CHAPTER 38 - FACING FORWARD AND THE FUTURE
It was dusk when they finally, without words, got up and dressed.
Buffy went to her 'room' to pack her things that were partly, still there.
Spike went around, picking up odds and ends, putting glasses in the sink, straightening his desk, making sure the fireplace was out. He knew Clem would be over later or tomorrow to close up the house, but he still felt a responsibility to do these things, a need to have a claim to this house, which he would, now and forever, always feel differently about.
Buffy took the all the drawings, except for one, that Spike had drawn and put them carefully in between a magazine cover she had brought with her. She then carefully put them on the bottom of her suitcase, clothes on top. Silently, she thanked her mom for having bought her one good piece of hard luggage years ago.
She went into Spike's bedroom and placed the picture of her sleeping; a serene look on her face, naked, necklace between her breasts, on her pillow.
She then took the purple velvet box and opened it. She carefully took off the necklace, lovingly giving it a kiss. With tears in her eyes, she gently placed it inside the box and closed the lid, putting it between their pillows.
She walked to the bedroom door, "We'll come back here!" she whispered as took one, last, look back.
Spike was waiting for her near the door, "You ready?" he asked her?
She nodded, starting to get her coat.
All of a sudden, his hand went up to her neck; a hurt look filled his eyes.
"Why?" he said, pain in his voice.
Tears sprang to her eyes, "I can't, can't take it with me! Don't you see? If I do and it gets torn from me in a fight, or lost in the house..."
She put her arms around Spike, "I love that necklace, Spike, I love it! Love that YOU gave it to me, love what it stands for, I just can't bear to see it hurt..." she said, crying into his neck, "can't stand for it to be any less than it is now!"
He hugged her back, hard, "I'm sorry, luv! I understand, really I do, it's just when I saw you without it...I'm such a ponce, sometimes!" he said, trying to smile.
"Spike, I want my necklace back!" Buffy said, "and when, not if, but when I come back here, I'm going to put that necklace back on and I'm never, ever going to take it off again!"
"God, I love you so much, Buffy," Spike said, a lump rising in his throat.
He then took a step away, and bent down, taking something out of his backpack.
"No, you don't have to do that!" Buffy cried, when she saw what he had in his hand.
"No, you're right, these things are too precious to take back...for now. They belong here, together...until we come back for them, together!" he said, holding the Complete Works of Shakespeare book she had given him.
She just shook her head, crying.
"Now, now, none of that," he said, soothingly to her, "where'd you put it?" he asked.
She walked over to Spike's bedroom, as he followed her.
He walked over to the bed, a lump rising in his throat as he saw the drawing of her on her pillow. He carefully lifted the purple velvet box up and placed the book underneath it.
He turned back to see her framed in the door and nodded.
Spike walked up to her and gently kissing her, "We'll come back here!" he said.
Buffy nodded, "We'll come back here!" she repeated.
He took her hand, and they walked back to the door. He picked up her luggage and his and they went out into the night.
As they drove off, she turned around and took one last look back at the house; "We'll come back here!" she said to herself, then turned around, facing forward and the future.
THE END...FOR NOW - (updated on 01/19/04 see below for sequel )
Thank you all so much for reading my story. I've appreciated all your feedback and patience in waiting while I finished this.
I love the characters of Buffy and Spike, if you haven't already guessed, and I am planning on doing a sequel to this story, once they series has ended *gulp, gulp*
I know that these characters want a place where they can be themselves and lead somewhat of a normal life, what better place, than this wonderful house, that William built in Julian?
So, stay tuned, no matter what happens in Jossverse, I'll figure a way for them to find their way back to the house and each other.
Sincerely,
Serene (aka spikealicious)
01/19/04
Well, there was an sequel to this story on ff.net, but for some reason that I'm not obviously to know...they yanked the story off last week without as much as a decent explanation.
I know plenty of people who were reading this went ahead and started the sequel, and some are already on my mailing list. Some already know where to find the sequel called ONE NORMAL LIFE / TWO EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. However, if you're a first time reader you may not.
Go to the top of the page and click on my name. That will take you to a page about me, and a link to my website. spikealicious.com
Synopsis is that Spike comes back human 5 years later, but with only memories of 1880 and prior. In the meantime, Buffy has made a normal life for herself, moving into the house in Julian after defeating the first. As always....Joss's characters, I just take them on a different sort of journey.
It was dusk when they finally, without words, got up and dressed.
Buffy went to her 'room' to pack her things that were partly, still there.
Spike went around, picking up odds and ends, putting glasses in the sink, straightening his desk, making sure the fireplace was out. He knew Clem would be over later or tomorrow to close up the house, but he still felt a responsibility to do these things, a need to have a claim to this house, which he would, now and forever, always feel differently about.
Buffy took the all the drawings, except for one, that Spike had drawn and put them carefully in between a magazine cover she had brought with her. She then carefully put them on the bottom of her suitcase, clothes on top. Silently, she thanked her mom for having bought her one good piece of hard luggage years ago.
She went into Spike's bedroom and placed the picture of her sleeping; a serene look on her face, naked, necklace between her breasts, on her pillow.
She then took the purple velvet box and opened it. She carefully took off the necklace, lovingly giving it a kiss. With tears in her eyes, she gently placed it inside the box and closed the lid, putting it between their pillows.
She walked to the bedroom door, "We'll come back here!" she whispered as took one, last, look back.
Spike was waiting for her near the door, "You ready?" he asked her?
She nodded, starting to get her coat.
All of a sudden, his hand went up to her neck; a hurt look filled his eyes.
"Why?" he said, pain in his voice.
Tears sprang to her eyes, "I can't, can't take it with me! Don't you see? If I do and it gets torn from me in a fight, or lost in the house..."
She put her arms around Spike, "I love that necklace, Spike, I love it! Love that YOU gave it to me, love what it stands for, I just can't bear to see it hurt..." she said, crying into his neck, "can't stand for it to be any less than it is now!"
He hugged her back, hard, "I'm sorry, luv! I understand, really I do, it's just when I saw you without it...I'm such a ponce, sometimes!" he said, trying to smile.
"Spike, I want my necklace back!" Buffy said, "and when, not if, but when I come back here, I'm going to put that necklace back on and I'm never, ever going to take it off again!"
"God, I love you so much, Buffy," Spike said, a lump rising in his throat.
He then took a step away, and bent down, taking something out of his backpack.
"No, you don't have to do that!" Buffy cried, when she saw what he had in his hand.
"No, you're right, these things are too precious to take back...for now. They belong here, together...until we come back for them, together!" he said, holding the Complete Works of Shakespeare book she had given him.
She just shook her head, crying.
"Now, now, none of that," he said, soothingly to her, "where'd you put it?" he asked.
She walked over to Spike's bedroom, as he followed her.
He walked over to the bed, a lump rising in his throat as he saw the drawing of her on her pillow. He carefully lifted the purple velvet box up and placed the book underneath it.
He turned back to see her framed in the door and nodded.
Spike walked up to her and gently kissing her, "We'll come back here!" he said.
Buffy nodded, "We'll come back here!" she repeated.
He took her hand, and they walked back to the door. He picked up her luggage and his and they went out into the night.
As they drove off, she turned around and took one last look back at the house; "We'll come back here!" she said to herself, then turned around, facing forward and the future.
THE END...FOR NOW - (updated on 01/19/04 see below for sequel )
Thank you all so much for reading my story. I've appreciated all your feedback and patience in waiting while I finished this.
I love the characters of Buffy and Spike, if you haven't already guessed, and I am planning on doing a sequel to this story, once they series has ended *gulp, gulp*
I know that these characters want a place where they can be themselves and lead somewhat of a normal life, what better place, than this wonderful house, that William built in Julian?
So, stay tuned, no matter what happens in Jossverse, I'll figure a way for them to find their way back to the house and each other.
Sincerely,
Serene (aka spikealicious)
01/19/04
Well, there was an sequel to this story on ff.net, but for some reason that I'm not obviously to know...they yanked the story off last week without as much as a decent explanation.
I know plenty of people who were reading this went ahead and started the sequel, and some are already on my mailing list. Some already know where to find the sequel called ONE NORMAL LIFE / TWO EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. However, if you're a first time reader you may not.
Go to the top of the page and click on my name. That will take you to a page about me, and a link to my website. spikealicious.com
Synopsis is that Spike comes back human 5 years later, but with only memories of 1880 and prior. In the meantime, Buffy has made a normal life for herself, moving into the house in Julian after defeating the first. As always....Joss's characters, I just take them on a different sort of journey.