Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
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Chapter 16
Warren was almost orgasmic in his joy concerning the scene in front of him. He had revealed his captives and he was certain that they would mean his victory was guaranteed. After all, the Scoobies wouldn't do anything to endanger their precious Buffy and Dawn now would they?
Little did he know that the second he had placed Buffy and Dawn in danger he had sealed his fate, at least in the eyes of a very pissed off master vampire who loved both girls.
Spike chanced a look at the Scoobies, they had a look of panic and confusion about them. Their plan had fallen apart and they had no idea what to do.
Spike however did not have that problem, he didn't get be 120 years old with two slayer kills under his belt by sticking to any plans. He had always been able to think on his feet and change strategies at the drop of a hat, it was one of the things that put him above most other vampires, even ones that were twice his age.
He knew he could take out the demons with very little trouble but his main concern was getting Buffy and Dawn away from the Nerds. He knew the chip would cause a problem but then he possibly wouldn't even have to touch them, they were hardy knows for their fearlessness. With that in mind he shifted into his vampire mask and started circling the Nerds.
"I'll take care of these twats, you get rid of the demons. Fire or beheading will do 'em in!" He called to the others who seemed to snap out of their thoughts at his words. They raised their weapons and charged the demons.
The battle had begun.
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"Well well, what do we have here? Three spineless wankers who need to hide behind children and insane women." Spike continued to circle the three Nerds and his girls, making sure they knew exactly who was the prey and who was the predator in this situation.
From the look of terror on both Andrew and Jonathan's faces he could tell that it was working, the ridges and fangs look wasn't doing any harm either. Warren on the other hand was growing more and more enraged at the vampire's taunting words.
Spike knew that physically he wouldn't be able to fight the Nerds seeing as they were human so he kept up the psychological attack in order to buy time for the Scoobies to see off the demons so they could come and help him.
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The Scooby gang were having no problem with the demons. Two had already been decapitated by Xander and Anya while Tara was working on a fire spell to take care of the rest.
As she said the final word the remaining demons burst into flames and screamed as they were incinerated. Xander was impressed.
"Wow Tara, when did you learn to do that?"
"T-t-thought it may be u-u-usefull." The blond witch said sheepishly. She looked over to where Spike was keeping the trio of Nerds busy. "We'd better h-h-help him."
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Spike was glad to see the gang come to his aid, he realised that if he pushed the Nerds too far then they may do something to hurt the girls.
Upon seeing the gang join the vampire, Andrew and Jonathan ;looked at each other, came to a decision and made a run for it.
As soon as they were away from Buffy and Dawn, Willow was able to perform a sleeping spell on them. Both men fell unconscious before they could cover half of the distance to the door.
Dawn pulled Buffy towards the waiting group. Warren could see his plans going up in flames and snapped. Before anybody could subdue him, he pulled out the gun he had stashed in the back of his jeans and pointed it at Buffy. He would make sure she wouldn't get away from him.
Spike saw Warren pointing the weapon at Buffy and dived at him, putting himself between Warren and Buffy as he did. Spike felt a bullet tear into his gut. He pushed the pain aside, he was no stranger to pain. Without breaking pace he pulled one of the railroad spikes from his pocket and rammed it into Warren's forehead so that only an inch of it was protruding from the nerd's head.
Spike had the pleasure of seeing Warren fall dead before the chip fired and all he saw was black.
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'Aw bugger! My head feels like it's been left out in the sun!' That was the first thought to go through Spike's mind as he regained consciousness.
He opened his eyes, glad to discover that it was night so there were no bright lights, he didn't think he could cope with any just yet. He then realised that he was in Buffy's room. 'Must have brought me back after the fight.' He smiled at the memory of Warren getting a first hand lesson on how he got the name 'Spike'.
He tried to sit up but there was something pressing down on his chest. He didn't need to look to know that it was Buffy. She was asleep with her head rested on his chest. Although he tried not to wake her, his movements never the less brought the Slayer out of her slumber. She sleepily looked up at him, seemed to realise what she was seeing and squealed in delight.
"Spike! Spike awake!"
"That I am pet. How long have I been asleep?" Buffy looked like she was trying to figure out an answer.
"Long." That didn't really help him. Luckily Dawn chose that moment to enter the room after hearing the noise Buffy had made. She looked at her sister, then at the awake vampire.
"Spike! You're awake!"
"Seems to be the theme of the day Bit. So how long was I out?"
"Five days."
"Five days?!"
"Yeah, the chip really got you after you killed Warren, that was really cool by the way. We've been looking after you since then." Spike was puzzled.
"We?"
"Well I've been looking after things but Buffy hasn't left your side." Spike looked down at Buffy.
"Is that right?" Spike smiled at her and Buffy back smiled proudly. Spike leaned over and touched his lips to her forehead. "Thank you." He seemed to realise what he had done and pulled back slightly, turning again to talk to Dawn.
"So is the rest of the gang OK?"
"Yeah they're fine. Do you want some blood? You must be hungry."
"Nah, its late and I'm still tired, gonna get back to sleep. That OK with you pet?" he asked Buffy. She nodded so he pulled the covers back up over the two of them while Dawn left the room in search of her own bed.
TBC
AN: Only a few more chapters to go now! Three at the most. I would carry on but it's got to the point where I actually catch myself thinking like insane-Buffy! I've gotten too involved with the characters!
I've had an idea for my next story but it involves Spike sort of taking care of Buffy, although not to the extent he has to in this story and the story will have less fluff than this one. I know I'm writing another fic that has Spike in a similar role as in this story but that is how I see Spike, after all he took care of Dru for 120 years.
I will be writing more fluffy fics but I've written one now so I've decided to try my hand at a less fluffy one.
Please let me know what you think!
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Chapter 16
Warren was almost orgasmic in his joy concerning the scene in front of him. He had revealed his captives and he was certain that they would mean his victory was guaranteed. After all, the Scoobies wouldn't do anything to endanger their precious Buffy and Dawn now would they?
Little did he know that the second he had placed Buffy and Dawn in danger he had sealed his fate, at least in the eyes of a very pissed off master vampire who loved both girls.
Spike chanced a look at the Scoobies, they had a look of panic and confusion about them. Their plan had fallen apart and they had no idea what to do.
Spike however did not have that problem, he didn't get be 120 years old with two slayer kills under his belt by sticking to any plans. He had always been able to think on his feet and change strategies at the drop of a hat, it was one of the things that put him above most other vampires, even ones that were twice his age.
He knew he could take out the demons with very little trouble but his main concern was getting Buffy and Dawn away from the Nerds. He knew the chip would cause a problem but then he possibly wouldn't even have to touch them, they were hardy knows for their fearlessness. With that in mind he shifted into his vampire mask and started circling the Nerds.
"I'll take care of these twats, you get rid of the demons. Fire or beheading will do 'em in!" He called to the others who seemed to snap out of their thoughts at his words. They raised their weapons and charged the demons.
The battle had begun.
*****
"Well well, what do we have here? Three spineless wankers who need to hide behind children and insane women." Spike continued to circle the three Nerds and his girls, making sure they knew exactly who was the prey and who was the predator in this situation.
From the look of terror on both Andrew and Jonathan's faces he could tell that it was working, the ridges and fangs look wasn't doing any harm either. Warren on the other hand was growing more and more enraged at the vampire's taunting words.
Spike knew that physically he wouldn't be able to fight the Nerds seeing as they were human so he kept up the psychological attack in order to buy time for the Scoobies to see off the demons so they could come and help him.
*****
The Scooby gang were having no problem with the demons. Two had already been decapitated by Xander and Anya while Tara was working on a fire spell to take care of the rest.
As she said the final word the remaining demons burst into flames and screamed as they were incinerated. Xander was impressed.
"Wow Tara, when did you learn to do that?"
"T-t-thought it may be u-u-usefull." The blond witch said sheepishly. She looked over to where Spike was keeping the trio of Nerds busy. "We'd better h-h-help him."
*****
Spike was glad to see the gang come to his aid, he realised that if he pushed the Nerds too far then they may do something to hurt the girls.
Upon seeing the gang join the vampire, Andrew and Jonathan ;looked at each other, came to a decision and made a run for it.
As soon as they were away from Buffy and Dawn, Willow was able to perform a sleeping spell on them. Both men fell unconscious before they could cover half of the distance to the door.
Dawn pulled Buffy towards the waiting group. Warren could see his plans going up in flames and snapped. Before anybody could subdue him, he pulled out the gun he had stashed in the back of his jeans and pointed it at Buffy. He would make sure she wouldn't get away from him.
Spike saw Warren pointing the weapon at Buffy and dived at him, putting himself between Warren and Buffy as he did. Spike felt a bullet tear into his gut. He pushed the pain aside, he was no stranger to pain. Without breaking pace he pulled one of the railroad spikes from his pocket and rammed it into Warren's forehead so that only an inch of it was protruding from the nerd's head.
Spike had the pleasure of seeing Warren fall dead before the chip fired and all he saw was black.
*****
'Aw bugger! My head feels like it's been left out in the sun!' That was the first thought to go through Spike's mind as he regained consciousness.
He opened his eyes, glad to discover that it was night so there were no bright lights, he didn't think he could cope with any just yet. He then realised that he was in Buffy's room. 'Must have brought me back after the fight.' He smiled at the memory of Warren getting a first hand lesson on how he got the name 'Spike'.
He tried to sit up but there was something pressing down on his chest. He didn't need to look to know that it was Buffy. She was asleep with her head rested on his chest. Although he tried not to wake her, his movements never the less brought the Slayer out of her slumber. She sleepily looked up at him, seemed to realise what she was seeing and squealed in delight.
"Spike! Spike awake!"
"That I am pet. How long have I been asleep?" Buffy looked like she was trying to figure out an answer.
"Long." That didn't really help him. Luckily Dawn chose that moment to enter the room after hearing the noise Buffy had made. She looked at her sister, then at the awake vampire.
"Spike! You're awake!"
"Seems to be the theme of the day Bit. So how long was I out?"
"Five days."
"Five days?!"
"Yeah, the chip really got you after you killed Warren, that was really cool by the way. We've been looking after you since then." Spike was puzzled.
"We?"
"Well I've been looking after things but Buffy hasn't left your side." Spike looked down at Buffy.
"Is that right?" Spike smiled at her and Buffy back smiled proudly. Spike leaned over and touched his lips to her forehead. "Thank you." He seemed to realise what he had done and pulled back slightly, turning again to talk to Dawn.
"So is the rest of the gang OK?"
"Yeah they're fine. Do you want some blood? You must be hungry."
"Nah, its late and I'm still tired, gonna get back to sleep. That OK with you pet?" he asked Buffy. She nodded so he pulled the covers back up over the two of them while Dawn left the room in search of her own bed.
TBC
AN: Only a few more chapters to go now! Three at the most. I would carry on but it's got to the point where I actually catch myself thinking like insane-Buffy! I've gotten too involved with the characters!
I've had an idea for my next story but it involves Spike sort of taking care of Buffy, although not to the extent he has to in this story and the story will have less fluff than this one. I know I'm writing another fic that has Spike in a similar role as in this story but that is how I see Spike, after all he took care of Dru for 120 years.
I will be writing more fluffy fics but I've written one now so I've decided to try my hand at a less fluffy one.
Please let me know what you think!