"Never Will Work"
By; Cryiinq Duckie
The Slayer and the vampire stood in their embrace as the cold drops of rain splashed down on them, but neither noticed the cold, small drops because they were so caught up within each other. Thoughts of the Nerd Trio, Broken Hearted demons, and all other responsibilities were forced out of their minds. They both knew that this hug, this embrace, was their last. It could never be because the Slayer would never let it, and yet, Spike still tried to make it work. To show her that'd he do anything for her. He'd be her slave if she ever so pleased. But, neither said a word of the ending of their relationship as they held onto the remains as long as they could.
A gust of wind blew against the Slayer's body, causing her to shiver slightly. Spike felt her action and released her slowly. He pulled off his duster and flung it over her small body, the ends of it hung on the soaking wet ground. He then slipped his arms back around the Chosen One, allowing her to nestle her head up against his chest. "Getting warmer Slayer?" Spike asked softly. His crystal orbs fell down to her head and he saw her give him a small nod of the head. A smile crawled across the vampire's face seeing her satisfaction with his act. Finally, he had done something right in his battle to win the Slayer's heart.
Buffy looked up at him, a tear still hung on her cheek, but she had a smile on her lips. "Thanks. I was getting cold and…"she stopped, unable to continue on with the pointless chatter. All she wanted to do was kiss the fool, but after what she had told him, she knew she couldn't. Spike raised a hand to her cheek and gently wiped away the tear that still dwelled there. "Spike…you don't have to do all this. I mean—" Spike cut the Slayer off as he pressed his lips against hers.
Willow and Anya stepped out onto the wet street. The Wiccan opened up an umbrella and the ex-demon stepped next to her, almost cuddling against her for some warmth. "I hate rain," Anya said bluntly. Willow nodded slowly as the two began to walk quickly down the sidewalk.
"I sort of like it…no vampires. I guess they don't like it that much either. And…it makes the perfect atmosphere for a spell," Willow explained softly.
"I hate it," Anya said again in a matter-of-factly tone. "No picnics or apple pies for us happy Americans to have," Anya whispered. Willow gave Anya a small nod, unsure of how to respond to Anya's blunt statements she learned from old books and television shows.
The two made their way to Revello Drive and they saw two figures in the middle of the road in an embrace. Willow stopped walking and closely studied the figures. "I wonder who'd be outside making out in this weather," she muttered casually causing Anya to shrug.
"I suggest we continue to walk to Buffy's house and we ignore the two fools who stand in the cold to kiss," Anya said. Willow nodded in agreement. For once, the blunt Anya was right. The two girls walked past the two figures, but Willow continued to watch them from the corner of her eye. A head of platinum blonde hair made her freeze in her tracks.
"That's Spike!" she whispered loudly to her companion.
Anya stopped, hearing Willow's comment. She looked at the two and studied the shorter person. "And Buffy," she added. The witch's jaw almost dropped to the cold, wet ground.
"Buffy's kissing Spike," she whispered. Willow started walking to the house.
"No! I want to stay around and watch them ruin an already doomed relationship!" Anya protested loudly causing the two kissing figures to pull away from each other and look over at the two women.
The Slayer looked up at Spike and whispered to him, "Sorry." She pulled away from his arms and ran over to the Wiccan and ex-demon. "Hey…are you two going inside? Let's go!" the Slayer exclaimed acting as if nothing had been seen. Willow's eyes glazed over the black duster Buffy had draped over her body as the soggy vampire jogged up behind.
"Hey Red," he gave a small nod of the head to Willow, who in return gave him a short wave. The group of four walked up the path and into the Summer's home. Spike closed the door behind him. The Wiccan closed the umbrella and posted it up against the wall before taking off her heavy jacket. She looked around the room and forced herself to yawn.
"Wow! I sure am tired! I'm going to bed, good night everyone!" she exclaimed before running up the stairs to escape the awkwardness that was to come.
Tara looked at Buffy, giving her a warm smile. "I sent Dawn to bed a half an hour ago. She wanted you to wake her up when you got home. She was worried," she said softly. Buffy nodded at the witch.
"I'll go check on her now," Buffy responded as she made her way to the steps. Spike followed.
"I haven't seen Niblet for a while, wouldn't hurt if I came too," he said loudly for all to hear. The two walked up the stairs in total silence to Dawn's room. The Slayer put her hand on the doorknob.
"You say a word about this to Dawn and I'll stake you. And don't run around talking about it to Anya and Willow, they'll keep their mouths shut," Buffy whispered harshly. She turned the knob and stepped inside the room with the vampire following. The Chosen One softly shook her sister softly causing Dawn's eyes to perk open.
"You're home," Dawn whispered.
Dawn looked at the vampire that stood behind Buffy. "Spike…you didn't say hi at the Magik Box," she whispered.
"Sorry Niblet, I plum forgot you. Worried about the new bad. Well, good night Bits and sweet dreams," he said softly to the teenager. His words aroused a smile on the girl's face. Buffy noticed the joy Spike gave her sister and she looked at him, giving him a smile herself before turning back to her sister.
"You don't need to worry though. Good night Dawnie," Buffy whispered before giving Dawn a kiss on the forehead. Spike stepped out the room with Buffy following. The Slayer quietly closed the door. "You always do well with Dawnie, it means a lot to me…I mean us," spoke the blonde girl. The vampire gave a nod of his head and leaned down to her lips.
"You mean you."
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Sorry for the short chapter, I couldn't think very well this week and I just wanted to post it. I'll make up for it in the next chapter? Please review and thanks a bunch for reading my story, it truly boosts my already huge ego. I'm already working on a new Buffy story, so expect that posted sometime this weekend, I hope. Thanks again.