Dreaming

Two chapters in one day! I have never done that before! Thank you for the reviews!

Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer or any of the characters. I don't own Passions or Coyote Ugly either.

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"Dawn," Buffy walked in the door to her house and through her keys on a pile of mail on a nearby table, "Dawnie?" Buffy walked halfway up the stairs and called once more. There was no answer, Dawn was obviously not home yet.

Buffy was somewhat relieved that her little sister hadn't arrived home yet. She wanted to be alone for a while. Actually, there was one other person she would rather be with than be alone, but she didn't want to admit it to herself. She sat for a few minutes, taking in all the quiet. She soon turned on the TV and began flipping through the channels. She stumbled across "Passions", and smiled at the thought of Spike sitting in his chair, enthralled in the intensity of his soap opera. She shook the thought from her mind and turned of the television. The last thing she wanted to think about right then was Spike.

She got up off the sofa and went to the bathroom. She turned the water on to the shower and waited for the water to warm up before removing her clothes and getting in.

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"God that bloody woman gets on my nerves!" Spike thought as he got up from his seat. Passions was over.

"Go to hell Tabitha, you stupid git." Spike through himself on his bed, depressed by the ending of "Passions". Trying to keep Buffy off his mind, he lay down and closed his eyes. There wasn't much to do at his crypt, so sleeping was his best option. Besides, he would do anything to keep his mind off of Buffy.

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Buffy dried herself off and changed into a pair of blue jeans and a nice brown shirt. She decided to let her hair dry on it's own. She just wasn't in the mood to blow dry it. She took a deep breath in and went downstairs to find something to eat.

"I really need to go grocery shopping." She stated to herself as she closed the refrigerator door. She opened a cubbard and took out a box of LIFE cereal. She poured herself a small bowl and sat down to eat. She moved her cereal around awhile before putting a spoonful in her mouth. As soon as she did, the front door burst open. Buffy jumped up out of her seat, but calmed down as soon as she realized it was Dawn.

Dawn! She thought. She looked at the clock and realized that it was 1:12.

"Hi Buffy!" Dawn entered the kitchen with a big smile on her face, carrying a bag.

"Where have you been?" Buffy asked in one of her mad/concerned tones.

"Janice and I went out to get something to eat, then I picked up a movie on the way home." Dawn answered, sounding innocent.

"W-well, I uh, I was very worried" Buffy said, trying to cover up the fact that she didn't even notice Dawn hadn't been home.

"Oh, sorry. Well uh, do you wanna know what movie I got?" Dawn asked, eagerly.

"No, I'm too mad." Buffy answered, still trying to sound mad.

"Aw, I thought that we could watch it together. You know, you and me. Big sis and little sis?"

"M'ok, whatcha get?" Buffy perked up. It had been a while since she had spent some real quality time with Dawn. She was looking forward to it.

"Really?" Dawn asked, sounded excited.

Buffy could tell Dawn felt the say way. Buffy nodded her head yes.

"Oh, good. I got", Dawn slowly pulled the movie out of the bag, "Coyote Ugly!"

Buffy laughed and rolled her eyes. "Oh, great. A movie about young women dancing on a bar. Did you notice that in the previews they never once showed a scene that was outside the bar?"

"C'mon Buffy. I am sure there is more to it than that. Besides, if we both don't like it, we can sit and make fun of it, like we did when mom would watch her boring shows."

Buffy smiled. "Ok, but next time, let me pick out the movie."

"Deal. Ok, I've got homework."

"And I have got errands to run. What do you want for dinner. Is chicken ok?"

"Uh, actually, I think Willow is gonna make something for us. "

"Oh, ok. See you in a bit Dawn. Love you."

"Mhm, bye" Dawn replied.

Buffy closed the door behind her and left for the store.

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He felt her soft warm lips press against his. She was so gentle. They parted for a second, only for him to return the kiss, only this time deeper and more passionate. She tasted like a warm sweet vanilla. He felt her smile and he pulled away. He looked deep into her eyes and saw something he had never seen before.

"I love you." She whispered.

His eyes began to tear as he replied, " I love you too Buffy, always."

She embraced him with a tight hug, her eyes never leaving his. He pressed his lips on her soft warm hair.

"Spike. William, I-"

Spike shot up from his position on his bed. He was breathing heavily. Smart Spike, he thought to himself, I go to sleep to get away from 'er, and then I wind up dreamin' bout 'er. I should have just kept watching the telly. He rolled his eyes and got out of bed, it was almost sunset, which meant patrolling, which meant Buffy, who meant so many different things to him.

He wanted to be with her so badly. He had so many different things he wanted to say to her. He was looking forward to listening to her complain about Dawn, or Giles, or any other member of her damned Scooby gang. He was looking forward to her smile and her beautiful eyes, her soft warm cheeks, which she lightly pressed up against his when she hugged him. He admired everything about her. The only thing he never looked forward to, were the good-byes and goodnights. Those words were getting so much harder to hear every night. Each time one of those words was said, a slight pain shot throughout his body and he felt weak. He used convinced himself that it was all worth it, but now he wasn't sure. No matter how much time he ever spent with her, he could never get want he wanted. He could never have her.

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