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CHAPTER TEN
Will wrapped his arm around Joy's waist and moved in time to the music. The couple moved together across the dance floor as if they were the only people in the world. The music and their love swallowed them whole.
Anya sat at a table by the dance floor watching the whole reception, a smile on face that beamed with pride, this was her doing. Her and Xander hadn't been able to have children so this was the closest thing she'd have to planning her child's wedding and she had really enjoyed it. She looked over at Buffy and then to Spike.
There was no way those two would have been able to organize anything without her, they had spent the past month arguing so deciding on a seating plan just wouldn't have happened.
"You ok?" Dawn asked her breaking her thoughts.
"Me oh yes I'm fine, I just feel proud." Anya told her.
"Yes Anya you have done a brilliant job, now I've just got one more thing to sort out."
At first Anya grinned, happy that her friends recognized her achievement, but then her face fell as Dawn finished her sentence.
"Have I not organized everything? I'm sure that I did everything on the list." Anya flustered.
"No calm down you have done everything, I was talking about those two." Dawn said in a hurry to calm Anya down, she nodded towards Buffy and Spike.
"Yes well time for another dance I think." Anya said winking at Dawn.
~*~
Dawn walked up to the microphone that was on the stage in front of the band, she tapped it with her finger and glanced around the room.
"Hello everyone well that was the bride and grooms first dance so now it's time for the father of the bride and the mother of the groom." Dawn said.
Two pairs of angry eyes settled on Dawn, but the people in the room had already started clapping they both knew that there was no way out of the situation. The music started to play as Buffy and Spike walked on to the dance floor.
Nervously like a teenager on her first date Buffy put her hand on Spike's shoulder. This was like a living nightmare, she was in a room full of people pressed up against Spike of all people.
"Just relax pet." Spike whispered in her ear feeling how tense her body was against his.
As they moved across the dance floor they could feel everyone eyes burning into them, they had to be nice now was not the time to start arguing.
"Fine a song last what three minutes then you can stay the hell away from me." Buffy said sharply all the time keeping a fake smile plastered on her face.
Spike huffed in frustration, he was trying to do this thing properly woo her back make a mends for past sins and all that but every time she had start with the harsh remarks. But she was still beautiful.
"When are you going to accept that you don't hate me no matter how much you try." Spike said spinning Buffy's slender figure around. For a second he saw a scowl cross her face before she readjusted her happy smile.
"Oh Spike," She sing-songed, "I don't hate you, I just can't stand the sight of your cocky arrogant face."
Always the bitch Spike thought to himself, for some reason fate had brought him back to Sunnyhell surely it was for a reason.
"Do you want me to leave again?" Spike asked her sincerely. He meant it as well, if she told him to leave then he would and god knows he wouldn't be coming back.
Buffy thought about it, suddenly it all seemed more real. Spike wouldn't leave again would he? She hadn't thought about for some reason she just presumed that now he was back he'd stay, she'd forgotten all about the fact that he had another life in North California.
Spike smiled when he saw that Buffy was thinking about it, it was a chance right?
"I don't care." She answered, all the time still moving to the music.
"So I can walk out of that door and you'll never see me again and you won't care?" He asked challenging her.
~*~
Dawn watched the couple on the dance, they might be fooling every one else in the room but she could see the tension going on between them.
She knew too well what Spike was like if Buffy pushed him any further he would blow and then he'd be out of here. She considered going over there and cutting in defusing the situation.
~*~
"Well I don't think that you should leave right now because it'd probably upset Joy." Buffy told him trying to avoid answering the question straight.
"So you're just thinking of Joy?" Spike asked.
"God Spike when are you going to crawl out of your own arse?" She muttered under her own breath, but Spike heard her.
"So that's a yes you do want me to leave then."
Something snapped in Buffy, where did he get off trying to make her beg him to stay. He was the one that did what he did and then left, now he wanted her to beg him not to leave.
"I didn't want to upset you but yes I want you to leave." Buffy said her face still sporting her fake smile. Her voice sounding like it didn't care.
Spike breathed in deeply and then let the air out again almost growling, "Fine well when the song finishes I'll go."
Buffy heard it in his voice, the sincerity in his voice. That was it and she couldn't take it back he was leaving again, and as she finished her thought the music stopped and their dance was over.
~*~
Buffy was still stood on the dance floor when Spike kissed his daughter goodbye, she watched Joy protesting and Spike bringing his finger up to her lips to silence her. He placed a kiss on her forehead and took hold of Will's hand to shake it.
With that he headed for the door to leave and Buffy was still stood watching the scene, she felt like she should stop him, but why? What did she want from him?
The door slammed behind him and sound of it brought out of her daydream. She picked up the bottom of her skirt and ran towards the door, the Scooby gang watched as Buffy ran after Spike.
She pushed the door and saw Spike starting the engine to the rental car, "Spike wait."
Spike stuck his head out of the window, "What ya want pet?"
"Look don't leave like this." She said almost begging.
"Why? Buffy you just told me to leave so for once I'm listening to you." He told her.
Buffy put her hands to her face she knew what she had to say to make him stay but she couldn't. He wanted to be forgiven, he wanted to be loved and she couldn't offer him that.
"I just don't think that you leave like this, I mean what about the kids?" Buffy knew that bringing the kids into was a last ditch attempt but she couldn't let him walk out now.
The sky opened and little drizzles of rain started to fall onto the street.
"Don't bring this down to the kids Buffy you know it's not about them." Spike said anger in his tone.
"Spike I'm asking you to stay isn't that good enough for you?" She asked,
Spike looked at her, he wanted to just stay but she had asked him to go and now she'd have to do a lot better than that to make him stay. He searched her face hoping that she'd just say it, that she could forgive him and accept him. Her face showed him that she wasn't going to bend.
He turned the key in the ignition and started up the engine, Buffy didn't say a word.
Buffy watched as the car pulled out of the parking lot and headed down the street, if she had ran she could have caught him, but she never. The rain started to fall heavier, the large rain drop that where soaking her through to her skin hid the large tears that were falling from her eyes.
He was gone.
TBC.
CHAPTER TEN
Will wrapped his arm around Joy's waist and moved in time to the music. The couple moved together across the dance floor as if they were the only people in the world. The music and their love swallowed them whole.
Anya sat at a table by the dance floor watching the whole reception, a smile on face that beamed with pride, this was her doing. Her and Xander hadn't been able to have children so this was the closest thing she'd have to planning her child's wedding and she had really enjoyed it. She looked over at Buffy and then to Spike.
There was no way those two would have been able to organize anything without her, they had spent the past month arguing so deciding on a seating plan just wouldn't have happened.
"You ok?" Dawn asked her breaking her thoughts.
"Me oh yes I'm fine, I just feel proud." Anya told her.
"Yes Anya you have done a brilliant job, now I've just got one more thing to sort out."
At first Anya grinned, happy that her friends recognized her achievement, but then her face fell as Dawn finished her sentence.
"Have I not organized everything? I'm sure that I did everything on the list." Anya flustered.
"No calm down you have done everything, I was talking about those two." Dawn said in a hurry to calm Anya down, she nodded towards Buffy and Spike.
"Yes well time for another dance I think." Anya said winking at Dawn.
~*~
Dawn walked up to the microphone that was on the stage in front of the band, she tapped it with her finger and glanced around the room.
"Hello everyone well that was the bride and grooms first dance so now it's time for the father of the bride and the mother of the groom." Dawn said.
Two pairs of angry eyes settled on Dawn, but the people in the room had already started clapping they both knew that there was no way out of the situation. The music started to play as Buffy and Spike walked on to the dance floor.
Nervously like a teenager on her first date Buffy put her hand on Spike's shoulder. This was like a living nightmare, she was in a room full of people pressed up against Spike of all people.
"Just relax pet." Spike whispered in her ear feeling how tense her body was against his.
As they moved across the dance floor they could feel everyone eyes burning into them, they had to be nice now was not the time to start arguing.
"Fine a song last what three minutes then you can stay the hell away from me." Buffy said sharply all the time keeping a fake smile plastered on her face.
Spike huffed in frustration, he was trying to do this thing properly woo her back make a mends for past sins and all that but every time she had start with the harsh remarks. But she was still beautiful.
"When are you going to accept that you don't hate me no matter how much you try." Spike said spinning Buffy's slender figure around. For a second he saw a scowl cross her face before she readjusted her happy smile.
"Oh Spike," She sing-songed, "I don't hate you, I just can't stand the sight of your cocky arrogant face."
Always the bitch Spike thought to himself, for some reason fate had brought him back to Sunnyhell surely it was for a reason.
"Do you want me to leave again?" Spike asked her sincerely. He meant it as well, if she told him to leave then he would and god knows he wouldn't be coming back.
Buffy thought about it, suddenly it all seemed more real. Spike wouldn't leave again would he? She hadn't thought about for some reason she just presumed that now he was back he'd stay, she'd forgotten all about the fact that he had another life in North California.
Spike smiled when he saw that Buffy was thinking about it, it was a chance right?
"I don't care." She answered, all the time still moving to the music.
"So I can walk out of that door and you'll never see me again and you won't care?" He asked challenging her.
~*~
Dawn watched the couple on the dance, they might be fooling every one else in the room but she could see the tension going on between them.
She knew too well what Spike was like if Buffy pushed him any further he would blow and then he'd be out of here. She considered going over there and cutting in defusing the situation.
~*~
"Well I don't think that you should leave right now because it'd probably upset Joy." Buffy told him trying to avoid answering the question straight.
"So you're just thinking of Joy?" Spike asked.
"God Spike when are you going to crawl out of your own arse?" She muttered under her own breath, but Spike heard her.
"So that's a yes you do want me to leave then."
Something snapped in Buffy, where did he get off trying to make her beg him to stay. He was the one that did what he did and then left, now he wanted her to beg him not to leave.
"I didn't want to upset you but yes I want you to leave." Buffy said her face still sporting her fake smile. Her voice sounding like it didn't care.
Spike breathed in deeply and then let the air out again almost growling, "Fine well when the song finishes I'll go."
Buffy heard it in his voice, the sincerity in his voice. That was it and she couldn't take it back he was leaving again, and as she finished her thought the music stopped and their dance was over.
~*~
Buffy was still stood on the dance floor when Spike kissed his daughter goodbye, she watched Joy protesting and Spike bringing his finger up to her lips to silence her. He placed a kiss on her forehead and took hold of Will's hand to shake it.
With that he headed for the door to leave and Buffy was still stood watching the scene, she felt like she should stop him, but why? What did she want from him?
The door slammed behind him and sound of it brought out of her daydream. She picked up the bottom of her skirt and ran towards the door, the Scooby gang watched as Buffy ran after Spike.
She pushed the door and saw Spike starting the engine to the rental car, "Spike wait."
Spike stuck his head out of the window, "What ya want pet?"
"Look don't leave like this." She said almost begging.
"Why? Buffy you just told me to leave so for once I'm listening to you." He told her.
Buffy put her hands to her face she knew what she had to say to make him stay but she couldn't. He wanted to be forgiven, he wanted to be loved and she couldn't offer him that.
"I just don't think that you leave like this, I mean what about the kids?" Buffy knew that bringing the kids into was a last ditch attempt but she couldn't let him walk out now.
The sky opened and little drizzles of rain started to fall onto the street.
"Don't bring this down to the kids Buffy you know it's not about them." Spike said anger in his tone.
"Spike I'm asking you to stay isn't that good enough for you?" She asked,
Spike looked at her, he wanted to just stay but she had asked him to go and now she'd have to do a lot better than that to make him stay. He searched her face hoping that she'd just say it, that she could forgive him and accept him. Her face showed him that she wasn't going to bend.
He turned the key in the ignition and started up the engine, Buffy didn't say a word.
Buffy watched as the car pulled out of the parking lot and headed down the street, if she had ran she could have caught him, but she never. The rain started to fall heavier, the large rain drop that where soaking her through to her skin hid the large tears that were falling from her eyes.
He was gone.
TBC.