Disclaimer: But...but...I thought it was mine....The little voice in my
head told me so....I think it lied to me....what a shame....
A/N: In the last chapter I played around with a different pov, but I think I've decided to stick primarily to Xander's pov, I think it'll add and interesting perspective on Spike and Buffy's relationship. I may decide to do a chapter of a Buffy pov every once in a while .And I apologize in advance, there will be some Riley/Buffy lovin for a little while, but I plan to not have it last too much longer. And now on the next chapter....
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Xander was confused, majorly confused.
He'd clearly remembered Buffy and Spike becoming friendly (if that's what you could call it) yesterday. He'd noticed the looks, and they'd both stood up for the other to Riley.
The scene he walked into when entering Giles' house was a drastic change.
Buffy was sitting in Riley's lap, whispering things into his ear and giggling every once in a while. Spike on the other hand was tied to a chair. Spike had looked pleadingly at Xander when he noticed him in the room, but he never said anything. It was almost as if he thought he deserved it somehow.
Willow wasn't there yet, Anya had decided not to come today, Giles was looking through books, Buffy had her mouth occupied and Spike didn't look as though he would be up for some male bonding. Xander sat on the couch with a scowl, rolling his eyes when the Buffy/Riley grope fest got more intense.
"They need to get a room." Xander mumbled to himself, not really enjoying the show. Spike gave him an agreeing nod. Xander realized that Spike was listening to him, so he moseyed on over to the vampire and sat down in a chair next to him.
Spike gave him a strange look.
"Can I 'elp you?" Spike asked him, not really as to sure why Xander thought it necessary to come over and bother him.
"Well, bleached wonder, I was hoping to talk to someone, and it's a little difficult to talk to them," he pointed to Riley and Buffy with his thumb, "when they won't even come up for air." Spike chuckled at him.
"Besides, I thought you two were getting along." Xander pointed out, gesturing to the ropes tied around him.
"We were. The we did something stupid and now here I am."
"Both of you did something stupid. I'm thinking that it was probably just you." Spike gave Xander an annoyed look.
"I started it, she helped finish it. End of story."
"Could you be more vague?"
"Could you be anymore annoying." Spike mocked back at him.
Xander scowled once more.
"How long have they been going at it." Xander asked, glancing over to the couple.
"I lost count around and hour and a half 'cause I fell asleep. Bloody boring, all that lip smacking, enough to make a guy nauseous." Spike shuddered dramatically.
A few moments later, Willow came flying through the door, books filled her arms. Spike and Xander watched her put them down, and then see the couple making-out in the middle of the room. With a raised brow she walked over to where Xander and Spike were located.
"What's going on there?" Willow asked with slight confusion. Buffy and Riley usually weren't so vigorous in public.
"Hell if I know." Xander answered with a shrug, trying not to look too much.
Spike just watched them, a slight look of hurt was present on his face before disgust settled in.
"Do you know Spike?"
Spike sighed.
"Wouldn't ask him Wills, he's being mister cryptic man." Willow nodded at Xander, and then grabbed his arm to pull him to another location.
"What?"
"Ok.I want to know what happened on the patrol last night with Buffy and Spike. .I know that something had to have happened. Look at the way he's looking at her, and then how she's all over Riley. It's like, 'guilty make- out session'. She's saying, 'sorry that I chose my evil mortal enemy over you' type thing."
"So she does all the groping in front of her friends? That's supposed to make it better?"
"Maybe something else is going on." Willow and Xander gave each other a look as the saw Riley began kissing her neck. She looked over his shoulder to Spike, grimacing slightly.
*Yes* Xander thought.*Something strange is happening*
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Finally, Riley left. Leaving Buffy's mouth to something useful, like talking.
When Buffy had been sure that Riley was out of the vicinity she walked over to Spike and untied him. He rubbed his wrists gingerly, trying to get the feel of the rope from his hands.
"Thanks luv." He said to her, touching her shoulder lightly. He walked past her and sat down onto the couch. He made a choice from the selection of demon books in front of him and began reading. Buffy mimicked his actions, only on the other side of the room.
Willow and Xander exchanged another look.
The room was enveloped with silence once more when Anya flew through the door.
"There you are!" She pointed at Xander, an almost relieved expression was on her face.
"Where else would I be?" Xander asked, confused as to why his girlfriend thought he'd be anyone else than where he'd said he'd be."
"I was worried Xander Harris. I was worried that when you didn't try to talk me into coming here with you that you had planned to go have sex with someone else."
Spike snickered. Giles cleaned his glasses, Buffy watched Spike, and Willow tried to ignore it all.
Xander looked around at the group, hoping that somehow, magically, they hadn't heard that.
He grabbed her by the elbow and led her to the bathroom.
"Anya.Why would you think I was cheating on you?"
"I don't know. I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"Now why would you think that."
Anya sighed.
"I guess I just expect the worst in people. I spent way too long being a vengeance demon."
"That you did." Xander pulled her in for a hard kiss.
Anya pulled away."I can think of a way to make it up to you." She had a gleam in her eye.
"So can I."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The rest of the evening was painfully awkward. Everybody sent glances and Anya and Xander's way. Having known what they did in the bathroom but wishing they didn't.
Spike and Buffy kept on glancing at one another, speaking volumes to each other with just their eyes.
Xander sat down next to Willow, who was watching Spike and Buffy with a curious expression planted on her face.
"What're you thinking about Wills?"
"There's something else there.I know it." She thought for a moment."Oh God! It's my fault. They have all these residual feelings for each other. You know.from my spell."
When Xander didn't deny it a worried look settled onto her face.
"You think it is my fault. What am I going to do?"
"I don't there's really anything that you can do. You planted the seed and now it's growing." Willow gave him a pained look."if it makes you feel any better it doesn't look like they are going to act on it."
Willow grew hopeful.
"I hope you're right."
***
TBC.
A/N: In the last chapter I played around with a different pov, but I think I've decided to stick primarily to Xander's pov, I think it'll add and interesting perspective on Spike and Buffy's relationship. I may decide to do a chapter of a Buffy pov every once in a while .And I apologize in advance, there will be some Riley/Buffy lovin for a little while, but I plan to not have it last too much longer. And now on the next chapter....
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Xander was confused, majorly confused.
He'd clearly remembered Buffy and Spike becoming friendly (if that's what you could call it) yesterday. He'd noticed the looks, and they'd both stood up for the other to Riley.
The scene he walked into when entering Giles' house was a drastic change.
Buffy was sitting in Riley's lap, whispering things into his ear and giggling every once in a while. Spike on the other hand was tied to a chair. Spike had looked pleadingly at Xander when he noticed him in the room, but he never said anything. It was almost as if he thought he deserved it somehow.
Willow wasn't there yet, Anya had decided not to come today, Giles was looking through books, Buffy had her mouth occupied and Spike didn't look as though he would be up for some male bonding. Xander sat on the couch with a scowl, rolling his eyes when the Buffy/Riley grope fest got more intense.
"They need to get a room." Xander mumbled to himself, not really enjoying the show. Spike gave him an agreeing nod. Xander realized that Spike was listening to him, so he moseyed on over to the vampire and sat down in a chair next to him.
Spike gave him a strange look.
"Can I 'elp you?" Spike asked him, not really as to sure why Xander thought it necessary to come over and bother him.
"Well, bleached wonder, I was hoping to talk to someone, and it's a little difficult to talk to them," he pointed to Riley and Buffy with his thumb, "when they won't even come up for air." Spike chuckled at him.
"Besides, I thought you two were getting along." Xander pointed out, gesturing to the ropes tied around him.
"We were. The we did something stupid and now here I am."
"Both of you did something stupid. I'm thinking that it was probably just you." Spike gave Xander an annoyed look.
"I started it, she helped finish it. End of story."
"Could you be more vague?"
"Could you be anymore annoying." Spike mocked back at him.
Xander scowled once more.
"How long have they been going at it." Xander asked, glancing over to the couple.
"I lost count around and hour and a half 'cause I fell asleep. Bloody boring, all that lip smacking, enough to make a guy nauseous." Spike shuddered dramatically.
A few moments later, Willow came flying through the door, books filled her arms. Spike and Xander watched her put them down, and then see the couple making-out in the middle of the room. With a raised brow she walked over to where Xander and Spike were located.
"What's going on there?" Willow asked with slight confusion. Buffy and Riley usually weren't so vigorous in public.
"Hell if I know." Xander answered with a shrug, trying not to look too much.
Spike just watched them, a slight look of hurt was present on his face before disgust settled in.
"Do you know Spike?"
Spike sighed.
"Wouldn't ask him Wills, he's being mister cryptic man." Willow nodded at Xander, and then grabbed his arm to pull him to another location.
"What?"
"Ok.I want to know what happened on the patrol last night with Buffy and Spike. .I know that something had to have happened. Look at the way he's looking at her, and then how she's all over Riley. It's like, 'guilty make- out session'. She's saying, 'sorry that I chose my evil mortal enemy over you' type thing."
"So she does all the groping in front of her friends? That's supposed to make it better?"
"Maybe something else is going on." Willow and Xander gave each other a look as the saw Riley began kissing her neck. She looked over his shoulder to Spike, grimacing slightly.
*Yes* Xander thought.*Something strange is happening*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Finally, Riley left. Leaving Buffy's mouth to something useful, like talking.
When Buffy had been sure that Riley was out of the vicinity she walked over to Spike and untied him. He rubbed his wrists gingerly, trying to get the feel of the rope from his hands.
"Thanks luv." He said to her, touching her shoulder lightly. He walked past her and sat down onto the couch. He made a choice from the selection of demon books in front of him and began reading. Buffy mimicked his actions, only on the other side of the room.
Willow and Xander exchanged another look.
The room was enveloped with silence once more when Anya flew through the door.
"There you are!" She pointed at Xander, an almost relieved expression was on her face.
"Where else would I be?" Xander asked, confused as to why his girlfriend thought he'd be anyone else than where he'd said he'd be."
"I was worried Xander Harris. I was worried that when you didn't try to talk me into coming here with you that you had planned to go have sex with someone else."
Spike snickered. Giles cleaned his glasses, Buffy watched Spike, and Willow tried to ignore it all.
Xander looked around at the group, hoping that somehow, magically, they hadn't heard that.
He grabbed her by the elbow and led her to the bathroom.
"Anya.Why would you think I was cheating on you?"
"I don't know. I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"Now why would you think that."
Anya sighed.
"I guess I just expect the worst in people. I spent way too long being a vengeance demon."
"That you did." Xander pulled her in for a hard kiss.
Anya pulled away."I can think of a way to make it up to you." She had a gleam in her eye.
"So can I."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The rest of the evening was painfully awkward. Everybody sent glances and Anya and Xander's way. Having known what they did in the bathroom but wishing they didn't.
Spike and Buffy kept on glancing at one another, speaking volumes to each other with just their eyes.
Xander sat down next to Willow, who was watching Spike and Buffy with a curious expression planted on her face.
"What're you thinking about Wills?"
"There's something else there.I know it." She thought for a moment."Oh God! It's my fault. They have all these residual feelings for each other. You know.from my spell."
When Xander didn't deny it a worried look settled onto her face.
"You think it is my fault. What am I going to do?"
"I don't there's really anything that you can do. You planted the seed and now it's growing." Willow gave him a pained look."if it makes you feel any better it doesn't look like they are going to act on it."
Willow grew hopeful.
"I hope you're right."
***
TBC.