The End and Beginning
Chp. 27
(Here's the rest of the Wally World chappy, and to the person who liked the part about Andrew, Thanx for the review and here's more of what you asked for. A Spike to you too.)
Spike stalks up to the jewelry counter, a smirk on his face. He gives the lady behind the counter a flirtatious quirk of his lips. She rushes up to him; "May I help you sir?" she says, thinking to herself *Damn that is one hot man*
"Yeah, right uh, Sarah is it?" He says, noticing the nametag on her chest "I was sorta lookin' for something for my lady."
Sarah is shocked *This man has the sexiest voice I've ever heard and damn he's got a girlfriend* she thinks as said man is looking over his shoulder, towards the health and beauty aides aisles.
Her smile wavers for a second, "Did you have anything special in mind?"
"Well, luv, I really have no idea, but I have about twenty minutes to make my bloody mind up." He says, smirking at her.
"I'm sure we can find something in that length of time."
Spike's been looking around the cases in front of him, while they've been talking. He's seen a few things he likes, but nothing that has 'Buffy' written all over it.
He looks at rings and pendants and earrings, nothing really strikes him, until he sees something in another part of the displays.
"Have you found anything that you like?" Sarah asks, after waiting on another customer, which had taken a few minutes.
Xander just has to be walking by at this time, with a cartful of tools and clothing. Spike just happens to see his reflection in the display case.
"Hey, Whelp!" Spike yells at him.
Xander knows that irritating voice, he stands in the middle of the flow of carts, and then slowly turns around in a circle. His eye's land on Spike at the jewelry counter, he stands there stunned for a few seconds thinking to himself *I hope to god he doesn't want me to help him pick out a ring for Buffy*
Spike's looking straight at him now, "Come over here for a minute." he says with a quirky smirk on his lips.
"Yeah, Bleach Boy what'cha want and please tell me that you're not wanting me to help you pick out a ring for Buffy." Xander says, with a terrified look on his face.
Spike looks at Xander like he is crazy, "So what if I am, though this is not what this is."
Xander lets out the breath he was holding, "What did you want, then?"
"I needed a second opinion on something, and since you're the only other guy, other than Andrew. I figured go with the lesser of two evils, and go with the one that wouldn't pick out the Princess Leia, Star Wars watch."
'I really need some help here, which one of these would Buffy like?' he asks, pointing to some pendants in the display.
Sarah walks back over to them and smiles at the cute guy that's standing by the sexy voiced man. "Have you decided, yet?" she says, sweetly, still smiling at Xander.
"Yeah, luv. Can I see this one here, and this one?" He says, pointing to a platinum cross with a sapphire heart set in the middle of it and a dove off to the right of it, and to a heart shaped ruby with a gold arrow through it.
Sarah gasps, inaudibly *That's the most and second most expensive pieces in the display* she thinks, reaching to get the pieces. She gives them to Spike to inspect.
He hands them over to Xander who looks at them carefully, he notices the prices on them and the craftsmanship with which they are made. He thinks *what do you know, Capt. Peroxide actually has good taste*
He finally looks up at Spike and says, "The cross is more Buffy's style, plus she like sapphires and everything."
"I thought she'd like that one best, too." Spike says, looking down at Xander who is leaning on the counter, checking out the clerk.
Spike looks back over at Sarah, who's also checking Xander out. He smiles but doesn't say a thing. "I think I'll take this one and that chain right there." He says, pointing to the most expensive chain in the display.
She takes the pendants back keeping the one he wants out, and grabs the chain, out of the display beside her. "Lucky girl." She states under her breath.
"No, luv, I'm one damned lucky bloke's what I am." Spike says, truthfully.
"You can say that, again." Xander has to put his two cents worth in.
Sarah turns from the two good-looking men and heads towards the cash register. *This girl is luckier than anyone else I know, the most expensive things in the display, god I wish I had a man like him* She thinks, shaking her head.
"It's a good thing Buffy gave us all a signed check, huh?" Xander questions. "Your little surprise wouldn't be much of a surprise if she had to pay for it, would it?"
Spike looks at him smirking, "You do know that was my idea, right?"
"You had this planned all along, didn't you?"
Spike just keeps smirking at him, which gives him his answer, he shakes his head at the once vampire.
Sarah walks back over to them and asks Spike "Would you like for this to be wrapped?"
"That would be great, luv." He drawls out.
"Well, I'll see you later, Spike."
"Later, Xander."
*Spike just called me by my name, oh, god there's another apocalypse on the way. * Looking back at Spike, harmlessly flirting with some customer that had walked up to the display.
Sarah walks back over to Spike, his purchase in her hand. "Here's your package, is there anything else?" She says, handing the package to him.
"How much do I owe you, luv?" He says sticking his hand in his duster pocket and pulling out the check his love had given him.
Shaking her head, Sarah says, "$1169.76, are you sure there isn't anything else you'd like?" She knows that there are some earrings that match the necklace. She's hoping he'll notice them.
He has noticed the earrings and says, "I want those, too."
She grabs them out of the case and rings them in with the rest of the purchase, and wraps them as well. All the while thinking, *He's already spent almost $1200.00 on this girl, now add in the damned earrings and it's over $1500.00, this girl has got to be the luckiest girl in the world. *
"She must really be something." She states as she hands him the gift-wrapped earrings.
"Best bloody thing to ever happen to me. How much do I owe you now, luv?" He says noticing the clock behind her; he has about five minutes left to get over to the electronics.
" $1575.63." She says, envious of his girlfriend, the guy doesn't even look as though spending $1500.00 isn't anything to him. He's writing out the check, looking like it's nothing.
"There you go luv, thanks for all the help." He says placing his expensive gifts in his coat pocket and walking off to the electronics, with a flourish of leather as he turns.
Buffy finally finds herself in the electronics and sees her honey looking at some CD with the name The Clash on it.
Spike is so engrossed in looking at the CD he doesn't even notice she's standing right beside him.
Buffy pokes him in the ribs, and laughs when he jumps, startled.
Before he knows what he's doing his fist comes up, getting ready to hit the prat that would poke him in the ribs. He then notices that it's his Buffy, giggling at him like a high schooler. "Damn, Luv, don't do that to a bloke." He says, putting his fist down and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
He looks down at her smiling; he dumps an armful of CD's and a boom box in the cart. He notices she got the bleach for his hair, and points out that "We'll have to get some kind of sugar substitute like Sweet n' Low." to her.
She looks at him, eyes wide and bewildered.
He smiles a big smile and says, "It keeps the bleach from stinging as much, than if you just put the bloody stuff on straight."
She just smiles and laughs, "Huh, I never would've thought of that."
They head out of the electronics and over to get the Sweet 'n' Low.
" After this are you ready to get the heck out of here?" She asks him.
"Yea, Pet, never was much for shoppin' anyway, been ready since I got here. Got everything I need right here." He says, placing his arm over her shoulder, hugging her to him, and fingering the gifts in his pocket.
They are walking by the jewelry counter on their way to the groceries.
Sarah notices them and smiles at Spike, he has noticed her and smiles back over his shoulder at her.
*There's the lucky girl, at least she seems as in love with him as he is with her and at least she's just as pretty as he is*
They get to the food and find the Sweet 'n' Low. They get through the check out line and head for the door.
Everyone else is back on the bus, they are just waiting for them, Xander and Willow are sitting in the front of the bus as they enter.
They both smile at Buffy as she takes the last step up.
"Hey, Buff." They say in unison.
"Hey, guys." She says, smiling back at them.
She stops and waits for Spike to enter with the rest of the bags.
"Pet, could you bleedin' well get out of the soddin' way?" He asks as he climbs up the steps, behind her.
"Sorry." She says, walking back to their seat, stowing her bags behind it and reaching for the ones he has. She stows them back there also and sits down. She leans over and gives him a sweet kiss, and lays her head on his shoulder.
He fingers a strand of her hair and says, "Love you, pet."
"Love you, too." She says as she drifts off for a nap, before they return to the hotel.
He smiles and places a kiss on top of her head and leans his against the window beside him.
Chp. 27
(Here's the rest of the Wally World chappy, and to the person who liked the part about Andrew, Thanx for the review and here's more of what you asked for. A Spike to you too.)
Spike stalks up to the jewelry counter, a smirk on his face. He gives the lady behind the counter a flirtatious quirk of his lips. She rushes up to him; "May I help you sir?" she says, thinking to herself *Damn that is one hot man*
"Yeah, right uh, Sarah is it?" He says, noticing the nametag on her chest "I was sorta lookin' for something for my lady."
Sarah is shocked *This man has the sexiest voice I've ever heard and damn he's got a girlfriend* she thinks as said man is looking over his shoulder, towards the health and beauty aides aisles.
Her smile wavers for a second, "Did you have anything special in mind?"
"Well, luv, I really have no idea, but I have about twenty minutes to make my bloody mind up." He says, smirking at her.
"I'm sure we can find something in that length of time."
Spike's been looking around the cases in front of him, while they've been talking. He's seen a few things he likes, but nothing that has 'Buffy' written all over it.
He looks at rings and pendants and earrings, nothing really strikes him, until he sees something in another part of the displays.
"Have you found anything that you like?" Sarah asks, after waiting on another customer, which had taken a few minutes.
Xander just has to be walking by at this time, with a cartful of tools and clothing. Spike just happens to see his reflection in the display case.
"Hey, Whelp!" Spike yells at him.
Xander knows that irritating voice, he stands in the middle of the flow of carts, and then slowly turns around in a circle. His eye's land on Spike at the jewelry counter, he stands there stunned for a few seconds thinking to himself *I hope to god he doesn't want me to help him pick out a ring for Buffy*
Spike's looking straight at him now, "Come over here for a minute." he says with a quirky smirk on his lips.
"Yeah, Bleach Boy what'cha want and please tell me that you're not wanting me to help you pick out a ring for Buffy." Xander says, with a terrified look on his face.
Spike looks at Xander like he is crazy, "So what if I am, though this is not what this is."
Xander lets out the breath he was holding, "What did you want, then?"
"I needed a second opinion on something, and since you're the only other guy, other than Andrew. I figured go with the lesser of two evils, and go with the one that wouldn't pick out the Princess Leia, Star Wars watch."
'I really need some help here, which one of these would Buffy like?' he asks, pointing to some pendants in the display.
Sarah walks back over to them and smiles at the cute guy that's standing by the sexy voiced man. "Have you decided, yet?" she says, sweetly, still smiling at Xander.
"Yeah, luv. Can I see this one here, and this one?" He says, pointing to a platinum cross with a sapphire heart set in the middle of it and a dove off to the right of it, and to a heart shaped ruby with a gold arrow through it.
Sarah gasps, inaudibly *That's the most and second most expensive pieces in the display* she thinks, reaching to get the pieces. She gives them to Spike to inspect.
He hands them over to Xander who looks at them carefully, he notices the prices on them and the craftsmanship with which they are made. He thinks *what do you know, Capt. Peroxide actually has good taste*
He finally looks up at Spike and says, "The cross is more Buffy's style, plus she like sapphires and everything."
"I thought she'd like that one best, too." Spike says, looking down at Xander who is leaning on the counter, checking out the clerk.
Spike looks back over at Sarah, who's also checking Xander out. He smiles but doesn't say a thing. "I think I'll take this one and that chain right there." He says, pointing to the most expensive chain in the display.
She takes the pendants back keeping the one he wants out, and grabs the chain, out of the display beside her. "Lucky girl." She states under her breath.
"No, luv, I'm one damned lucky bloke's what I am." Spike says, truthfully.
"You can say that, again." Xander has to put his two cents worth in.
Sarah turns from the two good-looking men and heads towards the cash register. *This girl is luckier than anyone else I know, the most expensive things in the display, god I wish I had a man like him* She thinks, shaking her head.
"It's a good thing Buffy gave us all a signed check, huh?" Xander questions. "Your little surprise wouldn't be much of a surprise if she had to pay for it, would it?"
Spike looks at him smirking, "You do know that was my idea, right?"
"You had this planned all along, didn't you?"
Spike just keeps smirking at him, which gives him his answer, he shakes his head at the once vampire.
Sarah walks back over to them and asks Spike "Would you like for this to be wrapped?"
"That would be great, luv." He drawls out.
"Well, I'll see you later, Spike."
"Later, Xander."
*Spike just called me by my name, oh, god there's another apocalypse on the way. * Looking back at Spike, harmlessly flirting with some customer that had walked up to the display.
Sarah walks back over to Spike, his purchase in her hand. "Here's your package, is there anything else?" She says, handing the package to him.
"How much do I owe you, luv?" He says sticking his hand in his duster pocket and pulling out the check his love had given him.
Shaking her head, Sarah says, "$1169.76, are you sure there isn't anything else you'd like?" She knows that there are some earrings that match the necklace. She's hoping he'll notice them.
He has noticed the earrings and says, "I want those, too."
She grabs them out of the case and rings them in with the rest of the purchase, and wraps them as well. All the while thinking, *He's already spent almost $1200.00 on this girl, now add in the damned earrings and it's over $1500.00, this girl has got to be the luckiest girl in the world. *
"She must really be something." She states as she hands him the gift-wrapped earrings.
"Best bloody thing to ever happen to me. How much do I owe you now, luv?" He says noticing the clock behind her; he has about five minutes left to get over to the electronics.
" $1575.63." She says, envious of his girlfriend, the guy doesn't even look as though spending $1500.00 isn't anything to him. He's writing out the check, looking like it's nothing.
"There you go luv, thanks for all the help." He says placing his expensive gifts in his coat pocket and walking off to the electronics, with a flourish of leather as he turns.
Buffy finally finds herself in the electronics and sees her honey looking at some CD with the name The Clash on it.
Spike is so engrossed in looking at the CD he doesn't even notice she's standing right beside him.
Buffy pokes him in the ribs, and laughs when he jumps, startled.
Before he knows what he's doing his fist comes up, getting ready to hit the prat that would poke him in the ribs. He then notices that it's his Buffy, giggling at him like a high schooler. "Damn, Luv, don't do that to a bloke." He says, putting his fist down and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
He looks down at her smiling; he dumps an armful of CD's and a boom box in the cart. He notices she got the bleach for his hair, and points out that "We'll have to get some kind of sugar substitute like Sweet n' Low." to her.
She looks at him, eyes wide and bewildered.
He smiles a big smile and says, "It keeps the bleach from stinging as much, than if you just put the bloody stuff on straight."
She just smiles and laughs, "Huh, I never would've thought of that."
They head out of the electronics and over to get the Sweet 'n' Low.
" After this are you ready to get the heck out of here?" She asks him.
"Yea, Pet, never was much for shoppin' anyway, been ready since I got here. Got everything I need right here." He says, placing his arm over her shoulder, hugging her to him, and fingering the gifts in his pocket.
They are walking by the jewelry counter on their way to the groceries.
Sarah notices them and smiles at Spike, he has noticed her and smiles back over his shoulder at her.
*There's the lucky girl, at least she seems as in love with him as he is with her and at least she's just as pretty as he is*
They get to the food and find the Sweet 'n' Low. They get through the check out line and head for the door.
Everyone else is back on the bus, they are just waiting for them, Xander and Willow are sitting in the front of the bus as they enter.
They both smile at Buffy as she takes the last step up.
"Hey, Buff." They say in unison.
"Hey, guys." She says, smiling back at them.
She stops and waits for Spike to enter with the rest of the bags.
"Pet, could you bleedin' well get out of the soddin' way?" He asks as he climbs up the steps, behind her.
"Sorry." She says, walking back to their seat, stowing her bags behind it and reaching for the ones he has. She stows them back there also and sits down. She leans over and gives him a sweet kiss, and lays her head on his shoulder.
He fingers a strand of her hair and says, "Love you, pet."
"Love you, too." She says as she drifts off for a nap, before they return to the hotel.
He smiles and places a kiss on top of her head and leans his against the window beside him.