The End and Beginning
Chp.29
Buffy and Spike are coming down the stairs, and step into the lobby, where everyone has gathered. They are laughing and play fighting. They're generally just goofing off and enjoying being with each other. They turn from slapping at each other, and look around. Spikes hair is still slightly wet and sticking up on his head. Buffy's gaze has quit wandering around, looking at everyone and finally ends back up on Spike. She smiles at his hair, remembering the first time she seen him in the basement in the school, it wasn't so cute then, since he was all crazy and dirty and stuff. Now though it's irresistible not-to-not want to reach up and ruffle it.
Xander notices them first and says, "Hey, Bleach Boy is really Bleach Boy again." Observing Spikes new but not shocking bleach job. The reason being, that the sand colored curls weren't the Spike he knew and loathed.
"Can it, Whelp!" Spike says, staring at him with contempt in his eyes.
"Geez, Spike I was just being all observy, no need to break out the fangs." Xander turns back to his game of Tekken, dismissing Spike.
Spike snorts and looks down at Buffy. "Wanker." He whispers, under his breath.
No one has noticed Giles coming out of the office. "Ahem, Spike?"
Buffy and Spike jump, startled. They hadn't known that Giles had finally come to the hotel. He had stayed with Wesley, researching the dilemma of 'Just what the hell Spike is.'
"Yea, Watcher?" He says, coming out of his startlement.
"Uh, yes. Wesley and myself have been looking into the whole vampire/man situation that has happened here, and would like to ask you a few questions." He says, reaching up for his glasses, which no longer reside on his face. He remembers and quickly corrects his movements and scratches the side of his head instead.
Buffy watches his actions and knows that gesture. She giggles at it.
Spike looks down at her, seems that he noticed too. He smiles and then the smile disappears as he looks back up at Giles. He really doesn't want to answer these questions the watcher seems hell bent on asking. He knows that he will have to eventually and it's always better sooner than later, isn't it.
He slumps a bit and grabs a hold of Buffy's hand. "Can Buffy be there? She has seen everything that's happened so far." There's a hopeful glint in his eyes as he says this. He doesn't know if he can get through this interrogation, with two watchers at once. She is his lifeline in this; she has to be there.
"Yes, actually, I think it would be quiet beneficial if she were there." Giles answers, as he turns around, and goes back into the office door.
The couple follows him as he says, "Come, along then."
They all walk into the office; the couple is still holding hands. Buffy squeezes his hand, lightly, and smiles slightly at him. Reassuring him, that he can do this.
He smiles back, searching her green eyes and nods his head. Looking up at the watchers, he stands a little straighter than he was, and cocks his head at Giles, telling him to get on with it.
"First of all, I know you all met briefly last night, but I figure a proper introduction would be nice for the both of you, so Spike this is Wesley." Giles explains.
"Please call me Wes, everyone else does." Wesley says, holding his hand out to shake hands with Spike.
Spike looks at his hand and then at the rest of him, smugly and snorts.
Buffy jabs him hard in the ribs, with her elbow. "Spike, be nice. They are trying to help you." She whispers, sternly.
"Oh, sod it. The names Spike." He says, as he shakes Wes's proffered hand.
"Spike?"
"Yea, Watcher?" Spike turns from Wes to Giles as he speaks.
"Have you discovered any other vampiric traits, that we don't know of?" Giles asks, as he notices the marks on Buffy's neck, as she tosses her hair back over her shoulder.
"Good lord, Buffy! What happened to your neck?" Giles asks, as he rushes over to examine the bites, and make sure that she is all right.
She just smiles and says nothing, as she looks at Spike.
Wesley seen the look she gave Spike and knows exactly what's going on. "Uh, Rupert."
Giles doesn't even notice that he has spoken; he's too concerned with Buffy to notice anything.
"My god, you've been bitten again. You didn't notice the two wounds on her neck, Spike? That's really unusual for you." Giles says, turning around to face Spike.
Spike had fled from the charging watcher as he came at his mate. He really didn't want to be between Buffy and he adopted father at the moment of impact. He hears Giles ask him the question, and answers, "Course I did, Watcher. I was the one who did it." He changes to his game face. Showing Giles that he is capable of doing it.
Giles looks from Buffy to Spike, and then looks over at Wes, who at this moment is smirking, "I tried to tell you." He states.
Wesley looks over at Buffy, confused that she would let a vampire to claim her. Least of all this vampire/man, whatever he is, she did come here to get him back though so there is something. He clears his throat and Buffy looks up to him. "You let him claim you, didn't you?"
"All I'm saying is I love him, he loves me. You wanna know the rest, ask Angel."
She turns from Wes and looks over to Giles. "Have you guys found anything out?"
Spike walks up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, and places his chin on top of her head. He's smiling as he goes through the process, and with a glint in his eyes he speaks softly to her. "Still not used to you sayin' that, Luv. Can't believe you actually said it in front of the watchers."
"Well, Giles already knew. I also think that Wesley figured it out, when I came to get you back. I recon it wasn't surprising. Was it?" She says looking over to the two others in the room.
Wesley and Giles shake their heads in a no motion.
"See?" She says smiling at him, as she lifts her head, displacing his head from its resting place.
"I don't understand this at all." Giles say, thinking out loud.
"Huh?" Everyone else in the room says, confused at the outburst.
"Sorry, did I say that out loud? Well. Uh. . . Yes well, I mean." He gets flustered at the scrutiny on all their faces, and reaches up for the non-existent glasses on his face. He compensates for it, by pinching the bridge of his nose.
He looks back up at everyone.
"Giles what is it?" Buffy asks with a little concern in her voice.
"Well I went over the spell Willow used to bring him back, and it was supposed to bring Spike back as a human. He isn't supposed to be able to do all of the vampire stuff that he does. I don't understand how he can exhibit all of these traits, if he's supposed to be human."
"Hey, Rupes, maybe it has something to do with that little trinket I had 'round my neck, when everything went down. I mean it was putting off some major wattage, and power. It could have made me what I am, before I turned to a big pile of dust."
"Angel did say that the explanation of the thing was really vague, on what exactly it was supposed to do." Buffy explains as she catches on to what Spike is implying.
"Well, we'll have to have Willow check that out, since it is a magical artifact, or trinket. As you would say." Giles says, looking over to Spike.
Wesley has been listening to the conversation and interrupts, "We still do have the original documents on that medallion at the firm, and I'm sure that I could research them and see what I can find out from there. Willow will still have to check out the medallion also, she has the whole Wicca power and can determine exactly what kind of power it had or still has as the case may be. We'll start researching as soon as I can get the papers and the amulet."
The mention of actually doing research, Buffy and Spike separate, look at each other, and say together, "We'll go get the amulet." as they walk out the door hand in hand.
Wesley shakes his head and smiles, "She's still the same Buffy. She'll do anything to get out of research."
"Yes, you're quite correct on that matter. She's changed quite a bit, but I do believe that will never change." Giles says this as a fact.
They both laugh as Giles finishes his explanation, and they go back to the research they were they were doing.
(Hope you all liked it. I know it took a while for me to get this one out I know. I just didn't know how I was gonna get it the way I wanted it. I hope this came out like I wanted and I also hope I got Giles and Wes's characters right.)
Chp.29
Buffy and Spike are coming down the stairs, and step into the lobby, where everyone has gathered. They are laughing and play fighting. They're generally just goofing off and enjoying being with each other. They turn from slapping at each other, and look around. Spikes hair is still slightly wet and sticking up on his head. Buffy's gaze has quit wandering around, looking at everyone and finally ends back up on Spike. She smiles at his hair, remembering the first time she seen him in the basement in the school, it wasn't so cute then, since he was all crazy and dirty and stuff. Now though it's irresistible not-to-not want to reach up and ruffle it.
Xander notices them first and says, "Hey, Bleach Boy is really Bleach Boy again." Observing Spikes new but not shocking bleach job. The reason being, that the sand colored curls weren't the Spike he knew and loathed.
"Can it, Whelp!" Spike says, staring at him with contempt in his eyes.
"Geez, Spike I was just being all observy, no need to break out the fangs." Xander turns back to his game of Tekken, dismissing Spike.
Spike snorts and looks down at Buffy. "Wanker." He whispers, under his breath.
No one has noticed Giles coming out of the office. "Ahem, Spike?"
Buffy and Spike jump, startled. They hadn't known that Giles had finally come to the hotel. He had stayed with Wesley, researching the dilemma of 'Just what the hell Spike is.'
"Yea, Watcher?" He says, coming out of his startlement.
"Uh, yes. Wesley and myself have been looking into the whole vampire/man situation that has happened here, and would like to ask you a few questions." He says, reaching up for his glasses, which no longer reside on his face. He remembers and quickly corrects his movements and scratches the side of his head instead.
Buffy watches his actions and knows that gesture. She giggles at it.
Spike looks down at her, seems that he noticed too. He smiles and then the smile disappears as he looks back up at Giles. He really doesn't want to answer these questions the watcher seems hell bent on asking. He knows that he will have to eventually and it's always better sooner than later, isn't it.
He slumps a bit and grabs a hold of Buffy's hand. "Can Buffy be there? She has seen everything that's happened so far." There's a hopeful glint in his eyes as he says this. He doesn't know if he can get through this interrogation, with two watchers at once. She is his lifeline in this; she has to be there.
"Yes, actually, I think it would be quiet beneficial if she were there." Giles answers, as he turns around, and goes back into the office door.
The couple follows him as he says, "Come, along then."
They all walk into the office; the couple is still holding hands. Buffy squeezes his hand, lightly, and smiles slightly at him. Reassuring him, that he can do this.
He smiles back, searching her green eyes and nods his head. Looking up at the watchers, he stands a little straighter than he was, and cocks his head at Giles, telling him to get on with it.
"First of all, I know you all met briefly last night, but I figure a proper introduction would be nice for the both of you, so Spike this is Wesley." Giles explains.
"Please call me Wes, everyone else does." Wesley says, holding his hand out to shake hands with Spike.
Spike looks at his hand and then at the rest of him, smugly and snorts.
Buffy jabs him hard in the ribs, with her elbow. "Spike, be nice. They are trying to help you." She whispers, sternly.
"Oh, sod it. The names Spike." He says, as he shakes Wes's proffered hand.
"Spike?"
"Yea, Watcher?" Spike turns from Wes to Giles as he speaks.
"Have you discovered any other vampiric traits, that we don't know of?" Giles asks, as he notices the marks on Buffy's neck, as she tosses her hair back over her shoulder.
"Good lord, Buffy! What happened to your neck?" Giles asks, as he rushes over to examine the bites, and make sure that she is all right.
She just smiles and says nothing, as she looks at Spike.
Wesley seen the look she gave Spike and knows exactly what's going on. "Uh, Rupert."
Giles doesn't even notice that he has spoken; he's too concerned with Buffy to notice anything.
"My god, you've been bitten again. You didn't notice the two wounds on her neck, Spike? That's really unusual for you." Giles says, turning around to face Spike.
Spike had fled from the charging watcher as he came at his mate. He really didn't want to be between Buffy and he adopted father at the moment of impact. He hears Giles ask him the question, and answers, "Course I did, Watcher. I was the one who did it." He changes to his game face. Showing Giles that he is capable of doing it.
Giles looks from Buffy to Spike, and then looks over at Wes, who at this moment is smirking, "I tried to tell you." He states.
Wesley looks over at Buffy, confused that she would let a vampire to claim her. Least of all this vampire/man, whatever he is, she did come here to get him back though so there is something. He clears his throat and Buffy looks up to him. "You let him claim you, didn't you?"
"All I'm saying is I love him, he loves me. You wanna know the rest, ask Angel."
She turns from Wes and looks over to Giles. "Have you guys found anything out?"
Spike walks up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, and places his chin on top of her head. He's smiling as he goes through the process, and with a glint in his eyes he speaks softly to her. "Still not used to you sayin' that, Luv. Can't believe you actually said it in front of the watchers."
"Well, Giles already knew. I also think that Wesley figured it out, when I came to get you back. I recon it wasn't surprising. Was it?" She says looking over to the two others in the room.
Wesley and Giles shake their heads in a no motion.
"See?" She says smiling at him, as she lifts her head, displacing his head from its resting place.
"I don't understand this at all." Giles say, thinking out loud.
"Huh?" Everyone else in the room says, confused at the outburst.
"Sorry, did I say that out loud? Well. Uh. . . Yes well, I mean." He gets flustered at the scrutiny on all their faces, and reaches up for the non-existent glasses on his face. He compensates for it, by pinching the bridge of his nose.
He looks back up at everyone.
"Giles what is it?" Buffy asks with a little concern in her voice.
"Well I went over the spell Willow used to bring him back, and it was supposed to bring Spike back as a human. He isn't supposed to be able to do all of the vampire stuff that he does. I don't understand how he can exhibit all of these traits, if he's supposed to be human."
"Hey, Rupes, maybe it has something to do with that little trinket I had 'round my neck, when everything went down. I mean it was putting off some major wattage, and power. It could have made me what I am, before I turned to a big pile of dust."
"Angel did say that the explanation of the thing was really vague, on what exactly it was supposed to do." Buffy explains as she catches on to what Spike is implying.
"Well, we'll have to have Willow check that out, since it is a magical artifact, or trinket. As you would say." Giles says, looking over to Spike.
Wesley has been listening to the conversation and interrupts, "We still do have the original documents on that medallion at the firm, and I'm sure that I could research them and see what I can find out from there. Willow will still have to check out the medallion also, she has the whole Wicca power and can determine exactly what kind of power it had or still has as the case may be. We'll start researching as soon as I can get the papers and the amulet."
The mention of actually doing research, Buffy and Spike separate, look at each other, and say together, "We'll go get the amulet." as they walk out the door hand in hand.
Wesley shakes his head and smiles, "She's still the same Buffy. She'll do anything to get out of research."
"Yes, you're quite correct on that matter. She's changed quite a bit, but I do believe that will never change." Giles says this as a fact.
They both laugh as Giles finishes his explanation, and they go back to the research they were they were doing.
(Hope you all liked it. I know it took a while for me to get this one out I know. I just didn't know how I was gonna get it the way I wanted it. I hope this came out like I wanted and I also hope I got Giles and Wes's characters right.)