Disclaimer: I begged and begged. They still won't share. And when I asked
if I could have Spike they laughed me out of the building. Joss is a
bitch..won't share..*pout*
A/N: Hello to all...I feel like ranting so I will. I am worried that at the end of BtVS, Angel and Buffy will end up together in the end.that'd be just horrible...I like Angel, just not when's he's with Buffy..Gah.and I don't like the principal either..But I think that's only because I like Spike more.And one other thing, (this actually has to do with the story) I don't know where Buffy worked out back in Season 4, so I'm putting a workout room in Giles' house.
And now.on to the story!
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Xander watched Buffy as she beat the punching bag. A twist, a kick.the bag swung back and forth from the force.
Buffy stopped, wiped sweat from her brow and looked at the bag, a frustrated look on her face.
"I wish I had something better to fight."
Buffy sighed.
"I would offer myself, but I'm afraid that we'd never get a moments peace from Anya if we did so."
"I suppose you're right."
Buffy sighed again.
"Buffy, I have a question to ask you. You don't have to answer, but I was just curious."
"Xander, spit it out."
"Do you love Spike?"
"What? Why would you think that?"
"Well, Willow."
"Why would Willow think that?" Buffy interrupted
"The looks..and all that other stuff."
"Looking hardly constitutes as love, Xander."
"But do you?"
"No.I can't.I don't."
"Don't or won't"
"Can't."
Xander watched her as she left him sitting in the little room.
He sighed and then followed her to the kitchen where she was drinking from a water bottle.
"Are you staying here?" Buffy asked Xander, putting the water bottle back into the fridge.
"Probably for a little while.Why?"
"I'm going to head back to the dorm and take a shower. I'm all sweaty and gross."
"All right. Are you going to come back?"
"Probably, we still have research to do."
"Oh joy. Watch me jump around in uncontrollable happiness!" Xander quipped sarcastically.
"See ya later." Buffy smiled and went out the front door, leaving Xander alone, with. Spike, in Giles' house. Granted said vampire was chained to the bath tub. Since Riley would be joining them tonight Spike would have to be tied up to things.
Xander sighed and then laid down on the couch. Before he could stop himself he fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Xander awoke, there was a hum of noise in the room.
He slowly began recognizing the voices, there was Buffy, then Willow, and he could even hear Anya.
He slowly sat up, his back aching from sleeping on the couch. He looked down at his feet and saw his toe nails were painted. And not with just any color.it was the brightest shade of pink he'd ever seen.
His eyes scanned the room. Buffy, Willow and Anya were talking about something..probably just girl talk. Spike was in the opposite corner, sitting in a chair. Surprisingly without the ropes.Xander would have to ask Buffy about that later.
"Like that shade on you Harris.brings out your eyes." Spike chuckled and turned slightly to watch the women chatter.
Xander scowled and looked back at his pink toes.
Willow noticed and giggled slightly at Xander's confusion.
"Did you do this." Xander pointed at Willow. He just knew she had something to do with it.
Willow giggled a little more.
"Well, I was bored. I got here first, and you were asleep."
"So you did do this?"
"Umm, yeah. But Spike's right, that shade does look nice on you."
Spike chuckled.
Xander swung his legs off the couch and on to the floor. He glared at his toes and then at Willow. He pulled on his socks and hoped that no one would ever speak of this again.
"So Buff.Where's Riley?"
Spike glared slightly at the mention of Riley's name.
"He couldn't make it." Buffy replied, her tone was asking Xander not to ask any more questions. But Xander was never good at taking a hint.
"Really? I would've thought he'd move things around to be with you."
"Well, he couldn't."
Willow noticed the exasperated look on Buffy's face. So she did the only thing that she could think of.She changed the subject.
"So..how 'bout them Raiders?"
Everybody in the room looked at Willow like she had grown another head. It wasn't like Willow to talk about football. Even Giles looked up from his book.
Spike, decided to play along. He didn't really like all that Riley talk anyway.
"I 'erd that they are gonna go far his year."
"We should.go see a game. Except that you're a vampire and that'd be, difficult."
"Yeah, well, I'm more of a football fan myself. Though, I guess you Americans call it 'soccer'.
"Bloody yanks." Giles muttered under his breath, receiving a smirk from Spike.
"You watch soccer?" Buffy had figured out what the two did. She figured that if they all talked about something different long enough, Xander would lay off.
"Not as much as I used to. Bloody good sport if you ask me."
"I like pro wrestling." Anya announced.. "big, bulky men in spandex. I like it.."
Everyone grimaced at Anya's announcement. Xander frowned.
"That's uh.nice, Anya." Anya smiled brightly at her boyfriend, pleased to have gained praise from him.
"As exciting as all this sports talk is, we still have a demon to find. Let's get back to our research." Always count on Giles to ruin everyone's fun.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy grimaced as she plunged a dagger into the slimy green monster's skin.
"Ughh.that is really gross." Buffy looked down at her ruined shirt.
"Yeah.he was a nasty one, wasn't 'e." Spike felt sympathy for Buffy's ruined clothes, but there was no way in hell he was going near that thing. He loved his duster.
"Well.at least the kitties are safe."
"Always a good thing."
Spike and Buffy exchanged glances. Sharing what only could be described as a 'moment'.
"I guess we better head back. Giles will want to hear all about Slimey."
With that, the Slayer and her Vampire walked back the Watcher's house.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy watched as Giles finished writing the events of the patrol in his little notebook.
"Looks like we're done for the night. You're welcome to go home."
"Want me to walk you home?" Spike asked her, his voice was smooth. A slightly seductive slur that wrapped around her.
"If you want to."
Spike smiled and gestured for her to lead the way.
They walked in silence, just enjoying the other's company.
The reached Buffy's house all too soon.
"You're staying with your mum tonight?"
"Yeah.need to get in some mother-daughter bonding time."
"Have fun."
Spike smiled at her, the smile became infectious and Buffy smiled too.
"See you tomorrow?" Spike asked with a hopeful look on his face.
"Probably. Good night, Spike."
Buffy got onto her tip toes and gave Spike a light kiss on the lips. Spike stood there stunned, trying to take it all in. He'd kissed her before, hell he'd done a lot more with her before. But it felt different this time.
"See you later." She whispered to him. With one last look she turned around and headed up the stairs to her house.
"See ya." Spike whispered to Buffy, not really meaning for her to hear it though.
Spike walked back to Giles' house. A smile on his lips that just wouldn't go away.
***
TBC
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A/N: Hello to all...I feel like ranting so I will. I am worried that at the end of BtVS, Angel and Buffy will end up together in the end.that'd be just horrible...I like Angel, just not when's he's with Buffy..Gah.and I don't like the principal either..But I think that's only because I like Spike more.And one other thing, (this actually has to do with the story) I don't know where Buffy worked out back in Season 4, so I'm putting a workout room in Giles' house.
And now.on to the story!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Xander watched Buffy as she beat the punching bag. A twist, a kick.the bag swung back and forth from the force.
Buffy stopped, wiped sweat from her brow and looked at the bag, a frustrated look on her face.
"I wish I had something better to fight."
Buffy sighed.
"I would offer myself, but I'm afraid that we'd never get a moments peace from Anya if we did so."
"I suppose you're right."
Buffy sighed again.
"Buffy, I have a question to ask you. You don't have to answer, but I was just curious."
"Xander, spit it out."
"Do you love Spike?"
"What? Why would you think that?"
"Well, Willow."
"Why would Willow think that?" Buffy interrupted
"The looks..and all that other stuff."
"Looking hardly constitutes as love, Xander."
"But do you?"
"No.I can't.I don't."
"Don't or won't"
"Can't."
Xander watched her as she left him sitting in the little room.
He sighed and then followed her to the kitchen where she was drinking from a water bottle.
"Are you staying here?" Buffy asked Xander, putting the water bottle back into the fridge.
"Probably for a little while.Why?"
"I'm going to head back to the dorm and take a shower. I'm all sweaty and gross."
"All right. Are you going to come back?"
"Probably, we still have research to do."
"Oh joy. Watch me jump around in uncontrollable happiness!" Xander quipped sarcastically.
"See ya later." Buffy smiled and went out the front door, leaving Xander alone, with. Spike, in Giles' house. Granted said vampire was chained to the bath tub. Since Riley would be joining them tonight Spike would have to be tied up to things.
Xander sighed and then laid down on the couch. Before he could stop himself he fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Xander awoke, there was a hum of noise in the room.
He slowly began recognizing the voices, there was Buffy, then Willow, and he could even hear Anya.
He slowly sat up, his back aching from sleeping on the couch. He looked down at his feet and saw his toe nails were painted. And not with just any color.it was the brightest shade of pink he'd ever seen.
His eyes scanned the room. Buffy, Willow and Anya were talking about something..probably just girl talk. Spike was in the opposite corner, sitting in a chair. Surprisingly without the ropes.Xander would have to ask Buffy about that later.
"Like that shade on you Harris.brings out your eyes." Spike chuckled and turned slightly to watch the women chatter.
Xander scowled and looked back at his pink toes.
Willow noticed and giggled slightly at Xander's confusion.
"Did you do this." Xander pointed at Willow. He just knew she had something to do with it.
Willow giggled a little more.
"Well, I was bored. I got here first, and you were asleep."
"So you did do this?"
"Umm, yeah. But Spike's right, that shade does look nice on you."
Spike chuckled.
Xander swung his legs off the couch and on to the floor. He glared at his toes and then at Willow. He pulled on his socks and hoped that no one would ever speak of this again.
"So Buff.Where's Riley?"
Spike glared slightly at the mention of Riley's name.
"He couldn't make it." Buffy replied, her tone was asking Xander not to ask any more questions. But Xander was never good at taking a hint.
"Really? I would've thought he'd move things around to be with you."
"Well, he couldn't."
Willow noticed the exasperated look on Buffy's face. So she did the only thing that she could think of.She changed the subject.
"So..how 'bout them Raiders?"
Everybody in the room looked at Willow like she had grown another head. It wasn't like Willow to talk about football. Even Giles looked up from his book.
Spike, decided to play along. He didn't really like all that Riley talk anyway.
"I 'erd that they are gonna go far his year."
"We should.go see a game. Except that you're a vampire and that'd be, difficult."
"Yeah, well, I'm more of a football fan myself. Though, I guess you Americans call it 'soccer'.
"Bloody yanks." Giles muttered under his breath, receiving a smirk from Spike.
"You watch soccer?" Buffy had figured out what the two did. She figured that if they all talked about something different long enough, Xander would lay off.
"Not as much as I used to. Bloody good sport if you ask me."
"I like pro wrestling." Anya announced.. "big, bulky men in spandex. I like it.."
Everyone grimaced at Anya's announcement. Xander frowned.
"That's uh.nice, Anya." Anya smiled brightly at her boyfriend, pleased to have gained praise from him.
"As exciting as all this sports talk is, we still have a demon to find. Let's get back to our research." Always count on Giles to ruin everyone's fun.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy grimaced as she plunged a dagger into the slimy green monster's skin.
"Ughh.that is really gross." Buffy looked down at her ruined shirt.
"Yeah.he was a nasty one, wasn't 'e." Spike felt sympathy for Buffy's ruined clothes, but there was no way in hell he was going near that thing. He loved his duster.
"Well.at least the kitties are safe."
"Always a good thing."
Spike and Buffy exchanged glances. Sharing what only could be described as a 'moment'.
"I guess we better head back. Giles will want to hear all about Slimey."
With that, the Slayer and her Vampire walked back the Watcher's house.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy watched as Giles finished writing the events of the patrol in his little notebook.
"Looks like we're done for the night. You're welcome to go home."
"Want me to walk you home?" Spike asked her, his voice was smooth. A slightly seductive slur that wrapped around her.
"If you want to."
Spike smiled and gestured for her to lead the way.
They walked in silence, just enjoying the other's company.
The reached Buffy's house all too soon.
"You're staying with your mum tonight?"
"Yeah.need to get in some mother-daughter bonding time."
"Have fun."
Spike smiled at her, the smile became infectious and Buffy smiled too.
"See you tomorrow?" Spike asked with a hopeful look on his face.
"Probably. Good night, Spike."
Buffy got onto her tip toes and gave Spike a light kiss on the lips. Spike stood there stunned, trying to take it all in. He'd kissed her before, hell he'd done a lot more with her before. But it felt different this time.
"See you later." She whispered to him. With one last look she turned around and headed up the stairs to her house.
"See ya." Spike whispered to Buffy, not really meaning for her to hear it though.
Spike walked back to Giles' house. A smile on his lips that just wouldn't go away.
***
TBC
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