Effulgent
by: Sulkiest Alloy (http://anonymnity.com)
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, ideas, or places mentioned. All belongs to Joss and his minions.
Setting: Post season 6. Spike returns to Sunnydale. D/S.
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The sign said "Welcome to Sunnydale" and Spike drove right past it without giving it a second thought. "She's going to see a new man." He said to himself, as he passed through the empty streets, to his crypt. When he got there, he quickly packed the bike inside the crypt and went to his bed. He was so tired. Sleep came fast.
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"You're beneath me, Spike." She said, as she threw money down on Spike, who was on his knees." Spike began to cry, not bawling tears, but tears that showed conviction. It was at that second that he knew that they'd never be together. But still he fought it.
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Spike woke up sweaty. The nightmare he had was just one of the many he had had since he got his soul back. He got out of bed and walked over to his dresser and pulled out a shirt. He didn't have many, but there were still one or two left that weren't pilfered. He couldn't do much during the day, but luckily, he had a crypt with sewer access. Spike wandered the sewers until he got to the Magic Box. He creaked the back door open, hoping to find the gang sitting down doing research, but the first thing he noticed was the building was in shambles. "Bloody hell... what happened here?" There were hardly any places for him to hide to escape the sun. He went back in the sewers and headed back to the crypt.
When he got back to the crypt, he found an old empty journal in one of the drawers, he started to write down his thoughts.
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"A lot has changed since I came back here after Dru." The pen had scribbled down this first line, it seemed to be the most important thing to start off his memoirs with. "Actually ever since that magical night where Dru's 'effulgence' captivated me. She was my sire. She, along with Angel and Darla, showed me the world I know now. I never thought I'd see the world as I do now. As a soul. I've killed many slayers, ruined many lives. I don't know why it happened how it did. It doesn't seem bloody right. But here I am, a broken vampire, a lost man. I'm nothing." Tears started to fall on the paper. Spike put the pen down, wiping his eyes. "This is the best writing I've done since I was born." He softly said. He picked up the pen and began to write again. "The day I realized I was never going to be a vampire again was the day I woke up in love with her. Days have gone by where I lay in bed just bawling my eyes because of the love I had for this girl. I cared for the whole sodding lot of them. I don't know what happened while I was gone, and I'll find out tonight when I go out patroling." Spike closed the journal and his eyes started watering, when all of sudden there was a creak of the door.
Dawn made a habit of coming by almost everyday, just remembering Spike, she came pretty early, leaving the rest of the day to spend with Buffy. "Spike?" She asked. "Spike is that really you?" She asked again, running to him hugging him. "Where've you been? What have you been up too?" She asked as she sat down in front of him, holding his hands. "I want to hear all about it."
End Chapter 1
by: Sulkiest Alloy (http://anonymnity.com)
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, ideas, or places mentioned. All belongs to Joss and his minions.
Setting: Post season 6. Spike returns to Sunnydale. D/S.
* * * * * * * * * *
The sign said "Welcome to Sunnydale" and Spike drove right past it without giving it a second thought. "She's going to see a new man." He said to himself, as he passed through the empty streets, to his crypt. When he got there, he quickly packed the bike inside the crypt and went to his bed. He was so tired. Sleep came fast.
* * * * * * * * * *
"You're beneath me, Spike." She said, as she threw money down on Spike, who was on his knees." Spike began to cry, not bawling tears, but tears that showed conviction. It was at that second that he knew that they'd never be together. But still he fought it.
* * * * * * * * * *
Spike woke up sweaty. The nightmare he had was just one of the many he had had since he got his soul back. He got out of bed and walked over to his dresser and pulled out a shirt. He didn't have many, but there were still one or two left that weren't pilfered. He couldn't do much during the day, but luckily, he had a crypt with sewer access. Spike wandered the sewers until he got to the Magic Box. He creaked the back door open, hoping to find the gang sitting down doing research, but the first thing he noticed was the building was in shambles. "Bloody hell... what happened here?" There were hardly any places for him to hide to escape the sun. He went back in the sewers and headed back to the crypt.
When he got back to the crypt, he found an old empty journal in one of the drawers, he started to write down his thoughts.
* * * * * * * * * *
"A lot has changed since I came back here after Dru." The pen had scribbled down this first line, it seemed to be the most important thing to start off his memoirs with. "Actually ever since that magical night where Dru's 'effulgence' captivated me. She was my sire. She, along with Angel and Darla, showed me the world I know now. I never thought I'd see the world as I do now. As a soul. I've killed many slayers, ruined many lives. I don't know why it happened how it did. It doesn't seem bloody right. But here I am, a broken vampire, a lost man. I'm nothing." Tears started to fall on the paper. Spike put the pen down, wiping his eyes. "This is the best writing I've done since I was born." He softly said. He picked up the pen and began to write again. "The day I realized I was never going to be a vampire again was the day I woke up in love with her. Days have gone by where I lay in bed just bawling my eyes because of the love I had for this girl. I cared for the whole sodding lot of them. I don't know what happened while I was gone, and I'll find out tonight when I go out patroling." Spike closed the journal and his eyes started watering, when all of sudden there was a creak of the door.
Dawn made a habit of coming by almost everyday, just remembering Spike, she came pretty early, leaving the rest of the day to spend with Buffy. "Spike?" She asked. "Spike is that really you?" She asked again, running to him hugging him. "Where've you been? What have you been up too?" She asked as she sat down in front of him, holding his hands. "I want to hear all about it."
End Chapter 1