Let Me Rest In Peace

AUHOR'S NOTES: This fic was set before 'Once More With Feeling' and I am using Spike's song.

CHAPTER SEVEN

"It's Saturday night again folks and we are reaching the final stages of the Pop Idol contest. Tonight each constant has been asked to right their own song and perform it."

Saturday night at Buffy's house had become a bit of a ritual for the Scoobies, they'd come round, watch Spike then spend the rest of the night laughing at him. Now it was getting serious he was in the last five and the chances of him winning a million dollars and a record contract were becoming a reality.

"Dawn has Spike told you anything about his song?" Tara asked.

"No he's all 'it's a secrete bit'." She said putting on her best Spike voice.

"What's Peroxide Boy gonna sing about, killing babies?" Xander joked. No one looked amused.

"What I was joking!" Xander protested.

"Yeah well don't." Buffy said.

"Now we have a song from Spike." The voice over guy said.

Spike was stood in the middle of the stage wearing a pink shirt, light blue jeans and a pair of trainers.

"I died

So many years ago

But you can make me feel

Like it isn't so

And why you come to be with me

I think I finally know

Mmm, mmm.

You're scared.

Ashamed of what you feel

And you can't tell the ones you love

You know they couldn't deal

Whisper in a dead man's ear,

It doesn't make it real.

That's great.

But I don't wanna play.

'Cause being with you touches me

More than I can say.

But since I'm only dead to you

I'm saying stay away

And let me rest in peace.

Let me rest in peace

Let me get some sleep

Let me take my love and bury it

In a hole six foot deep

I can lay my body down

But I can't find my sweet release

So let me rest in peace!

You know

You've got a willing slave

And you just love to play the thought

That you might misbehave.

But till you do I'm telling you,

Stop visiting my grave

And let me rest in peace.

I know I should go

But I follow you like a man possessed

There's a traitor here beneath my breast

And it hurts me more than you've ever guessed

If my heart could beat, it would break my chest

But I can see you're unimpressed

So leave me be.

And let me rest in peace

Let me get some sleep

Let me take my love and bury it

In a hole six foot deep

I can lay my body down

But I can't find my sweet release...

Let me rest in peace.

Why won't you

Let me rest in peace?"

The whole gang sat shocked at his performance, then they started laughing. He sounded so angry and mad.

"Now I know what happens when you make Spike wear pink." Dawn giggled before picking up the phone to vote for Spike.

~*~

"Goodnight the results of tonight's poll are in and I can tell you that the next person to leave the Pop Idol experience is......."

The whole gang sat listening.

"Spike."

TBC...