Paradise
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 4
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
"Slayer answer the damn phone"
Buffy rolled over in her bed and yelled back.
"Not until you give me an answer yes or no"
"If I say yes, will you answer the phone"
Buffy sat up in bed "Yes"
"Ok I'll stay, just answer the bloody thing"
Buffy got out of bed and ran down the stairs and answered the phone.
"Hello Buffy speaking"
"Hey Buffy, its Willow, what took you so long to answer the phone"
"Oh sorry I was asleep"
"Buffy its 3 in the afternoon"
"Oh really I was up late talking to Spike"
"So you guys are getting on then, that's good, look Buffy I was wondering if you guys wanna do something juvenile tonight."
"What did you have in mind Will."
"I was thinking we go to The Bronze we haven't been in years"
"I dunno will I mean we are like 10 years older than most of the people there."
"So it will be fun and it will give us all a chance to spend time with Spike before he goes."
"Well actually Willow."
"Sorry Buffy I gotta go I left this spell literally cooking on the stove and now everything is melting bye."
"What Willow" Buffy managed to splutter out before she heard that Willow hadn't heard her and hanged up. Buffy shook her head and headed up the stairs. She walked over to Spikes room and knocked on the door.
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah."
"You know its like 3 in the after noon."
"So I am a vampire what's your excuse."
Buffy glared at him knowing she had been beaten.
"Well I was up half the night convincing a vampire to stay."
Spike gave her a cocky grin "Well was it worth it?"
"It depends," she said sitting down on his bed "Are you really going to stay"
Sitting up in his bed Spike looked at Buffy "Do you want me to stay"
Buffy looked at him and smiled "Yeah I do, now seeing how you're not leaving you wanna go out tonight"
"Hey I didn't say I was staying" Spike then thought about what she had said "What go out sure ok, where?"
"Well Willow wants to do something wacky she wants to go to The Bronze, you are staying right"
Spike mentally punched himself he thought she had meant just the two of them.
Spike nodded "Wow now that's a place I didn't see, is it even still around"
"Yep haven't been in awhile we stopped going when Anya got pregnant, they couldn't go so it was just me and Will and Tara so I fully got the third wheel thing happening. Will and Tara still went every now and then but not in ages, so you wanna go"
"Yeah I guess, can I wear black"
Buffy punched him in the arm and began walking out of the room "No you have to wear something nice, make a good impression I have to tell my friends that I am letting a vampire live in my house how do you think they are going to take it"
"Alright I'll play the nice vampire for tonight"
* * * * *
"Spike are you nearly ready I need help with this necklace."
Spike opened his bedroom door to reveal Buffy wearing a black knee length skirt with a dressy light pink singlet shirt. She was holding up a necklace to him.
"Hey you look good now help me with this necklace." she said giving it to him.
Buffy turned around and pulled her hair away revealing her neck. Spike put the necklace around her neck and latched it. He grabbed her hair and pulled it back into position.
"So you ready to go Slayer."
"Yep do you wanna drive or shall I."
Spike started laughing "You drive!"
Buffy looked at him hurt "Yes I drive thank you."
"Well not tonight luv, I kinda wanna live to see your friends faces when you tell them."
Buffy rolled her eyes and made her way out to the car. Driving to the Bronze didn't take to long especially the way Spike drove. Once they had parked the car Buffy and Spike made there way inside the Bronze. Looking around they soon found the gang sitting at a table. Making their way over to the table Spike looked over the place; talk about time warp, the place hadn't changed.
"Hey guys," Buffy said excited.
"Hey Buffy I cant believe where here again it's so great."
"Yeah it is Will but guess what I have some good news."
"What?" Xander asked
"Little Spikey is going to stay in Sunnydale," she said grabbing Spike around his head with her arm and messing his hair with the other hand.
"Come on Slayer get off," Spike said annoyed that she messed his hair.
"That great," Willow said. "Any reason or you just miss us?"
"Oh as much as I did miss you Red, that's not the reason. Umm I got a job"
Xander almost choked on his drink "You got a job, how, where, who would be crazy to give you a job"
Buffy walked up to Xander and whacked his across the back of his head "Me that's who."
"That's great" Tara piped up. "Less nasties in Sunnydale"
"Yeah I guess" Xander said, then he got an evil look on his face. "You will have to let us know where you're staying so we can come bug you in the shower again" Xander jokingly said.
Spike looked at Buffy and took an unneeded breath "Umm I am actually going to be living at Buffys"
Buffy looked over the group expecting them to explode; they didn't say anything they just looked surprised. Spike looked at Buffy for some reassurance that they were going to be ok when she shrugged Spike wasn't sure what to think.
"Umm luv I am going to get a drink you want anything"
"Umm yeah a coke thanks"
Spike walked over to the way while Buffy took a seat. "Are you guys ok"
"Buffy are you crazy, your letting Spike live with you" Xander whispered hoping Spike wouldn't hear.
"No I'm not Xander, I think it's a great idea, you guys didn't like the idea of me living alone and neither did I. He's the perfect room mate, wont bother me during the day. We will be working most of the time anyway, its not like well see each other, I'll work the day demons and he can do the night. We will get more work because I wont have to worry about working day and night or turning down jobs. The money will still be coming in so I don't see what the problem is"
"Umm the fact that he has a huge crush on you" Xander said thinking that was obvious.
Willow rolled her eyes at Xander "That was years ago I am sure hes over it"
"Yeah Xander, Willows right I mean he's been living at my place for 2 days and he hasn't done anything, all my underwear is accounted for, I trust him"
Xander shook his head then smiled as Spike walked back to the table with Buffys coke and his beer.
"So dead boy jr looks like you're here for awhile so don't try eat me"
Spike laughed "Like I'd wanna eat you anyway, you'd get stuck in my teeth"
Xander looked over at him shocked "See I know you meant to say I cant because of the chip right"
When Spike didn't answer Xander slowly stood up and backed away "The chip still works right"
Spike looked around the group and shrugged "Your guess is as good as mine Harris" he said taking a sip of his beer.
"What do you mean?" Buffy asked concerned.
"Well the only way I know if it still works is if I do something to activate it, I haven't done anything to activate it in a long while"
"Are you serious"
"Yep" Spike said taking another long gulp of his beer
"Well try biting me" Buffy said holding out her arm.
Spike shook his head "I can't, wouldn't work because I don't intend to harm you so it won't go off and zap me," he said pointing to his head.
Xander pulled Anya to her feet "Come on honey, let's dance" he said with his eyes still fixated on Spike. He was worried about Buffy, he could attack her at anytime and no one even know. Xander shook the thought out of his head, just yesterday Spike had been holding and dancing with Jessica, hes just a puppy. Tara got up and grabbed Willows arm and dragged her to the dance floor. Buffy watched her friends leave and Spike looked over at the dance floor.
"Come on pet" he said grabbing her arm "Were going to dance"
"What, you can dance" she said struggling to the dance floor.
"Nope" he said finally stopping "But you wanna dance so were dancing"
"Ok why."
"Cause I am doing you a favour ok."
"Yeah like I said why?"
"Well for starters you're letting me stay here in Sunnydale and giving me a job, not to mention a home it's least I can do, well the least I can do is nothing but ill do you one better and dance with you ok"
"Thank you" she said staring at him.
"You look surprised pet."
"Yeah I guess I am just seeing you in a different light."
"Nope" he said grinning "Not a different light, I have always been this charming"
"I'm sorry I never noticed before" she said sarcastically
"That's alright pet, now start enjoying your self."
Buffy looked around at her friends and smiled. Yeah she was having fun, she felt free for the first time in her life.
After a few hours of dancing the gang was getting tired and were wanting to go home.
Willow made her way out to the dance floor where Buffy and Spike were still dancing. "Buffy were going to go home now ok."
"Sure do you guys want me to go with you."
"Nah you to keep dancing were getting a lift with Xander and Anya."
"You sure were not going to be to much longer."
"No enjoy yourself ok, bye Buffy, bye Spike glad to know your staying."
"Bye Red and thanks," Spike said rather embarrassed.
Buffy waved goodbye to Willow then turned to Spike "We can go after the next song finishes"
"Yeah sure whatever I am not bothered"
Buffy and Spike continued to dance. The song ended and the next one began a slow one. They had been lucky to avoid them all night but Buffy had said one last song and this was it. Spike held his hands up to dance just like he did at the wedding, but Buffy shook her head.
"That's how you slow dance at a wedding Spike, its a little more casual tonight"
Buffy slid her arms around Spikes neck and he placed his arms loosely around her waist. Buffy leant her head on his chest and slowly swayed to the music. After about a minute Buffy looked up and smiled at Spike, Spike smiled back and leaned in and kissed her on the lips. At first he kissed her slowly, then the kisses became faster and more passionate. After about a minute Spike pulled away from and looked at her she had a surprised look on her face.
"Oh god Buffy I am so sorry I shouldn't have done that, it's just the music and the dancing and the whole closeness thingy."
Buffy stared at him disappointed for a second then shook her head "Umm yeah that shouldn't have, umm lets just forget that ever happened then ok"
Spike nodded "Buffy I am so sorry"
"Spike lets just forget about it ok"
Buffy quickly walked out of the bronze and to Spikes car. Spike ran after her
"Buffy wait up."
"Come on Spike its getting late I wanna get some sleep."
The ride home was silent and Spike was eating himself up about what he did. Things were going so great and then he had to go stuff it up by kissing her. When they arrived home Buffy walked in and went straight upstairs to bed.
~TBC~
Chapter 4
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
"Slayer answer the damn phone"
Buffy rolled over in her bed and yelled back.
"Not until you give me an answer yes or no"
"If I say yes, will you answer the phone"
Buffy sat up in bed "Yes"
"Ok I'll stay, just answer the bloody thing"
Buffy got out of bed and ran down the stairs and answered the phone.
"Hello Buffy speaking"
"Hey Buffy, its Willow, what took you so long to answer the phone"
"Oh sorry I was asleep"
"Buffy its 3 in the afternoon"
"Oh really I was up late talking to Spike"
"So you guys are getting on then, that's good, look Buffy I was wondering if you guys wanna do something juvenile tonight."
"What did you have in mind Will."
"I was thinking we go to The Bronze we haven't been in years"
"I dunno will I mean we are like 10 years older than most of the people there."
"So it will be fun and it will give us all a chance to spend time with Spike before he goes."
"Well actually Willow."
"Sorry Buffy I gotta go I left this spell literally cooking on the stove and now everything is melting bye."
"What Willow" Buffy managed to splutter out before she heard that Willow hadn't heard her and hanged up. Buffy shook her head and headed up the stairs. She walked over to Spikes room and knocked on the door.
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah."
"You know its like 3 in the after noon."
"So I am a vampire what's your excuse."
Buffy glared at him knowing she had been beaten.
"Well I was up half the night convincing a vampire to stay."
Spike gave her a cocky grin "Well was it worth it?"
"It depends," she said sitting down on his bed "Are you really going to stay"
Sitting up in his bed Spike looked at Buffy "Do you want me to stay"
Buffy looked at him and smiled "Yeah I do, now seeing how you're not leaving you wanna go out tonight"
"Hey I didn't say I was staying" Spike then thought about what she had said "What go out sure ok, where?"
"Well Willow wants to do something wacky she wants to go to The Bronze, you are staying right"
Spike mentally punched himself he thought she had meant just the two of them.
Spike nodded "Wow now that's a place I didn't see, is it even still around"
"Yep haven't been in awhile we stopped going when Anya got pregnant, they couldn't go so it was just me and Will and Tara so I fully got the third wheel thing happening. Will and Tara still went every now and then but not in ages, so you wanna go"
"Yeah I guess, can I wear black"
Buffy punched him in the arm and began walking out of the room "No you have to wear something nice, make a good impression I have to tell my friends that I am letting a vampire live in my house how do you think they are going to take it"
"Alright I'll play the nice vampire for tonight"
* * * * *
"Spike are you nearly ready I need help with this necklace."
Spike opened his bedroom door to reveal Buffy wearing a black knee length skirt with a dressy light pink singlet shirt. She was holding up a necklace to him.
"Hey you look good now help me with this necklace." she said giving it to him.
Buffy turned around and pulled her hair away revealing her neck. Spike put the necklace around her neck and latched it. He grabbed her hair and pulled it back into position.
"So you ready to go Slayer."
"Yep do you wanna drive or shall I."
Spike started laughing "You drive!"
Buffy looked at him hurt "Yes I drive thank you."
"Well not tonight luv, I kinda wanna live to see your friends faces when you tell them."
Buffy rolled her eyes and made her way out to the car. Driving to the Bronze didn't take to long especially the way Spike drove. Once they had parked the car Buffy and Spike made there way inside the Bronze. Looking around they soon found the gang sitting at a table. Making their way over to the table Spike looked over the place; talk about time warp, the place hadn't changed.
"Hey guys," Buffy said excited.
"Hey Buffy I cant believe where here again it's so great."
"Yeah it is Will but guess what I have some good news."
"What?" Xander asked
"Little Spikey is going to stay in Sunnydale," she said grabbing Spike around his head with her arm and messing his hair with the other hand.
"Come on Slayer get off," Spike said annoyed that she messed his hair.
"That great," Willow said. "Any reason or you just miss us?"
"Oh as much as I did miss you Red, that's not the reason. Umm I got a job"
Xander almost choked on his drink "You got a job, how, where, who would be crazy to give you a job"
Buffy walked up to Xander and whacked his across the back of his head "Me that's who."
"That's great" Tara piped up. "Less nasties in Sunnydale"
"Yeah I guess" Xander said, then he got an evil look on his face. "You will have to let us know where you're staying so we can come bug you in the shower again" Xander jokingly said.
Spike looked at Buffy and took an unneeded breath "Umm I am actually going to be living at Buffys"
Buffy looked over the group expecting them to explode; they didn't say anything they just looked surprised. Spike looked at Buffy for some reassurance that they were going to be ok when she shrugged Spike wasn't sure what to think.
"Umm luv I am going to get a drink you want anything"
"Umm yeah a coke thanks"
Spike walked over to the way while Buffy took a seat. "Are you guys ok"
"Buffy are you crazy, your letting Spike live with you" Xander whispered hoping Spike wouldn't hear.
"No I'm not Xander, I think it's a great idea, you guys didn't like the idea of me living alone and neither did I. He's the perfect room mate, wont bother me during the day. We will be working most of the time anyway, its not like well see each other, I'll work the day demons and he can do the night. We will get more work because I wont have to worry about working day and night or turning down jobs. The money will still be coming in so I don't see what the problem is"
"Umm the fact that he has a huge crush on you" Xander said thinking that was obvious.
Willow rolled her eyes at Xander "That was years ago I am sure hes over it"
"Yeah Xander, Willows right I mean he's been living at my place for 2 days and he hasn't done anything, all my underwear is accounted for, I trust him"
Xander shook his head then smiled as Spike walked back to the table with Buffys coke and his beer.
"So dead boy jr looks like you're here for awhile so don't try eat me"
Spike laughed "Like I'd wanna eat you anyway, you'd get stuck in my teeth"
Xander looked over at him shocked "See I know you meant to say I cant because of the chip right"
When Spike didn't answer Xander slowly stood up and backed away "The chip still works right"
Spike looked around the group and shrugged "Your guess is as good as mine Harris" he said taking a sip of his beer.
"What do you mean?" Buffy asked concerned.
"Well the only way I know if it still works is if I do something to activate it, I haven't done anything to activate it in a long while"
"Are you serious"
"Yep" Spike said taking another long gulp of his beer
"Well try biting me" Buffy said holding out her arm.
Spike shook his head "I can't, wouldn't work because I don't intend to harm you so it won't go off and zap me," he said pointing to his head.
Xander pulled Anya to her feet "Come on honey, let's dance" he said with his eyes still fixated on Spike. He was worried about Buffy, he could attack her at anytime and no one even know. Xander shook the thought out of his head, just yesterday Spike had been holding and dancing with Jessica, hes just a puppy. Tara got up and grabbed Willows arm and dragged her to the dance floor. Buffy watched her friends leave and Spike looked over at the dance floor.
"Come on pet" he said grabbing her arm "Were going to dance"
"What, you can dance" she said struggling to the dance floor.
"Nope" he said finally stopping "But you wanna dance so were dancing"
"Ok why."
"Cause I am doing you a favour ok."
"Yeah like I said why?"
"Well for starters you're letting me stay here in Sunnydale and giving me a job, not to mention a home it's least I can do, well the least I can do is nothing but ill do you one better and dance with you ok"
"Thank you" she said staring at him.
"You look surprised pet."
"Yeah I guess I am just seeing you in a different light."
"Nope" he said grinning "Not a different light, I have always been this charming"
"I'm sorry I never noticed before" she said sarcastically
"That's alright pet, now start enjoying your self."
Buffy looked around at her friends and smiled. Yeah she was having fun, she felt free for the first time in her life.
After a few hours of dancing the gang was getting tired and were wanting to go home.
Willow made her way out to the dance floor where Buffy and Spike were still dancing. "Buffy were going to go home now ok."
"Sure do you guys want me to go with you."
"Nah you to keep dancing were getting a lift with Xander and Anya."
"You sure were not going to be to much longer."
"No enjoy yourself ok, bye Buffy, bye Spike glad to know your staying."
"Bye Red and thanks," Spike said rather embarrassed.
Buffy waved goodbye to Willow then turned to Spike "We can go after the next song finishes"
"Yeah sure whatever I am not bothered"
Buffy and Spike continued to dance. The song ended and the next one began a slow one. They had been lucky to avoid them all night but Buffy had said one last song and this was it. Spike held his hands up to dance just like he did at the wedding, but Buffy shook her head.
"That's how you slow dance at a wedding Spike, its a little more casual tonight"
Buffy slid her arms around Spikes neck and he placed his arms loosely around her waist. Buffy leant her head on his chest and slowly swayed to the music. After about a minute Buffy looked up and smiled at Spike, Spike smiled back and leaned in and kissed her on the lips. At first he kissed her slowly, then the kisses became faster and more passionate. After about a minute Spike pulled away from and looked at her she had a surprised look on her face.
"Oh god Buffy I am so sorry I shouldn't have done that, it's just the music and the dancing and the whole closeness thingy."
Buffy stared at him disappointed for a second then shook her head "Umm yeah that shouldn't have, umm lets just forget that ever happened then ok"
Spike nodded "Buffy I am so sorry"
"Spike lets just forget about it ok"
Buffy quickly walked out of the bronze and to Spikes car. Spike ran after her
"Buffy wait up."
"Come on Spike its getting late I wanna get some sleep."
The ride home was silent and Spike was eating himself up about what he did. Things were going so great and then he had to go stuff it up by kissing her. When they arrived home Buffy walked in and went straight upstairs to bed.
~TBC~