Note: As an apology for taking a while to update this story, here's chapter
5! Updated within a couple of hours of Chapter 4! Woo Hoo!
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It was two days since Buffy had revealed her relationship with Spike to the rest of the scoobies. Well almost the rest. The only people unaware of her relationship were Giles and Dawn. Giles she could forget about - at least for now, what with him being in London and all. Dawn, well, Buffy was planning on telling her that afternoon. She wasn't entirely sure how her little sister would react to the news - probably well. Dawn thought Spike was great, but still - with Dawn's ever changing teenage hormones, you could never be too sure how she'd react to something.
Buffy finished making lunch for herself and Dawn and prepared to tell her sister the news. *Please let it go well* she thought as she picked up a plate laden with sandwiches and walked into the living room where Dawn was watching some cheesy looking soap opera.
"Whatch'ya watching?" asked Buffy, sitting the plate on the table and sitting next to her sister.
"Passions. Spike kinda got me into it over the summer. It's good!" Dawn grabbed a sandwich off of the plate and started munching.
Buffy was instantly thankful to her boyfriend for getting so close with her sister whilst she was gone. It helped her to ease into the topic.
"Speaking of Spike," Buffy began, "Um, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Dawn instantly panicked. Was her sister going to say that she couldn't hang around with the vampire anymore? That would be so unfair! She wouldn't do it!
"No way!" She cried, "I'm not staying away from Spike!"
"Huh?" said Buffy, confused, "I'm not asking you to stay away from him."
"Oh," said Dawn, relieved, "Well what is it? Usually when you mention Spike it's something about him being a bad influence on me."
"Oh," said Buffy, "Well, yeah - sometimes he is a bad influence, but that's not what this is about."
"Well, what?" asked Dawn, getting a little confused.
Buffy took a deep breath. "Okay," she began "Well, you know how I started hanging out with Spike a lot more after...after I got back?"
"Yup. You two would make a great couple."
Buffy felt her heart soar. Dawn, although inadvertently, was making this much easier.
"Ok, well, I'm kind of seeing him."
There was a beat. Dawn looked at her sister, completely speechless. She had never imagined in a million years that Buffy would date the blonde vampire she admired so much.
"What?" Dawn squeaked.
"I'm dating Spike."
Dawn looked at her sister, a huge grin spreading over her face. She jumped up and gave her a huge hug.
"Oh, wow!" she exclaimed, "You really mean it? You and Spike?"
Buffy smiled back at her and nodded. "Yeah. I take it you're pleased?"
"Am I?" grinned Dawn, "Totally! I've always thought you two would be really cool together, and ...and Spike rocks!"
Buffy laughed, "I was so worried about how you'd react."
"Well, why?" asked Dawn, "You know how much I like him. When did this all start?"
"Quite a while ago. It was a whole big secret thing."
"Wow - Spike must be so happy! When was your first kiss?"
"Dawn!" said Buffy, a little embarrassed.
"Well? When was it? What happened?" Dawn was on the edge of her seat.
Buffy smiled and looked down, recalling the events of that first kiss.
"It was when we all started singing and dancing."
"What?" exclaimed Dawn, "Wow! When?"
"Um, the last time we all sang - you remember when both me and Spike left the Bronze?"
"Oh, wow!" said Dawn.
"Well, then." Buffy smiled. It felt so great to have everything out in the open like this. To actually talk about her relationship with Spike without someone saying "Are you crazy?"
Suddenly Dawn grinned. "Hey! I liked him first!"
"What?" said Buffy, "Since when?"
"I used to have a crush on him, remember? When you first found out about him liking you." Dawn giggled, "Imagine you going after the guys I fancied."
"I don't think so, kiddo." said Buffy, giving her sister a little shove. "Now, finish your lunch, 'cos me and you are going to spend the day together."
Dawn looked up at her sister and smiled.
"Could this day get any better?"
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Spike sat in his crypt, music blaring. He'd just obtained a rather nifty CD player, and was now testing it out. He was in a great mood. Now that his relationship with Buffy was back on and out in the open, he'd been feeling like he was in a dream world. He began shuffling through a pile of cd's and tapes, glad that his life was finally beginning to look up.
The door suddenly opened and Xander barged in.
*Spoke to soon* thought Spike, glancing warily at Xander.
"Geez" yelled Xander over the music, "You wanna turn that down?"
Spike walked over to the music centre, where Birdhouse in My Soul by They Might be Giants was blaring out. He turned it off.
"Thank you." said Xander taking the fingers out of his ears. "Thought my ear drums might actually burst." He walked around Spike's crypt, trying to give off a threatening air. It didn't work and Spike just watched him, slightly amused.
"So..." Xander began, leaning against Spike's sarcophagus, "I think you and me had better have a little chat."
Spike smothered a smile and looked at Xander, eyebrow raised.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, really." Xander glared at Spike, "If you hurt her I swear to God I'll kill you myself."
Spike couldn't help but feel a little pissed off. After all this time they really thought he still wanted to hurt her? He sighed.
"I'm not going to hurt her. And if I did I'm pretty sure Buffy could kill me herself."
"Too right!" said Xander, "And she will you know. Maybe not right now, since she appears to have been brainwashed by your hidden charms - if you have any. But mark my words," he said walking over to Spike getting in his face, "She'll do it eventually. She'll stake your pale ass into the ground, and believe me when I say I'll want to be there."
Spike scowled at Xander, his hatred towards him only increasing.
"Okay, I think you've said your piece. Now piss off."
There was a beat as both men glared at each other. Finally Xander backed off, feeling the very slightest piece of remorse. Had he been too harsh? He'd told Buffy last night that he was still her friend and would support her through anything, no matter how stupid it was. Now he was doing the exact opposite and threatening her boyfriend. She'd be pissed if she found out, and Xander knew Spike would mention his little visit.
"Look," he said "It looks like I have no choice here, but to let Buffy make her own decisions."
"That's true." stated Spike.
"Well, I told her I'd support her and I will." Xander began to walk away, "But Spike? I'm serious - I really would stake you if you hurt her."
"Yeah," said Spike walking over to his CD player, "I would be pissed off if you didn't. I'd do the same thing if I was in your shoes." He looked back at Xander, who was looking ever so slightly surprised.
"Now why don't you go and sort out your own relationship problems - never mind me and Buffy's."
Xander had nothing to say to that. He spun on his heel and left, as Spike's music blared out behind him.
*That guy will be the death of me yet*
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Okay, hope you all liked that - give me feedback, please! The next chapter will probably be the last, and will deal with Spike and Buffy having their relationship out in the open. And, in case you were wondering, I was kind of listening to Birdhouse In my Soul as I wrote that section! The lyrics kind of went with the situation.
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It was two days since Buffy had revealed her relationship with Spike to the rest of the scoobies. Well almost the rest. The only people unaware of her relationship were Giles and Dawn. Giles she could forget about - at least for now, what with him being in London and all. Dawn, well, Buffy was planning on telling her that afternoon. She wasn't entirely sure how her little sister would react to the news - probably well. Dawn thought Spike was great, but still - with Dawn's ever changing teenage hormones, you could never be too sure how she'd react to something.
Buffy finished making lunch for herself and Dawn and prepared to tell her sister the news. *Please let it go well* she thought as she picked up a plate laden with sandwiches and walked into the living room where Dawn was watching some cheesy looking soap opera.
"Whatch'ya watching?" asked Buffy, sitting the plate on the table and sitting next to her sister.
"Passions. Spike kinda got me into it over the summer. It's good!" Dawn grabbed a sandwich off of the plate and started munching.
Buffy was instantly thankful to her boyfriend for getting so close with her sister whilst she was gone. It helped her to ease into the topic.
"Speaking of Spike," Buffy began, "Um, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Dawn instantly panicked. Was her sister going to say that she couldn't hang around with the vampire anymore? That would be so unfair! She wouldn't do it!
"No way!" She cried, "I'm not staying away from Spike!"
"Huh?" said Buffy, confused, "I'm not asking you to stay away from him."
"Oh," said Dawn, relieved, "Well what is it? Usually when you mention Spike it's something about him being a bad influence on me."
"Oh," said Buffy, "Well, yeah - sometimes he is a bad influence, but that's not what this is about."
"Well, what?" asked Dawn, getting a little confused.
Buffy took a deep breath. "Okay," she began "Well, you know how I started hanging out with Spike a lot more after...after I got back?"
"Yup. You two would make a great couple."
Buffy felt her heart soar. Dawn, although inadvertently, was making this much easier.
"Ok, well, I'm kind of seeing him."
There was a beat. Dawn looked at her sister, completely speechless. She had never imagined in a million years that Buffy would date the blonde vampire she admired so much.
"What?" Dawn squeaked.
"I'm dating Spike."
Dawn looked at her sister, a huge grin spreading over her face. She jumped up and gave her a huge hug.
"Oh, wow!" she exclaimed, "You really mean it? You and Spike?"
Buffy smiled back at her and nodded. "Yeah. I take it you're pleased?"
"Am I?" grinned Dawn, "Totally! I've always thought you two would be really cool together, and ...and Spike rocks!"
Buffy laughed, "I was so worried about how you'd react."
"Well, why?" asked Dawn, "You know how much I like him. When did this all start?"
"Quite a while ago. It was a whole big secret thing."
"Wow - Spike must be so happy! When was your first kiss?"
"Dawn!" said Buffy, a little embarrassed.
"Well? When was it? What happened?" Dawn was on the edge of her seat.
Buffy smiled and looked down, recalling the events of that first kiss.
"It was when we all started singing and dancing."
"What?" exclaimed Dawn, "Wow! When?"
"Um, the last time we all sang - you remember when both me and Spike left the Bronze?"
"Oh, wow!" said Dawn.
"Well, then." Buffy smiled. It felt so great to have everything out in the open like this. To actually talk about her relationship with Spike without someone saying "Are you crazy?"
Suddenly Dawn grinned. "Hey! I liked him first!"
"What?" said Buffy, "Since when?"
"I used to have a crush on him, remember? When you first found out about him liking you." Dawn giggled, "Imagine you going after the guys I fancied."
"I don't think so, kiddo." said Buffy, giving her sister a little shove. "Now, finish your lunch, 'cos me and you are going to spend the day together."
Dawn looked up at her sister and smiled.
"Could this day get any better?"
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Spike sat in his crypt, music blaring. He'd just obtained a rather nifty CD player, and was now testing it out. He was in a great mood. Now that his relationship with Buffy was back on and out in the open, he'd been feeling like he was in a dream world. He began shuffling through a pile of cd's and tapes, glad that his life was finally beginning to look up.
The door suddenly opened and Xander barged in.
*Spoke to soon* thought Spike, glancing warily at Xander.
"Geez" yelled Xander over the music, "You wanna turn that down?"
Spike walked over to the music centre, where Birdhouse in My Soul by They Might be Giants was blaring out. He turned it off.
"Thank you." said Xander taking the fingers out of his ears. "Thought my ear drums might actually burst." He walked around Spike's crypt, trying to give off a threatening air. It didn't work and Spike just watched him, slightly amused.
"So..." Xander began, leaning against Spike's sarcophagus, "I think you and me had better have a little chat."
Spike smothered a smile and looked at Xander, eyebrow raised.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, really." Xander glared at Spike, "If you hurt her I swear to God I'll kill you myself."
Spike couldn't help but feel a little pissed off. After all this time they really thought he still wanted to hurt her? He sighed.
"I'm not going to hurt her. And if I did I'm pretty sure Buffy could kill me herself."
"Too right!" said Xander, "And she will you know. Maybe not right now, since she appears to have been brainwashed by your hidden charms - if you have any. But mark my words," he said walking over to Spike getting in his face, "She'll do it eventually. She'll stake your pale ass into the ground, and believe me when I say I'll want to be there."
Spike scowled at Xander, his hatred towards him only increasing.
"Okay, I think you've said your piece. Now piss off."
There was a beat as both men glared at each other. Finally Xander backed off, feeling the very slightest piece of remorse. Had he been too harsh? He'd told Buffy last night that he was still her friend and would support her through anything, no matter how stupid it was. Now he was doing the exact opposite and threatening her boyfriend. She'd be pissed if she found out, and Xander knew Spike would mention his little visit.
"Look," he said "It looks like I have no choice here, but to let Buffy make her own decisions."
"That's true." stated Spike.
"Well, I told her I'd support her and I will." Xander began to walk away, "But Spike? I'm serious - I really would stake you if you hurt her."
"Yeah," said Spike walking over to his CD player, "I would be pissed off if you didn't. I'd do the same thing if I was in your shoes." He looked back at Xander, who was looking ever so slightly surprised.
"Now why don't you go and sort out your own relationship problems - never mind me and Buffy's."
Xander had nothing to say to that. He spun on his heel and left, as Spike's music blared out behind him.
*That guy will be the death of me yet*
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Okay, hope you all liked that - give me feedback, please! The next chapter will probably be the last, and will deal with Spike and Buffy having their relationship out in the open. And, in case you were wondering, I was kind of listening to Birdhouse In my Soul as I wrote that section! The lyrics kind of went with the situation.