Chapter 3
Buffy and Riley got to her house and they found Dawn asleep on the couch. Buffy walked towards her and gave her a gentle shove to wake her up. "Dawn, you should get to bed." Dawn woke up and rubbed her eyes.
"Buffy, you're home." She then noticed that her sister wasn't alone. "Riley, what are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Just visiting, how've you been kid?" Dawn got up.
"Good and I'm not a kid. I'm going to bed." Dawn went upstairs.
"You can sleep on the couch if you want. Willow and Tara should be here soon, they kinda live here now." Riley nodded.
"Thanks!" He told her.
"Don't mention it. Guess I'll head to bed now too, goodnight." She said as she went upstairs. Riley just watched her go. The next morning Buffy left the house early while everyone was still sleeping. She decided to go to Spike's crypt. He was the only person that really seemed to understand her right now and the only one that she told about her being in Heaven. She didn't think the others would understand and she didn't want them to feel bad about tearing her out of there. She walked inside his crypt, making a habit of just barging in and saw him messing with the TV, as usual. Still not sure how he would get any channels out here, but she knew how he couldn't live without his "Passions," she never understood how anyone could watch that crap, but then again Spike wasn't just anyone. She just watched as he cursed the telly, as he would call it and she couldn't help, but laugh. It seemed like that was the first time she's really laughed since she came back. Spike then looked up and smiled at her.
"Making a habit of sneaking up on me, love." She shrugged.
"Have to do something to kill the time." He nodded.
"Well, that's understandable. So, what brings you here so early in the morning?" Buffy just shrugged again and sat down.
"Riley's back and it's kinda weird." Spike nodded and sat down in front of her.
"So, soldier boy is back and yet you don't seem happy about it." He said.
"I'm happy to see him, but I know it's only a temporary thing and I think having him here kinda makes things harder." Spike looked at her.
"Did you tell him, you know about...?"
"My death." Buffy finished for him. "It's okay, you can say it." Spike nodded.
"Yeah, about that." Buffy nodded too.
"It kinda slipped out, but yeah I told him. Not all the details, but I told him enough. All he needs to know anyway. Even telling him that was hard." Spike got up.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it. You'll probably get back together and live happily ever after." Buffy noticed that Spike wasn't trying to be funny.
"I wouldn't mind the happy ending, but I don't think we'll be getting back together. Like I said, I'm sure him being here is only a temporary thing. Besides, I don't think I would want to. I wasn't fair to him and I don't think either of us needs to go back to that. I don't need a boyfriend right now. I think that all I need is to just be with me." Spike smiled.
"That's probably for the best." It was still dark outside and the two of them just sat in silence, not sure what else to say. She figured the sun would be up in about an hour so she decided to wait until then before she went back home. In the cemetery a group of vampires were gathered around their one victim. The mysterious vampire walked towards them and shook his head.
"Isn't this a disgusting display. Sharing one victim and you call yourselves vampires. Not to mention feeding so close to sunrise. I'm guessing you lot haven't been around for a long time with this pathetic performance." The vampires dropped their victim and looked up at the intruder.
"Who the hell are you?" One of the vampires asked.
"I am Logan and I have been on this Earth a lot longer than any of you. So, this is how it is, you do what I want and I might spare your lives." The vampires looked at each other until the same one spoke again.
"What do you want?" Logan gave a wicked smile.
"The Slayer!"
Buffy and Riley got to her house and they found Dawn asleep on the couch. Buffy walked towards her and gave her a gentle shove to wake her up. "Dawn, you should get to bed." Dawn woke up and rubbed her eyes.
"Buffy, you're home." She then noticed that her sister wasn't alone. "Riley, what are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Just visiting, how've you been kid?" Dawn got up.
"Good and I'm not a kid. I'm going to bed." Dawn went upstairs.
"You can sleep on the couch if you want. Willow and Tara should be here soon, they kinda live here now." Riley nodded.
"Thanks!" He told her.
"Don't mention it. Guess I'll head to bed now too, goodnight." She said as she went upstairs. Riley just watched her go. The next morning Buffy left the house early while everyone was still sleeping. She decided to go to Spike's crypt. He was the only person that really seemed to understand her right now and the only one that she told about her being in Heaven. She didn't think the others would understand and she didn't want them to feel bad about tearing her out of there. She walked inside his crypt, making a habit of just barging in and saw him messing with the TV, as usual. Still not sure how he would get any channels out here, but she knew how he couldn't live without his "Passions," she never understood how anyone could watch that crap, but then again Spike wasn't just anyone. She just watched as he cursed the telly, as he would call it and she couldn't help, but laugh. It seemed like that was the first time she's really laughed since she came back. Spike then looked up and smiled at her.
"Making a habit of sneaking up on me, love." She shrugged.
"Have to do something to kill the time." He nodded.
"Well, that's understandable. So, what brings you here so early in the morning?" Buffy just shrugged again and sat down.
"Riley's back and it's kinda weird." Spike nodded and sat down in front of her.
"So, soldier boy is back and yet you don't seem happy about it." He said.
"I'm happy to see him, but I know it's only a temporary thing and I think having him here kinda makes things harder." Spike looked at her.
"Did you tell him, you know about...?"
"My death." Buffy finished for him. "It's okay, you can say it." Spike nodded.
"Yeah, about that." Buffy nodded too.
"It kinda slipped out, but yeah I told him. Not all the details, but I told him enough. All he needs to know anyway. Even telling him that was hard." Spike got up.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it. You'll probably get back together and live happily ever after." Buffy noticed that Spike wasn't trying to be funny.
"I wouldn't mind the happy ending, but I don't think we'll be getting back together. Like I said, I'm sure him being here is only a temporary thing. Besides, I don't think I would want to. I wasn't fair to him and I don't think either of us needs to go back to that. I don't need a boyfriend right now. I think that all I need is to just be with me." Spike smiled.
"That's probably for the best." It was still dark outside and the two of them just sat in silence, not sure what else to say. She figured the sun would be up in about an hour so she decided to wait until then before she went back home. In the cemetery a group of vampires were gathered around their one victim. The mysterious vampire walked towards them and shook his head.
"Isn't this a disgusting display. Sharing one victim and you call yourselves vampires. Not to mention feeding so close to sunrise. I'm guessing you lot haven't been around for a long time with this pathetic performance." The vampires dropped their victim and looked up at the intruder.
"Who the hell are you?" One of the vampires asked.
"I am Logan and I have been on this Earth a lot longer than any of you. So, this is how it is, you do what I want and I might spare your lives." The vampires looked at each other until the same one spoke again.
"What do you want?" Logan gave a wicked smile.
"The Slayer!"
