Hearts Desire
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 21
It had been three days since Dawn had found out about the engagement. Three days of Dawn sending Buffy and Spike secret waves and winks in front of the gang. She had tried to get them to tell the gang but they weren't quite ready. Xander was going to be their main problem and even though he had been nice to Spike in front of Buffy there were still times where he was a wanker, like now.
Spike was sitting by the lake watching Xander being an idiot. Spike had decided not to take up Taras offer of teaching him to swim. Xander being the reason for that. Now Xander was in the lake pretending to drown.
"I'm Spike the not so big bad, help me help me I cant swim" Xander then bobbed under the water then came up a few seconds later.
"Hey Spike" Dawn said walking up and sitting next to him. "You know if you are trying to spy on me your going about it the wrong way, usually you have to hide"
Spike turned and looked at her. "I wasn't spying Bit"
"Yeah right"
Spike turned back to the fake drowning Xander. "I was watching the wanker, he's actually funny when he's not talking to me"
"Really" Dawn asked turning to look at Xander go under the water.
"Yep"
"So you seriously weren't spying, thank you"
"Yeah Buffy told me to lay off or I am sleeping in the basement"
"Thanks" she said hugging him then turned to look for Xander. "Umm Spike where is he"
"He's out there" Spike pointed out in the lake.
"I can't see him"
"Well of course you cant he's under the water, see he's at the same point as that cabin is, if you lose him"
Dawn looked at the cabin the dragged her eye line to the water. "Spike" she said scared. "When did he go under"
Spike heard Dawns worried voice. "Before, you saw didn't you"
"It's been that's long," she asked now standing up looking furiously at the water.
"He'll be alright"
"Spike it's been like 2 minutes he can only hold it for like a minute"
"What?" Spike said scanning the water.
"Spike you have to do something" she screamed.
"Me"
"Spike" she pleaded.
Spike looked at the water then at Dawn.
"Alright" he said turning to the water. He looked at it as if it were going to bite him.
Spike took a deep breath and dived in. He didn't know what he was doing but his arms and legs seemed to be moving right because he appeared to be swimming. Spike swam half way out then turned to talk to Dawn.
"Is this the spot' he yelled.
"Yes Spike now hurry"
Spike took a deep breath and dove beneath the water. Spike looked around furiously hoping that the wanker wasn't pulling one over him. Spike dove a little deeper and that's when he saw Xander. He was struggling to get his foot out from between some rocks. Spike was running out of breath so he quickly swam to the surface.
"Dawn" he gasped. "Go get Buffy"
Spike took in another mouthful of air before diving back down. Xander had now stopped struggling and his body was moving with the water. Spike swam to the bottom and began moving the rocks wondering how in the hell he had got his foot stuck. Spike freed his foot then quickly grabbed Xanders body for fear it would float away. Spike kicked off the bottom and reached the surface dragging Xanders body with him. Spike looked at the shore and saw a group of people watching. Buffy and Dawn had just gotten to the lake with the rest of the gang following. Anya was screaming and Dawn was crying, but Spike tried to ignore these distractions and try and figure out how his arms and legs were moving to see if he could do it faster. Spike was almost at the shore when Buffy jumped in and gave Spike a hand pulling the body up on to dry land. Tara immediately took action and pushed Buffy and spike away from Xander.
"Just clear away everyone we need some room" Tara yelled with all the confidence in the world.
Tara began CPR. One two three four five, blow. One two three four five blow. After the third time Xander coughed up the water and rolled onto his side gasping for air.
"Xander are you alright"
"Xander your alive"
"This isn't going to effect the sex is it"
"Wow I guess the whelp wasn't faking it"
At this comment Xander turned around and looked at Spike.
"I didn't think you could swim" Xander asked Spike
Spike shrugged. "I didn't say I couldn't I said I didn't know"
"But you still came in to save me"
Spike looked away from Xander embarrassed. "Well yeah, I mean Buffy and the bit are kind of attached to you"
"Thank you" Xander said standing up.
The rest of the scoobies except for Xander looked at Xander shocked.
"I so just did not here that right" Dawn asked.
Willow giggled. "Mark this down in your diaries cause this is never going to happen again"
"Xander honey are you alright," Anya asked putting a hand on his forehead.
"Yeah Spike saved me, evil spike saved ME"
"We know dear we saw" "Thanks Spike, I owe you one"
Spike was now blushing. It wasn't as if he liked the whelp he did it for Dawn and Buffy and ok Anya and willow and Tara but he didn't do it cause he liked him.
"Don't worry about it"
"No really Spike I owe you big"
Spike smiled his evil grin. "Alright you owe me one, if I tell you something you have to promise not to yell and scream and make a big scene"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"You have to promise"
"Ok whatever I owe you my life"
Buffy looked at Spike suspiciously then realized what he was going to say.
"Buffy and I are engaged"
"What?" Xander asked followed by an echo of "whats" from Willow Tara and Anya.
"Remember you cant yell, that was our deal or ill throw you back in the bloody lake"
Xander looked at him shocked for a second then a smile grew to his face.
"I said I would yell didn't say I would kill you"
Spike stared at him for a second then quickly turned and ran with Xander quickly following behind.
"Do you think we should leave them" Tara asked.
Buffy looked over at Anya and smiled. "Yeah they'll be alright, I think they just need to burn off a little steam"
All five girls shook their heads as the two male members of the group ran around the campsite yelling at each other
~TBC~
Authors Note: wow umms thanks for all your reviews I have gotten some great ideas from you guys and will totally mention you in the final chapter. Now if anyone has any ideas on how to extend this then go of it but I am giving you warning, the next chapter is likely to be the last (
Chapter 21
It had been three days since Dawn had found out about the engagement. Three days of Dawn sending Buffy and Spike secret waves and winks in front of the gang. She had tried to get them to tell the gang but they weren't quite ready. Xander was going to be their main problem and even though he had been nice to Spike in front of Buffy there were still times where he was a wanker, like now.
Spike was sitting by the lake watching Xander being an idiot. Spike had decided not to take up Taras offer of teaching him to swim. Xander being the reason for that. Now Xander was in the lake pretending to drown.
"I'm Spike the not so big bad, help me help me I cant swim" Xander then bobbed under the water then came up a few seconds later.
"Hey Spike" Dawn said walking up and sitting next to him. "You know if you are trying to spy on me your going about it the wrong way, usually you have to hide"
Spike turned and looked at her. "I wasn't spying Bit"
"Yeah right"
Spike turned back to the fake drowning Xander. "I was watching the wanker, he's actually funny when he's not talking to me"
"Really" Dawn asked turning to look at Xander go under the water.
"Yep"
"So you seriously weren't spying, thank you"
"Yeah Buffy told me to lay off or I am sleeping in the basement"
"Thanks" she said hugging him then turned to look for Xander. "Umm Spike where is he"
"He's out there" Spike pointed out in the lake.
"I can't see him"
"Well of course you cant he's under the water, see he's at the same point as that cabin is, if you lose him"
Dawn looked at the cabin the dragged her eye line to the water. "Spike" she said scared. "When did he go under"
Spike heard Dawns worried voice. "Before, you saw didn't you"
"It's been that's long," she asked now standing up looking furiously at the water.
"He'll be alright"
"Spike it's been like 2 minutes he can only hold it for like a minute"
"What?" Spike said scanning the water.
"Spike you have to do something" she screamed.
"Me"
"Spike" she pleaded.
Spike looked at the water then at Dawn.
"Alright" he said turning to the water. He looked at it as if it were going to bite him.
Spike took a deep breath and dived in. He didn't know what he was doing but his arms and legs seemed to be moving right because he appeared to be swimming. Spike swam half way out then turned to talk to Dawn.
"Is this the spot' he yelled.
"Yes Spike now hurry"
Spike took a deep breath and dove beneath the water. Spike looked around furiously hoping that the wanker wasn't pulling one over him. Spike dove a little deeper and that's when he saw Xander. He was struggling to get his foot out from between some rocks. Spike was running out of breath so he quickly swam to the surface.
"Dawn" he gasped. "Go get Buffy"
Spike took in another mouthful of air before diving back down. Xander had now stopped struggling and his body was moving with the water. Spike swam to the bottom and began moving the rocks wondering how in the hell he had got his foot stuck. Spike freed his foot then quickly grabbed Xanders body for fear it would float away. Spike kicked off the bottom and reached the surface dragging Xanders body with him. Spike looked at the shore and saw a group of people watching. Buffy and Dawn had just gotten to the lake with the rest of the gang following. Anya was screaming and Dawn was crying, but Spike tried to ignore these distractions and try and figure out how his arms and legs were moving to see if he could do it faster. Spike was almost at the shore when Buffy jumped in and gave Spike a hand pulling the body up on to dry land. Tara immediately took action and pushed Buffy and spike away from Xander.
"Just clear away everyone we need some room" Tara yelled with all the confidence in the world.
Tara began CPR. One two three four five, blow. One two three four five blow. After the third time Xander coughed up the water and rolled onto his side gasping for air.
"Xander are you alright"
"Xander your alive"
"This isn't going to effect the sex is it"
"Wow I guess the whelp wasn't faking it"
At this comment Xander turned around and looked at Spike.
"I didn't think you could swim" Xander asked Spike
Spike shrugged. "I didn't say I couldn't I said I didn't know"
"But you still came in to save me"
Spike looked away from Xander embarrassed. "Well yeah, I mean Buffy and the bit are kind of attached to you"
"Thank you" Xander said standing up.
The rest of the scoobies except for Xander looked at Xander shocked.
"I so just did not here that right" Dawn asked.
Willow giggled. "Mark this down in your diaries cause this is never going to happen again"
"Xander honey are you alright," Anya asked putting a hand on his forehead.
"Yeah Spike saved me, evil spike saved ME"
"We know dear we saw" "Thanks Spike, I owe you one"
Spike was now blushing. It wasn't as if he liked the whelp he did it for Dawn and Buffy and ok Anya and willow and Tara but he didn't do it cause he liked him.
"Don't worry about it"
"No really Spike I owe you big"
Spike smiled his evil grin. "Alright you owe me one, if I tell you something you have to promise not to yell and scream and make a big scene"
"What?" Xander asked confused.
"You have to promise"
"Ok whatever I owe you my life"
Buffy looked at Spike suspiciously then realized what he was going to say.
"Buffy and I are engaged"
"What?" Xander asked followed by an echo of "whats" from Willow Tara and Anya.
"Remember you cant yell, that was our deal or ill throw you back in the bloody lake"
Xander looked at him shocked for a second then a smile grew to his face.
"I said I would yell didn't say I would kill you"
Spike stared at him for a second then quickly turned and ran with Xander quickly following behind.
"Do you think we should leave them" Tara asked.
Buffy looked over at Anya and smiled. "Yeah they'll be alright, I think they just need to burn off a little steam"
All five girls shook their heads as the two male members of the group ran around the campsite yelling at each other
~TBC~
Authors Note: wow umms thanks for all your reviews I have gotten some great ideas from you guys and will totally mention you in the final chapter. Now if anyone has any ideas on how to extend this then go of it but I am giving you warning, the next chapter is likely to be the last (