4. The Other Girl
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"What's wrong with Spike?" Dawn was very confused just like Willow and Buffy were.
"I think he has amnesia from coming back to earth, you know? Will can you do a spell or something?" Buffy was taking charge of the situation and she needed the help of a witch.
"Yeah I think I can do something," Willow answered already creating a memory spell in her mind "But I don't think we should do anything right away Buffy. If he doesn't want help the spell might not even work, we could lose him forever. I think we should wait a day and then do something."
Dawn nodded her head "I gotta agree with Willow on this one, I think we should wait." Buffy's heart sank, she really didn't want to wait but she knew it was better for her to just listen to Willow and Dawn.
"Fine I'll wait until after tomorrow, but then can we do the spell?" she asked sounding like a child asking their mother for a new toy.
"Sure we can." Willow said very sympathetically "Now why don't you go get some sleep?"
"Yeah I am a little tired, and Dawn it's late so I think you should hit the sack too." As the grumpy teenager walked to her room grumbling Buffy turned to Willow "Will you can do this spell for me right?"
Willow replied with a smile on her face, "Yessire Bob, wow I'll never say that again. Now I'm going to go back to my stylish apartment and get some shut-eye. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Goodnight" Buffy said as Willow walked out the door.
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The day had passed quickly since Buffy had nothing to do. While Dawn was in school Buffy sat on the couch drinking tab and watching Passions. After debriefing Xander about the whole Spike situation he Willow and Andrew came over to the apartment to watch Dawn while Buffy went on patrol.
"Buffy your only going on patrol right? No looking for Spike? Because we made a deal not to do anything until tomorrow." Willow said, concerned.
"I'm just doing patrol Willow no need to worry, no Spike until tomorrow. I'm just going to go kick some demon butt and come back home to relax and drink some more Tab. God that stuff's addictive." Buffy replied obviously annoyed with everyone thinking she couldn't keep a promise.
"Ok so come right back for good clean Tab fun with your best friends and umm whatever Andrew is. No Spike." Xander said.
Now Buffy was really pissed, "I am not going to look for Spike! God you guys sound like parents! I'm leaving now. See you later." She stormed out the door while not forgetting to slam the door leaving the two Scoobies looking a little bewildered.
Willow glanced out the window to see Buffy walking down the street toward the park "Do you think she's going to ignore us and go find Spike" she asked Xander.
"Oh yeah."
"Do you think we should stop her"
"No just let go Will, let her go." Xander said.
Andrew, who had been listening to the whole conversation suddenly spoke up "This is all so romantic."
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Buffy approached the park; guiltily thinking about how she had promised Willow she wouldn't go Spike watching. But then she tried to make herself feel better by saying that she was just going to patrol and if she saw Spike then that's what fate had in mind.
She was getting close to the spot where the bench was and behind the trees hiding it she could hear what sounded like someone fighting. She quickened her pace and hid behind one of the bigger trees, sheepishly looking out at the two figures battling. 'Yep fate likes me' Buffy thought as she realized that the fight was between Spike and some demon she wasn't quite familiar with. Spike clearly had the upper hand and Buffy had to run from tree to tree to keep up with all the punches and kicks going on. It seemed to Buffy that even though he was human, Spike still had his Vampire strength. While running to the next tree she accidentally stepped on a branch, causing Spike to lose the upper hand and get punched in the face.
"Bloody Hell!" he yelled "Are you following me?"
Buffy was speechless and didn't have an answer. All she could think to say was "No! Well actually maybe.but anyways, watch out!" The demon that fighting Spike suddenly came running at him but with one quick move Spike snapped his neck.
"Wow" Buffy exclaimed still pretty speechless.
"Would you mind telling me exactly why you're stalking me?" Spike asked.
Buffy not speechless anymore replied, "I am not stalking you! I was out on patrol and you happened to be here so I stopped and watched you fight. Once again I am not stalking you."
"Well it seems to me like stalking since you have been following me ever since I woke up in that crater!" But before Spike could say anymore Buffy interrupted him.
"What are you talking about? The first time I saw you since we battled the first was yesterday. Whoever you saw in the crater wasn't me. I'm Buffy the girl you said you loved. Don't you remember me at all?"
"The other girl, the one who looks like you said her name was Buffy too. She said a lot of other things too." Spike's face then took on a hurt expression.
"What did she say?" Buffy asked, concerned about what, was obviously, the first had said.
"She didn't say anything." Spike said trying to take away what he had just revealed.
"But you just said she said things to you! I heard you! You can't just take it back." Buffy didn't like how this conversation was going, Spike looked about ready to leave again. "I am not that girl in the crater. I know you and I can help you, you just have to want to be helped."
Spike started to back away "Even if you aren't her I still don't' know who you are and right now I have to go."
"Don't leave again, you keep on leaving" Buffy protested, on the brink of crying,
but Spike was already gone.
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"What's wrong with Spike?" Dawn was very confused just like Willow and Buffy were.
"I think he has amnesia from coming back to earth, you know? Will can you do a spell or something?" Buffy was taking charge of the situation and she needed the help of a witch.
"Yeah I think I can do something," Willow answered already creating a memory spell in her mind "But I don't think we should do anything right away Buffy. If he doesn't want help the spell might not even work, we could lose him forever. I think we should wait a day and then do something."
Dawn nodded her head "I gotta agree with Willow on this one, I think we should wait." Buffy's heart sank, she really didn't want to wait but she knew it was better for her to just listen to Willow and Dawn.
"Fine I'll wait until after tomorrow, but then can we do the spell?" she asked sounding like a child asking their mother for a new toy.
"Sure we can." Willow said very sympathetically "Now why don't you go get some sleep?"
"Yeah I am a little tired, and Dawn it's late so I think you should hit the sack too." As the grumpy teenager walked to her room grumbling Buffy turned to Willow "Will you can do this spell for me right?"
Willow replied with a smile on her face, "Yessire Bob, wow I'll never say that again. Now I'm going to go back to my stylish apartment and get some shut-eye. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Goodnight" Buffy said as Willow walked out the door.
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The day had passed quickly since Buffy had nothing to do. While Dawn was in school Buffy sat on the couch drinking tab and watching Passions. After debriefing Xander about the whole Spike situation he Willow and Andrew came over to the apartment to watch Dawn while Buffy went on patrol.
"Buffy your only going on patrol right? No looking for Spike? Because we made a deal not to do anything until tomorrow." Willow said, concerned.
"I'm just doing patrol Willow no need to worry, no Spike until tomorrow. I'm just going to go kick some demon butt and come back home to relax and drink some more Tab. God that stuff's addictive." Buffy replied obviously annoyed with everyone thinking she couldn't keep a promise.
"Ok so come right back for good clean Tab fun with your best friends and umm whatever Andrew is. No Spike." Xander said.
Now Buffy was really pissed, "I am not going to look for Spike! God you guys sound like parents! I'm leaving now. See you later." She stormed out the door while not forgetting to slam the door leaving the two Scoobies looking a little bewildered.
Willow glanced out the window to see Buffy walking down the street toward the park "Do you think she's going to ignore us and go find Spike" she asked Xander.
"Oh yeah."
"Do you think we should stop her"
"No just let go Will, let her go." Xander said.
Andrew, who had been listening to the whole conversation suddenly spoke up "This is all so romantic."
*******
Buffy approached the park; guiltily thinking about how she had promised Willow she wouldn't go Spike watching. But then she tried to make herself feel better by saying that she was just going to patrol and if she saw Spike then that's what fate had in mind.
She was getting close to the spot where the bench was and behind the trees hiding it she could hear what sounded like someone fighting. She quickened her pace and hid behind one of the bigger trees, sheepishly looking out at the two figures battling. 'Yep fate likes me' Buffy thought as she realized that the fight was between Spike and some demon she wasn't quite familiar with. Spike clearly had the upper hand and Buffy had to run from tree to tree to keep up with all the punches and kicks going on. It seemed to Buffy that even though he was human, Spike still had his Vampire strength. While running to the next tree she accidentally stepped on a branch, causing Spike to lose the upper hand and get punched in the face.
"Bloody Hell!" he yelled "Are you following me?"
Buffy was speechless and didn't have an answer. All she could think to say was "No! Well actually maybe.but anyways, watch out!" The demon that fighting Spike suddenly came running at him but with one quick move Spike snapped his neck.
"Wow" Buffy exclaimed still pretty speechless.
"Would you mind telling me exactly why you're stalking me?" Spike asked.
Buffy not speechless anymore replied, "I am not stalking you! I was out on patrol and you happened to be here so I stopped and watched you fight. Once again I am not stalking you."
"Well it seems to me like stalking since you have been following me ever since I woke up in that crater!" But before Spike could say anymore Buffy interrupted him.
"What are you talking about? The first time I saw you since we battled the first was yesterday. Whoever you saw in the crater wasn't me. I'm Buffy the girl you said you loved. Don't you remember me at all?"
"The other girl, the one who looks like you said her name was Buffy too. She said a lot of other things too." Spike's face then took on a hurt expression.
"What did she say?" Buffy asked, concerned about what, was obviously, the first had said.
"She didn't say anything." Spike said trying to take away what he had just revealed.
"But you just said she said things to you! I heard you! You can't just take it back." Buffy didn't like how this conversation was going, Spike looked about ready to leave again. "I am not that girl in the crater. I know you and I can help you, you just have to want to be helped."
Spike started to back away "Even if you aren't her I still don't' know who you are and right now I have to go."
"Don't leave again, you keep on leaving" Buffy protested, on the brink of crying,
but Spike was already gone.
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