Chapter 5:
As soon as Buffy got in the door to her house, she was besieged with questions. Willow and Tara were at the door immediately, concerned that something unusual and possibly Glory-related had occurred while she was on patrol. Dawn came down the stairs, looking slightly annoyed at being awakened, but curious as to what was going on. Motioning for them all to be quiet, Buffy quickly explained her run-in with the now human Spike.
Dawn seemed as happy for Spike as Buffy was, and went to bed after the older girls warned her not to wake her mother. Tara and Willow, on the other hand, were far more concerned about the situation.
"What if he can hurt us, Buffy? You can't kill humans, but he maybe he can now. What if he starts killing people, in daylight this time?" Willow was the first to voice her concern. Tara nodded slightly, although she seemed more likely to simply accept the fact that Spike's personality had changed as well.
"Oh. I hadn't thought of that," said Buffy, stunned for a moment. She hadn't said anything specifically in her wish about killing humans, or about the chip. She was fairly certain Spike wouldn't start killing, since she had wished for him to have a soul, but she had no idea whether or not the chip was still present. Thinking aloud, she said, "Well, I guess if he starts hurting people, we can turn him over to the police. I don't think either Giles or Spike thought about the chip, and I know I didn't either. I don't think he's going to try anything, though."
"It'll be interesting to see him in the day," remarked Tara.
Willow looked at her and smiled. "Yeah, and as a human, too. It's all just so weird. Maybe Tara and I can do some spells on him to see if we can figure out what made him human. And, oh! Maybe a truth spell to see about his intentions!" Willow was getting excited at the prospect of a possible test subject for her magic, and didn't notice how Buffy froze when she mentioned using a spell to find out what had made Spike human.
"Well, you two should go home and get some sleep. I'm so sorry for not coming home earlier, I just got all caught up in the research spirit. But I am tired now. I'll see you guys tomorrow, right?" Buffy tried desperately not to show the anxiety she felt about Willow using magic on Spike. The other two girls were both tired, so they rose, and saying their goodbyes, they left.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Buffy went upstairs, and after checking on her mother and Dawn, went to bed at last.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
By the time they were halfway to Giles's house, Giles had still not said anything to Spike since leaving the store. Instead, he kept glancing sideways at Spike when he thought the other man wasn't looking. Finally, Spike caught Giles's eye and asked in an exasperated voice, "What is it, Rupert? You keep eying me like I'm gonna bite you. I can't do that anymore, remember?"
Slightly embarrassed at being caught, Giles took off his glasses and began their cleaning ritual before responding to Spike's question. "Uh, I was wondering.first of all, is your chip still working?"
"I haven't checked," Spike responded, surprised. To be honest, he hadn't even thought of the chip before Giles had brought it up. "Maybe I can try it on Buffy tomorrow."
"Er, yes, that would be good. What will you do if it has stopped working?"
Spike was hurt at what the Watcher was implying, and his tone reflected that fact. "I hadn't thought about that, either. What does Xander do? Thought maybe I could help out. Guess I don't have to if you don't want me, but-"
"Oh, you're perfectly welcome to join us. I just didn't know what you were planning, or if maybe you wanted to be, um, turned again," Giles finished quickly, for some reason feeling bad about hurting Spike's feelings.
"Of course I don't want to be turned again! Why would I want that?" Spike asked incredulously. Shaking his head in disbelief, he picked up the pace a little.
Giles sped up a little as well, and put a hand on Spike's arm. "I apologize for upsetting you. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't intend to hurt anyone. I-"
Neither of them had been paying attention to their surroundings, and the young vampire seemed to come out of nowhere, thinking it had found two simple males for its evening meal. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Spike immediately took on the fledgling. After exchanging a few blows, Spike shouted at Giles for a weapon, and caught the stake that Giles threw at him effortlessly, plunging it into the vampire's heart. Giles looked at Spike in amazement. The ex-vampire had just finished off the fledgling almost as quickly and as well as Buffy would have.
"Now, where were we?" Spike had continued walking after his performance, leaving Giles to once again catch up to him, right before the doors to his house.
"Uh, I was just, um, apologizing for questioning your motives. I'm sure you understand that one must be thorough," Giles said before going up the walk to his door.
Spike remained in the driveway, nodding. "Yeah, 's okay, Rupert. You can't just take people at face value. I should'a realized it. Have a good night." Turning, Spike walked back to his crypt in silence, without incident. Inside the crypt, he decided to enjoy the best comfort of his newly remade home; sleeping on a real bed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Xander and Anya slept peacefully through the night after the latter had ensured that the former had no injuries from sparring earlier with Buffy...
TBC...
As soon as Buffy got in the door to her house, she was besieged with questions. Willow and Tara were at the door immediately, concerned that something unusual and possibly Glory-related had occurred while she was on patrol. Dawn came down the stairs, looking slightly annoyed at being awakened, but curious as to what was going on. Motioning for them all to be quiet, Buffy quickly explained her run-in with the now human Spike.
Dawn seemed as happy for Spike as Buffy was, and went to bed after the older girls warned her not to wake her mother. Tara and Willow, on the other hand, were far more concerned about the situation.
"What if he can hurt us, Buffy? You can't kill humans, but he maybe he can now. What if he starts killing people, in daylight this time?" Willow was the first to voice her concern. Tara nodded slightly, although she seemed more likely to simply accept the fact that Spike's personality had changed as well.
"Oh. I hadn't thought of that," said Buffy, stunned for a moment. She hadn't said anything specifically in her wish about killing humans, or about the chip. She was fairly certain Spike wouldn't start killing, since she had wished for him to have a soul, but she had no idea whether or not the chip was still present. Thinking aloud, she said, "Well, I guess if he starts hurting people, we can turn him over to the police. I don't think either Giles or Spike thought about the chip, and I know I didn't either. I don't think he's going to try anything, though."
"It'll be interesting to see him in the day," remarked Tara.
Willow looked at her and smiled. "Yeah, and as a human, too. It's all just so weird. Maybe Tara and I can do some spells on him to see if we can figure out what made him human. And, oh! Maybe a truth spell to see about his intentions!" Willow was getting excited at the prospect of a possible test subject for her magic, and didn't notice how Buffy froze when she mentioned using a spell to find out what had made Spike human.
"Well, you two should go home and get some sleep. I'm so sorry for not coming home earlier, I just got all caught up in the research spirit. But I am tired now. I'll see you guys tomorrow, right?" Buffy tried desperately not to show the anxiety she felt about Willow using magic on Spike. The other two girls were both tired, so they rose, and saying their goodbyes, they left.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Buffy went upstairs, and after checking on her mother and Dawn, went to bed at last.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
By the time they were halfway to Giles's house, Giles had still not said anything to Spike since leaving the store. Instead, he kept glancing sideways at Spike when he thought the other man wasn't looking. Finally, Spike caught Giles's eye and asked in an exasperated voice, "What is it, Rupert? You keep eying me like I'm gonna bite you. I can't do that anymore, remember?"
Slightly embarrassed at being caught, Giles took off his glasses and began their cleaning ritual before responding to Spike's question. "Uh, I was wondering.first of all, is your chip still working?"
"I haven't checked," Spike responded, surprised. To be honest, he hadn't even thought of the chip before Giles had brought it up. "Maybe I can try it on Buffy tomorrow."
"Er, yes, that would be good. What will you do if it has stopped working?"
Spike was hurt at what the Watcher was implying, and his tone reflected that fact. "I hadn't thought about that, either. What does Xander do? Thought maybe I could help out. Guess I don't have to if you don't want me, but-"
"Oh, you're perfectly welcome to join us. I just didn't know what you were planning, or if maybe you wanted to be, um, turned again," Giles finished quickly, for some reason feeling bad about hurting Spike's feelings.
"Of course I don't want to be turned again! Why would I want that?" Spike asked incredulously. Shaking his head in disbelief, he picked up the pace a little.
Giles sped up a little as well, and put a hand on Spike's arm. "I apologize for upsetting you. I just wanted to make sure that you didn't intend to hurt anyone. I-"
Neither of them had been paying attention to their surroundings, and the young vampire seemed to come out of nowhere, thinking it had found two simple males for its evening meal. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Spike immediately took on the fledgling. After exchanging a few blows, Spike shouted at Giles for a weapon, and caught the stake that Giles threw at him effortlessly, plunging it into the vampire's heart. Giles looked at Spike in amazement. The ex-vampire had just finished off the fledgling almost as quickly and as well as Buffy would have.
"Now, where were we?" Spike had continued walking after his performance, leaving Giles to once again catch up to him, right before the doors to his house.
"Uh, I was just, um, apologizing for questioning your motives. I'm sure you understand that one must be thorough," Giles said before going up the walk to his door.
Spike remained in the driveway, nodding. "Yeah, 's okay, Rupert. You can't just take people at face value. I should'a realized it. Have a good night." Turning, Spike walked back to his crypt in silence, without incident. Inside the crypt, he decided to enjoy the best comfort of his newly remade home; sleeping on a real bed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Xander and Anya slept peacefully through the night after the latter had ensured that the former had no injuries from sparring earlier with Buffy...
TBC...
