Chapter Four
It was about an hour until dawn by the time Ranae and Kanika finally got home. Ranae went straight to sleep, and surprisingly, Kanika did the same. Kanika usually stayed up a little after Ranae went to sleep.
The next night Ranae got up before Kanika, again a surprise. Ranae sat in front of the TV and turned on the DVD player. She would many times just turn it on and watch whatever had been left in the player previously. She hit play and smiled when she saw that the last movie Kanika had watched was The Crow. Ranae would have never picked it herself, even though it was one of her favorites. She hardly watched it anymore, since she knew all the dialogue and the order of all the scenes. Soon after the movie had started Kanika came down the stairs, hearing the sounds of the movie.
20 minutes into the movie, there came a knock on the door. Ranae got up to answer the door, already knowing who it was. Kanika paused the movie and followed Ranae in curiosity.
Ranae opened the door, and as expected saw Spike there. She felt happier to see him tonight than she had the previous night. Since she left Spike almost two years ago she had wished that somehow she'd be with him again. She had regretted what she said to him the night before, but she was reacting out of shock. He was the last person she expected to see.
"So, are you going to let me finish?" Spike asked.
Kanika looked bewildered. "Ranae, who is this?"
"I'll explain later." Ranae said as she stepped outside and shut the door behind her. "Ok, finish. Explain to me why you killed the Slayer."
Spike didn't respond immediately, and his expressions changed when he did start talking. His tone was lacking its usual confidence, and was replaced by sincerity. "When you left you said it was because I loved Buffy too much..."
Ranae nodded.
".I figured the only way I could stop loving her was to make it so I could never be with her."
Ranae nodded again, "So this is why you killed her."
Spike nodded.
Ranae thought about this for a moment. He was right. He really had killed the Slayer for her. So he could be with her again. Ranae wanted to let him back into her life right then, but she felt like it would be weird, suddenly having him back like that.
Spike could see that Ranae was thinking heavily about what he had just said. He wondered why she hadn't said anything yet. What did she want from him? What did he have to do for her to let him be with her again?
At last Ranae spoke, "C'mon, Kanika's probably wondering what this is all about."
Spike followed Ranae into the house. He didn't move any farther than the wall across from the door, not knowing if he was quite welcome yet. Ranae noticed this gesture as out of place for Spike and realized that he really was trying not to screw this up with her. Both vampires remained silent for a moment, and Ranae noticed that Kanika had gone upstairs.
Spike couldn't take the tension anymore, he suddenly moved to Ranae's side and kissed her. He realized he was probably going to blow everything he could have had with her by doing this, seeing as, by the way she was acting so far, she couldn't handle having him back in her life right now. He was surprised when he felt her tongue in his mouth. Spike returned her action, but Ranae suddenly pulled away when she heard Kanika coming down the stairs.
Kanika looked at Spike approvingly. "Oh, c'mon. I saw all that. You wanna explain this to me now?"
It was about an hour until dawn by the time Ranae and Kanika finally got home. Ranae went straight to sleep, and surprisingly, Kanika did the same. Kanika usually stayed up a little after Ranae went to sleep.
The next night Ranae got up before Kanika, again a surprise. Ranae sat in front of the TV and turned on the DVD player. She would many times just turn it on and watch whatever had been left in the player previously. She hit play and smiled when she saw that the last movie Kanika had watched was The Crow. Ranae would have never picked it herself, even though it was one of her favorites. She hardly watched it anymore, since she knew all the dialogue and the order of all the scenes. Soon after the movie had started Kanika came down the stairs, hearing the sounds of the movie.
20 minutes into the movie, there came a knock on the door. Ranae got up to answer the door, already knowing who it was. Kanika paused the movie and followed Ranae in curiosity.
Ranae opened the door, and as expected saw Spike there. She felt happier to see him tonight than she had the previous night. Since she left Spike almost two years ago she had wished that somehow she'd be with him again. She had regretted what she said to him the night before, but she was reacting out of shock. He was the last person she expected to see.
"So, are you going to let me finish?" Spike asked.
Kanika looked bewildered. "Ranae, who is this?"
"I'll explain later." Ranae said as she stepped outside and shut the door behind her. "Ok, finish. Explain to me why you killed the Slayer."
Spike didn't respond immediately, and his expressions changed when he did start talking. His tone was lacking its usual confidence, and was replaced by sincerity. "When you left you said it was because I loved Buffy too much..."
Ranae nodded.
".I figured the only way I could stop loving her was to make it so I could never be with her."
Ranae nodded again, "So this is why you killed her."
Spike nodded.
Ranae thought about this for a moment. He was right. He really had killed the Slayer for her. So he could be with her again. Ranae wanted to let him back into her life right then, but she felt like it would be weird, suddenly having him back like that.
Spike could see that Ranae was thinking heavily about what he had just said. He wondered why she hadn't said anything yet. What did she want from him? What did he have to do for her to let him be with her again?
At last Ranae spoke, "C'mon, Kanika's probably wondering what this is all about."
Spike followed Ranae into the house. He didn't move any farther than the wall across from the door, not knowing if he was quite welcome yet. Ranae noticed this gesture as out of place for Spike and realized that he really was trying not to screw this up with her. Both vampires remained silent for a moment, and Ranae noticed that Kanika had gone upstairs.
Spike couldn't take the tension anymore, he suddenly moved to Ranae's side and kissed her. He realized he was probably going to blow everything he could have had with her by doing this, seeing as, by the way she was acting so far, she couldn't handle having him back in her life right now. He was surprised when he felt her tongue in his mouth. Spike returned her action, but Ranae suddenly pulled away when she heard Kanika coming down the stairs.
Kanika looked at Spike approvingly. "Oh, c'mon. I saw all that. You wanna explain this to me now?"