Spike, Pike and Angel (Ep 3)
It's the night before the big dance and Buffy and her friends are in the gymnasium helping set up the displays and decorating the hall, Buffy is hanging decorations on the walls, while listening to music on her walkman, you can see behind her Merrick walking into the building, its around 7pm and its time to train, he walks up behind Buffy and taps her on the back, she spins round, about to attack but stops when she realises it Merrick, she takes her of her head phones and smiles innocently,
"Hey Merrick, what's up, and don't say vampires, I may be the slayer but I have a life" she says before he has a chance to speak, he looks around before talking to make sure no one is in hearing range then he turns back to Buffy,
"Buffy you must train, Angel and Spike are still out there and you must be ready to face them" he explains Buffy rolls her eyes,
"Merrick I beat them back once, and that's when I didn't have any training I think I can handle them" she looks around the hall at all the decorations and looks back at him, he sighs,
"Buffy you may have beaten them then but they weren't prepared that you'd be ready, so we need to make sure the next time you face them you are more than ready" Buffy sighs and looks at the clock its 7:25, her shoulders slump back in defeat,
"Fine give me another 15 minutes to finish of and I'll meet you at the cemetery" she turns back towards the wall then sighs and turnsd back round, "Happy now" she teases, Merrick smirks,
"Ok Buffy 15minutes and I want to see you at the cemetery" she bobs her head,
"I'll be there" she turns back round towards the wall again and finishes of the decorations, Merrick walks out the building and goes down the road towards the cemetery.
Buffy turns back round after she hangs the last bit of décor on the wall, she turns to the clock and sees it's 7:30 she sighs and goes over to Sarah, who is packing up some of the left over decorations,
"Sarah I'm out seya tomorrow" she says and waves,
"Seya Buff" and she carries on packing the decors away.
Buffy strolls along the sidewalk, on her way to the cemetery, she senses something is wrong and can feel someone following her, she stops where she is and turns round slowly in a fighting stance, when she turns there is nothing there, she stands back up straight and turns back round, she carries on walking when she hears footsteps behind her she tilts her head, to see if she can see anyone, she sees a shadow and ducks into an alley, she jumps up onto a pull and holds herself up in the air, the person walks into the alley and she jumps onto him making him fall to the floor, her eyes go wide when she sees Pike, her date for the dance on the ground under her,
"Pike?!" she jumps up of him and helps him up, he rubs the back of his head and looks at her confused,
"What was that about?" Buffy smiles shyly,
"Sorry, I heard someone following me and that was my reaction are you ok?" she asks stepping closer to him, Pike nods his head and smiles,
"Well at least I know my girls safe when she's on her own" Buffy smiles,
"Your girl?" Pike smiles,
"Yah you know I figured if we have a good time at the dance..." he trails of his answer and Buffy smiles sweetly, and then she thinks back to why he was following her,
"So why were you following me anyways?" she asks stepping out of the alley, Pike follows,
"Well I saw you leave school and I didn't want you walking alone, there's a lot of weird people out here" he explains as they walk,
"You can say that again" Pike looks at her confused,
"Huh?" Buffy looks at him and smiles,
"Oh nothing, oh shit" she whispers the last part remembering that she has training with Merrick, she looks up at Pike,
"Uh you know Pike I'll be fine walking home, you've seen what I'd do if anything happens" she sighs deeply hoping he'll listen, Pike smiles at her and wraps an arm around her shoulders,
"Its ok Buff, I'll walk with you, I wanna be sure you're safe" Buffy smiles weakly,
"Crap" she utters under her breath, as they walk past the cemetery Buffy gets an idea, she stops walking, which causes Pike to stop abruptly,
"What wrong?" he asks, Buffy looks in at the cemetery, and sighs, she puts on a sad face and turns to him,
"My grandma was buried here" she explains she looks down,
I'm sorry grandma but I need to get in there I hope you understand and know I love you she thinks to herself about her grandma, she was dead but she wasn't buried here she was buried in Sunnydale California, that was where she had lived for years, Pike looks at her with sad eyes,
"I'm sorry" Buffy looks up at him and smiles weakly,
"Do you think you could wait here while I go see here" she asks with a quiet yet hopeful voice, Pike smiles at her
"Of course take as long as you need, you sure you don't want me to come" he asks as they make their way to the gates of the cemetery, Buffy smiles,
"No that's ok,. I'll be fine thanks she turns and walks into the cemetery.
Merrick looks at his watch it is now 8pm and Buffy hadn't arrived, he turns round to leave when he sees her ruishes toward him,
"Buffy" he sighs of relief, "Where have you been funny looking 15minutes, Buffy smiles coldly at him,
"Well I would oft here sooner but being the slayer I had to get rid of a tag along, he waiting at the gates so lets be quick" she explains in a rush,
"You brought a boy with you" Merrick steps forward annoyed, Buffy walks past him and sits on a gravestone,
"I didn't bring him he came I had to make up some lie about my grandma to be able to come here" Merrick looks sympathetic, he puts a hand on her shoulder,
"Buffy I'm..."
"Duck" Buffy butts in as she sees a vampire walking up behind him, he looks confused,
"Duck what?" then she jumps of the gravestone and kicks the vampires in the stomach, Merrick turns round and sees the vampire,
"Oh" he says realising what she meant, Buffy hits the vampire in the face making him fall to the floor, she steps over him and stakes him before he has a chance to regain his footing, Buffy wipes the dust of her and puts the stake back in its holder in her jeans, she turns to Merrick and smiles,
"Is that it for..." before she can finish she hears clapping from the trees and Angel and Spike step out from the shadows, Buffy rolls her eyes and Merrick looks angry,
"Well done slayer" Spike teases as he walks closer to her, Merrick steps in front of her to block his way, Buffy looks surprised,
"Merrick what are you doing I can take these guys" she moans and pushes him aside, Angel laughs from behind Spike,
"You got guts little girl" he says with a evil smile, Buffy smirks,
"I beat you before no reason I cant again" she says walking to the side so she can see them both easier, Spike and Angel both start laughing and Spike pushes her making her hit into a tree while he laughs, he stops and looks at her,
"That's what you think sweetheart" he says walking closer to her, Buffy struggles to moves because of the impact of the punch and the hit to the tree, she pulls herself up from the ground with the help of the tree,
"Buffy!" Merrick calls, he rushes over to her but Angel stops him and knees him in the stomach,
"Oh don't worry old man, we'll get to you soon, but first we need to take care of the slayer" he drops him to the ground and turns to see Buffy pined up against the tree by Spike, he walks over to them and stands next to Spike and smirks at Buffy who gasping for air, Angel pats Spike on the shoulder, and Buffy takes the opportunity to kick him in the crutch, Spike looses his grip on her neck and she falls to the floor, Buffy jumps up, and punches Spike in the face, Spike growls and tries to punch her back but she dodges it, Angel kicks her in the stomach making her step back but she recovers quickly and kicks him in the head.
From the gates of the cemetery Pike hears fighting and rushes in to see is Buffy is ok, he runs toward the direction he saw Buffy heading, he stops when he sees her fighting with two men who he didn't recognise, he steps out from the bushes,
"Didn't you're mother ever teach you not to hit a lady" he says from behind Buffy, Buffy quickely looks behind her and sees Pike, her eyes widen then Spike punches her in the head making her topple over, Spike and Angel are both in game face and growl at Pike, his eyes widen at the site of their faces and runs over to Buffy helping her up,
"Come on Spike, we'll finish this another time" Angel says walking off into the darkness, Spike turns and faces Buffy and growls,
"Later slayer" and he runs off in the direction Angel had gone, Buffy watches on, then stands up and runs over to Merrick who was still lying on the ground he had been unconscious for most of the fight,
"Merrick?" Buffy says rushing over next to him, Merrick moans and opens his eyes to see Buffy,
"Oh Buffy you're ok thank god" Buffy helps him up then turns to Pike, who looks confused, she smiles weakly and walks over to him,
"Ready to go?" she asks like nothing happened, Pike raises an eyebrow,
"Uh Buffy, who were those guys?" he asks looking on at where the two vampires had gone, Buffy looks where he is staring, and sighs, she looks back at Merrick,
"Should we tell him, its not like he can forget what he saw tonight" Merrick sighs and nods his head, she looks back at Pike who is looking at them both weirdly,
"Pike I have something to tell you..."
It's the night before the big dance and Buffy and her friends are in the gymnasium helping set up the displays and decorating the hall, Buffy is hanging decorations on the walls, while listening to music on her walkman, you can see behind her Merrick walking into the building, its around 7pm and its time to train, he walks up behind Buffy and taps her on the back, she spins round, about to attack but stops when she realises it Merrick, she takes her of her head phones and smiles innocently,
"Hey Merrick, what's up, and don't say vampires, I may be the slayer but I have a life" she says before he has a chance to speak, he looks around before talking to make sure no one is in hearing range then he turns back to Buffy,
"Buffy you must train, Angel and Spike are still out there and you must be ready to face them" he explains Buffy rolls her eyes,
"Merrick I beat them back once, and that's when I didn't have any training I think I can handle them" she looks around the hall at all the decorations and looks back at him, he sighs,
"Buffy you may have beaten them then but they weren't prepared that you'd be ready, so we need to make sure the next time you face them you are more than ready" Buffy sighs and looks at the clock its 7:25, her shoulders slump back in defeat,
"Fine give me another 15 minutes to finish of and I'll meet you at the cemetery" she turns back towards the wall then sighs and turnsd back round, "Happy now" she teases, Merrick smirks,
"Ok Buffy 15minutes and I want to see you at the cemetery" she bobs her head,
"I'll be there" she turns back round towards the wall again and finishes of the decorations, Merrick walks out the building and goes down the road towards the cemetery.
Buffy turns back round after she hangs the last bit of décor on the wall, she turns to the clock and sees it's 7:30 she sighs and goes over to Sarah, who is packing up some of the left over decorations,
"Sarah I'm out seya tomorrow" she says and waves,
"Seya Buff" and she carries on packing the decors away.
Buffy strolls along the sidewalk, on her way to the cemetery, she senses something is wrong and can feel someone following her, she stops where she is and turns round slowly in a fighting stance, when she turns there is nothing there, she stands back up straight and turns back round, she carries on walking when she hears footsteps behind her she tilts her head, to see if she can see anyone, she sees a shadow and ducks into an alley, she jumps up onto a pull and holds herself up in the air, the person walks into the alley and she jumps onto him making him fall to the floor, her eyes go wide when she sees Pike, her date for the dance on the ground under her,
"Pike?!" she jumps up of him and helps him up, he rubs the back of his head and looks at her confused,
"What was that about?" Buffy smiles shyly,
"Sorry, I heard someone following me and that was my reaction are you ok?" she asks stepping closer to him, Pike nods his head and smiles,
"Well at least I know my girls safe when she's on her own" Buffy smiles,
"Your girl?" Pike smiles,
"Yah you know I figured if we have a good time at the dance..." he trails of his answer and Buffy smiles sweetly, and then she thinks back to why he was following her,
"So why were you following me anyways?" she asks stepping out of the alley, Pike follows,
"Well I saw you leave school and I didn't want you walking alone, there's a lot of weird people out here" he explains as they walk,
"You can say that again" Pike looks at her confused,
"Huh?" Buffy looks at him and smiles,
"Oh nothing, oh shit" she whispers the last part remembering that she has training with Merrick, she looks up at Pike,
"Uh you know Pike I'll be fine walking home, you've seen what I'd do if anything happens" she sighs deeply hoping he'll listen, Pike smiles at her and wraps an arm around her shoulders,
"Its ok Buff, I'll walk with you, I wanna be sure you're safe" Buffy smiles weakly,
"Crap" she utters under her breath, as they walk past the cemetery Buffy gets an idea, she stops walking, which causes Pike to stop abruptly,
"What wrong?" he asks, Buffy looks in at the cemetery, and sighs, she puts on a sad face and turns to him,
"My grandma was buried here" she explains she looks down,
I'm sorry grandma but I need to get in there I hope you understand and know I love you she thinks to herself about her grandma, she was dead but she wasn't buried here she was buried in Sunnydale California, that was where she had lived for years, Pike looks at her with sad eyes,
"I'm sorry" Buffy looks up at him and smiles weakly,
"Do you think you could wait here while I go see here" she asks with a quiet yet hopeful voice, Pike smiles at her
"Of course take as long as you need, you sure you don't want me to come" he asks as they make their way to the gates of the cemetery, Buffy smiles,
"No that's ok,. I'll be fine thanks she turns and walks into the cemetery.
Merrick looks at his watch it is now 8pm and Buffy hadn't arrived, he turns round to leave when he sees her ruishes toward him,
"Buffy" he sighs of relief, "Where have you been funny looking 15minutes, Buffy smiles coldly at him,
"Well I would oft here sooner but being the slayer I had to get rid of a tag along, he waiting at the gates so lets be quick" she explains in a rush,
"You brought a boy with you" Merrick steps forward annoyed, Buffy walks past him and sits on a gravestone,
"I didn't bring him he came I had to make up some lie about my grandma to be able to come here" Merrick looks sympathetic, he puts a hand on her shoulder,
"Buffy I'm..."
"Duck" Buffy butts in as she sees a vampire walking up behind him, he looks confused,
"Duck what?" then she jumps of the gravestone and kicks the vampires in the stomach, Merrick turns round and sees the vampire,
"Oh" he says realising what she meant, Buffy hits the vampire in the face making him fall to the floor, she steps over him and stakes him before he has a chance to regain his footing, Buffy wipes the dust of her and puts the stake back in its holder in her jeans, she turns to Merrick and smiles,
"Is that it for..." before she can finish she hears clapping from the trees and Angel and Spike step out from the shadows, Buffy rolls her eyes and Merrick looks angry,
"Well done slayer" Spike teases as he walks closer to her, Merrick steps in front of her to block his way, Buffy looks surprised,
"Merrick what are you doing I can take these guys" she moans and pushes him aside, Angel laughs from behind Spike,
"You got guts little girl" he says with a evil smile, Buffy smirks,
"I beat you before no reason I cant again" she says walking to the side so she can see them both easier, Spike and Angel both start laughing and Spike pushes her making her hit into a tree while he laughs, he stops and looks at her,
"That's what you think sweetheart" he says walking closer to her, Buffy struggles to moves because of the impact of the punch and the hit to the tree, she pulls herself up from the ground with the help of the tree,
"Buffy!" Merrick calls, he rushes over to her but Angel stops him and knees him in the stomach,
"Oh don't worry old man, we'll get to you soon, but first we need to take care of the slayer" he drops him to the ground and turns to see Buffy pined up against the tree by Spike, he walks over to them and stands next to Spike and smirks at Buffy who gasping for air, Angel pats Spike on the shoulder, and Buffy takes the opportunity to kick him in the crutch, Spike looses his grip on her neck and she falls to the floor, Buffy jumps up, and punches Spike in the face, Spike growls and tries to punch her back but she dodges it, Angel kicks her in the stomach making her step back but she recovers quickly and kicks him in the head.
From the gates of the cemetery Pike hears fighting and rushes in to see is Buffy is ok, he runs toward the direction he saw Buffy heading, he stops when he sees her fighting with two men who he didn't recognise, he steps out from the bushes,
"Didn't you're mother ever teach you not to hit a lady" he says from behind Buffy, Buffy quickely looks behind her and sees Pike, her eyes widen then Spike punches her in the head making her topple over, Spike and Angel are both in game face and growl at Pike, his eyes widen at the site of their faces and runs over to Buffy helping her up,
"Come on Spike, we'll finish this another time" Angel says walking off into the darkness, Spike turns and faces Buffy and growls,
"Later slayer" and he runs off in the direction Angel had gone, Buffy watches on, then stands up and runs over to Merrick who was still lying on the ground he had been unconscious for most of the fight,
"Merrick?" Buffy says rushing over next to him, Merrick moans and opens his eyes to see Buffy,
"Oh Buffy you're ok thank god" Buffy helps him up then turns to Pike, who looks confused, she smiles weakly and walks over to him,
"Ready to go?" she asks like nothing happened, Pike raises an eyebrow,
"Uh Buffy, who were those guys?" he asks looking on at where the two vampires had gone, Buffy looks where he is staring, and sighs, she looks back at Merrick,
"Should we tell him, its not like he can forget what he saw tonight" Merrick sighs and nods his head, she looks back at Pike who is looking at them both weirdly,
"Pike I have something to tell you..."