Part 9
Sora lay on her bed, gazing intensely into her music theory book. She had an exam in a few days and wanted to be prepared for once instead of cramming the night before. Antonio Vivaldi. A composer who was born and lived in Italy during the Baroque period. It had been weeks since Sora and Spike had had dinner at the Italian restaurant. Their relationship had progressed emotionally but physically they were still at just kissing and an occasional heavy makeout session. But Spike was content to honor Sora's wish of waiting until she felt she was ready. But what was really holding her back? Sora wasn't quite sure. No time to think of that now! Must learn about music history. Vivaldi was known as the Red Priest due to his red hair and the fact that he was ordained a priest. He was also a music teacher at a school for orphan girls where it was rumored that he had an affair with one of his pupils and her sister. So a priest wasn't afraid to have sex and be banished for it, then what was wrong with her? Was she afraid that Spike didn't love her? Maybe… but where was Spike? He was supposed to have been there 45 minutes ago so they could join the research party at Giles'. Something was wrong. Sora could feel it. Reaching over, she picked up the phone and dialed over to Giles.
"Hello?" Giles' voice came over the phone.
"Giles. Is Spike over there yet?" Sora asked.
"Sora? No he isn't. I thought that he was supposed to pick you up." Giles asked.
"He was but he's almost an hour late. Something's wrong."
"Are you sure, Sora? He can take care of himself. After all, he is a vampire."
"He can't defend himself against humans!!" Sora argued.
"Let me send Buffy over to get you and then we'll figure this out."
"Don't bother. I'm on my way." Sora said and hung up the phone, crazy with worry. Grabbing a stake, she ran out of her dorm. Walking down the streets of Sunnydale, she suddenly felt a presence behind her. Spinning around she came face to face with a bruised and beaten Spike. Sora dropped the stake she was holding.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Sora said.
"Some demons bloody jumped me after I left to get you." Spike said.
"We need to get you to Giles' now." Sora said and wrapped his arm around her body to use as a support. Somehow, they made it to the apartment in record time. Sora threw the front door open and led Spike inside.
"Sora… oh I see you found him." Giles said as they came into the room.
"Oh poor Spike got beat up." Buffy laughed.
"Shut your mouth, Slayer." Spike grumbled as he collapsed in a chair.
"Spike, please tell us what happened." Giles said. Sora slipped out into the bathroom to get the first aid kit.
"I was going to pick up Songbird when 3 demons jumped me. Rocane demons. I killed 2 and escaped the3rd bastard only barely." Spike said.
"What are Rocane demons?" Willow asked.
"Kinda like headhunters. Anyone can hire them to either kill or retrieve whoever they want." Giles explained having read about them in one of his demon volumes.
"So someone wants Spike?" Sora asked as she came back into the room, having heard everything the others said.
"Or wants him as dust." Buffy spoke up.
"Do you have any idea who would send these demons after you?" Giles asked, speaking to the vampire. Sora knelt in front of him and began dabbing at the cut on his forehead.
"It could be bloody anyone. I'm not exactly Mr. Popularity nowadays, am I?" Spike spoke.
"Believe me, Spike. You were never Mr. Popularity." Xander said.
"Will you all stop! Please! I'm sick of hearing all of you throw these cheap shots at each other. You're acting like children!" Sora yelled glaring at Spike, Buffy, and Xander.
"Sorry." All three of them mumbled. Shaking her head, she went back to cleaning the bruises and cuts.
"Pet, you don't have to do this. Vampire healing remember. They'll be gone in a few minutes." Spike spoke softly. Sora's face turned a slight shade of pink as she dropped the rag.
"I forgot." She then sat down on the arm of Spike's chair. "So what happens now?"
"Well, there's not much we can do right now. It is quite late. How about we meet tomorrow. Maybe we can find something then." Giles said.
"Alright. Giles, is it okay if Spike stays with you?" Sora asked.
"I am not staying with the bloody watcher!" Spike exclaimed.
"Don't you argue with me, William. You'll lose." Sora said sternly.
"Uh yes well. I guess he could stay here. It would probably be best." Giles said not wishing to anger Sora, seeing how upset she already was.
"Good." Sora said. Spike sighed and leaned back into the chair.
"Someone just bloody stake me." Sora hit him on the back of the head.
"Whipped." Xander whispered receiving a glare from the vampire.
"Well, I'm heading back to the dorms. Sora, care to walk with me?" Buffy offered.
"Yeah might as well. I still have studying to do." Sora said standing up.
"You are not gonna leave me alone here." Spike cried out.
"You're a big boy, Spike. You'll be fine." Sora said placing a kiss on his cheek. Before he could protest anymore, Sora was out the door with Buffy and Willow.
Sora lay on her bed, gazing intensely into her music theory book. She had an exam in a few days and wanted to be prepared for once instead of cramming the night before. Antonio Vivaldi. A composer who was born and lived in Italy during the Baroque period. It had been weeks since Sora and Spike had had dinner at the Italian restaurant. Their relationship had progressed emotionally but physically they were still at just kissing and an occasional heavy makeout session. But Spike was content to honor Sora's wish of waiting until she felt she was ready. But what was really holding her back? Sora wasn't quite sure. No time to think of that now! Must learn about music history. Vivaldi was known as the Red Priest due to his red hair and the fact that he was ordained a priest. He was also a music teacher at a school for orphan girls where it was rumored that he had an affair with one of his pupils and her sister. So a priest wasn't afraid to have sex and be banished for it, then what was wrong with her? Was she afraid that Spike didn't love her? Maybe… but where was Spike? He was supposed to have been there 45 minutes ago so they could join the research party at Giles'. Something was wrong. Sora could feel it. Reaching over, she picked up the phone and dialed over to Giles.
"Hello?" Giles' voice came over the phone.
"Giles. Is Spike over there yet?" Sora asked.
"Sora? No he isn't. I thought that he was supposed to pick you up." Giles asked.
"He was but he's almost an hour late. Something's wrong."
"Are you sure, Sora? He can take care of himself. After all, he is a vampire."
"He can't defend himself against humans!!" Sora argued.
"Let me send Buffy over to get you and then we'll figure this out."
"Don't bother. I'm on my way." Sora said and hung up the phone, crazy with worry. Grabbing a stake, she ran out of her dorm. Walking down the streets of Sunnydale, she suddenly felt a presence behind her. Spinning around she came face to face with a bruised and beaten Spike. Sora dropped the stake she was holding.
"What happened? Are you okay?" Sora said.
"Some demons bloody jumped me after I left to get you." Spike said.
"We need to get you to Giles' now." Sora said and wrapped his arm around her body to use as a support. Somehow, they made it to the apartment in record time. Sora threw the front door open and led Spike inside.
"Sora… oh I see you found him." Giles said as they came into the room.
"Oh poor Spike got beat up." Buffy laughed.
"Shut your mouth, Slayer." Spike grumbled as he collapsed in a chair.
"Spike, please tell us what happened." Giles said. Sora slipped out into the bathroom to get the first aid kit.
"I was going to pick up Songbird when 3 demons jumped me. Rocane demons. I killed 2 and escaped the3rd bastard only barely." Spike said.
"What are Rocane demons?" Willow asked.
"Kinda like headhunters. Anyone can hire them to either kill or retrieve whoever they want." Giles explained having read about them in one of his demon volumes.
"So someone wants Spike?" Sora asked as she came back into the room, having heard everything the others said.
"Or wants him as dust." Buffy spoke up.
"Do you have any idea who would send these demons after you?" Giles asked, speaking to the vampire. Sora knelt in front of him and began dabbing at the cut on his forehead.
"It could be bloody anyone. I'm not exactly Mr. Popularity nowadays, am I?" Spike spoke.
"Believe me, Spike. You were never Mr. Popularity." Xander said.
"Will you all stop! Please! I'm sick of hearing all of you throw these cheap shots at each other. You're acting like children!" Sora yelled glaring at Spike, Buffy, and Xander.
"Sorry." All three of them mumbled. Shaking her head, she went back to cleaning the bruises and cuts.
"Pet, you don't have to do this. Vampire healing remember. They'll be gone in a few minutes." Spike spoke softly. Sora's face turned a slight shade of pink as she dropped the rag.
"I forgot." She then sat down on the arm of Spike's chair. "So what happens now?"
"Well, there's not much we can do right now. It is quite late. How about we meet tomorrow. Maybe we can find something then." Giles said.
"Alright. Giles, is it okay if Spike stays with you?" Sora asked.
"I am not staying with the bloody watcher!" Spike exclaimed.
"Don't you argue with me, William. You'll lose." Sora said sternly.
"Uh yes well. I guess he could stay here. It would probably be best." Giles said not wishing to anger Sora, seeing how upset she already was.
"Good." Sora said. Spike sighed and leaned back into the chair.
"Someone just bloody stake me." Sora hit him on the back of the head.
"Whipped." Xander whispered receiving a glare from the vampire.
"Well, I'm heading back to the dorms. Sora, care to walk with me?" Buffy offered.
"Yeah might as well. I still have studying to do." Sora said standing up.
"You are not gonna leave me alone here." Spike cried out.
"You're a big boy, Spike. You'll be fine." Sora said placing a kiss on his cheek. Before he could protest anymore, Sora was out the door with Buffy and Willow.