Chapter 2: A Cry in the Night
The words came out a little too quickly giving Buffy a bit of a shock as she collapsed to the floor on her knees. She was stunned at what she had just said. *I told them* she thought. *I finally told them. They are never going to look at me the same way. But I had to do it*
A tear began to fall from her eye when Willow broke the awkward silence.
"Its okay Buffy. You'll get through this."
"Wha- Wh- I- uh…whoa… well…yeah… wow." Xander piped in searching for what to say.
"I knew it!" yelled Dawn. "You used him too didn't you. You wouldn't hide it if you thought you actually had some feelings for him! How could you!! He loves you, don't you see that!"
"Its over now, though."
"So all you can do is fuck him and throw him back in the street!" screamed Dawn, now more upset than she was before. She stormed up the stairs sobbing uncontrollably.
"Don't worry Buffy. She'll come around," willow said, trying to comfort her.
"Wha-Wh… How.. When…Why-… oh god!" Xander fell back on the sofa mumbling still in shock.
"No! She's right" I used him! When did I turn into such a bitch!!" she complained, tears now flowing without restriction. She looked at her two friends and ran out the front door.
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Spike was walking back through the cemetery after his encounter with Clem and his trip to the pawn shop. He was counting the money he had just acquired from selling all his valuables including what was left of his mothers jewelry he had kept for so long.
*Why do I love her? How can this slayer have made this Big Bad a good guy? How did she find the man lost in the demon?* He couldn't get Buffy out of his mind. "Why is Africa so damn far awa—"
He cut himself off when he heard the sobs of a familiar girl running through the cemetery.
*He has to know that I don't hate him. I hope he doesn't hate me. I don't think I could bear losing everyone's faith in one night. What if I've destroyed any love he had for me? I am a bitch.*
"Buffy!?!"
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"Wh-Wha-Where.. Why… How.. Ewww!"
"Xander snap out of it! We have to be there for Buffy and Dawn needs comforting too.
"I know, I just had a mental picture of the buffbot straddling Spike! Maiming has just taken place."
"I understand the wiggins."
They ascended the stairs and approached Dawn's room. Willow gently knocked on the door. "Can I come in?" she asked softly hoping Dawn would come to her senses and let her in.
"Come in, if you must."
"I know your upset Dawn, but don't be mad at Buffy. She obviously is upset about what she's done. We need to pull together and help her. She needs you right now," Willow pleaded.
"I shouldn't have yelled at her so harshly. But Spike doesn't deserve that. She hasn't even given him a chance to prove his love. I know he's a vampire, but he's good. I know he is."
"I know Dawn, I know."
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Buffy was pulled out of her racing thought when she heard Spike's voice calling to her. She tripped and fell to the ground thickening her sobs and burying her head in the grass as he ran to comfort her.
"What's wrong? You okay?"
He stroked the back of her head and pushed the hair in front of her face behind her ears. The gentle touch of his cold hand lifted Buffy's chin to meet his eyes sending a chill through her body. He wiped away her tears and tenderly kissed her forehead trying to calm her down. How he loved her. *She's so beautiful even when she cries*
"I'm… sorry," she said between sobs.
He had no idea what she was sorry about, but he picked her up anyway and carried her to his crypt.
The words came out a little too quickly giving Buffy a bit of a shock as she collapsed to the floor on her knees. She was stunned at what she had just said. *I told them* she thought. *I finally told them. They are never going to look at me the same way. But I had to do it*
A tear began to fall from her eye when Willow broke the awkward silence.
"Its okay Buffy. You'll get through this."
"Wha- Wh- I- uh…whoa… well…yeah… wow." Xander piped in searching for what to say.
"I knew it!" yelled Dawn. "You used him too didn't you. You wouldn't hide it if you thought you actually had some feelings for him! How could you!! He loves you, don't you see that!"
"Its over now, though."
"So all you can do is fuck him and throw him back in the street!" screamed Dawn, now more upset than she was before. She stormed up the stairs sobbing uncontrollably.
"Don't worry Buffy. She'll come around," willow said, trying to comfort her.
"Wha-Wh… How.. When…Why-… oh god!" Xander fell back on the sofa mumbling still in shock.
"No! She's right" I used him! When did I turn into such a bitch!!" she complained, tears now flowing without restriction. She looked at her two friends and ran out the front door.
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Spike was walking back through the cemetery after his encounter with Clem and his trip to the pawn shop. He was counting the money he had just acquired from selling all his valuables including what was left of his mothers jewelry he had kept for so long.
*Why do I love her? How can this slayer have made this Big Bad a good guy? How did she find the man lost in the demon?* He couldn't get Buffy out of his mind. "Why is Africa so damn far awa—"
He cut himself off when he heard the sobs of a familiar girl running through the cemetery.
*He has to know that I don't hate him. I hope he doesn't hate me. I don't think I could bear losing everyone's faith in one night. What if I've destroyed any love he had for me? I am a bitch.*
"Buffy!?!"
___________________
"Wh-Wha-Where.. Why… How.. Ewww!"
"Xander snap out of it! We have to be there for Buffy and Dawn needs comforting too.
"I know, I just had a mental picture of the buffbot straddling Spike! Maiming has just taken place."
"I understand the wiggins."
They ascended the stairs and approached Dawn's room. Willow gently knocked on the door. "Can I come in?" she asked softly hoping Dawn would come to her senses and let her in.
"Come in, if you must."
"I know your upset Dawn, but don't be mad at Buffy. She obviously is upset about what she's done. We need to pull together and help her. She needs you right now," Willow pleaded.
"I shouldn't have yelled at her so harshly. But Spike doesn't deserve that. She hasn't even given him a chance to prove his love. I know he's a vampire, but he's good. I know he is."
"I know Dawn, I know."
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Buffy was pulled out of her racing thought when she heard Spike's voice calling to her. She tripped and fell to the ground thickening her sobs and burying her head in the grass as he ran to comfort her.
"What's wrong? You okay?"
He stroked the back of her head and pushed the hair in front of her face behind her ears. The gentle touch of his cold hand lifted Buffy's chin to meet his eyes sending a chill through her body. He wiped away her tears and tenderly kissed her forehead trying to calm her down. How he loved her. *She's so beautiful even when she cries*
"I'm… sorry," she said between sobs.
He had no idea what she was sorry about, but he picked her up anyway and carried her to his crypt.