big and had a lot of hair and it didn't look like it conditioned," Buffy said trying to lighten the mood.
"I'm sure demons don't think twice about conditioning their hair, Buffy," Giles said.
"I conditioned when I was a demon and I still do," Anya said. The whole gang looked at Anya but just continued on with the interrogation.
"Well, um, it was really strong. I punched it but it seemed to be made of like steel or something. Giles, he's really strong. He threw across and I hit the tree so hard that it knocked it down on me," Buffy said.
"Oh poor tree," Anya said. Xander nudged her elbow and Anya just gave Xander the what look.
"Anything else?" Giles asked.
"Yeah, when it trapped me under the tree this claw things came out of his knuckles or whatever it was that they were. He dug them into me," Buffy said as she pointed to her stomach.
"Did you feel anything?" Tara asked.
"Yeah, pain," Buffy said.
"No, I mean maybe he inserted something through your system I mean why would he just dig his nails into you?" Tara asked.
"Because they would," Xander said.
"No, she's right. He didn't just dig his nails into me and then pull them out 'cause he was worried it would ruin his manicure," Buffy said.
"He had a manicure?" Anya asked.
"She was being sarcastic," Xander said.
"Well I always got manicures when I was a demon and I still do," Anya said.
"That's nice honey," Xander said.
"Continue," Giles said to Buffy.
"Well, when he dug his claws into me I felt something. Just like a rush of something. It felt cold but when he pulled out his claws I just felt like I did before. I didn't thought it was that big of a deal. I thought that maybe I was scared that I felt that way," Buffy said.
"Well I'll keep researching and I'll let you know what I find," Giles said.
"I think Dawn and me will head back home and hang for a while then maybe I'll go patroling later," Buffy said.
"I don't think patroling is such a good idea," Willow said.
"Well, we'll see. Come on Dawn," Buffy said as she and Dawn got up to leave.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" Spike asked.
"Sure," Buffy said with a smile as they all walked up to the door. Buffy opened the door and pure sunlight came in. Spike screamed and ran from the door.
"That was not cool, Slayer," Spike said as he saw a smile on her face.
"I've had a bad day. You just made it a little better," Buffy said as she and Dawn walked out. Spike was happy that he had lighten up her mood but he didn't like the fact that it caused him pain. He turned around and noticed that they were all laughing at him.
"What are you laughing at?" Spike asked as he grabbed his coat and left through the back and into the sewers.
* * *
Dawn came into the kitchen and noticed that Buffy was in the process of making sandwiches.
"Need help?" Dawn asked as she went over to the cabinet and pulled out a toaster.
"No that's fine," Buffy said. Dawn looked at her as she plugged in the toaster. She looked at Buffy wondering if she should blurt out what she thought.
"Buffy, can I tell you something?" Dawn asked.
"Sure telll away," Buffy said as she started to wash the lettuce.
"It's fine by me," Dawn said as she walked over to the refridgerator and got out the bread.
"What is?" Buffy asked.
"You and Spike. I know you don't want anyone to know but I kinda figured it out and I just want to say that I won't judge you any different than I already do," Dawn said as she put the two pieces of bread in the toaster.
"Dawn, I don't know what you are talking about," Buffy said.
"Look we all know Spike has a thing for you, and what they don't know that I know, is that you have a thing for him. So if you two have a thing together, I won't mind," Dawn said.
"Dawn."
"I mean he's really nice and he really cares about you otherwise he wouldn't have done everything he has for you I mean think about it. When did Riley risk his life to save me from dying. When did Angel promise to take care of me when you were well not here," Dawn said as she saw that Buffy was looking for her.
"I-I can't," Buffy said.
"You've told me that I was the most important thing to you," Dawn said.
"And you are," Buffy said.
"Well, Spike has done everything in his power to keep me out of danger. He took care of me and was the only one who didn't treat me differently. I think he's great for you. I mean doesn't the fact that he's faithful to you and care about me so much mean something to you? He's trying so hard to impress you and you just don't give him the time of day. Pretty soon he's going to give up and not try anymore and then you'll just feel sorry for yourself because you never gave him a chance," Dawn said.
Buffy just looked at Dawn. So much truth came out of her in the last minute. She was right. Spike had never hurt her well after the whole chip thing came about. He was always there for her trying to help her but she always blew him off. Whenever she had the guts to actually come clean to him, it would probably be to late for her and she'll regret it all.
"You're right. It's just that I'm scared of what everyone else will think. I've been through this before and I didn't work out and it was just so much trouble and I don't know if I can do it again," Buffy said.
"Buffy, you're the slayer. You have gone through vampires, demons, giant snakes, gods, apocalypses, and even love. If I know anything it's this. You can do it. You'll find a way," Dawn said.
"Yeah I'm the slayer. The one and only. Even though right now I'm not even half as strong as you," Buffy said.
"That's what I was hoping," a voice at the door said. Buffy and Dawn turned around to see the demon that had previously had hurt Buffy.
"Run!" Buffy yelled to Dawn as they both ran out of the kitchen but noticed that the demon was to quick for them. They started to run out of the house but before Buffy could reach the door the demon grabbed her by the neck.
"Déja vu," the demon said as Buffy held onto its big wrists and kicking her legs but knowing it was useful. The demon was choking her and she couldn't break free. Then the demon threw her across the room towards the window, making it shatter to pieces. Buffy lay on the front lawn unconscious. The demon smiled and headed out the door and could see Dawn running in the distance. In no time the demon was catching up and Dawn turned around and screamed when the demon grabbed her.
