I know I said that in another chapter Buffy, Dawn and Faith were taking Giles bed, while he took the cot. But I made it so his apartment has an extra room. I don't know whether it actually does or not, but lets pretend. K?
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I'll take time next chapter to thank you individualy!
Buffy closed the door to Giles apartment behind her. She had found Faith at the Bronze with Angel, of course, and his friends. It was her first instinct to drag her out of there, and take her home, but Angel had insisted that she stay, telling Buffy that he wouldn't let any harm come to her. And being the nice person she is, she'd let her stay.
"Buffy?"
She heard Giles voice coming from the small living room, and saw his head poke up from the sofa. She smiled at him and walked over to his made-up bed.
"Did I wake you? Sorry," Buffy said, looking up at the clock that read half past one in the morning. "I didn't know it was that late."
"I wasn't asleep yet. You should head in," he said. "Good-night."
"Night," Buffy said, before walking over to the guest bedroom. She knew that Spike was sleeping in there, and she should be up with Dawn, but she felt the need to apologize.
The door creaked as she opened it, and she looked back at Giles who was watching her. She glared at him, and he immediately laid back down on the sofa, acting as if he had never been looking. Smiling, she walked into the room, and closed the door behind her.
Spike was lying on the bed, the sheet covering the lower part of his body, while his upper body was left uncovered. Buffy climbed into the bed next to him, and shook him gently.
"Spike, are you awake?"
He squinted his eyes, blinking them a few times before fully opening them. "Am now. What is it luv?"
"I wanted to apologize. Although, I don't know why... I mean, I just didn't want you to get hurt and if that means I have to apologize then..."
"No worries pet," he said, wrapping his arms around her, and pulling her down to rest on his chest. "You were only protecting me, I know. Just, in all my past relationships, I've been the one to protect."
"Well now that you're in a relationship with a Slayer, you're not the stronger one anymore," Buffy said, cuddling into him. "But that doesn't bug you, does it?"
"Not near as much as you want it too," he said, kissing her forehead. "But you know, I am capable of some things. Like walking around in the dark."
"I know... But just... Not for the next while, okay?"
Spike tilted her chin with his hand, forcing her to look him in the eye. "Why not? Giles told me something was going on, but..."
"Giles told you? What did he tell you exactly?"
"Said that there was more going on than I knew. And to trust you. I do, trust you. But if there are demons. I can help."
"I wish it was that simple Spike. But it's more difficult then just fighting."
"Then what did you plan on doing pet? Sittin' down and 'aving tea?" he asked.
"It's just... You're new to the whole demon thing... You don't know what they're capable of. The kind of damage they can do to someone."
"And you don't seem to know what I'm capable of. I have vampire in me, I'm strong."
"But you're clueless Spike!" she said, sitting up.
"You're saying you weren't when they first handed you a stake? You learned, and I can do the same if you let me," he said. "But you're not even giving me a chance. I can help you, I'm on your side. I can hold my own, and take down a few."
"The only thing you've fought was a vampire Spike. And you don't even know the situation," Buffy said, standing.
"I would if you'd tell me," he said, sitting up. "Tell me luv."
"I... Well... I can't," she said, backing up a few steps. "This is a me thing. The more people involved because of it... Well, the more people I have to worry about."
"It can't all be about you luv," he said. "What? Does some leader of a big army of demons want you dead?" He laughed, but she stayed silent, and looked down at the ground. "What... You didn't think that I should know that..."
"No, I didn't. And I still don't... But you do now... Spike, you aren't going to fight with us tomorrow. This is something that me and Faith, the Slayers have to deal with. We're the called ones. Not you."
"Is Giles going?" he asked seriously.
"Um, yeah. So?"
"He's not a Slayer, is he luv?"
"That's not the point. He's our Watcher, he plays apart in our lives," she said, but regretting wording it that way when she saw the hurt look on his face. She opened her mouth to explain, but nothing came out. Starting for the door, she stopped when she heard his voice.
"I don't?"
Without turning around to look at him, she said, "You do. Such a big part, and that's why you can't fight tomorrow. I'm going to bed. Dawnie is probably up and wondering where I am."
"Buffy don't go... I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to apologize for," Buffy said, opening the door. "You just want to help me. And I appreciate it, but Spike, I don't need it."
I think I may re-write this chapter. Buffy was kinda rude and bitchy, but she was in the show to Spike a lot... So, I don't know... I think I may re-write... But, just tell me what you think of it.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I'll take time next chapter to thank you individualy!
Buffy closed the door to Giles apartment behind her. She had found Faith at the Bronze with Angel, of course, and his friends. It was her first instinct to drag her out of there, and take her home, but Angel had insisted that she stay, telling Buffy that he wouldn't let any harm come to her. And being the nice person she is, she'd let her stay.
"Buffy?"
She heard Giles voice coming from the small living room, and saw his head poke up from the sofa. She smiled at him and walked over to his made-up bed.
"Did I wake you? Sorry," Buffy said, looking up at the clock that read half past one in the morning. "I didn't know it was that late."
"I wasn't asleep yet. You should head in," he said. "Good-night."
"Night," Buffy said, before walking over to the guest bedroom. She knew that Spike was sleeping in there, and she should be up with Dawn, but she felt the need to apologize.
The door creaked as she opened it, and she looked back at Giles who was watching her. She glared at him, and he immediately laid back down on the sofa, acting as if he had never been looking. Smiling, she walked into the room, and closed the door behind her.
Spike was lying on the bed, the sheet covering the lower part of his body, while his upper body was left uncovered. Buffy climbed into the bed next to him, and shook him gently.
"Spike, are you awake?"
He squinted his eyes, blinking them a few times before fully opening them. "Am now. What is it luv?"
"I wanted to apologize. Although, I don't know why... I mean, I just didn't want you to get hurt and if that means I have to apologize then..."
"No worries pet," he said, wrapping his arms around her, and pulling her down to rest on his chest. "You were only protecting me, I know. Just, in all my past relationships, I've been the one to protect."
"Well now that you're in a relationship with a Slayer, you're not the stronger one anymore," Buffy said, cuddling into him. "But that doesn't bug you, does it?"
"Not near as much as you want it too," he said, kissing her forehead. "But you know, I am capable of some things. Like walking around in the dark."
"I know... But just... Not for the next while, okay?"
Spike tilted her chin with his hand, forcing her to look him in the eye. "Why not? Giles told me something was going on, but..."
"Giles told you? What did he tell you exactly?"
"Said that there was more going on than I knew. And to trust you. I do, trust you. But if there are demons. I can help."
"I wish it was that simple Spike. But it's more difficult then just fighting."
"Then what did you plan on doing pet? Sittin' down and 'aving tea?" he asked.
"It's just... You're new to the whole demon thing... You don't know what they're capable of. The kind of damage they can do to someone."
"And you don't seem to know what I'm capable of. I have vampire in me, I'm strong."
"But you're clueless Spike!" she said, sitting up.
"You're saying you weren't when they first handed you a stake? You learned, and I can do the same if you let me," he said. "But you're not even giving me a chance. I can help you, I'm on your side. I can hold my own, and take down a few."
"The only thing you've fought was a vampire Spike. And you don't even know the situation," Buffy said, standing.
"I would if you'd tell me," he said, sitting up. "Tell me luv."
"I... Well... I can't," she said, backing up a few steps. "This is a me thing. The more people involved because of it... Well, the more people I have to worry about."
"It can't all be about you luv," he said. "What? Does some leader of a big army of demons want you dead?" He laughed, but she stayed silent, and looked down at the ground. "What... You didn't think that I should know that..."
"No, I didn't. And I still don't... But you do now... Spike, you aren't going to fight with us tomorrow. This is something that me and Faith, the Slayers have to deal with. We're the called ones. Not you."
"Is Giles going?" he asked seriously.
"Um, yeah. So?"
"He's not a Slayer, is he luv?"
"That's not the point. He's our Watcher, he plays apart in our lives," she said, but regretting wording it that way when she saw the hurt look on his face. She opened her mouth to explain, but nothing came out. Starting for the door, she stopped when she heard his voice.
"I don't?"
Without turning around to look at him, she said, "You do. Such a big part, and that's why you can't fight tomorrow. I'm going to bed. Dawnie is probably up and wondering where I am."
"Buffy don't go... I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to apologize for," Buffy said, opening the door. "You just want to help me. And I appreciate it, but Spike, I don't need it."
I think I may re-write this chapter. Buffy was kinda rude and bitchy, but she was in the show to Spike a lot... So, I don't know... I think I may re-write... But, just tell me what you think of it.