Summary/Disclaimer: See Prologue
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Chapter 12
Buffy was quickly coming to the conclusion that whoever first said that Angelus was the master of torture obviously hadn't met Spike.
Or maybe he had, Buffy wondered, he just hadn't lived to tell anybody about it.
Spike had been helping Buffy with her physical therapy (or torture sessions as she called them) for almost a month. While she complained loudly about how hard Spike was pushing her, she was eternally grateful for the vast improvements in her mobility. She could now walk for virtually any distance unaided, though long distances left her tired. She had also picked up a limp but that had been greatly reduced over the past weeks.
Things were also going well with spike on a personal level. He had moved from his crypt into Buffy's room, although while they shared a bed, all that was done in it was sleep and the occasional make-out session. Buffy still didn't feel comfortable with Spike seeing her naked and Spike was willing to give her all the time she needed. He also made a point of complementing her looks regularly although he made sure not to overdo it in case she thought it was forced and not real.
Surprisingly, while they both missed the physical side of their previous relationship, both Buffy and Spike didn't really mind the period of abstinence as it was allowing them to really get to know one another, making them feel closer than they ever had been when they were having sex and their relationship was all the better for it.
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"Buffy luv?" Spike gently nudged the sleeping Slayer lying next to him. She slowly opened her eyes to look at him.
"Early. Sleep good." Spike had to grin at his slayer's less than elegant use of words.
"Well, your surprise will just have to wait then." As expected, this caused Buffy to instantly awaken, a smile on her face.
"Surprise? You've got a surprise for me?"
"Well luv, it's not something you can unwrap," he saw her shoulders sag slightly, causing him to grin again. "You remember when I said that we'd start with some fighting training? Well, now that you're up and about I thought we'd give it a go."
The smile she gave him was so bright he thought he'd either turn to dust or get his first tan in over a hundred years.
"Yay! Can we start now? Today?"
"That's the idea pet."
"Well why are we wasting our time lying in bed? Lets go." Spike just shook his head as he stood and helped Buffy up.
'Defiantly getting back to normal,' he thought.
TBC
AN: Finally back for a new chapter! Bloody hell that took longer than I expected!
Very short, but will be another up tomorrow hopefully.
I again have to thank you all for the great reviews, I especially liked the review suggesting Willow using magic to get Buffy her leg back, but decided not to use it as even though this fic is in the Buffy universe where things aren't quite real, the situation of the story is a reality for some people and it would feel like I was belittling their situations by having one of my characters (literally) waving a magic wand and going "Ta-da! All is fixed, we can forget about it now."
As I said before though, I really enjoyed the review and it was an idea that hadn't occurred to me before.
Oh and glorywillow, always a pleasure to hear from you.
Updates will hopefully be back to 2/3 chapters a week from now on and the same for Flee.
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Chapter 12
Buffy was quickly coming to the conclusion that whoever first said that Angelus was the master of torture obviously hadn't met Spike.
Or maybe he had, Buffy wondered, he just hadn't lived to tell anybody about it.
Spike had been helping Buffy with her physical therapy (or torture sessions as she called them) for almost a month. While she complained loudly about how hard Spike was pushing her, she was eternally grateful for the vast improvements in her mobility. She could now walk for virtually any distance unaided, though long distances left her tired. She had also picked up a limp but that had been greatly reduced over the past weeks.
Things were also going well with spike on a personal level. He had moved from his crypt into Buffy's room, although while they shared a bed, all that was done in it was sleep and the occasional make-out session. Buffy still didn't feel comfortable with Spike seeing her naked and Spike was willing to give her all the time she needed. He also made a point of complementing her looks regularly although he made sure not to overdo it in case she thought it was forced and not real.
Surprisingly, while they both missed the physical side of their previous relationship, both Buffy and Spike didn't really mind the period of abstinence as it was allowing them to really get to know one another, making them feel closer than they ever had been when they were having sex and their relationship was all the better for it.
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"Buffy luv?" Spike gently nudged the sleeping Slayer lying next to him. She slowly opened her eyes to look at him.
"Early. Sleep good." Spike had to grin at his slayer's less than elegant use of words.
"Well, your surprise will just have to wait then." As expected, this caused Buffy to instantly awaken, a smile on her face.
"Surprise? You've got a surprise for me?"
"Well luv, it's not something you can unwrap," he saw her shoulders sag slightly, causing him to grin again. "You remember when I said that we'd start with some fighting training? Well, now that you're up and about I thought we'd give it a go."
The smile she gave him was so bright he thought he'd either turn to dust or get his first tan in over a hundred years.
"Yay! Can we start now? Today?"
"That's the idea pet."
"Well why are we wasting our time lying in bed? Lets go." Spike just shook his head as he stood and helped Buffy up.
'Defiantly getting back to normal,' he thought.
TBC
AN: Finally back for a new chapter! Bloody hell that took longer than I expected!
Very short, but will be another up tomorrow hopefully.
I again have to thank you all for the great reviews, I especially liked the review suggesting Willow using magic to get Buffy her leg back, but decided not to use it as even though this fic is in the Buffy universe where things aren't quite real, the situation of the story is a reality for some people and it would feel like I was belittling their situations by having one of my characters (literally) waving a magic wand and going "Ta-da! All is fixed, we can forget about it now."
As I said before though, I really enjoyed the review and it was an idea that hadn't occurred to me before.
Oh and glorywillow, always a pleasure to hear from you.
Updates will hopefully be back to 2/3 chapters a week from now on and the same for Flee.