Chapter 8
Spike makes sure that the seats are saved for his little party and the banners are hung nicely over the stage. He makes sure that the signs with Joyce's picture on them are all in place, with the posters asking people to give in her name for the girls. The money will go to the girls for their future education. Only then does he goes back to get dressed. Wes has the doors open so that the people can come in and take their seats. He watches by the stage in a tuxedo, as is most of the band. They all decide to wear tuxedos in honor of Joyce. They all agreed to change clothes after their memorial to Joyce. When the doors open and people started to come in from all around, they are shocked to see what the concert really is, a memorial to Joyce Summers, and a fund riser for her girls.
Buffy is confused and numb when she walks into the building. First thing she sees is the picture of their family, the last picture taken together on her 14th birthday. There are banners over the stage and on the walls. She starts to cry because she knows the person that is behind this and she hopes that she is right about why. Over the time she has spent with Spike she has fallen deeply in love with him. When they all are seated and time had come to start, Wesley takes the stage and started speaking in to a mike.
"May I have your attention please?" He waits for the crowd to quiet down before going on. "We come together tonight to show our respects to Joyce Summers. I have come to realize that she was a remarkable person. She over came a bad divorce and still was a great nurse, mother and friend to a lot of you. She raised three young girls on her small salary, but that was not what I found most amazing about her, it was how she instilled that the family comes first into her children. When she came up missing and everyone thought that she just left her children behind. Her oldest daughter, Buffy took over the role as a substitute mom to her younger sisters; she lied and worked just so her sisters could stay with her. Most girls her age would have let them be taken by the state, but not Buffy she worked to put food on their table. Enough talk about Buffy this is not her 15 minutes of fame it's her Mother's."
Spike walks on stage "Joyce Summers was a good person and she would want her daughters taken care of. It has been said it takes a village to raise a child, but her daughters are with out the village so pitch in and help them know that there is a village here tonight." As Spike talks to the crowd, Oz and the rest of the band walk on stage. They pick up their instruments and Oz says to the people.
"We ask that you give a donation to the fund that we are raising for the girls future education. All proceeds received here will go straight to that fund."
"We will also be donating our instruments that we play here tonight, so they may be auction off next week here at the collage." Jim informs the crowd of the time and date that it will be held.
"Our first song is in memory of Joyce Summers." Spike tells the people as he walks to his instrument. After he is there Wesley walks to the girls and takes their hands, he walks them to stage. Buffy and the twins walk up the stairs; they are helped to a stool facing the crowd. The band waits for them to sit then starts playing (Tears in Heaven) for Joyce. Buffy turns and looks at Spike he smiles and sings like it was for his own Mom. After the song everyone is asked to bow their heads in a moment of silence for Joyce.
After playing their songs for her, Spike introduces a local band. The group goes back and changes their clothes. When Buffy goes back to her seat Dawn asks, "Buffy did you know about all this?"
"No, I had no idea about this. I'm as shocked as you are."
Eve looks at her sister, "Spike did this all without you knowing about it? Why would he care about all this, for our Mom?"
"I don't know one little bit about this. He must have been planning this since meeting us." Buffy is crying so hard by now it is hard to understand her. As she tries to clam down the music starts again. "We will talk later, ok?"
As the local band plays Buffy turns to Beth asking if she knew about this. The sisters talk over the music the best they can, Buffy got tired of yelling so she signaled the girls they would talk later. When the band finishes and Spike and his band come back on Buffy hears Spike's voice over the speakers.
"Would Buffy Summers please come up here to the stage?" With this statement announced over the crowd what was Buffy to do, so she climbed the stairs to the stage. When she got to the band on stage Spike handed her a dozen blood red roses.
"Buffy I want to thank you for reminding us all that we are just like you, just trying to make it thru this world." Spike slowly walks to her keeping eye contact with her the whole way. "I know that you and I are supposed to be just employee, employer but everyday I have spent with you has made me ache to hold you. You give more of yourself without being asked and have never asked for anything in return. You have made me remember why I love and why I do what I do, because I love it. I hope you like this part of the concert." After saying this Buffy is carried back to her seat to see the concert.
That night the band gave the best concert in their history and by far the best show seen there ever. The last song a new man walks on stage from the wings, Buffy has never seen him before so she is a little curious about what was about to happen. She really got freaked when Spike pulls out then starts putting on a wireless mike. As Spike gets his mike and guitar fixed, the new guy is sat at a keyboard. Wes appears in front of Buffy holding out his hand, she takes it and he leads her to a seat on stage.
Spike looks at Buffy and gives her a warm smile, the music for (Open Arms) starts in the background. He sings to Buffy looking her in the eye for the whole song. At the end Spike takes off his guitar and holds his hand out to Buffy. She takes it and Spike pulls her to him, as the last chords of the song is still being heard he reaches out and touches her face with his fingers. Spike leans in and kisses Buffy softly on the lips. Buffy pulls back and looks at him, then leans in and kisses Spike. He reaches out and grabs the back of her neck, deepening the kiss. The crowd goes wild clapping and shouting almost missing Spikes' next statement.
"I love you Buffy Summers and don't care if the whole world knows." He tries to whispers so only she can hear but he forgets about the mike on his head. Buffy looks at him with so much pain, she doesn't know if this is a stunt or that he is for real. Then she looks once more and see the tears in his eyes, he looks like his world has just crumbled to pieces.
"I love you too William" Buffy says to him then kisses him senseless. Spike pulls back and then he takes her hand and walking with her to sit on the stairs. When he sits beside her he pulls her into a deep kiss and the world melts away. To them there is no one else there but them. All of the sudden the band starts the first cord of (Any way you want). Spike kisses Buffy on the cheek and starts to sing the song for her. Spike tells her any why she wants him that is the way it will be, she is crying because finally someone loves her for her. While the music fades away the crowd claps and screams their approval.
Spike makes sure that the seats are saved for his little party and the banners are hung nicely over the stage. He makes sure that the signs with Joyce's picture on them are all in place, with the posters asking people to give in her name for the girls. The money will go to the girls for their future education. Only then does he goes back to get dressed. Wes has the doors open so that the people can come in and take their seats. He watches by the stage in a tuxedo, as is most of the band. They all decide to wear tuxedos in honor of Joyce. They all agreed to change clothes after their memorial to Joyce. When the doors open and people started to come in from all around, they are shocked to see what the concert really is, a memorial to Joyce Summers, and a fund riser for her girls.
Buffy is confused and numb when she walks into the building. First thing she sees is the picture of their family, the last picture taken together on her 14th birthday. There are banners over the stage and on the walls. She starts to cry because she knows the person that is behind this and she hopes that she is right about why. Over the time she has spent with Spike she has fallen deeply in love with him. When they all are seated and time had come to start, Wesley takes the stage and started speaking in to a mike.
"May I have your attention please?" He waits for the crowd to quiet down before going on. "We come together tonight to show our respects to Joyce Summers. I have come to realize that she was a remarkable person. She over came a bad divorce and still was a great nurse, mother and friend to a lot of you. She raised three young girls on her small salary, but that was not what I found most amazing about her, it was how she instilled that the family comes first into her children. When she came up missing and everyone thought that she just left her children behind. Her oldest daughter, Buffy took over the role as a substitute mom to her younger sisters; she lied and worked just so her sisters could stay with her. Most girls her age would have let them be taken by the state, but not Buffy she worked to put food on their table. Enough talk about Buffy this is not her 15 minutes of fame it's her Mother's."
Spike walks on stage "Joyce Summers was a good person and she would want her daughters taken care of. It has been said it takes a village to raise a child, but her daughters are with out the village so pitch in and help them know that there is a village here tonight." As Spike talks to the crowd, Oz and the rest of the band walk on stage. They pick up their instruments and Oz says to the people.
"We ask that you give a donation to the fund that we are raising for the girls future education. All proceeds received here will go straight to that fund."
"We will also be donating our instruments that we play here tonight, so they may be auction off next week here at the collage." Jim informs the crowd of the time and date that it will be held.
"Our first song is in memory of Joyce Summers." Spike tells the people as he walks to his instrument. After he is there Wesley walks to the girls and takes their hands, he walks them to stage. Buffy and the twins walk up the stairs; they are helped to a stool facing the crowd. The band waits for them to sit then starts playing (Tears in Heaven) for Joyce. Buffy turns and looks at Spike he smiles and sings like it was for his own Mom. After the song everyone is asked to bow their heads in a moment of silence for Joyce.
After playing their songs for her, Spike introduces a local band. The group goes back and changes their clothes. When Buffy goes back to her seat Dawn asks, "Buffy did you know about all this?"
"No, I had no idea about this. I'm as shocked as you are."
Eve looks at her sister, "Spike did this all without you knowing about it? Why would he care about all this, for our Mom?"
"I don't know one little bit about this. He must have been planning this since meeting us." Buffy is crying so hard by now it is hard to understand her. As she tries to clam down the music starts again. "We will talk later, ok?"
As the local band plays Buffy turns to Beth asking if she knew about this. The sisters talk over the music the best they can, Buffy got tired of yelling so she signaled the girls they would talk later. When the band finishes and Spike and his band come back on Buffy hears Spike's voice over the speakers.
"Would Buffy Summers please come up here to the stage?" With this statement announced over the crowd what was Buffy to do, so she climbed the stairs to the stage. When she got to the band on stage Spike handed her a dozen blood red roses.
"Buffy I want to thank you for reminding us all that we are just like you, just trying to make it thru this world." Spike slowly walks to her keeping eye contact with her the whole way. "I know that you and I are supposed to be just employee, employer but everyday I have spent with you has made me ache to hold you. You give more of yourself without being asked and have never asked for anything in return. You have made me remember why I love and why I do what I do, because I love it. I hope you like this part of the concert." After saying this Buffy is carried back to her seat to see the concert.
That night the band gave the best concert in their history and by far the best show seen there ever. The last song a new man walks on stage from the wings, Buffy has never seen him before so she is a little curious about what was about to happen. She really got freaked when Spike pulls out then starts putting on a wireless mike. As Spike gets his mike and guitar fixed, the new guy is sat at a keyboard. Wes appears in front of Buffy holding out his hand, she takes it and he leads her to a seat on stage.
Spike looks at Buffy and gives her a warm smile, the music for (Open Arms) starts in the background. He sings to Buffy looking her in the eye for the whole song. At the end Spike takes off his guitar and holds his hand out to Buffy. She takes it and Spike pulls her to him, as the last chords of the song is still being heard he reaches out and touches her face with his fingers. Spike leans in and kisses Buffy softly on the lips. Buffy pulls back and looks at him, then leans in and kisses Spike. He reaches out and grabs the back of her neck, deepening the kiss. The crowd goes wild clapping and shouting almost missing Spikes' next statement.
"I love you Buffy Summers and don't care if the whole world knows." He tries to whispers so only she can hear but he forgets about the mike on his head. Buffy looks at him with so much pain, she doesn't know if this is a stunt or that he is for real. Then she looks once more and see the tears in his eyes, he looks like his world has just crumbled to pieces.
"I love you too William" Buffy says to him then kisses him senseless. Spike pulls back and then he takes her hand and walking with her to sit on the stairs. When he sits beside her he pulls her into a deep kiss and the world melts away. To them there is no one else there but them. All of the sudden the band starts the first cord of (Any way you want). Spike kisses Buffy on the cheek and starts to sing the song for her. Spike tells her any why she wants him that is the way it will be, she is crying because finally someone loves her for her. While the music fades away the crowd claps and screams their approval.