Part Ten
"Drusilla?" Spike asked. "How did you get in here?"
The others moved into the room, watching the crazed vampiress warily as she smiled.
"The nice lady at the front let me in. Didn't go down too well, though."
That's when they noticed the body on the floor next to Dru.
"What do you want?" Buffy seethed.
Dru ignored her and instead approached Spike. She laid her hand over his chest, but withdrew it quickly, as if it burned her, when she felt his heartbeat.
She took a step back, "It's true. The pixies whispered it to me. My poor boy is taken from me. Made a pathetic human again. I'm all alone."
"Why are you here?" Spike asked.
She took a step closer and leaned in, whispering in his ear, "To take you back."
He leaned back to look at her. Buffy stepped closer.
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're a little late for that."
Dru looked at her and smiled, "Am I?"
"Damn right you are!" Dawn exclaimed.
"Dawn!" Spike and Buffy admonished.
Drusilla laughed and abandoned Spike's side, moving closer to Dawn, who stubbornly stood her ground.
"What an angel." She leaned in, sniffing, "Mmm. She's pure. Can I have a taste?"
Buffy and Spike launched at her, both ready to defend Dawn. Spike reached her first. He pulled Drusilla away from the teenager gently. Almost lovingly. Buffy found herself jealous.
"Now, pet. You came for me, right?"
She suddenly gained the appearance of an innocent child, making it difficult to believe she killed hundreds. She smiled and giggled, saying, "I did. I've come to bring my precious knight back. I'm all alone without him. Grandmummy's gone away. And Daddy's no fun anymore." She looked at Spike, "Does my William want to come back? Does he want to make the stars sing again?"
Spike felt a pang of sympathy and pity for this mad vampiress before him and a wave of anger and disgust was directed at Angelus for making her this way.
"Make the stars stop weeping," she cried.
"Dru, I'm sorry, but I can't help you," Spike said softly.
She stepped back from him, anger on her face, "Why not?"
"Things are different now."
"But they can be the same again."
"No, they can't."
"They can if you make them," she said.
"No, Dru."
She leaned into him, "But don't you remember what we had together?" She whispered in his ear, "We can have it again. We can be together for eternity."
"Eternity?"
Buffy swore she heard a hint of longing in his voice. Surely he didn't want to return to Dru and leave her.
"Do you want it?" Dru whispered.
"God, yes," he whispered hoarsely.
Buffy felt her heart break into a million jagged pieces with his words. Tears ran down her cheeks.
Drusilla smiled and let her face distort into that of the demon's. Achingly slow, she lowered her fangs toward his jugular. He gasped in pain as she pierced his neck. He didn't remember it hurting this much.
She drank deeply, greedily.
Buffy tried to charge her when suddenly Drusilla pulled away, a surprised look on her face. She looked at the stake protruding from her chest.
"Spike?" she managed to get out before she combusted into a pile of ashes.
"Sorry, pet, but not with you," he said before swaying. Buffy rushed to steady him.
"I'm okay," he said.
"No. We need to get you to a hospital," Buffy said.
Spike shook his head, "Seriously, luv, I'm fine. She didn't get the chance to take a lot, just enough to make me a little dizzy."
"I still think you should go to the hospital."
"I'm fine. Really. 'Sides, we've got more pressing matters," he said, motioning to the poor girl's body.
"I'll call the police," Xander said, heading for the nearest phone.
Buffy, meanwhile, tried to focus her attention on Spike's bite mark, but he told her not to worry about it right now. It could wait till later.
And it did.
By the time the police arrived, they had concocted a story they hoped would sound believable to the authorities. The police were told that they were looking for William's unstable ex (Spike even provided a sketch, knowing perfectly well she would never be caught.) The story went that "Drusilla Calderon" didn't handle William ending their relationship. And that's when her mental instability showed itself. She began to stalk him. When asked if they had informed the police before of this matter, the answer was a huge resounding 'yes.' Also, the police were informed that this was the first time someone was killed. The police also wondered where she was and were told that, regrettably, she took off before William could detain her. The police took all this as truth and wanted to question William about Ms. Calderon further, but William told them that they've been informed of all the details they needed to find her and if they still wanted to question him, they'd have to get in touch with his lawyer, who, unfortunately decided to take a vacation, as well, to Australia. William also could not give a definite date of his return.
In the end, the police acquiesced. The hotel, shocked and saddened by Ms. Jackson's murder, agreed to give the guests staying in the Presidential Suite, which was now labeled as a crime scene, four of its finest rooms for the rest of their stay. It was an unspoken agreement that said Buffy and Spike would get one room, Xander and Anya another, and Willow and Dawn would get their own room, which thrilled Dawn to no end.
And everyone currently was in their rooms.
Spike sat on the edge of the bed, watching Buffy clean his wound.
"Seems like it's already started healing," she said, taping a small piece of gauze over the two little punctures.
She looked at him, "Why did you let her bite you?"
He sighed, "I don't really know. Maybe, subconsciously, I was seeing if I was making the right choice."
"And did you?"
He looked into her eyes, "Yes."
"Do you miss her?"
"We were together for over a century...so...yeah, a small part of me misses her and will for a long time."
She nodded, not surprised by his answer. In fact, she was expecting it.
"Do you mean it?"
"What?" he asked.
"What you told Dru. Right before she went all dusty."
He stared at her intently, "You know I did."
She smiled, "Really?"
"There's no one else for me."
"For eternity?"
"For eternity," he agreed and kissed her.
As their passion grew, the two fell across the bed, showing the love they felt for one another.
Afterwards, Spike laid on his back with Buffy curled up next to him.
"That was nice," Buffy smiled.
He chuckled, "It was, wasn't it?"
She moved to kiss him gently before settling back in his arms.
"So, what do we do now?" she asked.
"Well..." he drawled, "I have an idea."
She giggled and slapped him across the chest playfully, "You know what I mean."
He sighed, "I don't know. Finish our vacation here, go home in a couple of days and live out the rest of our lives together. Happily ever after...or as much as one Slayer and one former vampire can."
She looked up at him, "Is this your messed up way of asking me to marry you?"
He smirked, "Maybe."
She smiled and kissed him deeply. He pulled her close before maneuvering so that she was pinned underneath him.
Breaking the intense kiss, Buffy said, "You know, I'm still expecting a romantic dinner for two, maybe some flowers, you down on one knee, and, oh, yeah, a beautiful ring with a rock so big everyone can go skating on it."
"Oh, you'll get all that. But, right now, I have something else to give you," he said, shifting his weight slightly.
Her laughter was cut off when he swooped down to kiss her.
The End
A/N: Okay, first off, thank you for all the nice reviews. :)
And yeah, I know, the ending was as sappy as if could possibly get, but what can I say; I needed some sap. In fact, we all do with the way the Spike/Buffy storyline ended this season.
I might write a sequel but it all depends on if I can get an idea or not.
Next on my to-do list:
1. Try to find a cure for the dreaded disease called "Writer's block" and finish "Could I Be Good Enough."
2. Begin writing "The Fox and the Hound," my first pre-Buffy and full-fledged crossover.
3. Two more Post-Grave fics...I know...I know...that'll make it five. *shrugs* So? Look out for "What Am I Now?" and "Does It Ever Go Away?"
4. My first collaboration and attempt at humor with writer Jessyca (author of "Come Home to Me," "What She Deserves" and current projects "Holding On To All That Is" and "Another Knight's Tale") entitled "Something So Right."
