Title: The Next Day, The Next Night
Author: Katthecat
Email: kjoseph1973@yahoo.com
Feedback: Please, Please, Please, with a naked Spike on top!
Distribution: If you want it, it's yours
Rating: PG (this chapter has no sex, sorry!)
Pairing: Spike/Buffy, Scooby friendship
Summary: How I imagined Gone should have, you know, gone.
"Good morning, luv" Spike said as he lightly kissed Buffy on the neck.
"Umph," she replied. They were both lying in a tangle of sheets on the floor next to the bed.
"Once again we missed the bed," she added.
"Oh, I distinctly remember us being in the bed… over the bed… under the bed."
Buffy giggled. She raised her arms and stretched, "I'm starving."
"Mmm, me too," Spike started to gnaw on Buffy's arm, "Grrr Arrg". Buffy pushed him away playfully, "I think there is some blood in the freezer."
"Yummy, frozen month-old blood."
"Pouty," Buffy teased. Spike started to kiss his way up her arm.
"I could really go for a huge breakfast," Buffy added, "I want pancakes and waffles with fresh fruit and bacon and eggs and .."
"I can do that," Spike interrupted.
"Do what?"
"Eggs!," Spike seemed very proud of himself, "One aged blood drink for me and one fresh omelet for the lady." He jumped up and looked around the room, "All I need are pants and… ah ha!". Spike put on his pants and the remains of his black shirt.
"Don't move a muscle and don't you dare put on any clothes," Spike leaned down and gave Buffy a kiss.
Spike practically skipped down the steps, "Beat on the brat, beat on the brat, beat on the brat with a baseball bat, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, Hiya bit!"
Dawn turned around on the couch, "Good morning Spike". Dawn smiled at such a happy vampire, "So, you made up with Buffy last night?"
"Well, uh," Spike was almost blushing, "in a manner of speaking."
"Yeah, I heard."
"Oh platelet, sorry about that, I mean, uh we were watching 'Sex in the City'"
"I didn't realize that Sunnydale is a city."
Spike reached over and kissed Dawn on the forehead, "It was last night". He winked at her.
"Spike! What are you doing here?," Willow asked from the doorway.
"Red, don't you look lovely." Willow glanced at her worn sweatpants and yesterday's tee-shirt.
"Would you like an omelet? Or some coffee?"
"Whatever you have done with the real Spike, keep doing it," Willow laughed, "I would love some coffee but I don't think I am up for a whole omelet."
"OK pet. How about you nibblet? I can make an egg surprise for you."
Dawn shivered visibly, "Ugh, that did not work out the last time we tried it."
"Optimism pet, optimism. Plus this time, no mustard!" Spike walked into the kitchen whistling.
Dawn and Willow watched him leave in silence. After a while they could hear the clanging of pots and pans and a very loud voice singing, "I Wanna Be Sedated".
Dawn and Willow looked at each other, then they burst out laughing. "Maybe he's possessed," Dawn said, drying her eyes.
"By the Ramones?" Willow asked.
"It is the hellmouth."
Willow sat down next to Dawn, "So was it just me or were there some pretty weird noises coming from down here last night?"
"Personally, I'm traumatized," Dawn smiled.
"Me too." Willow smiled back at Dawn.
"Dawn," Willow tried, "I know that I have been really wiggy lately. All self-centery and black-magicy and stuff. I just want you to know that I really love you and I would never try to hurt you… again. Anyway, I just wanted to say I'm sorry," Willow looked away, this was not working out like she had planned it.
"I forgive you," Dawn said.
"Really?"
"Really." They hugged awkwardly on the couch.
Buffy walked down the stairs, "Oh you two made up."
Willow and Dawn looked at Buffy with tears in their eyes. Willow stood up. "I love you Buffy," she said and hugged her best female friend. "I love you too," Buffy said smiling. Willow and Buffy reached out their hands to Dawn. Dawn joined the group hug.
"I saw a movie just like this once," Spike said from the doorway, "'Cept everyone was naked."
"Spike!" all three women said in unison.
"Breakfast anyone?" he added with a smirk.
Buffy ate her eggs ravenously. Dawn sat next to her, picking at her egg concoction. Willow stood sipping a large cup of coffee and Spike leaned against the counter drinking a mug of blood.
"So," Dawn asked, "What are everyone's plans for today?"
Spike was silent, 'I plan on shagging your sister all day' was probably not appropriate.
"Uh, I was thinking of couch potatoing it," Willow said.
"That's a plan," Dawn responded.
"I am going to get a job," Buffy announced. All three of the others stared at her. "Remember, poor? Lacking in funds? Broke?"
"I can get you money," Spike offered.
"No, Spike, No. What would that make… No, I can't."
Spike looked hurt.
"It's about time I was an adult anyway, isn't that why Giles left?"
"Can you get money from the council?," Spike asked.
Buffy shook her head, "We parted on bad terms. Plus, I don't want them coming in here and trying to tell me what to do. I was thinking of fast food. Just for the time being, so I can get money fast."
The room was silent for a little while.
"What about training?" Spike piped up, "I mean, what do you bloody call it, self-defense? Teach a class. So those wankers could defend themselves against all of us evil things that go bump in the night?"
Buffy, Dawn, and Willow looked at Spike, their eyes wide.
"It was just an idea," he said.
Slowly all three began to smile.
"Now why didn't I think of that," Willow said.
"It's not a bad idea," Buffy said.
"It's brilliant," Dawn added.
"I could do it in the back of the Magic Shop," Buffy said, "I would just need some extra mats. Do you think Anya would mind?"
"She would get a lot of extra customers going through," Willow said.
"Yeah, I hadn't thought of that," Buffy said, "We would need to advertise."
"We could create flyers," Dawn said.
"I could put up notices on the internet," Willow said.
"We need a slogan," Dawn said.
"And how much should I charge?" Buffy asked
"We should have a Scooby meeting," Dawn said.
"You're right," Buffy said, "Let's go to the Magic Box. I bet Xander will be there as it's Saturday."
All three women jumped up and started to walk towards the back door, debating logistics. They got halfway across the porch before Willow looked down, "Shoes," she said. The other two stopped as well. They laughed.
"And I'm still in my pajama's," Dawn said.
The three returned to the house. Dawn and Willow walked up the stairs. Buffy stood near the door looking at Spike.
"Spike, I …" she walked up to him.
Spike brushed a lock of hair from her face, "Yes luv?". Buffy leaned forward and gave Spike a soft kiss, "Thank you."
Buffy turned and ran up the stairs. Spike stood still in shock. "You're welcome," he whispered.
Author: Katthecat
Email: kjoseph1973@yahoo.com
Feedback: Please, Please, Please, with a naked Spike on top!
Distribution: If you want it, it's yours
Rating: PG (this chapter has no sex, sorry!)
Pairing: Spike/Buffy, Scooby friendship
Summary: How I imagined Gone should have, you know, gone.
"Good morning, luv" Spike said as he lightly kissed Buffy on the neck.
"Umph," she replied. They were both lying in a tangle of sheets on the floor next to the bed.
"Once again we missed the bed," she added.
"Oh, I distinctly remember us being in the bed… over the bed… under the bed."
Buffy giggled. She raised her arms and stretched, "I'm starving."
"Mmm, me too," Spike started to gnaw on Buffy's arm, "Grrr Arrg". Buffy pushed him away playfully, "I think there is some blood in the freezer."
"Yummy, frozen month-old blood."
"Pouty," Buffy teased. Spike started to kiss his way up her arm.
"I could really go for a huge breakfast," Buffy added, "I want pancakes and waffles with fresh fruit and bacon and eggs and .."
"I can do that," Spike interrupted.
"Do what?"
"Eggs!," Spike seemed very proud of himself, "One aged blood drink for me and one fresh omelet for the lady." He jumped up and looked around the room, "All I need are pants and… ah ha!". Spike put on his pants and the remains of his black shirt.
"Don't move a muscle and don't you dare put on any clothes," Spike leaned down and gave Buffy a kiss.
Spike practically skipped down the steps, "Beat on the brat, beat on the brat, beat on the brat with a baseball bat, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh, Hiya bit!"
Dawn turned around on the couch, "Good morning Spike". Dawn smiled at such a happy vampire, "So, you made up with Buffy last night?"
"Well, uh," Spike was almost blushing, "in a manner of speaking."
"Yeah, I heard."
"Oh platelet, sorry about that, I mean, uh we were watching 'Sex in the City'"
"I didn't realize that Sunnydale is a city."
Spike reached over and kissed Dawn on the forehead, "It was last night". He winked at her.
"Spike! What are you doing here?," Willow asked from the doorway.
"Red, don't you look lovely." Willow glanced at her worn sweatpants and yesterday's tee-shirt.
"Would you like an omelet? Or some coffee?"
"Whatever you have done with the real Spike, keep doing it," Willow laughed, "I would love some coffee but I don't think I am up for a whole omelet."
"OK pet. How about you nibblet? I can make an egg surprise for you."
Dawn shivered visibly, "Ugh, that did not work out the last time we tried it."
"Optimism pet, optimism. Plus this time, no mustard!" Spike walked into the kitchen whistling.
Dawn and Willow watched him leave in silence. After a while they could hear the clanging of pots and pans and a very loud voice singing, "I Wanna Be Sedated".
Dawn and Willow looked at each other, then they burst out laughing. "Maybe he's possessed," Dawn said, drying her eyes.
"By the Ramones?" Willow asked.
"It is the hellmouth."
Willow sat down next to Dawn, "So was it just me or were there some pretty weird noises coming from down here last night?"
"Personally, I'm traumatized," Dawn smiled.
"Me too." Willow smiled back at Dawn.
"Dawn," Willow tried, "I know that I have been really wiggy lately. All self-centery and black-magicy and stuff. I just want you to know that I really love you and I would never try to hurt you… again. Anyway, I just wanted to say I'm sorry," Willow looked away, this was not working out like she had planned it.
"I forgive you," Dawn said.
"Really?"
"Really." They hugged awkwardly on the couch.
Buffy walked down the stairs, "Oh you two made up."
Willow and Dawn looked at Buffy with tears in their eyes. Willow stood up. "I love you Buffy," she said and hugged her best female friend. "I love you too," Buffy said smiling. Willow and Buffy reached out their hands to Dawn. Dawn joined the group hug.
"I saw a movie just like this once," Spike said from the doorway, "'Cept everyone was naked."
"Spike!" all three women said in unison.
"Breakfast anyone?" he added with a smirk.
Buffy ate her eggs ravenously. Dawn sat next to her, picking at her egg concoction. Willow stood sipping a large cup of coffee and Spike leaned against the counter drinking a mug of blood.
"So," Dawn asked, "What are everyone's plans for today?"
Spike was silent, 'I plan on shagging your sister all day' was probably not appropriate.
"Uh, I was thinking of couch potatoing it," Willow said.
"That's a plan," Dawn responded.
"I am going to get a job," Buffy announced. All three of the others stared at her. "Remember, poor? Lacking in funds? Broke?"
"I can get you money," Spike offered.
"No, Spike, No. What would that make… No, I can't."
Spike looked hurt.
"It's about time I was an adult anyway, isn't that why Giles left?"
"Can you get money from the council?," Spike asked.
Buffy shook her head, "We parted on bad terms. Plus, I don't want them coming in here and trying to tell me what to do. I was thinking of fast food. Just for the time being, so I can get money fast."
The room was silent for a little while.
"What about training?" Spike piped up, "I mean, what do you bloody call it, self-defense? Teach a class. So those wankers could defend themselves against all of us evil things that go bump in the night?"
Buffy, Dawn, and Willow looked at Spike, their eyes wide.
"It was just an idea," he said.
Slowly all three began to smile.
"Now why didn't I think of that," Willow said.
"It's not a bad idea," Buffy said.
"It's brilliant," Dawn added.
"I could do it in the back of the Magic Shop," Buffy said, "I would just need some extra mats. Do you think Anya would mind?"
"She would get a lot of extra customers going through," Willow said.
"Yeah, I hadn't thought of that," Buffy said, "We would need to advertise."
"We could create flyers," Dawn said.
"I could put up notices on the internet," Willow said.
"We need a slogan," Dawn said.
"And how much should I charge?" Buffy asked
"We should have a Scooby meeting," Dawn said.
"You're right," Buffy said, "Let's go to the Magic Box. I bet Xander will be there as it's Saturday."
All three women jumped up and started to walk towards the back door, debating logistics. They got halfway across the porch before Willow looked down, "Shoes," she said. The other two stopped as well. They laughed.
"And I'm still in my pajama's," Dawn said.
The three returned to the house. Dawn and Willow walked up the stairs. Buffy stood near the door looking at Spike.
"Spike, I …" she walked up to him.
Spike brushed a lock of hair from her face, "Yes luv?". Buffy leaned forward and gave Spike a soft kiss, "Thank you."
Buffy turned and ran up the stairs. Spike stood still in shock. "You're welcome," he whispered.