Mystery
A/N: Hey. Thanks for the reviews! You guys rock!
Oh and to tinkerbell42- the only flashback I needed to really show was the prologue one. And for everything you mentioned in your review will come in time. The way I have my outline set up and the way the story will will go, I have everything planned out for later. Don't worry, it will all come lol. Oh and for their thoughts will come through a bit, but I'm saving most of them for when the 'plan' actually takes place and they spend time together. Thanks for your review! Just wanted to clarify that lol.
Disclaimer- If I really owned anything then I wouldn't be spending my time typing all my fantasies down, would I? And I wouldn't have ended the greatest show ever, with the hottest guy ever. Spike....*drool*.
Rating: Pg13 for now... will be R later.
Summary: Buffy Summers and Spike Giles have been enemies since Junior High. Entering their senior year at high school their parents start dating.They have to join forces to split them up. Quality time can kill and rivalry is the sweetest seduction. Temptation and passion over rides plans. B/S
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" Mom!" Buffy yelled pounding on her mother's door with her fists again. She sighed deeply before checking the clock on the wall.
'Great. I'm going to be late. Just perfect.'
"Mom! I need a ride to school!" Buffy shouted in exhaustion. Okay, that was it. Buffy kneeled down in the hallway infront of Joyce's door, fishing in her pocket for the right tool for the job.
"Aha!" She beamed in triumph as she clutched the wire bobby-pin in her hands. Putting her ear against the door, she slid the pin in and turned it masterfully, waiting for the successful click.
As she heard the little noise, she slid the pin back into her hair. She always kept one handy in cases like these. She spent enough time sneaking out of her room to realize she had locked herself out of it, to pick up the skill to get back in.
But the thing that most concerned her was why her mother had locked her door. She never did that, unless she was hiding Buffy's birthday presents, which she most of the time found.
Buffy walked into her room, but not finding her mother anywhere. She knitted her brows in confusion, and sauntered over to her bed where a book laid on it.
Huh, go figure. Her mother was actually reading an actual book for once instead of those cheesey super market romance novels she likes so much. Flipping open the book she saw a very scriptive 'R.G' written in the cover.
"R.G?" Buffy asked aloud. "What the hell....?"
Buffy put the book down in its original place and ran downstairs to the kitchen. The phone rang as soon as she stepped into the white tile room.
"Mom?" Buffy asked immediately. Her frown deepened as she recognized the voice on the other end of the line. "Oh...hey Riley." A pause. "Yeah, actually I do need a ride. Thanks." Another pause. "Okay, bye." Buffy said, cutting the call.
Buffy was about to exit the room when a small white piece of paper lying on the countertop caught her eye. She walked over to it and read:
Dear Buffy,
I know I didn't wake you, but it was early and I needed to get to the gallery. Have a great day! See you soon. Might be back late.
Love, Mom.
'Gallery?! At five in the morning? Things around here are starting to get a whole lot weirder...'
~*~
"Thanks again for giving me a lift Riley. I really appreciate it. Last minute and all." Buffy gave him a kind smile. He turned his attention away from the road and glanced at her.
"It's no problem Buffy." Riley said, letting his eyes flicker over to her once more. "Anytime."
"Okay...." Buffy replied, starting to feel a bit uneasy. She just chalked it up to not getting enough sleep last night. "So um... great game last night."
At this, Riley turned his attention fully on her, looking a little posessed.
"Oh I know! We almost beat Cambridge! But I think if we move Harris to Parker's position, then we can get a decent touchdown once. And I got this play where the quarterback calls....." Buffy zoned out about this time.
'Note to self- don't ever ask Riley about sports again.'
"So what do you think?" Riley suddenly asked. She blinked and turned to him.
"Uh...umm.. I...." Buffy mumbled trying to figure out what the hell he just asked her. "Sounds good." Buffy finally said with a false smile.
'Check. When in doubt, always agree.'
"Alright. Cool." Riley beamed and turned his attention back on the road.
'What did I just agree to?!' Her mind screamed at her.
Suddenly, the car came to an immediate stop in the middle of the road. Buffy flung forward in her seat and smacked her head on the dashboard slightly.
"Ow!! Riley! What the-" Buffy screamed as she leaned back in her seat, clutching her head. She stopped mid-sentence when she realized a black Desoto had cut infront of them. Buffy grimaced, the only person who drove that piece of junk was one person. Spike.
" What the fuck is that punk thinking?!" Riley shouted and beeped the horn at him. Riley took a deep breath and tuned to Buffy. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He asked sincerely.
Buffy put her hand off of her forehead. "No, not at all." She lied, wishing this headache would stop.
"You sure? Cause if he got you hurt...."
"No, no. I'm fine. Really." Buffy said with a nod. He seemed to buy this because after a minute Riley started the car back up and sped down the road.
~*~
"Oh my goddess, are you okay?!" Willow asked in concern as she saw Buffy holding her head.
"Yeah. Fine."Buffy squinted at the redhead. "Willow that you?"
"Yes, its me! Buffy, what happened?" Willow asked as she sat beside her friend on the bench.
" Had a little accident with Captain Peroxide." Buffy grumbled.
"He hit you?!" Willow screamed in disbelief, gaining a few stares from some people around.
"First, ow. Second, of course he didn't hit me! He cut me and Riley off in his car. Kind of hit my head."
" Oh, are you okay? Do you need to go to the nurse?" Willow demanded.
"No, I'm good. Full of... goodness here. " Buffy blinked again. "Just wish I wasn't seeing five of ya'."
Willow sighed and shook her head. "Alright, but let me just walk you to class." She reasoned.
"Okay." Buffy agreed as they walked along in the halls together. "Actually, I kind of wanted to ask you a favor."
"Oh? What's that?" Willow asked, glancing at the fidgeting blonde.
"Well my mom has been out a lot this week, and I have some free time.... do you think you can give me a lift back from the library after school? And ya know we can...hit the books." Buffy asked hopefully, giving her friend a smile.
Willow shrugged.
"Sure, sounds good. I have the day off too. Andrew canceled the math club meeting after school today." Willow explained.
"Cool." Buffy agreed as she reached her classroom.
~*~
" I just can't believe it! I mean... he practically runs me and Riley over in his piece of junk car today, and then doesn't even bother to show up to class!" Buffy hissed to Willow once they were safely behind a row of books.
" Well maybe something came up." Willow shrugged.
Buffy snorted and rolled her eyes. "Yeah right." Buffy sighed, pulling a book out of the wooden shelf. "I bet he did it on purpose! H-he probably saw me and.... something went off in that weird head of his!" Buffy grumbled, throwing her hands in the air for emphasis.
"But you were in Riley's car, and weren't even driving." Willow said. "There's no way he could of saw you... and I'm sure he didn't want to get you hurt." She reasoned.
Another snort and eye roll.
"Then why does he have to be an *extreme* pain in-" Buffy said but stopped when she saw her friend making hand movement over her throat. "What? He is!" Buffy stated. "I mean, I can't go anywhere without him being-"
"Right behind you?" An accented voice came from behind her.
Willow smacked her forehead repeatedly.
Buffy's eyes widened and turned around sharply.
"What are you-" She cut off when she saw him wearing glasses. But not like the ones he wore when he was 'geeky William'. They were smaller and clear, perched on his nose, and for some reason brought out his eyes.
'Were they always that blue?' She had to question herself.
And maybe it was the mild concusion talking, but he looked quite.... sexy? No, no, no. Decent? Yeah, that was the word.
"What was that, luv?" He spoke, smacking her out of her stooper.
She blinked and bit down on her lower lip nervously, in fear she had said that out loud.
"Hmm?" She blinked. He raised his head heavenward and grumbled.
"Forget it." Spike shook his head. "So what are you birds doing here anyway?"
Buffy and Willow shared a look at eachother before answering.
"Umm.... w-we came to study." Willow answered meekly, pointing out the fact that they were in the school library.
Buffy smirked and crossed her arms over her chest cooly, leaning back on the bookshelf.
"Ya know... I could ask you the same thing. Didn't know you stayed in school long enough to know where the library is."
Spike glanced at her and raised a scar eyebrow, letting a coy smile cross his lips. He folded his arms on his chest and leaned back on the opposite shelf, mimicking her actions.
"An' I didn't know you had enough brain cells to know what a library was." Spike smirked at himself.
Buffy scowled and pushed herself away from the bookshelf.
"How big of an ass can one person possibley be?" Buffy quipped.
Spike shrugged.
"A big one I s'pose." He glanced up and down at her.
The fuming blonde took a step closer to him, a scowl plastered on her face.
"Uh... Buffy? Maybe we should go." Willow piped up before the two blondes had a WWF smackdown right here and now.
A minute of silence passed as the two blondes dueled with their eyes.
"Fine. Let's go." Buffy shook her head, grabbed Willow's arm and ran out of the place.
~*~
"Maybe I should just take Riley up on his offer to beat Spike into a bloody pulp." Buffy grumbled as she turned on her back on her bed, looking up at her bedroom ceiling.
"Yeah, I believe that feelings mutual around here." Cordelia said, straightening up on Buffy's chair, flipping through a magazine.
"I mean.....just where does he get off-" Buffy began.
"Okay! Can we please stop ranting on about 'The Mystery that is Spike' for like... two seconds, please?" Cordelia begged with an annoyed tone.
Buffy turned back over to her friend and propped her head on her hands.
"I do not rant!" Buffy defended. "Some grumbling, slight moaning and complaining, but I definetely do not rant!"
"Yeah. Right. So what do you call two hours of non-stop, obsessive talk about freakboy?" Cordy rolled her eyes.
"He just.... is so impossible!" Buffy crossed her arms over her chest in a sulking manner. "And believe me when I say that I *so* do not talk obsessively over freakboy."
"Whatever." Cordelia said and paused for a minute before jumping out of her seat and flopping down next to Buffy on her bed. "So what's up with you and the Ri-man?" She whispered juicily.
"Riley? And me?" A nod. "I don't know." Buffy flew herself back on her pillows. "Don't get me wrong, I like him.... its just.... theres a feeling I get when I'm around him. Sort of like a stomach thing."
Cordelia raised one perfectly manicured eyebrow.
"Ugh! Not like...that!" Buffy made a disgusted face. "Its sort of an.... uneasy feeling." She confessed.
"Well did you eat something funny earlier?" Cordy joked and shoved her friend. "Oh come on, Buff. He's a hottie with a body!"
'What body?' Her sarcastic mind spat out.
" Plus, he's Captain of the football team! And he totally likes you! Just ask him out." The brunette gushed.
"I don't know. Maybe." Buffy whispered. "I just don't know if I trust him."
"Of course you don't trust him! He's a guy! You can't trust any guy! But Riley's safe. Like a blanket." Cordelia had to add, "A very hot blanket."
Buffy rolled her eyes and giggled along.
Suddenly, she heard the front bang. Buffy flew out of her bed, mumbling a slight 'be right back' to her friend.
She flew down the stairs and ran to the wooden door.
"Mom!" She exclaimed excitedly, throwing the door open. Her smile faded away and was replaced by a frown. "Oh, hi." She greeted the delivery guy.
"Uh... are you Joyce Summers?" The man asked.
" No, her daughter." Buffy said.
" Could you sign for these, please, young lady?" The man asked with a fony smile. Buffy nodded and signed the clipboard that was shoved at her.
The man bent down beside him and handed Buffy a rather large vase of flowers. Buffy balanced them in her arm as she closed the door.
She walked over and placed them on the small table in the hallway.
'Flowers? For my mom?'
Buffy rummaged through the beautiful assortment of flowers, desperately searching for a card, but found none.
'Huh, no card. Wonder who these are from?'
"Buffy! You have to get up here and see what Gwen is wearing in this photo! Can you say out of season?!" Cordelia yelled from the top of her stairs.
Buffy was silent for a minute, secretly pondering her mother's behavior and the strange things taking place all of a sudden.
"Yeah. Coming." She mumbled staring at a particular red rose in the middle of the flowers.
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TBC.....
A/N2: Okay, sorry for the wait. Been a little busy with school and such. Oh and I know this chapter was kind of boring but I have to add a little mystery and suspicion before they actually know and meet the other half, and the 'plan' starts. Which should be over the next 3 chapters, should be fun!
Please Review!!
A/N: Hey. Thanks for the reviews! You guys rock!
Oh and to tinkerbell42- the only flashback I needed to really show was the prologue one. And for everything you mentioned in your review will come in time. The way I have my outline set up and the way the story will will go, I have everything planned out for later. Don't worry, it will all come lol. Oh and for their thoughts will come through a bit, but I'm saving most of them for when the 'plan' actually takes place and they spend time together. Thanks for your review! Just wanted to clarify that lol.
Disclaimer- If I really owned anything then I wouldn't be spending my time typing all my fantasies down, would I? And I wouldn't have ended the greatest show ever, with the hottest guy ever. Spike....*drool*.
Rating: Pg13 for now... will be R later.
Summary: Buffy Summers and Spike Giles have been enemies since Junior High. Entering their senior year at high school their parents start dating.They have to join forces to split them up. Quality time can kill and rivalry is the sweetest seduction. Temptation and passion over rides plans. B/S
__________________
" Mom!" Buffy yelled pounding on her mother's door with her fists again. She sighed deeply before checking the clock on the wall.
'Great. I'm going to be late. Just perfect.'
"Mom! I need a ride to school!" Buffy shouted in exhaustion. Okay, that was it. Buffy kneeled down in the hallway infront of Joyce's door, fishing in her pocket for the right tool for the job.
"Aha!" She beamed in triumph as she clutched the wire bobby-pin in her hands. Putting her ear against the door, she slid the pin in and turned it masterfully, waiting for the successful click.
As she heard the little noise, she slid the pin back into her hair. She always kept one handy in cases like these. She spent enough time sneaking out of her room to realize she had locked herself out of it, to pick up the skill to get back in.
But the thing that most concerned her was why her mother had locked her door. She never did that, unless she was hiding Buffy's birthday presents, which she most of the time found.
Buffy walked into her room, but not finding her mother anywhere. She knitted her brows in confusion, and sauntered over to her bed where a book laid on it.
Huh, go figure. Her mother was actually reading an actual book for once instead of those cheesey super market romance novels she likes so much. Flipping open the book she saw a very scriptive 'R.G' written in the cover.
"R.G?" Buffy asked aloud. "What the hell....?"
Buffy put the book down in its original place and ran downstairs to the kitchen. The phone rang as soon as she stepped into the white tile room.
"Mom?" Buffy asked immediately. Her frown deepened as she recognized the voice on the other end of the line. "Oh...hey Riley." A pause. "Yeah, actually I do need a ride. Thanks." Another pause. "Okay, bye." Buffy said, cutting the call.
Buffy was about to exit the room when a small white piece of paper lying on the countertop caught her eye. She walked over to it and read:
Dear Buffy,
I know I didn't wake you, but it was early and I needed to get to the gallery. Have a great day! See you soon. Might be back late.
Love, Mom.
'Gallery?! At five in the morning? Things around here are starting to get a whole lot weirder...'
~*~
"Thanks again for giving me a lift Riley. I really appreciate it. Last minute and all." Buffy gave him a kind smile. He turned his attention away from the road and glanced at her.
"It's no problem Buffy." Riley said, letting his eyes flicker over to her once more. "Anytime."
"Okay...." Buffy replied, starting to feel a bit uneasy. She just chalked it up to not getting enough sleep last night. "So um... great game last night."
At this, Riley turned his attention fully on her, looking a little posessed.
"Oh I know! We almost beat Cambridge! But I think if we move Harris to Parker's position, then we can get a decent touchdown once. And I got this play where the quarterback calls....." Buffy zoned out about this time.
'Note to self- don't ever ask Riley about sports again.'
"So what do you think?" Riley suddenly asked. She blinked and turned to him.
"Uh...umm.. I...." Buffy mumbled trying to figure out what the hell he just asked her. "Sounds good." Buffy finally said with a false smile.
'Check. When in doubt, always agree.'
"Alright. Cool." Riley beamed and turned his attention back on the road.
'What did I just agree to?!' Her mind screamed at her.
Suddenly, the car came to an immediate stop in the middle of the road. Buffy flung forward in her seat and smacked her head on the dashboard slightly.
"Ow!! Riley! What the-" Buffy screamed as she leaned back in her seat, clutching her head. She stopped mid-sentence when she realized a black Desoto had cut infront of them. Buffy grimaced, the only person who drove that piece of junk was one person. Spike.
" What the fuck is that punk thinking?!" Riley shouted and beeped the horn at him. Riley took a deep breath and tuned to Buffy. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He asked sincerely.
Buffy put her hand off of her forehead. "No, not at all." She lied, wishing this headache would stop.
"You sure? Cause if he got you hurt...."
"No, no. I'm fine. Really." Buffy said with a nod. He seemed to buy this because after a minute Riley started the car back up and sped down the road.
~*~
"Oh my goddess, are you okay?!" Willow asked in concern as she saw Buffy holding her head.
"Yeah. Fine."Buffy squinted at the redhead. "Willow that you?"
"Yes, its me! Buffy, what happened?" Willow asked as she sat beside her friend on the bench.
" Had a little accident with Captain Peroxide." Buffy grumbled.
"He hit you?!" Willow screamed in disbelief, gaining a few stares from some people around.
"First, ow. Second, of course he didn't hit me! He cut me and Riley off in his car. Kind of hit my head."
" Oh, are you okay? Do you need to go to the nurse?" Willow demanded.
"No, I'm good. Full of... goodness here. " Buffy blinked again. "Just wish I wasn't seeing five of ya'."
Willow sighed and shook her head. "Alright, but let me just walk you to class." She reasoned.
"Okay." Buffy agreed as they walked along in the halls together. "Actually, I kind of wanted to ask you a favor."
"Oh? What's that?" Willow asked, glancing at the fidgeting blonde.
"Well my mom has been out a lot this week, and I have some free time.... do you think you can give me a lift back from the library after school? And ya know we can...hit the books." Buffy asked hopefully, giving her friend a smile.
Willow shrugged.
"Sure, sounds good. I have the day off too. Andrew canceled the math club meeting after school today." Willow explained.
"Cool." Buffy agreed as she reached her classroom.
~*~
" I just can't believe it! I mean... he practically runs me and Riley over in his piece of junk car today, and then doesn't even bother to show up to class!" Buffy hissed to Willow once they were safely behind a row of books.
" Well maybe something came up." Willow shrugged.
Buffy snorted and rolled her eyes. "Yeah right." Buffy sighed, pulling a book out of the wooden shelf. "I bet he did it on purpose! H-he probably saw me and.... something went off in that weird head of his!" Buffy grumbled, throwing her hands in the air for emphasis.
"But you were in Riley's car, and weren't even driving." Willow said. "There's no way he could of saw you... and I'm sure he didn't want to get you hurt." She reasoned.
Another snort and eye roll.
"Then why does he have to be an *extreme* pain in-" Buffy said but stopped when she saw her friend making hand movement over her throat. "What? He is!" Buffy stated. "I mean, I can't go anywhere without him being-"
"Right behind you?" An accented voice came from behind her.
Willow smacked her forehead repeatedly.
Buffy's eyes widened and turned around sharply.
"What are you-" She cut off when she saw him wearing glasses. But not like the ones he wore when he was 'geeky William'. They were smaller and clear, perched on his nose, and for some reason brought out his eyes.
'Were they always that blue?' She had to question herself.
And maybe it was the mild concusion talking, but he looked quite.... sexy? No, no, no. Decent? Yeah, that was the word.
"What was that, luv?" He spoke, smacking her out of her stooper.
She blinked and bit down on her lower lip nervously, in fear she had said that out loud.
"Hmm?" She blinked. He raised his head heavenward and grumbled.
"Forget it." Spike shook his head. "So what are you birds doing here anyway?"
Buffy and Willow shared a look at eachother before answering.
"Umm.... w-we came to study." Willow answered meekly, pointing out the fact that they were in the school library.
Buffy smirked and crossed her arms over her chest cooly, leaning back on the bookshelf.
"Ya know... I could ask you the same thing. Didn't know you stayed in school long enough to know where the library is."
Spike glanced at her and raised a scar eyebrow, letting a coy smile cross his lips. He folded his arms on his chest and leaned back on the opposite shelf, mimicking her actions.
"An' I didn't know you had enough brain cells to know what a library was." Spike smirked at himself.
Buffy scowled and pushed herself away from the bookshelf.
"How big of an ass can one person possibley be?" Buffy quipped.
Spike shrugged.
"A big one I s'pose." He glanced up and down at her.
The fuming blonde took a step closer to him, a scowl plastered on her face.
"Uh... Buffy? Maybe we should go." Willow piped up before the two blondes had a WWF smackdown right here and now.
A minute of silence passed as the two blondes dueled with their eyes.
"Fine. Let's go." Buffy shook her head, grabbed Willow's arm and ran out of the place.
~*~
"Maybe I should just take Riley up on his offer to beat Spike into a bloody pulp." Buffy grumbled as she turned on her back on her bed, looking up at her bedroom ceiling.
"Yeah, I believe that feelings mutual around here." Cordelia said, straightening up on Buffy's chair, flipping through a magazine.
"I mean.....just where does he get off-" Buffy began.
"Okay! Can we please stop ranting on about 'The Mystery that is Spike' for like... two seconds, please?" Cordelia begged with an annoyed tone.
Buffy turned back over to her friend and propped her head on her hands.
"I do not rant!" Buffy defended. "Some grumbling, slight moaning and complaining, but I definetely do not rant!"
"Yeah. Right. So what do you call two hours of non-stop, obsessive talk about freakboy?" Cordy rolled her eyes.
"He just.... is so impossible!" Buffy crossed her arms over her chest in a sulking manner. "And believe me when I say that I *so* do not talk obsessively over freakboy."
"Whatever." Cordelia said and paused for a minute before jumping out of her seat and flopping down next to Buffy on her bed. "So what's up with you and the Ri-man?" She whispered juicily.
"Riley? And me?" A nod. "I don't know." Buffy flew herself back on her pillows. "Don't get me wrong, I like him.... its just.... theres a feeling I get when I'm around him. Sort of like a stomach thing."
Cordelia raised one perfectly manicured eyebrow.
"Ugh! Not like...that!" Buffy made a disgusted face. "Its sort of an.... uneasy feeling." She confessed.
"Well did you eat something funny earlier?" Cordy joked and shoved her friend. "Oh come on, Buff. He's a hottie with a body!"
'What body?' Her sarcastic mind spat out.
" Plus, he's Captain of the football team! And he totally likes you! Just ask him out." The brunette gushed.
"I don't know. Maybe." Buffy whispered. "I just don't know if I trust him."
"Of course you don't trust him! He's a guy! You can't trust any guy! But Riley's safe. Like a blanket." Cordelia had to add, "A very hot blanket."
Buffy rolled her eyes and giggled along.
Suddenly, she heard the front bang. Buffy flew out of her bed, mumbling a slight 'be right back' to her friend.
She flew down the stairs and ran to the wooden door.
"Mom!" She exclaimed excitedly, throwing the door open. Her smile faded away and was replaced by a frown. "Oh, hi." She greeted the delivery guy.
"Uh... are you Joyce Summers?" The man asked.
" No, her daughter." Buffy said.
" Could you sign for these, please, young lady?" The man asked with a fony smile. Buffy nodded and signed the clipboard that was shoved at her.
The man bent down beside him and handed Buffy a rather large vase of flowers. Buffy balanced them in her arm as she closed the door.
She walked over and placed them on the small table in the hallway.
'Flowers? For my mom?'
Buffy rummaged through the beautiful assortment of flowers, desperately searching for a card, but found none.
'Huh, no card. Wonder who these are from?'
"Buffy! You have to get up here and see what Gwen is wearing in this photo! Can you say out of season?!" Cordelia yelled from the top of her stairs.
Buffy was silent for a minute, secretly pondering her mother's behavior and the strange things taking place all of a sudden.
"Yeah. Coming." She mumbled staring at a particular red rose in the middle of the flowers.
______________
TBC.....
A/N2: Okay, sorry for the wait. Been a little busy with school and such. Oh and I know this chapter was kind of boring but I have to add a little mystery and suspicion before they actually know and meet the other half, and the 'plan' starts. Which should be over the next 3 chapters, should be fun!
Please Review!!