Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
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Chapter 5.
"Hello Buffy, do you remember me?" Buffy nodded to Tara's gentle words. "Good, I'm just going to try to find out what's wrong with you, OK?" Again Buffy nodded her understanding.
Tara had set up the components of a spell to detect what had happened to Buffy while Spike had been calming the Slayer down in the kitchen. She sat Buffy down in the middle of a circle she had drawn on the floor using a mixture of magical sands and herbs and started to chant in Latin. After a few moments a thin cloud of smoke started to encompass Buffy. The smoke was mostly white but turned a red colour over her arm. This told Tara what she needed to know.
"Whatever is wrong with her, it's not magical, the smoke would have turned blue if it was. It looks like that demon you mentioned did something to her arm, the red smoke means an injury and also possibly a poison. It looks like the demon stung her or maybe used a poisoned knife."
Spike was unused to hearing the formerly painfully shy witch say so much at one time. She certainly had come out of her shell since joining the Scoobies. Before he got into talking with Tara he wanted to make sure Buffy was looked after. He got her to stand and walk over to where dawn was on the couch and turned on the TV for Buffy to watch. He went back over to talk with Tara.
"No pet, I wasn't paying much attention to the bugger but I remember it didn't have any knives or swords on it."
"Then we're looking for a demon capable of stinging someone then. Do you know what type of demon it was?"
"No, never seen one of the gits before, couldn't tell you what they're called."
"Damn," Spike looked shocked at the uncharacteristic curse coming from Tara but said nothing. "I'll check the books for any stinging demons and you can look them over to see if our one is there." The blonde witch crossed the room to where Dawn and Buffy were sat.
"Bye Bye Buffy, I've got to go now."
The Slayer looked saddened at Tara's words but didn't say anything. Dawn got up and gave Tara a hug and said her goodbyes. As Tara was opening the door to leave Spike stopped her.
"Find it pet, help her." His voice was quiet and pleading, as was the look in his blue eyes. Tara's heart went out to the vampire.
"I'll try my best," she promised, and with that left the Summers house and started walking towards the Magic Box.
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Spike checked the clock on the wall and was surprised to see that with the time it took to get Buffy up and dressed, make and eat lunch, the incident with the plate and then the spell and talking with Tara it was only an hour until sunset.
"Why don't you order some take away Bit, I'll pay. Then I'll go do a quick patrol." Dawn went the phone to order for her and Buffy
Buffy's head snapped up at hearing that Spike wanted to patrol.
"Spike stay." For the first time since her encounter with the demon her voice held a fraction of her usual commanding tone usually used to direct the Scoobies when a battle was afoot.
"Luv I'm just going to do a quick patrol, don't want the nasties out there hurting people do we?"
The confidence Buffy had shown disappeared quickly as it had come and when she spoke her voice was back to being small and unsure.
"Spike want to leave?" She looked up at Spike with tears in her eyes.
Spike felt his heart shatter at the look she gave him. He wrapped his arms around the petite girl and whispered into her ear.
"Shh pet, I'll not go if you don't want me to." He turned her face so she was looking at him. "I'll not leave you Buffy."
TBC
AN: I know, a short chapter. But there will one more out today, possibly two.
One reviewer wanted to see Buffy back on top form soon. Sorry to disappoint but I have up to chapter 10 fully planned and a rough plan for the rest of the story after that. I know its a bit ambitious of me on my first story but I enjoy reading longer stories so I thought I'd write one.
I'm going to try and get more of Buffy's perspective and dialogue into the story but I don't want her to sound too pathetic or retarded. I'm trying for childlike and innocent, not a Dru-like babble.
Anyway, please keep reviewing!
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Chapter 5.
"Hello Buffy, do you remember me?" Buffy nodded to Tara's gentle words. "Good, I'm just going to try to find out what's wrong with you, OK?" Again Buffy nodded her understanding.
Tara had set up the components of a spell to detect what had happened to Buffy while Spike had been calming the Slayer down in the kitchen. She sat Buffy down in the middle of a circle she had drawn on the floor using a mixture of magical sands and herbs and started to chant in Latin. After a few moments a thin cloud of smoke started to encompass Buffy. The smoke was mostly white but turned a red colour over her arm. This told Tara what she needed to know.
"Whatever is wrong with her, it's not magical, the smoke would have turned blue if it was. It looks like that demon you mentioned did something to her arm, the red smoke means an injury and also possibly a poison. It looks like the demon stung her or maybe used a poisoned knife."
Spike was unused to hearing the formerly painfully shy witch say so much at one time. She certainly had come out of her shell since joining the Scoobies. Before he got into talking with Tara he wanted to make sure Buffy was looked after. He got her to stand and walk over to where dawn was on the couch and turned on the TV for Buffy to watch. He went back over to talk with Tara.
"No pet, I wasn't paying much attention to the bugger but I remember it didn't have any knives or swords on it."
"Then we're looking for a demon capable of stinging someone then. Do you know what type of demon it was?"
"No, never seen one of the gits before, couldn't tell you what they're called."
"Damn," Spike looked shocked at the uncharacteristic curse coming from Tara but said nothing. "I'll check the books for any stinging demons and you can look them over to see if our one is there." The blonde witch crossed the room to where Dawn and Buffy were sat.
"Bye Bye Buffy, I've got to go now."
The Slayer looked saddened at Tara's words but didn't say anything. Dawn got up and gave Tara a hug and said her goodbyes. As Tara was opening the door to leave Spike stopped her.
"Find it pet, help her." His voice was quiet and pleading, as was the look in his blue eyes. Tara's heart went out to the vampire.
"I'll try my best," she promised, and with that left the Summers house and started walking towards the Magic Box.
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Spike checked the clock on the wall and was surprised to see that with the time it took to get Buffy up and dressed, make and eat lunch, the incident with the plate and then the spell and talking with Tara it was only an hour until sunset.
"Why don't you order some take away Bit, I'll pay. Then I'll go do a quick patrol." Dawn went the phone to order for her and Buffy
Buffy's head snapped up at hearing that Spike wanted to patrol.
"Spike stay." For the first time since her encounter with the demon her voice held a fraction of her usual commanding tone usually used to direct the Scoobies when a battle was afoot.
"Luv I'm just going to do a quick patrol, don't want the nasties out there hurting people do we?"
The confidence Buffy had shown disappeared quickly as it had come and when she spoke her voice was back to being small and unsure.
"Spike want to leave?" She looked up at Spike with tears in her eyes.
Spike felt his heart shatter at the look she gave him. He wrapped his arms around the petite girl and whispered into her ear.
"Shh pet, I'll not go if you don't want me to." He turned her face so she was looking at him. "I'll not leave you Buffy."
TBC
AN: I know, a short chapter. But there will one more out today, possibly two.
One reviewer wanted to see Buffy back on top form soon. Sorry to disappoint but I have up to chapter 10 fully planned and a rough plan for the rest of the story after that. I know its a bit ambitious of me on my first story but I enjoy reading longer stories so I thought I'd write one.
I'm going to try and get more of Buffy's perspective and dialogue into the story but I don't want her to sound too pathetic or retarded. I'm trying for childlike and innocent, not a Dru-like babble.
Anyway, please keep reviewing!