(a/n this chap is for all the people who have reviewed so far, thankyou)
The next evening Ginny was lying in bed, wondering what Angelus had meant when he said 'part one of the punishment'. She was dreading it and looking forward to it at the same time. She finally drifted off into an uneasy sleep; her subconscious had decided to plague her with nightmares. She woke up screaming and dripping with sweat, and then a voice came from next to her.
"Shhhhh, calm down Red" said the voice and she started crying, it was a really awful nightmare.
"Its okay, Spike's here to comfort you" he said
"Mmmmmkkk" she said and started to drift on again, until she realized what the voice had said, and her eyes shot open.
"SPIKE!!!" she jumped up and shouted
"Shh pet, you're going to wake up your roommates if you don't quiet down"
"What are you doing here, in my bed?!" She whispered in an alarmed tone
"Well, I came down here to ask you something, and saw you asleep, so I decided to join you" he told her
"Besides, isn't that what friends do?" He asked "Have those sleepover things and cuddle up next to each other"
"Well..."she was going to argue but was busy coming up with an argument but Spike interrupted
"And we are friends, so it's allowed, right Red?" he finished.
"Yeah, sure, whatever, but what did you come to ask me?" she asked
"Okay, I wanted to know if you wanted to do some fighting lessons with me"
"Fighting lessons?" she asked skeptically
"Yeah, so you could toughen up a bit, protect yourself, and all that"
"Well, um, I want to and everything but...."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Well, uh, there's this thing, you see...."
"Just spit it out Red" he said in an almost amused tone. "Well, I have to ask Angelus"
"Why" he asked, curious.
"Because, he says he 'owns' me, and will probably torture me or kill a family member if I don't do what he says" finally getting it out.
She watched as an odd emotion passed over his features, but she couldn't tell what it was, it had come and gone so past.
"Oh really?" he said his jaw clenching a bit
"Um, yeah, he says I'm not supposed to do anything with other guys, especially you" She said a bit flustered
"Especially me?" He said, going back to being amused
"Yeah"
"Well, sounds like that article got to him, he punched me in the gut after he read that" He said and snickered, and her eyes widened and she blushed.
"You saw the article?" she asked quietly, and blushed even more.
"Yeah, we make quite the couple don't we?" He said and smirked, she smiled.
"I think so" she said and yawned.
"Go to sleep pet, and you can ask Angelus about the fighting lessons tomorrow"
"Ok" she answered and snuggled up against him.
He wrapped his arms around her in a protective manner, and just as she was drifting off into sleep, she heard:
"I'll protect you from Angelus, I won't let him hurt you"
She didn't have any nightmares the rest of the night.
The next evening Ginny was lying in bed, wondering what Angelus had meant when he said 'part one of the punishment'. She was dreading it and looking forward to it at the same time. She finally drifted off into an uneasy sleep; her subconscious had decided to plague her with nightmares. She woke up screaming and dripping with sweat, and then a voice came from next to her.
"Shhhhh, calm down Red" said the voice and she started crying, it was a really awful nightmare.
"Its okay, Spike's here to comfort you" he said
"Mmmmmkkk" she said and started to drift on again, until she realized what the voice had said, and her eyes shot open.
"SPIKE!!!" she jumped up and shouted
"Shh pet, you're going to wake up your roommates if you don't quiet down"
"What are you doing here, in my bed?!" She whispered in an alarmed tone
"Well, I came down here to ask you something, and saw you asleep, so I decided to join you" he told her
"Besides, isn't that what friends do?" He asked "Have those sleepover things and cuddle up next to each other"
"Well..."she was going to argue but was busy coming up with an argument but Spike interrupted
"And we are friends, so it's allowed, right Red?" he finished.
"Yeah, sure, whatever, but what did you come to ask me?" she asked
"Okay, I wanted to know if you wanted to do some fighting lessons with me"
"Fighting lessons?" she asked skeptically
"Yeah, so you could toughen up a bit, protect yourself, and all that"
"Well, um, I want to and everything but...."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Well, uh, there's this thing, you see...."
"Just spit it out Red" he said in an almost amused tone. "Well, I have to ask Angelus"
"Why" he asked, curious.
"Because, he says he 'owns' me, and will probably torture me or kill a family member if I don't do what he says" finally getting it out.
She watched as an odd emotion passed over his features, but she couldn't tell what it was, it had come and gone so past.
"Oh really?" he said his jaw clenching a bit
"Um, yeah, he says I'm not supposed to do anything with other guys, especially you" She said a bit flustered
"Especially me?" He said, going back to being amused
"Yeah"
"Well, sounds like that article got to him, he punched me in the gut after he read that" He said and snickered, and her eyes widened and she blushed.
"You saw the article?" she asked quietly, and blushed even more.
"Yeah, we make quite the couple don't we?" He said and smirked, she smiled.
"I think so" she said and yawned.
"Go to sleep pet, and you can ask Angelus about the fighting lessons tomorrow"
"Ok" she answered and snuggled up against him.
He wrapped his arms around her in a protective manner, and just as she was drifting off into sleep, she heard:
"I'll protect you from Angelus, I won't let him hurt you"
She didn't have any nightmares the rest of the night.
