Buffy walked around the kitchen of the Summers home in the morning, it was about 9 AM and she was making a healthy nutricious breakfest of cocopuffs and milk. She streched out, not really realizing she was still in her purple moon and stars pajama pants and white tanktop, all the Potentials, and Andrew, were out grocery shopping with Giles, and Dawn was upstairs. Willow came into the kitchen wearing a red t-shirt and a long red skirt, she smiled and sat down across from Buffy at the table.
" Thank god Riley and Sam decided not to stay here." Buffy said eating a spoonfull of cocopuffs. " It'd just be too weird."
" Because of Spike?" Willow asked looking over at the basement door.
" What? No because of all the Potentials staying here all cluttered together...." Buffy said giving Willow a weird look.
" Oh...." Willow said blushing a bit, she went to grab an apple off the counter when her and Buffy heard a thudding in the basement.
" Spike." Buffy and Willow said symotaniously, Buffy nodded and opened the basement and looked down seeing Spike's cot which had tipped over. " Hey are you okay?" She asked a bit concerned now and started down the stairs. She saw Spike sitting in the corner with his knees pulled up to his chin and his eyes closed hard, the chains that attatched him to the wall were grinded around his wrists. " Spike?" Buffy asked again more softly and questioning.
" Had the nightmare again...." He said softly not opening his eyes. Buffy sighed and sat down across from him, Spike had been having horrible nightmares for the past week he had been back from the cave he was tortured by the First and the Ubervamp in. He had told Buffy after the first time he had the nightmare that he saw himself killing all the Potential Slayers and Dawn, and then killing Xander, Anya, Giles, and Willow and then killing Buffy brutely, after killing everyone he saw himself covered in their blood and the walls were covered in their blood. Just the description scared the shit out of Buffy, and it took her a few days just to get him to start drinking blood again.
" It was just a nightmare, it never happened." Buffy said soothingly.
" It might. It might be one of those prophecy nightmares that you always have." Spike mumbled.
" Only slayers can have those, so your safe." Buffy said smiling and placed her hand over his hand which had a white bandage wrapped around his palm. Spike was silent for a few seconds then he opened his eyes and looked at her, " Did you hurt your hand?" She asked trying to change the subject so he wouldn't have to think about the nightmare.
" Yeah, last night when I stayed after in the graveyard. Just a bite, nothing much." Spike said shaking his head. He quickly moved his hand out from under Buffy's and tried to look away from her.
" What?" Buffy asked worried again.
" Why are you still so good to me? Why didn't you ever kill me?" He said huskly.
" You don't deserive it.... What happened.... Between us it." Buffy stopped and took in a deep breath, " Spike I know that I treated you wrong.... And I used you and broke your heart.... But I want you to know that I-" Buffy was cut off when the doorbell rang, " That might be Riley and Sam, I gotta go." Buffy said going to undo his chains but Spike stopped her.
" No, leave them on, never know." Spike said with a small smile. Buffy nodded and stood up turning back over his cot and put it against the wall again and walked back up the stairs. She walked through the Kitchen and met Willow half way and gave her a questioning look and Buffy just nodded.
" He'll be fine." Buffy said with a half smile and got the door. Riley and Sam stood outside, acually wearing normal everyday clothes, which made Buffy remember that she was still in her PJ's. " Come on in guys, I better go change into something not so.... Moony." Riley and Sam walked into the living room and made small talk with Willow while Buffy ran upstairs and changed. She came back down about 10 minutes later wearing blue jeans and a white long sleeved shirt. " So what's the game plan today?"
" Scope around, look for any of the symptons of the virus, maybe check out the hospitals to see if any humans have come in." Sam said brushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
" What about demon bars? We could get Spike to check them out." Willow sugested.
" It's daylight!" Yelled Spike from the basement, his hightened senses hearing their conversation above. Riley made a stern face when he heard Spike's voice.
" He's got a point." Willow said nodding, " Oh he can just go through the sewers." Willow waited a few minutes to see if she could hear Spike disaprove but he was quiet.
" We brought a long some new weapons The Initive recently created." Sam said holding up a green totebag.
" Oh, goverment branch army weapons, with all the wires and chemicals!" Willow said exitedly with a big grin. " Can I see them?"
" Sure, want to help me lay them out on the kitchen table in there?" Sam asked pointing to the kitchen.
" Oh fun!" Willow said all smiles again as her and Sam walked into the kitchen chatting, leaving Riley and Buffy to talk a bit in the living room.
" So.... How are you?" Buffy asked with a small smile.
" Good, you?" Riley replied crossing his arms.
" Not dead." Buffy said jokingly.
" Where's the Potentials?"
" Out with Giles, Andrews along with them." They just kind of stood there in silence for a few more minutes when Willow called out to Buffy.
" Buffy come here! You gotta see these!"
" Thank god Riley and Sam decided not to stay here." Buffy said eating a spoonfull of cocopuffs. " It'd just be too weird."
" Because of Spike?" Willow asked looking over at the basement door.
" What? No because of all the Potentials staying here all cluttered together...." Buffy said giving Willow a weird look.
" Oh...." Willow said blushing a bit, she went to grab an apple off the counter when her and Buffy heard a thudding in the basement.
" Spike." Buffy and Willow said symotaniously, Buffy nodded and opened the basement and looked down seeing Spike's cot which had tipped over. " Hey are you okay?" She asked a bit concerned now and started down the stairs. She saw Spike sitting in the corner with his knees pulled up to his chin and his eyes closed hard, the chains that attatched him to the wall were grinded around his wrists. " Spike?" Buffy asked again more softly and questioning.
" Had the nightmare again...." He said softly not opening his eyes. Buffy sighed and sat down across from him, Spike had been having horrible nightmares for the past week he had been back from the cave he was tortured by the First and the Ubervamp in. He had told Buffy after the first time he had the nightmare that he saw himself killing all the Potential Slayers and Dawn, and then killing Xander, Anya, Giles, and Willow and then killing Buffy brutely, after killing everyone he saw himself covered in their blood and the walls were covered in their blood. Just the description scared the shit out of Buffy, and it took her a few days just to get him to start drinking blood again.
" It was just a nightmare, it never happened." Buffy said soothingly.
" It might. It might be one of those prophecy nightmares that you always have." Spike mumbled.
" Only slayers can have those, so your safe." Buffy said smiling and placed her hand over his hand which had a white bandage wrapped around his palm. Spike was silent for a few seconds then he opened his eyes and looked at her, " Did you hurt your hand?" She asked trying to change the subject so he wouldn't have to think about the nightmare.
" Yeah, last night when I stayed after in the graveyard. Just a bite, nothing much." Spike said shaking his head. He quickly moved his hand out from under Buffy's and tried to look away from her.
" What?" Buffy asked worried again.
" Why are you still so good to me? Why didn't you ever kill me?" He said huskly.
" You don't deserive it.... What happened.... Between us it." Buffy stopped and took in a deep breath, " Spike I know that I treated you wrong.... And I used you and broke your heart.... But I want you to know that I-" Buffy was cut off when the doorbell rang, " That might be Riley and Sam, I gotta go." Buffy said going to undo his chains but Spike stopped her.
" No, leave them on, never know." Spike said with a small smile. Buffy nodded and stood up turning back over his cot and put it against the wall again and walked back up the stairs. She walked through the Kitchen and met Willow half way and gave her a questioning look and Buffy just nodded.
" He'll be fine." Buffy said with a half smile and got the door. Riley and Sam stood outside, acually wearing normal everyday clothes, which made Buffy remember that she was still in her PJ's. " Come on in guys, I better go change into something not so.... Moony." Riley and Sam walked into the living room and made small talk with Willow while Buffy ran upstairs and changed. She came back down about 10 minutes later wearing blue jeans and a white long sleeved shirt. " So what's the game plan today?"
" Scope around, look for any of the symptons of the virus, maybe check out the hospitals to see if any humans have come in." Sam said brushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
" What about demon bars? We could get Spike to check them out." Willow sugested.
" It's daylight!" Yelled Spike from the basement, his hightened senses hearing their conversation above. Riley made a stern face when he heard Spike's voice.
" He's got a point." Willow said nodding, " Oh he can just go through the sewers." Willow waited a few minutes to see if she could hear Spike disaprove but he was quiet.
" We brought a long some new weapons The Initive recently created." Sam said holding up a green totebag.
" Oh, goverment branch army weapons, with all the wires and chemicals!" Willow said exitedly with a big grin. " Can I see them?"
" Sure, want to help me lay them out on the kitchen table in there?" Sam asked pointing to the kitchen.
" Oh fun!" Willow said all smiles again as her and Sam walked into the kitchen chatting, leaving Riley and Buffy to talk a bit in the living room.
" So.... How are you?" Buffy asked with a small smile.
" Good, you?" Riley replied crossing his arms.
" Not dead." Buffy said jokingly.
" Where's the Potentials?"
" Out with Giles, Andrews along with them." They just kind of stood there in silence for a few more minutes when Willow called out to Buffy.
" Buffy come here! You gotta see these!"