Chapter 4
"So, let me get this straight." Past Spike said. "You're us from the future." Future Buffy and Spike nodded. "This is bloody insane." Past Buffy looked at her older self.
"Should have known, you do look kinda old." Future Buffy took offense to that.
"I am not old. I'm only 22." Past Buffy then had a surprised look on her face.
"Wow, I actually make it to 22. Yeah, short life my ass. Giles is gonna love this." Future Buffy smiled at her.
"Well, let's not get anyone else involved right now. We only have two weeks before we go back and we have to do what we came here for." Future Buffy said.
"Why did you come here?" Past Buffy asked her.
"It's not as crazy as you might think, but we're actually here to get you two together." Past Spike laughed and past Buffy cringed.
"You don't think that's crazy? There is no way in hell that I will ever be with Spike." Past Spike seemed offended.
"I'm not exactly crazy about this either, Slayer. Like I want to deal with an annoying brat for the rest of my life." He said and she wasn't amused.
"That's it, I'm ending this now." She said as she pulled out her stake and was about to charge at Spike when future Buffy stopped her.
"I can't let you do that." Past Buffy put her stake away and glared at her.
"Why the hell not? When did you get to be on his side anyway, what changed?" Future Buffy looked at her and then at her Spike.
"A lot of things changed, but we don't have time to get into everything right now. You just have to trust that this is what's right. You may not think so, but if getting you two together now means that the future will change for the better then I'm all for it." Past Buffy seemed to calm down a bit more.
"What happens to make it so bad?" Future Buffy looked like she was about to cry and future Spike wrapped his arms around her in comfort.
"It's okay, pet." She shook her head and wiped her tears away and then looked at the other two.
"Let's just say it's not really a future I want to go back to." Past Buffy nodded in understanding without saying anything. She still couldn't believe how much Spike seemed to care about her older self. She just shrugged it off.
"I don't think it would work out. Besides, I'm with Angel." She told them.
"No!" Both future Buffy and Spike exclaimed at the same time. Past Buffy looked at both of them.
"What's wrong with Angel?" Future Buffy decided to be the one to tell her.
"Nothing's wrong with him, it's just that you being with him could be a bad thing." She told her.
"Why is that?" Past Buffy replied as she placed her hands on her hips.
"You haven't turned 17 yet, right?" Past Buffy shook her head.
"No, I will in a few months." Future Buffy nodded.
"Okay, that's good. Let's just say that on your 17th birthday something bad kinda happens with Angel and we don't want that to happen again." Past Buffy still didn't know what she was getting at. "Let's talk over here." With that she put her arm around her younger self and they walked away from the guys to talk in private.
"So, what do you suppose that was about?" Past Spike asked his older self once the girls were out of earshot.
"You don't need to know." Future Spike replied.
"Okay, but there is something that I do need to know. How did things change so much with you and Buffy? What exactly happened?" Future Spike sighed and looked at him.
"It's a long story; let's just say that being around her for a few years caused me to develop strong feelings for her." Past Spike looked grossed out and future Spike rolled his eyes. "Oh, don't give me that look. You can't deny that you feel something for her, even now. It was always there and as the years go by the feelings just get stronger." Past Spike sighed also.
"Alright, maybe there has been something there since the first time I saw her. I mean I always thought she was a looker and I love to watch her fight, but I didn't think that meant anything." Future Spike then put his arm around past Spike and turned him into the direction of the two Buffy's.
"Just look at that girl, mate. She may not be much to you now, but soon you'll realize just how important she is and how you would do anything to protect her. You'll love her like you have never loved anything in your life. Trust me on this." Past Spike looked at the younger Buffy in the distance and thought about what his future self said.
"So, let me get this straight." Past Spike said. "You're us from the future." Future Buffy and Spike nodded. "This is bloody insane." Past Buffy looked at her older self.
"Should have known, you do look kinda old." Future Buffy took offense to that.
"I am not old. I'm only 22." Past Buffy then had a surprised look on her face.
"Wow, I actually make it to 22. Yeah, short life my ass. Giles is gonna love this." Future Buffy smiled at her.
"Well, let's not get anyone else involved right now. We only have two weeks before we go back and we have to do what we came here for." Future Buffy said.
"Why did you come here?" Past Buffy asked her.
"It's not as crazy as you might think, but we're actually here to get you two together." Past Spike laughed and past Buffy cringed.
"You don't think that's crazy? There is no way in hell that I will ever be with Spike." Past Spike seemed offended.
"I'm not exactly crazy about this either, Slayer. Like I want to deal with an annoying brat for the rest of my life." He said and she wasn't amused.
"That's it, I'm ending this now." She said as she pulled out her stake and was about to charge at Spike when future Buffy stopped her.
"I can't let you do that." Past Buffy put her stake away and glared at her.
"Why the hell not? When did you get to be on his side anyway, what changed?" Future Buffy looked at her and then at her Spike.
"A lot of things changed, but we don't have time to get into everything right now. You just have to trust that this is what's right. You may not think so, but if getting you two together now means that the future will change for the better then I'm all for it." Past Buffy seemed to calm down a bit more.
"What happens to make it so bad?" Future Buffy looked like she was about to cry and future Spike wrapped his arms around her in comfort.
"It's okay, pet." She shook her head and wiped her tears away and then looked at the other two.
"Let's just say it's not really a future I want to go back to." Past Buffy nodded in understanding without saying anything. She still couldn't believe how much Spike seemed to care about her older self. She just shrugged it off.
"I don't think it would work out. Besides, I'm with Angel." She told them.
"No!" Both future Buffy and Spike exclaimed at the same time. Past Buffy looked at both of them.
"What's wrong with Angel?" Future Buffy decided to be the one to tell her.
"Nothing's wrong with him, it's just that you being with him could be a bad thing." She told her.
"Why is that?" Past Buffy replied as she placed her hands on her hips.
"You haven't turned 17 yet, right?" Past Buffy shook her head.
"No, I will in a few months." Future Buffy nodded.
"Okay, that's good. Let's just say that on your 17th birthday something bad kinda happens with Angel and we don't want that to happen again." Past Buffy still didn't know what she was getting at. "Let's talk over here." With that she put her arm around her younger self and they walked away from the guys to talk in private.
"So, what do you suppose that was about?" Past Spike asked his older self once the girls were out of earshot.
"You don't need to know." Future Spike replied.
"Okay, but there is something that I do need to know. How did things change so much with you and Buffy? What exactly happened?" Future Spike sighed and looked at him.
"It's a long story; let's just say that being around her for a few years caused me to develop strong feelings for her." Past Spike looked grossed out and future Spike rolled his eyes. "Oh, don't give me that look. You can't deny that you feel something for her, even now. It was always there and as the years go by the feelings just get stronger." Past Spike sighed also.
"Alright, maybe there has been something there since the first time I saw her. I mean I always thought she was a looker and I love to watch her fight, but I didn't think that meant anything." Future Spike then put his arm around past Spike and turned him into the direction of the two Buffy's.
"Just look at that girl, mate. She may not be much to you now, but soon you'll realize just how important she is and how you would do anything to protect her. You'll love her like you have never loved anything in your life. Trust me on this." Past Spike looked at the younger Buffy in the distance and thought about what his future self said.