Stepping into the house slowly, admiring the soft quiet of everything was the red headed Wicca. She headed up the stairs in silence, knowing Buffy was probably out patrolling, but Dawn may be asleep. She made it past Buffy's room until something caught her attention. The door was cracked, and from what she could see, Spike's black leather duster was on the floor, along with his boots. She kept walking and shook her head; no way Spike was there. She would ask in the morning.
Willow slipped into her room, letting the door shut behind her as she closed her eyes.
Never was and never will be
Her clothes fell onto the floor as she stripped them off, her bed seeming to call to her.
You're not real and you can't save me
As Red climbed into the soft blankets, she closed her eyes, ridding her self of any memory of the pain as sleep took over her body.
And somehow now you're everybody's fool
Nightmares and dreaded thoughts of the day ahead suddenly awoke the Wicca from her violent sleep. She sat up, gasping for air, her fingertips brushing against her throat as she got a better grip of things. From what she could hear, Dawn was getting ready to leave the house and Buffy was ushering her along.
Willow climbed out of bed and got her robe, making her trek to the bathroom and locked the door behind her. She dropped the robe and went to the tub, starting up the water, letting it warm up. She opened up the cabinet, reaching for the bubble bath, and shut the cabinet door. That was before she flung it open to make sure she saw correctly. Assorted men's toiletries were mixed with the female things. Again Willow just shook her head and disregarded it, pouring in the bubble bath mix, slipping into the smelly relaxing water.
Why was everything hinting to the fact that Spike was living there? Had he moved in for the sake of the social worker situation, and Buffy didn't tell her because of all the craziness? It didn't make sense...
(Author's Notes: Damn, what is it with me and the crappy chapters? At least it's up, right? Please give me some hints on what to do with this and I'll fix it for the better good, thanks. Lyrics from Everybody's Fool by Evanescence)