Ashes In the Wind
Chapter Six:
The motorcycle carrying the two blondes had been heading south on the freeway for about forty-five minutes when the vampire headed the bike down the off ramp. He pulled into a gas station and turned off the engine.
"Why are we stopping?" Buffy asked.
"We're in the outskirts of San Diego now, a place called San Marcos. I need to fill up on gas. Are you still determined to do this?"
"Yes, yes I just need to see my mother and my baby sister and my watcher, but mostly just my mother. We can get there in half an hour right?"
"Not we luv, you. I'm leaving you here."
"You're what!?!?!" Spike! Where the hell are you going?!"
"I'm going back to the bloody hell mouth to help those poor girls fight The First."
"Oh thank God, you're joking. I could stake you for scaring me like that," she breathed.
"I'm very serious Buffy," he looked at her earnestly. " I'm going to go become a white hat." He smirked.
"But, but they're not going to win. It's pointless. " she argued.
"I know, but they'll probably put in a good effort first. And I want to be there to help. I know I'm a little late, but better late than -"
"You have GOT to be kidding me Spike!"
"When did you become so selfish slayer? You used to always think of the cause before yourself and now you're acting like a scared little girl,"
"I am a scared little girl this time! How could you do this to me? Why are you leaving me now when I need you, why?"
"Well pet, I've always had a weakness for lost causes, once they're really lost. Or maybe I'm ashamed of myself," he smirked. "Who knows?"
"I hope you die of shame for leaving me here helpless,"
"You, helpless? Heaven help anyone who crosses your path. I want to say goodbye,"
"No," she said stubbornly, crossing her arms.
"Come here luv," he said pulling her to him by her arm.
"Please don't go Spike. I don't want to be alone," she begged. "I'll never forgive you."
"I'm not asking you to forgive me. I'll never understand or forgive myself for becoming so soft. And if I get dusted, I'll laugh at myself for being an idiot. But there's on thing that I do know," he pulled their bodies close together and embraced her, "And that is I love you Buffy. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us I love you. Because we're alike. Both creatures of the darkness."
"Don't hold me like that," Buffy said weakly trying to push him away.
He pulled her chin up so that their eyes met. "Look at me slayer. I love you more than I've loved any woman. And I've waited for you longer than I've waited for any woman."
He leaned his head forward and went in for a passionate kiss. She kissed him back momentarily before resisting and pushing him away. "Get of you monster!"
Spike laughed, frustrated. "Buffy, here's a man willing to go against his instincts to help fight in your war, a man who wants to carry your kisses into battle with him. Never mind about loving me. You're a girl whose sending a creature to ashes with a beautiful memory. Please slayer, kiss me, kiss me once."
"You're a low-down, cowardly nasty fiend you! All my friends were right, your nothing but a soulless good for nothing creature." She spat at him vehemently.
"A minor point at such a moment, in'it? Here, " he handed her a stake. "stay safe."
"Argh! I hate you! I hope you get beheaded, I hope your dust is blowing-"
Spike laughed again, "Never mind the rest I follow your general idea. And when I die to save the world, you're gonna look back on this and wish you'd kissed me. Good-bye Slayer."
With that he walked to the street corner and stuck his thumb out. It was only a moment before a Honda pulled up and the driver unlocked the door. Spike got in and never looked back.
Buffy sat down next to the motorcycle and cried.
~*~
TBC
A/N: I don't know if motorcycles run on gas, so sorry if they don't, I can't imagine what else the would run off of, but I've never seen one at the gas station.
Chapter Six:
The motorcycle carrying the two blondes had been heading south on the freeway for about forty-five minutes when the vampire headed the bike down the off ramp. He pulled into a gas station and turned off the engine.
"Why are we stopping?" Buffy asked.
"We're in the outskirts of San Diego now, a place called San Marcos. I need to fill up on gas. Are you still determined to do this?"
"Yes, yes I just need to see my mother and my baby sister and my watcher, but mostly just my mother. We can get there in half an hour right?"
"Not we luv, you. I'm leaving you here."
"You're what!?!?!" Spike! Where the hell are you going?!"
"I'm going back to the bloody hell mouth to help those poor girls fight The First."
"Oh thank God, you're joking. I could stake you for scaring me like that," she breathed.
"I'm very serious Buffy," he looked at her earnestly. " I'm going to go become a white hat." He smirked.
"But, but they're not going to win. It's pointless. " she argued.
"I know, but they'll probably put in a good effort first. And I want to be there to help. I know I'm a little late, but better late than -"
"You have GOT to be kidding me Spike!"
"When did you become so selfish slayer? You used to always think of the cause before yourself and now you're acting like a scared little girl,"
"I am a scared little girl this time! How could you do this to me? Why are you leaving me now when I need you, why?"
"Well pet, I've always had a weakness for lost causes, once they're really lost. Or maybe I'm ashamed of myself," he smirked. "Who knows?"
"I hope you die of shame for leaving me here helpless,"
"You, helpless? Heaven help anyone who crosses your path. I want to say goodbye,"
"No," she said stubbornly, crossing her arms.
"Come here luv," he said pulling her to him by her arm.
"Please don't go Spike. I don't want to be alone," she begged. "I'll never forgive you."
"I'm not asking you to forgive me. I'll never understand or forgive myself for becoming so soft. And if I get dusted, I'll laugh at myself for being an idiot. But there's on thing that I do know," he pulled their bodies close together and embraced her, "And that is I love you Buffy. In spite of you and me and the whole silly world going to pieces around us I love you. Because we're alike. Both creatures of the darkness."
"Don't hold me like that," Buffy said weakly trying to push him away.
He pulled her chin up so that their eyes met. "Look at me slayer. I love you more than I've loved any woman. And I've waited for you longer than I've waited for any woman."
He leaned his head forward and went in for a passionate kiss. She kissed him back momentarily before resisting and pushing him away. "Get of you monster!"
Spike laughed, frustrated. "Buffy, here's a man willing to go against his instincts to help fight in your war, a man who wants to carry your kisses into battle with him. Never mind about loving me. You're a girl whose sending a creature to ashes with a beautiful memory. Please slayer, kiss me, kiss me once."
"You're a low-down, cowardly nasty fiend you! All my friends were right, your nothing but a soulless good for nothing creature." She spat at him vehemently.
"A minor point at such a moment, in'it? Here, " he handed her a stake. "stay safe."
"Argh! I hate you! I hope you get beheaded, I hope your dust is blowing-"
Spike laughed again, "Never mind the rest I follow your general idea. And when I die to save the world, you're gonna look back on this and wish you'd kissed me. Good-bye Slayer."
With that he walked to the street corner and stuck his thumb out. It was only a moment before a Honda pulled up and the driver unlocked the door. Spike got in and never looked back.
Buffy sat down next to the motorcycle and cried.
~*~
TBC
A/N: I don't know if motorcycles run on gas, so sorry if they don't, I can't imagine what else the would run off of, but I've never seen one at the gas station.
