Confessions of a Lover
Chapter 4: Quake
"Donut Delivery!" yells Xander as he walks in the front door with a box of fresh donuts like he often does in the morning. "Lots of cholesterol goodness waiting to be devoured!"
Dawn rushed down the stairs ready for school and craving her usual donut breakfast while she headed for the kitchen. Buffy on the other hand was not in such a hurry. She had just finished a somewhat relaxing shower and was debating with herself about going downstairs. She eventually forced herself into a decent outfit. The smell of the donuts led her nose to the island in her kitchen where she grabbed a ring of stickiness and sat down. She noticed everyone bustling about like nothing had happened. Buffy couldn't help but think her confessions had only been a dream, but she shrugged off the wiggins.
"Morning Buffy!" Will said giving her a comforting grin.
"You seem abnormally cheery in comparison to trading of words we had only a few hours ago." Buffy had confused look about her and wasn't sure whether or not to ask if they had remembered the events of the previous night. Knowing Sunnydale, someone could have done something to their memories like the spell Willow so gracefully used a few weeks ago. *"Randy" Giles. That suits Spike much better than it does Giles* Buffy snickered inside her head then proceeded to ask the inevitable. "Are you guys okay with this?" she muttered timidly, shunning the harsh words she expected to fly out of Xander's mouth.
"Why wouldn't we be okay with eating our usual unhealthy breakfast of fat rings?" asked Xander sarcastically.
"I don't mean the food. I mean-" Buffy was cut off by Xander who corrected his response to her question. "I know what you meant. We're going to be okay with the Slayer dating Deadboy thing. Or at least everyone else will. I can only promise to try."
"We trust your judgment and it's just a matter of getting used to," Willow added.
"I hate to admit it, but even though he should be fertilizing the garden instead of you, I can tell that he makes you somewhat happy. If he didn't we wouldn't be discussing this."
"Besides, it wasn't a total shock. We know the way he acts around you and I've seen the way you look at him sometimes, although you try and hide it."
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Spike was lying peacefully in his crypt, dreaming away when a slow vibration rattled his concrete tomb. He awoke and immediately took a defensive position when he realized the earth was shaking. It stopped as unknowingly as it had come, but anyone who had lived in California for a decent amount of time knew that that wasn't the end. Spike leapt from his bed and into his jeans in one swift move, then pulled on a black t-shirt and slipped into his duster. As he headed for his blanket to get somewhere safe, the rumbling started again.
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Dawn was about to head out the door when the floor started to shake. Buffy rushed to get to Dawn, but by the time she got to her, the shaking had stopped. *It's not over* she thought as she began to yell orders. "Everyone get to a doorway! Dawn, don't move!" She rushed to her sister's side and held on to her for dear life as the earthquake started again. Dawn began to cry as Buffy held her closer. All of their possessions began to fall from the walls and the bookshelves and the tables, crashing to the floor.
Willow was freaking out and just stood there, instead of getting herself to safety. "Will! Get to a doorway!" Buffy screamed. Xander noticed the bookcase start to tip and he began to run towards Willow, knocking her out of the way as he was toppled to the floor buried in the aftermath. He wasn't moving, but luckily the ground began to settle. Buffy ran to Xander when she knew the quake had stopped, leaping over the broken items that were strewn across the floor, blocking her path.
Willow had collapsed in tears and horror as she gazed at her friend. Buffy pulled him out of the wreckage and checked his pulse. His heart was beating and he was still breathing, but he was unconscious. Dawn called 911, but they said there would be a wait considering that the whole town of Sunnydale was now in ruins. They chose to take him to the hospital themselves.
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Buffy was pacing, Dawn was trying to stop her crying, and Willow just sat in shock. The doctor entered the waiting room and the three women leapt to their feet and ran to meet him.
"Is he okay? Tell me he's okay!" Dawn whimpered, momentarily stopping her tears.
"He is just fine. He is a little bruised and has a broken arm, but he is going to be just fine. He's sleeping now, but you can go see him if you want. He should be waking soon."
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After spending the day with Xander and knowing he was okay, Buffy decided she ought to patrol. She walked through the cemetery and her legs just led themselves towards Spike's crypt. The crypt had just come into view when Buffy felt something was wrong. When she got closer she noticed it looked like Stonehenge had been put in place of Spike's refuge, but someone forgot how to put it back together. A wave of fear swept over her as she began to run. When she reached the crypt, she was attacked by three vamps, but quickly dusted them in a fit of fear to find her, just recently, ex-lover.
"Spike!" she cried. "Spike!" She began to dig away at the rubble when she uncovered a hand underneath, dried with blood.
Please r/r! I love hearing reviews and I haven't had many. I don't know if I should keep writing or not.
Chapter 4: Quake
"Donut Delivery!" yells Xander as he walks in the front door with a box of fresh donuts like he often does in the morning. "Lots of cholesterol goodness waiting to be devoured!"
Dawn rushed down the stairs ready for school and craving her usual donut breakfast while she headed for the kitchen. Buffy on the other hand was not in such a hurry. She had just finished a somewhat relaxing shower and was debating with herself about going downstairs. She eventually forced herself into a decent outfit. The smell of the donuts led her nose to the island in her kitchen where she grabbed a ring of stickiness and sat down. She noticed everyone bustling about like nothing had happened. Buffy couldn't help but think her confessions had only been a dream, but she shrugged off the wiggins.
"Morning Buffy!" Will said giving her a comforting grin.
"You seem abnormally cheery in comparison to trading of words we had only a few hours ago." Buffy had confused look about her and wasn't sure whether or not to ask if they had remembered the events of the previous night. Knowing Sunnydale, someone could have done something to their memories like the spell Willow so gracefully used a few weeks ago. *"Randy" Giles. That suits Spike much better than it does Giles* Buffy snickered inside her head then proceeded to ask the inevitable. "Are you guys okay with this?" she muttered timidly, shunning the harsh words she expected to fly out of Xander's mouth.
"Why wouldn't we be okay with eating our usual unhealthy breakfast of fat rings?" asked Xander sarcastically.
"I don't mean the food. I mean-" Buffy was cut off by Xander who corrected his response to her question. "I know what you meant. We're going to be okay with the Slayer dating Deadboy thing. Or at least everyone else will. I can only promise to try."
"We trust your judgment and it's just a matter of getting used to," Willow added.
"I hate to admit it, but even though he should be fertilizing the garden instead of you, I can tell that he makes you somewhat happy. If he didn't we wouldn't be discussing this."
"Besides, it wasn't a total shock. We know the way he acts around you and I've seen the way you look at him sometimes, although you try and hide it."
___________________
Spike was lying peacefully in his crypt, dreaming away when a slow vibration rattled his concrete tomb. He awoke and immediately took a defensive position when he realized the earth was shaking. It stopped as unknowingly as it had come, but anyone who had lived in California for a decent amount of time knew that that wasn't the end. Spike leapt from his bed and into his jeans in one swift move, then pulled on a black t-shirt and slipped into his duster. As he headed for his blanket to get somewhere safe, the rumbling started again.
___________________
Dawn was about to head out the door when the floor started to shake. Buffy rushed to get to Dawn, but by the time she got to her, the shaking had stopped. *It's not over* she thought as she began to yell orders. "Everyone get to a doorway! Dawn, don't move!" She rushed to her sister's side and held on to her for dear life as the earthquake started again. Dawn began to cry as Buffy held her closer. All of their possessions began to fall from the walls and the bookshelves and the tables, crashing to the floor.
Willow was freaking out and just stood there, instead of getting herself to safety. "Will! Get to a doorway!" Buffy screamed. Xander noticed the bookcase start to tip and he began to run towards Willow, knocking her out of the way as he was toppled to the floor buried in the aftermath. He wasn't moving, but luckily the ground began to settle. Buffy ran to Xander when she knew the quake had stopped, leaping over the broken items that were strewn across the floor, blocking her path.
Willow had collapsed in tears and horror as she gazed at her friend. Buffy pulled him out of the wreckage and checked his pulse. His heart was beating and he was still breathing, but he was unconscious. Dawn called 911, but they said there would be a wait considering that the whole town of Sunnydale was now in ruins. They chose to take him to the hospital themselves.
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Buffy was pacing, Dawn was trying to stop her crying, and Willow just sat in shock. The doctor entered the waiting room and the three women leapt to their feet and ran to meet him.
"Is he okay? Tell me he's okay!" Dawn whimpered, momentarily stopping her tears.
"He is just fine. He is a little bruised and has a broken arm, but he is going to be just fine. He's sleeping now, but you can go see him if you want. He should be waking soon."
__________________
After spending the day with Xander and knowing he was okay, Buffy decided she ought to patrol. She walked through the cemetery and her legs just led themselves towards Spike's crypt. The crypt had just come into view when Buffy felt something was wrong. When she got closer she noticed it looked like Stonehenge had been put in place of Spike's refuge, but someone forgot how to put it back together. A wave of fear swept over her as she began to run. When she reached the crypt, she was attacked by three vamps, but quickly dusted them in a fit of fear to find her, just recently, ex-lover.
"Spike!" she cried. "Spike!" She began to dig away at the rubble when she uncovered a hand underneath, dried with blood.
Please r/r! I love hearing reviews and I haven't had many. I don't know if I should keep writing or not.