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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