Chapter 3
Spike was standing in front of Buffy's bathroom staring. He had a flashback of what he almost did to her in the bathroom last year. He couldn't even bring himself to go inside. He turned around and bumped into Buffy.
"Sorry!" He exclaimed.
"No, prob!" She said as she looked into his blue eyes. "Spike, are you okay?" She asked him concerned. He just smiled at her.
"I'm fine, pet. Just still in a bit of pain I guess." She nodded.
"You should probably get some rest. I think we all could use some." Spike agreed.
"When do you think the couch would be free?" He said as he headed for the stairs. Buffy grabbed his arm and noticed him flinch at her touch.
"Take my room." She told him. Spike looked at her.
"You sure about that love, I'll be fine downstairs on the floor if I have to, or the basement would probably be better." She shook her head.
"No, you can take my bed for right now, you're still hurt, don't worry, I won't be sleeping any time soon." He looked into her green eyes.
"Buffy, you're exhausted. You really need to get some sleep." She rolled her eyes getting sick of everyone telling her that.
"I will, but right now I have Faith to deal with and trust me, she's a full time job." Spike nodded and said.
"Um, Buffy, you could let my arm go now." She looked down realizing that she was still holding his arm. She let him go embarrassed.
"Sorry!" She claimed. Spike smiled at her.
"It's okay love, guess I'll take that nap now and you'll promise to do the same." She rolled her eyes again.
"Promise!" She replied. Spike nodded and went to Joyce's old room which is now Buffy's. Buffy smiled as she went back downstairs. The next morning Buffy was in the kitchen reading the paper when Faith walked in and sat down by her.
"Hey!" She told Buffy.
"Hey!" Buffy replied back not looking up from the paper.
"So, anything good?" Faith asked.
"Nope." Buffy said still not looking up. Faith rolled her eyes.
"Look, Buffy, I think we really need to talk." That got her attention and she put the paper down.
"Okay, I'm listening." Faith took a breath.
"I know you don't want me here and that there's no way you could ever forgive me for everything that I did, but I have changed. I've learned my lesson and I wanna do good. I am really here to help." Buffy looked at her and could tell that the other Slayer was being sincere.
"Look, I'm sorry! I know it must have taken a lot of guts to come back here and we could use the help." Faith smiled.
"So, does this mean that you're gonna cut me some slack?" Buffy nodded.
"Fine, but don't get used to it." She told her with a smile.
"Hey, I'll accept that. So, can I ask you something?" Buffy glared at her.
"What?" Faith took a deep breath.
"What was it like? Coming back to life. I mean I know you've done it before, but you actually had to climb out of your own grave. I was just wondering what that was like, if you don't mind me asking?" Buffy looked down. This was not something that she wanted to talk about with Faith, but if she was going to learn to trust the other Slayer, she would have to open up to her.
"It was...hard, not something I ever need to experience again." Faith nodded.
"That's understandable." There was an awkward silence till Faith spoke again. "So, what's up with you and Spike?" Buffy looked at her wondering how the subject could have changed to that.
"Nothing, what makes you think that anything is up with us?" Faith rolled her eyes making a habit of it.
"I'm usually good at this stuff, besides, I see the way you two look at each other. It's kinda obvious that something is going on. I mean, you can tell me. I already know about your naughty vampire fetish." Buffy was appalled.
"I do not have a naughty vampire fetish!" She exclaimed. Faith laughed.
"Fine, we'll call it a bad boy fetish then, because no one can deny that." Buffy had to laugh too.
"Okay, I'll accept that." She told her.
"Good girl, now we're getting somewhere, so, have you two ever been involved?" Faith asked.
"You are not going to let this go are you?" She saw the determined look in Faith's eyes. "Okay, we were kind of involved last year, but it's been over for a while and as for right now, we're just...friends." Faith wasn't convinced.
"Yeah, but he still wants you. I can tell and even though you won't admit it, I know you want him too. I mean you don't have to be ashamed, he is a cutie." Faith caught Buffy blushing at that last comment. "I knew it, you have got it bad, girl." Buffy got up.
"You take that to your grave." She stated as she headed to the living room to see if everyone else was awake.
"Dually noted!" Faith called after her. All the junior Slayers were awake and watching TV.
"Morning Buffy." Molly told her. Buffy smiled at the girl. She looked around.
"Where's Xander?" She asked. Kennedy pointed to the couch. Buffy saw Xander hidden under the blankets and pillows on the couch. Buffy had to smile. "Guess we should let him sleep." She was about to head for the stairs when Vi spoke.
"Willow said to tell you that her, Anya, and Mr. Giles went out to get food." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, Rona ate all the cookies." Amanda said.
"Hey, I wasn't the only one." Buffy rolled her eyes and went upstairs. She wanted to check on Spike.
Spike was standing in front of Buffy's bathroom staring. He had a flashback of what he almost did to her in the bathroom last year. He couldn't even bring himself to go inside. He turned around and bumped into Buffy.
"Sorry!" He exclaimed.
"No, prob!" She said as she looked into his blue eyes. "Spike, are you okay?" She asked him concerned. He just smiled at her.
"I'm fine, pet. Just still in a bit of pain I guess." She nodded.
"You should probably get some rest. I think we all could use some." Spike agreed.
"When do you think the couch would be free?" He said as he headed for the stairs. Buffy grabbed his arm and noticed him flinch at her touch.
"Take my room." She told him. Spike looked at her.
"You sure about that love, I'll be fine downstairs on the floor if I have to, or the basement would probably be better." She shook her head.
"No, you can take my bed for right now, you're still hurt, don't worry, I won't be sleeping any time soon." He looked into her green eyes.
"Buffy, you're exhausted. You really need to get some sleep." She rolled her eyes getting sick of everyone telling her that.
"I will, but right now I have Faith to deal with and trust me, she's a full time job." Spike nodded and said.
"Um, Buffy, you could let my arm go now." She looked down realizing that she was still holding his arm. She let him go embarrassed.
"Sorry!" She claimed. Spike smiled at her.
"It's okay love, guess I'll take that nap now and you'll promise to do the same." She rolled her eyes again.
"Promise!" She replied. Spike nodded and went to Joyce's old room which is now Buffy's. Buffy smiled as she went back downstairs. The next morning Buffy was in the kitchen reading the paper when Faith walked in and sat down by her.
"Hey!" She told Buffy.
"Hey!" Buffy replied back not looking up from the paper.
"So, anything good?" Faith asked.
"Nope." Buffy said still not looking up. Faith rolled her eyes.
"Look, Buffy, I think we really need to talk." That got her attention and she put the paper down.
"Okay, I'm listening." Faith took a breath.
"I know you don't want me here and that there's no way you could ever forgive me for everything that I did, but I have changed. I've learned my lesson and I wanna do good. I am really here to help." Buffy looked at her and could tell that the other Slayer was being sincere.
"Look, I'm sorry! I know it must have taken a lot of guts to come back here and we could use the help." Faith smiled.
"So, does this mean that you're gonna cut me some slack?" Buffy nodded.
"Fine, but don't get used to it." She told her with a smile.
"Hey, I'll accept that. So, can I ask you something?" Buffy glared at her.
"What?" Faith took a deep breath.
"What was it like? Coming back to life. I mean I know you've done it before, but you actually had to climb out of your own grave. I was just wondering what that was like, if you don't mind me asking?" Buffy looked down. This was not something that she wanted to talk about with Faith, but if she was going to learn to trust the other Slayer, she would have to open up to her.
"It was...hard, not something I ever need to experience again." Faith nodded.
"That's understandable." There was an awkward silence till Faith spoke again. "So, what's up with you and Spike?" Buffy looked at her wondering how the subject could have changed to that.
"Nothing, what makes you think that anything is up with us?" Faith rolled her eyes making a habit of it.
"I'm usually good at this stuff, besides, I see the way you two look at each other. It's kinda obvious that something is going on. I mean, you can tell me. I already know about your naughty vampire fetish." Buffy was appalled.
"I do not have a naughty vampire fetish!" She exclaimed. Faith laughed.
"Fine, we'll call it a bad boy fetish then, because no one can deny that." Buffy had to laugh too.
"Okay, I'll accept that." She told her.
"Good girl, now we're getting somewhere, so, have you two ever been involved?" Faith asked.
"You are not going to let this go are you?" She saw the determined look in Faith's eyes. "Okay, we were kind of involved last year, but it's been over for a while and as for right now, we're just...friends." Faith wasn't convinced.
"Yeah, but he still wants you. I can tell and even though you won't admit it, I know you want him too. I mean you don't have to be ashamed, he is a cutie." Faith caught Buffy blushing at that last comment. "I knew it, you have got it bad, girl." Buffy got up.
"You take that to your grave." She stated as she headed to the living room to see if everyone else was awake.
"Dually noted!" Faith called after her. All the junior Slayers were awake and watching TV.
"Morning Buffy." Molly told her. Buffy smiled at the girl. She looked around.
"Where's Xander?" She asked. Kennedy pointed to the couch. Buffy saw Xander hidden under the blankets and pillows on the couch. Buffy had to smile. "Guess we should let him sleep." She was about to head for the stairs when Vi spoke.
"Willow said to tell you that her, Anya, and Mr. Giles went out to get food." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah, Rona ate all the cookies." Amanda said.
"Hey, I wasn't the only one." Buffy rolled her eyes and went upstairs. She wanted to check on Spike.