Confrontation
"One Orb of Thesula." Willow placed the object on the table in front of Giles, still trying to forget what she had seen in dorm room.
Giles looked up from his books. "Is everything ready? For the curse?" Willow nodded.
"Right. Let's get started. Where's Buffy?"
"Oh...Buffy is..kinda busy right now. She said carry on without her." Luckily Giles was facing away and didn't see the blush staining her cheeks.
"Very well. Call Xander and tell him and Anya to come here. And hurry. We must place the curse as soon as night falls."
----Back in the dorm room----
The blinds had been drawn to block out the afternoon sun. There was an awkward silence between Buffy and Spike as they sat on the edge of her bed as far away from each other as they could possibly get.
"Slayer, about yesterday..." the vampire broke the silence.
"..yeah Spike, you comforted me. That was all that happened." Buffy cut in.
"Yeah. Thats all that 'appened," agreed the blond, as he stood to leave. "I should go."
The slayer watched almost sadly as the normally calm vampire made an awkward move to the door, his duster flowing out behind him a little. Suddenly he stopped, and turned, slowly walking back towards her.
"You gonna be okay on your own?" he asked.
Thought Buffy, turning her head to face him. "Yeah! I'm fine!" she answered a little too brightly.
"If you're sure." Spike said doubtfully. "Bye pet." He stood again, then before he even knew what he was doing, bent down and kissed her lightly on the cheek. He thought immediately The vampire looked down at the slayer, who had a surprised expression on her face. Meeting his gaze, she stood slowly, staring into his blue eyes. Tilting her head a little, she stood on her toes to kiss him, not really knowing what she expected to happen. Spike bent his head down to kiss her back, full on the lips. His light kiss slowly turned into a long, passionate one just like the night before.
"Aaw, Isn't that nice? The slayer and her new vamp. *My* childe."
Buffy and Spike pulled apart as if they'd been scorched by fire, and turned to face the intruder.
"Angelus." Buffy thought.
"William."
"Angelus." The childe eyed his sire with suspicion and distrust. Reaching into his duster pocket, he pulled out a stake.
"Get out Angelus. you're not welcome here. Leave." Buffy frowned at her ex through narrowed eyes.
"Sorry lover, it doesn't work like that." Angelus grinned evilly.
"Peaches, if the slayer *says* leave, you *leave* okay?" Spike took a step towards his Sire, growling menacingly.
"William. Drusilla sends her love...but I guess you won't be needing it any more." The dark-haired vampire turned to Buffy. A demonic grin spread across his face."It's... sad really." He began with sarcasm dripping from his voice. "If you go for humans you might break them. If you go with vampires... you make them evil. It was all your fault, of course." He said with a needling voice, attempting to provoke the girl. "William, say goodbye to the slayer." He produced a stake, and stepped threateningly towards his childe.
"SPIKE!!" yelled Buffy, running towards the pair as Angelus drew his hand back to thrust the stake into Spike, who seemed frozen to the spot in shock. As he brought the stake down, the slayer got in his way. There was a sickening noise, as the stake penetrated her arm. Buffy screamed in pain and fell to the floor as her legs buckled from underneath her. Angelus stepped towards her, only to come face to face with a stake, held by Spike.
"Now, *William*, you wouldn't stake your own *sire* would you?" Angelus said patronisingly - he had dealt with such attempts from his childe before. Spike had always backed down in the past.
"I wouldn't be so sure, *Angelus*. It never stopped you. Don't think I didn't 'ear about Darla, *mate*." The blond spat. Spikes eyed narrowed as he growled ferociously.
"Dru wouldn't be very happy to hear *you* defended the slayer, and staked her daddy." The dark vampire said cunningly.
Spike was outraged. "Leave Dru out of this! We lived without you for decades then you came back and she left me, an' the moment she comes back to me you take 'er away again, but, you know what? I don't *care* anymore Angelus! I don't *care* about Drusilla! I don't love her, I'm just used to 'avin' 'er around again. Take 'er! Fuck off back to L.A, just, *leave* or I *will* stake you!" Spike took another step towards his sire, pressing the stake against the vampires chest.
Angelus growled, but realised he'd lost...this time. Buffy had stood up again, and wrenched the stake from her arm, wincing as more pain shot through her upper body. It too was now aimed at him.
"This isn't over." He growled again before disappearing along the corridor.
Spike turned to Buffy and examined her arm gently.
"We need to get to Giles. Pronto." said Buffy in a determined voice.
"Sure luv, but not before you get to an 'ospital to get *that* seen to." The slayer froze at the mention of hospitals, but allowed Spike to talk her into going, as he reassured her he wouldn't leave her side for a moment.
"One Orb of Thesula." Willow placed the object on the table in front of Giles, still trying to forget what she had seen in dorm room.
Giles looked up from his books. "Is everything ready? For the curse?" Willow nodded.
"Right. Let's get started. Where's Buffy?"
"Oh...Buffy is..kinda busy right now. She said carry on without her." Luckily Giles was facing away and didn't see the blush staining her cheeks.
"Very well. Call Xander and tell him and Anya to come here. And hurry. We must place the curse as soon as night falls."
----Back in the dorm room----
The blinds had been drawn to block out the afternoon sun. There was an awkward silence between Buffy and Spike as they sat on the edge of her bed as far away from each other as they could possibly get.
"Slayer, about yesterday..." the vampire broke the silence.
"..yeah Spike, you comforted me. That was all that happened." Buffy cut in.
"Yeah. Thats all that 'appened," agreed the blond, as he stood to leave. "I should go."
The slayer watched almost sadly as the normally calm vampire made an awkward move to the door, his duster flowing out behind him a little. Suddenly he stopped, and turned, slowly walking back towards her.
"You gonna be okay on your own?" he asked.
Thought Buffy, turning her head to face him. "Yeah! I'm fine!" she answered a little too brightly.
"If you're sure." Spike said doubtfully. "Bye pet." He stood again, then before he even knew what he was doing, bent down and kissed her lightly on the cheek. He thought immediately The vampire looked down at the slayer, who had a surprised expression on her face. Meeting his gaze, she stood slowly, staring into his blue eyes. Tilting her head a little, she stood on her toes to kiss him, not really knowing what she expected to happen. Spike bent his head down to kiss her back, full on the lips. His light kiss slowly turned into a long, passionate one just like the night before.
"Aaw, Isn't that nice? The slayer and her new vamp. *My* childe."
Buffy and Spike pulled apart as if they'd been scorched by fire, and turned to face the intruder.
"Angelus." Buffy thought.
"William."
"Angelus." The childe eyed his sire with suspicion and distrust. Reaching into his duster pocket, he pulled out a stake.
"Get out Angelus. you're not welcome here. Leave." Buffy frowned at her ex through narrowed eyes.
"Sorry lover, it doesn't work like that." Angelus grinned evilly.
"Peaches, if the slayer *says* leave, you *leave* okay?" Spike took a step towards his Sire, growling menacingly.
"William. Drusilla sends her love...but I guess you won't be needing it any more." The dark-haired vampire turned to Buffy. A demonic grin spread across his face."It's... sad really." He began with sarcasm dripping from his voice. "If you go for humans you might break them. If you go with vampires... you make them evil. It was all your fault, of course." He said with a needling voice, attempting to provoke the girl. "William, say goodbye to the slayer." He produced a stake, and stepped threateningly towards his childe.
"SPIKE!!" yelled Buffy, running towards the pair as Angelus drew his hand back to thrust the stake into Spike, who seemed frozen to the spot in shock. As he brought the stake down, the slayer got in his way. There was a sickening noise, as the stake penetrated her arm. Buffy screamed in pain and fell to the floor as her legs buckled from underneath her. Angelus stepped towards her, only to come face to face with a stake, held by Spike.
"Now, *William*, you wouldn't stake your own *sire* would you?" Angelus said patronisingly - he had dealt with such attempts from his childe before. Spike had always backed down in the past.
"I wouldn't be so sure, *Angelus*. It never stopped you. Don't think I didn't 'ear about Darla, *mate*." The blond spat. Spikes eyed narrowed as he growled ferociously.
"Dru wouldn't be very happy to hear *you* defended the slayer, and staked her daddy." The dark vampire said cunningly.
Spike was outraged. "Leave Dru out of this! We lived without you for decades then you came back and she left me, an' the moment she comes back to me you take 'er away again, but, you know what? I don't *care* anymore Angelus! I don't *care* about Drusilla! I don't love her, I'm just used to 'avin' 'er around again. Take 'er! Fuck off back to L.A, just, *leave* or I *will* stake you!" Spike took another step towards his sire, pressing the stake against the vampires chest.
Angelus growled, but realised he'd lost...this time. Buffy had stood up again, and wrenched the stake from her arm, wincing as more pain shot through her upper body. It too was now aimed at him.
"This isn't over." He growled again before disappearing along the corridor.
Spike turned to Buffy and examined her arm gently.
"We need to get to Giles. Pronto." said Buffy in a determined voice.
"Sure luv, but not before you get to an 'ospital to get *that* seen to." The slayer froze at the mention of hospitals, but allowed Spike to talk her into going, as he reassured her he wouldn't leave her side for a moment.