CHAPTER TWO
Buffy woke up to the sound of the phone ringing, in the back of her mind she knew that it was the middle of the night and Spike was near by. She pushed the stray hairs that covered her face out of the way and stumbled over to the phone throwing a scowl over to Spike who was laughing at her sleepy performance.
"Hello." She mumbled down the phone.
Dawn's cheery voice came down the phone at Buffy like a freight train, "Hey Buff what ya up to?"
"Sleep." The older sister replied angry that the younger of the two couldn't seem to remember a little thing called time zones.
"Oh I'm sorry, I know I always forget but I couldn't wait to talk to you." Dawn said sounding not too apologetic.
"Ok then."
"Well the thing is Giles just booked me a flight to come home for the summer break and I'll be back in three days."
The anger from being woken eased off by the news that Dawn would be home soon. A big bright smile formed on Buffy's face as she listened to Dawn explain what time her flight would be getting in, Spike watched from the other side of the living room and the scene delighted him.
The past couple of years spent with Buffy had tamed him, humanized more than he could have ever imagined. Having his Bit back would be perfect he had missed her so much but now she was on her way back for the next two months and he could spoil her like the little sister she was.
Buffy replaced the phone in it's cradle and looked over to the vampire sat on her floor, "What are you still doing here Spike?"
"Watching TV." He answered his tone flat letting her know that no matter how good their friendship was he would always enjoying pissing her off.
"I'm not raising to it, I'm to happy Dawn's coming back in three days." She said as she flopped down next to Spike on the floor and stole a hand full of crisps off him.
"I know," He said as Buffy gave him a quizzical look, "What you forgot that vampires have super hearing Slayer?"
Buffy just laughed and cuddled up next to her vampire best friend and drifted off back to sleep.
~*~
Buffy had been asleep again for about an hour and Spike had no chance of moving as she'd now moved so that she was lying across his legs. He didn't really care that much anymore he was just glad that Buffy had remembered to close the curtains before they settled down to watch the movie of the night.
Seeing Dawn again was going to be great for both of them, even though him and Buffy were well past hating each other it was a strain to only have each other in the world. Perhaps that's why Spike had become so impatient with Dru over the years and why Buffy would snap at him.
The last time he'd seen Dawn she had been screaming at Buffy because her flight was during the day and with all the windows in the airport it made it impossible for Spike to go and wave goodbye.
She'd screamed and cried and said that she wasn't going to go and no one could make her then Buffy had begged him to go and reason with Dawn. He had like he always did, he explained to Dawn that it would be better if he said goodbye at Revello because her had a present for her that Buffy wouldn't like.
Spike could remember how her eyes lit up at the mention of doing something Buffy wouldn't like as Spike pulled out his silver lighter and put it in her hand. She gave him a half laugh, "I not going to start smoking." She declared.
"I know Bit and I'm bloody glad to hear it to but I thought it would remind you of me, and I hear University is full of pot you need a lighter for that." Spike had said giving her a wink.
He watched Dawn's cheeks flush, Spike has smelt it burning plant in her room before but he wasn't going to judge her for it. She hugged him and he left the room, that was a year ago and he was desperate to see her again.
TBC.
Buffy woke up to the sound of the phone ringing, in the back of her mind she knew that it was the middle of the night and Spike was near by. She pushed the stray hairs that covered her face out of the way and stumbled over to the phone throwing a scowl over to Spike who was laughing at her sleepy performance.
"Hello." She mumbled down the phone.
Dawn's cheery voice came down the phone at Buffy like a freight train, "Hey Buff what ya up to?"
"Sleep." The older sister replied angry that the younger of the two couldn't seem to remember a little thing called time zones.
"Oh I'm sorry, I know I always forget but I couldn't wait to talk to you." Dawn said sounding not too apologetic.
"Ok then."
"Well the thing is Giles just booked me a flight to come home for the summer break and I'll be back in three days."
The anger from being woken eased off by the news that Dawn would be home soon. A big bright smile formed on Buffy's face as she listened to Dawn explain what time her flight would be getting in, Spike watched from the other side of the living room and the scene delighted him.
The past couple of years spent with Buffy had tamed him, humanized more than he could have ever imagined. Having his Bit back would be perfect he had missed her so much but now she was on her way back for the next two months and he could spoil her like the little sister she was.
Buffy replaced the phone in it's cradle and looked over to the vampire sat on her floor, "What are you still doing here Spike?"
"Watching TV." He answered his tone flat letting her know that no matter how good their friendship was he would always enjoying pissing her off.
"I'm not raising to it, I'm to happy Dawn's coming back in three days." She said as she flopped down next to Spike on the floor and stole a hand full of crisps off him.
"I know," He said as Buffy gave him a quizzical look, "What you forgot that vampires have super hearing Slayer?"
Buffy just laughed and cuddled up next to her vampire best friend and drifted off back to sleep.
~*~
Buffy had been asleep again for about an hour and Spike had no chance of moving as she'd now moved so that she was lying across his legs. He didn't really care that much anymore he was just glad that Buffy had remembered to close the curtains before they settled down to watch the movie of the night.
Seeing Dawn again was going to be great for both of them, even though him and Buffy were well past hating each other it was a strain to only have each other in the world. Perhaps that's why Spike had become so impatient with Dru over the years and why Buffy would snap at him.
The last time he'd seen Dawn she had been screaming at Buffy because her flight was during the day and with all the windows in the airport it made it impossible for Spike to go and wave goodbye.
She'd screamed and cried and said that she wasn't going to go and no one could make her then Buffy had begged him to go and reason with Dawn. He had like he always did, he explained to Dawn that it would be better if he said goodbye at Revello because her had a present for her that Buffy wouldn't like.
Spike could remember how her eyes lit up at the mention of doing something Buffy wouldn't like as Spike pulled out his silver lighter and put it in her hand. She gave him a half laugh, "I not going to start smoking." She declared.
"I know Bit and I'm bloody glad to hear it to but I thought it would remind you of me, and I hear University is full of pot you need a lighter for that." Spike had said giving her a wink.
He watched Dawn's cheeks flush, Spike has smelt it burning plant in her room before but he wasn't going to judge her for it. She hugged him and he left the room, that was a year ago and he was desperate to see her again.
TBC.