Chapter Nine
~Meet the House Sitter~
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns it all!
Spoilers: Up to Into the Woods, some of season five revealed.
Buffy's vision returned slowly. She soon found herself staring at fuzzy people whose faces were becoming clearer and clearer.
"Buffy? Thank goodness you are alright." Giles cried, wiping his glasses.
"Giles? What happened?" Buffy managed to get out.
"'Glory is a God' and then you hit the floor." Xander explained.
"Glory? A God? Not so much fun. Guys, thanks but I'm okay." Buffy said struggling to get to her feet. In doing so she almost fell back over.
"Buffy maybe you should get some rest. This night has been one thing after another. Let's go home." Willow said making her way to Buffy with Tara following behind.
"You're right Wills. We'll deal with the rest tomorrow. Let's go home Dawn."
"'Kay. What about Spike?" Dawn questioned.
"Oh, uh...he left earlier Dawnie." Willow quickly explained. "Let's just get you guys home."
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Buffy woke to the sound of knocking on her door.
"Spike? Spike is that you?"
"Buffy?" Joyce opened Buffy's bedroom door, peeking inside. "Buffy are you okay? You were crying out in your sleep. Is everything alright?"
"Mom?" As soon as the word was out of her mouth, tears began pouring from Buffy's eyes. Joyce rushed to her side and comforted her oldest daughter.
"Shhh. It's alright whatever it is, it'll be alright. Tell me what's wrong Buffy." Joyce said smoothing away Buffy's tears.
"He's gone Mom. He left last night."
"Who? Buffy who?"
"Spike! We found out last night from the council that Dawn and a vampire with a soul were the keys to sending Glory away. The vampire has to have its blood drained from it in order for the portal to open. Spike came to the obvious Angel solution without blinking an eye to any other option. We got into a fight about everything and then...he left!" Buffy broke down in her mothers arms. "He's gone Mom. Just like Dad and Angel and Riley. He left me."
"Oh Buffy. None of that has anything to do with Spike leaving. He'll be back. He's probably just blowing off steam."
"Right. He's just going to walk through that door and everything will be alright. But what if he doesn't? I can't do this again Mom. Riley was bad enough and Angel, Mom I can't so this." She pulled away from Joyce, flinging herself to her bed.
"Some Slayer I am. I should be killing vampires, instead I spend my time crying over them!" Buffy wailed.
"Buffy?"
"Uh huh."
"You said Dawn was also a key in the portal opening. What do you mean?"
"Oh. Apparently the Key is some Higher Being. A link to the Powers that Be. She only needs her blood mixed with Glory's, so no worries, Dawn is going to be fine. She's not even weirded out anymore. I think she's even thinking she's more powerful than me. That is SO not going to happen."
"Alright. Listen, you should get out of bed and get dressed. I'll make you some breakfast. DO you want regular or funny shaped pancakes?"
"Funny please." Buffy replied. "And Mom, Thanks."
"Okay. Get dressed or you'll get none." Joyce gave her daughter a comforting smile and left her to get dressed.
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Later that day, Buffy was compelled to take a walk. Her feet took her in the direction of Spike's crypt. He had not lived there for months as he mostly stayed at Buffy's house now.
As she got closer to the crypt, a chill crossed over her. She shook it off and continued on. When she reached Spike's crypt, she found the door open. Buffy carefully proceeded into the crypt very alert for any danger. As she reached the opening to the lower level a head popped out of the hole. Buffy jumped back in surprise and let out a frightful cry.
"Ahh!" The creature exclaimed.
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" Buffy demanded.
"Whoa. Please let's chill." The creature said making his way out of the lower level to the main floor. "My name is Clem. Spike asked me to watch his place for a while."
"Spike asked you...? When did you see him? Where is he? How long is a while?"
"You must be Buffy. He said you'd be around, maybe. As for your answers: Last night, don't know, not sure. Sorry all he said was he was going out of town. It must be pretty important for him to leave such a sweet pad like this."
"Clem? So you think he'll keep in touch? Can you tell me when he contacts you?"
"Look, I don't know anything but what I was told and that was just that he wanted me to watch his place for a while 'cause he had to leave. Sorry I can't be anymore help." Clem smiled apologetically.
"Thanks. It's okay. Can you do me a favour? Can you tell me if and when he ever does contact you?"
"Sure no problem."
"Thanks. I'll see you later." With that Buffy left feeling more weight on her should than before. How long was a while? Was he ever coming back? Was she just going to wait around? Did she even have any answers?
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns it all!
Spoilers: Up to Into the Woods, some of season five revealed.
Buffy's vision returned slowly. She soon found herself staring at fuzzy people whose faces were becoming clearer and clearer.
"Buffy? Thank goodness you are alright." Giles cried, wiping his glasses.
"Giles? What happened?" Buffy managed to get out.
"'Glory is a God' and then you hit the floor." Xander explained.
"Glory? A God? Not so much fun. Guys, thanks but I'm okay." Buffy said struggling to get to her feet. In doing so she almost fell back over.
"Buffy maybe you should get some rest. This night has been one thing after another. Let's go home." Willow said making her way to Buffy with Tara following behind.
"You're right Wills. We'll deal with the rest tomorrow. Let's go home Dawn."
"'Kay. What about Spike?" Dawn questioned.
"Oh, uh...he left earlier Dawnie." Willow quickly explained. "Let's just get you guys home."
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Buffy woke to the sound of knocking on her door.
"Spike? Spike is that you?"
"Buffy?" Joyce opened Buffy's bedroom door, peeking inside. "Buffy are you okay? You were crying out in your sleep. Is everything alright?"
"Mom?" As soon as the word was out of her mouth, tears began pouring from Buffy's eyes. Joyce rushed to her side and comforted her oldest daughter.
"Shhh. It's alright whatever it is, it'll be alright. Tell me what's wrong Buffy." Joyce said smoothing away Buffy's tears.
"He's gone Mom. He left last night."
"Who? Buffy who?"
"Spike! We found out last night from the council that Dawn and a vampire with a soul were the keys to sending Glory away. The vampire has to have its blood drained from it in order for the portal to open. Spike came to the obvious Angel solution without blinking an eye to any other option. We got into a fight about everything and then...he left!" Buffy broke down in her mothers arms. "He's gone Mom. Just like Dad and Angel and Riley. He left me."
"Oh Buffy. None of that has anything to do with Spike leaving. He'll be back. He's probably just blowing off steam."
"Right. He's just going to walk through that door and everything will be alright. But what if he doesn't? I can't do this again Mom. Riley was bad enough and Angel, Mom I can't so this." She pulled away from Joyce, flinging herself to her bed.
"Some Slayer I am. I should be killing vampires, instead I spend my time crying over them!" Buffy wailed.
"Buffy?"
"Uh huh."
"You said Dawn was also a key in the portal opening. What do you mean?"
"Oh. Apparently the Key is some Higher Being. A link to the Powers that Be. She only needs her blood mixed with Glory's, so no worries, Dawn is going to be fine. She's not even weirded out anymore. I think she's even thinking she's more powerful than me. That is SO not going to happen."
"Alright. Listen, you should get out of bed and get dressed. I'll make you some breakfast. DO you want regular or funny shaped pancakes?"
"Funny please." Buffy replied. "And Mom, Thanks."
"Okay. Get dressed or you'll get none." Joyce gave her daughter a comforting smile and left her to get dressed.
****~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~****
Later that day, Buffy was compelled to take a walk. Her feet took her in the direction of Spike's crypt. He had not lived there for months as he mostly stayed at Buffy's house now.
As she got closer to the crypt, a chill crossed over her. She shook it off and continued on. When she reached Spike's crypt, she found the door open. Buffy carefully proceeded into the crypt very alert for any danger. As she reached the opening to the lower level a head popped out of the hole. Buffy jumped back in surprise and let out a frightful cry.
"Ahh!" The creature exclaimed.
"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" Buffy demanded.
"Whoa. Please let's chill." The creature said making his way out of the lower level to the main floor. "My name is Clem. Spike asked me to watch his place for a while."
"Spike asked you...? When did you see him? Where is he? How long is a while?"
"You must be Buffy. He said you'd be around, maybe. As for your answers: Last night, don't know, not sure. Sorry all he said was he was going out of town. It must be pretty important for him to leave such a sweet pad like this."
"Clem? So you think he'll keep in touch? Can you tell me when he contacts you?"
"Look, I don't know anything but what I was told and that was just that he wanted me to watch his place for a while 'cause he had to leave. Sorry I can't be anymore help." Clem smiled apologetically.
"Thanks. It's okay. Can you do me a favour? Can you tell me if and when he ever does contact you?"
"Sure no problem."
"Thanks. I'll see you later." With that Buffy left feeling more weight on her should than before. How long was a while? Was he ever coming back? Was she just going to wait around? Did she even have any answers?