Chapter 8: Meeting Old Friends
The lovers were interrupted during their game of Monopoly when the phone rang. AI=ll get it!@ Buffy scrambled up off the floor in the living room where she was kicking Spike=s ass with her hotels. ANo cheating by taking extra money!@ She yelled as she sashayed to the phone. AWhat are you gonna do? Lose to me in a fight again? Big Bad=s got all the moves.@ He made a bring it on gesture and bit his tongue. Doing that made Buffy remember what that tongue was doing only and hour before. Clearing her throat, she answered the phone. AHello?@ AHey Buffs, we found some more info on our guy and it=s a good thing you stayed home. The shady character who Jurod was dealing with is no more than Frith himself. You remember him don=t you? He was apart of case #78. He burned someone from the inside out, tried to kill the Kitochk demon who came to us, it took all four of our teams to make him leave town, yada yada yada.@ AYuck, big nasty smelly guy is back? God he stank. And he was really ugly too. And he was a cheater. And...@ Xander cut her off. AYes, thank you for the visuals Buffy. Anyway, he=s back and this time he wants the Kristales. Since Jurod=s been in our recovery areas, he=s been having nightmares. I think he can see all that Frith is doing. You know, like all his kills and stuff, only he can=t see the future, just the things happening at the moment.@ AXan, how do you know this for sure? I mean, yeah, we can protect this guy still, but how do you know that he=s not just leading Frith to Slayers?@ ABuffy, this guy is in no condition to take on anything, magic or otherwise. Besides, there was a report in today=s paper about a woman and her child being killed near the old railroad tracks. Guess who is our #1 suspect?@ AFrith.@ AYou got it cutie. So, stay inside until I can get everyone to come back from their different jobs and we=ll come and get you later tonight. You ready for some patrolling?@ AAnytime. Um, Xan, there=s something I need to tell you, and it=s not easy.@ AGood, then tell me later. I have to go right now, Jurod=s having another episode. Bye.@ Buffy stared at the dead receiver in her hand. ABye@, she mumbled. What is it with guys and ending conversations?= Turning back to Spike, she noticed that he was straightening out the bills in the Bank. AAnd just what pray tell are you doing?@ ANothing that your pretty head of yours is thinking of, I was just bored and decided to straighten up the money, that=s all.@ He picked up the dice off the board and rolled. AAh, St. James. Let=s see, I have four houses and a hotel on that, pay up sweetheart.@ He smiled big just and put out his hand, wanting to piss her off. AWait, I don=t think that you had that many. You cheated! You cheated you cheated you cheated!@ Reaching across and grabbing his money, she counted it. AAnd you even took three $500 bills!@ In a state of shock, she just stared. That was when she got hit with the couch pillow. ASo what if I did? What you gonna do about it shorty?@ Raising up to stand on his knees, Spike prepared to attack again. Buffy however, grabbed his legs and pushed forward, sending him to the ground and her on top. AI intend to make you pay.@ She straddled his waist. AOh? And what exactly does that entail?@ AWell let=s see, there was the stealing of the money, the stealing of the hotels, hitting me with a pillow, and then there was the horrendous, and might I say hypocritical, comment about my height. I=d think that you are in for some tough times mister.@ Stating her point, she put her arms on her hips. Putting his own behind his head, he smiled and looked up at her. AAnd how do you plan on taking out this punishment?@ She leaned in close to his face. He could feel her breath upon his lips. ABy teasing you until you cry for mercy of course.@
Two hours, one empty bottle of chocolate syrup, a bath, and more ruined sheets later, Spike admitted that she had done a good job of teasing. The first fifteen minutes were fine. Then she started to get off on him, and left him with his own lust to take care of. That=s when he grabbed her hips and impaled herself onto him. She didn=t let him take control for very long though. That was when she laid him on the bed and started to use the Hershey=s chocolate syrup that was in her fridge. He mouth drove him insane. Taking it slow afterwards, they proceeded to her giant sized tub where they made love. One thing Spike was certain of, he had never had it so good or been so happy his whole life. He didn=t think or dream about anything but the two of them. When they weren=t joking or playing they were exploring each other=s bodies and telling of how much they loved each other. Now, being able to just hold Buffy in his arms, he felt invincible, complete. Buffy was just about to go to sleep when her doorbell rang. AOh shit. I forgot that Xander was coming over.@ Scrambling out of the bed, she frantically searched for her earlier jean shorts and sweatshirt. AJust stay in here until I tell him everything, then I=ll come and get you.@ She ran out of the room. Spike sat on the bed, hurt. He knew that it wasn=t like it was before, that she wasn=t ashamed of being with him and that she would tell Xander right away, but, damn it all, it still hurt. Throwing back the covers, he stood up and picked his jeans up off the floor. Zipping them up, he stood to look out onto the balcony. The sun had set about half an hour ago, back when she was still in his arms, when the world hadn=t barged in.
Smiling, she opened the door and saw her long time companion and friend. She hugged him fiercely and invited him inside. Pointing to the couch, she sat down next to him. AXan, there=s something I need to tell you.@ She took a deep breath. A And I need you to not freak out or talk until I=m done.@ AGreat, so this is a bad thing. Fun.@ Rubbing his hands together he told her to start. For the next 45 minutes, Buffy proceeded to tell him how she had been always thinking of Spike, ever since he died, the dream she had of him, the crash, and finally, what had been going on the last 2 days.
Back on the balcony, Spike heard every word Buffy said. Not only was he thankful for his supernatural senses, but also for the fact that Buffy had left a living room window open. He had heard her confession of holding onto his memory since he died, the weird, vivid dream she had had of him, the blackout during the crash, and the moments they had recently shared. If Spike thought that she was ashamed of him before, all of his negative thoughts vanished with the blowing breeze. Not only was she declaring to Xander that she loved him, but she was actually bragging about how well he took care of her and everything he had done to make her happy now.
ABuffy I=m happy for you, I really am. But does he still have his chip now? Is he feeding and causing people to die? I know that you love Spike, hell, it=s hard for me not to love him too after what he did, but we need to know for sure. I don=t want you or anybody else getting hurt because he can=t control himself.@ Buffy looked down at her hands. AI haven=t thought about that. He hasn=t left me since the crash, so he hasn=t fed yet. Hold on. I=ll talk to him and bring him out.@ As she opened her bedroom door, Spike was waiting for her on her bed. AI, um, I heard everything you told Xander.@ AOh, well then you know what I am about to ask you.@ AYes. And the answer is no, I haven=t taken anyone=s life since I=ve come back. I still feed yes, but I don=t drink till the death. I mainly drink pig=s blood and other stuff. I only drink a human if I am in dire need.@ He stared into her eyes with truth showing in his face. ABuffy I would never lie to you, not now, not after we=ve found each other again. You have my word that I will not take a human life.@ AThen I believe you. But know that Xander will be a little shaky at first. You=re still a vampire in his eyes. One that, even though you saved the world, still tried to kill him before.@ She walked over to him and took his hands into her own. ABut know this: I will never doubt you unless you give me reason to. I love you with everything I have and I=m not going to give up on you or dump you for some stupid job or biased friends.@ She leaned down and kissed his eyes. Pulling him towards the door, she tossed over her shoulder, ABesides, Xander didn=t like Angel or really Riley for that matter. So you shouldn=t be any different.@ Great. Peaches and Solider Boy didn=t make it either, so what does that mean?= Spike kept his thoughts to himself. Bracing for the worst, he put on a straight face and walked out to the living room. ASo, does he?@ Xander blurted out his question, not caring for formalities.
ANo. And for future reference, we make with the nice first.@ Buffy stopped her and Spike in front of Xander who was now standing. Surprising the two lovers, Xander reached over and hugged Spike. AThanks for what you did back there man. I don=t care if I won=t trust you in a minute. I just have to tell you that I appreciate what you did for everybody.@ He pulled back and gave a tight smile. AUh, yeah, sure, no problem.@ Spike was just as shaken up as Buffy, but was also in awe. Xander had never respected him before. This was new. AAnyway, Buff, I got the girls waiting downstairs in the vans for us. We got a tracker on him through MonsterQuest. Ready?@ AYeah. Let=s get this over with.@ With that, the three warriors left while Buffy filled Spike in on the new case and Firth.
The lovers were interrupted during their game of Monopoly when the phone rang. AI=ll get it!@ Buffy scrambled up off the floor in the living room where she was kicking Spike=s ass with her hotels. ANo cheating by taking extra money!@ She yelled as she sashayed to the phone. AWhat are you gonna do? Lose to me in a fight again? Big Bad=s got all the moves.@ He made a bring it on gesture and bit his tongue. Doing that made Buffy remember what that tongue was doing only and hour before. Clearing her throat, she answered the phone. AHello?@ AHey Buffs, we found some more info on our guy and it=s a good thing you stayed home. The shady character who Jurod was dealing with is no more than Frith himself. You remember him don=t you? He was apart of case #78. He burned someone from the inside out, tried to kill the Kitochk demon who came to us, it took all four of our teams to make him leave town, yada yada yada.@ AYuck, big nasty smelly guy is back? God he stank. And he was really ugly too. And he was a cheater. And...@ Xander cut her off. AYes, thank you for the visuals Buffy. Anyway, he=s back and this time he wants the Kristales. Since Jurod=s been in our recovery areas, he=s been having nightmares. I think he can see all that Frith is doing. You know, like all his kills and stuff, only he can=t see the future, just the things happening at the moment.@ AXan, how do you know this for sure? I mean, yeah, we can protect this guy still, but how do you know that he=s not just leading Frith to Slayers?@ ABuffy, this guy is in no condition to take on anything, magic or otherwise. Besides, there was a report in today=s paper about a woman and her child being killed near the old railroad tracks. Guess who is our #1 suspect?@ AFrith.@ AYou got it cutie. So, stay inside until I can get everyone to come back from their different jobs and we=ll come and get you later tonight. You ready for some patrolling?@ AAnytime. Um, Xan, there=s something I need to tell you, and it=s not easy.@ AGood, then tell me later. I have to go right now, Jurod=s having another episode. Bye.@ Buffy stared at the dead receiver in her hand. ABye@, she mumbled. What is it with guys and ending conversations?= Turning back to Spike, she noticed that he was straightening out the bills in the Bank. AAnd just what pray tell are you doing?@ ANothing that your pretty head of yours is thinking of, I was just bored and decided to straighten up the money, that=s all.@ He picked up the dice off the board and rolled. AAh, St. James. Let=s see, I have four houses and a hotel on that, pay up sweetheart.@ He smiled big just and put out his hand, wanting to piss her off. AWait, I don=t think that you had that many. You cheated! You cheated you cheated you cheated!@ Reaching across and grabbing his money, she counted it. AAnd you even took three $500 bills!@ In a state of shock, she just stared. That was when she got hit with the couch pillow. ASo what if I did? What you gonna do about it shorty?@ Raising up to stand on his knees, Spike prepared to attack again. Buffy however, grabbed his legs and pushed forward, sending him to the ground and her on top. AI intend to make you pay.@ She straddled his waist. AOh? And what exactly does that entail?@ AWell let=s see, there was the stealing of the money, the stealing of the hotels, hitting me with a pillow, and then there was the horrendous, and might I say hypocritical, comment about my height. I=d think that you are in for some tough times mister.@ Stating her point, she put her arms on her hips. Putting his own behind his head, he smiled and looked up at her. AAnd how do you plan on taking out this punishment?@ She leaned in close to his face. He could feel her breath upon his lips. ABy teasing you until you cry for mercy of course.@
Two hours, one empty bottle of chocolate syrup, a bath, and more ruined sheets later, Spike admitted that she had done a good job of teasing. The first fifteen minutes were fine. Then she started to get off on him, and left him with his own lust to take care of. That=s when he grabbed her hips and impaled herself onto him. She didn=t let him take control for very long though. That was when she laid him on the bed and started to use the Hershey=s chocolate syrup that was in her fridge. He mouth drove him insane. Taking it slow afterwards, they proceeded to her giant sized tub where they made love. One thing Spike was certain of, he had never had it so good or been so happy his whole life. He didn=t think or dream about anything but the two of them. When they weren=t joking or playing they were exploring each other=s bodies and telling of how much they loved each other. Now, being able to just hold Buffy in his arms, he felt invincible, complete. Buffy was just about to go to sleep when her doorbell rang. AOh shit. I forgot that Xander was coming over.@ Scrambling out of the bed, she frantically searched for her earlier jean shorts and sweatshirt. AJust stay in here until I tell him everything, then I=ll come and get you.@ She ran out of the room. Spike sat on the bed, hurt. He knew that it wasn=t like it was before, that she wasn=t ashamed of being with him and that she would tell Xander right away, but, damn it all, it still hurt. Throwing back the covers, he stood up and picked his jeans up off the floor. Zipping them up, he stood to look out onto the balcony. The sun had set about half an hour ago, back when she was still in his arms, when the world hadn=t barged in.
Smiling, she opened the door and saw her long time companion and friend. She hugged him fiercely and invited him inside. Pointing to the couch, she sat down next to him. AXan, there=s something I need to tell you.@ She took a deep breath. A And I need you to not freak out or talk until I=m done.@ AGreat, so this is a bad thing. Fun.@ Rubbing his hands together he told her to start. For the next 45 minutes, Buffy proceeded to tell him how she had been always thinking of Spike, ever since he died, the dream she had of him, the crash, and finally, what had been going on the last 2 days.
Back on the balcony, Spike heard every word Buffy said. Not only was he thankful for his supernatural senses, but also for the fact that Buffy had left a living room window open. He had heard her confession of holding onto his memory since he died, the weird, vivid dream she had had of him, the blackout during the crash, and the moments they had recently shared. If Spike thought that she was ashamed of him before, all of his negative thoughts vanished with the blowing breeze. Not only was she declaring to Xander that she loved him, but she was actually bragging about how well he took care of her and everything he had done to make her happy now.
ABuffy I=m happy for you, I really am. But does he still have his chip now? Is he feeding and causing people to die? I know that you love Spike, hell, it=s hard for me not to love him too after what he did, but we need to know for sure. I don=t want you or anybody else getting hurt because he can=t control himself.@ Buffy looked down at her hands. AI haven=t thought about that. He hasn=t left me since the crash, so he hasn=t fed yet. Hold on. I=ll talk to him and bring him out.@ As she opened her bedroom door, Spike was waiting for her on her bed. AI, um, I heard everything you told Xander.@ AOh, well then you know what I am about to ask you.@ AYes. And the answer is no, I haven=t taken anyone=s life since I=ve come back. I still feed yes, but I don=t drink till the death. I mainly drink pig=s blood and other stuff. I only drink a human if I am in dire need.@ He stared into her eyes with truth showing in his face. ABuffy I would never lie to you, not now, not after we=ve found each other again. You have my word that I will not take a human life.@ AThen I believe you. But know that Xander will be a little shaky at first. You=re still a vampire in his eyes. One that, even though you saved the world, still tried to kill him before.@ She walked over to him and took his hands into her own. ABut know this: I will never doubt you unless you give me reason to. I love you with everything I have and I=m not going to give up on you or dump you for some stupid job or biased friends.@ She leaned down and kissed his eyes. Pulling him towards the door, she tossed over her shoulder, ABesides, Xander didn=t like Angel or really Riley for that matter. So you shouldn=t be any different.@ Great. Peaches and Solider Boy didn=t make it either, so what does that mean?= Spike kept his thoughts to himself. Bracing for the worst, he put on a straight face and walked out to the living room. ASo, does he?@ Xander blurted out his question, not caring for formalities.
ANo. And for future reference, we make with the nice first.@ Buffy stopped her and Spike in front of Xander who was now standing. Surprising the two lovers, Xander reached over and hugged Spike. AThanks for what you did back there man. I don=t care if I won=t trust you in a minute. I just have to tell you that I appreciate what you did for everybody.@ He pulled back and gave a tight smile. AUh, yeah, sure, no problem.@ Spike was just as shaken up as Buffy, but was also in awe. Xander had never respected him before. This was new. AAnyway, Buff, I got the girls waiting downstairs in the vans for us. We got a tracker on him through MonsterQuest. Ready?@ AYeah. Let=s get this over with.@ With that, the three warriors left while Buffy filled Spike in on the new case and Firth.