Phase 15 (A brief interlude before the action)
Sunnydale
She found him in the courtyard looking up at the early rising stars.
The night was cool for California and the Slayer breathed the sharp air. Silently, she walked to
her lover and leaned against him. His arms went around his waist as she laid her head across his
shoulder.
"Ready pet?"
"As much as I can hope to be. I went to look at their weapons. They got quite an arsenal but I
don't think that it will be enough"
"Funny but I thought that you were the Slayer?" he whispered.
She punched his shoulder lightly in mock anger. The vampire chuckled and pulled her tighter so
that their lips met. It was a soft whisper of a kiss, almost like a peck.
Spike pulled back and looked at her. Her eyes were still closed and her mouth slightly pouting.
The proud battle scar making her look all the more vulnerable and therefore sexier to him. As
per his preference she had left her hair loose and it fell like spun gold across her shoulders. Her
clothes were still army leftovers but he had grown to love her total disregard for fashion. It
made her just all that more special.
Her eyes fluttered open and she looked at him quizzically. He had the strangest smile plastered
on his face.
"What are you smiling at?"
"At my girl. I'm looking at her and I'm wondering just how did I get so lucky? She is the
Slayer and I am just another vampire who she should have dusted a long time ago"
"I couldn't agree more, especially since you had me chained up for a month" she said in
pretended annoyance.
The vampire looked deeply into her eyes. "It was the only way that I had to keep you with me.
You know that I hated doing that to you"
"No you didn't, you enjoyed it"
He grinned "Maybe just a bit. You looked so pretty in chains. I didn't like using the straitjacket
since it covered you up to much"
She cringed. "Oh God that was the total worst. I couldn't even breathe properly in that thing but
I guess it sealed my fate. Pardon the pun"
"What do you mean?"
Buffy was silent for a moment as she organized her thoughts. There was a seriousness to their
conversation. "Well, when you put the jacket on me, all my avenues of escape were pretty much
shut. I couldn't even move until you freed me. I think that I stopped trying to escape or even
looking for a way to do so. You had total control over me and I accepted that. It let me see you
in a different light"
"No longer as your enemy?"
"I wouldn't go that far. It's just that... well...its hard to say" she said averting her eyes.
"I want to know"
"Fine. I guess it has to do a lot with the way I lived my life prior to meeting you. When I
became the Slayer I was already alone. My mother had died and my father did not seem to care
about me all that much. I had friends but all we did was talk about meaningless things. I was
fifteen when I was called and it was the best thing for me. It gave me a purpose, a role to fill. I
had the fate of many in my hands and it was quite the power trip"
"Go on"
"As I go more into being the Slayer , I left everything that made me behind. Buffy was no one
special, she wasn't important to anyone. The Slayer counted so eventually I was just the Slayer,
living only for the kill" she said quietly.
Spike considered her words carefully for a moment. She was being totally honest. He could
only do the same.
"I think that it was what attracted me to you. I felt that you had sealed yourself off from the
world and I longed to tear down the walls you'd built. I didn't know why I felt this need. I
know now" he voiced softly.
She followed his lead.
"When you got me and took all the fight out of me it forced me to be Buffy again. I was
vulnerable but I was also me again. And the 'me' found you very interesting"
"Attractive you mean, or better yet irresistible" he quipped
"Maybe. Anyhow I felt something for you which time only made it stronger. You never hurt me
even when we didn't get along"
"Hurting you was never my purpose. I don't know why it was this way. After all we are natural
enemies but I didn't see you as this. I just wanted to be near you" he added
They were silent for a moment, each lost in their own thoughts. There seemed to be a certain
urgency about tonight. A need to reveal themselves to each other that neither knew where it
stemmed from. The vampire continued.
"When I finally had you it felt so right. Like it was meant to be. Did you feel it too?" he asked
"Not at first since I was busy hating you and thinking of ways of escaping but eventually, yes"
He licked his dry lips and cleared his throat slightly. Buffy knew that what came next was
important.
Spike's eyes dropped to the ground. What he had to say would lay him as vulnerable as ever but
she needed to hear it.
"I lived for more than a hundred years and the only thing I've been certain of is you. This is so
hard to say... I...I've said it before but now it finally rings true. I...I love you and that I will no
matter what happens tonight or any time after that"
The words washed over her and something deep within came alive. Her eyes watered slightly
and she had to blink to focus on his form. She didn't know that she had been waiting to hear
him say it. It was a confirmation, and the final link that authenticated what had begun in a
lonely graveyard only a few weeks ago. Her shaking hands lifted her lover's face to meet her
own. Buffy was moved to see that he was crying. She wiped his tears with the pads of her
fingers.
"I love you too"
The Slayer and her vampire held each other. They had said what they needed to say and for once
they had taken control of their own destiny. Unfortunately, like most loves, it would be tested.
Only time would tell if they would stand together at the end because a threatening storm was
brewing in the horizon.
TBC.
Author's note: Forgive my sappiness. As we get closer to the finale, I'm getting more and more
emotional. A brief warning thought. The next few chapters will border on the sadomasochistic
as our redheaded vampiress will get her hands on a certain peroxided vamp. To all those that
were somewhat offended by the bondage of the beginning chapters ; you ain't seen nothing yet.
So feel free to stop reading. Keep on reviewing and I'll keep writing.
Sunnydale
She found him in the courtyard looking up at the early rising stars.
The night was cool for California and the Slayer breathed the sharp air. Silently, she walked to
her lover and leaned against him. His arms went around his waist as she laid her head across his
shoulder.
"Ready pet?"
"As much as I can hope to be. I went to look at their weapons. They got quite an arsenal but I
don't think that it will be enough"
"Funny but I thought that you were the Slayer?" he whispered.
She punched his shoulder lightly in mock anger. The vampire chuckled and pulled her tighter so
that their lips met. It was a soft whisper of a kiss, almost like a peck.
Spike pulled back and looked at her. Her eyes were still closed and her mouth slightly pouting.
The proud battle scar making her look all the more vulnerable and therefore sexier to him. As
per his preference she had left her hair loose and it fell like spun gold across her shoulders. Her
clothes were still army leftovers but he had grown to love her total disregard for fashion. It
made her just all that more special.
Her eyes fluttered open and she looked at him quizzically. He had the strangest smile plastered
on his face.
"What are you smiling at?"
"At my girl. I'm looking at her and I'm wondering just how did I get so lucky? She is the
Slayer and I am just another vampire who she should have dusted a long time ago"
"I couldn't agree more, especially since you had me chained up for a month" she said in
pretended annoyance.
The vampire looked deeply into her eyes. "It was the only way that I had to keep you with me.
You know that I hated doing that to you"
"No you didn't, you enjoyed it"
He grinned "Maybe just a bit. You looked so pretty in chains. I didn't like using the straitjacket
since it covered you up to much"
She cringed. "Oh God that was the total worst. I couldn't even breathe properly in that thing but
I guess it sealed my fate. Pardon the pun"
"What do you mean?"
Buffy was silent for a moment as she organized her thoughts. There was a seriousness to their
conversation. "Well, when you put the jacket on me, all my avenues of escape were pretty much
shut. I couldn't even move until you freed me. I think that I stopped trying to escape or even
looking for a way to do so. You had total control over me and I accepted that. It let me see you
in a different light"
"No longer as your enemy?"
"I wouldn't go that far. It's just that... well...its hard to say" she said averting her eyes.
"I want to know"
"Fine. I guess it has to do a lot with the way I lived my life prior to meeting you. When I
became the Slayer I was already alone. My mother had died and my father did not seem to care
about me all that much. I had friends but all we did was talk about meaningless things. I was
fifteen when I was called and it was the best thing for me. It gave me a purpose, a role to fill. I
had the fate of many in my hands and it was quite the power trip"
"Go on"
"As I go more into being the Slayer , I left everything that made me behind. Buffy was no one
special, she wasn't important to anyone. The Slayer counted so eventually I was just the Slayer,
living only for the kill" she said quietly.
Spike considered her words carefully for a moment. She was being totally honest. He could
only do the same.
"I think that it was what attracted me to you. I felt that you had sealed yourself off from the
world and I longed to tear down the walls you'd built. I didn't know why I felt this need. I
know now" he voiced softly.
She followed his lead.
"When you got me and took all the fight out of me it forced me to be Buffy again. I was
vulnerable but I was also me again. And the 'me' found you very interesting"
"Attractive you mean, or better yet irresistible" he quipped
"Maybe. Anyhow I felt something for you which time only made it stronger. You never hurt me
even when we didn't get along"
"Hurting you was never my purpose. I don't know why it was this way. After all we are natural
enemies but I didn't see you as this. I just wanted to be near you" he added
They were silent for a moment, each lost in their own thoughts. There seemed to be a certain
urgency about tonight. A need to reveal themselves to each other that neither knew where it
stemmed from. The vampire continued.
"When I finally had you it felt so right. Like it was meant to be. Did you feel it too?" he asked
"Not at first since I was busy hating you and thinking of ways of escaping but eventually, yes"
He licked his dry lips and cleared his throat slightly. Buffy knew that what came next was
important.
Spike's eyes dropped to the ground. What he had to say would lay him as vulnerable as ever but
she needed to hear it.
"I lived for more than a hundred years and the only thing I've been certain of is you. This is so
hard to say... I...I've said it before but now it finally rings true. I...I love you and that I will no
matter what happens tonight or any time after that"
The words washed over her and something deep within came alive. Her eyes watered slightly
and she had to blink to focus on his form. She didn't know that she had been waiting to hear
him say it. It was a confirmation, and the final link that authenticated what had begun in a
lonely graveyard only a few weeks ago. Her shaking hands lifted her lover's face to meet her
own. Buffy was moved to see that he was crying. She wiped his tears with the pads of her
fingers.
"I love you too"
The Slayer and her vampire held each other. They had said what they needed to say and for once
they had taken control of their own destiny. Unfortunately, like most loves, it would be tested.
Only time would tell if they would stand together at the end because a threatening storm was
brewing in the horizon.
TBC.
Author's note: Forgive my sappiness. As we get closer to the finale, I'm getting more and more
emotional. A brief warning thought. The next few chapters will border on the sadomasochistic
as our redheaded vampiress will get her hands on a certain peroxided vamp. To all those that
were somewhat offended by the bondage of the beginning chapters ; you ain't seen nothing yet.
So feel free to stop reading. Keep on reviewing and I'll keep writing.