Confessions of a Lover
Chapter 5: The Darkness of Daylight
Smoke started rising from the limp hand that lay in the pile of broken concrete. There was no sound of discomfort from the body in the ruins. Buffy's heart sank as she quickly took off her jacket and placed it over the hand. *This can't be happening* she thought. *I know I don't love him, but I don't think I could go on without him right now. He keeps me going. No matter what happens he's there to make sure I don't give up. I can't give up now. He doesn't have to remind me this time* She realized how much she cared for the vamp that fell from the glory of evil. "I have to get him out of there! The daylight will not stop me!"
Buffy got up and ran faster than she ever had before to reach the only person who could help. She ended up at the magic box hoping Tara would be there. When she entered she saw who she was looking for. "Tara! I need your help!"
"W-what Bu-ffy? Wh-hat's wrong?"
"It's Spike! The crypt collapsed and I can't get him out without him meeting a dusty end! Do you know of a spell that could hide the sun long enough for me to get him out? He's unconscious and I didn't know whom else to go to." Buffy's eyes showed her pain and Tara knew she had to help.
"I-I think I know a pr-pretty simple spell that will create a g-good cloud cover and I-it should be dark enough."
"Get what you need and meet me at the cemetery." Buffy had rushed to the door when she stopped and slowly turned around to face Tara. "Thank you Tara."
Tara just nodded with a reassuring smile and Buffy turned back out the door.
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Willow was still next to Xander's side after Buffy left. She felt the guilt of his injury on her shoulders. "I am so sorry Xander. I don't know what got into me?"
"Hey, we're both okay aren't we? But if you want to make it up to me you can sign my cast and draw funny pictures on it!" Xander said with a little too much enthusiasm. "If Anya was here she would draw cute little bunnies. I miss her..."
"I'm sure you'll figure things out with her. She's not going to find anyone else who will tolerate her stupidity and slightly distorted human behavior."
"True. And her obsession with bunnies."
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Buffy was kneeling next to her coat that sheltered Spike's hand from the searing pain of sunlight. She was crying. She didn't know why, but down in her gut she was screaming at herself for the way she's acted since her expulsion from heaven. He was the only one that could see inside her and see her pain. She knew that he Angel or Riley could never compare to the connection between her and Spike. It was an understanding, a friendship, a love that was buried inside her soul. Somehow he saw her, not the person she showed to everyone else, but the woman that was clawing to get out yet afraid of the consequences that would happen if she did. How had she fallen under his spell? How could he penetrate so deep inside her? For the first time since she was resurrected, she finally had a clear head and knew what she wanted. She wasn't afraid anymore. The woman Spike found in her was ready to come out and Buffy wasn't going to stop her.
*I hid my feelings from him and myself, denied love, and pushed him away. Now I may never get to tell him that he was right all along. Everything he said about me was true. He wasn't convenient. He wasn't a thing. And he didn't disgust me. He made me feel alive, the same way I made him feel alive*
"Spike…" she whispered with tears beginning to stream down her face. "I lov-"
"Buffy!" Tara yelled cutting off Buffy's whispers. "I have everything! I can do it."
"What do we do?"
"Just get ready to get Spike out and back to your house before the sun comes back. I can only hold it for about 20 minutes."
"Okay I'm ready."
Tara creates a circle around herself with white sand and candles. She stands in the center and chants while energy begins to surround her. She closes her eyes and holds out her arms and speaks the incantation…
Wind blow, lightning thunder, rain wail, and clouds cover.
Darken the earth and do my will,
Veil the heavens and let the sky fill.
The sky turns dark and clouds sweep across, covering the sunlight and Buffy instantly makes her move. She unearths the broken body and pulls him from the debris. She flings him over her shoulder and runs towards her house. Seventeen minutes have gone by when she gets her house in view. She can see the clouds beginning to break apart and she sprints faster, burning in her legs. The sun begins to break through the clouds as she reaches the mailbox. The faint hint of smoke begins to rise from the body of her lover.
Thanks for all the reviews! I haven't gotten many but the few I did get gave me the inspiration to keep writing. The next chapter will hopefully be up soon. Keep sending the reviews!! ;)
Chapter 5: The Darkness of Daylight
Smoke started rising from the limp hand that lay in the pile of broken concrete. There was no sound of discomfort from the body in the ruins. Buffy's heart sank as she quickly took off her jacket and placed it over the hand. *This can't be happening* she thought. *I know I don't love him, but I don't think I could go on without him right now. He keeps me going. No matter what happens he's there to make sure I don't give up. I can't give up now. He doesn't have to remind me this time* She realized how much she cared for the vamp that fell from the glory of evil. "I have to get him out of there! The daylight will not stop me!"
Buffy got up and ran faster than she ever had before to reach the only person who could help. She ended up at the magic box hoping Tara would be there. When she entered she saw who she was looking for. "Tara! I need your help!"
"W-what Bu-ffy? Wh-hat's wrong?"
"It's Spike! The crypt collapsed and I can't get him out without him meeting a dusty end! Do you know of a spell that could hide the sun long enough for me to get him out? He's unconscious and I didn't know whom else to go to." Buffy's eyes showed her pain and Tara knew she had to help.
"I-I think I know a pr-pretty simple spell that will create a g-good cloud cover and I-it should be dark enough."
"Get what you need and meet me at the cemetery." Buffy had rushed to the door when she stopped and slowly turned around to face Tara. "Thank you Tara."
Tara just nodded with a reassuring smile and Buffy turned back out the door.
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Willow was still next to Xander's side after Buffy left. She felt the guilt of his injury on her shoulders. "I am so sorry Xander. I don't know what got into me?"
"Hey, we're both okay aren't we? But if you want to make it up to me you can sign my cast and draw funny pictures on it!" Xander said with a little too much enthusiasm. "If Anya was here she would draw cute little bunnies. I miss her..."
"I'm sure you'll figure things out with her. She's not going to find anyone else who will tolerate her stupidity and slightly distorted human behavior."
"True. And her obsession with bunnies."
____________________
Buffy was kneeling next to her coat that sheltered Spike's hand from the searing pain of sunlight. She was crying. She didn't know why, but down in her gut she was screaming at herself for the way she's acted since her expulsion from heaven. He was the only one that could see inside her and see her pain. She knew that he Angel or Riley could never compare to the connection between her and Spike. It was an understanding, a friendship, a love that was buried inside her soul. Somehow he saw her, not the person she showed to everyone else, but the woman that was clawing to get out yet afraid of the consequences that would happen if she did. How had she fallen under his spell? How could he penetrate so deep inside her? For the first time since she was resurrected, she finally had a clear head and knew what she wanted. She wasn't afraid anymore. The woman Spike found in her was ready to come out and Buffy wasn't going to stop her.
*I hid my feelings from him and myself, denied love, and pushed him away. Now I may never get to tell him that he was right all along. Everything he said about me was true. He wasn't convenient. He wasn't a thing. And he didn't disgust me. He made me feel alive, the same way I made him feel alive*
"Spike…" she whispered with tears beginning to stream down her face. "I lov-"
"Buffy!" Tara yelled cutting off Buffy's whispers. "I have everything! I can do it."
"What do we do?"
"Just get ready to get Spike out and back to your house before the sun comes back. I can only hold it for about 20 minutes."
"Okay I'm ready."
Tara creates a circle around herself with white sand and candles. She stands in the center and chants while energy begins to surround her. She closes her eyes and holds out her arms and speaks the incantation…
Wind blow, lightning thunder, rain wail, and clouds cover.
Darken the earth and do my will,
Veil the heavens and let the sky fill.
The sky turns dark and clouds sweep across, covering the sunlight and Buffy instantly makes her move. She unearths the broken body and pulls him from the debris. She flings him over her shoulder and runs towards her house. Seventeen minutes have gone by when she gets her house in view. She can see the clouds beginning to break apart and she sprints faster, burning in her legs. The sun begins to break through the clouds as she reaches the mailbox. The faint hint of smoke begins to rise from the body of her lover.
Thanks for all the reviews! I haven't gotten many but the few I did get gave me the inspiration to keep writing. The next chapter will hopefully be up soon. Keep sending the reviews!! ;)