AN: VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT!!!
When the crystal fell out of Willow's pocket like in the original Tabula Rasa, instead of stepping on it, assume that Xander kicked it and Dawn picked it up and put it in her coat pocket.
Chapter 3
Spike awoke to a burning sensation on his hand. He jumped out of the bed and yelped in pain, huddling into a corner of the room that was shaded. Buffy woke up startled by not only the noise but also the absence of his presence. She looked to over at Spike and saw him in the corner, his burnt hand cradled in his unburned one and she saw the sun's rays get closer to him. Her eyes widened as she became more awake and she realized a few things.
She had fallen asleep on the sofa.
Will had carried her upstairs (how sweet! She thought absently)
Sunlight really could kill vampires (Handy knowledge for her line of work)
Will was about two feet from said sunlight (Panic! Panic!)
Buffy jumped from the bed and quickly closed the curtains before the sun could reach her boyfriend. She ran to his side and looked at his injured hand.
"Are you ok?" She asked pressing a light kiss to his hand. He smiled at her.
"Yeah. I'm fine pet. Got the feeling this has happened before." He starred at the burn mark on his hand and tried to remember. The pain was familiar, but instead of feeling angry and jealous he felt.loved. He looked at Buffy and grinned at her sheepishly. "Guess I forgot about the curtains. Got distracted by your loveliness." She smiled at him as he ducked his head and placed another gentle kiss on his hand.
"C'mon sweetie. Let's get you to the bathroom and run that burn under cold water." He let her lead him to the bathroom feeling as though he would follow her anywhere. Turning her around before they could reach the bathroom, Spike growled at her.
"That burn can wait. I've got another one that can't though." He rumbled. Buffy couldn't help but giggle at his cheesy line, but once he started kissing her.she forgot about everything- well what little she remembered anyway.
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Time passed quickly for the group. Buffy and Spike soon moved into the master bedroom when it became apparent that the "lesbian couple" was nowhere to be found. They boxed up their stuff along with the mysterious bag of burnt herbs they found. The youngest Summers was doing very well in school. She found that she was pretty sneaky and was able to get her "friends" to tell her things about herself without letting on that she had lost her memory. When she told Buffy and Will that after the first day of the school, they all agreed that they must have led odd lives prior to losing their memories.
Giles and Anya were blissfully preparing for their wedding where his "son" Will was going to act as best man. Anya had asked Tara to be the maid of honor. She got these irrational feelings of jealousy when she was around Buffy and Willow. Which was crazy because "her Rupes" clearly saw the two as daughters and Buffy would practically be her daughter-in-law if she married Will. It didn't help that they now had one of the little fluffers for a pet.
Alex and Willow's relationship became more and more strained as time went by. They both felt that they loved each other very much, but whenever they kissed, they both felt like they were kissing their brother or sister. And Willow found herself becoming more and more attracted to.Tara. As the wedding plans progressed and they began to spend more time together they thought that maybe they were more than just study buddies. Alex remained blissfully oblivious to this but his own attraction to Buffy began to increase daily.
A few months after the spell:
Buffy and Spike wandered through the cemetery aimlessly as they patrolled for evil. Spike came to abrupt halt and pulled Buffy back into an embrace. She laughed up at him.
"What are you doing silly? We have evil to kill!" He picked her up and spun her around. "Will!" She scolded, but the effect was lost in her laughter. Smiling he put her down and kissed her nose.
"I was going to wait until after me Da's wedding but I don't think I can wait any longer." Suddenly getting serious Spike dropped to one knee and took a small ring box out of the pocket of his jacket (not duster because it is still in his crypt which they don't know about yet). "Buffy.I may not know a lot. But I know I love you and want to spend the rest of time with you. Will you marry me?" He held up the box to her and she took it out of his hand. Buffy opened it slowly and let all of her emotions and instinct flood through her. That was all that she had to guide her these past few months.
First she felt shock and not a little bit of fear. She wondered why whenever Will told her something she would always get afraid. Looking into his hopeful and sincere eyes, she pushed her fear away. Once that was gone, all she felt was love and hope and.it took her a little longer to identify the last feeling. Joy. Pure unadulterated happiness. She smiled and handed him back the box and threw her arms around him.
"Yes! Oh Will! Of course I'll marry you!" He could hardly believe his luck. He kissed her passionately and broke apart to put the ring on her finger. They smiled at each other and he couldn't help it.he had to kiss her again. Buffy pushed him back lightly, chuckling when he began to pout.
"We have to get back and tell everyone! We have to tell Dawn and I bet your dad will be so excited!" She began to babble and Spike smiled at her fondly. This seemed a little familiar.but so different at the same time. Jumping up he grabbed her hand and began to drag her towards the Magic Box.
"Let's go pet." He stopped suddenly and drew her into his arms. "The sooner we celebrate with the others the soon we can get to our private celebration." Buffy giggled as he gave her a hard and fast kiss and then dragging her to the Magic box.
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Ok so I finally broke out of some writer's block for this story and decided just go ahead and skip ahead in time. Sorry about the WAY LONG wait for updates but I really wanted to get some more progress on some other fiction. Speaking of which.. I am almost done with the outlines for "Council of Wankers" and if I can remember to bring it with my to work, chapter 7 will be up by the end of the week.
As always.reviews are welcome (
When the crystal fell out of Willow's pocket like in the original Tabula Rasa, instead of stepping on it, assume that Xander kicked it and Dawn picked it up and put it in her coat pocket.
Chapter 3
Spike awoke to a burning sensation on his hand. He jumped out of the bed and yelped in pain, huddling into a corner of the room that was shaded. Buffy woke up startled by not only the noise but also the absence of his presence. She looked to over at Spike and saw him in the corner, his burnt hand cradled in his unburned one and she saw the sun's rays get closer to him. Her eyes widened as she became more awake and she realized a few things.
She had fallen asleep on the sofa.
Will had carried her upstairs (how sweet! She thought absently)
Sunlight really could kill vampires (Handy knowledge for her line of work)
Will was about two feet from said sunlight (Panic! Panic!)
Buffy jumped from the bed and quickly closed the curtains before the sun could reach her boyfriend. She ran to his side and looked at his injured hand.
"Are you ok?" She asked pressing a light kiss to his hand. He smiled at her.
"Yeah. I'm fine pet. Got the feeling this has happened before." He starred at the burn mark on his hand and tried to remember. The pain was familiar, but instead of feeling angry and jealous he felt.loved. He looked at Buffy and grinned at her sheepishly. "Guess I forgot about the curtains. Got distracted by your loveliness." She smiled at him as he ducked his head and placed another gentle kiss on his hand.
"C'mon sweetie. Let's get you to the bathroom and run that burn under cold water." He let her lead him to the bathroom feeling as though he would follow her anywhere. Turning her around before they could reach the bathroom, Spike growled at her.
"That burn can wait. I've got another one that can't though." He rumbled. Buffy couldn't help but giggle at his cheesy line, but once he started kissing her.she forgot about everything- well what little she remembered anyway.
*~*~*~*~*~
Time passed quickly for the group. Buffy and Spike soon moved into the master bedroom when it became apparent that the "lesbian couple" was nowhere to be found. They boxed up their stuff along with the mysterious bag of burnt herbs they found. The youngest Summers was doing very well in school. She found that she was pretty sneaky and was able to get her "friends" to tell her things about herself without letting on that she had lost her memory. When she told Buffy and Will that after the first day of the school, they all agreed that they must have led odd lives prior to losing their memories.
Giles and Anya were blissfully preparing for their wedding where his "son" Will was going to act as best man. Anya had asked Tara to be the maid of honor. She got these irrational feelings of jealousy when she was around Buffy and Willow. Which was crazy because "her Rupes" clearly saw the two as daughters and Buffy would practically be her daughter-in-law if she married Will. It didn't help that they now had one of the little fluffers for a pet.
Alex and Willow's relationship became more and more strained as time went by. They both felt that they loved each other very much, but whenever they kissed, they both felt like they were kissing their brother or sister. And Willow found herself becoming more and more attracted to.Tara. As the wedding plans progressed and they began to spend more time together they thought that maybe they were more than just study buddies. Alex remained blissfully oblivious to this but his own attraction to Buffy began to increase daily.
A few months after the spell:
Buffy and Spike wandered through the cemetery aimlessly as they patrolled for evil. Spike came to abrupt halt and pulled Buffy back into an embrace. She laughed up at him.
"What are you doing silly? We have evil to kill!" He picked her up and spun her around. "Will!" She scolded, but the effect was lost in her laughter. Smiling he put her down and kissed her nose.
"I was going to wait until after me Da's wedding but I don't think I can wait any longer." Suddenly getting serious Spike dropped to one knee and took a small ring box out of the pocket of his jacket (not duster because it is still in his crypt which they don't know about yet). "Buffy.I may not know a lot. But I know I love you and want to spend the rest of time with you. Will you marry me?" He held up the box to her and she took it out of his hand. Buffy opened it slowly and let all of her emotions and instinct flood through her. That was all that she had to guide her these past few months.
First she felt shock and not a little bit of fear. She wondered why whenever Will told her something she would always get afraid. Looking into his hopeful and sincere eyes, she pushed her fear away. Once that was gone, all she felt was love and hope and.it took her a little longer to identify the last feeling. Joy. Pure unadulterated happiness. She smiled and handed him back the box and threw her arms around him.
"Yes! Oh Will! Of course I'll marry you!" He could hardly believe his luck. He kissed her passionately and broke apart to put the ring on her finger. They smiled at each other and he couldn't help it.he had to kiss her again. Buffy pushed him back lightly, chuckling when he began to pout.
"We have to get back and tell everyone! We have to tell Dawn and I bet your dad will be so excited!" She began to babble and Spike smiled at her fondly. This seemed a little familiar.but so different at the same time. Jumping up he grabbed her hand and began to drag her towards the Magic Box.
"Let's go pet." He stopped suddenly and drew her into his arms. "The sooner we celebrate with the others the soon we can get to our private celebration." Buffy giggled as he gave her a hard and fast kiss and then dragging her to the Magic box.
*~*~*~*~*~
Ok so I finally broke out of some writer's block for this story and decided just go ahead and skip ahead in time. Sorry about the WAY LONG wait for updates but I really wanted to get some more progress on some other fiction. Speaking of which.. I am almost done with the outlines for "Council of Wankers" and if I can remember to bring it with my to work, chapter 7 will be up by the end of the week.
As always.reviews are welcome (