Going Public
Sequel to Comforting Enemies
Spoilers up to and including "Into The Woods"
Disclaimer: I own nothing...Joss is the King!
Thanks for all the reviews on the previous story. I was working on this before I even posted on fanfic so I will go with this and then work on some of the ideas that everyone gave me.
Now on with the story...
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"Slayer! Behind you!" Spike yelled as he battled the horned demon.
Buffy turned just in time to see a newly risen vamp lunging for her. She quickly ducked out of his way as he jumped towards her, causing him to knock his head into a gravestone. While the vamp had been slightly detained, Buffy took this time to rip a branch from a tree and plunge it into his heart. With that done, she wiped her hands free of the dust and went odd to help Spike with his horny friend.
"Need some help?" Buffy asked cocking her head to the side.
"It couldn't hurt luv," replied the blond vampire.
No sooner had the words left his mouth did Buffy jump in and drop kick the demon.
"What kind of demon is this Spike?"
"What do I look like? One of Giles' bloody boring books?" Spike answered taking a much-needed rest on the ground.
"Well you never know. I mean you have been around for like over 100 years and who knows what kind of demons you've encountered in your travels." Buffy quipped trying to sever the head from the beast.
"Uh luv, I don't think that'll work."
"Why not? You said you didn't know what kind of demon it is! How can you know what will and won't kill it?"
"Technically, I never really answered that question pet. And the only reason I know is 'cause I already tried that!"
"Then what do you suggest?" Buffy shouted, being thrown by the demon into a gravestone and breaking it in half.
It was Spike's turn again with the beast. *Maybe a little fire* he thought as he lit his lighter and put it under the beasts chin. The demon caught fire and vanished.
"Well, that was creepy. No dust or anything." Buffy said slowly getting up and rubbing her back, groaning.
"You alright pet?" A look of concern crossed of Spike's face.
"Yeah I'm fine. Nothing a little TLC couldn't help," she replied with a devilish grin and wink.
"So, uh, wanna come back to my place then?" Spike looked at the ground. For some reason he still wasn't used to this from Buffy. They had been fighting side by side for 2 months now and become very close friends. But the thought of asking her to come home with him kind of un-nerved him and made him very self-conscious of everything.
Buffy had a huge smile cross over her face. "You know, it's so great how you have a way of the exactly like I do!"
Buffy walked over to Spike and wrapped her arm thought his and leaned her head on his shoulder. Spike looked down at her and gently kissed the top of her head.
They walked over to Spike's crypt in silence, enjoying each other's company. When they reached the crypt, Spike turned to Buffy and gave her a questioning look. He just didn't want her to regret anything later. He loved her more than anything in the world and for her to back out now, would be like tearing his un-beating heart from his body and stomping in into the ground. Buffy looked into his eyes, reached up to touch his face and gave him a soft smile with shy eyes that made him melt. With just a touch, she assured him that she was here with him and nothing would change that. No running away, no slayer duties, nothing.
Spike opened the door to the crypt and led Buffy inside. Buffy gazed around in awe. He had cleaned the place up. There were candles everywhere, the floor had been swept and there was no more 'musty crypt smell'. Instead the place smelled of vanilla and lavender.
"Oh my gosh!" Buffy gasped. "Look what you have done with this place Spike. It looks amazing!"
"Well, ya know, if one is going to be having regular guests over, then they need to make sure that the place looks proper."
"Guest-s? Who else are you planning on having over? Better watch how you phrase things, could get you in trouble with your girlfriend." A huge smile crept over his face as Buffy finished her teasing.
Spike cocked his head to the side and looked curiously at Buffy with his trademark grin.
"What?" Suddenly feeling self-conscious, Buffy began to straighten herself wondering what he was grinning at. What? Spike! Stop that! What is it?"
"Uh...girlfriend?" He said as his grin turned into a large smile.
"Oh you noticed that huh? Well, I just figured because...well, don't you want me to be your girlfriend?" She said turning the tables back on him.
"Of course I do! But I didn't know we were at that point in this relationship yet. I don't want to push you. I want to go at whatever pace you feel comfortable with. I'm ready for anything, but I want to wait until you are before we move forward with this..."
Buffy silenced him with her fingertips coming up to touch his mouth. "Shhh, Spike?"
"Pet?"
She moved her fingers along his face tracing his jaw line and her eyes following suit. "Do you love me?" her eyes glanced upwards to his face, searching for an answer in his eyes.
Spike felt compelled to look away. After a few moments, his gaze returned to hers and his eyes were glassy.
"Buffy," he lifted one of his hands to cup her cheek. She moved into the touch and closed her eyes. "I have always loved you." Her eyes opened and looked right into his. "For as long as I can remember. Since the first time I saw you dancing in the Bronze. But then I didn't know it was love. You have been all I have thought about for the past 4 years. At first, I thought I was just obsessed because you were the one, the Slayer that got away. But somehow, deep inside, I knew. Even Dru, she knew. She told me all she could see was you all around me. Then I clued into it. I was, am in love with you. You are my light in my world of darkness. You are my song in the silence, my angel among the devils. I don't know what I would do without you. Buffy, I am in love with you."
Buffy looked down. When she looked up she had tears falling from her eyes. She looked into his eyes. He began to wipe her tears away.
"Spike?"
"Yes pet?" Spike braced himself for the worst and looked away. He had bared his un-dead heart to her and now he hoped that she wouldn't break it.
She brought a hand to his face and turned it to look at hers. She softly placed a kiss on his lips.
"I'm in love with you too." She whispered in his ear.
With that said, Spike grinned from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat and pulled her close to him, hugging her to his body. He began to smother her with kisses until he reached her mouth and the two embraced in a passionate kiss that seemed to stop time.
Spike pulled away giving her air to breathe. Buffy stood there gasping for air with her eyes remaining closed. When she calmed down she slowly opened her eyes and found Spike gazing at her lovingly.
"Spike?" She finally managed to say. "I want you."
"You have me luv."
"No, I want you to make love to me."
Spike bent down and kissed her again but this time when they parted he had already moved her towards the ladder that led to the lower level of his crypt. They descended the ladder and embraced again as Spike lifted Buffy into his arms and carried her over to the bed.
"Buffy?"
Buffy looked up at him confused, wondering why he was stopping.
"Are you sure about this pet?"
Buffy frowned at his question. "Spike, I've never been more sure of anything in my life, lives even. I love you, that's all that matters. Here and now and forever, I love you.William." Buffy pulled his head back down to hers as they began to undress each other.
When all their clothing was removed, they both looked at each other in awe and at the same time remarked, 'Beautiful'. They both grinned and continued in their lovemaking. Each reaching their climax and screaming the others name.
As the two lay there spent, Spike moved off of Buffy and propped his head upon his hand and gazed at the beauty before him.
Buffy turned her head to look at him. "That was...wow!" She said, still catching her breath.
"Pet?"
"Yes Spike?" Buffy turned her body over so she was lying on her stomach with her head propped on her arms looking at him.
"So now that we're, you know, together...when do we get to go public? 'Cause not that I don't love Harris always telling me that I'll never get a bint good as you and then minutes later we go off and snog, but I want the world to know. I don't want to sneak around. I want to be with you all the time and not have to worry about who sees us. I love you, Buffy."
"Say that again."
"What? I love you..."
"No. The part where you said my name...you don't usually call me Buffy." She grinned.
"Buffy. My Buffy." Spike pulled her close to him for another kiss.
"Mmm. Tomorrow." She said breaking away slightly from the kiss.
"What's that pet?"
"I said, tomorrow. We'll tell the gang tomorrow, together. But for now, I should get home. I need to get back to mom and Dawn."
A small pout appeared on Spike's face. Buffy took his lower lip and kissed it.
"I should also get back to Giles and tell him about the demon we saw earlier. We need to find out what it was and why it's here."
"I know pet. Let's get you dressed and I'll walk you home."
"Okay but you are putting clothes on too right? Don't want weird looks from other demons. Slayer walking home with a naked vampire." She laughed.
"Tempting...but no. I'll get my clothes too." Spike grabbed his clothes from the floor and when they were both dressed, they made their way up to the surface and began the journey home. The walk was in silence. Both had many thoughts going through their minds. New love; new demons; and the most worrisome...the reactions of Buffy's friends tomorrow.
Sequel to Comforting Enemies
Spoilers up to and including "Into The Woods"
Disclaimer: I own nothing...Joss is the King!
Thanks for all the reviews on the previous story. I was working on this before I even posted on fanfic so I will go with this and then work on some of the ideas that everyone gave me.
Now on with the story...
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"Slayer! Behind you!" Spike yelled as he battled the horned demon.
Buffy turned just in time to see a newly risen vamp lunging for her. She quickly ducked out of his way as he jumped towards her, causing him to knock his head into a gravestone. While the vamp had been slightly detained, Buffy took this time to rip a branch from a tree and plunge it into his heart. With that done, she wiped her hands free of the dust and went odd to help Spike with his horny friend.
"Need some help?" Buffy asked cocking her head to the side.
"It couldn't hurt luv," replied the blond vampire.
No sooner had the words left his mouth did Buffy jump in and drop kick the demon.
"What kind of demon is this Spike?"
"What do I look like? One of Giles' bloody boring books?" Spike answered taking a much-needed rest on the ground.
"Well you never know. I mean you have been around for like over 100 years and who knows what kind of demons you've encountered in your travels." Buffy quipped trying to sever the head from the beast.
"Uh luv, I don't think that'll work."
"Why not? You said you didn't know what kind of demon it is! How can you know what will and won't kill it?"
"Technically, I never really answered that question pet. And the only reason I know is 'cause I already tried that!"
"Then what do you suggest?" Buffy shouted, being thrown by the demon into a gravestone and breaking it in half.
It was Spike's turn again with the beast. *Maybe a little fire* he thought as he lit his lighter and put it under the beasts chin. The demon caught fire and vanished.
"Well, that was creepy. No dust or anything." Buffy said slowly getting up and rubbing her back, groaning.
"You alright pet?" A look of concern crossed of Spike's face.
"Yeah I'm fine. Nothing a little TLC couldn't help," she replied with a devilish grin and wink.
"So, uh, wanna come back to my place then?" Spike looked at the ground. For some reason he still wasn't used to this from Buffy. They had been fighting side by side for 2 months now and become very close friends. But the thought of asking her to come home with him kind of un-nerved him and made him very self-conscious of everything.
Buffy had a huge smile cross over her face. "You know, it's so great how you have a way of the exactly like I do!"
Buffy walked over to Spike and wrapped her arm thought his and leaned her head on his shoulder. Spike looked down at her and gently kissed the top of her head.
They walked over to Spike's crypt in silence, enjoying each other's company. When they reached the crypt, Spike turned to Buffy and gave her a questioning look. He just didn't want her to regret anything later. He loved her more than anything in the world and for her to back out now, would be like tearing his un-beating heart from his body and stomping in into the ground. Buffy looked into his eyes, reached up to touch his face and gave him a soft smile with shy eyes that made him melt. With just a touch, she assured him that she was here with him and nothing would change that. No running away, no slayer duties, nothing.
Spike opened the door to the crypt and led Buffy inside. Buffy gazed around in awe. He had cleaned the place up. There were candles everywhere, the floor had been swept and there was no more 'musty crypt smell'. Instead the place smelled of vanilla and lavender.
"Oh my gosh!" Buffy gasped. "Look what you have done with this place Spike. It looks amazing!"
"Well, ya know, if one is going to be having regular guests over, then they need to make sure that the place looks proper."
"Guest-s? Who else are you planning on having over? Better watch how you phrase things, could get you in trouble with your girlfriend." A huge smile crept over his face as Buffy finished her teasing.
Spike cocked his head to the side and looked curiously at Buffy with his trademark grin.
"What?" Suddenly feeling self-conscious, Buffy began to straighten herself wondering what he was grinning at. What? Spike! Stop that! What is it?"
"Uh...girlfriend?" He said as his grin turned into a large smile.
"Oh you noticed that huh? Well, I just figured because...well, don't you want me to be your girlfriend?" She said turning the tables back on him.
"Of course I do! But I didn't know we were at that point in this relationship yet. I don't want to push you. I want to go at whatever pace you feel comfortable with. I'm ready for anything, but I want to wait until you are before we move forward with this..."
Buffy silenced him with her fingertips coming up to touch his mouth. "Shhh, Spike?"
"Pet?"
She moved her fingers along his face tracing his jaw line and her eyes following suit. "Do you love me?" her eyes glanced upwards to his face, searching for an answer in his eyes.
Spike felt compelled to look away. After a few moments, his gaze returned to hers and his eyes were glassy.
"Buffy," he lifted one of his hands to cup her cheek. She moved into the touch and closed her eyes. "I have always loved you." Her eyes opened and looked right into his. "For as long as I can remember. Since the first time I saw you dancing in the Bronze. But then I didn't know it was love. You have been all I have thought about for the past 4 years. At first, I thought I was just obsessed because you were the one, the Slayer that got away. But somehow, deep inside, I knew. Even Dru, she knew. She told me all she could see was you all around me. Then I clued into it. I was, am in love with you. You are my light in my world of darkness. You are my song in the silence, my angel among the devils. I don't know what I would do without you. Buffy, I am in love with you."
Buffy looked down. When she looked up she had tears falling from her eyes. She looked into his eyes. He began to wipe her tears away.
"Spike?"
"Yes pet?" Spike braced himself for the worst and looked away. He had bared his un-dead heart to her and now he hoped that she wouldn't break it.
She brought a hand to his face and turned it to look at hers. She softly placed a kiss on his lips.
"I'm in love with you too." She whispered in his ear.
With that said, Spike grinned from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat and pulled her close to him, hugging her to his body. He began to smother her with kisses until he reached her mouth and the two embraced in a passionate kiss that seemed to stop time.
Spike pulled away giving her air to breathe. Buffy stood there gasping for air with her eyes remaining closed. When she calmed down she slowly opened her eyes and found Spike gazing at her lovingly.
"Spike?" She finally managed to say. "I want you."
"You have me luv."
"No, I want you to make love to me."
Spike bent down and kissed her again but this time when they parted he had already moved her towards the ladder that led to the lower level of his crypt. They descended the ladder and embraced again as Spike lifted Buffy into his arms and carried her over to the bed.
"Buffy?"
Buffy looked up at him confused, wondering why he was stopping.
"Are you sure about this pet?"
Buffy frowned at his question. "Spike, I've never been more sure of anything in my life, lives even. I love you, that's all that matters. Here and now and forever, I love you.William." Buffy pulled his head back down to hers as they began to undress each other.
When all their clothing was removed, they both looked at each other in awe and at the same time remarked, 'Beautiful'. They both grinned and continued in their lovemaking. Each reaching their climax and screaming the others name.
As the two lay there spent, Spike moved off of Buffy and propped his head upon his hand and gazed at the beauty before him.
Buffy turned her head to look at him. "That was...wow!" She said, still catching her breath.
"Pet?"
"Yes Spike?" Buffy turned her body over so she was lying on her stomach with her head propped on her arms looking at him.
"So now that we're, you know, together...when do we get to go public? 'Cause not that I don't love Harris always telling me that I'll never get a bint good as you and then minutes later we go off and snog, but I want the world to know. I don't want to sneak around. I want to be with you all the time and not have to worry about who sees us. I love you, Buffy."
"Say that again."
"What? I love you..."
"No. The part where you said my name...you don't usually call me Buffy." She grinned.
"Buffy. My Buffy." Spike pulled her close to him for another kiss.
"Mmm. Tomorrow." She said breaking away slightly from the kiss.
"What's that pet?"
"I said, tomorrow. We'll tell the gang tomorrow, together. But for now, I should get home. I need to get back to mom and Dawn."
A small pout appeared on Spike's face. Buffy took his lower lip and kissed it.
"I should also get back to Giles and tell him about the demon we saw earlier. We need to find out what it was and why it's here."
"I know pet. Let's get you dressed and I'll walk you home."
"Okay but you are putting clothes on too right? Don't want weird looks from other demons. Slayer walking home with a naked vampire." She laughed.
"Tempting...but no. I'll get my clothes too." Spike grabbed his clothes from the floor and when they were both dressed, they made their way up to the surface and began the journey home. The walk was in silence. Both had many thoughts going through their minds. New love; new demons; and the most worrisome...the reactions of Buffy's friends tomorrow.