*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
"AWW!" Buffy smacked her head at the sound. It was throbbing with pain. The alarm clock was turned off be the figure next to her. Spike.
"Shh..." He hushed her trying to get her to lay back down.
"I got drunk, didn't I." she asked softly.
"Yeah, I took care of the Potentials. Can you believe they didn't give a crap about your rest at all. They think you're super woman or something."
"I am." She said still covering her head. He handed her the aspirin and water he had had ready.
"Not today. I'm going to train them for you. just go back to sleep."
She knew she wouldn't get off the bed in his care so she didn't protest. "thanks"
He smiled and walked out.
"I needed to tell you something..." She called out."...I forgot, but I'll tell you tonight after patrolling. OK."
"OK" He said smiling. Boy were they in for a rough ride. Poor Buffy.
~*~
"I was wondering when you'd wake up," Dawn exclaimed as Buffy cracked her eyes open. "It's almost dark! Spike told me not to disturb you."
It took her a minute to contemplate everything, then she remembered what she was going to say.
"Buffy are you all right?"
"Yeah, are they still training?"
"Yeah. Spike almost didn't give them a lunch break!"
"Oh no." She knew it was because of her. Sigh.
"I'm going to get ready. OK"
"I'll tell him you're awake."
~*~
Buffy crept down to the noisy basement. where Spike had assembled a sparring line. When the Slayerettes caught sight of Buffy the ran behind her except for poor Molly still in the middle of a match.
"Spike" She warned
"OK lesson over." Everyone sighed. Buffy had saved them. They all ran upstairs. Buffy gave him a funny smile and shook her head.
"Just think. Yesterday it was all about them now it's all about you," he smile triumphantly.
"Ready for patrol?"
"Sure."
"And no we're not bringing the SITs. They need a break too." She chuckled lightly.
~*~
There was hardly any demon activity that night. They dusted a vamp here and there. Nothing out of the ordinary. They were both getting bored.
"So what did you need to tell me?"
"I told you after the patrol..." She teased.
"But there's no Bloody being in this graveyard!"
"OK OK." Boy was he in for a shock.
She sat herself on a head stone and looked in his eyes. They compared so much to the moon that night, floating by his head. This was the best conversation all night. She wanted to take it slow though.
"I don't know If I'm too late or not. It took me a while to figure it out, but I did. After you showed me your soul and everything and why you did it I knew." The scene became very serious. She looked up into his eyes . "You've been here to help me the whole way. I can't believe I even got a break...."
"The fact is that ...that..." It wouldn't come out. She looked at her feet. "It's too late."
"Buffy it's never too late. Just tell me. You can trust me." he kneeled down in front of her.
"I know that." She said smiling. he was making this worse than what it really was. Poor Spike.
"I'm.. I'm in love with you." she breathed. She slammed her eyes shut. What was he going to say? Oh god. Silence crept among them. She opened one eye. He was in shock, then his eye softened and a smile grew on his lips. He took a hand a brushed it through her hair. He had tears jerking his eyes.
"I'm sorr--"
"Say it again." She smiled and repeated. "I love you."
she wiped his tears away and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you Spike." She whispered in his ear. He turned to face her and they slowly but surely embraced I a soft yet passionate kiss that seemed to last forever.
Standing up he swept her off her feet and carried her to her home. She nuzzled his neck the whole way. Stopping at the steps, he put her down. She didn't want the SITs to suspect anything. He didn't either. Training would be a bitch. She kissed him and they walked inside.
"AWW!" Buffy smacked her head at the sound. It was throbbing with pain. The alarm clock was turned off be the figure next to her. Spike.
"Shh..." He hushed her trying to get her to lay back down.
"I got drunk, didn't I." she asked softly.
"Yeah, I took care of the Potentials. Can you believe they didn't give a crap about your rest at all. They think you're super woman or something."
"I am." She said still covering her head. He handed her the aspirin and water he had had ready.
"Not today. I'm going to train them for you. just go back to sleep."
She knew she wouldn't get off the bed in his care so she didn't protest. "thanks"
He smiled and walked out.
"I needed to tell you something..." She called out."...I forgot, but I'll tell you tonight after patrolling. OK."
"OK" He said smiling. Boy were they in for a rough ride. Poor Buffy.
~*~
"I was wondering when you'd wake up," Dawn exclaimed as Buffy cracked her eyes open. "It's almost dark! Spike told me not to disturb you."
It took her a minute to contemplate everything, then she remembered what she was going to say.
"Buffy are you all right?"
"Yeah, are they still training?"
"Yeah. Spike almost didn't give them a lunch break!"
"Oh no." She knew it was because of her. Sigh.
"I'm going to get ready. OK"
"I'll tell him you're awake."
~*~
Buffy crept down to the noisy basement. where Spike had assembled a sparring line. When the Slayerettes caught sight of Buffy the ran behind her except for poor Molly still in the middle of a match.
"Spike" She warned
"OK lesson over." Everyone sighed. Buffy had saved them. They all ran upstairs. Buffy gave him a funny smile and shook her head.
"Just think. Yesterday it was all about them now it's all about you," he smile triumphantly.
"Ready for patrol?"
"Sure."
"And no we're not bringing the SITs. They need a break too." She chuckled lightly.
~*~
There was hardly any demon activity that night. They dusted a vamp here and there. Nothing out of the ordinary. They were both getting bored.
"So what did you need to tell me?"
"I told you after the patrol..." She teased.
"But there's no Bloody being in this graveyard!"
"OK OK." Boy was he in for a shock.
She sat herself on a head stone and looked in his eyes. They compared so much to the moon that night, floating by his head. This was the best conversation all night. She wanted to take it slow though.
"I don't know If I'm too late or not. It took me a while to figure it out, but I did. After you showed me your soul and everything and why you did it I knew." The scene became very serious. She looked up into his eyes . "You've been here to help me the whole way. I can't believe I even got a break...."
"The fact is that ...that..." It wouldn't come out. She looked at her feet. "It's too late."
"Buffy it's never too late. Just tell me. You can trust me." he kneeled down in front of her.
"I know that." She said smiling. he was making this worse than what it really was. Poor Spike.
"I'm.. I'm in love with you." she breathed. She slammed her eyes shut. What was he going to say? Oh god. Silence crept among them. She opened one eye. He was in shock, then his eye softened and a smile grew on his lips. He took a hand a brushed it through her hair. He had tears jerking his eyes.
"I'm sorr--"
"Say it again." She smiled and repeated. "I love you."
she wiped his tears away and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you Spike." She whispered in his ear. He turned to face her and they slowly but surely embraced I a soft yet passionate kiss that seemed to last forever.
Standing up he swept her off her feet and carried her to her home. She nuzzled his neck the whole way. Stopping at the steps, he put her down. She didn't want the SITs to suspect anything. He didn't either. Training would be a bitch. She kissed him and they walked inside.