Chapter 3
Buffy awoke and found herself still in her clothes from the day before, she looked at the clock on the bedside table, but instead found a brown envelope propped up against it. She read the words on its surface. 'Dear Buffy, love Spike'
She covered her hand with her mouth, from shock.
"Why would he do this for me?" she asked herself.
Buffy picked it up, there was something hard inside it, she tore it open and tipped the contents into her hand, it was a tape.
"Okay.. She said.
Buffy was betting that it was the Ramones or some punk band or other. She put the tape in her cassette player and pressed play.
Spike's voice came on.
Hi Buffy, I know you're gonna think I am stupid for saying this, but I love you and I always will. I asked willow what kinda music you like, she said Leann Rimes; so I hope you like it.
You breathe and life begins,
You speak and my world makes sense
That's how it is when it comes to you
If mercy has no end, you are more than just a friend,
Buffy started crying out of her guilt about the way she had treated him
"Thanks Spike," she sniffled.
She lay back on her bed, listening to the rest of the song, unnoticed; Willow and Tara watched her from the bedroom door,
"Lazy," said Willow
"Stupid," said Tara
"Lazy, stupid super bitch," said Willow
"Agreed," said Tara
They both left Buffy to her daydreams and went downstairs to have breakfast; Buffy heard every word and threw a pillow at her door.
(Later, That Night)
Buffy walked through the graveyard, stake in one hand; crossbow in the other; She came to a stop outside Spike's crypt, she sighed deeply, wondering what he would say if she went in. Just as she was about to leave, strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist. Her breathing grew heavier as she closed her eyes and laid her head on the man's chest.
"Spike," she whispered.
He loosened his grip and she turned around, but he was already gone. She looked back at his crypt, deciding that she badly wanted to see him again. She started to walk over to the crypt door, when she bumped into Glorificus.
"Hello there, going to see your lover boy?" asked Glory sarcastically.
"He is not my boyfriend," said Buffy angrily.
She whacked Glory hard in the face and sent her flying against Spike's door, breaking it, in the impact. Spike came out to see what was going on, and saw Glory lying in his doorway.
"What is it with the seasonal baddies, why can't they just bugger off and LET ME REST IN PEACE," he growled.
"You don't get to do that until season 6," said Buffy.
"How do you know," asked Spike.
"You're not the only one with special powers," said Buffy.
Glory got up off the floor, brushing down her designer dress.
"That's it, I am gonna get you, you super bitch, look what you've done to my dress," said Glory.
Glory turned to Spike.
"By the way Will nice chest," said Glory.
Spike preened himself.
"Well I do try to work out," he said proudly.
"Also big willy," said Buffy, momentarily sharing a female bonding moment with Glory.
Spike winked at Buffy.
"Thanks for the approval pet,"
Glory strummed her nails impatiently on her arm.
"Anyway are we gonna do this damn fight or what?" asked Buffy also impatient.
"Right," said Glory, getting into her fighting stance.
Spike looked at them both, a smug grin on his face.
"Well who'd have thought it, watching a chicklet fight, it's quite a turn on," he said.
Glory turned and looked at his pants,
"Obviously!" she said admiringly.
Distracted by the sight of Spike's 'body' meant that Buffy was able to get a hard punch in and sent Glory crashing into a tree, she was knocked out momentarily, giving Buffy enough time to grab Spike's hand and they ran for it. Spike held back.
"Hey she doesn't want me anymore, it's you she's after, why do I have to run too?" he asked
"Shut up," she snapped,
They both heard Glory shouting from a distance.
"This isn't over, you hear me, this isn't over," yelled Glory.
Buffy looked at Spike.
"Why did you say that?" she asked
"What do you mean? You were the one who came and swooped me off my feet like a knight in shining armour," said Spike
"I was talking about the tape you made," said Buffy
"Well you know why," he said suddenly feeling a little shy, even if they had shagged each other like bunnies.
"Yeah, but I wasn't expecting it after what I'd said to you and..." she trailed off.
"Sshhh, it doesn't matter, it's all in the past, I know you didn't mean it," he admitted, touching her face.
"Then why did you cry?" asked Buffy.
"How did you know I cried? Have you been spying on me?" he asked.
"No," said Buffy uncomfortably.
"Okay, I cried, but I realised most of what you said was in anger, after all you'd just gone 27 rounds with a vamp, and not the fighty kind either," said Spike, smiling at the fond memories.
"It was just too weird, the first day we met, we talked about you killing me, only last year, you still hated me, and now you say you're in love with me..." said Buffy
Spike continued to look at her.
"I can see that you have changed Spike. At first I though that you were just a cold blooded killer, trapped in a cage because of your chip, but look at me I am babbling, maybe I'd better leave," said Buffy.
"No please, go on," encouraged Spike, taking a hold of her hand.
Buffy looked at her watch.
"I'd better go my friends will be looking for me," said Buffy.
Spike looked disappointed.
"Oh ok then," he shrugged.
She turned and walked away.
"I can see you've changed too," he said quietly.
She turned back to look at him.
"I could come back later," she said.
"That would be nice," said Spike.
They both smiled at each other, as she turned back and disappeared into the darkness.
TBC
Buffy awoke and found herself still in her clothes from the day before, she looked at the clock on the bedside table, but instead found a brown envelope propped up against it. She read the words on its surface. 'Dear Buffy, love Spike'
She covered her hand with her mouth, from shock.
"Why would he do this for me?" she asked herself.
Buffy picked it up, there was something hard inside it, she tore it open and tipped the contents into her hand, it was a tape.
"Okay.. She said.
Buffy was betting that it was the Ramones or some punk band or other. She put the tape in her cassette player and pressed play.
Spike's voice came on.
Hi Buffy, I know you're gonna think I am stupid for saying this, but I love you and I always will. I asked willow what kinda music you like, she said Leann Rimes; so I hope you like it.
You breathe and life begins,
You speak and my world makes sense
That's how it is when it comes to you
If mercy has no end, you are more than just a friend,
Buffy started crying out of her guilt about the way she had treated him
"Thanks Spike," she sniffled.
She lay back on her bed, listening to the rest of the song, unnoticed; Willow and Tara watched her from the bedroom door,
"Lazy," said Willow
"Stupid," said Tara
"Lazy, stupid super bitch," said Willow
"Agreed," said Tara
They both left Buffy to her daydreams and went downstairs to have breakfast; Buffy heard every word and threw a pillow at her door.
(Later, That Night)
Buffy walked through the graveyard, stake in one hand; crossbow in the other; She came to a stop outside Spike's crypt, she sighed deeply, wondering what he would say if she went in. Just as she was about to leave, strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist. Her breathing grew heavier as she closed her eyes and laid her head on the man's chest.
"Spike," she whispered.
He loosened his grip and she turned around, but he was already gone. She looked back at his crypt, deciding that she badly wanted to see him again. She started to walk over to the crypt door, when she bumped into Glorificus.
"Hello there, going to see your lover boy?" asked Glory sarcastically.
"He is not my boyfriend," said Buffy angrily.
She whacked Glory hard in the face and sent her flying against Spike's door, breaking it, in the impact. Spike came out to see what was going on, and saw Glory lying in his doorway.
"What is it with the seasonal baddies, why can't they just bugger off and LET ME REST IN PEACE," he growled.
"You don't get to do that until season 6," said Buffy.
"How do you know," asked Spike.
"You're not the only one with special powers," said Buffy.
Glory got up off the floor, brushing down her designer dress.
"That's it, I am gonna get you, you super bitch, look what you've done to my dress," said Glory.
Glory turned to Spike.
"By the way Will nice chest," said Glory.
Spike preened himself.
"Well I do try to work out," he said proudly.
"Also big willy," said Buffy, momentarily sharing a female bonding moment with Glory.
Spike winked at Buffy.
"Thanks for the approval pet,"
Glory strummed her nails impatiently on her arm.
"Anyway are we gonna do this damn fight or what?" asked Buffy also impatient.
"Right," said Glory, getting into her fighting stance.
Spike looked at them both, a smug grin on his face.
"Well who'd have thought it, watching a chicklet fight, it's quite a turn on," he said.
Glory turned and looked at his pants,
"Obviously!" she said admiringly.
Distracted by the sight of Spike's 'body' meant that Buffy was able to get a hard punch in and sent Glory crashing into a tree, she was knocked out momentarily, giving Buffy enough time to grab Spike's hand and they ran for it. Spike held back.
"Hey she doesn't want me anymore, it's you she's after, why do I have to run too?" he asked
"Shut up," she snapped,
They both heard Glory shouting from a distance.
"This isn't over, you hear me, this isn't over," yelled Glory.
Buffy looked at Spike.
"Why did you say that?" she asked
"What do you mean? You were the one who came and swooped me off my feet like a knight in shining armour," said Spike
"I was talking about the tape you made," said Buffy
"Well you know why," he said suddenly feeling a little shy, even if they had shagged each other like bunnies.
"Yeah, but I wasn't expecting it after what I'd said to you and..." she trailed off.
"Sshhh, it doesn't matter, it's all in the past, I know you didn't mean it," he admitted, touching her face.
"Then why did you cry?" asked Buffy.
"How did you know I cried? Have you been spying on me?" he asked.
"No," said Buffy uncomfortably.
"Okay, I cried, but I realised most of what you said was in anger, after all you'd just gone 27 rounds with a vamp, and not the fighty kind either," said Spike, smiling at the fond memories.
"It was just too weird, the first day we met, we talked about you killing me, only last year, you still hated me, and now you say you're in love with me..." said Buffy
Spike continued to look at her.
"I can see that you have changed Spike. At first I though that you were just a cold blooded killer, trapped in a cage because of your chip, but look at me I am babbling, maybe I'd better leave," said Buffy.
"No please, go on," encouraged Spike, taking a hold of her hand.
Buffy looked at her watch.
"I'd better go my friends will be looking for me," said Buffy.
Spike looked disappointed.
"Oh ok then," he shrugged.
She turned and walked away.
"I can see you've changed too," he said quietly.
She turned back to look at him.
"I could come back later," she said.
"That would be nice," said Spike.
They both smiled at each other, as she turned back and disappeared into the darkness.
TBC
