Hearts Desire
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 6. Spike awoke suddenly and looked around the room; he was still there in Buffys room. He was scared that it had all been a dream, and that he had woken all alone in his crypt. Seeing Buffys room and feeling the weight of her on his body reassured him that this was all real and that last night did happen.
"Come on Buffy, you have to wake up"
"Hmmm"
"Come on Buffy, you have to ring Giles"
"You ring him, I want to sleep"
"Ok" he said smiling "I'll tell him you can't talk to him because you were so tired after what we did last night"
Buffy shot up in bed "ok ill call him, but you know you are purely evil"
"Wouldn't have it any other way"
Buffy ran downstairs and called Giles while Spike layed back on the bed. He was now part of Buffys life, he was Buffys boyfriend, he lived in Buffys house. He wanted nothing else in life. He had a home he had someone who loved him and once Dawn found out he would have a family of some sorts, what else is there. Spike looked over to the window and saw little streams of sunlight coming in. What more could he want, to be in the sunlight with Buffy. Buffy walked into her room and looked up at Spike.
"Umm Giles was surprised, that we killed it, he said they are very powerful but generally don't fight unless something disturbs them. That's not all they umm they grant wishes"
"What like Anya"
"No that's what I thought, they grant wishes after they die"
Spike raised his eyebrows in confusion
"No what I mean is if they are able to be killed they grant the hearts desire only if you are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice"
"So how do we know what the ultimate sacrifice is"
"I dunno but Giles warned me not to take any drastic measures over the next few days, you know be careful what you wish for and all that"
"Well what about me" Spike asked angrily.
"Well Giles said you should be ok because, its hearts desires and all that"
"Oh ok" he said sadly
Buffy walked over to Spike and gave him a hug "hey you may not have a heart that beats, but you do have a heart. How else would you be able to love me so much. Now come on grumble bum get up, you may have eaten last night but I didn't you have slept enough come on"
Buffy climbed off the bed and headed down stairs, she rummaged through the kitchen before she finally found some bread and chucked it in the toaster. While she waited Spike came up behind her placed his hands around her waist and began kissing her neck
"Hey" she said moving slightly while smiling at Spike "Didn't you have enough to eat last night"
Spike smiled "Of you, never. So what do you wanna do today pet"
"I dunno I guess I was gonna go hire a movie for you. I just wanna veg out for the day, you know take a long shower do my hair and nails, you know pretend I am a normal girl, is that ok"
Spike shrugged "Yeah I guess"
Buffy grabbed her toast out of the toaster and covered it in jam. She quickly scoffed it down and ran to her room to change when she came down stairs she found Spike waiting for her holding his keys.
"You wanna take my car, its behind yours" he asked
"Are you serious I haven't got a great driving record"
"Hey what's mine is yours, just promise you'll try not to crash it"
Buffy jumped into his arms and hugged him tight. She grabbed the keys and headed for the door.
"So what do you wanna see lots of blood and guts right".
Spike nodded and stepped back as Buffy opened the door and sunlight streamed in. He watched her walk out on to the porch down the stairs, and was about to shut the door when he felt that weird sensation again. He looked around and saw the opium demon hiding out side aiming a gun at Buffy. Spike didn't think he just ran out on to the porch and dived off tackling Buffy to the ground as a bullet flew past where Buffys head was. Buffy started screaming trying to get her jacket off to cover him. Spike just layed on the floor puffing
"Buffy there, gasp, a, gasp, opium demon.
Buffy was looking at Spike with widened eyes. "Spike you're in the sun and your gasping come on lets get inside"
Buffy grabbed Spike by the arm and led him inside and placed him on the couch.
"Spike are you ok"
Spike was holding his chest and began looking around scared. "Buffy I'm breathing I didn't burn up"
Buffy placed her hand on his chest and felt a heartbeat; she then placed her hand on his head and felt it was warm.
"Oh my god Spike you have a heart beat, your warm, I, I think your human, is that even possible"
Spikes scared face turned to a happy one, he leaned forward and held Buffy in a warm embrace. Buffy eventually let go, "Spike this is so great we so have to call Giles to find out what happened"
Spike looked at Buffy "Isn't it obvious, I made the ultimate sacrifice I risked my life for yours"
Buffy looked confused for a second then smiled "ok well we have to find out if this thing is permanent and if your fully human, stay here"
Buffy ran up the stairs rummaged around in her room then came down holding a cross and a bottle of holy water.
"Hold out your hand" Buffy began to pour holy water on his hand and watch it have no effect. She then threw the cross at Spike and laughed at him while he screamed then realised it didn't hurt. Spike ran to the window and threw open the curtains then ran back to Buffy and grabbed the holy water. Spike began to dance around pouring the holy water over himself and held the cross tight in his hand.
Buffy walked over to Spike and placed her hand on his shoulder
"Your hearts desire was to become human," she asked confused.
Spike looked at her and grinned "well yeah that was half of it but I already got the other half, to be with you" Spike picked Buffy up and began to spin her around.
Spike stopped spinning and placed Buffy on the ground then looked at her shocked. He then ran out of the room and up the stairs. Buffy looked in the direction that he ran in.
"Spike are you ok" she called walking over to the stairs.
"Bloody hell" Spike yelled
Buffy looked up stairs and decided to see what was wrong. When she got to the top she began to look for him. He wasn't in her room and Dawns door was closed. Buffy heard a noise coming from the bathroom and made her way there.
"Spike are you in here are you ok," she said opening the door and walking in.
What Buffy saw shocked, there Spike was standing over the toilet.
"God slayer cant a man get a little privacy"
Buffy quickly turned around embarrassed "umm sorry I didn't realise"
Spike finished and zipped up his pants "You can turn around now"
Buffy turned around still red with embarrassment. " I am so sorry I didn't realise, you just ran out of the room and then I hear you yell what was I supposed to think"
"That a man who hasn't had bodily functions for over a hundred years might need to take a piss"
Buffy looked confused "so why did you yell you didn't miss it did you"
Spike just smiled at her "come here and look at this" he said motioning Buffy to come stand next to him in front of the mirror
Buffy didn't know what he was up to until she stood in front of the mirror and saw both her and Spikes reflection.
"I thought some guy had snuck into the house to watch me piss then I saw my eyes, that's the only thing I recognise about my self" he said moving his head side to side trying to get a better view.
"Not bad huh although now you can see yourself hopefully you are going to have better taste, there's a full length mirror in mums room if you wanna check your self out I really need to call Giles to make sure this is permanent".
Spike watched Buffy walk out before he dashed into her mums room to look at him self.
~TBC~
Authors Notes: Ok so I lied there is more but hey I promised mulitple chapters when I posted them last weeks
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story
Chapter 6. Spike awoke suddenly and looked around the room; he was still there in Buffys room. He was scared that it had all been a dream, and that he had woken all alone in his crypt. Seeing Buffys room and feeling the weight of her on his body reassured him that this was all real and that last night did happen.
"Come on Buffy, you have to wake up"
"Hmmm"
"Come on Buffy, you have to ring Giles"
"You ring him, I want to sleep"
"Ok" he said smiling "I'll tell him you can't talk to him because you were so tired after what we did last night"
Buffy shot up in bed "ok ill call him, but you know you are purely evil"
"Wouldn't have it any other way"
Buffy ran downstairs and called Giles while Spike layed back on the bed. He was now part of Buffys life, he was Buffys boyfriend, he lived in Buffys house. He wanted nothing else in life. He had a home he had someone who loved him and once Dawn found out he would have a family of some sorts, what else is there. Spike looked over to the window and saw little streams of sunlight coming in. What more could he want, to be in the sunlight with Buffy. Buffy walked into her room and looked up at Spike.
"Umm Giles was surprised, that we killed it, he said they are very powerful but generally don't fight unless something disturbs them. That's not all they umm they grant wishes"
"What like Anya"
"No that's what I thought, they grant wishes after they die"
Spike raised his eyebrows in confusion
"No what I mean is if they are able to be killed they grant the hearts desire only if you are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice"
"So how do we know what the ultimate sacrifice is"
"I dunno but Giles warned me not to take any drastic measures over the next few days, you know be careful what you wish for and all that"
"Well what about me" Spike asked angrily.
"Well Giles said you should be ok because, its hearts desires and all that"
"Oh ok" he said sadly
Buffy walked over to Spike and gave him a hug "hey you may not have a heart that beats, but you do have a heart. How else would you be able to love me so much. Now come on grumble bum get up, you may have eaten last night but I didn't you have slept enough come on"
Buffy climbed off the bed and headed down stairs, she rummaged through the kitchen before she finally found some bread and chucked it in the toaster. While she waited Spike came up behind her placed his hands around her waist and began kissing her neck
"Hey" she said moving slightly while smiling at Spike "Didn't you have enough to eat last night"
Spike smiled "Of you, never. So what do you wanna do today pet"
"I dunno I guess I was gonna go hire a movie for you. I just wanna veg out for the day, you know take a long shower do my hair and nails, you know pretend I am a normal girl, is that ok"
Spike shrugged "Yeah I guess"
Buffy grabbed her toast out of the toaster and covered it in jam. She quickly scoffed it down and ran to her room to change when she came down stairs she found Spike waiting for her holding his keys.
"You wanna take my car, its behind yours" he asked
"Are you serious I haven't got a great driving record"
"Hey what's mine is yours, just promise you'll try not to crash it"
Buffy jumped into his arms and hugged him tight. She grabbed the keys and headed for the door.
"So what do you wanna see lots of blood and guts right".
Spike nodded and stepped back as Buffy opened the door and sunlight streamed in. He watched her walk out on to the porch down the stairs, and was about to shut the door when he felt that weird sensation again. He looked around and saw the opium demon hiding out side aiming a gun at Buffy. Spike didn't think he just ran out on to the porch and dived off tackling Buffy to the ground as a bullet flew past where Buffys head was. Buffy started screaming trying to get her jacket off to cover him. Spike just layed on the floor puffing
"Buffy there, gasp, a, gasp, opium demon.
Buffy was looking at Spike with widened eyes. "Spike you're in the sun and your gasping come on lets get inside"
Buffy grabbed Spike by the arm and led him inside and placed him on the couch.
"Spike are you ok"
Spike was holding his chest and began looking around scared. "Buffy I'm breathing I didn't burn up"
Buffy placed her hand on his chest and felt a heartbeat; she then placed her hand on his head and felt it was warm.
"Oh my god Spike you have a heart beat, your warm, I, I think your human, is that even possible"
Spikes scared face turned to a happy one, he leaned forward and held Buffy in a warm embrace. Buffy eventually let go, "Spike this is so great we so have to call Giles to find out what happened"
Spike looked at Buffy "Isn't it obvious, I made the ultimate sacrifice I risked my life for yours"
Buffy looked confused for a second then smiled "ok well we have to find out if this thing is permanent and if your fully human, stay here"
Buffy ran up the stairs rummaged around in her room then came down holding a cross and a bottle of holy water.
"Hold out your hand" Buffy began to pour holy water on his hand and watch it have no effect. She then threw the cross at Spike and laughed at him while he screamed then realised it didn't hurt. Spike ran to the window and threw open the curtains then ran back to Buffy and grabbed the holy water. Spike began to dance around pouring the holy water over himself and held the cross tight in his hand.
Buffy walked over to Spike and placed her hand on his shoulder
"Your hearts desire was to become human," she asked confused.
Spike looked at her and grinned "well yeah that was half of it but I already got the other half, to be with you" Spike picked Buffy up and began to spin her around.
Spike stopped spinning and placed Buffy on the ground then looked at her shocked. He then ran out of the room and up the stairs. Buffy looked in the direction that he ran in.
"Spike are you ok" she called walking over to the stairs.
"Bloody hell" Spike yelled
Buffy looked up stairs and decided to see what was wrong. When she got to the top she began to look for him. He wasn't in her room and Dawns door was closed. Buffy heard a noise coming from the bathroom and made her way there.
"Spike are you in here are you ok," she said opening the door and walking in.
What Buffy saw shocked, there Spike was standing over the toilet.
"God slayer cant a man get a little privacy"
Buffy quickly turned around embarrassed "umm sorry I didn't realise"
Spike finished and zipped up his pants "You can turn around now"
Buffy turned around still red with embarrassment. " I am so sorry I didn't realise, you just ran out of the room and then I hear you yell what was I supposed to think"
"That a man who hasn't had bodily functions for over a hundred years might need to take a piss"
Buffy looked confused "so why did you yell you didn't miss it did you"
Spike just smiled at her "come here and look at this" he said motioning Buffy to come stand next to him in front of the mirror
Buffy didn't know what he was up to until she stood in front of the mirror and saw both her and Spikes reflection.
"I thought some guy had snuck into the house to watch me piss then I saw my eyes, that's the only thing I recognise about my self" he said moving his head side to side trying to get a better view.
"Not bad huh although now you can see yourself hopefully you are going to have better taste, there's a full length mirror in mums room if you wanna check your self out I really need to call Giles to make sure this is permanent".
Spike watched Buffy walk out before he dashed into her mums room to look at him self.
~TBC~
Authors Notes: Ok so I lied there is more but hey I promised mulitple chapters when I posted them last weeks
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story