Hearts Desire
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 17
Dawn woke up early. Today she would see Buffy. Sure Buffy could be a pain at times but she still missed her. She was so happy when she found out that Buffy was coming. She seemed happy but there was also the fact that some guy was coming
Dawn walked up to Buffys cabin and was about to enter when she heard Buffy talking.
"Look its going to be hard for the guys to understand so I'll go talk to them, just stay here for awhile"
Spike nodded
"Its going to be a shock about us to begin with not to mention what's happened, not to mention Dawn, I am not sure how she is going to take it, I mean she was so in love with the bad ass Spike and now, well I don't know. I think I should take the ring off around the guys that would totally wig them out"
What Dawn thought I knew she was bringing some guy but I didn't think this was serious, she has a ring as if, I mean we have only been gone a week. Dawn ran back to her cabin and waited for Buffy to come out. Willow and Tara came out of her cabin carrying bowls and cereal
"Hey Dawnie, were eating breakfast out side on the benches you seen Buffy yet"
"Nope I thought I would let her sleep I think they got in pretty late last night"
"Do you know who this guy is" Tara asked shutting the door and heading to the table
"No his probably some guy out for a good time"
"Dawn" Willow shrieked
"What I mean hes coming up her after a week of being with her"
Xander and Anya came to the table grinning widely and almost spilling the milk they carried. Obviously they had been up to no good last night, and the night before.
"So you guys seen Buffy yet" Xander asked
"Nope" Willow replied "Buffy and the guy she brought aren't up yet"
"What?" Xander gasped almost spilling the milk he was pouring into a bowl
Willow looked surprised "Anya didn't you tell Xander Buffy was bringing someone"
"Are you kidding, it would ruin the sex"
"Hey I think that's Buffy now," Tara said looking towards the cabin.
Buffy walked out of her cabin and looked around at the campground, she didn't get a good look at it the night before. She saw a group of people sitting at a table waving at her she realised it was her friends and ran over to them.
"Hey guys, you missed me"
"Hey Buffy" Willow said excited "join us for breakfast"
"Umm yeah ok but I wanna talk to you guys first"
"Sure Buffy what's up" Willow said through a mouthful of cereal.
"Well as you guys know I have brought someone with me, a very special someone actually, and I know it's kinda of sudden but I really do love him".
"Do we know this guy" Xander demanded
Buffy began to get nervous and started playing with hands "Umm yeah you do. I know your not going to like him, I still can't believe that I do but please bare with me. I really love him and he loves me, I know we have had our differences but hes what I need right now"
"Its not Riley is it" Willow asked
"Umm no it's umm"
"Its Spike" Dawn said looking over Buffys shoulder.
"Umm yeah" Buffy said confused about how Dawn could know then turned in the direction Dawn was looking. Spike was casually walking towards the table.
Dawn got up and ran towards him and threw herself into his arms. Spike swung her around a few times before putting her back on the ground and kissing her lightly on the forehead.
"You missed me little bit"
Dawn stood back and looked at Spike then gave him another tight hug again.
Xander looked at Spike and his mouth dropped open. "Dawn get away from him, hes got the ring of Amare again"
Spike and Dawn looked over at Xander then started laughing and walked over to the table; Spike began waving his fingers to indicate that he wasn't wearing a ring.
"Its ok Xander hes human" Buffy reassured him.
Tara and Willow were shocked and Xander had his eyes fixated on Spike.
"What how?" he questioned them.
"Was it a opium, demon?" Anya asked paying more attention to her cereal than the fact Spike was human.
"Umm yeah" Spike said surprised "how did you know"
"I dated one once we had a lot in common till he got killed"
Xander was still looking at Spike when the realisation hit him "oh my god Buffy Spike isn't the guy you were talking about was he?"
"Well yeah Xander wasn't that obvious" Willow told him.
"Oh no this is not happening, first Angel and now Spike"
Spike walked over to Xander and looked down at him. "I AM NOT MY PONCY SIRE," he yelled at him. "I AM NOTHING LIKE ANGEL, I WOULD NEVER LEAVE BUFFY, I LOVE HER"
"How can you love her?" he asked standing up to him looking at him straight in the eyes. "You don't ever have a heart"
"You stupid sod, I am human now remember and who says you need a bleeding beating heart to love huh, I loved her when I was a vampire and I love her even more now, cause know I can give her the life she deserves".
Buffy looked at Anya with pleading eyes hoping she could do something to stop them fighting.
"If you two don't shut up" she yelled "I am going to stay with Buffy tonight and you to can room together".
Spike and Xander looked at each other terrified "well be good," they said in union.
"Good" she replied getting back to her cereal.
The gang was quiet for awhile just looking at each other. Finally Tara got the nerve to speak up.
"Umm Spike would you like to join us for breakfast"
Spike nodded and sat next Willow on the bench while Buffy sat in his lap.
"So spill," Dawn said with a grin that was ear to ear.
"What?" Buffy asked grabbing a bowl and pouring cereal into it.
"How did you guys get together"
Oh ohhhh, Buffy thought I cant tell them I asked him to sleep over, its gonna make me sound like a desperate tart.
"Umm well the day you guys left I kinda got bored in the afternoon kinda wishing that I had come with use, so umm anyway I went to visit Spike see if he wanted to hang"
"But being the daytime I was sleeping" Spike added in.
"So umm I left a note for him, to come by later, and he did and arr we spent all night talking and watching movies, and we ended up falling asleep on the couch".
"He stayed the night" Xander snarled.
"Yeah" Spike said grinning at him "but don't worry, Buffys being nice I actually slept on the floor she kicked me off the couch"
Buffy forced a smile at Spike, please don't stuff this up.
"So yeah, we sorta got to know each other better that day and we just sorta said hey lets get together see if it works cant hurt right"
"This is so cool" Dawn said shovelling cereal into her mouth.
Spike nodded as he ate the cereal loving the taste.
"So you got together before he was human," Xander asked trying to contain his rage.
Buffy nodded. "That's kinda how he became human"
"What?" Xander asked shocked.
"Umm yeah, arr guys, Dawn we have something else to tell you"
Willow looked peculiarly at Buffy; she had stayed quite the whole time "theres more"
"Umm yeah" Buffy looked at Dawn "umm Dawn I know I should have asked you before I went and did this but umm"
"Spit it out Buffy, it cant be that bad" Dawn said trying to find out what was going on.
"Umm Spikes living with us"
"Oh that's it" Xander said standing up and walking off.
Spike looked at the girls then at the direction Xander went. Spike taped Buffys leg and Buffy got up and looked at him strangely.
"I am going to go see if Xanders ok"
Buffy nodded and watched him off
"Is that a good idea" Anya asked, "I mean Xander cant play if hes hurt"
"I am sure they will ok Anya" Buffy said looking off with a worried expression, then continued telling them how Spike became human.
Spike found Xander throwing rocks in the lake. Spike walked up to him but didn't say anything he just picked up a few rocks and began throwing them in.
"Aren't you going to say anything," Xander asked.
"No not really you were busy throwing rocks I didn't want to disturb you"
"You know I hate you"
"Yep, but I don't remember Buffy saying anything about you having to love me hey you don't even have to like me. Just as long as we don't fight in front of her she will be happy, don't you want her to be happy"
"Yeah but not with you"
"I know it's a weird concept I doubted her at first to but shes happy, she tried for so long to pretend to be happy for you guys now she is and your making upset".
"I don't mean to, its just I don't wont her to get hurt, I have seen it to many times"
"Do you think I want Buffy to get hurt, I would die a hundred times if I hurt her"
Xander looked up at Spike and smiled "I'll make sure of that"
"Look we can fight all we want, just not in front of Buffy ok. We can yell and scream and beat the hell out of each other when were alone"
"Good, so all smiles for Buffy but you do realise when I ger you alone I am not going to stop telling you how bad you are for Buffy"
"Good"
~TBC~
This Chapter is dedicated to Kuzui. If I am correct she said her birthday was on the 19th now I am hoping she meant of this month so here is a birthday present for you happy birthday.
Also thank you to LILI.
Chapter 17
Dawn woke up early. Today she would see Buffy. Sure Buffy could be a pain at times but she still missed her. She was so happy when she found out that Buffy was coming. She seemed happy but there was also the fact that some guy was coming
Dawn walked up to Buffys cabin and was about to enter when she heard Buffy talking.
"Look its going to be hard for the guys to understand so I'll go talk to them, just stay here for awhile"
Spike nodded
"Its going to be a shock about us to begin with not to mention what's happened, not to mention Dawn, I am not sure how she is going to take it, I mean she was so in love with the bad ass Spike and now, well I don't know. I think I should take the ring off around the guys that would totally wig them out"
What Dawn thought I knew she was bringing some guy but I didn't think this was serious, she has a ring as if, I mean we have only been gone a week. Dawn ran back to her cabin and waited for Buffy to come out. Willow and Tara came out of her cabin carrying bowls and cereal
"Hey Dawnie, were eating breakfast out side on the benches you seen Buffy yet"
"Nope I thought I would let her sleep I think they got in pretty late last night"
"Do you know who this guy is" Tara asked shutting the door and heading to the table
"No his probably some guy out for a good time"
"Dawn" Willow shrieked
"What I mean hes coming up her after a week of being with her"
Xander and Anya came to the table grinning widely and almost spilling the milk they carried. Obviously they had been up to no good last night, and the night before.
"So you guys seen Buffy yet" Xander asked
"Nope" Willow replied "Buffy and the guy she brought aren't up yet"
"What?" Xander gasped almost spilling the milk he was pouring into a bowl
Willow looked surprised "Anya didn't you tell Xander Buffy was bringing someone"
"Are you kidding, it would ruin the sex"
"Hey I think that's Buffy now," Tara said looking towards the cabin.
Buffy walked out of her cabin and looked around at the campground, she didn't get a good look at it the night before. She saw a group of people sitting at a table waving at her she realised it was her friends and ran over to them.
"Hey guys, you missed me"
"Hey Buffy" Willow said excited "join us for breakfast"
"Umm yeah ok but I wanna talk to you guys first"
"Sure Buffy what's up" Willow said through a mouthful of cereal.
"Well as you guys know I have brought someone with me, a very special someone actually, and I know it's kinda of sudden but I really do love him".
"Do we know this guy" Xander demanded
Buffy began to get nervous and started playing with hands "Umm yeah you do. I know your not going to like him, I still can't believe that I do but please bare with me. I really love him and he loves me, I know we have had our differences but hes what I need right now"
"Its not Riley is it" Willow asked
"Umm no it's umm"
"Its Spike" Dawn said looking over Buffys shoulder.
"Umm yeah" Buffy said confused about how Dawn could know then turned in the direction Dawn was looking. Spike was casually walking towards the table.
Dawn got up and ran towards him and threw herself into his arms. Spike swung her around a few times before putting her back on the ground and kissing her lightly on the forehead.
"You missed me little bit"
Dawn stood back and looked at Spike then gave him another tight hug again.
Xander looked at Spike and his mouth dropped open. "Dawn get away from him, hes got the ring of Amare again"
Spike and Dawn looked over at Xander then started laughing and walked over to the table; Spike began waving his fingers to indicate that he wasn't wearing a ring.
"Its ok Xander hes human" Buffy reassured him.
Tara and Willow were shocked and Xander had his eyes fixated on Spike.
"What how?" he questioned them.
"Was it a opium, demon?" Anya asked paying more attention to her cereal than the fact Spike was human.
"Umm yeah" Spike said surprised "how did you know"
"I dated one once we had a lot in common till he got killed"
Xander was still looking at Spike when the realisation hit him "oh my god Buffy Spike isn't the guy you were talking about was he?"
"Well yeah Xander wasn't that obvious" Willow told him.
"Oh no this is not happening, first Angel and now Spike"
Spike walked over to Xander and looked down at him. "I AM NOT MY PONCY SIRE," he yelled at him. "I AM NOTHING LIKE ANGEL, I WOULD NEVER LEAVE BUFFY, I LOVE HER"
"How can you love her?" he asked standing up to him looking at him straight in the eyes. "You don't ever have a heart"
"You stupid sod, I am human now remember and who says you need a bleeding beating heart to love huh, I loved her when I was a vampire and I love her even more now, cause know I can give her the life she deserves".
Buffy looked at Anya with pleading eyes hoping she could do something to stop them fighting.
"If you two don't shut up" she yelled "I am going to stay with Buffy tonight and you to can room together".
Spike and Xander looked at each other terrified "well be good," they said in union.
"Good" she replied getting back to her cereal.
The gang was quiet for awhile just looking at each other. Finally Tara got the nerve to speak up.
"Umm Spike would you like to join us for breakfast"
Spike nodded and sat next Willow on the bench while Buffy sat in his lap.
"So spill," Dawn said with a grin that was ear to ear.
"What?" Buffy asked grabbing a bowl and pouring cereal into it.
"How did you guys get together"
Oh ohhhh, Buffy thought I cant tell them I asked him to sleep over, its gonna make me sound like a desperate tart.
"Umm well the day you guys left I kinda got bored in the afternoon kinda wishing that I had come with use, so umm anyway I went to visit Spike see if he wanted to hang"
"But being the daytime I was sleeping" Spike added in.
"So umm I left a note for him, to come by later, and he did and arr we spent all night talking and watching movies, and we ended up falling asleep on the couch".
"He stayed the night" Xander snarled.
"Yeah" Spike said grinning at him "but don't worry, Buffys being nice I actually slept on the floor she kicked me off the couch"
Buffy forced a smile at Spike, please don't stuff this up.
"So yeah, we sorta got to know each other better that day and we just sorta said hey lets get together see if it works cant hurt right"
"This is so cool" Dawn said shovelling cereal into her mouth.
Spike nodded as he ate the cereal loving the taste.
"So you got together before he was human," Xander asked trying to contain his rage.
Buffy nodded. "That's kinda how he became human"
"What?" Xander asked shocked.
"Umm yeah, arr guys, Dawn we have something else to tell you"
Willow looked peculiarly at Buffy; she had stayed quite the whole time "theres more"
"Umm yeah" Buffy looked at Dawn "umm Dawn I know I should have asked you before I went and did this but umm"
"Spit it out Buffy, it cant be that bad" Dawn said trying to find out what was going on.
"Umm Spikes living with us"
"Oh that's it" Xander said standing up and walking off.
Spike looked at the girls then at the direction Xander went. Spike taped Buffys leg and Buffy got up and looked at him strangely.
"I am going to go see if Xanders ok"
Buffy nodded and watched him off
"Is that a good idea" Anya asked, "I mean Xander cant play if hes hurt"
"I am sure they will ok Anya" Buffy said looking off with a worried expression, then continued telling them how Spike became human.
Spike found Xander throwing rocks in the lake. Spike walked up to him but didn't say anything he just picked up a few rocks and began throwing them in.
"Aren't you going to say anything," Xander asked.
"No not really you were busy throwing rocks I didn't want to disturb you"
"You know I hate you"
"Yep, but I don't remember Buffy saying anything about you having to love me hey you don't even have to like me. Just as long as we don't fight in front of her she will be happy, don't you want her to be happy"
"Yeah but not with you"
"I know it's a weird concept I doubted her at first to but shes happy, she tried for so long to pretend to be happy for you guys now she is and your making upset".
"I don't mean to, its just I don't wont her to get hurt, I have seen it to many times"
"Do you think I want Buffy to get hurt, I would die a hundred times if I hurt her"
Xander looked up at Spike and smiled "I'll make sure of that"
"Look we can fight all we want, just not in front of Buffy ok. We can yell and scream and beat the hell out of each other when were alone"
"Good, so all smiles for Buffy but you do realise when I ger you alone I am not going to stop telling you how bad you are for Buffy"
"Good"
~TBC~
This Chapter is dedicated to Kuzui. If I am correct she said her birthday was on the 19th now I am hoping she meant of this month so here is a birthday present for you happy birthday.
Also thank you to LILI.