Paradise
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 8
Buffy woke late afternoon to find an empty house except for Spike that is. She walked into the kitchen and found a note from Dawn saying that her and Lucas were at work and would be home around 7. Buffy walked into the lounge and grabbed the remote and started flicking through the channels until she finally found something decent to watch. After about an hour Spike finally decided to get up and walked into the lounge room.
"Hey" Buffy said happily "I didn't wake you did I"
"No, is the Little Bit here" he asked looking around.
"Nope, shes working they wont be home till 7 so it's just you and me sorry"
Spike stopped looking around the apartment and looked at Buffy "What, oh that's ok, so what you watching"
"Oh nothing really it's kinda bored when you can't go out"
"Can I join you" he said jumping over the couch and sitting down next to her. He stared at the T.V for a second then looked back her. "What do you mean cant go out"
"I can't exactly leave you here all on your own"
"Sure you can luv go out and enjoy L.A"
"Hey last time I went out and left you all alone, you were pissed"
"That's cause I thought you were going to kick me out and didn't want to spend any time with me"
"Well you know the real reason that day, but what are you going to do here all day, its not as if you can go threw my underwear drawer here"
"Hey" Spike said hurt "That was one time like six years ago"
"Yeah ok I'll give you that, look I don't mind staying here as long as you take me out all night"
"Gee Buffy" he said sarcastically "You drive a hard bargain"
"Cool now shut up and watch this crappy movie, I have only been paying attention half the time but its still stupid, the acting is so bad"
Spike looked at the T.V for a second "Forget the acting the clothing is shocking I mean I have better fashion sense and I am undead"
Buffy and Spike laughed and began watching the rest of the movie. When it finished Buffy got up and went into the kitchen and got herself a glass of orange juice. When Buffy got the orange juice out she noticed blood bags in the fridge, she grabbed one out and walked out into the lounge.
"Hey fang breath you hungry" she said tossing the bag up and down.
Spike looked over and smiled "That's looks like a tasty meal" and he was not talking about the blood.
Buffy decided to tease him and began chucking the bag side to side "If you want it come get it"
Spike looked at her for a second then jumped over the lounge and grabbed her waist. Buffy was shocked at how quickly he caught her and screamed and squished the blood bag a little to tightly. It exploded over the both of them. Buffy looked shocked for a second then started half laughing half crying.
Spike looked over at her and smiled. "See I knew that would be a tasty meal" he said leaning over and licking a blood splattered cheek.
"Hey" she said pushing him away and shaking her finger at him "Bad vampire"
"Well you're the one who spoiled my dinner"
"That's wasn't my fault, you scared me, there is more in the fridge if your really hungry, I'm going to have a shower"
"You sure you don't want me to lick it off" he said with a cocky grin.
"In your dreams fang breath" Buffy walked off to the shower.
"Every night"
Spike was about to go into the kitchen when he heard the front door open. He turned around to see Dawn and Lucas walking in.
"Hey Spike, we got off early" Dawn then got a good look at Spike and all the blood on him. "Where's Buffy" she asked worriedly.
"Shes in the shower" he said pointing in the direction she went. Spike then saw the blood on his arm. " Oh god no Dawn this isn't Buffys blood"
Dawn still looked at Spike scared.
"Dawn I swear I didn't hurt her, I couldn't hurt her, I love her" he spluttered out quickly before he realised
Dawn then realised that she could here the shower running and forced a smile
"Sorry its just. did you say you love her"
Spikes eyes widened and he then looked at the floor he didn't mean for that to slip out.
When Dawn got no reply she asked again "Spike did you just say you love Buffy"
Spike shrugged.
Dawn looked over at Lucas and motioned for him to leave the room. Dawn took Spikes hand and led him to the couch.
"You do love her don't you" she said sitting her on the couch.
"I dunno Little Bit"
"Buffy said you guys were still figuring things out"
"We were, I mean we are, I dunno Bit everything is so confusing, like we hang out and its great we are really close, she does favours for me all the time"
"So you love her then"
"Yeah I think I do, I mean at first I thought maybe it was all a crush, or that it was because we were spending so much time together. But I dunno the way I feel for her I have never felt like this not even with Dru and how long was I with her"
"Sounds like you do love her, tell her"
"Tell who what" Buffy said coming into the room
Buffy looked at Spike and he looked at Dawn with pleading eyes
"Umm that Spike is going with Lucas tonight I wanna have a girls night in"
"Cool I'll guess we'll go out tomorrow night Spike"
"Yeah sure whatever" he said getting up and leaving
"Did I miss something"
"No Spike and I were just talking, I thought he had killed you, you know"
"What" she asked shocked.
"Well what was I supposed to think I came in you were gone and he was covered in blood"
"Wow I would love to see fang breath wiggle out of that"
You don't know the half of it Dawn thought. "So do you wanna go out I mean we could go out or stay in and veg"
"Well I stayed in all day but I don't really know anywhere I wanna go in L.A"
"Didn't you go out and shop I thought that would be the first thing you would do"
"Nah I stayed in didn't want to leave fang breath alone don't know what he can get up to while hes all alone".
"You take that guy everywhere don't you"
"What we have only been hanging together for like 2 weeks"
"And how many of them has he spent with out you?"
"None" Buffy said sheepishly
"Well tonight its just you and me ok so lets see what those boys are up to"
Dawn walked off towards her bedroom while Buffy went to hers. Buffy knocked on the door to her room.
"Spike you in here"
"Yeah luv come in"
Buffy opened the door and walked in.
"Hey Spike so you looking forward to a guys night out"
"The last time I had a guys night out was when me and Xander played a game of pool, six years ago"
"You serious, didn't you hang with anyone the last couple of years"
"No not really just kept to my self"
"So basically I have been your only company, I mean over the last couple of weeks"
"Yep going to enjoy being away from you" he said with a cocky grin
"Me too" Buffy said surprising him.
"Well I better go," he said tying his shoelaces. "Lucas and me are going to check out a few of L.A s bars"
'Don't you dare bring Lucas home drunk Dawn would kill me and you" she said walking up to him with a cloth she had found on the bed and wiped off some blood that was still on his face.
"Thanks but you spoil all the fun slayer, see you tomorrow"
Spike walked out of the room then out of the apartment with Lucas in tow. Dawn ran into Buffys room and jumped on the bed.
"So come on spill we are home on our own girl talk"
"Dawn we are not 10"
"I don't care we haven't had any decent girl talk in ages"
"Dawn we both know who we are talking about its kinda gross I don't wanna know what you and your husband do".
"Its so cool say it again" Dawn said smiling
"What?" Buffy said smiling "Mrs Lucas Fox"
"Oh my god Buffy, married life is so great, you should try it sometime" she said laughing.
"Yeah sure Dawn I'll go get married tomorrow got any men lined up"
"Well I am sure Spike would wanna be top of that list"
Buffy almost fell off the bed "Dawn"
"What Buffy he looks cute in a tux"
"Oh so that makes him husband material"
"Well no but hey it's not as if you could marry him anyway"
"I guess not' Buffy said sadly.
"Unless you get that ceremony Tara and Willow had, that's valid in the demon world right"
"Yeah I guess" Buffy sat there for a second thinking "Oh my god Dawn we are so not even talking about me marrying Spike"
Dawn started laughing "Yeah but I fully had you talking about it for like 5 minutes"
"Yeah you did huh, oh well I cant help it, since a girl is 5 she plans her wedding, although I am kinda glad I wont get to plan one all the trouble and all"
"Yeah I know Buffy I'm sorry I'll stop talking about love just one question"
"Yeah" Buffy sighed.
"Lucas and I wanna know how to handle the whole Spike situation"
"Theres a situation"
"Well yeah, you're sharing a room and I saw you guys cuddling while you were sleeping"
"Dawn come on that was just." Buffy thought for a second. "Just umm comforting"
"Yeah anyway, were wondering if we should give you guys some time, we were going to go out with a group of friends but we don't wanna make you feel like it's a couple thing"
"Yeah Dawn whatever, we are going to stay in L.A longer after we leave here so we can have time alone then if we want, I am here to spend time with you not hook up with Spike"
"Yeah but Buffy look at you know your miserable without him and he hasn't even been gone long"
Buffy weakly smiled at Dawn, she had some truth in what she said. She was missing him.
"Come on Dawn lets go flake out on the couch there is bound to be a good movie on by now"
* * * * *
"So Spike you and Buffy seem to be getting along pretty well" Lucas had no idea what to do with Spike they had only met once or twice.
"Yeah, you know shes great"
"That's nice you know you guys both alone both keeping each other company"
"Yeah I guess"
"I mean I felt so bad for taking Dawn away from Buffy, I know all about there past and about people leaving Buffy, when you turned up and we found out that you had been looking after her we were so relieved"
"Serious, why Buffys strong"
"Yeah but there is only so much strength, she tries to hide away from things, everyone has tried to get her to live with them but she wont, she wont accept help"
"She asked me to help her"
"Exactly, you understand her, I don't know how many nights I would talk to Dawn and she would worry. Now she is so happy you have been here 1 day, she really trusts you to look after Buffy and so do I"
"Hey mate" Spike said holding up his hands " I swear I won't hurt her, but thank you for doing the big brother act I don't want her hurt either. Can I ask you a favour though, "
"Sure"
"I wanna do something for her, show her I really appreciate all she done for me, you know she wouldn't leave the apartment today cause she didn't want me to be lonely"
"So what you wanna say thankyou"
"Yeah I wanna do something nice for her"
"Well some times I buy Dawn jewellery or take her out to dinner and buy her a dress to wear, Dawn wants us all to go out so maybe a gift for the night"
"Well she wanted me to take her out tomorrow, jewellery is kinda I dunno I don't wanna freak her out, just yet, but I guess I could buy her a dress or something, man I sound like such a poof"
Lucas laughed "Nah its ok girls like that stuff apparently, so come on ill show you this store I buy Dawns presents from Buffy will love it"
~TBC~
Disclaimer: I only own this story
Authors Notes: ok ok I know I was supposed to update yesterday but I was working on This Isn't Me which is now finished so go check it out.
Chapter 8
Buffy woke late afternoon to find an empty house except for Spike that is. She walked into the kitchen and found a note from Dawn saying that her and Lucas were at work and would be home around 7. Buffy walked into the lounge and grabbed the remote and started flicking through the channels until she finally found something decent to watch. After about an hour Spike finally decided to get up and walked into the lounge room.
"Hey" Buffy said happily "I didn't wake you did I"
"No, is the Little Bit here" he asked looking around.
"Nope, shes working they wont be home till 7 so it's just you and me sorry"
Spike stopped looking around the apartment and looked at Buffy "What, oh that's ok, so what you watching"
"Oh nothing really it's kinda bored when you can't go out"
"Can I join you" he said jumping over the couch and sitting down next to her. He stared at the T.V for a second then looked back her. "What do you mean cant go out"
"I can't exactly leave you here all on your own"
"Sure you can luv go out and enjoy L.A"
"Hey last time I went out and left you all alone, you were pissed"
"That's cause I thought you were going to kick me out and didn't want to spend any time with me"
"Well you know the real reason that day, but what are you going to do here all day, its not as if you can go threw my underwear drawer here"
"Hey" Spike said hurt "That was one time like six years ago"
"Yeah ok I'll give you that, look I don't mind staying here as long as you take me out all night"
"Gee Buffy" he said sarcastically "You drive a hard bargain"
"Cool now shut up and watch this crappy movie, I have only been paying attention half the time but its still stupid, the acting is so bad"
Spike looked at the T.V for a second "Forget the acting the clothing is shocking I mean I have better fashion sense and I am undead"
Buffy and Spike laughed and began watching the rest of the movie. When it finished Buffy got up and went into the kitchen and got herself a glass of orange juice. When Buffy got the orange juice out she noticed blood bags in the fridge, she grabbed one out and walked out into the lounge.
"Hey fang breath you hungry" she said tossing the bag up and down.
Spike looked over and smiled "That's looks like a tasty meal" and he was not talking about the blood.
Buffy decided to tease him and began chucking the bag side to side "If you want it come get it"
Spike looked at her for a second then jumped over the lounge and grabbed her waist. Buffy was shocked at how quickly he caught her and screamed and squished the blood bag a little to tightly. It exploded over the both of them. Buffy looked shocked for a second then started half laughing half crying.
Spike looked over at her and smiled. "See I knew that would be a tasty meal" he said leaning over and licking a blood splattered cheek.
"Hey" she said pushing him away and shaking her finger at him "Bad vampire"
"Well you're the one who spoiled my dinner"
"That's wasn't my fault, you scared me, there is more in the fridge if your really hungry, I'm going to have a shower"
"You sure you don't want me to lick it off" he said with a cocky grin.
"In your dreams fang breath" Buffy walked off to the shower.
"Every night"
Spike was about to go into the kitchen when he heard the front door open. He turned around to see Dawn and Lucas walking in.
"Hey Spike, we got off early" Dawn then got a good look at Spike and all the blood on him. "Where's Buffy" she asked worriedly.
"Shes in the shower" he said pointing in the direction she went. Spike then saw the blood on his arm. " Oh god no Dawn this isn't Buffys blood"
Dawn still looked at Spike scared.
"Dawn I swear I didn't hurt her, I couldn't hurt her, I love her" he spluttered out quickly before he realised
Dawn then realised that she could here the shower running and forced a smile
"Sorry its just. did you say you love her"
Spikes eyes widened and he then looked at the floor he didn't mean for that to slip out.
When Dawn got no reply she asked again "Spike did you just say you love Buffy"
Spike shrugged.
Dawn looked over at Lucas and motioned for him to leave the room. Dawn took Spikes hand and led him to the couch.
"You do love her don't you" she said sitting her on the couch.
"I dunno Little Bit"
"Buffy said you guys were still figuring things out"
"We were, I mean we are, I dunno Bit everything is so confusing, like we hang out and its great we are really close, she does favours for me all the time"
"So you love her then"
"Yeah I think I do, I mean at first I thought maybe it was all a crush, or that it was because we were spending so much time together. But I dunno the way I feel for her I have never felt like this not even with Dru and how long was I with her"
"Sounds like you do love her, tell her"
"Tell who what" Buffy said coming into the room
Buffy looked at Spike and he looked at Dawn with pleading eyes
"Umm that Spike is going with Lucas tonight I wanna have a girls night in"
"Cool I'll guess we'll go out tomorrow night Spike"
"Yeah sure whatever" he said getting up and leaving
"Did I miss something"
"No Spike and I were just talking, I thought he had killed you, you know"
"What" she asked shocked.
"Well what was I supposed to think I came in you were gone and he was covered in blood"
"Wow I would love to see fang breath wiggle out of that"
You don't know the half of it Dawn thought. "So do you wanna go out I mean we could go out or stay in and veg"
"Well I stayed in all day but I don't really know anywhere I wanna go in L.A"
"Didn't you go out and shop I thought that would be the first thing you would do"
"Nah I stayed in didn't want to leave fang breath alone don't know what he can get up to while hes all alone".
"You take that guy everywhere don't you"
"What we have only been hanging together for like 2 weeks"
"And how many of them has he spent with out you?"
"None" Buffy said sheepishly
"Well tonight its just you and me ok so lets see what those boys are up to"
Dawn walked off towards her bedroom while Buffy went to hers. Buffy knocked on the door to her room.
"Spike you in here"
"Yeah luv come in"
Buffy opened the door and walked in.
"Hey Spike so you looking forward to a guys night out"
"The last time I had a guys night out was when me and Xander played a game of pool, six years ago"
"You serious, didn't you hang with anyone the last couple of years"
"No not really just kept to my self"
"So basically I have been your only company, I mean over the last couple of weeks"
"Yep going to enjoy being away from you" he said with a cocky grin
"Me too" Buffy said surprising him.
"Well I better go," he said tying his shoelaces. "Lucas and me are going to check out a few of L.A s bars"
'Don't you dare bring Lucas home drunk Dawn would kill me and you" she said walking up to him with a cloth she had found on the bed and wiped off some blood that was still on his face.
"Thanks but you spoil all the fun slayer, see you tomorrow"
Spike walked out of the room then out of the apartment with Lucas in tow. Dawn ran into Buffys room and jumped on the bed.
"So come on spill we are home on our own girl talk"
"Dawn we are not 10"
"I don't care we haven't had any decent girl talk in ages"
"Dawn we both know who we are talking about its kinda gross I don't wanna know what you and your husband do".
"Its so cool say it again" Dawn said smiling
"What?" Buffy said smiling "Mrs Lucas Fox"
"Oh my god Buffy, married life is so great, you should try it sometime" she said laughing.
"Yeah sure Dawn I'll go get married tomorrow got any men lined up"
"Well I am sure Spike would wanna be top of that list"
Buffy almost fell off the bed "Dawn"
"What Buffy he looks cute in a tux"
"Oh so that makes him husband material"
"Well no but hey it's not as if you could marry him anyway"
"I guess not' Buffy said sadly.
"Unless you get that ceremony Tara and Willow had, that's valid in the demon world right"
"Yeah I guess" Buffy sat there for a second thinking "Oh my god Dawn we are so not even talking about me marrying Spike"
Dawn started laughing "Yeah but I fully had you talking about it for like 5 minutes"
"Yeah you did huh, oh well I cant help it, since a girl is 5 she plans her wedding, although I am kinda glad I wont get to plan one all the trouble and all"
"Yeah I know Buffy I'm sorry I'll stop talking about love just one question"
"Yeah" Buffy sighed.
"Lucas and I wanna know how to handle the whole Spike situation"
"Theres a situation"
"Well yeah, you're sharing a room and I saw you guys cuddling while you were sleeping"
"Dawn come on that was just." Buffy thought for a second. "Just umm comforting"
"Yeah anyway, were wondering if we should give you guys some time, we were going to go out with a group of friends but we don't wanna make you feel like it's a couple thing"
"Yeah Dawn whatever, we are going to stay in L.A longer after we leave here so we can have time alone then if we want, I am here to spend time with you not hook up with Spike"
"Yeah but Buffy look at you know your miserable without him and he hasn't even been gone long"
Buffy weakly smiled at Dawn, she had some truth in what she said. She was missing him.
"Come on Dawn lets go flake out on the couch there is bound to be a good movie on by now"
* * * * *
"So Spike you and Buffy seem to be getting along pretty well" Lucas had no idea what to do with Spike they had only met once or twice.
"Yeah, you know shes great"
"That's nice you know you guys both alone both keeping each other company"
"Yeah I guess"
"I mean I felt so bad for taking Dawn away from Buffy, I know all about there past and about people leaving Buffy, when you turned up and we found out that you had been looking after her we were so relieved"
"Serious, why Buffys strong"
"Yeah but there is only so much strength, she tries to hide away from things, everyone has tried to get her to live with them but she wont, she wont accept help"
"She asked me to help her"
"Exactly, you understand her, I don't know how many nights I would talk to Dawn and she would worry. Now she is so happy you have been here 1 day, she really trusts you to look after Buffy and so do I"
"Hey mate" Spike said holding up his hands " I swear I won't hurt her, but thank you for doing the big brother act I don't want her hurt either. Can I ask you a favour though, "
"Sure"
"I wanna do something for her, show her I really appreciate all she done for me, you know she wouldn't leave the apartment today cause she didn't want me to be lonely"
"So what you wanna say thankyou"
"Yeah I wanna do something nice for her"
"Well some times I buy Dawn jewellery or take her out to dinner and buy her a dress to wear, Dawn wants us all to go out so maybe a gift for the night"
"Well she wanted me to take her out tomorrow, jewellery is kinda I dunno I don't wanna freak her out, just yet, but I guess I could buy her a dress or something, man I sound like such a poof"
Lucas laughed "Nah its ok girls like that stuff apparently, so come on ill show you this store I buy Dawns presents from Buffy will love it"
~TBC~
Disclaimer: I only own this story
Authors Notes: ok ok I know I was supposed to update yesterday but I was working on This Isn't Me which is now finished so go check it out.