Paradise
By
Natalie Elizabeth
Chapter 25
Spike changed into his suit grabbed the rings and put them into his pocket. He walked past Buffys bedroom and debated on whether he should yell goodbye. It would be funny to see Buffy come out half dolled up but it wouldn't be funny trying to explain why he was in a suit. Spike shrugged.
"Bye Buffy I am leaving now"
Spike began to run down the stairs but wasn't fast enough. Spike heard Buffys door open and he stopped on the stairs.
"You look good Spike" he heard Willow whisper.
He turned around and gave her a smile.
"Thanks"
"Give us about an hour or so, but try and be quite it's hard enough to keep the girl away from the window"
Spike smiled "ok, but Xander is a bit of a klutz, put some music on or something"
"Ok I will, I'll come down when shes ready to make sure everything's ok first, then I make up something so all of us have to leave her alone ok"
"Yep, ill send the wanker up then"
Willow smiled. "I'm confused is that Xander or Angel"
"Angel"
"Willow who are you talking to"
"Umm Xander" she replied quickly. "Just saying goodbye. Bye"
Spike turned and walked the rest of the way down the stairs. Cody and Dawn walked past him with ribbons, balloons and a few flowers in their hands; they were going to decorate the banister. Spike walked outside, the sun was just setting so he still had to be careful of patches of sunlight.
"Spike"
Spike turned around and looked at the women who called him.
"Umm I am sorry, do I know you, are you a friend of Buffys"
"No" she said laughing. "My friends call me J"
"Umm ok" Spike said confused about why this lady would be talking to him.
"I am performing the ceremony tonight"
"Oh hello" Spike said grabbing her hand and shaking it. "Thank you so much for doing this on so little notice"
"Its my pleasure, I have never performed one for a slayer and a vampire before, it will look good on my resume"
"What?" Spike asked shocked.
J started laughing again. "Its ok I am only joking, you need to clam down"
Spike sighed in relief.
"Come and sit with me will you Spike, I need to talk to you"
Spike looked at her worriedly then sat down.
"Its ok you don't need to worry, I just like to talk to those I am marrying as such"
"Oh well is it ok if you just talk to me I don't know what the others have told you but she doesn't know"
"Oh yes I know Buffy doesn't know about this, its kinda fun really being part of a surprise wedding, don't worry I just want to ask you a few questions"
"Umm like what" he asked. He didn't know there was going to be a test.
"Why do you want to marry Buffy"
"Cause I love her" he replied quickly. "I have loved her for awhile the last five years I have been trying to convince myself that I didn't love her but it was stupid. I really do love her; I don t want to spend another minute without her. I know we only may have a day together or a lifetime but I don't care I want to be by her side no matter what. And if that's not good enough then I don't want your ceremony.
J smiled. "You said you love her that's all that matters to me"
"Oh" Spike said embarrassed that he had spilled his heart out to a stranger.
"Know all I need to know is what you want me to say during the ceremony"
Spike shrugged. "What do you usually say"
"Well its different for everyone"
"I don't know, bloody hell I knew I shouldn't have planned this without Buffy"
"You really are a worry wort aren't you"
Spike looked at her shocked. He was the big bad not a worry wort.
"Calm down, look if you want I can do a basic ceremony, like a normal human one, no offence"
"No no, I think Buffy would like that, just make it short"
"You have waited long enough right"
Spike nodded.
"Well why don't we get this under way then theres Willow"
Spike turned and saw Willow walking out of the house.
"Willow is everything ok" spike asked nervously.
"Every thing is going fine Spike, this place is beautiful"
Spike finally took a good look at the setup they had done. It did actually looked really good.
"Buffy looks beautiful"
"Huh" he said turning back to Willow.
"She looks beautiful, look I have to get back I told her I was setting up some stuff, she thinks we are having a fake wedding. She thinks Tara is playing you and Anya is doing the ceremony. If everything is ok ill get every one to come down stairs then tell her ill come and get her to walk her down the isle ok"
Spike nodded. "Thanks for this Willow, I really owe you one"
"Just make Buffy happy"
Willow went back inside and Spike turned to face everyone.
"Umm everyone Buffy is ready so I think we should all get in our places"
Everyone began to sit down. Dawn took her place in front of the first colored chair; she was the maid of honor. Anya, Willow Tara and little Jessica went and stood next to her. Xander and Lucas stood opposite them waiting for Spike to join them.
"Angel its time" Spike said nervously.
Angel walked up to Spike. "Ok what do you want me to do"
"Tell her it's her wedding I guess, but look if she seems nervous or doesn't want to its ok. Tell her that will you she doesn't have to do this "
Angel looked shocked. "Umm ok"
"Come on Angel" Cordy said taking him by the arm. "Go up there and when she is ready give me a signal so I can turn the music on ok"
Angel and Cordy walked into the house.
"I love you Cordy" Angel said standing at the base of the stairs.
"I know, now go get her ok"
Angel took a deep breath then made his way up the stairs and knocked on Buffys door.
~TBC~
Authors Note: hee hee cliff hanger ish next chapter is going to be short just a little buffy angel talk thingy, so probably 2 chapters after that, I cant believe I have this going for so long.
Chapter 25
Spike changed into his suit grabbed the rings and put them into his pocket. He walked past Buffys bedroom and debated on whether he should yell goodbye. It would be funny to see Buffy come out half dolled up but it wouldn't be funny trying to explain why he was in a suit. Spike shrugged.
"Bye Buffy I am leaving now"
Spike began to run down the stairs but wasn't fast enough. Spike heard Buffys door open and he stopped on the stairs.
"You look good Spike" he heard Willow whisper.
He turned around and gave her a smile.
"Thanks"
"Give us about an hour or so, but try and be quite it's hard enough to keep the girl away from the window"
Spike smiled "ok, but Xander is a bit of a klutz, put some music on or something"
"Ok I will, I'll come down when shes ready to make sure everything's ok first, then I make up something so all of us have to leave her alone ok"
"Yep, ill send the wanker up then"
Willow smiled. "I'm confused is that Xander or Angel"
"Angel"
"Willow who are you talking to"
"Umm Xander" she replied quickly. "Just saying goodbye. Bye"
Spike turned and walked the rest of the way down the stairs. Cody and Dawn walked past him with ribbons, balloons and a few flowers in their hands; they were going to decorate the banister. Spike walked outside, the sun was just setting so he still had to be careful of patches of sunlight.
"Spike"
Spike turned around and looked at the women who called him.
"Umm I am sorry, do I know you, are you a friend of Buffys"
"No" she said laughing. "My friends call me J"
"Umm ok" Spike said confused about why this lady would be talking to him.
"I am performing the ceremony tonight"
"Oh hello" Spike said grabbing her hand and shaking it. "Thank you so much for doing this on so little notice"
"Its my pleasure, I have never performed one for a slayer and a vampire before, it will look good on my resume"
"What?" Spike asked shocked.
J started laughing again. "Its ok I am only joking, you need to clam down"
Spike sighed in relief.
"Come and sit with me will you Spike, I need to talk to you"
Spike looked at her worriedly then sat down.
"Its ok you don't need to worry, I just like to talk to those I am marrying as such"
"Oh well is it ok if you just talk to me I don't know what the others have told you but she doesn't know"
"Oh yes I know Buffy doesn't know about this, its kinda fun really being part of a surprise wedding, don't worry I just want to ask you a few questions"
"Umm like what" he asked. He didn't know there was going to be a test.
"Why do you want to marry Buffy"
"Cause I love her" he replied quickly. "I have loved her for awhile the last five years I have been trying to convince myself that I didn't love her but it was stupid. I really do love her; I don t want to spend another minute without her. I know we only may have a day together or a lifetime but I don't care I want to be by her side no matter what. And if that's not good enough then I don't want your ceremony.
J smiled. "You said you love her that's all that matters to me"
"Oh" Spike said embarrassed that he had spilled his heart out to a stranger.
"Know all I need to know is what you want me to say during the ceremony"
Spike shrugged. "What do you usually say"
"Well its different for everyone"
"I don't know, bloody hell I knew I shouldn't have planned this without Buffy"
"You really are a worry wort aren't you"
Spike looked at her shocked. He was the big bad not a worry wort.
"Calm down, look if you want I can do a basic ceremony, like a normal human one, no offence"
"No no, I think Buffy would like that, just make it short"
"You have waited long enough right"
Spike nodded.
"Well why don't we get this under way then theres Willow"
Spike turned and saw Willow walking out of the house.
"Willow is everything ok" spike asked nervously.
"Every thing is going fine Spike, this place is beautiful"
Spike finally took a good look at the setup they had done. It did actually looked really good.
"Buffy looks beautiful"
"Huh" he said turning back to Willow.
"She looks beautiful, look I have to get back I told her I was setting up some stuff, she thinks we are having a fake wedding. She thinks Tara is playing you and Anya is doing the ceremony. If everything is ok ill get every one to come down stairs then tell her ill come and get her to walk her down the isle ok"
Spike nodded. "Thanks for this Willow, I really owe you one"
"Just make Buffy happy"
Willow went back inside and Spike turned to face everyone.
"Umm everyone Buffy is ready so I think we should all get in our places"
Everyone began to sit down. Dawn took her place in front of the first colored chair; she was the maid of honor. Anya, Willow Tara and little Jessica went and stood next to her. Xander and Lucas stood opposite them waiting for Spike to join them.
"Angel its time" Spike said nervously.
Angel walked up to Spike. "Ok what do you want me to do"
"Tell her it's her wedding I guess, but look if she seems nervous or doesn't want to its ok. Tell her that will you she doesn't have to do this "
Angel looked shocked. "Umm ok"
"Come on Angel" Cordy said taking him by the arm. "Go up there and when she is ready give me a signal so I can turn the music on ok"
Angel and Cordy walked into the house.
"I love you Cordy" Angel said standing at the base of the stairs.
"I know, now go get her ok"
Angel took a deep breath then made his way up the stairs and knocked on Buffys door.
~TBC~
Authors Note: hee hee cliff hanger ish next chapter is going to be short just a little buffy angel talk thingy, so probably 2 chapters after that, I cant believe I have this going for so long.