Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Fox,
etc... except of course the ones I make up.
Summary: While Dawn is dealing with balancing school, slaying and dating, Buffy and Spike are dealing with their relation. And all together they are dealing with impending apocalypse.
Spoilers: Well, it takes place about a year and a half after "Normal Again", but it's pretty AU. Xander and Anya are married and Tara is alive.
Continuity: It's the sequel to "The Delegation of Aurelius". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It sort of just picks up where "TDoA" left off.
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APACOLYPSE NOW... AGAIN
Chapter 13: Trust
Buffy hugged Anya tightly as they stood by the door about to leave. It was one in the morning and everyone decided that it was about time the party turned brood-fest ended for the time being.
"If you need anything, I mean ANYTHING, you just call, okay?" Buffy told her friend with concern.
Anya pulled back and smiled warmly before walking out the door. She was followed by Xander who shot Spike a quick glance and the vampire nodded thankfully in response. Xander smirked to himself at the fact that he and Spike were actually getting along.
Buffy closed the door behind the few people who did not live in her house and leaned her back against it. She closed her eyes and sighed loudly. Spike walked up to her and wrapped his muscular arms around his lover's body.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Mmm," Buffy moaned in response, allowing her body to lean into his. "I am now."
She opened her eyes and looked up at him. His beautifully deep blue eyes were sparkling with nothing but love for her. She put her hands on the sides of his face and pulled his lips onto hers.
She had no question in her mind of how much she loved him.
They continued to kiss at the base of the stairs till Dawn made a gagging noise from above them. Janice covered her mouth to conceal a giggle but it made no difference, her laughter burst out of her and Buffy's face reddened.
Spike grimaced at the girls. "Do you mind."
"Actually... no," Dawn replied which only caused Janice to laugh harder.
"Don't you two have a chick-flick or some such rot to watch? Go braid hair or something."
Dawn merely smiled and stuck out her tongue as she left where she stood at the top of the stairs. Janice followed her, still laughing hysterically.
"You know, in my day, I would have been beaten bloody for what they just did."
"Yes, but in your day tweed was worn by all men as opposed to stuffy librarians."
Spike gave Buffy a little shove and she laughed at him. Her laughter put a smile on his face as he grabbed her and kissed her neck.
"We should get out of here," he whispered into her ear.
"What?" Buffy asked, pulling back and furrowing her brow.
"We should go out. Dance, kill stuff, whatever, relieve the tension and all that."
Buffy smiled seductively. "You know, we haven't fought in a while."
"What type of fighting do you mean, love?"
"The real kind," Buffy told him rolling her eyes. "We do the other kind all the time."
"So what of it then?" Spike questioned. "You wanna fight me."
Buffy nodded.
"You won't win, never could" Spike stated surely.
Buffy's jaw dropped as she took a step back, obviously offended. "Excuse me?"
"Not since the first time we fought."
"I was a beginner then. I didn't even have a fraction of the power I have now."
"You've taken me on since, you can't beat me," Spike told her mockingly.
"Oh can't I?"
"Nope."
"Then let's do it."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah. We'll go to the Magic Box, use the back training room."
"Right, then."
"Let's go."
"Fine," Spike said, opening the door for Buffy. "But you know you can't take me, Slayer."
Buffy smiled as she passed him. "Why would I need to Spike? I've already got you."
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Spike stood barefoot and shirtless across from his lover. Buffy stood, staring at him and grinning barefoot and in her training clothes. He cocked his head at her smirked conceitedly.
"You ready, Slayer?"
"Always," she said coolly and she ran at him full force. She thrust her fist at him which he grabbed and twisted so that her whole body turned and she had her back facing him. Spike pushed the eldest slayer off and she stumbled forward. As she did, she threw out her legs behind her and kicked him hard in the chest. He flew backward and landed on his back. He stood again quickly and charged his lover.
It continued like this for hours that felt like brief moments to the couple. Every now and then their sparring would become passionate kissing that would once again become sparring.
It came to a point where Buffy and Spike were standing across from one another, both panting with exhaustion and exhilaration, though for Spike it was only habit.
"You ready to give up?" Spike asked cockily.
"Never," Buffy retorted. Once again she ran at him and kicked him hard in the stomach. He fell onto his back and she quickly grabbed a stake from off the floor; she straddled him and held the stake over his heart.
Spike smiled. "What are you gonna do, pet?"
Buffy titled her head. "Do you trust me?"
"Well, you're holding a stake to my chest at the moment, love, so I suppose it would be wise to-"
"Answer me," she told him. "Do you trust me?"
Spike's face became serious, as he appeared to be pondering the question. Before Buffy knew what had happened, the vampire had flipped her over so that he now straddled her hips. She made an attempt to struggle against his hold on her arms but he just tightened his grip. He leaned in and kissed her neck tenderly, then moved his head so his lips were by her ear.
"What did I tell you, Slayer? Lesson the second, ask the right questions."
He straightened up and looked into her eyes. "What it wrong, then?" She asked. "What should I be asking?"
"You needn't worry, Buffy," he told her gently. "It isn't a matter of trust when ito comes to you and me. I love you to much not to."
She smiled. "God, I'm drowning in you, William, I'm drowning in you," she said as she grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him into a warm kiss. They kissed for a few moments before she began to reach for his belt buckle.
Buffy suddenly became extremely nauseous and she covered her mouth in order to keep from puking all over Spike. She stood up quickly which knocked Spike off of her as she ran to the bathroom. His sensitive vampire hearing could pick up the gagging sounds coming from the bathroom at the Magic Box.
The blonde stood and walked to the door of where Buffy was throwing up furiously inside. He leaned against the door and put his ear up to it.
"Buffy?"
At that moment he heard the toilet flush and the water in the sink run. Buffy came out with her cheeks flushed and her eyes bloodshot and teary. She made a weak moaning noise.
"You alright, love?"
She shook her head. "Let's just go home."
Spike nodded in agreement and they walked toward the door of the shop. The sun was soon to rise anyway.
TBC...
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Please review!!! Remember: many reviews makes for a fast writer ;).
Summary: While Dawn is dealing with balancing school, slaying and dating, Buffy and Spike are dealing with their relation. And all together they are dealing with impending apocalypse.
Spoilers: Well, it takes place about a year and a half after "Normal Again", but it's pretty AU. Xander and Anya are married and Tara is alive.
Continuity: It's the sequel to "The Delegation of Aurelius". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It sort of just picks up where "TDoA" left off.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/n: Hey everyone, since I've been itching to give a small rant about "Beneath You," I figured this was as good a place as any (yes I realize it has nothing to do with my fic). Anyway, it was AMAZING. I mean, phenomenal is an understatement. It was just so well written and what can you say about Douglas Petrie? I though "Fool For Love" couldn't be topped. I loved the way Spike portrayed and how he was finally able to tell Buffy how he felt and what he was going through. JUST TOO GOOD! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
APACOLYPSE NOW... AGAIN
Chapter 13: Trust
Buffy hugged Anya tightly as they stood by the door about to leave. It was one in the morning and everyone decided that it was about time the party turned brood-fest ended for the time being.
"If you need anything, I mean ANYTHING, you just call, okay?" Buffy told her friend with concern.
Anya pulled back and smiled warmly before walking out the door. She was followed by Xander who shot Spike a quick glance and the vampire nodded thankfully in response. Xander smirked to himself at the fact that he and Spike were actually getting along.
Buffy closed the door behind the few people who did not live in her house and leaned her back against it. She closed her eyes and sighed loudly. Spike walked up to her and wrapped his muscular arms around his lover's body.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Mmm," Buffy moaned in response, allowing her body to lean into his. "I am now."
She opened her eyes and looked up at him. His beautifully deep blue eyes were sparkling with nothing but love for her. She put her hands on the sides of his face and pulled his lips onto hers.
She had no question in her mind of how much she loved him.
They continued to kiss at the base of the stairs till Dawn made a gagging noise from above them. Janice covered her mouth to conceal a giggle but it made no difference, her laughter burst out of her and Buffy's face reddened.
Spike grimaced at the girls. "Do you mind."
"Actually... no," Dawn replied which only caused Janice to laugh harder.
"Don't you two have a chick-flick or some such rot to watch? Go braid hair or something."
Dawn merely smiled and stuck out her tongue as she left where she stood at the top of the stairs. Janice followed her, still laughing hysterically.
"You know, in my day, I would have been beaten bloody for what they just did."
"Yes, but in your day tweed was worn by all men as opposed to stuffy librarians."
Spike gave Buffy a little shove and she laughed at him. Her laughter put a smile on his face as he grabbed her and kissed her neck.
"We should get out of here," he whispered into her ear.
"What?" Buffy asked, pulling back and furrowing her brow.
"We should go out. Dance, kill stuff, whatever, relieve the tension and all that."
Buffy smiled seductively. "You know, we haven't fought in a while."
"What type of fighting do you mean, love?"
"The real kind," Buffy told him rolling her eyes. "We do the other kind all the time."
"So what of it then?" Spike questioned. "You wanna fight me."
Buffy nodded.
"You won't win, never could" Spike stated surely.
Buffy's jaw dropped as she took a step back, obviously offended. "Excuse me?"
"Not since the first time we fought."
"I was a beginner then. I didn't even have a fraction of the power I have now."
"You've taken me on since, you can't beat me," Spike told her mockingly.
"Oh can't I?"
"Nope."
"Then let's do it."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah. We'll go to the Magic Box, use the back training room."
"Right, then."
"Let's go."
"Fine," Spike said, opening the door for Buffy. "But you know you can't take me, Slayer."
Buffy smiled as she passed him. "Why would I need to Spike? I've already got you."
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Spike stood barefoot and shirtless across from his lover. Buffy stood, staring at him and grinning barefoot and in her training clothes. He cocked his head at her smirked conceitedly.
"You ready, Slayer?"
"Always," she said coolly and she ran at him full force. She thrust her fist at him which he grabbed and twisted so that her whole body turned and she had her back facing him. Spike pushed the eldest slayer off and she stumbled forward. As she did, she threw out her legs behind her and kicked him hard in the chest. He flew backward and landed on his back. He stood again quickly and charged his lover.
It continued like this for hours that felt like brief moments to the couple. Every now and then their sparring would become passionate kissing that would once again become sparring.
It came to a point where Buffy and Spike were standing across from one another, both panting with exhaustion and exhilaration, though for Spike it was only habit.
"You ready to give up?" Spike asked cockily.
"Never," Buffy retorted. Once again she ran at him and kicked him hard in the stomach. He fell onto his back and she quickly grabbed a stake from off the floor; she straddled him and held the stake over his heart.
Spike smiled. "What are you gonna do, pet?"
Buffy titled her head. "Do you trust me?"
"Well, you're holding a stake to my chest at the moment, love, so I suppose it would be wise to-"
"Answer me," she told him. "Do you trust me?"
Spike's face became serious, as he appeared to be pondering the question. Before Buffy knew what had happened, the vampire had flipped her over so that he now straddled her hips. She made an attempt to struggle against his hold on her arms but he just tightened his grip. He leaned in and kissed her neck tenderly, then moved his head so his lips were by her ear.
"What did I tell you, Slayer? Lesson the second, ask the right questions."
He straightened up and looked into her eyes. "What it wrong, then?" She asked. "What should I be asking?"
"You needn't worry, Buffy," he told her gently. "It isn't a matter of trust when ito comes to you and me. I love you to much not to."
She smiled. "God, I'm drowning in you, William, I'm drowning in you," she said as she grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him into a warm kiss. They kissed for a few moments before she began to reach for his belt buckle.
Buffy suddenly became extremely nauseous and she covered her mouth in order to keep from puking all over Spike. She stood up quickly which knocked Spike off of her as she ran to the bathroom. His sensitive vampire hearing could pick up the gagging sounds coming from the bathroom at the Magic Box.
The blonde stood and walked to the door of where Buffy was throwing up furiously inside. He leaned against the door and put his ear up to it.
"Buffy?"
At that moment he heard the toilet flush and the water in the sink run. Buffy came out with her cheeks flushed and her eyes bloodshot and teary. She made a weak moaning noise.
"You alright, love?"
She shook her head. "Let's just go home."
Spike nodded in agreement and they walked toward the door of the shop. The sun was soon to rise anyway.
TBC...
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