When Monday came and it was time to go to school Buffy was happy. She
didn't know why. She just was. She got her things together and once again
decided to walk to school. The sun was not shinning and it was actually
kind of cold, but she still wanted to. To be by herself. Just to think.
When she arrived at school she didn't stop to talk to Willow. She just went
directly to her creative writing class to deliver her paper to Mr. Tiller.
"Hey Buffy, how are you today?" he asked.
"Good Mr. Tiller, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm good," he told her.
"Well I'm done with me paper" she said and handed it to him.
"Already, that's quick, especially because you were so zonked out in class on Friday" he said.
"I know, when an idea hits you, it's hard to stop writing," she said with a smile. He looked the paper over slightly.
"Well this looks pretty good so far" he said and put it on his desk. Soon the bell rang and the teacher started class. After it was over she went to her second class, which she had dreaded over the last few days because it was with Spike, but today, she felt a weird confidence and didn't care. She took her seat and he looked at her and this time she looked back.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing" he said and turned away. He turned form her? That was a new one. Usually he was the one who made the passes and crude remarks, but today he just looked away. The class was soon over and Buffy walked off. She wanted to talk to Willow now. She found her friend sitting in the cafeteria sipping milk from a straw and reading some kind of book. She walked over to her and sat down as well.
"Hey Will" she greeted her.
"Buffy" she said, swallowing the milk and smiling.
"What are ya reading?" Buffy asked, trying to make conversation.
"This book called 'Love is worthless'" Willow told her.
"That's bleak" Buffy said.
"Yeah, but it's a good book, besides you should be welcoming it, with all that's happened" Willow said.
"Will, can I tell you a secret?" she asked.
"Yeah" Willow said, moving closer so that her friend could whisper to her.
"I'm in love with Spike" Buffy admitted. Willow's eyes went wide and her smile grew bigger.
"Are you serious!" Willow said, very loudly. A lot of people that were in the cafeteria at the time looked at them.
"Shhh!" Buffy said. "Yes, I'm serious."
"Oh my god" Willow said, still smiling.
"Look, you can't tell Spike okay, please" Buffy pleaded.
"No, of course I won't tell" Willow said. "Are you gonna tell him?"
"No, I can't. . .he doesn't feel the same way about me" Buffy said.
"Well maybe he does" Willow said, hopeful.
"Get real Will, look all the things he done to me" Buffy said.
"Well love makes you do the wacky" Willow said. "I can find out for you."
"Without telling him what's going on?" Buffy said, skeptical.
"Yeah, I've known him literally all my life, since we were like five hours old, I know him better than anyone" Willow said.
"Okay, but if you promise not to tell him" Buffy finally said.
"I promise, ooh, this is so exiting, my oldest best friend and my newest best friend together, eeh" Willow squealed in delight as she got up and walked away. Buffy couldn't help but smile at her. She was always so determined to make sure everyone was happy, even before herself. She was truly a good soul.
The next day at school Buffy walked in and noticed that the school paper was out. She had never read a school newspaper and decided to get one and read it. Much to her surprise when she opened it the first story in the editorial section was. . .hers! I don't write for the paper, she thought as she began to read. She quickly realized just what this story was.
"Oh my god" she said in terror and ran to find Willow. She found her red headed friend talking to some people and quickly pulled her way.
"What's wrong Buffy?" Willow asked confused.
"Did you see the paper?" Buffy asked her. "Look at this, my story, in the paper, practically on the front page!"
"That's great" Willow said, thinking this was good new.
"No, no, not great, bad, very, very, very 'extra' BAD" Buffy said in panic. "This is the story that I wrote in creative writing."
"So" Willow said, still not catching on.
"Will, read this" she said, handing the paper to her friend. Willow read for a while and then looked up.
"Oh" was all she said.
"Yeah, oh, big fat capital OH" Buffy said.
"Well, calm down, it's okay" Willow said.
"No, it's not okay, all right Spike is gonna read this, oh my god, it's like one of those dreams where you're standing in front of the class naked and you can't move or run out, there gonna be talking about it for weeks" Buffy said as she began to breathe quickly.
"Okay, Buffy, please calm down okay, you're hyperventilating" Willow said as she hugged Buffy. Suddenly Spike came up to them.
"Hey Wills" he said.
"Hey" Willow said back. Buffy's eyes shifted to the paper that was in his hand and her heart jumped with fear as she looked down uncomfortably.
"Uh, Buffy, can I talk to you?" he asked. She was very surprised and nodded, not being able to speak. He led her to the library where they could talk in quiet. She could feel her stomach start to twist. "I read the article you wrote."
"That wasn't supposed to be put in there I.-" she began but was silenced by his finger on her lips.
"Shhh" he whispered. "Let me talk, I didn't know you felt that way."
"Well either did I, I guess it's true what they say, you don't miss something-" she said and Spike finished her sentence.
"Until it's gone" he said with a smile.
"That would be the cliché" she said and also smiled. Was he actually being nice to her? Had her story turned over a new rock?
"In this story, you said you loved me, is it true?" he asked.
"Why do you care? You, you said that-" she began, but once again he cut her off.
"I know what I said, just answer the question" he said.
"Yes, I meant it" she said looking away.
"Hey, look at me" he said tilting her head towards him. "I'm so sorry Buffy."
"You are?" she questioned.
"I never wanted to hurt you, never intended it. I was just so hurt and embarrassed that you turned me down that I just. . .can you ever forgive me?" he asked.
"I'm sorry too" she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
"No, don't be. . .look it's okay, I know that I threw that on you quickly, but I did mean it and it's okay that you weren't ready then" he told her also bringing his voice down to a whisper.
"I'm ready now" she said looking into his eyes. Oh those eyes. He had such beautiful eyes. They still stunned her every time he looked at her.
"I love you" he said as he leaned forward for a kiss.
"I love you too" she said, her heart swelling with joy. Their lips touched. First soft and light, and they the kiss grew more intense. His tongue slowly crept into her moth to touch hers. She welcomed it and breathed deeply into his with ecstasy. The kiss seemed to last forever and then finally broke. He looked at her with love in his eyes. this was the man she knew. Her Spike, her William.
"Hey Buffy, how are you today?" he asked.
"Good Mr. Tiller, what about you?" Buffy asked.
"I'm good," he told her.
"Well I'm done with me paper" she said and handed it to him.
"Already, that's quick, especially because you were so zonked out in class on Friday" he said.
"I know, when an idea hits you, it's hard to stop writing," she said with a smile. He looked the paper over slightly.
"Well this looks pretty good so far" he said and put it on his desk. Soon the bell rang and the teacher started class. After it was over she went to her second class, which she had dreaded over the last few days because it was with Spike, but today, she felt a weird confidence and didn't care. She took her seat and he looked at her and this time she looked back.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing" he said and turned away. He turned form her? That was a new one. Usually he was the one who made the passes and crude remarks, but today he just looked away. The class was soon over and Buffy walked off. She wanted to talk to Willow now. She found her friend sitting in the cafeteria sipping milk from a straw and reading some kind of book. She walked over to her and sat down as well.
"Hey Will" she greeted her.
"Buffy" she said, swallowing the milk and smiling.
"What are ya reading?" Buffy asked, trying to make conversation.
"This book called 'Love is worthless'" Willow told her.
"That's bleak" Buffy said.
"Yeah, but it's a good book, besides you should be welcoming it, with all that's happened" Willow said.
"Will, can I tell you a secret?" she asked.
"Yeah" Willow said, moving closer so that her friend could whisper to her.
"I'm in love with Spike" Buffy admitted. Willow's eyes went wide and her smile grew bigger.
"Are you serious!" Willow said, very loudly. A lot of people that were in the cafeteria at the time looked at them.
"Shhh!" Buffy said. "Yes, I'm serious."
"Oh my god" Willow said, still smiling.
"Look, you can't tell Spike okay, please" Buffy pleaded.
"No, of course I won't tell" Willow said. "Are you gonna tell him?"
"No, I can't. . .he doesn't feel the same way about me" Buffy said.
"Well maybe he does" Willow said, hopeful.
"Get real Will, look all the things he done to me" Buffy said.
"Well love makes you do the wacky" Willow said. "I can find out for you."
"Without telling him what's going on?" Buffy said, skeptical.
"Yeah, I've known him literally all my life, since we were like five hours old, I know him better than anyone" Willow said.
"Okay, but if you promise not to tell him" Buffy finally said.
"I promise, ooh, this is so exiting, my oldest best friend and my newest best friend together, eeh" Willow squealed in delight as she got up and walked away. Buffy couldn't help but smile at her. She was always so determined to make sure everyone was happy, even before herself. She was truly a good soul.
The next day at school Buffy walked in and noticed that the school paper was out. She had never read a school newspaper and decided to get one and read it. Much to her surprise when she opened it the first story in the editorial section was. . .hers! I don't write for the paper, she thought as she began to read. She quickly realized just what this story was.
"Oh my god" she said in terror and ran to find Willow. She found her red headed friend talking to some people and quickly pulled her way.
"What's wrong Buffy?" Willow asked confused.
"Did you see the paper?" Buffy asked her. "Look at this, my story, in the paper, practically on the front page!"
"That's great" Willow said, thinking this was good new.
"No, no, not great, bad, very, very, very 'extra' BAD" Buffy said in panic. "This is the story that I wrote in creative writing."
"So" Willow said, still not catching on.
"Will, read this" she said, handing the paper to her friend. Willow read for a while and then looked up.
"Oh" was all she said.
"Yeah, oh, big fat capital OH" Buffy said.
"Well, calm down, it's okay" Willow said.
"No, it's not okay, all right Spike is gonna read this, oh my god, it's like one of those dreams where you're standing in front of the class naked and you can't move or run out, there gonna be talking about it for weeks" Buffy said as she began to breathe quickly.
"Okay, Buffy, please calm down okay, you're hyperventilating" Willow said as she hugged Buffy. Suddenly Spike came up to them.
"Hey Wills" he said.
"Hey" Willow said back. Buffy's eyes shifted to the paper that was in his hand and her heart jumped with fear as she looked down uncomfortably.
"Uh, Buffy, can I talk to you?" he asked. She was very surprised and nodded, not being able to speak. He led her to the library where they could talk in quiet. She could feel her stomach start to twist. "I read the article you wrote."
"That wasn't supposed to be put in there I.-" she began but was silenced by his finger on her lips.
"Shhh" he whispered. "Let me talk, I didn't know you felt that way."
"Well either did I, I guess it's true what they say, you don't miss something-" she said and Spike finished her sentence.
"Until it's gone" he said with a smile.
"That would be the cliché" she said and also smiled. Was he actually being nice to her? Had her story turned over a new rock?
"In this story, you said you loved me, is it true?" he asked.
"Why do you care? You, you said that-" she began, but once again he cut her off.
"I know what I said, just answer the question" he said.
"Yes, I meant it" she said looking away.
"Hey, look at me" he said tilting her head towards him. "I'm so sorry Buffy."
"You are?" she questioned.
"I never wanted to hurt you, never intended it. I was just so hurt and embarrassed that you turned me down that I just. . .can you ever forgive me?" he asked.
"I'm sorry too" she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
"No, don't be. . .look it's okay, I know that I threw that on you quickly, but I did mean it and it's okay that you weren't ready then" he told her also bringing his voice down to a whisper.
"I'm ready now" she said looking into his eyes. Oh those eyes. He had such beautiful eyes. They still stunned her every time he looked at her.
"I love you" he said as he leaned forward for a kiss.
"I love you too" she said, her heart swelling with joy. Their lips touched. First soft and light, and they the kiss grew more intense. His tongue slowly crept into her moth to touch hers. She welcomed it and breathed deeply into his with ecstasy. The kiss seemed to last forever and then finally broke. He looked at her with love in his eyes. this was the man she knew. Her Spike, her William.