Jack was nervous he finally got the courage to ask Dawn out all he had to
do now was the actual asking. He was at work rehearsing what to say. 'Hey
Jack are you just going to keep staring at those burgers or are you going
to actually cook them' Buffy asked, laughing.
'What? Yeah I'm cooking them right now'
'Okay so spill already what's up with you?'
'I'm going to ask a girl I really like out'
'And your nervous right?'
'Yeah, I mean what if she says no or if she doesn't like me or if she says
no?'
'You already said that one. Look, just do it she'll say yes. Why wouldn't
she?'
'Because she's way, way, way out of my league. She's beautiful'
'So what's this beauty's name?'
'Dawn' Jack answered with a sigh 'she's a junior too and she's gorgeous'
'Dawn summers?' Buffy inquired with a smile.
'Yeah.how did you know?'
'My little sister'
'Oh.you could find out if she likes me couldn't you?'
'I suppose but how do I know you're not going to hurt her?'
'I wouldn't. I swear on my life'
'Aaah young love so passionately misguided but I'll ask her in a roundabout
way tonight'
'And tell me tomorrow?'
'And tell you tomorrow. It's quite sweet really.'
'Thanks Buffy. You're the best'
'I know I am.'
As Buffy walked home she thought about the oddness of the situation. She was setting her baby sister up with a guy. But she liked Jack he was a good kid and he was very honest, up front and he reminded her of some one she just couldn't place it.
As she walked home she patrolled. It was a quite night nothing going on in the cemetery even, a little odd for Sunnyhell but she just enjoyed the peace and quite. Then she heard the shouting, she ran in the direction and saw a girl hitting Spike across the face. Since when was spike back she wondered. She recognised the girl as Lily, Anya's new helper at the magic shop. She should help Spike but she wanted to see what this girl was up to.
'What is it with you creepy undead things?' Lily questioned 'I had a date with a nice normal boy and then you have to show up and ruin it' 'Hey I wasn't anywhere near you and your date' Spike protested. 'Well one of your friends was and I am sick of it! Last week one of you vamps ripped my favourite shirt and I have to keep thinking up of reasons to tell my room mate to explain why I'm always late.' 'Look kid' Spike said from the ground, this chick was really going for him and it hurt 'I have a soul so you can't just kill me' 'What's the difference? A demon is a demon and I figure if I kill all of you then this whole slayer thing will just be dropped and creepy little English men will stop following me around calling me the chosen one and going on and on about how it's my destiny to save the world blah, blah, blah. Maybe I don't want to save the world. Why can't it save itself? That's what I want to know.'
Buffy stared in shock Spike had a soul, this girl was another slayer. She'd been expecting a new slayer of course every time she died a new one popped up but this one didn't seem too enthusiastic about the whole thing. She'd better speak up and find out how spike had a soul plus if anyone was going to kill spike it would be her she had earned that right a long time ago.
'Hey Lily' Buffy called calmly from the sidelines of the fight. Lily stopped and said nervously 'Hey Buffy, this guy tried to steal my purse just holding him till the police show up' 'Get her off of me slayer' Spike shouted 'she's no bloody lightweight' 'You know this guy' lily asked. 'Yeah and if anyone is going to stake his ass it's going to be me' Buffy calmly pulled out a stake 'Move aside Lily, please'. 'Buffy, I got a soul' Spike told her. 'Yeah right Spike. What a gypsy curse?' 'A demon in Africa' 'Why should I believe you? 'You shouldn't and you deserve to stake me you're right about that but let me apologise first. Please?' 'Go on then' Buffy stood next to where he lay on the ground. Lily had pulled back and was watching their exchange.
'I'm sorry about what I did to you the stalking, the obsession, trying to force myself on you but I thought that I could make you love me. Now I know I can't. I'm evil, bad though and through and you deserve some one better. Hell even Angel would be better for you then me. So go on stake me I deserve it if not for what I did to you then for what I did to half of Europe and for torturing Angel in L.A and for being a prick to everyone I've met since I was turned. I want to be dead.'
'How impassioned' remarked Lily caustically 'Look Buffy you're really sweet and all but I kill these things so hand over the stake to the professional and let me get on with this.'
'Wait a minute. Since when are you the professional?' this girl was starting to piss Buffy off 'Since what a year ago? Well I have been at this since I was fifteen so I think I am the professional you wouldn't even be a slayer if I hadn't died briefly last year, so I get to make the judgement calls around here. There is a lot more to being a slayer then just black and white there are thousands of shades of grey.'
'Blah, blah, blah you either kill demons or you don't you can't just decide who's good or bad on the basis that you like them, want to fuck them or that they have a soul. I have one rule- if it kills people I kill it. Nice, short, sweet and simple.'
'Spike hasn't killed anyone in years, since he got a chip in his head and he hasn't killed since he got a soul has he?'
'I don't know and to be frank I don't give a damn but if there are two slayers right here in Sunnyhell I don't need to worry about things anymore you can do it. I'll go back to being a nice, normal girl who doesn't have to wash demon goo out of her hair. So I'll see you, kill the vampire if you want otherwise let him go. I don't give two flying fucks.' With that Lily walked away.
Buffy had called Giles after she left Spike lying on the ground in the cemetery. He'd moved back to England with Willow to try and rehabilitate her. 'Hello?' 'Giles, have you heard anything about a new slayer?' 'Why?' 'She's here in Sunnydale and does not seem like a happy bunny', 'Well.' Giles trailed off and Buffy could almost see him taking off his glasses and cleaning the lenses. 'There was talk about eight months ago of the newest slayer, a young girl, travelling alone around Europe but when her watcher approached her she.well she broke his jaw and disappeared. That was in Dublin and after that the council decided to abandon attempts to train her until she was more mature.' 'So they were scared of her' 'Blooming terrified.' 'Well she's here now and working in the magic shop and best of friends with Dawn.' 'It could be good for her teach her a sense of responsibility. You could teach her' 'That would not be a good idea' 'Think on it and let her come to you about this we don't want her to feel pressured like Faith did.' 'Great Giles bring up the uber-bitch slayer currently a ''guest'' of the state's in a maximum security prison' 'Well just think on it Buffy. Promise me that and don't be rash. 'Fine, goodnight Giles and tell Willow I hope she's feeling better.' 'You can talk to her if you want. She's here in my house' 'No! I mean it's okay I'm in a rush. Night Giles.' 'Good night Buffy'.
As Buffy walked home she thought about the oddness of the situation. She was setting her baby sister up with a guy. But she liked Jack he was a good kid and he was very honest, up front and he reminded her of some one she just couldn't place it.
As she walked home she patrolled. It was a quite night nothing going on in the cemetery even, a little odd for Sunnyhell but she just enjoyed the peace and quite. Then she heard the shouting, she ran in the direction and saw a girl hitting Spike across the face. Since when was spike back she wondered. She recognised the girl as Lily, Anya's new helper at the magic shop. She should help Spike but she wanted to see what this girl was up to.
'What is it with you creepy undead things?' Lily questioned 'I had a date with a nice normal boy and then you have to show up and ruin it' 'Hey I wasn't anywhere near you and your date' Spike protested. 'Well one of your friends was and I am sick of it! Last week one of you vamps ripped my favourite shirt and I have to keep thinking up of reasons to tell my room mate to explain why I'm always late.' 'Look kid' Spike said from the ground, this chick was really going for him and it hurt 'I have a soul so you can't just kill me' 'What's the difference? A demon is a demon and I figure if I kill all of you then this whole slayer thing will just be dropped and creepy little English men will stop following me around calling me the chosen one and going on and on about how it's my destiny to save the world blah, blah, blah. Maybe I don't want to save the world. Why can't it save itself? That's what I want to know.'
Buffy stared in shock Spike had a soul, this girl was another slayer. She'd been expecting a new slayer of course every time she died a new one popped up but this one didn't seem too enthusiastic about the whole thing. She'd better speak up and find out how spike had a soul plus if anyone was going to kill spike it would be her she had earned that right a long time ago.
'Hey Lily' Buffy called calmly from the sidelines of the fight. Lily stopped and said nervously 'Hey Buffy, this guy tried to steal my purse just holding him till the police show up' 'Get her off of me slayer' Spike shouted 'she's no bloody lightweight' 'You know this guy' lily asked. 'Yeah and if anyone is going to stake his ass it's going to be me' Buffy calmly pulled out a stake 'Move aside Lily, please'. 'Buffy, I got a soul' Spike told her. 'Yeah right Spike. What a gypsy curse?' 'A demon in Africa' 'Why should I believe you? 'You shouldn't and you deserve to stake me you're right about that but let me apologise first. Please?' 'Go on then' Buffy stood next to where he lay on the ground. Lily had pulled back and was watching their exchange.
'I'm sorry about what I did to you the stalking, the obsession, trying to force myself on you but I thought that I could make you love me. Now I know I can't. I'm evil, bad though and through and you deserve some one better. Hell even Angel would be better for you then me. So go on stake me I deserve it if not for what I did to you then for what I did to half of Europe and for torturing Angel in L.A and for being a prick to everyone I've met since I was turned. I want to be dead.'
'How impassioned' remarked Lily caustically 'Look Buffy you're really sweet and all but I kill these things so hand over the stake to the professional and let me get on with this.'
'Wait a minute. Since when are you the professional?' this girl was starting to piss Buffy off 'Since what a year ago? Well I have been at this since I was fifteen so I think I am the professional you wouldn't even be a slayer if I hadn't died briefly last year, so I get to make the judgement calls around here. There is a lot more to being a slayer then just black and white there are thousands of shades of grey.'
'Blah, blah, blah you either kill demons or you don't you can't just decide who's good or bad on the basis that you like them, want to fuck them or that they have a soul. I have one rule- if it kills people I kill it. Nice, short, sweet and simple.'
'Spike hasn't killed anyone in years, since he got a chip in his head and he hasn't killed since he got a soul has he?'
'I don't know and to be frank I don't give a damn but if there are two slayers right here in Sunnyhell I don't need to worry about things anymore you can do it. I'll go back to being a nice, normal girl who doesn't have to wash demon goo out of her hair. So I'll see you, kill the vampire if you want otherwise let him go. I don't give two flying fucks.' With that Lily walked away.
Buffy had called Giles after she left Spike lying on the ground in the cemetery. He'd moved back to England with Willow to try and rehabilitate her. 'Hello?' 'Giles, have you heard anything about a new slayer?' 'Why?' 'She's here in Sunnydale and does not seem like a happy bunny', 'Well.' Giles trailed off and Buffy could almost see him taking off his glasses and cleaning the lenses. 'There was talk about eight months ago of the newest slayer, a young girl, travelling alone around Europe but when her watcher approached her she.well she broke his jaw and disappeared. That was in Dublin and after that the council decided to abandon attempts to train her until she was more mature.' 'So they were scared of her' 'Blooming terrified.' 'Well she's here now and working in the magic shop and best of friends with Dawn.' 'It could be good for her teach her a sense of responsibility. You could teach her' 'That would not be a good idea' 'Think on it and let her come to you about this we don't want her to feel pressured like Faith did.' 'Great Giles bring up the uber-bitch slayer currently a ''guest'' of the state's in a maximum security prison' 'Well just think on it Buffy. Promise me that and don't be rash. 'Fine, goodnight Giles and tell Willow I hope she's feeling better.' 'You can talk to her if you want. She's here in my house' 'No! I mean it's okay I'm in a rush. Night Giles.' 'Good night Buffy'.