The rest of the day was pretty normal. Well, it was as normal as a
slayer's life could get. After Spikes little breakdown, he was very weary
and needed to take a nap. As Buffy watched TV and sat on one side of the
couch Spike slept on the floor. After about an hour he awoke from a
nightmare, she couldn't really understand what he was saying but from what
she actually understood, it was of his past.
"Bloody William, I am. I hurt people. They haunt my dreams. Dreams belong in the head, no where else. The past belongs in the past but ends up in the dreams. WHY DO THEY HAUNT ME? I'm so sorry I'm so sorry." Spike started to cry. Buffy grabbed him and pulled him up to her. She put his head in her lap and started to play with his hair until he fell asleep. She fell asleep right after him.
When the both of them woke up, it was nighttime and Spike didn't even remember what happened when he woke up, or how he got in her lap. Buffy didn't say anything, she didn't want him to go all loony again.
"So..Now that we're roomies, in the sense where we're NOT sharing a room. What do you want to do tonight?"
Spike looked very surprised that this beautiful blond creature wanted anything to do with him.much less go out somewhere with him.
"Uhh, your choice luv. Wait no never mind my choice, I know where to go."
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Finally when Spike stopped walking, they had clearly reached their destination. Buffy looked up at the building's sign.
"The Bronze?" She said disappointedly. "Sorry but I've already Bronzed it up. Been there done that."
"Well pet, they've added a new addition to the Bronze."
"And that would be."
"Karaoke" A sly smirk slid across Spikes face.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ INSIDE THE BRONZE:
"So luv, will you be singing tonight?"
"A world of no." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"What if I were to sing first?"
"I guess if 'William the Bloody Awful Poet' were to sing, I'd give it a go. Well that and after a few shots of tequila." Buffy giggled.
After they both picked out their songs, they sat and waited for the DJ to call them up on stage. While the Slayer and the Vampire were sitting, they didn't speak. Usually, they looked each other in the eyes and then looked down at the ground, embarrassed.
Finally, Spike was called up.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce to you, William!" The DJ announced. Buffy was surprised that Spike used his real name instead of just usual.Spike. I guess I'm not out with Spike, I'm out with William. Buffy thought.
When Spike/William got on stage and looked around he felt heat through out his whole body and for the first time in weeks he was happy that he was a vampire and his embarrassment wouldn't show.
"This song is dedicated to someone very special. You know who you are luv." He looked down at Buffy and she looked down at the ground.
Nice job William, Spike inside of him said. You got the bloody slayer all embarrassed. Nice job you damn poof.
Shut up! William screamed at Spike.
You should have let me handle it.
Don't worry, I-We'll get her.
Well we better.
Then William/Spike started to sing
(I don't know why, what I'm doing what I'm doing)
See, baby I, apologize
For all the things that I've done that I've done
See I've known that I've been a fool for far too long
And baby you have it, I go around to wait, just come back to papa
Please baby, baby won't you stay
If you really love me then why are you leavin me
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you babyyyyyyyy
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you lately (crazy baby)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you baby (I don't know what to do)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, thinkin about you lately (crazy, crazy, crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, (crazy, crazy) when I can touch you
Crazy, crazy (I'm going crazy) when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy, (I'm going crazy) when I can see you again
(Said I'm going crazy)
(Said I'm going crazy)
I've finally realized, that you are my true love
And I had a lot of time to think, and you're all seem to keep thinking,
To keep thinkin of, yeahhh
And now I know I need you each and every day
I can't live without you, so don't run away
Baby you say that you love me, so why'd u leave me, why (why, why, why, why)
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you baby (I'm going crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you lately (just to think)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you baby
(I'm goin crazy, I'm going crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, thinkin about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, (crazy, crazy) but I can't touch you (I'm going crazy)
Crazy, crazy (crazy, crazy), when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy, when I can see again (if I can see you, if I can see you if I can see you, if I can see you)
If I can see you, if I can see you again
Then I would go, if I could see you again
I'd go crazy
After the lights went down and Spike stopped singing, the crowd roared with applause. That wasn't what Spike cared about. He searched the crowd to find Buffy's face to find her sitting down with tears in her eyes. Oh no, not hardly helpful. Spike thought
He walked over to Buffy. She just looked at him for a minute. She was positively glowing with energy.
"Was that for me?" She asked earnestly.
He nodded, waiting for her to punch him or for her to run out like she had done many times before.
She didn't run. She just looked at him for a second more, trying to figure him out and then jumped in his arms and gave him the biggest hug either Spike or William has ever received. Even with Buffy and Spikes time together, they've never actually hugged. This was the first time where contact was made that was not unpleasant, or just for Buffy's pleasure.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, give a round of applause to Buffy Summers!" The crowd cheered and she looked at Spike and he just nodded as she went on stage.
"Forgive me, I'm a little nervous." She replied, shaking. "The only reason I did this was because I made a promise to a friend."
Spike looked at Buffy with his mouth wide open. Friends? The thought. Yes!!! Inside of him was cheering and shouting but on the outside he was calm and collected.
"Oh wow, I just realized how much I hate public speaking..and singing. Here goes."
All the while Buffy was singing, she stared right into Spike's eyes.
How can I let you know
How much you mean to me
I know sometimes you wonder why
Are you the one that I need
As sure as I breathe
You are the one for me
And I want you to know
You fill my heart with love
My tears with joy
And now and forever
I'm yours
With everything you do
Makes my dreams come true
With all of my heart
I'm yours
I think about you all the time
You're always on my mind
The thought of you brings happiness
Inside I know that I am yours
But there's so much more to say
There's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care, baby
When I think about you, baby
Joy comes over me
And when I close my eyes boy
Your face is all I see
Your eyes tell me that I'm yours
And there's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care
The lights went down and again the crowd roared with applause. Buffy went and sat down next to Spike who looked slightly embarrassed.
"Right then." He said. "You did great Buffy. Um. Let's go home. We can do something there."
Buffy just looked at Spike and nodded.
What in the bloody hell is her problem? He thought. Oh damn. I have something in my teeth don't I? I'm going to cry if it's a blood stain.
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At Buffy's door, Spike was about to go inside.
"Wait." Buffy said.
He looked at her with a confused look on his face.
"Before we go in, I want to thank you. For dedicating that song to me. I know it wouldn't have meant much to anyone else, but I've been feeling different recently.Lonely. And you just made that disappear when you were on stage singing. And-" She started tearing up. "It took a real friend to actually get on stage and try and make me feel better."
Inside of Spike's mind, he was cheering and whistling yet again. But on the outside he just looked at her with a half smile.
"Oh luv, who said the song was dedicated to you?"
They both laughed and she punched his arm. Then she headed in the house. Behind her back Spike rubbed his arm and mouthed "OW"
"I saw that." Buffy said.
"Well it hurt."
"Get in here you big baby."
"I'm telling my mummy." Spike stepped inside.
As soon as she shut the door a figure stepped out of the shadows. She was dressed in a red velvet Victorian dress. She had raven black hair and deep red lips.
"So the slayer has stolen my Spikey?" She looked in the window of the two playing Scrabble.
"I'll show that slayer who's Spikey he is. The stars have something very special planned for her. It's in the stars. I see it." She laughed deeply. "Bring your mummy and the kiddies. It's going to be a show."
TBC...
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"Bloody William, I am. I hurt people. They haunt my dreams. Dreams belong in the head, no where else. The past belongs in the past but ends up in the dreams. WHY DO THEY HAUNT ME? I'm so sorry I'm so sorry." Spike started to cry. Buffy grabbed him and pulled him up to her. She put his head in her lap and started to play with his hair until he fell asleep. She fell asleep right after him.
When the both of them woke up, it was nighttime and Spike didn't even remember what happened when he woke up, or how he got in her lap. Buffy didn't say anything, she didn't want him to go all loony again.
"So..Now that we're roomies, in the sense where we're NOT sharing a room. What do you want to do tonight?"
Spike looked very surprised that this beautiful blond creature wanted anything to do with him.much less go out somewhere with him.
"Uhh, your choice luv. Wait no never mind my choice, I know where to go."
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Finally when Spike stopped walking, they had clearly reached their destination. Buffy looked up at the building's sign.
"The Bronze?" She said disappointedly. "Sorry but I've already Bronzed it up. Been there done that."
"Well pet, they've added a new addition to the Bronze."
"And that would be."
"Karaoke" A sly smirk slid across Spikes face.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ INSIDE THE BRONZE:
"So luv, will you be singing tonight?"
"A world of no." Buffy rolled her eyes.
"What if I were to sing first?"
"I guess if 'William the Bloody Awful Poet' were to sing, I'd give it a go. Well that and after a few shots of tequila." Buffy giggled.
After they both picked out their songs, they sat and waited for the DJ to call them up on stage. While the Slayer and the Vampire were sitting, they didn't speak. Usually, they looked each other in the eyes and then looked down at the ground, embarrassed.
Finally, Spike was called up.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce to you, William!" The DJ announced. Buffy was surprised that Spike used his real name instead of just usual.Spike. I guess I'm not out with Spike, I'm out with William. Buffy thought.
When Spike/William got on stage and looked around he felt heat through out his whole body and for the first time in weeks he was happy that he was a vampire and his embarrassment wouldn't show.
"This song is dedicated to someone very special. You know who you are luv." He looked down at Buffy and she looked down at the ground.
Nice job William, Spike inside of him said. You got the bloody slayer all embarrassed. Nice job you damn poof.
Shut up! William screamed at Spike.
You should have let me handle it.
Don't worry, I-We'll get her.
Well we better.
Then William/Spike started to sing
(I don't know why, what I'm doing what I'm doing)
See, baby I, apologize
For all the things that I've done that I've done
See I've known that I've been a fool for far too long
And baby you have it, I go around to wait, just come back to papa
Please baby, baby won't you stay
If you really love me then why are you leavin me
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you babyyyyyyyy
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you lately (crazy baby)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you baby (I don't know what to do)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, thinkin about you lately (crazy, crazy, crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, (crazy, crazy) when I can touch you
Crazy, crazy (I'm going crazy) when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy, (I'm going crazy) when I can see you again
(Said I'm going crazy)
(Said I'm going crazy)
I've finally realized, that you are my true love
And I had a lot of time to think, and you're all seem to keep thinking,
To keep thinkin of, yeahhh
And now I know I need you each and every day
I can't live without you, so don't run away
Baby you say that you love me, so why'd u leave me, why (why, why, why, why)
I can't think, think about this crazy day
I lose sleep just to daydream about you baby (I'm going crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you lately (just to think)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, just to thinkin about you baby
(I'm goin crazy, I'm going crazy)
I'm going crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, thinkin about you lately
I'm going crazy, crazy, (crazy, crazy) but I can't touch you (I'm going crazy)
Crazy, crazy (crazy, crazy), when I can hold you
Crazy, crazy, when I can see again (if I can see you, if I can see you if I can see you, if I can see you)
If I can see you, if I can see you again
Then I would go, if I could see you again
I'd go crazy
After the lights went down and Spike stopped singing, the crowd roared with applause. That wasn't what Spike cared about. He searched the crowd to find Buffy's face to find her sitting down with tears in her eyes. Oh no, not hardly helpful. Spike thought
He walked over to Buffy. She just looked at him for a minute. She was positively glowing with energy.
"Was that for me?" She asked earnestly.
He nodded, waiting for her to punch him or for her to run out like she had done many times before.
She didn't run. She just looked at him for a second more, trying to figure him out and then jumped in his arms and gave him the biggest hug either Spike or William has ever received. Even with Buffy and Spikes time together, they've never actually hugged. This was the first time where contact was made that was not unpleasant, or just for Buffy's pleasure.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, give a round of applause to Buffy Summers!" The crowd cheered and she looked at Spike and he just nodded as she went on stage.
"Forgive me, I'm a little nervous." She replied, shaking. "The only reason I did this was because I made a promise to a friend."
Spike looked at Buffy with his mouth wide open. Friends? The thought. Yes!!! Inside of him was cheering and shouting but on the outside he was calm and collected.
"Oh wow, I just realized how much I hate public speaking..and singing. Here goes."
All the while Buffy was singing, she stared right into Spike's eyes.
How can I let you know
How much you mean to me
I know sometimes you wonder why
Are you the one that I need
As sure as I breathe
You are the one for me
And I want you to know
You fill my heart with love
My tears with joy
And now and forever
I'm yours
With everything you do
Makes my dreams come true
With all of my heart
I'm yours
I think about you all the time
You're always on my mind
The thought of you brings happiness
Inside I know that I am yours
But there's so much more to say
There's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care, baby
When I think about you, baby
Joy comes over me
And when I close my eyes boy
Your face is all I see
Your eyes tell me that I'm yours
And there's something that I got to tell you
So you know that I care
The lights went down and again the crowd roared with applause. Buffy went and sat down next to Spike who looked slightly embarrassed.
"Right then." He said. "You did great Buffy. Um. Let's go home. We can do something there."
Buffy just looked at Spike and nodded.
What in the bloody hell is her problem? He thought. Oh damn. I have something in my teeth don't I? I'm going to cry if it's a blood stain.
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At Buffy's door, Spike was about to go inside.
"Wait." Buffy said.
He looked at her with a confused look on his face.
"Before we go in, I want to thank you. For dedicating that song to me. I know it wouldn't have meant much to anyone else, but I've been feeling different recently.Lonely. And you just made that disappear when you were on stage singing. And-" She started tearing up. "It took a real friend to actually get on stage and try and make me feel better."
Inside of Spike's mind, he was cheering and whistling yet again. But on the outside he just looked at her with a half smile.
"Oh luv, who said the song was dedicated to you?"
They both laughed and she punched his arm. Then she headed in the house. Behind her back Spike rubbed his arm and mouthed "OW"
"I saw that." Buffy said.
"Well it hurt."
"Get in here you big baby."
"I'm telling my mummy." Spike stepped inside.
As soon as she shut the door a figure stepped out of the shadows. She was dressed in a red velvet Victorian dress. She had raven black hair and deep red lips.
"So the slayer has stolen my Spikey?" She looked in the window of the two playing Scrabble.
"I'll show that slayer who's Spikey he is. The stars have something very special planned for her. It's in the stars. I see it." She laughed deeply. "Bring your mummy and the kiddies. It's going to be a show."
TBC...
Dun dun dunnnnn. Hehe. So what did you think? Read and review. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luv ya'll.