Survival of the Sickest
Chapter 5: Breaking the News
By: Rogue-Slayer13
Disclaimer: The characters of Btvs and Ats belong to Joss Whedon, not myself.
Summary: See chapter one
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Fred walked into Wesley's apartment to find an angry ex-watcher sitting on the couch reading a book.
"So nice of you to drop by," Wesley commented.
"Wes, I'm sorry. I had to cover for one of the lab techs."
"Really? I was going to ask if you got caught up talking to Spike." Wesley set the book down and got up from his spot on the couch.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Fred asked taken back slightly.
"You know what it means," Wesley said, walking toward Fred. "All you ever do is hang out with him."
"He's my friend, that's what friends do."
"Oh come on Fred, I see the way you look at him . . . the way you used to look at me."
"And what ways that?" Fred asked.
"Like the sun rises and sets with him. You only laugh when you're around him. You used to laugh around me!" Wesley said, raising his voice.
"Don't yell at me Wesley!" Fred replied, raising her own voice.
"I'm not yelling! I just can't believe you'd fall for someone like him! He's nothing like you!"
"Not outside, but inside he is. All anybody ever sees is the outside, but when he's around me, he let's me see the inside."
"And what's so bloody different about the two?" Wesley asked.
"One's William," Fred replied calmly.
"And that's what attracts you? A nineteenth century poet! He was a pounce his entire life Fred!"
"I can't believe you'd judge someone who is so much like yourself." Fred turned and headed out the door. "Besides, I think you're drunk."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Wesley called after her.
"It's over Wesley, you're not the same man I fell in love with," Fred replied sadly as she got in the elevator.
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Spike hadn't been home for more then a few minutes when there was a knock on his door. Spike opened it to find a crying Fred standing on the other side.
"What's wrong Luv?" Spike asked as he closed the door behind Fred as she came into the apartment.
"Wesley and I had a fight."
"Oh, I'm sorry Pet, but you two will sort things out."
"No we won't," Fred stated.
"And why's that?" Spike asked.
"I broke up with him." Fred turned to look at Spike.
A mixture of emotions passed over Spike's face. "Why'd you break it off?"
"He's not who I thought it was. He's changed since the whole Illyria incident."
"Oh . . ."
"That's not all though," Fred added quietly.
"What else?" Spike asked.
Fred took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I like you Spike. I like you lot and I can't go on pretending I don't."
Spike was quiet for a moment which caused Fred to begin to panic a bit.
What if Lorne was wrong and he doesn't really like me? Fred thought as worry crept over her. Oh well, you couldn't go on lying to yourself. A voice replied in the back of Fred's head.
"I'm a vampire Pet." Spike looked up at Fred.
"I don't care. Plus, it's not like I haven't known that the entire time you've been here."
"How can you have feelings for something like me?" Spike asked.
"I don't know, but does anyone really know how love works?" Fred asked looking up at Spike.
Spike smiled, which turned into a huge grin.
"What's so funny?" Fred asked as Spike began to laugh. "I spill my heart to you and you laugh?"
"It's not that Luv, it's just I think you're the most unusual woman I've ever loved."
"And how's that?"
"Well, your human and you act and look the complete opposite of how I act and look and you're a Science Babe, which is a first for me."
"I wise man once said that he could see a Big Bad going after a Science Babe," Fred said.
"Really? Who was that?" Spike asked.
"Lorne."
"A wise man indeed," Spike commented as he pulled Fred into a hug and kissed the top of her head.
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The End
I know this one went fast toward the end, but since I didn't get to work on it for so long, I got kind of burnt out on it and was running out of ideas. I thought it was better to finish when it was still good then to keep it going until it sucked and didn't get updated often.
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