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Rating: PG-15 (for now anyway)
Couples: B/A mainly, Dawn/Andrew, maybe others later
Authors note: Buffy Summers is one of the leading Fashion Designers in the world. When her twin sister Dawn introduces her to Angelus Liam O'Connor her world takes a turn to something she never expected.
Authors note 2: This story is an AU fic.
Author's Note: This part is not a Spike friendly part.
Title: Love and Fashion 7/?
Author: TK
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Part 7
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"Just a minute," called Buffy to whoever was at the door. Running her hands through her hair to make sure she looked presentable to whoever was at the door. After checking her reflection she put a smile on her face, and opened the door ready to greet the visitor. That, however, changed when she saw who it was.
"Hello, Cutie," greeted Spike pulling a cigarette out of his mouth. "Is twin sis home?" he asked looking past Buffy to see if Dawn or anyone else was to be seen.
"Spike, what are you doing here?" asked Buffy not bothering to cover the bitterness in her voice.
"Can I come in?" asked Spike taking a puff of his cigarette, smiling at the golden blonde in front of him Spike made a move to enter the house, but was stopped by Buffy.
"No, Spike, you may not come in, you may not be anywhere near me, and if you don't leave within three minutes I am calling the police," threatened Buffy getting ready to push the door shut on his face.
"No, you won't," stated Spike smiling at his ex. If there was anything at all he knew about Buffy, it was that she bluffed quit a lot.
"Yes, Spike, I will," stated Buffy getting upset with the peroxide Billy Wanna Be. "I have told you over and over that I don't love you, and never want to see you again. Yet you can't get it through that thick skull of yours. What happen did all the dye damage your brain cells?" she asked pushing the door shut after her last comment.
"Buffy," said Spike putting his foot in the doorway before it could close. "I love you, and I am not going to let you get away from me," he replied swing the door back open and walking in still wearing a eerily smile. "You and I belong together, and the soon you admit it, the sooner well both be happy," he pointed out as he moved closer to where Buffy was standing.
"Get out of my house," demanded Buffy moving back away from Spike. "Get out," she yelled at him looking to her right, where the nearest phone sat.
"No," replied Spike putting out the cancer stick in his hands. "I have to make you see, Buffy," he repeated running walking in front of her before she could make a move for the phone.
"See what, Spike?" asked Buffy feeling her stomach getting sick with the smell of smoke on Spike and just seeing Spike advancing on her made her sick. "That you're insane, that you can't let go?" she demanded yanking her arm back when Spike made a movement to grab it.
"That I love you," confessed Spike getting irrigated with the woman in front of him. Why couldn't she understand that they belong together? "You and I need each other. You don't need that pretty boy model, you have been seeing," he added bring Angelus into the conversation.
"Have you been spying on me?" asked Buffy in disbelieve. How dare he follow her and decide what she needed. He knew nothing about her. All Spike ever did was treat her like she a thing, and all he ever told her was she belonged with him in his world, no one else's. For a time, she had believed him. After her last relationship she would have done anything to disappear, and Spike made her believe that was all right, but then her sister stepped in and made her see that she didn't need Spike. That she, Buffy, could make in on her own. Finally Buffy realized that she didn't love Spike and what they were doing wasn't right for either of them so she broke it off.
"Buffy," said Spike grabbing Buffy around the waist," please, come back to me?" he asked as he moved his lips to try and kiss her.
"No," answered Buffy as she pushed Spike away from her and moved back running her feet into the stairs leading upstairs. "Spike, if you really do love me, then you'll leave me alone, and you'll find someone who can return your love and give you what you want. I will never be that person," she explained trying to reason with the blue eye blonde. "I'm in love, Spike, and it's not with you," she confessed getting a shock look from Spike and feeling happiness spread through her at admitting she was in love with Angelus.
"You love that model?" asked Spike in disbelieve, how could the woman he love say that to him. How could she love another? "No, Buffy, you don't love him, you love me," insisted an upset Spike advancing on Buffy. "You belong with me," he added.
Buffy moved up a stair each time he leaned closer to her," Spike, please leave," she asked trying to sound calm, hoping that he would go because right now he was beginning to worry her. He looked like someone who was in denial and ready to attack whoever was in his way. "You can even you my phone to call your sister to pick you up," she offered.
"I'm staying with you," stated Spike making a grab for Buffy's arm as she hit the top step. "Cutie, don't make me hurt you," he pleaded moving his hands to wrap around Buffy's waist.
"Hurt me?" asked Buffy in shocked. "You say you love me, but yet you threat to hurt me, you're sick," she said feeling her anger boil up to the surface once again. "I'm calling the police," she said pulling away from him and headed towards the phone that was in the hallway of the upstairs.
"No, you can't" yelled Spike yanking on Buffy's left arm hard causing Buffy to lose her footing on the stair.
Buffy screamed as she felt herself fall back. Hard steps met her back and arms one by one. The floor that once seemed so soft under her feet, felt cold and hard as she hit it with force. Buffy cried out as pain shot through body.
"Buffy, are you okay?" asked Spike running down the stairs. "Cutie, I am so sorry," he apologized looking like he was in shock. He didn't know what happen one minute they were arguing and the next she was falling down the stairs with fear in her eyes.
"Get away from me," said Buffy with tears in her eyes, Buffy managed to sit up and the pain her back lessen as the pain her left arm intensive. "Spike, leave," she demanded when she didn't see the blonde vampire moving away from her.
"Cutie, let me see your arm," he said making an attempted to move the arm Buffy was holding to her chest.
"I said get away from me," repeated Buffy," You hurt me, you jerk," she cried out," even after you told me you loved me," she added pushing herself with her good arm away from Spike. Grabbing onto the pole on the stairway Buffy pulled her up, and carefully put weight on her legs, when they didn't give out and seemed to not be in that much pain, Buffy gave a sigh of thanks to whoever was listening.
"Buffy, I do love," stated Spike standing up, he reached out his hand to comfort Buffy, but when she flinched he pulled it away.
"No, you don't," said Buffy shaking her head as she fought back the tears of pain. "If you loved me, if you truly loved me, then you wouldn't have hurt me. You would have left, and you would have accepted that I don't want to be with you. If you love someone, you should let them move on, I know it's hard and it hurts, but that's the way it goes. What you just did tonight proves that you don't love me. You have some kind of fixation on me, yes, but it's not love," explained Buffy, Buffy walked to the door and opened it," Now go home, and leave me alone," she said quietly not bothering to look at Spike.
"Buffy, I..," Spike started to say, but stopped in mid-sentence when he saw Dawn and Andrew walk up to the door.
"Spike," Dawn bite out in disgust when she saw her sister's ex. "What are you doing here?" she demanded walking into the house followed by an equally curious Andrew.
"Leaving," answered Buffy from her spot holding the door. "Good-bye, Spike," she said not bothering to look at the bleach blonde.
"Buffy, what'd he do?" asked Dawn when she noticed her sister's appearance. Walking closer to Spike Dawn got right in his face," What did you do to my sister?" she demanded, wanting to punch the guy in front of her.
"Nothing," lied Spike taking a step back. The look Dawn was giving him wasn't a friendly one, and he didn't want to see what that look meant.
"You're violating a restraining order, you know that?" asked Dawn in a firm voice. "As a lawyer I could have you butt in jail faster then you can blink, and don't think I won't, Spike. You have been told more then once to leave Buffy alone, and she didn't want anything to do with you. Now what did you do to her?" demanded Dawn raising her voice.
Andrew looked over at his girlfriend, and in that moment he was glad he was not in Spike's shoes. Turning his attention to Buffy he found her looking like she in some kind of pain," Buffy, where does it hurt?" he asked gently walking over to the golden blonde.
"My arm," answered Buffy looking up at him. "Dawn, let Spike leave," she told her sister just wanting the nightmare out of her house and away from her.
"What did he do?" asked Dawn giving Spike a death glare before moving over to where her sister stood. "Buffy, tell me," she insisted looking at the arm her sister held close to her.
"Spike, leave," said Buffy in a firm tone ignoring her sister's question for now," and if you come near me again or anyone I care about I'm pressing charges," she promised not backing down from her earlier threat.
"And I'll make sure they stick," promised Dawn still giving Spike a death glare.
"I didn't mean to hurt her," confessed Spike before walking out the door.
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"Here you go, Miss Summers," Doctor Harris said a hour later handing Buffy a bag that contained some pain pills. "Take one of those to stop the pain," he instructed giving the young woman in front of him a smile. "Like I told you and your sister, your arm isn't broken, but it is badly sprain, so I would recommend you don't use it for the next two weeks," he said kindly causing Buffy to smile.
"Thank you, Doctor Harris," replied Buffy taking the bag from him. "I appreciate the help," she added, her doctor was the sweetest older doctor she knew.
"Take care of her, Dawnie," said Doctor Harris to the young brunette standing beside her sister," and tell your father I said hi," he added referring to one of his best friends, Buffy and Dawn's father.
"Will do, Doctor Harris," promised Dawn following her sister out to her car.
Once in the car Dawn listened as Buffy told her everything that had happen that night. As the girls talked Andrew sat in front wondering if he should tell Angelus or leave that up to Buffy. That decision was taken from him though the minute he pulled into the Summers' drive way and spotted his cousin sitting on the stairs.
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"Buffy, are you okay?" asked Angelus concern laced in his voice the minute he saw his blonde goddess get out of her sister's car with her arm in a sling.
"Angel," said Buffy feeling relieve flood through her when she saw the man she loved standing in front of her. Without replying Buffy ran into Angelus arms and when he wrapped his arms around her she felt so safe and warm. Something she had been longing for all night.
"We'll be inside if you need anything," Dawn told her sister gently. Dawn took Andrew's hand into hers and led him inside; leaving her sister with the man she loved.
"Love, what's the matter," asked Angelus gently as he ran his hands smoothly up and down Buffy's back feeling her relax into his embrace. He had missed her, and wanted to see her one last time before he retired for the night. So when his aunt had asked him to go get some ice-cream he had agreed quickly figuring he could see Buffy before he went to get it. However, when he arrived he found the house locked and the lights off, which had him concern due to the fact Buffy had told him she would be in for the rest of the night.
"Spike," replied Buffy softly tilting her head so she could look up into those soft chocolate eyes that seemed to make her feel save. "He was here tonight, and..," she stared to explain as tears fell down her face slowly and softly like rain drops on a warm April day.
"Your ex?" asked Angelus getting a really bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. From what Buffy and Dawn had told he Spike was bad news, and he seemed to not be able to let go of Buffy. "Did he hurt you?" asked Angelus feeling anger coming up within him at the though of anyone ever hurting Buffy.
"He caused me to fall down the stairs," answered Buffy shortly snuggling into Angelus. Her arm was starting to throb again, but for right now all she wanted to do was stay in Angelus's arm.
"I beat the crud out of him," Angelus said in an under tone feeling the anger surface. He hurt her, that jerk, hurt the woman Angelus loved with all his heart. He would not get a chance to hurt her again.
"Don't," asked Buffy looking back up at the man she loved. "Please, Angel, just let me put tonight behind me, and if he tries something again then he knows he's going to jail. I've told him that and so has Dawn. I just wanted to forget this whole night, and stay in your arms, okay?" she asked giving him a pleading look.
"Okay," agreed Angelus not able to deny the beauty in his arms anything. "I'll leave him alone, but if he hurts you again, I can't say I will continue to leave him alone," replied Angelus before giving his love a loving soft kiss on her waiting lips.
"Stay with me tonight?" asked Buffy when their lips pulled slightly away from each other. "Hold me?"
"I'll hold you for as long as you want," vowed Angelus carefully lifting her up in his arms and carried her into the house.
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"Spike, what are you doing?" asked Darla walking into her step-brother's room. "This place looks like a cyclone hit it," she stated watching as her brother moved past her throwing things in his travel bag. "Spike, where are you going?"
"I going out of town for the next two days," answered Spike not bothering to look at his step-sister. "I have a friend over in the next town who I haven't seen in a while, and he would like me to come see him," he explained zipping up his bag before throwing it over his shoulder.
"Spike, what you did?" asked Darla when she realized that her step-brother was running away from something. "Did you do something to Buffy?" she asked as fear came into her voice. What could Spike have done to the golden blonde? Darla loved her step-brother, but she knew that Spike could be dangerous when he didn't get his own way, and Buffy certainly wasn't one to give it to him.
"I hurt her," answered Spike looking out his window. "I hurt her, Darla, and it doesn't even bother me that much. I feel like she deserved it," he added causing Darla to look at him in disbelieve.
"Spike, how did you hurt her?" asked Darla in shocked at Spike's revelation," and how can you not feel sorry for it?" she asked.
"I yanked her down her stairs and she got hurt, I don't know how badly. She wouldn't let me see, and then she threw me out. Those brat sisters of hers threaten to throw me in jail if I came near any of them again and Buffy said the same thing. So you see Step-Sister of mine I have to leave town for awhile to clear my head, and then when I come back, I can fix things with Buffy," he said sounding a little hopeful.
"Spike, the best thing you can do right now, is go see your friend, and when you come back just forget you ever knew Buffy Summers, and both of you will be a lot happier. Believe me I know," confessed Darla.
"What happen between you and what his name is different then what is going on between Buffy and myself," insisted Spike putting on his leather coat.
"No, Spike, it's not," said Darla. "My life was ruined for all those years because I couldn't let go, I refused to let go. Now I'm telling you as someone who has been where you are now, do not, I repeat do not letting this obsession of yours going any further because sooner or later Buffy will call the police, and you know as well I do that Dawn is a great lawyer. Dawn will go after you with out a second thought if you go near her sister again. Not to mention I Buffy is with Angelus, and being a model I am sure he has made some friends that possibly have power. If you go messing with Buffy again! Then you'll be looking for trouble," finished Darla handing Spike his lighter she assumed he had been looking for.
"I'll see you, Sis," replied Spike, Darla rolled her eyes in frustration as she watched her step-brother walk out of his room.
Looking out the window she saw him drive off into the night.
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