Hearts Desire
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 20
Buffy and Spike spent a good couple of hours on the walking trails. You could take quite a few trails. It seemed like a good place to play a long game of hide and seek. Xander and Anya had also decided to take a site seeing tour much to Buffy and Spikes dismay. They had caught them having sex not once but twice.
Spike had finally decided that their walk had to end. He didn't think he would be able to look Harris in the face after he had just seen his ass. When they got back to the campsite Willow and Tara were making lunch. Dawn had decided to make an appearance tearing herself away from the half naked guys.
Xander had actually offered Spike a seat on his side of the bench. He wasn't sitting next to him; Xander and Spike were sandwiching Anya. This left Buffy Dawn Willow and Tara squeezing onto the other side. Spike knew the only reason Xander was doing this was so that Buffy didn't have to sit on his lap. Although it did score brownie points when Buffy saw them getting along.
Tara handed Spike a few sandwiches before getting back to making more. Spike looked and the sandwich wearily before taking a big bite. He chewed it for a bit before swallowing it and smiling. He then took another huge bite.
"Cafan fu muk fis muffy"
"Swallow Spike" Buffy said trying not to laugh as her fiance (ahhh) acted like a three year old. Spike swallowed.
"I said can you make this Buffy"
Buffy frowned her brow "umm yeah its peanut butter and jelly"
"Good" he said before talking another bite and thus successfully finishing off the sandwich.
"Caufse goooood"
"That means cause good" Xander said helpfully.
All the girls turned to look at him.
"What?, its guy talk"
"Figures" Dawn said rolling her eyes.
"Wanna play hide and seek" Buffy asked.
Everyone now turned to look at her.
"What its would be fun"
"You wanna have fun" Willow asked.
"Yeah I do know how to have fun" Buffy said.
Willow smiled it had been awhile since Buffy had done anything even remotely fun. Now she was suggesting playing hide and seek. Buffy had really started acting more like her self since they had left a week ago.
"Sure, I'm in"
"I'm not used to hiding luv, can I be the seeker" spike asked.
"No No me I want to seek I'll find you guys in a second" Dawn said excited. Sure it was childish but it was for Buffy.
"come on Spike" Buffy said grabbing him by arm and pulling towards the woods, "ill help you hide"
Willow and Tara looked at each other for a second before standing up and running off into the woods.
"is this like an all American thing" Anya asked Dawn.
Dawn nodded.
Anya quickly got up and dragged Xander with her.
"Come on Xander we are going to win and get all the prize money"
"There is no prize money and what about lunch" Xander called.
Dawn stood on the bench and began to count.
"1..2..3..4..5..6..7.. oh forget this 100 here I come.
Dawn ran off in to the woods. Taking one of the trails she snuck her way along getting weird looks from other people walking the trail. Dawn heard a scuffling noise and decided to investigate.
"oh that's so cute" she said at the site of Willow and Tara kissing. "ill let you guys get back to it, but your still caught"
Dawn shook her head and ran off in the opposite direction fully intent on finding everyone in the least amount of time. She didn't have to look far she soon found Anya and Xander in a very compromising decision.
Dawn screamed when she realised what they were doing.
"get a room cause you out of this game"
Only Buffy and Spike were left and she figured that they would come up with a better hiding spot. Like up a tree. Dawn went back to the beginning of the trail and walked down the one she was sure Buffy had gone Dawn. Dawn began to scanning the tress it took her longer than she thought but she eventually found them.
"oh for crying out loud" she yelled. "With Willow and Tara it was cute, with Xander and Anya it was gross but expected but you to geez"
Buffy and Spike broke their kiss and looked down at Dawn embarrassed.
"I swear I am the only one in the woods not getting any, I am going back to the cabin, I'll see you all later.
Buffy and Spike laughed before getting back to their kissing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Night fell came and found the group sitting by a camp fire after dinner pigging out on marshmallows and other gooey treats. Dawn who had finally come out of the cabin had stolen the chocolate cookies saying they were compensation.
Xander bugged Spike about his hair and new glasses when he had pulled them to see what Dawn was actually reading. Saying he looked like an English poet. Buffy had scowled at him but Xander reassured her it was a compliment, but who believed Xander.
Dawn had her head resting on Spikes shoulder and she let out a big yawn.
"Come on bit lets get inside" Spike said standing up.
"Its not late and I am not tired just bored"
"Don't care its getting cold and I want you to go inside, you can be bored inside with me, plus I think there is some stuff we need to talk about for when we get home, right Buffy"
"What, oh umm yeah"
Dawn quickly got up and ran to the cabin, maybe they were going to tell her about the ring. The ring which was safe in her pocket.
Buffy Dawn and Spike walked into their cabin after saying a quick goodbye to their friends. Spike flopped down on the single bed and closed his eyes.
"Spiiike get off my bed" Dawn whined.
"No its my bed"
"Bufffy get your boyfriend off my bed"
"Dawn its my bed' he said sitting up.
"Funny Spike now get your ass off my bed and get on yours"
Spike stood up. "Dawn I am serious this is my bed"
Buffy looked at Spike confused.
"Umm Spike what's going on" Buffy asked.
"Spike, I know you guys have sex I know what sex is"
Spikes eye got wide causing Dawn to laugh.
"Spike I am a teenager, they teach sex ed at school, not to mention I got an eye full today"
"so" Spike said
Buffy looked at what was going on between the two. Spike was like a father who found out his daughter knew what sex was.
"I think maybe we need to have a talk so we can set some rules, Spike go get changed" Buffy said breaking Spike out of his shock.
Spike walked of to where his stuff was and shut the curtain. Buffy and Dawn shared a secret smile, they loved Spike but they knew he was a little old fashioned. Spike walked out of the room in wearing a pair of boxers and nothing else. Buffy cleared her throat and started pulling at her shirt. Spike looked at her like she was crazy then realised she wanted him to put a shirt on.
"Yeah he doesn't want me to see you sleeping together but hes willing to walk around half naked".
Spike returned. "its all yours ladies" , he said extending his arm out to them.
Dawn grabbed some pj's and walked behind the curtain and quickly changed. Buffy seemed to be taking longer so Dawn left her to do whatever she was doing. Dawn sat at the table with Spike having a staring competition with him when Buffy called.
"Umm Spike did you go through my stuff" she called.
"No why" he yelled trying to keep his eyes locked on Dawn
"Are you sure you didn't move something"
Spike was getting annoyed she was distracting him and he eventually blinked.
"Yeah luv why you lose something"
"Umm yeah" she called back distressed.
"I may have moved your bag Buffy, what are you missing maybe I know where it is" Dawn called trying to hide a smile.
"Umm that's ok Dawn umm Spike could you come here please"
Spike rolled his eyes at Dawn then headed behind the curtain. Dawn got off her chair and got on her hands and knees and crawled over to the curtain so she could hear what was going on.
"What do you mean its gone, how can it be gone"
"I don't know it just is, I had it in my bag and now its gone"
"How could you lose the ring"
"Its not like I meant to"
Dawn crawled under the curtain unnoticed by the couple throwing clothing about. Dawn picked up her pants she had been wearing and took out the ring box. She then stood up and smiled.
"You looking for your engagement ring" she asked Buffy.
"Yes have you seen it" she asked still going through the clothes
Spike looked at Dawn shocked then tapped Buffy. Buffy froze when she realised what she said. Buffy turned around quickly and looked at Dawn.
"What did you say"
"are you looking for your engagement ring" she asked with a blank face . she then held out the box.
Buffy rushed forward and grabbed it out of her hand and quickly opened it to see if the ring was there. Buffy sighed with relief.
"there something you guys wanna tell me" Dawn asked with angry tone in her voice.
"Maybe we should sit down and talk" Buffy said walking over to the table.
All three sat at the table looking at each other.
"So are you guys engaged then" Dawn asked.
"umm yeah" Buffy said rather nervous.
"and when were you going to tell me" Dawn said raising her voice.
"calm down bit, we just wanted everyone to get used to me being human and us being together before we sprung it on you"
"why didn't you think I would take it well" she practically yelled.
"well Dawn you aren't now" Buffy said.
"that's cause I wasn't even consulted about this, this effects me to you know, what were you planning on doing leaving me out here in the woods"
"Dawnie of corse not"
"Bit you weren't left out of this, you were there the whole way through"
"what" she asked confused.
"its cause of you that this happened"
"what" she asked again.
Spike sighed. "You did all this bit you got us together, what ever you said to Buffy worked. She now loves me. Its all cause of you. When I got Buffy I got you too. If it wasn't for you I would have never picked out the ring".
Both Buffy and Dawn looked at Spike strangely.
"give her the ring Buffy"
Buffy handed the ring over to Dawn still looking at Spike.
"I had looked at some rings but I didn't like them but then I saw this one and it intrigued me. The shopkeeper didn't really like it as an engagement ring but when he told me the story of it I knew I had to have it"
"why?" both Buffy and Dawn asked.
"the rings called family, parents usually buy it for the daughter on graduation. your sister probably going to kill me for buying a graduation ring but I had to buy it. Each stone represents a person.
Dawn looked up at him and smiled. "you're the saphire and Buffys the emerald right"
"right and you're the diamond, you're the strength your what keeps us together"
"and I am the most beautiful" she added
"well there is that" Spike said sharing her smile.
"that's beautiful Spike" Buffy said tears streaming down her face.
Spike got off his chair and walked behind Buffy and began rubbing her shoulders.
"look what I did to your sis bit"
"So are we like a full family" Dawn asked happily.
Spike looked at her and smiled "if you want to be bit then yeah"
Dawn got off her chair and slung herself at Buffy and Spike.
"your not going to leave us for real"
"good" Buffy said breaking out of their hold. "now I think we have some things to discuss, firstly living arrangements"
Dawn and Spike went back to their seats.
"Now Dawn I know Spike has been paying the bills and there is no mystery money"
Dawn looked down guiltily.
"I am not mad, well a little I just wished you guys had told me. I asked Spike to move in before he was human. Where he would sleep was something that we wanted to talk to you about. Now the basement was the obvious decision at the time but obviously that's not. Unless we do it up. Now I was thinking mums room, either one of us move in there."
"why don't you and Spike move in there" Dawn asked.
"are you sure Dawn, I mean it is bigger but if you don't want us to"
"no, no I want you guys to"
"are you sure bit I don't mind the basement, or even one of your rooms"
"Spike I want you guys together, this is something big you need to celebrate it. Mom would have wanted it. Plus that's the parents room, you guys are my parents right"
"No Dawn where not your parents" Buffy said. "I could never replace mom, were your family"
Dawn got up again and hugged her family. I could get used to this she thought.
~TBC~
Authors Notes: omg I am officially stuck no idea what so ever to do with it. No tis not the end but it is coming any advice, I was actually skipping to when they get home and have like one or two chapter to finish it off no more until I get at least 5 reviews telling me what to do.
Oh oh and if you want to see me keep writing as in other stories I do need a hand. A new au fic that I wanna write. got the whole plot worked out but I do need some info so check profile for the details.
Oh and for those lovers of my first story THIS ISN'T ME as I said I want to write a sequel by popular demand. So as usual I wanna give you what you want. Its going to be set at Christmas, a gang get together it wont be as good as the original basically as Riley wont get kneed in the nuts but on the plus he will still be dead (yeah)
Chapter 20
Buffy and Spike spent a good couple of hours on the walking trails. You could take quite a few trails. It seemed like a good place to play a long game of hide and seek. Xander and Anya had also decided to take a site seeing tour much to Buffy and Spikes dismay. They had caught them having sex not once but twice.
Spike had finally decided that their walk had to end. He didn't think he would be able to look Harris in the face after he had just seen his ass. When they got back to the campsite Willow and Tara were making lunch. Dawn had decided to make an appearance tearing herself away from the half naked guys.
Xander had actually offered Spike a seat on his side of the bench. He wasn't sitting next to him; Xander and Spike were sandwiching Anya. This left Buffy Dawn Willow and Tara squeezing onto the other side. Spike knew the only reason Xander was doing this was so that Buffy didn't have to sit on his lap. Although it did score brownie points when Buffy saw them getting along.
Tara handed Spike a few sandwiches before getting back to making more. Spike looked and the sandwich wearily before taking a big bite. He chewed it for a bit before swallowing it and smiling. He then took another huge bite.
"Cafan fu muk fis muffy"
"Swallow Spike" Buffy said trying not to laugh as her fiance (ahhh) acted like a three year old. Spike swallowed.
"I said can you make this Buffy"
Buffy frowned her brow "umm yeah its peanut butter and jelly"
"Good" he said before talking another bite and thus successfully finishing off the sandwich.
"Caufse goooood"
"That means cause good" Xander said helpfully.
All the girls turned to look at him.
"What?, its guy talk"
"Figures" Dawn said rolling her eyes.
"Wanna play hide and seek" Buffy asked.
Everyone now turned to look at her.
"What its would be fun"
"You wanna have fun" Willow asked.
"Yeah I do know how to have fun" Buffy said.
Willow smiled it had been awhile since Buffy had done anything even remotely fun. Now she was suggesting playing hide and seek. Buffy had really started acting more like her self since they had left a week ago.
"Sure, I'm in"
"I'm not used to hiding luv, can I be the seeker" spike asked.
"No No me I want to seek I'll find you guys in a second" Dawn said excited. Sure it was childish but it was for Buffy.
"come on Spike" Buffy said grabbing him by arm and pulling towards the woods, "ill help you hide"
Willow and Tara looked at each other for a second before standing up and running off into the woods.
"is this like an all American thing" Anya asked Dawn.
Dawn nodded.
Anya quickly got up and dragged Xander with her.
"Come on Xander we are going to win and get all the prize money"
"There is no prize money and what about lunch" Xander called.
Dawn stood on the bench and began to count.
"1..2..3..4..5..6..7.. oh forget this 100 here I come.
Dawn ran off in to the woods. Taking one of the trails she snuck her way along getting weird looks from other people walking the trail. Dawn heard a scuffling noise and decided to investigate.
"oh that's so cute" she said at the site of Willow and Tara kissing. "ill let you guys get back to it, but your still caught"
Dawn shook her head and ran off in the opposite direction fully intent on finding everyone in the least amount of time. She didn't have to look far she soon found Anya and Xander in a very compromising decision.
Dawn screamed when she realised what they were doing.
"get a room cause you out of this game"
Only Buffy and Spike were left and she figured that they would come up with a better hiding spot. Like up a tree. Dawn went back to the beginning of the trail and walked down the one she was sure Buffy had gone Dawn. Dawn began to scanning the tress it took her longer than she thought but she eventually found them.
"oh for crying out loud" she yelled. "With Willow and Tara it was cute, with Xander and Anya it was gross but expected but you to geez"
Buffy and Spike broke their kiss and looked down at Dawn embarrassed.
"I swear I am the only one in the woods not getting any, I am going back to the cabin, I'll see you all later.
Buffy and Spike laughed before getting back to their kissing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Night fell came and found the group sitting by a camp fire after dinner pigging out on marshmallows and other gooey treats. Dawn who had finally come out of the cabin had stolen the chocolate cookies saying they were compensation.
Xander bugged Spike about his hair and new glasses when he had pulled them to see what Dawn was actually reading. Saying he looked like an English poet. Buffy had scowled at him but Xander reassured her it was a compliment, but who believed Xander.
Dawn had her head resting on Spikes shoulder and she let out a big yawn.
"Come on bit lets get inside" Spike said standing up.
"Its not late and I am not tired just bored"
"Don't care its getting cold and I want you to go inside, you can be bored inside with me, plus I think there is some stuff we need to talk about for when we get home, right Buffy"
"What, oh umm yeah"
Dawn quickly got up and ran to the cabin, maybe they were going to tell her about the ring. The ring which was safe in her pocket.
Buffy Dawn and Spike walked into their cabin after saying a quick goodbye to their friends. Spike flopped down on the single bed and closed his eyes.
"Spiiike get off my bed" Dawn whined.
"No its my bed"
"Bufffy get your boyfriend off my bed"
"Dawn its my bed' he said sitting up.
"Funny Spike now get your ass off my bed and get on yours"
Spike stood up. "Dawn I am serious this is my bed"
Buffy looked at Spike confused.
"Umm Spike what's going on" Buffy asked.
"Spike, I know you guys have sex I know what sex is"
Spikes eye got wide causing Dawn to laugh.
"Spike I am a teenager, they teach sex ed at school, not to mention I got an eye full today"
"so" Spike said
Buffy looked at what was going on between the two. Spike was like a father who found out his daughter knew what sex was.
"I think maybe we need to have a talk so we can set some rules, Spike go get changed" Buffy said breaking Spike out of his shock.
Spike walked of to where his stuff was and shut the curtain. Buffy and Dawn shared a secret smile, they loved Spike but they knew he was a little old fashioned. Spike walked out of the room in wearing a pair of boxers and nothing else. Buffy cleared her throat and started pulling at her shirt. Spike looked at her like she was crazy then realised she wanted him to put a shirt on.
"Yeah he doesn't want me to see you sleeping together but hes willing to walk around half naked".
Spike returned. "its all yours ladies" , he said extending his arm out to them.
Dawn grabbed some pj's and walked behind the curtain and quickly changed. Buffy seemed to be taking longer so Dawn left her to do whatever she was doing. Dawn sat at the table with Spike having a staring competition with him when Buffy called.
"Umm Spike did you go through my stuff" she called.
"No why" he yelled trying to keep his eyes locked on Dawn
"Are you sure you didn't move something"
Spike was getting annoyed she was distracting him and he eventually blinked.
"Yeah luv why you lose something"
"Umm yeah" she called back distressed.
"I may have moved your bag Buffy, what are you missing maybe I know where it is" Dawn called trying to hide a smile.
"Umm that's ok Dawn umm Spike could you come here please"
Spike rolled his eyes at Dawn then headed behind the curtain. Dawn got off her chair and got on her hands and knees and crawled over to the curtain so she could hear what was going on.
"What do you mean its gone, how can it be gone"
"I don't know it just is, I had it in my bag and now its gone"
"How could you lose the ring"
"Its not like I meant to"
Dawn crawled under the curtain unnoticed by the couple throwing clothing about. Dawn picked up her pants she had been wearing and took out the ring box. She then stood up and smiled.
"You looking for your engagement ring" she asked Buffy.
"Yes have you seen it" she asked still going through the clothes
Spike looked at Dawn shocked then tapped Buffy. Buffy froze when she realised what she said. Buffy turned around quickly and looked at Dawn.
"What did you say"
"are you looking for your engagement ring" she asked with a blank face . she then held out the box.
Buffy rushed forward and grabbed it out of her hand and quickly opened it to see if the ring was there. Buffy sighed with relief.
"there something you guys wanna tell me" Dawn asked with angry tone in her voice.
"Maybe we should sit down and talk" Buffy said walking over to the table.
All three sat at the table looking at each other.
"So are you guys engaged then" Dawn asked.
"umm yeah" Buffy said rather nervous.
"and when were you going to tell me" Dawn said raising her voice.
"calm down bit, we just wanted everyone to get used to me being human and us being together before we sprung it on you"
"why didn't you think I would take it well" she practically yelled.
"well Dawn you aren't now" Buffy said.
"that's cause I wasn't even consulted about this, this effects me to you know, what were you planning on doing leaving me out here in the woods"
"Dawnie of corse not"
"Bit you weren't left out of this, you were there the whole way through"
"what" she asked confused.
"its cause of you that this happened"
"what" she asked again.
Spike sighed. "You did all this bit you got us together, what ever you said to Buffy worked. She now loves me. Its all cause of you. When I got Buffy I got you too. If it wasn't for you I would have never picked out the ring".
Both Buffy and Dawn looked at Spike strangely.
"give her the ring Buffy"
Buffy handed the ring over to Dawn still looking at Spike.
"I had looked at some rings but I didn't like them but then I saw this one and it intrigued me. The shopkeeper didn't really like it as an engagement ring but when he told me the story of it I knew I had to have it"
"why?" both Buffy and Dawn asked.
"the rings called family, parents usually buy it for the daughter on graduation. your sister probably going to kill me for buying a graduation ring but I had to buy it. Each stone represents a person.
Dawn looked up at him and smiled. "you're the saphire and Buffys the emerald right"
"right and you're the diamond, you're the strength your what keeps us together"
"and I am the most beautiful" she added
"well there is that" Spike said sharing her smile.
"that's beautiful Spike" Buffy said tears streaming down her face.
Spike got off his chair and walked behind Buffy and began rubbing her shoulders.
"look what I did to your sis bit"
"So are we like a full family" Dawn asked happily.
Spike looked at her and smiled "if you want to be bit then yeah"
Dawn got off her chair and slung herself at Buffy and Spike.
"your not going to leave us for real"
"good" Buffy said breaking out of their hold. "now I think we have some things to discuss, firstly living arrangements"
Dawn and Spike went back to their seats.
"Now Dawn I know Spike has been paying the bills and there is no mystery money"
Dawn looked down guiltily.
"I am not mad, well a little I just wished you guys had told me. I asked Spike to move in before he was human. Where he would sleep was something that we wanted to talk to you about. Now the basement was the obvious decision at the time but obviously that's not. Unless we do it up. Now I was thinking mums room, either one of us move in there."
"why don't you and Spike move in there" Dawn asked.
"are you sure Dawn, I mean it is bigger but if you don't want us to"
"no, no I want you guys to"
"are you sure bit I don't mind the basement, or even one of your rooms"
"Spike I want you guys together, this is something big you need to celebrate it. Mom would have wanted it. Plus that's the parents room, you guys are my parents right"
"No Dawn where not your parents" Buffy said. "I could never replace mom, were your family"
Dawn got up again and hugged her family. I could get used to this she thought.
~TBC~
Authors Notes: omg I am officially stuck no idea what so ever to do with it. No tis not the end but it is coming any advice, I was actually skipping to when they get home and have like one or two chapter to finish it off no more until I get at least 5 reviews telling me what to do.
Oh oh and if you want to see me keep writing as in other stories I do need a hand. A new au fic that I wanna write. got the whole plot worked out but I do need some info so check profile for the details.
Oh and for those lovers of my first story THIS ISN'T ME as I said I want to write a sequel by popular demand. So as usual I wanna give you what you want. Its going to be set at Christmas, a gang get together it wont be as good as the original basically as Riley wont get kneed in the nuts but on the plus he will still be dead (yeah)