A/N: I decided not to tell you if Im gonna work a baddie in or not, so your gonna have to read to see! Thanks for the amazing reviews! And for the one that mentioned my typos and spelling errors, dont feel like a bitch! My fingers go so fast that I miss alot of mistakes, and my spell checker is down right now. So If anyone wants to beta the chapters for me, email me! You can find my email addy on my fanfic.net profile, and take a look at the rest of my stories *hint hint* LOL :) P.S. SinisterChic, this ones for you!!
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"Xander" Buffy muttered, taking in the ripped t-shirt and bloody hand he walked in with. *oh god oh god oh god!!* Buffy thought, looking at the expression on his face with terror. He was going to explode.
"Look I know what this looks like and I can explain--" Buffy started, trying to smooth the rage on Xander's face away.
"EXPLAIN!?!?!?!?! Yeah Buffy, why don't you EXPLAIN. Letting Mr. Atempted Rapest into your house *AGAIN*!!?!?!?!!?!?!!!! You gonna bang him right here in front of Dawn!!?!!!?!"
Buffy glanced down at Dawn, than at Spike and finally her eyes sparked with anger as she looked at Xander. "Dawn go upstairs" Buffy ordered and Dawn ran up the steps without another argument. Thats when Buffy lost it.
"OK this stops NOW!!!! For one thing the last time I checked this is MY LIFE AND MY HOUSE!!!! And you will NOT talk that way in front of my younger sister, or your ass will be outside faster than you can say the word!! Spike did alot of horrible things but he's back and for your info, HUMAN now! So your gonna back off, and tell me what the hell happened to you before I get testy. And If you start trouble with Spike your starting trouble with me, so I'd get over it!!"
Buffy regreted the words the second they left her mouth, and not the rant she had given Xander, but the things she had said about Spike. She had said that he did horrible things, and had told him that Spike was now human, something that Spike might have wanted to keep to himself. She risked a glance at the ex-vampire.
He was sitting there, seemingly happy that Buffy had defended him, and didn't look mad at all. He had a slight smile on his face, and his eyes met Buffy's. She smiled brightly at him, and enjoyed the shocked look on his face before he returned the gesture. Than she looked away and faced of with Xander again.
"What happened" Buffy asked, still clearly pissed.
"I was on my way back from dropping Willow off at rehab, when I got turned around somehow or something. Anyways there I was at around 12:30 in the morning driving around and completley lost, in a town that I had grown up in, which made me feel seven times stupider. I had dropped Willow off at 8:30 so I was out there for a really long time. Than something attacked me, I don't know what it was or what happened, but something jumped on top of my car threw its hand through the roof, and tried to bite of a chunk of Xander-meat. Than I ramed my car into a pole, and I got knocked out. As soon as I came-to, I walked here"
Xander finished his story without making any more fuss about Spike, to the relief of Buffy. She really didn't have enough energy to fight with him anymore. She was still peeved at Xander, but she was still his friend, and still cared about him.
"Are you alright?" Buffy asked him.
"Yah, I'll be fine" Xander muttered back
"We should get you cleaned up mate" Spike said, to both Xander's and Buffy's surprise.
"Go with him, Im going to go check on Dawn" Buffy said, watching the pair waltz into the kitchen, and praying that the knives would be out of Xander's reach. After realizing her feelings for the peroxide pest over the summer, Buffy refused to lose him again.
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"Dawn?!?"
Buffy taped on her sisters shut door, and than pushed it open. Dawn was there, asleep lying by her door, with a empty glass in her hand. Buffy laughed. "She was trying to listen in!!" the Slayer said to herself.
"Figures" Buffy muttered as she picked her sister up and put her in bed, and walked out, hitting the lightswitch on the way out.
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"Why are you helping me?" Xander asked Spike as the blonde continued to wrap his hand in white guaze. Spike glared at him.
"I don't like you. But I'm playing nice. Shut up and be thankfull" Spike told him.
"Why? Why are you playing nice?" Xander continued to ask him.
"Im doing it for Buffy. Might want to try putting HER needs instead of yours first once in a while wanker" Spike said to him, as he finished cleaning him up and walked out of the kitchen.
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When Spike entered the living room he found Buffy sitting on the couch, a pillow in her lap, looking dead tired. He saw her eyes begin to close before she snapped awake and saw him. Spike grinned.
"I'm sorry" Buffy told him, as Spike made his way toward her and sat down next to Buffy.
"For what luv?" Spike asked, brushing a stray hair away from her face.
"For telling Xander about your new status, for saying that you did horrible things. For letting you leave to Africa. For shutting you out of my life and my home after I found out you loved me. For doubting your love. For not admiting my feelings. For being a bitch to you and then coming to you for help and expecting you to do what I asked. For leading you on. For rejecting you. For tying you up all those times at Giles' house. For everything. I'm sorry."
Buffy could feel the tears running down her face and laughed.
"Damn I probally have mascara all over my face" she muttered as she attempted to wipe her eyes.
"You look beautiful. And you have nothing to be sorry about. I was a jerk to you as much as you were a bitch to me. It dosn't matter. I still love you." Spike told her, waiting to see what she would say. Would she actually admit her feelings to his face? Writing something down was much easier than actually saying it.
Buffy looked at his eyes and instantly knew what he was thinking. Dawn was right. She shouldn't let another one get away.
"I love you" Buffy told him and watched the grin appear on his face. Spike layed down and pulled Buffy into his arms as he listened to her breathing until they both fell asleep.
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A/N: SinisterChic Heather Martin has been reviewing since the beggining of the story, and for that I'm greatfull. Its nice to know that she is reading, and reviewing at the same time. Thanks alot! Also after her last review I decided that Xander WOULD run himself into a poll! Hope everyone liked this chapter! Please review!!
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"Xander" Buffy muttered, taking in the ripped t-shirt and bloody hand he walked in with. *oh god oh god oh god!!* Buffy thought, looking at the expression on his face with terror. He was going to explode.
"Look I know what this looks like and I can explain--" Buffy started, trying to smooth the rage on Xander's face away.
"EXPLAIN!?!?!?!?! Yeah Buffy, why don't you EXPLAIN. Letting Mr. Atempted Rapest into your house *AGAIN*!!?!?!?!!?!?!!!! You gonna bang him right here in front of Dawn!!?!!!?!"
Buffy glanced down at Dawn, than at Spike and finally her eyes sparked with anger as she looked at Xander. "Dawn go upstairs" Buffy ordered and Dawn ran up the steps without another argument. Thats when Buffy lost it.
"OK this stops NOW!!!! For one thing the last time I checked this is MY LIFE AND MY HOUSE!!!! And you will NOT talk that way in front of my younger sister, or your ass will be outside faster than you can say the word!! Spike did alot of horrible things but he's back and for your info, HUMAN now! So your gonna back off, and tell me what the hell happened to you before I get testy. And If you start trouble with Spike your starting trouble with me, so I'd get over it!!"
Buffy regreted the words the second they left her mouth, and not the rant she had given Xander, but the things she had said about Spike. She had said that he did horrible things, and had told him that Spike was now human, something that Spike might have wanted to keep to himself. She risked a glance at the ex-vampire.
He was sitting there, seemingly happy that Buffy had defended him, and didn't look mad at all. He had a slight smile on his face, and his eyes met Buffy's. She smiled brightly at him, and enjoyed the shocked look on his face before he returned the gesture. Than she looked away and faced of with Xander again.
"What happened" Buffy asked, still clearly pissed.
"I was on my way back from dropping Willow off at rehab, when I got turned around somehow or something. Anyways there I was at around 12:30 in the morning driving around and completley lost, in a town that I had grown up in, which made me feel seven times stupider. I had dropped Willow off at 8:30 so I was out there for a really long time. Than something attacked me, I don't know what it was or what happened, but something jumped on top of my car threw its hand through the roof, and tried to bite of a chunk of Xander-meat. Than I ramed my car into a pole, and I got knocked out. As soon as I came-to, I walked here"
Xander finished his story without making any more fuss about Spike, to the relief of Buffy. She really didn't have enough energy to fight with him anymore. She was still peeved at Xander, but she was still his friend, and still cared about him.
"Are you alright?" Buffy asked him.
"Yah, I'll be fine" Xander muttered back
"We should get you cleaned up mate" Spike said, to both Xander's and Buffy's surprise.
"Go with him, Im going to go check on Dawn" Buffy said, watching the pair waltz into the kitchen, and praying that the knives would be out of Xander's reach. After realizing her feelings for the peroxide pest over the summer, Buffy refused to lose him again.
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"Dawn?!?"
Buffy taped on her sisters shut door, and than pushed it open. Dawn was there, asleep lying by her door, with a empty glass in her hand. Buffy laughed. "She was trying to listen in!!" the Slayer said to herself.
"Figures" Buffy muttered as she picked her sister up and put her in bed, and walked out, hitting the lightswitch on the way out.
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"Why are you helping me?" Xander asked Spike as the blonde continued to wrap his hand in white guaze. Spike glared at him.
"I don't like you. But I'm playing nice. Shut up and be thankfull" Spike told him.
"Why? Why are you playing nice?" Xander continued to ask him.
"Im doing it for Buffy. Might want to try putting HER needs instead of yours first once in a while wanker" Spike said to him, as he finished cleaning him up and walked out of the kitchen.
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When Spike entered the living room he found Buffy sitting on the couch, a pillow in her lap, looking dead tired. He saw her eyes begin to close before she snapped awake and saw him. Spike grinned.
"I'm sorry" Buffy told him, as Spike made his way toward her and sat down next to Buffy.
"For what luv?" Spike asked, brushing a stray hair away from her face.
"For telling Xander about your new status, for saying that you did horrible things. For letting you leave to Africa. For shutting you out of my life and my home after I found out you loved me. For doubting your love. For not admiting my feelings. For being a bitch to you and then coming to you for help and expecting you to do what I asked. For leading you on. For rejecting you. For tying you up all those times at Giles' house. For everything. I'm sorry."
Buffy could feel the tears running down her face and laughed.
"Damn I probally have mascara all over my face" she muttered as she attempted to wipe her eyes.
"You look beautiful. And you have nothing to be sorry about. I was a jerk to you as much as you were a bitch to me. It dosn't matter. I still love you." Spike told her, waiting to see what she would say. Would she actually admit her feelings to his face? Writing something down was much easier than actually saying it.
Buffy looked at his eyes and instantly knew what he was thinking. Dawn was right. She shouldn't let another one get away.
"I love you" Buffy told him and watched the grin appear on his face. Spike layed down and pulled Buffy into his arms as he listened to her breathing until they both fell asleep.
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A/N: SinisterChic Heather Martin has been reviewing since the beggining of the story, and for that I'm greatfull. Its nice to know that she is reading, and reviewing at the same time. Thanks alot! Also after her last review I decided that Xander WOULD run himself into a poll! Hope everyone liked this chapter! Please review!!