Chapter 4: Facing the Firing Squad
Disclaimer: I own it all? I own some of it? *sigh* I own nothing...it all belongs to Joss. *pout*
Spoilers: everything up until the end of Into The Woods
Rating: PG for now...I don't think it will get worse but you never know!
A/N: So sorry for making everyone wait so long! I have had huge writer's block even with all the suggestions. Thank you for those who did make suggestions, much appreciated! I really hope this part doesn't suck. It's easy enough to write Buffy and Spike 'cause I know them so well; but the other characters are a little tougher.
Also, I have an idea for another story. It's mainly Buffy centered but of course there will be some Spuffy in it. I just don't think I am going to start it until I am done this story.
Anyways, thank you for all the reviews! I haven't been thanking people individually yet but here we go! Anne Rose, DeeperWell, Irony, ello, artemis, Emmylou, Mita427 and paipie. Thanks to all you who are "forcing" me to go on. Just kidding! On with the show!!!
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Buffy woke up to the feel of a chill running up her spine. She slowly opened her eyes and turned her head, a smile plastering her face. She looked at the content vampire as he slept behind her. She smiled as she watched how his eyebrow was twitching. She turned around in his arms and lay there gazing at the magnificent spectacle before her. He was beautiful. He was picturesque. He began to run her fingers over his face. She began by inspecting the scar he had in his eyebrow. He had told her how he received that. It was from the first Slayer he killed. She cringed at the thought of it. She moved onto the rest of his face, starting at his nose, his cheeks and his lips. She didn't want to think of such un-pleasantries right now. She wanted to concentrate on the fact that he was here with her now and he was no longer a slayer of Slayers. He was Spike, the man she loved, who also loved her.
Spike felt the warmth that was pressed against his body go away. He lay there for a few more moments with his eyes closed pretending to be asleep. After all, vampires do not breathe so how would anyone know if he were really sleeping or not. Spike opened his eyes to emerald green orbs staring back at him, when he felt her touch creeping over his face.
"Luv?"
"Mmhmm..." was all Buffy could muster.
"What time is it?"
"Who cares about the time? I don't. Not when I am lying here with you." Buffy looked deep into his eyes before pulling him into a soft kiss.
Before they knew it, the bedroom door to Buffy's room was swung wide open. Buffy and Spike broke apart and bolted up on the bed to see who was ruining their 'alone time'.
"B-Buffy?" seemed to be all the man could say, although it was very much a whisper.
"Riley?" Buffy whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
Riley looked at the couple with a stone face. Suddenly he just turned and walked away. Buffy got up off the bed and followed him out of the bedroom and down the stairs.
*Bloody Hell!* Spike thought with a loud sigh. *This is just great. Capt'n Cardboard is back and now she's going to go running back to him. I am such a poofter!*
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"Riley, wait! Buffy exclaimed running down the stairs and out the front door after him.
"No, Buffy, forget it." Riley turned to face her. "I was wrong to come back. You have obviously moved on with your life so forget I even came back." He turned back and started to walk away again.
"That's right Riley. Walk away!" Buffy screamed at him, standing on the front porch with the door behind her wide open. "'Cause that is what you're good at! Leaving when things don't suit you! I'm sorry that you didn't like what you saw up there but too bad! You left *me* Riley! You don't get to waltz back into town and think that I would just wait around for you to return! Yeah it took time but I got over you. I'm sorry if that's not what you want to hear, but this is how it is." Buffy stood with tears rolling down her face.
Buffy's mom and sister heard the commotion outside their house and went to inspect. They froze when they saw who was doing all the yelling. Spike had crept down the stairs and sat on the bottom step so he could torture himself with her words. Shocked to hear that she was throwing the git out.
"You're sorry. I leave and you go out and bang the first body you can find?! I don't get it Buffy. What is it with you and vampires?" Riley asked moving in closer.
Buffy gasped at the revelation Riley just uncovered and looked at her mother. Joyce's face remained unchanged. She had her suspicions about Spike and Buffy all along.
Buffy's face changed instantly from tearful anger to out right rage. "What right do you have? Coming in here, barging into my room and placing judgement on me Riley Finn!"
Buffy was so wrapped up in her rage that she didn't see Xander, Willow, Tara and Anya walk up to her house.
"You were the one who was off letting vampire whores suck you, you give *me* the ultimatum, and then you leave *me*! You don't get to play the scorned lover this time, Riley. So I have moved on, you moved on long before you ever left me. And I'll have you know that even though he is a vampire, Spike is so much more a man than you will ever be!" Buffy spat at him gasping and covering her mouth at her revelation.
If there had been a breeze blowing through Sunnydale at that time of the evening, it would have been the only thing that would have been heard. Riley, the Scoobies and Spike stood there stunned.
Joyce took that as her cue and walked onto the porch. "Riley, I think it would be best if you could leave."
Riley nodded and walked away numbly.
Spike walked up behind Buffy. He raised his hand to her shoulder turning her to him. She accepted his arms eagerly. Spike pulled her into his arms as she began to cry on his chest.
Xander was the first to speak up. "Color me confused here, but what the hell is going on?"
Anya patted Xander on the shoulder. "It's okay honey, I'll explain it to you later."
"Maybe if we all went inside..." Joyce motioned for everyone to enter the house. The Scoobies filed into the house passing the blonde couple as they did. Buffy still remained in Spike's arms. It was the comfort she needed before she went into the house to face the firing squad.
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Ok sorry it is so short guys. It is 3:00 in the morning right now and I am beat but I wanted to get something up for everyone. HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!!!! Hope you drink lots of Canadian Beer and get very happy! Okay Please review cause I wanna know if you like it or not! ~AJ~
Disclaimer: I own it all? I own some of it? *sigh* I own nothing...it all belongs to Joss. *pout*
Spoilers: everything up until the end of Into The Woods
Rating: PG for now...I don't think it will get worse but you never know!
A/N: So sorry for making everyone wait so long! I have had huge writer's block even with all the suggestions. Thank you for those who did make suggestions, much appreciated! I really hope this part doesn't suck. It's easy enough to write Buffy and Spike 'cause I know them so well; but the other characters are a little tougher.
Also, I have an idea for another story. It's mainly Buffy centered but of course there will be some Spuffy in it. I just don't think I am going to start it until I am done this story.
Anyways, thank you for all the reviews! I haven't been thanking people individually yet but here we go! Anne Rose, DeeperWell, Irony, ello, artemis, Emmylou, Mita427 and paipie. Thanks to all you who are "forcing" me to go on. Just kidding! On with the show!!!
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Buffy woke up to the feel of a chill running up her spine. She slowly opened her eyes and turned her head, a smile plastering her face. She looked at the content vampire as he slept behind her. She smiled as she watched how his eyebrow was twitching. She turned around in his arms and lay there gazing at the magnificent spectacle before her. He was beautiful. He was picturesque. He began to run her fingers over his face. She began by inspecting the scar he had in his eyebrow. He had told her how he received that. It was from the first Slayer he killed. She cringed at the thought of it. She moved onto the rest of his face, starting at his nose, his cheeks and his lips. She didn't want to think of such un-pleasantries right now. She wanted to concentrate on the fact that he was here with her now and he was no longer a slayer of Slayers. He was Spike, the man she loved, who also loved her.
Spike felt the warmth that was pressed against his body go away. He lay there for a few more moments with his eyes closed pretending to be asleep. After all, vampires do not breathe so how would anyone know if he were really sleeping or not. Spike opened his eyes to emerald green orbs staring back at him, when he felt her touch creeping over his face.
"Luv?"
"Mmhmm..." was all Buffy could muster.
"What time is it?"
"Who cares about the time? I don't. Not when I am lying here with you." Buffy looked deep into his eyes before pulling him into a soft kiss.
Before they knew it, the bedroom door to Buffy's room was swung wide open. Buffy and Spike broke apart and bolted up on the bed to see who was ruining their 'alone time'.
"B-Buffy?" seemed to be all the man could say, although it was very much a whisper.
"Riley?" Buffy whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
Riley looked at the couple with a stone face. Suddenly he just turned and walked away. Buffy got up off the bed and followed him out of the bedroom and down the stairs.
*Bloody Hell!* Spike thought with a loud sigh. *This is just great. Capt'n Cardboard is back and now she's going to go running back to him. I am such a poofter!*
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"Riley, wait! Buffy exclaimed running down the stairs and out the front door after him.
"No, Buffy, forget it." Riley turned to face her. "I was wrong to come back. You have obviously moved on with your life so forget I even came back." He turned back and started to walk away again.
"That's right Riley. Walk away!" Buffy screamed at him, standing on the front porch with the door behind her wide open. "'Cause that is what you're good at! Leaving when things don't suit you! I'm sorry that you didn't like what you saw up there but too bad! You left *me* Riley! You don't get to waltz back into town and think that I would just wait around for you to return! Yeah it took time but I got over you. I'm sorry if that's not what you want to hear, but this is how it is." Buffy stood with tears rolling down her face.
Buffy's mom and sister heard the commotion outside their house and went to inspect. They froze when they saw who was doing all the yelling. Spike had crept down the stairs and sat on the bottom step so he could torture himself with her words. Shocked to hear that she was throwing the git out.
"You're sorry. I leave and you go out and bang the first body you can find?! I don't get it Buffy. What is it with you and vampires?" Riley asked moving in closer.
Buffy gasped at the revelation Riley just uncovered and looked at her mother. Joyce's face remained unchanged. She had her suspicions about Spike and Buffy all along.
Buffy's face changed instantly from tearful anger to out right rage. "What right do you have? Coming in here, barging into my room and placing judgement on me Riley Finn!"
Buffy was so wrapped up in her rage that she didn't see Xander, Willow, Tara and Anya walk up to her house.
"You were the one who was off letting vampire whores suck you, you give *me* the ultimatum, and then you leave *me*! You don't get to play the scorned lover this time, Riley. So I have moved on, you moved on long before you ever left me. And I'll have you know that even though he is a vampire, Spike is so much more a man than you will ever be!" Buffy spat at him gasping and covering her mouth at her revelation.
If there had been a breeze blowing through Sunnydale at that time of the evening, it would have been the only thing that would have been heard. Riley, the Scoobies and Spike stood there stunned.
Joyce took that as her cue and walked onto the porch. "Riley, I think it would be best if you could leave."
Riley nodded and walked away numbly.
Spike walked up behind Buffy. He raised his hand to her shoulder turning her to him. She accepted his arms eagerly. Spike pulled her into his arms as she began to cry on his chest.
Xander was the first to speak up. "Color me confused here, but what the hell is going on?"
Anya patted Xander on the shoulder. "It's okay honey, I'll explain it to you later."
"Maybe if we all went inside..." Joyce motioned for everyone to enter the house. The Scoobies filed into the house passing the blonde couple as they did. Buffy still remained in Spike's arms. It was the comfort she needed before she went into the house to face the firing squad.
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Ok sorry it is so short guys. It is 3:00 in the morning right now and I am beat but I wanted to get something up for everyone. HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!!!! Hope you drink lots of Canadian Beer and get very happy! Okay Please review cause I wanna know if you like it or not! ~AJ~