Title: Beauty Isn't Everything
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Buffy Summers is a beauty pageant queen. Nineteen-year-old Spike is the boyfriend of one. The two meet at a pageant in Hawaii and share an intimate moment. Unfortunately, the two must go their separate ways after that and think they will never meet again . . . Or will they? Hmm . . .
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Spike, Buffy, Harmony, Angel, Joyce, blah, blah, they all belong to Joss Whedon and his brain. But, I do own Dylan. Yay me. LoL.
.:a/n:. I know I said I'd update soon but I hurt my knee and so I wasn't in the best mood to go on the computer. It still hurts like a bitch but I'll survive, lol. Sorry for not updating but I hope you enjoy this chapter and review =o)
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"Then what are we waiting for luv?"
Buffy smiled and pulled Spike in for a hug. She could feel his grip loosen and pulled back. His eyes were staring at the door in front of him and when Buffy turned around to see what had scared him so much, her smiled faded.
"Mom, what are you doing here?"
"What is he doing here?"
"He, uh, he . . ."
"He's leaving," Spike said, heading for the door. But Buffy grabbed his arm, turning him to face her. He looked into her eyes and saw pain that he was leaving her again. "I'll see you around pet."
Buffy could feel tears forming behind her eyes as she let Spike walk away from her. Once he was out the door, she fell to her knees. Her mother was quick to her side, helping her up.
"Buffy, wipe away those tears," she said. "You don't want to look like a wet cat."
'He left me,' she thought. 'He's leaving me behind.'
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"And the first runner up is . . . Buffy Summers," the pageant host said.
Buffy put on a fake smile as she walked over to the beautiful blonde to get her roses. She stood off to the side and glanced down at her mother's disappointed face. A tear silently trickled down her cheek unnoticed as the winner, Harmony Kendall excitedly walked over to claim her tiara.
The crowd began to applaud as Harmony walked down the isle, smiling like she had just found the cure for cancer. Buffy couldn't help but feel saddened when she watched Harmony lovingly blow Spike a kiss before turning around.
'That should be me. I should be sitting beside him, holding his hand in his car. Not standing here alone,' Buffy thought, walking off stage. 'But being alone is better than being with someone you don't love. And if I cant be with Spike, then I don't want to be with anyone.'
"Buffy," her mother said, hugging her. "Good job sweetheart. You got second place."
"Yeah, but you'd rather I got first."
"Of course. But there are other pageants. C'mon now, lets go find Dylan and hit the road."
'Dylan. God, what am I going to do about Dylan? I just can't dump him. Not when I don't have a reason anymore. You don't love him Buffy, that's reason enough,' she told herself. 'But he'll take care of you and love you, even if you don't love him back, he'll still be there. Forever.'
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Buffy stared out the window at the passing scenery as her mother drove along the roads. For the first time they arrived, it was raining and for Buffy, it was a reflection of her emotions.
"Why are you so quiet?" Joyce asked, glancing over at her silent daughter.
"No reason," Buffy said.
"Are you upset you didn't get first place in the pageant? Because, Buffy, you know winning isn't everything. Its that you had fun, and besides, there are many more pageants you can be entered in before your body starts to . . . Sag."
"Whoopee," Buffy whispered to herself as she rested her head back on the window. She could feel the coldness of the rain on the glass, but it didn't bother her because she was just as cold inside.
~~ I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to make them get together and run off, or not. And as you've read, I chose not. But, I always have happy endings . . . Okay not always, but most of the time. So keep reading and you'll see how and if they get back together =o) ~~
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Buffy Summers is a beauty pageant queen. Nineteen-year-old Spike is the boyfriend of one. The two meet at a pageant in Hawaii and share an intimate moment. Unfortunately, the two must go their separate ways after that and think they will never meet again . . . Or will they? Hmm . . .
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Spike, Buffy, Harmony, Angel, Joyce, blah, blah, they all belong to Joss Whedon and his brain. But, I do own Dylan. Yay me. LoL.
.:a/n:. I know I said I'd update soon but I hurt my knee and so I wasn't in the best mood to go on the computer. It still hurts like a bitch but I'll survive, lol. Sorry for not updating but I hope you enjoy this chapter and review =o)
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"Then what are we waiting for luv?"
Buffy smiled and pulled Spike in for a hug. She could feel his grip loosen and pulled back. His eyes were staring at the door in front of him and when Buffy turned around to see what had scared him so much, her smiled faded.
"Mom, what are you doing here?"
"What is he doing here?"
"He, uh, he . . ."
"He's leaving," Spike said, heading for the door. But Buffy grabbed his arm, turning him to face her. He looked into her eyes and saw pain that he was leaving her again. "I'll see you around pet."
Buffy could feel tears forming behind her eyes as she let Spike walk away from her. Once he was out the door, she fell to her knees. Her mother was quick to her side, helping her up.
"Buffy, wipe away those tears," she said. "You don't want to look like a wet cat."
'He left me,' she thought. 'He's leaving me behind.'
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"And the first runner up is . . . Buffy Summers," the pageant host said.
Buffy put on a fake smile as she walked over to the beautiful blonde to get her roses. She stood off to the side and glanced down at her mother's disappointed face. A tear silently trickled down her cheek unnoticed as the winner, Harmony Kendall excitedly walked over to claim her tiara.
The crowd began to applaud as Harmony walked down the isle, smiling like she had just found the cure for cancer. Buffy couldn't help but feel saddened when she watched Harmony lovingly blow Spike a kiss before turning around.
'That should be me. I should be sitting beside him, holding his hand in his car. Not standing here alone,' Buffy thought, walking off stage. 'But being alone is better than being with someone you don't love. And if I cant be with Spike, then I don't want to be with anyone.'
"Buffy," her mother said, hugging her. "Good job sweetheart. You got second place."
"Yeah, but you'd rather I got first."
"Of course. But there are other pageants. C'mon now, lets go find Dylan and hit the road."
'Dylan. God, what am I going to do about Dylan? I just can't dump him. Not when I don't have a reason anymore. You don't love him Buffy, that's reason enough,' she told herself. 'But he'll take care of you and love you, even if you don't love him back, he'll still be there. Forever.'
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Buffy stared out the window at the passing scenery as her mother drove along the roads. For the first time they arrived, it was raining and for Buffy, it was a reflection of her emotions.
"Why are you so quiet?" Joyce asked, glancing over at her silent daughter.
"No reason," Buffy said.
"Are you upset you didn't get first place in the pageant? Because, Buffy, you know winning isn't everything. Its that you had fun, and besides, there are many more pageants you can be entered in before your body starts to . . . Sag."
"Whoopee," Buffy whispered to herself as she rested her head back on the window. She could feel the coldness of the rain on the glass, but it didn't bother her because she was just as cold inside.
~~ I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to make them get together and run off, or not. And as you've read, I chose not. But, I always have happy endings . . . Okay not always, but most of the time. So keep reading and you'll see how and if they get back together =o) ~~