Disclaimer: Still not mine, all Joss'.
Authors Note: I know I said this would be a longer chapter...BUT I got a grand idea. I decided that I'd post this today, and I'll post again after Tuesday nights eppie. Alright, here's my idea. The part after this one will take place right after the next episode..exept with some minor ajustments, as in Spike getting along with Buffy and living in her house, ect...did that make any sense at all? If it did, tell me what you think of my idea. Should I do it, or just end this story after this chapter?
Buffy unlocked her door and made her way into her house. Everything was quiet so she figured that Spike was probably still asleep. She put down the blood that she got from the butchers and sat down to relax for a few minutes. Work was a bit more eventful today, but she still had time to think. She thought that she had figured out what she would do with Spike, but she had to talk to him about it first. Luckily Buffy had plenty of time to do that without anyone interupting. Dawn was over at a friends house and Xander probably wouldn't be over tonight. He was obviously not very happy when she told him that Spike stayed over night, but he kept his mouth shut.
Buffy yawned before standing up. She got a mug from the cupboard and poured the blood into it, before putting it in the microwave for a bit. As she was waiting her thoughts once again wandered back to Spike, and she didn't know if what she decided was the right thing to do. It felt right, but sometimes thats not all that mattered.
The beeping of the microwave brought her out of her thoughts and she wrinkled her nose at the smell of warm blood as she carried it downstairs into the basement. Buffy silently made her way down the stairs and smiled as she saw Spike. He looked so innocent asleep, so very innocent. She went and quietly sat down on the cot, before running her hand through his hair and down his face.
"Spike?" Buffy asked, trying to wake him up.
Spike jumped at the sound of Buffy's voice, "bloody hell, don't scare me like that!"
"Uh..sorry." She smiled timidly. "I got you some...well here." she said, holding out the cup to him.
Spike sat up shaking his head a bit and took the mug. "Thanks, pet." he said before sipping the warm blood.
"There's more upstairs if you want more." Buffy paused. "Did you get enough rest?"
Spike shrugged, "I guess. The nightmares...they're always there. Sshhh.....I know....I can't rest....its always there...always."
Buffy stared at Spike as he started to babble again. His eyes glazed over and she knew he wasn't talking to her. "Spike, look at me." She commanded harshly.
His eyes immediately hooked onto her, and she softened her voice. "You need to drink," she said gesturing to the mug.
Spike nodded and began to drink. Buffy sat patiently for a few moments until he finished. "We need to talk, about well...you."
"Right," he said standing up. "I'm sure you want me out of here as soon as possible." He turned and faced the wall so Buffy wouldn't see the pained look across his face. He knew it was to good to be true, Buffy would never care about him.
"Sit." Buffy commanded pointing to where he was sitting before. Spike sheepishly did as she asked, keeping his head down, and Buffy stood up and began to pace back and forth.
"I've done a whole lot of thinking today. I decided that you couldn't go and live in a crypt again because in your condition the demon community is bound to find out that you have a soul. They still dislike you for killing your own kind anyways, and I'm sure having a soul wouldn't go that great with them." She took a deep breath before facing Spike and continuing. "I've decided that the best thing would be if you stay here, atleast for awhile."
Spike looked completly speechless. Only one thought running through his head: Buffy wants me to stay....
A/N: This would be the end of Part 1....well unless you guys hate my idea, which in that case this will be the end in general. So once again, tell me what you think. This time of my idea...should I end it here or coninue right where the next episode ends with my own modifications?
Authors Note: I know I said this would be a longer chapter...BUT I got a grand idea. I decided that I'd post this today, and I'll post again after Tuesday nights eppie. Alright, here's my idea. The part after this one will take place right after the next episode..exept with some minor ajustments, as in Spike getting along with Buffy and living in her house, ect...did that make any sense at all? If it did, tell me what you think of my idea. Should I do it, or just end this story after this chapter?
Buffy unlocked her door and made her way into her house. Everything was quiet so she figured that Spike was probably still asleep. She put down the blood that she got from the butchers and sat down to relax for a few minutes. Work was a bit more eventful today, but she still had time to think. She thought that she had figured out what she would do with Spike, but she had to talk to him about it first. Luckily Buffy had plenty of time to do that without anyone interupting. Dawn was over at a friends house and Xander probably wouldn't be over tonight. He was obviously not very happy when she told him that Spike stayed over night, but he kept his mouth shut.
Buffy yawned before standing up. She got a mug from the cupboard and poured the blood into it, before putting it in the microwave for a bit. As she was waiting her thoughts once again wandered back to Spike, and she didn't know if what she decided was the right thing to do. It felt right, but sometimes thats not all that mattered.
The beeping of the microwave brought her out of her thoughts and she wrinkled her nose at the smell of warm blood as she carried it downstairs into the basement. Buffy silently made her way down the stairs and smiled as she saw Spike. He looked so innocent asleep, so very innocent. She went and quietly sat down on the cot, before running her hand through his hair and down his face.
"Spike?" Buffy asked, trying to wake him up.
Spike jumped at the sound of Buffy's voice, "bloody hell, don't scare me like that!"
"Uh..sorry." She smiled timidly. "I got you some...well here." she said, holding out the cup to him.
Spike sat up shaking his head a bit and took the mug. "Thanks, pet." he said before sipping the warm blood.
"There's more upstairs if you want more." Buffy paused. "Did you get enough rest?"
Spike shrugged, "I guess. The nightmares...they're always there. Sshhh.....I know....I can't rest....its always there...always."
Buffy stared at Spike as he started to babble again. His eyes glazed over and she knew he wasn't talking to her. "Spike, look at me." She commanded harshly.
His eyes immediately hooked onto her, and she softened her voice. "You need to drink," she said gesturing to the mug.
Spike nodded and began to drink. Buffy sat patiently for a few moments until he finished. "We need to talk, about well...you."
"Right," he said standing up. "I'm sure you want me out of here as soon as possible." He turned and faced the wall so Buffy wouldn't see the pained look across his face. He knew it was to good to be true, Buffy would never care about him.
"Sit." Buffy commanded pointing to where he was sitting before. Spike sheepishly did as she asked, keeping his head down, and Buffy stood up and began to pace back and forth.
"I've done a whole lot of thinking today. I decided that you couldn't go and live in a crypt again because in your condition the demon community is bound to find out that you have a soul. They still dislike you for killing your own kind anyways, and I'm sure having a soul wouldn't go that great with them." She took a deep breath before facing Spike and continuing. "I've decided that the best thing would be if you stay here, atleast for awhile."
Spike looked completly speechless. Only one thought running through his head: Buffy wants me to stay....
A/N: This would be the end of Part 1....well unless you guys hate my idea, which in that case this will be the end in general. So once again, tell me what you think. This time of my idea...should I end it here or coninue right where the next episode ends with my own modifications?