A/N I'm sorry for the confusion of the last chapter. This story
takes place during any down time in both BtVS and Ats, with Spike having
his sole and not being insane. As for the B/A vs B/S issue, yes,
ultimately the Slayer will end up with Angel, but not in the way you would
imagine. Just sit back, read and enjoy, things will come in due time. And
don't forget to review!
The sky turned over to the night while they drove. Spike had been pleased, the absence of light made it so he no longer had to hide in the back. It had taken them longer then the Slayer anticipated to get out of the house. First Dawn had wanted to come along, saying she could stay with their father while Buffy fought off the demons. The only thing that did was remind the Slayer that she really should check up with her dad, since the death of her mother they hadn't communicated. That coupled with the run she had had to make down to the school for a sword she lent to Wood had ruined their schedule. Spike held the weapon in his lap and looked it over. He had moved up to the front once the sun disappeared.
"Luv, why are we bothering with the weaponry? I wouldn't put it past peaches to have his own assortment of swords and other pointy objects." The vampire questioned, looking over the hilt.
Buffy kept her eyes on the road, they had almost reached Angels. "It's for Riley." She said simply.
"Excuse me pet?" Spike scoffed, throwing the sword to the back. "I didn't know we would be exchanging gifts."
Buffy turned onto the next street, only two more to go. "I got it for him before he left."
The vampire took the hint and let the subject drop. The car arrived at a red light and the Slayer drew the car to a stop. He turned his attention out the window. The streets of LA were illuminated by the soft light of the moon and street lights. Couples walked the streets, hand in hand. A girl, no older then Dawn sat huddled up against a street corner, she clutched a thin blanket to her body and shivered against the cold. Just as the light changed, two men, walked up to her, one took her by the arm and shoved her up. The other was hooded in black, and cast a glance toward the road. His face wasn't human.
"There's a girl who's about to be supper for a few fanged bloodsuckers." Spike said, craning his neck around to watch as they dragged her into the back of an alley. Buffy flashed a glance to where the vampire was looking, she turned the car in a U-turn and parked it at the side of the street.
Spike looked at her. "Was that legal luv?"
She didn't answer. The Slayer pushed the door open and hopped out, taking a steady walk to where the girl had disappeared. A stake was held lazily in her right hand. Spike jumped out of the open door and slammed it closed before jogging after her. He caught with her just as she entered the alley. Both the vampires turned to them. The one who had faced Spike before had the girl in his grasp and was about to lean in for the kill. The other stood next to him, but still was the face of human. They hadn't bitten yet and girl looked at Buffy with fear trembling in her eyes.
"Get away from her." The Slayer's voice was cold.
The one that still looked human stepped forward. "John, did you think we should give our kill over to the nice little girl here?" He mocked, finally changing into his true face.
Buffy didn't wait. She lunged at the one holding the girl, forgoing the other for Spike. The vampire threw the girl to the side and readied to fight. She re gripped the stake and parried a punch that was thrown, making a quick kill, she shoved the wood into his heart until all that was left was dust. Underneath the battle sounds of Spike and other vampire, the girl sobbed, curled on the alley floor. Buffy stole her a glance and then rushed up to the other fight, staking the vampire from behind. He dusted to show a panting Spike.
"I didn't have a stake." He said helplessly. Buffy threw him hers with emotion glazed eyes and turned toward the girl. She knelt beside her and brushed her hair with her fingers.
"Are you all right?" The Slayer asked, voice soft.
The girl gave a shaky nod. "Who were they?"
"Bad men." Spike said, coming over. He received a glare from Buffy, but kept going. "Bad men who wanted your blood." He gave a fake lunge toward her and laughed. The girl looked at him as though he was crazy and shivered again.
"Don't mind him." Buffy stroked her hair again and stood up. "C'mon, I'll get you some place safe." She put her hand out, and carefully the girl took it. When at last she was to her feet, they walked toward the street, Spike behind them.
"What were they?" she asked carefully, clutching Buffy's hand.
"This." Spike said from behind. Both Slayer and girl turned to see a vamped out Spike. The girl screamed and dropped Buffy's hand. She finally stopped when Spike turned back, and then took off running out of the alley and sight.
Buffy turned back from the watching the girl go. "What is your problem?" She seethed.
"What? A bloke can't have any fun?" He asked, flashing her a grin.
She looked down at the floor and back up again at the vampire. "That girl nearly died!"
"But she didn't, and point that." He shrugged his shoulders. "Added that I've been in a car all day, I need fun."
"No Spike, you need help." Buffy walked down the alley, not turning as he called out her name.
She swung the car door open and slid in, closing it before the running Spike could come in as well. He knocked on the window, and Buffy rolled it down.
"You can walk." With that she rolled up the glass and started the car. Leaving an open mouthed Spike looking after her.
A/N Don't worry, A/B interactions next chapter, along with some A/R and A/S, R/S (not slash!)
The sky turned over to the night while they drove. Spike had been pleased, the absence of light made it so he no longer had to hide in the back. It had taken them longer then the Slayer anticipated to get out of the house. First Dawn had wanted to come along, saying she could stay with their father while Buffy fought off the demons. The only thing that did was remind the Slayer that she really should check up with her dad, since the death of her mother they hadn't communicated. That coupled with the run she had had to make down to the school for a sword she lent to Wood had ruined their schedule. Spike held the weapon in his lap and looked it over. He had moved up to the front once the sun disappeared.
"Luv, why are we bothering with the weaponry? I wouldn't put it past peaches to have his own assortment of swords and other pointy objects." The vampire questioned, looking over the hilt.
Buffy kept her eyes on the road, they had almost reached Angels. "It's for Riley." She said simply.
"Excuse me pet?" Spike scoffed, throwing the sword to the back. "I didn't know we would be exchanging gifts."
Buffy turned onto the next street, only two more to go. "I got it for him before he left."
The vampire took the hint and let the subject drop. The car arrived at a red light and the Slayer drew the car to a stop. He turned his attention out the window. The streets of LA were illuminated by the soft light of the moon and street lights. Couples walked the streets, hand in hand. A girl, no older then Dawn sat huddled up against a street corner, she clutched a thin blanket to her body and shivered against the cold. Just as the light changed, two men, walked up to her, one took her by the arm and shoved her up. The other was hooded in black, and cast a glance toward the road. His face wasn't human.
"There's a girl who's about to be supper for a few fanged bloodsuckers." Spike said, craning his neck around to watch as they dragged her into the back of an alley. Buffy flashed a glance to where the vampire was looking, she turned the car in a U-turn and parked it at the side of the street.
Spike looked at her. "Was that legal luv?"
She didn't answer. The Slayer pushed the door open and hopped out, taking a steady walk to where the girl had disappeared. A stake was held lazily in her right hand. Spike jumped out of the open door and slammed it closed before jogging after her. He caught with her just as she entered the alley. Both the vampires turned to them. The one who had faced Spike before had the girl in his grasp and was about to lean in for the kill. The other stood next to him, but still was the face of human. They hadn't bitten yet and girl looked at Buffy with fear trembling in her eyes.
"Get away from her." The Slayer's voice was cold.
The one that still looked human stepped forward. "John, did you think we should give our kill over to the nice little girl here?" He mocked, finally changing into his true face.
Buffy didn't wait. She lunged at the one holding the girl, forgoing the other for Spike. The vampire threw the girl to the side and readied to fight. She re gripped the stake and parried a punch that was thrown, making a quick kill, she shoved the wood into his heart until all that was left was dust. Underneath the battle sounds of Spike and other vampire, the girl sobbed, curled on the alley floor. Buffy stole her a glance and then rushed up to the other fight, staking the vampire from behind. He dusted to show a panting Spike.
"I didn't have a stake." He said helplessly. Buffy threw him hers with emotion glazed eyes and turned toward the girl. She knelt beside her and brushed her hair with her fingers.
"Are you all right?" The Slayer asked, voice soft.
The girl gave a shaky nod. "Who were they?"
"Bad men." Spike said, coming over. He received a glare from Buffy, but kept going. "Bad men who wanted your blood." He gave a fake lunge toward her and laughed. The girl looked at him as though he was crazy and shivered again.
"Don't mind him." Buffy stroked her hair again and stood up. "C'mon, I'll get you some place safe." She put her hand out, and carefully the girl took it. When at last she was to her feet, they walked toward the street, Spike behind them.
"What were they?" she asked carefully, clutching Buffy's hand.
"This." Spike said from behind. Both Slayer and girl turned to see a vamped out Spike. The girl screamed and dropped Buffy's hand. She finally stopped when Spike turned back, and then took off running out of the alley and sight.
Buffy turned back from the watching the girl go. "What is your problem?" She seethed.
"What? A bloke can't have any fun?" He asked, flashing her a grin.
She looked down at the floor and back up again at the vampire. "That girl nearly died!"
"But she didn't, and point that." He shrugged his shoulders. "Added that I've been in a car all day, I need fun."
"No Spike, you need help." Buffy walked down the alley, not turning as he called out her name.
She swung the car door open and slid in, closing it before the running Spike could come in as well. He knocked on the window, and Buffy rolled it down.
"You can walk." With that she rolled up the glass and started the car. Leaving an open mouthed Spike looking after her.
A/N Don't worry, A/B interactions next chapter, along with some A/R and A/S, R/S (not slash!)