Chapter Five Food


"Maids don't get paid enough," Buffy muttered to herself as she threw herself on her new plush couch. The exhausted blonde glanced at her watch. It was now six in the evening. She had spent hours setting up her apartment. Damn.

As she gazed around her new apartment, she realized those miserable, endless hours had been worth it. Her apartment looked nothing like it did this morning. The walls were painted different pastel colors. The floor had been swept and scrubbed to perfection. As good as any cleaning maid, if I do say so myself. Her living area now had a nice, dark blue, somewhat elegant furniture set that accented her soft sky blue walls. Bright summer flowers brightened up the room and attempted to drown out the smell of cleaning products and paint. Her refrigerator and eating table were in the kitchen, which had been painted a pale yellow. She made a note to go shopping to fill up that refrigerator. Her bedroom had a full sized bed, a dresser, and a nightstand. She had also bought bedsheets and an alarm clock, but she hadn't done anything with them yet. In her bathroom, a shower curtain had been put up.

Buffy couldn't decide what she wanted to do with the extra room. For now, she had more important things to think about it. Like a job, an annoying voice told her. The blonde sighed. She had never worked a day in her life. She didn't know what to expect, or even where to start.

She'd worry about that tomorrow. Right now, she needed some sleep.


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The first thing Buffy noticed when she woke up was that she wasn't in her bed. The next thing was that she was hungry. Groggily opening her eyes, she looked around. Hmm. She was on the floor of the extra bedroom. The only room that didn't smell like paint. Her stiff new comforter wrapped around her small body. Buffy wondered how she was able to get to sleep under such circumstances. If someone had told her a month ago that she'd be living in Sunnydale, going by the name of Buffy Summers, and doing everything on her own...she would have laughed her ass off and then some.

Buffy glanced at her watch. It was eleven thirty. She walked out into the living room. Taking a deep breath, she caught the faint smell of paint. Guess opening the windows did help get rid of that smell, she thought as she looked out the window. It was sunny. Why's the sun up at eleven thirty at night?

Oh! Shit! How long was I asleep?!

Running a hand through her hair, she got up. Buffy tried to get her mind together and remember what she was supposed to do today.

Her stomach growled. Guess that's the first thing I have to do, she mused. Clothes. She needed to change.

When she walked out of her apartment, she was dressed in some hip huggers and a black halter top. Sunglasses covered her face again. Her hair was in a half pony tail. She was ready.

Except for the fact that she had no idea where the grocery store was. She put a hand on her stomach. It was growling again. She supposed she should just go grab something to eat first. Buffy sighed and started walking down the stairs.

"Morning, love," a familiar male voice called to her.

Buffy looked to the source of the voice to see Spike. He was sitting at the front desk reading a magazine. Buffy noticed that he was dressed in all black again. "Oh. Hey."

"Going somewhere?" Spike asked.

"Yeah. I gotta go get some breakfast," she answered.

"Not the cooking type, huh?"

She gave him a smile. "Even if I was, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it. I have nothing edible in my apartment."

"Ahh," Spike said.

"Hey, do you know where the grocery store is?"

"Yeah, but I thought you were gonna go get breakfast?"

"I am. But I'll need to get some groceries too. I can't eat out all the time," she explained.

"Oh, well it's on-"

Buffy cut him off. "Wait. Could you tell the cab driver when he gets here? I'm probably not gonna remember."

"You're taking a cab?" Spike asked sceptically.

"Yeah. What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing. It's just...don't you have a car?"

"No. Buffy and cars are like...un mixy things," she told him. Buffy didn't mention that she'd never had to drive anywhere because she had always had a driver and a limo.

Spike gave her a strange look, making her uncomfortable, so she looked away. "I'll take you," he declared, making her turn her eyes back to him.

"Really?"

He shrugged, hopping off the desk and setting the magazine down. "Sure. I need to get some food anyway."

"Okay. Just let me call the cab," Buffy told him.

"No need. I've got a car."

"Oh. Okay," Buffy said, falling in step with him as they walked outside.

"There's no way in hell I'm riding in that thing," Buffy proclaimed once she saw the so called car Spike was taking her in.

The male blonde chuckled at her. "It's a classic."

"Yeah, well so is my grandpa, but that doesn't mean he's fit to ride," Buffy scoffed.

"You want food, don't you?" Spike asked. Part of him was annoyed that she was talking about his DeSoto like that. Another part of him was impressed. So she's not just another pretty California face.

"I can just call a cab like I was planning to," she reminded him.

"Or you could just learn to drive," he suggested. Then he grabbed her arm and led her to his car, opening the passenger door. "Or you can just suck it up and get in."

Buffy let out an exaggerated sigh. The she got in. "Does this thing even work?" she asked Spike once he got in.

Spike rolled his eyes at her. "No, love. We're just getting in it to go to the store because it doesn't work."

It was now Buffy's turn to roll her eyes. "Just get me some food, Spike."





Author's Note: The chapters will get longer, I swear. Lol. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews. Keep them coming. =P I'm so glad you guys like this story. I never knew so many people were against the love at first sight thing. Lol. I always thought it was just me. Haha. Well, I'm glad that there are people that believe in it. I know it does happen in rare occasions. I'm really tired of seeing it in every other story, though. *shrugs* Um. I've had a lot of things to do lately, so that's why chapters are so slow. Once my schedule clears up you'll be getting chapters everyday. I promise. Lol. Anyway, I hope I'm living up to your expectations and all. :)