Title: Lessons to Learn Chapter Five: Bronzing
Author: SlayrGrl55 (aka Anna)
Rating: PG
Pairing: B/S
Spoilers: Lessons
Feedback: pretty please?
Disclaimer: I don't own 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'…yet ~laughs deviously~
The week went by in a blur and it was finally Friday night! Buffy was standing in front of the mirror in her room fidgeting with her outfit while Dawn rummaged through her jewelry box.
"Are you sure this looks good?" Buffy asked for the hundredth time. She adjusted the thin straps on her black dress and turned to face Dawn. Dawn signed and closed the box, standing up to show her sister the necklace she had chosen.
"Buffy, we've been over this three times already. The dress is perfect. Not too long, not too short. The slit in the side does not make you look slutty and neither does the neckline. The shoes are comfortable for dancing and the weather is perfect. Calm down and let me put this necklace on you."
The slayer held her hair out of the way as her sister fiddled with the clasp on the necklace. When it was secure, she reached for the brush to fix her hair. Before she could pick it up Dawn snatched it away.
"Hey!" Buffy protested.
"No." Dawn said as she jumped onto the bed holding the brush out of Buffy's reach. "You're hair is fine. Stop being a perfectionist. It's annoying. Now go downstairs and go to the Bronze with Spike before I die of old age." She dropped the brush, hopped off the bed, and gently pushed her sister into the hallway and towards the stairs. Buffy stopped once more to adjust her dress and then descended the stairs.
Waiting at the bottom, Spike looked up to see Buffy walking towards him. God, she's beautiful he thought. Becoming self-conscious, Buffy ducked her head as she reached the bottom. "So, how do I look?" she asked, tucking a stubborn piece of hair behind her ear. Spike moved toward her and gently tucked a finger under her chin to raise her eyes to his.
"You look absolutely stunning, luv." He whispered as his lips descended on hers. From the top of the stairs Dawn watched the couple. She smiled and an 'aw' escaped her lips before she could stop it. They broke the kiss to send disturbingly similar glares her way before saying good-bye and heading out the front door.
Once inside the Bronze they found a table and sat down. They talked for a while, mostly about Buffy's job at the school and the troubled kids she talked to that week. Conversation soon moved to the Doublemeat Palace and from there it went in all directions. They soon found themselves laughing and chatting about their 'relationship' the year before. Buffy was having a great time and had barely recognized the fact that her hands were cupped in Spike's on top of the table. But Spike was very observant and he was ecstatic that Buffy was showing affection…and in public!
"You thirsty, luv?" he asked.
"Parched." She answered.
He glanced over at the bar. "What would you like? I would suggest alcohol but we both know you have a lower tolerance than a 4 year-old." He teased her.
She laughed and thought about it for a second. "Yea, I think I'll stick with a Diet Coke."
"Then I'll be right back." He picked up her hand and kissed it before standing and leaving to get the drinks. Buffy watched as he faded into the crowd.
Pushing his way past the thick of other customers, Spike spotted Xander sitting at the bar. "Bloody hell." He mumbled under his breath as he approached the bar. He caught the bar tender's attention and ordered a Diet Coke for Buffy and a beer for himself.
"Spike! What brings you to someplace where I am?" Xander chided. He looked back to where Spike had come from and noticed Buffy sitting alone at a table. "Oh. You're here with Buffy."
Spike was about to defend himself when Xander surprised him. "Tell her I said hi." And with that Xander went back to staring at his drink. Spike took his and Buffy's drinks and went back to the table before he said something stupid.
As he placed the Diet Coke in front of Buffy he relayed Xander's message. "Xander's here?" she asked. He pointed to the bar as he took a sip of his beer. "You talked to him? And there was no violence involved?" She looked back at Spike. "Wow. I'm so proud of you two."
She took a sip of her drink and looked longingly at the dance floor. The song changed and Spike immediately recognized it. It was the song that was playing when he first saw Buffy. He could still remember how sexy she looked that night.
I did a stupid thing last night
I called you
A moment of weakness
No not a moment
More like three months of weakness
And I'm one step away
From crashing to my knees
One step away
From spilling my guts to you
"Pet, would you like to dance?" he asked. Her face brightened and she took his hand, dragging him to the dance floor.
"I thought you'd never ask."
I did a stupid thing last night
I called you
I'm doing all right
No don't feel sorry for me
Really I'm all right
And I'm one step away
From crashing to my knees
One step away
From spilling my guts to you
She hoped they could have danced to a slower song, but then she realized this was the song that she danced to the night she met Spike. The thought brought a smile to her lips as she danced a little closer to Spike.
"Having fun, goldilocks?" he asked as he pushed that stubborn lock of hair behind her ear.
"What do you think?" she giggled as she took his hands and danced with him much like she had danced with Xander all those years ago. Of course, that was under much different circumstances. When she danced with Xander she didn't move against him the way she did with Spike.
You see
There's this huge chunk of me missing
It's gone
And I can't feel it
I can't feel it
I can't feel it
"You're driving me crazy, Buffy." He admitted. The way she was rubbing against him was likely to get him a little too excited in such a public place. Not that that was new territory for the two of them…he glanced up at the catwalk where he and Buffy had been that night.
She loved it when he used her real name, not that she minded his nicknames, but there was just something about the way he said 'Buffy' that made her love her name. Maybe it was the accent or maybe it was because he said it with so much love. Maybe it was the combination of both.
I did a stupid thing last night
I called you
It's the last time
And maybe tomorrow that will be the last time
Back at the Summer's house, Dawn was chatting with Kit on the phone. "Yea, she looked so pretty. They're still at the Bronze, but they'll probably be home soon." She fiddled with some of the trinkets on her desk as she listened to her friend speak. "They've had it rough. Sometimes I wish they could just have one of those magical fairy tale endings, ya know?"
"As you wish." Dawn recognized the voice and spun around to see Halfrek standing in her doorway with a mischievous grin on her demonic face. A light emanated from her necklace and then she disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Dawn practically dropped the phone when she realized what she had said. She had just wished Spike and her sister could have a magical fairy tale ending. "Oh crap." she yelled.
Author's Note: I'm eternally sorry that I haven't written in so long! And thank you all so much for the great reviews! Keep them coming, please! Now, what did you think of the chapter? I actually have a plot now, hehe. But I can't decide what kind of fairy tale ending they should have…any ideas? Oh yea, and to whoever reviewed and just said 'write faster': that was kinda rude. See what happens when you're rude? I take forever to write the next chapter…let that be a lesson to all of you. Don't annoy the writer! lol J