The Truth and Nothing But
Disclaimer: *sigh* I own nothing. But if I did, I would be the happiest woman in the world! I could own James...that would be lovely. And he could talk for me in his accent all the time (I know it's not real but I can always pretend). Aren't English guys the best? Anyways...
Spoilers: Everything up until Into the Woods
Rating: PG-13 for now...but you never know *wink*
A/N: Okay so this chapter is going up much faster than I thought it would because everyone has been so great in their reviews. Big thanks to SpIkEs AnGeL, Captain, Sarah, Jenna, Lyssa, Vixen, Anne Rose, Livia and Lucky Starz. You have inspired me to write more and wait on my new story. And it's such a good idea but it will have to wait. I'm not telling anything!!! Anywho...on with the story!!!
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Buffy pulled away from Spike and looked into his eyes. "I guess we should go inside huh?" She asked looking down and playing with his shirt.
"Yeah pet. I think we should go in and do what we set out to do before 'Mr. Blow-All-The-Surprises' came by." Spike took her hand and lead her into the house where they were faced with the Scoobies all sitting in the living room waiting for an explanation.
Xander was the first to speak up. "Hey Dead boy Jr.! Get your hands off of her! Buffy how can you...?"
"Listen here whelp!" Spike spat stepping in front of Buffy.
"Guys!" Buffy shouted. "We really don't need this. Spike back off. Xander please shut up."
Xander looked at her with hurt eyes. He sat down and did as he was told; he kept his mouth shut.
"This will be so much easier if you guys don't interrupt." Buffy sighed, preparing herself for the big confrontation after she revealed her secret to the gang. "Spike and I have been seeing each other for the last 2 months."
The Scoobies eyes nearly bulged out of their heads. Xander opened his mouth to protest but was silenced by Anya's elbow in his rib.
"It basically started a week after Riley left. Spike helped me get through it; he took me out, patrolled with me and watched my back when I couldn't. He's helped me through so much. I don't know what I would have done without him there. I don't want to hear any slack from any of you. You weren't there to help me through this. Please don't think of this as a guilt trip 'cause that's not what it's meant to be. I just need you to understand that right now Spike is a part of my life and I intend to keep him there for the time being." Saying this she looked up at him with love-filled eyes. Spike allowed a small smirk to cross his face while his eyes lit up with joy.
"Now you may speak." Buffy told them, bracing herself for the flood of objections to come her way.
Everyone sat in the Summers' living room stunned by Buffy's revelation. Mouths were gaped wide open and eyes were merely bulging out of their sockets. Willow was the first to speak, which was very unexpected.
"Um...Buffy," She asked shyly. "Do you, um, love him?"
Buffy looked at Willow and then up at Spike. She stared into his blue eyes that were filled with hope and love for her. She looked down at the ground and then back up to him looking straight into his eyes. Her eyes were filled with emotion.
Spike felt his heart wrench as she took so much time to answer such a simple question. He feared that she would deny it in front of her friends.
"I do." Buffy simply said still staring into his eyes. Spike's face lit up as he grabbed her hand again. Buffy gave his hand a small squeeze letting him know that everything would be all right.
This time Xander could not keep his mouth shut.
"WHAT? Buffy, you can't love him! He's a soulless demon! How many times has he tried to kill all of us, including you? He can't be trusted. This has got to be some sort of plan that he has. C'mon Spike, fess up! You are just trying to gain her trust and then try to kill her right?" By this point, Xander was face to face with Spike, they were almost nose-to-nose when everyone could hear a low growl emit from Spike's chest.
"Listen here whelp." Spike ground out, trying to keep his calm for Buffy's sake and also for his own heads'. " I love Buffy. Think about it. I can't kill her. This chip in my head prevents me from doin' anything of the sort to her. And if you use that brain of yours to think a tad bit harder, my plans never work out. If I was planning on making her fall in love with me do you think she would have? I would have found some way to muck that one up right good. Now I suggest you back off, think and then speak." Spike took a breath. He didn't need to, only dealing with Xander took so much out of him sometimes. "Harris, if you can't forgive me for all the bloodshed that I caused years ago then I don't see how you can even be with demon- girl here. She probably caused more than I ever did."
"He's right you know." Anya spoke up. "I have mutilated many more people than Spike and Angel combined." Spike winced at the sound of the Poof's name.
"See, if you can be with demon-girl after all she has caused then how can you not accept me? Deal with it. I am in The Slayer's life now and I plan to stick around. I'm the only one who has." Buffy stared in awe the whole time Spike defended their love to Xander. They both knew he would be the worst one to convince that they were really truly in love but neither of them expected Spike to be the one to defend them.
Xander stepped back. Looked warily at Spike and realized the emotion that played on the vampire's face as he looked at his best friend. He sat down with nothing more to add to the conversation.
Buffy looked at the group and felt like some sort of anvil had been lifted off of her chest; she could breathe again.
Willow spoke up, still slightly stunned by the confession. "Buffy, if you are sure about this then I totally support you one hundred percent." Willow got up and gave her best friend a hug.
"Thank you Wills." Buffy hugged her friend back. "I totally appreciate this. And don't worry. I know what I am doing here. I love him. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the kitchen and grab something to drink. Anyone else want something?" Buffy offered and took everyone's orders. "Okay...Spike wanna give me a hand with this?" Spike jumped at the chance at being alone with Buffy right now.
"Sure thing luv." The two exited the room and headed for the kitchen.
The rest of the Scoobies sat in the room silent, when the front door opening interrupted the silence. Giles entered the Summers' residence looking at the still stunned Scoobies.
"Where is Buffy?" He asked. A simple question but one loaded with so many answers.
The Scoobies were still unable to talk so in union they all pointed to the kitchen. Giles walked towards the kitchen. His eyes viewed a spectacle that they were not ready for.
"Willow!" Giles yelled coming back into the living room, an angered look filling his face. "Did you cast another will-be-done spell?"
The group realized what he was talking about. They looked at the blushing Slayer who entered the room after Giles and began to laugh. Everyone but Willow that is.
"You know, you make one small mistake like that and you never live it down!" Willow pouted.
A/N: Okay I know, stupid place to end it but I had to get Giles' reaction in there some how and I figured that was the best way. Let me know what you think! Please review. I'll try to post the next part sometime this week. Might not be until the weekend, not sure yet. But expect more cause I still have more twists and turns to go and don't forget about the demon in the cemetery. We need to find out what he was up to. ~AJ~
Disclaimer: *sigh* I own nothing. But if I did, I would be the happiest woman in the world! I could own James...that would be lovely. And he could talk for me in his accent all the time (I know it's not real but I can always pretend). Aren't English guys the best? Anyways...
Spoilers: Everything up until Into the Woods
Rating: PG-13 for now...but you never know *wink*
A/N: Okay so this chapter is going up much faster than I thought it would because everyone has been so great in their reviews. Big thanks to SpIkEs AnGeL, Captain, Sarah, Jenna, Lyssa, Vixen, Anne Rose, Livia and Lucky Starz. You have inspired me to write more and wait on my new story. And it's such a good idea but it will have to wait. I'm not telling anything!!! Anywho...on with the story!!!
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Buffy pulled away from Spike and looked into his eyes. "I guess we should go inside huh?" She asked looking down and playing with his shirt.
"Yeah pet. I think we should go in and do what we set out to do before 'Mr. Blow-All-The-Surprises' came by." Spike took her hand and lead her into the house where they were faced with the Scoobies all sitting in the living room waiting for an explanation.
Xander was the first to speak up. "Hey Dead boy Jr.! Get your hands off of her! Buffy how can you...?"
"Listen here whelp!" Spike spat stepping in front of Buffy.
"Guys!" Buffy shouted. "We really don't need this. Spike back off. Xander please shut up."
Xander looked at her with hurt eyes. He sat down and did as he was told; he kept his mouth shut.
"This will be so much easier if you guys don't interrupt." Buffy sighed, preparing herself for the big confrontation after she revealed her secret to the gang. "Spike and I have been seeing each other for the last 2 months."
The Scoobies eyes nearly bulged out of their heads. Xander opened his mouth to protest but was silenced by Anya's elbow in his rib.
"It basically started a week after Riley left. Spike helped me get through it; he took me out, patrolled with me and watched my back when I couldn't. He's helped me through so much. I don't know what I would have done without him there. I don't want to hear any slack from any of you. You weren't there to help me through this. Please don't think of this as a guilt trip 'cause that's not what it's meant to be. I just need you to understand that right now Spike is a part of my life and I intend to keep him there for the time being." Saying this she looked up at him with love-filled eyes. Spike allowed a small smirk to cross his face while his eyes lit up with joy.
"Now you may speak." Buffy told them, bracing herself for the flood of objections to come her way.
Everyone sat in the Summers' living room stunned by Buffy's revelation. Mouths were gaped wide open and eyes were merely bulging out of their sockets. Willow was the first to speak, which was very unexpected.
"Um...Buffy," She asked shyly. "Do you, um, love him?"
Buffy looked at Willow and then up at Spike. She stared into his blue eyes that were filled with hope and love for her. She looked down at the ground and then back up to him looking straight into his eyes. Her eyes were filled with emotion.
Spike felt his heart wrench as she took so much time to answer such a simple question. He feared that she would deny it in front of her friends.
"I do." Buffy simply said still staring into his eyes. Spike's face lit up as he grabbed her hand again. Buffy gave his hand a small squeeze letting him know that everything would be all right.
This time Xander could not keep his mouth shut.
"WHAT? Buffy, you can't love him! He's a soulless demon! How many times has he tried to kill all of us, including you? He can't be trusted. This has got to be some sort of plan that he has. C'mon Spike, fess up! You are just trying to gain her trust and then try to kill her right?" By this point, Xander was face to face with Spike, they were almost nose-to-nose when everyone could hear a low growl emit from Spike's chest.
"Listen here whelp." Spike ground out, trying to keep his calm for Buffy's sake and also for his own heads'. " I love Buffy. Think about it. I can't kill her. This chip in my head prevents me from doin' anything of the sort to her. And if you use that brain of yours to think a tad bit harder, my plans never work out. If I was planning on making her fall in love with me do you think she would have? I would have found some way to muck that one up right good. Now I suggest you back off, think and then speak." Spike took a breath. He didn't need to, only dealing with Xander took so much out of him sometimes. "Harris, if you can't forgive me for all the bloodshed that I caused years ago then I don't see how you can even be with demon- girl here. She probably caused more than I ever did."
"He's right you know." Anya spoke up. "I have mutilated many more people than Spike and Angel combined." Spike winced at the sound of the Poof's name.
"See, if you can be with demon-girl after all she has caused then how can you not accept me? Deal with it. I am in The Slayer's life now and I plan to stick around. I'm the only one who has." Buffy stared in awe the whole time Spike defended their love to Xander. They both knew he would be the worst one to convince that they were really truly in love but neither of them expected Spike to be the one to defend them.
Xander stepped back. Looked warily at Spike and realized the emotion that played on the vampire's face as he looked at his best friend. He sat down with nothing more to add to the conversation.
Buffy looked at the group and felt like some sort of anvil had been lifted off of her chest; she could breathe again.
Willow spoke up, still slightly stunned by the confession. "Buffy, if you are sure about this then I totally support you one hundred percent." Willow got up and gave her best friend a hug.
"Thank you Wills." Buffy hugged her friend back. "I totally appreciate this. And don't worry. I know what I am doing here. I love him. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the kitchen and grab something to drink. Anyone else want something?" Buffy offered and took everyone's orders. "Okay...Spike wanna give me a hand with this?" Spike jumped at the chance at being alone with Buffy right now.
"Sure thing luv." The two exited the room and headed for the kitchen.
The rest of the Scoobies sat in the room silent, when the front door opening interrupted the silence. Giles entered the Summers' residence looking at the still stunned Scoobies.
"Where is Buffy?" He asked. A simple question but one loaded with so many answers.
The Scoobies were still unable to talk so in union they all pointed to the kitchen. Giles walked towards the kitchen. His eyes viewed a spectacle that they were not ready for.
"Willow!" Giles yelled coming back into the living room, an angered look filling his face. "Did you cast another will-be-done spell?"
The group realized what he was talking about. They looked at the blushing Slayer who entered the room after Giles and began to laugh. Everyone but Willow that is.
"You know, you make one small mistake like that and you never live it down!" Willow pouted.
A/N: Okay I know, stupid place to end it but I had to get Giles' reaction in there some how and I figured that was the best way. Let me know what you think! Please review. I'll try to post the next part sometime this week. Might not be until the weekend, not sure yet. But expect more cause I still have more twists and turns to go and don't forget about the demon in the cemetery. We need to find out what he was up to. ~AJ~