Title: FAR
AND AWAY
Synopsis: Spike returns to give Buffy a birthday present.
A post-"Older and Far Away" episode fanfic.
Rating: G
Date Written: Saturday, 15 February, 2002
Author: The Resident Vampyr © 2001-2002.
Note: Far and Away is the 13th of a series of
post-episode fanfictions based on Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
season 6 episodes. I will try to write a short, mostly
Spike/Buffy story every week for the entire season. Again, these
are pure speculations. I don't read spoilers no early bird
review. Let me know what you think.
Credits: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the property of Joss
Whedon and the powers that be.
Characters: Buffy Victor Spike
"Oh,
what, you worried about Richard? You don't wanna make your new
boyfriend jealous, huh?" - Spike
"Maybe he's not the jealous one." -
Buffy
"Sleep
tight," she kissed Dawn, "Don't let the bed bugs
bite," she whispered. Dawn smiled at her big sister. She was
happy that for the first time, Buffy will stay for the night.
Maybe now, she can concentrate more on her studies rather than
always thinking of a way how to attract attention. Maybe now, she
could stop taking things that doesn't belong to her. Dawn closed
her eyes and slowly dozed into dreamland.
Buffy closed Dawn's bedroom door behind her and walked quietly
along the hallway. She was about to enter her own bedroom when, CREAK!
Buffy turned, she thought she heard something. CREAK!
There it was again. It came from downstairs. It sounded like
somebody was forcing their kitchen door to open.
***
"Bloody hell..." Spike was cursing under his breath. He
was trying to open the Summer's backdoor but it seemed stucked
for some reason. Holding a flower bouquet on his right hand and a
white feline on the other, didn't help either. Here he was back
from an earlier birthday party, which lasted for days, still
hoping to get these gifts to his girl. Spike didn't bring them
earlier because he didn't want to humiliate Buffy in front of her
friends. He just thought of bringing a six pack, and Clement,
instead.
"Hey!" hissed Buffy, "What are you doing with my
door? And w-what are you doing here in the middle of the
night?"
Spike stopped and dropped everything, including the kitty inside
his pocket. "Well, hullo my sweet birthday girl," he
said. "Just wanted to ask you if you are interested seeing
me in my birthday suit," Spike insinuated.
"What?" Buffy tried to keep her voice down. She doesn't
want to wake up certain people in her house and find Spike's spike
all over the place. Besides, doing it in her kitchen floor was
definitely out of the question.
"I'm only kidding luv," he smiled evilly. "Here,
these are for you."
Spike gave her the flowers and a small note. He then reached in
his pocket and produced a small tabby.
"His name is Victor. I won him tonight."
Finally, he handed her a small envelop. "You might find it
very useful."
Buffy couldn't believe what she was seeing. Gifts from Spike?
Flowers, a note, a cat, and a mysterious envelop? she thought.
Buffy looked at him questionningly.
"Look, you don't have to do this," she said nervously.
"Besides, I-I c-can't accept these."
Spike didn't say a word. He just looked at her intently.
"Ok, the flowers, fine. But Victor? I can't take care of a
cat? I can't even take care of my sister. And what about
this?"
Buffy picked up the note and read-- "My
Sweet..."
There was a pause. It was a love poem. It was about how Spike
felt about her. It was about how wonderful his unlife was ever
since the day he fell in love with her and how he couldn't
imagine eternity without his beloved. Just being her was a gift
in itself.
Buffy looked up at Spike and felt guilty about everything. Guilty
pleasure. 'If you are to be guilty, you might as well enjoy
the pleasure.' she said to herself when she entangled
herself with Spike. But as they spent more time together, Buffy
find herself in the deep end.
She nervously placed the poem on the kitchen counter and quickly
opened the envelop beside it. Buffy gasped. It was full of money.
Money that she needed.
"I thought you could use it," Spike finally spoke.
"I could get more if you want."
"No," Buffy interrupted him. She cannot accept anything
from her vampire lover. 'Accepting it makes her a--',
Buffy shook off what she was thinking. Spike was just sex. No
attachments, no nothing. She doesn't even want to know where he
got the money. "I cant," she said and left it at that.
"Thanks anyway," she said quietly.
Spike nodded. He didn't pursue any longer. He knew that Buffy
could be so hardheaded. Instead, he mentioned getting out of her
house was a relief, not that he didn't want to stay. He also
added that Clement said it was fun and asked if she could give
Clement, her co-worker's number.
***
"Sophie?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, she and Clement made a connection," Spike
chuckled.
"And what about you?" Buffy changed the subject.
"What was that all about between you and Halfrek?" she
asked with curiousity.
"Halfrek? Why? Are you jealous?" teased Spike.
"Me?" Buffy looked away from him and laughed.
"Jealous?"
Spike eyed Buffy curiously, still not getting any straight answer
from her. "Well?" he asked and tilted his head
indicating that he was interested with what she has to say.
Buffy looked back at him. "Don't be silly," she
quipped. She was not exactly lying through her teeth but Buffy
wanted to know more about Spike, err--William's past life.
"If you must know," started Spike, sensing what Buffy
was thinking. "Halfrek, was a lady in the court during my
time. She was--" Spike stopped and frowned, trying to
remember about Halfrek.
Buffy waited for him to continue but he never did.
"I can't remember," Spike said. He realized it was not
that important anymore. Halfrek was a thing of the past. The
person most important to him right now was standing in front of
him. Buffy was the one for him.
Now, if only he could get Buffy in her birthday suit...
***
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