DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything to do with Buffy the Vampire Slayer - it
all belongs to Joss Whedon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: OK. . .this is the last chapter. Again, if you want to read more in this series (I hope you do. . .) please just wait, very soon I will be posting my third story, which is a continuation of this one. More details about that story and some spoilers at the bottom of this chapter. . .
Chapter 10
During the silence, Buffy and Spike caught each other's eye. They didn't know how to express themselves, so they just looked at each other, as if in a trance. However, Buffy snapped out of it quickly.
'Hey, Spike, can I talk to you for a sec. . .upstairs?'
Anya, Xander and Dawn - who had been looking at Buffy as she said this - swivelled their heads around expectantly in Spike's direction. He acted surprised, but only to put on a show in front of the gang. Somehow, he had known this was going to happen that night.
He nodded, as he and Buffy walked up the stairs in silence. Anya, Xander and Dawn looked on in amazement.
'I think this is gonna be a major milestone in their relationship,' commented Dawn.
**********
When they reached Buffy's room, she shut the door behind them. Again, they just stared at each other - partly because they were speechless, but at the same time had so much to say that they thought they should just keep quiet for now.
'So. . .' Spike began.
'So. . .' Buffy repeated.
Silence reigned over them again.
'Look, I don't want this to be awkward, Buffy, because I know that we're capable of avoiding that,' Spike got the ball rolling.
She smiled. 'There's nothing to be awkward about.' She walked over to him slowly, closer and closer. He backed away.
'Wait. . .' he stretched out his hands to put some space between them. 'Before you do anything, I want to know something.' He was serious, but in a soft way so that he had tears in his eyes. She held her breath, awaiting what he was about to say.
'I meant every word of what I said down there,' he assured. 'And I want to be with you more that anything in this world. . .' he turned away for a moment. 'I just need to know that you meant everything you said. Because, dammit, if you were messing with me and getting my hopes up like that. . .' he shook a finger at her.
'I wasn't.' She stood solid. 'Fact is. . .I don't think there's much left to say. We've said it, and we meant it. And I know there's something I've been dying to do ever since I saw you.' She approached him, and this time he didn't stop her. She stood right in front of him.
He lifted his hand to her soft cheek and touched it delicately, as he had craved for such a long time. She felt his touch, and shivers of warmth flowed through her. His other hand met hers, and they joined with so much power, as if joining by spirit with a simple touch.
They looked into each other's eyes deeply, deeper than they ever had, into their hearts, into their souls, which they now both possessed. He held her close and felt her warm breath, and for the first time she could feel his. She had never felt this much passion, this much love. . .
'I love you,' she barely whispered, and with her instincts dragging her, their lips met.
Volcanoes erupting, waves crashing, the earth shaking - all that wasn't enough to describe the explosion of love Buffy and Spike were feeling at that moment. And once it started, it was as if they both couldn't get enough of each other. The kiss grew more intense, and they both moved towards the bed. Nothing else mattered now except the two of them, and the bond that they were about to feel.
**********
While Buffy and Spike were. . .connecting. . .Anya, Xander and Dawn had been left downstairs.
'Hey, Dawnster, I think you should be getting to bed,' Xander said, pushing her lightly up the stairs.
'Yeah, OK. . .' she eyed them suspiciously. 'I'm just gonna go and brush my teeth again. . .' she scurried up the stairs, looking at them both the entire time.
'Listen, Xander. . .' Anya started speaking as soon as Dawn was gone. 'I understand all the stuff you said. . .about me. . . it was just to make the spell work. It was really sweet of you but. . .I'll be going now. . .'
'Wait!' he grabbed her, stopping her from leaving. She turned around, surprised. 'I don't want you to leave. Ever again.' He put his hands on her shoulders. 'It was hard enough for me when you died. If you think I'm gonna let you live and not be a part of my life. . .you're crazy.'
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. 'Really? You mean that?' she held her breath waiting for a reply.
'Yes. And I think we should make it official. Being a part of each other's lives,' he let go of her shoulders and held her hands. 'Let's get married.'
Her eyes widened. 'What?!'
'Let's go to the airport and fly to Vegas - right now.'
Anya started hyperventilating slightly. 'But Xander. . .I don't have a dress, our friends are asleep, and we're not at all prepared. . .'
He shushed her. 'It doesn't matter. Nothing does. Except for the fact that I can't stand another moment of you not being with me.' He leaned in and kissed her, the first time since she had come back to life. 'I love your beauty, your quirks, your strength. . .so let's get out of here.' He grabbed her hand as he made his way to the door.
Anya hesitated. 'Wait - what about the gang? We should leave a note or message of some kind to inform them of where we are.' Xander stopped and smiled.
'That's my girl, always thinking of others!' He ran over to a pile of post- it notes and a pen that were always by the fridge. He began to write.
'Put in something about us not being kidnapped by demons!' Anya suggested. Xander smiled as he wrote. When he finished, he put the pen down and stuck the post-it note to the fridge, securing it with a magnet.
'There, done!' Xander exclaimed. Anya giggled, overwhelmed, as Xander grabbed her hand again, and they rushed out into the very late night towards the airport.
**********
AUTHOR'S NOTE: OK, so here are just a few plotlines of my next story, continuing this one, which I hope will interest you people out there:
Buffy and Spike wake up from the morning after, and even though they are both incredibly happy, they start having serious thoughts about their future.
Anya and Xander are in Las Vegas, but will they finally make that walk up the aisle? (Hint: Uh. . .it's not no, and it rhymes with 'less'. . .in my world, Anya and Xander inevitably end up together, so duh.)
Buffy goes to apply for a new job, which she gets too easily. And things start to get even fishier when her boss makes strange requests. . .and they lead to strange happenings. Could there be a case of the supernatural at work?
Another old character visits, but this time in a more solid form. It causes unrest among the gang - this person's not so popular. But it seems they will be hanging around for a while. . .
And finally, we get some classic Slayer-kick-ass moments, with the Scooby Gang helping of course.
This is just a rough outline, but please, if you like the sound of it, it will be up very soon and it will be called WRESTLE WHILE YOU WORK. Also, I'd like to thank anyone that's reviewed either of my stories so far, I really REALLY appreciate it. The reason I keep writing is because you keep reading and reviewing, so please do! I have loads of ideas just waiting to be put onto paper, and if you guys like this so far, I will do that.
So watch this space for WRESTLE WHILE YOU WORK which, I say again, will be up very soon. Nat xxx
AUTHOR'S NOTE: OK. . .this is the last chapter. Again, if you want to read more in this series (I hope you do. . .) please just wait, very soon I will be posting my third story, which is a continuation of this one. More details about that story and some spoilers at the bottom of this chapter. . .
Chapter 10
During the silence, Buffy and Spike caught each other's eye. They didn't know how to express themselves, so they just looked at each other, as if in a trance. However, Buffy snapped out of it quickly.
'Hey, Spike, can I talk to you for a sec. . .upstairs?'
Anya, Xander and Dawn - who had been looking at Buffy as she said this - swivelled their heads around expectantly in Spike's direction. He acted surprised, but only to put on a show in front of the gang. Somehow, he had known this was going to happen that night.
He nodded, as he and Buffy walked up the stairs in silence. Anya, Xander and Dawn looked on in amazement.
'I think this is gonna be a major milestone in their relationship,' commented Dawn.
**********
When they reached Buffy's room, she shut the door behind them. Again, they just stared at each other - partly because they were speechless, but at the same time had so much to say that they thought they should just keep quiet for now.
'So. . .' Spike began.
'So. . .' Buffy repeated.
Silence reigned over them again.
'Look, I don't want this to be awkward, Buffy, because I know that we're capable of avoiding that,' Spike got the ball rolling.
She smiled. 'There's nothing to be awkward about.' She walked over to him slowly, closer and closer. He backed away.
'Wait. . .' he stretched out his hands to put some space between them. 'Before you do anything, I want to know something.' He was serious, but in a soft way so that he had tears in his eyes. She held her breath, awaiting what he was about to say.
'I meant every word of what I said down there,' he assured. 'And I want to be with you more that anything in this world. . .' he turned away for a moment. 'I just need to know that you meant everything you said. Because, dammit, if you were messing with me and getting my hopes up like that. . .' he shook a finger at her.
'I wasn't.' She stood solid. 'Fact is. . .I don't think there's much left to say. We've said it, and we meant it. And I know there's something I've been dying to do ever since I saw you.' She approached him, and this time he didn't stop her. She stood right in front of him.
He lifted his hand to her soft cheek and touched it delicately, as he had craved for such a long time. She felt his touch, and shivers of warmth flowed through her. His other hand met hers, and they joined with so much power, as if joining by spirit with a simple touch.
They looked into each other's eyes deeply, deeper than they ever had, into their hearts, into their souls, which they now both possessed. He held her close and felt her warm breath, and for the first time she could feel his. She had never felt this much passion, this much love. . .
'I love you,' she barely whispered, and with her instincts dragging her, their lips met.
Volcanoes erupting, waves crashing, the earth shaking - all that wasn't enough to describe the explosion of love Buffy and Spike were feeling at that moment. And once it started, it was as if they both couldn't get enough of each other. The kiss grew more intense, and they both moved towards the bed. Nothing else mattered now except the two of them, and the bond that they were about to feel.
**********
While Buffy and Spike were. . .connecting. . .Anya, Xander and Dawn had been left downstairs.
'Hey, Dawnster, I think you should be getting to bed,' Xander said, pushing her lightly up the stairs.
'Yeah, OK. . .' she eyed them suspiciously. 'I'm just gonna go and brush my teeth again. . .' she scurried up the stairs, looking at them both the entire time.
'Listen, Xander. . .' Anya started speaking as soon as Dawn was gone. 'I understand all the stuff you said. . .about me. . . it was just to make the spell work. It was really sweet of you but. . .I'll be going now. . .'
'Wait!' he grabbed her, stopping her from leaving. She turned around, surprised. 'I don't want you to leave. Ever again.' He put his hands on her shoulders. 'It was hard enough for me when you died. If you think I'm gonna let you live and not be a part of my life. . .you're crazy.'
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. 'Really? You mean that?' she held her breath waiting for a reply.
'Yes. And I think we should make it official. Being a part of each other's lives,' he let go of her shoulders and held her hands. 'Let's get married.'
Her eyes widened. 'What?!'
'Let's go to the airport and fly to Vegas - right now.'
Anya started hyperventilating slightly. 'But Xander. . .I don't have a dress, our friends are asleep, and we're not at all prepared. . .'
He shushed her. 'It doesn't matter. Nothing does. Except for the fact that I can't stand another moment of you not being with me.' He leaned in and kissed her, the first time since she had come back to life. 'I love your beauty, your quirks, your strength. . .so let's get out of here.' He grabbed her hand as he made his way to the door.
Anya hesitated. 'Wait - what about the gang? We should leave a note or message of some kind to inform them of where we are.' Xander stopped and smiled.
'That's my girl, always thinking of others!' He ran over to a pile of post- it notes and a pen that were always by the fridge. He began to write.
'Put in something about us not being kidnapped by demons!' Anya suggested. Xander smiled as he wrote. When he finished, he put the pen down and stuck the post-it note to the fridge, securing it with a magnet.
'There, done!' Xander exclaimed. Anya giggled, overwhelmed, as Xander grabbed her hand again, and they rushed out into the very late night towards the airport.
**********
AUTHOR'S NOTE: OK, so here are just a few plotlines of my next story, continuing this one, which I hope will interest you people out there:
Buffy and Spike wake up from the morning after, and even though they are both incredibly happy, they start having serious thoughts about their future.
Anya and Xander are in Las Vegas, but will they finally make that walk up the aisle? (Hint: Uh. . .it's not no, and it rhymes with 'less'. . .in my world, Anya and Xander inevitably end up together, so duh.)
Buffy goes to apply for a new job, which she gets too easily. And things start to get even fishier when her boss makes strange requests. . .and they lead to strange happenings. Could there be a case of the supernatural at work?
Another old character visits, but this time in a more solid form. It causes unrest among the gang - this person's not so popular. But it seems they will be hanging around for a while. . .
And finally, we get some classic Slayer-kick-ass moments, with the Scooby Gang helping of course.
This is just a rough outline, but please, if you like the sound of it, it will be up very soon and it will be called WRESTLE WHILE YOU WORK. Also, I'd like to thank anyone that's reviewed either of my stories so far, I really REALLY appreciate it. The reason I keep writing is because you keep reading and reviewing, so please do! I have loads of ideas just waiting to be put onto paper, and if you guys like this so far, I will do that.
So watch this space for WRESTLE WHILE YOU WORK which, I say again, will be up very soon. Nat xxx