Shade glanced back down on the hand over top of hers. The expression on
Spikes eyes was one of hope. She tumbled a few things over in her head
before giving a shaky smile. Spike took his hand away only after he saw her
smile. He'd work on it and he knew that some day she might love him back.
For now he was content to drown himself in those glittering silver eyes.
"Buffy," Giles sighed "there's no one here" "But I swear!" Buffy complained "She was fighting a guy with a big sword!" Giles just sighed and pulled off his glasses. He cleaned them with a small cloth as Buffy rambled on about a vampire with a sword. I hope you're alright Shade Giles pleaded silently as he scuffed a pile of dust with his foot. I do hope you're aright "The Order of Serdraga! I must tell you it is an honour to meet you at last" The Dark Lord greeted the vampires as they stepped into the chamber. "Just as it is an honour to finally meet you, Dark Lord" Kerl smirked with a gallant bow to the cloak clad man. "Ah, Kerl, I have heard so much about you" The man grinned, "but I don't believe I've had the pleasure to meet your companions." "This is Releena, a dark sorceress, Nightblade, assassin, Sabre, battle axe expert and summoner of the dead and last but not least, Scylla animorphic- changer." Kerl introduced with a wave of a hand towards each of the vampires. "I am Lord Damon, Welcome to my underground mausoleum" He grinned. "I have asked you here to perform a service for me" "And that is?" Kerl asked raising an eyebrow. "The Slayer and her friends will be quite a nuisance on the night of the Blood Moon" Lord Damon explained "and I require a certain vampire" "Your wish is our command" Kerl grinned with a bow "Who's our target?" "Bring me Shade" Damon commanded as he handed over a sack of precious stones "Distract the Slayer and her friends" "It will be done" Scylla answered retrieving the sack. She handed it to Releena who opened it and poured the gems out into her hand. Rubies, diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and black opals glittered in the flickering candlelight. Releena gestured over the stones muttering something in Gaelic. They all flared with a bright light. "They're real" Releena confirmed. Kerl bowed one last time and led his group out of the chamber. The moment they surfaced from the underground fortress Scylla caught Kerl's arm. He turned to her and, after noticing the concern in her eyes, pulled her into his embrace. "What is it my love?" He whispered gently. "We can not take on Shade.." She whispered fearfully, "She wishes to be left in peace, can't we respect that?" "I know, I know," Kerl murmured comfortingly "but we must, we do not want to be on the Dark Lord's bad side when the world falls." Then, together they stood in the moonlight, wrapped in each others embrace, unnamed fears dancing around them.
Shade walked beside Spike trying to recollect the events that just happened. Everything was going so fast. In the past few hours, she had discovered Kerl was in town, met Spike and started to fall in love again. She had found someone who seemed to understand and love her back. Now if only she could erase that horrible feeling of dread that hovered around her. Suddenly, Spike slipped his hand into hers and the feeling was pushed away into the back of her mind to think about later. He pulled her around to face him and ran his hand over her cheek. "You are so beautiful" he whispered. He leaned closer till there noses almost touched. "You are amazing" Shade whispered back. Spike nuzzled her with his nose and brushed his lips against her cheek. As he went to kiss her Shade turned away. "What's wrong?" Spike asked quietly. "I can't, I'm sorry" Shade muttered looking down. Spike slid his fingers under her chin and lifted her face to meet his eyes. "It's alright" Spike told her "I can wait" Shade looked away again, tears glimmering at the edges of her eyes. Spike brushed them away. "What do you say we go kill something" Spike laughed. Shade smirked. This was the Spike she knew. "We might find some demons wandering around" Spike smirked. Shade, suddenly, became very aware that her hand was locked with Spikes and how close she was to him. He smelt so good. She could pick up traces of leather, the creamy smell of alcohol, a woody smoke scent and his own personal smell. She smiled and pulled away. She caught his familiar smirk that could drive people crazy. She was so involved with this vampire that she didn't notice the Slayer come up behind her. Neither did Spike. Shade hit the ground and instantly rolled back on to her feet. She struck up a defence posture more out of instinct then anything. "Buffy!" Spike hollered "What are you doing?" "What am I doing?" Buffy echoed in furry "What are you doing?" Shade glanced at the two in complete confusion. She reacted instantly when Buffy attacked her again. She back flipped knocking the Slayer back. Several more flips put distance between them. Buffy pulled a stake out from her pocket and threw it at Shade as soon as she righted herself. Shade caught it midair and threw it to the ground. "Buffy, Stop" Spike snarled grabbing the Slayer "What is your problem: "My problem? What's yours?" Buffy spat pulling her arm out of his grip. Silence followed for a fraction of a second before Shade broke it. "She's jealous" Shade whispered in awe. Spike stood in shock and Buffy glared at Shade. Finally Spike exploded. "I loved you! I gave you everything! I would have done anything for you! And here you are, the moment I get over the pain you inflicted on me, trying to make me miserable again! You said you could never love me but why are you acting like this!" Spike hollered. His voice echoed through the alley ways and off buildings. Buffy looked as if she had just been slapped in the face. Without another word she turned and left looking more like the California girl she was. Spike just hung his head and sighed. He looked up again when Shade placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's ok" She whispered encouragingly "She wasn't worth it" Spike turned to her with his usual smirk. He met her eyes and nearly lost himself in them. They glittered with hidden secrets and concealed powers. He hadn't even begun to unlock all the mystery hidden in their silvery depths. Unexpectedly, Shade pulled away. "Spike we have to go" She hissed. Spike went to turn around and find out what as behind him but Shade grabbed his arm tightly.
"No, don't look" She whispered fiercely. Anger and dread had filled her silvery eyes and Spike had a feeling something bad was going to happen.
"Buffy," Giles sighed "there's no one here" "But I swear!" Buffy complained "She was fighting a guy with a big sword!" Giles just sighed and pulled off his glasses. He cleaned them with a small cloth as Buffy rambled on about a vampire with a sword. I hope you're alright Shade Giles pleaded silently as he scuffed a pile of dust with his foot. I do hope you're aright "The Order of Serdraga! I must tell you it is an honour to meet you at last" The Dark Lord greeted the vampires as they stepped into the chamber. "Just as it is an honour to finally meet you, Dark Lord" Kerl smirked with a gallant bow to the cloak clad man. "Ah, Kerl, I have heard so much about you" The man grinned, "but I don't believe I've had the pleasure to meet your companions." "This is Releena, a dark sorceress, Nightblade, assassin, Sabre, battle axe expert and summoner of the dead and last but not least, Scylla animorphic- changer." Kerl introduced with a wave of a hand towards each of the vampires. "I am Lord Damon, Welcome to my underground mausoleum" He grinned. "I have asked you here to perform a service for me" "And that is?" Kerl asked raising an eyebrow. "The Slayer and her friends will be quite a nuisance on the night of the Blood Moon" Lord Damon explained "and I require a certain vampire" "Your wish is our command" Kerl grinned with a bow "Who's our target?" "Bring me Shade" Damon commanded as he handed over a sack of precious stones "Distract the Slayer and her friends" "It will be done" Scylla answered retrieving the sack. She handed it to Releena who opened it and poured the gems out into her hand. Rubies, diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and black opals glittered in the flickering candlelight. Releena gestured over the stones muttering something in Gaelic. They all flared with a bright light. "They're real" Releena confirmed. Kerl bowed one last time and led his group out of the chamber. The moment they surfaced from the underground fortress Scylla caught Kerl's arm. He turned to her and, after noticing the concern in her eyes, pulled her into his embrace. "What is it my love?" He whispered gently. "We can not take on Shade.." She whispered fearfully, "She wishes to be left in peace, can't we respect that?" "I know, I know," Kerl murmured comfortingly "but we must, we do not want to be on the Dark Lord's bad side when the world falls." Then, together they stood in the moonlight, wrapped in each others embrace, unnamed fears dancing around them.
Shade walked beside Spike trying to recollect the events that just happened. Everything was going so fast. In the past few hours, she had discovered Kerl was in town, met Spike and started to fall in love again. She had found someone who seemed to understand and love her back. Now if only she could erase that horrible feeling of dread that hovered around her. Suddenly, Spike slipped his hand into hers and the feeling was pushed away into the back of her mind to think about later. He pulled her around to face him and ran his hand over her cheek. "You are so beautiful" he whispered. He leaned closer till there noses almost touched. "You are amazing" Shade whispered back. Spike nuzzled her with his nose and brushed his lips against her cheek. As he went to kiss her Shade turned away. "What's wrong?" Spike asked quietly. "I can't, I'm sorry" Shade muttered looking down. Spike slid his fingers under her chin and lifted her face to meet his eyes. "It's alright" Spike told her "I can wait" Shade looked away again, tears glimmering at the edges of her eyes. Spike brushed them away. "What do you say we go kill something" Spike laughed. Shade smirked. This was the Spike she knew. "We might find some demons wandering around" Spike smirked. Shade, suddenly, became very aware that her hand was locked with Spikes and how close she was to him. He smelt so good. She could pick up traces of leather, the creamy smell of alcohol, a woody smoke scent and his own personal smell. She smiled and pulled away. She caught his familiar smirk that could drive people crazy. She was so involved with this vampire that she didn't notice the Slayer come up behind her. Neither did Spike. Shade hit the ground and instantly rolled back on to her feet. She struck up a defence posture more out of instinct then anything. "Buffy!" Spike hollered "What are you doing?" "What am I doing?" Buffy echoed in furry "What are you doing?" Shade glanced at the two in complete confusion. She reacted instantly when Buffy attacked her again. She back flipped knocking the Slayer back. Several more flips put distance between them. Buffy pulled a stake out from her pocket and threw it at Shade as soon as she righted herself. Shade caught it midair and threw it to the ground. "Buffy, Stop" Spike snarled grabbing the Slayer "What is your problem: "My problem? What's yours?" Buffy spat pulling her arm out of his grip. Silence followed for a fraction of a second before Shade broke it. "She's jealous" Shade whispered in awe. Spike stood in shock and Buffy glared at Shade. Finally Spike exploded. "I loved you! I gave you everything! I would have done anything for you! And here you are, the moment I get over the pain you inflicted on me, trying to make me miserable again! You said you could never love me but why are you acting like this!" Spike hollered. His voice echoed through the alley ways and off buildings. Buffy looked as if she had just been slapped in the face. Without another word she turned and left looking more like the California girl she was. Spike just hung his head and sighed. He looked up again when Shade placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's ok" She whispered encouragingly "She wasn't worth it" Spike turned to her with his usual smirk. He met her eyes and nearly lost himself in them. They glittered with hidden secrets and concealed powers. He hadn't even begun to unlock all the mystery hidden in their silvery depths. Unexpectedly, Shade pulled away. "Spike we have to go" She hissed. Spike went to turn around and find out what as behind him but Shade grabbed his arm tightly.
"No, don't look" She whispered fiercely. Anger and dread had filled her silvery eyes and Spike had a feeling something bad was going to happen.
