Spike walked up to the school and to the gang. Buffy was standing
next to Riley and Faith was talking to Tara and Oz. He went over to Buffy.
"Hey" he said.
"H-hi, what's up?" she asked.
"Nothing, um, you left your CDs in my room last night" he said. As he suspected Riley got an expression of jealousy on his face.
"Y-you were in his room?" Riley asked.
"Uh, yeah, I was teaching him to dance and. . .thanks, for bringing them" Buffy said and took the CDs.
"Uh, can we schedule another lesson, say. . .Saturday?" Spike asked.
"Um. . .uh. . ." Buffy said and looked at Riley. "Uh, s-sure, Saturday" Buffy said.
"Thanks, this really helps" Spike said and walked away. Faith followed.
"Spike" she called.
"Yeah?" he said and turned around.
"Can I ask you a question?" Faith asked.
"I guess" he said.
"Do you like my sister?" Faith asked. This question caught him ff guard.
"Uh, no, I mean as a friend sure she's great" Spike said.
"But not as anything else?" Faith asked.
"No, why, does she like me?" Spike asked, trying not to sound too hopeful.
"No, I mean I. . .can you keep a secret?" Faith whispered.
"Sure" Spike said.
"You can't tell Buffy I told you, she'll kick my ass" Faith said.
"Okay" Spike said.
"Cool" Faith said and walked away. Spike smiled. Buffy liked him? This was great. He would ware her down. All he had to do was just. . . He trailed off as she came over to him.
"Hey" she said plainly.
"Hey" he said back.
"What were you and Faith talking about?" Buffy asked. His throat closed up. He wasn't a good liar.
"U-um" he swallowed. "W-we were just talking, you know."
"About what, me-" Buffy asked, but he answered her quickly.
"No" he said.
"You answered a little too quickly" Buffy said.
"Well that's because I know the answer, we weren't, we were talking about, uh the weather" Spike said.
"The weather?" Buffy said skeptically.
"Yeah, you know, whether it's going to rain or not, a-and also about the band, m-my band, you know" he said, trying not to make eye contact.
"Uh-huh. . .well I just wanted to tell you that I'll be over at 2 o'clock on Saturday, is that cool?" Buffy asked.
"Uh, yeah, sure, anytime's fine" Spike said, scratching the back of his head and looking, as if he was looking for someone.
"Okay, well. . .see ya, whenever" she said and back away, before turning and leaving. Spike sighed with relief. He didn't know if she believed him, but at least he didn't have to lie to her anymore. He walked to the gym. He was practicing with the guys.
"Spike, you're here, good, all right, um at the Bronze we're going to alternate, you and Devon, both of you are going to sing" Oz said.
"That's fine with me, actually I wrote a song, do you think we could work that in there?" Spike asked.
"Uh, sure, let's see it" Tommy said. Spike handed him the paper. He looked at it and nodded. "Cool, sounds good."
"Let me see" Devon said and took the paper. He read it. "Yo man is this for any specific girl, 'cause dude I'm tellin' you, chicks really dig the band thing, you could really win her over." Spike thought about that. He had to win Buffy. He was determined to. He had to have her. He craved her, wanted her. "So?"
"Huh?" Spike asked. "Oh, no, it's not for anyone specifically."
"Hey I could write a song too, for Buffy" Riley said. 'God dude, just go away' Spike thought.
"Well, you write it and get the right beat, and we'll play it" Xander said.
"Cool" Riley said, too enthusiastically.
"All right, let's practice" Xander said.
After practice, Spike went home. They practiced the song that he had written and said that it was good. They were going to play it at the Bronze on Friday. He was a little nervous about playing it for her, but he wanted to. He didn't think that she would really know that it was for her, that is unless he told her. He sat in his room reading over the lyrics. They were filled with, not really love, but. . .desire. He didn't actually get to bed until two in the morning. The next day he walked into the school, very tired. He wanted to stay in bed. Just didn't want to be around people today, well except for her. When we walked into the school Faith immediately came up to him.
"Hey punk" she said in a friendly tone with a smile.
"Hey Faith, what's up" he said, not really a question.
"Nothing, just wondering if you changed your mind any about B" Faith said. Spike sighed.
"Look, Faith, I think that it's great that you love your sister so much, but let her fight her own battles and what not. If she likes me so much, let her tell me herself" Spike said.
"That's just the thing, she won't admit that she likes you" Faith said.
"Well then how do you know that she does?" Spike asked.
"Because I know B that's how, I've known her our whole lives. I know when she gets a crush on someone, like this one time when we were in the fifth grade, Buffy had this crush on this guy named Hampton Lucas and I knew, because when I asked her about it she was all 'Uh! No I don't leave me alone' she gets all defensive and stuff. She definitely has a thing for you bro, I'm telling you" Faith said. "You're not interested in her?"
"No, I'm sorry" Spike lied. Faith frowned.
"Well I guess I can't make you, unless I can" Faith smiled, Spike shook his head no. "Fine, just don't tell her I told you all of this, she'd hate me forever."
"Sure thing pet" Spike said. "I have to go, late for Chem. class."
"See ya, oh and can't wait for the performance at the Bronze" Faith said.
Yeah, you do know that pansy boy has a spot in the band too" Spike said.
"Who? Riley?" Faith asked.
"Yeah" Spike said.
"Yeah, it's not him, he's just doing it to impress B, which didn't work by the way, she's actually kind of upset" Faith said.
"Upset, really? Why?" Spike asked intriguingly.
"Because she knows that he just did it to impress her, I mean she thinks it's sweet, but she's mad that he trying to be, you know, not himself. . .you don't like him do you" Faith said.
"Not really, am I thought obvious?" Spike asked.
"Well calling him a pansy boy didn't hide it much" Faith said.
"I don't know it's just the whole, holier than thou attitude thing, he's mixing the bad boy image in with that, those to just do not mix" Spike said.
"Well it works fine for you, the bad boy thing I mean" Faith said.
"Well I don't act like the forth wise man that's why, I'm unruly and I act that way," Spike said. This guy was turning out to be good for her too.
"Fine, but. . ." Faith said, but trailed off when Buffy walked passed. Buffy gave both Spike and Faith a weird look and walked away with Riley. "Think about it." Faith finished her sentence and walked away. Spike smirked and walked away also. He walked to his class and sat in his seat, not really thinking about anything but Buffy. He had to win her over. He had to come up with a plan.
Saturday came very slowly for Spike and very quickly for Buffy. She really didn't want to be there. She was afraid that something would happen. No, it wouldn't, she loved Riley, and nothing was ever going to happen with her and Spike. She walked up the brick steps to the big Victorian house. She looked the house over. She had always wanted to live in a house like this, ever since she was little. She used the big knocker to knock on the door and Giles answered.
"Oh, Buffy what a surprise" he said.
"Hi Mr.- I mean, Giles" Buffy smiled. He had asked her to call him Giles. He didn't like the mister part.
"Are you here to see William?" he asked.
"Yeah, he's here right?" Buffy asked. She was surprised at how hopeful her voice sounded.
"Yes, yes, he's in his room, playing that dreadful music, I tell you that it is not music, it's just meaningless sounds coming out of a horribly large machine" Giles said. Buffy smiled. "Come in please." Buffy stepped in and looked around. "You can go ahead downstairs." She opened the basement door and walked downstairs to Spike's room.
"Hey" she said.
"Hey luv, glad you could make it" Spike said and turned off his stereo.
"No, leave it on, I like your band" Buffy said and Spike turned the stereo back on, but turned it way down. "I heard that you got a solo for Friday, that's great."
"Yeah I guess, little nervous though" Spike said.
"What? Why? You have a great singing voice" Buffy assured him.
"Well, it's just that, the song I'm singing, it's for a specific person, and I don't know if she's going to like it" Spike said.
"Oh, she's going to love it" Buffy said and sat on Spike's bed.
"I hope so" Spike smiled.
"Okay, so, should we start with slow dancing today?" Buffy asked.
"Sure" Spike said. Buffy took her CD case out of her bag and began to take a CD out, but Spike stopped her. "No, wait, I have a song." He went over to his entertainment stand where his stereo was and got his CD case and took out a CD.
"What's this?" Buffy asked as Spike put it in and pressed play.
"I did a solo act when I was in England. A slow song. I just wanted to see how my voice sounded when I was acting all lovey-dovey" Spike said.
"Oh, well let's here it" Buffy said. Spike turned to track seven and the song began to play.
"When things don't seem to go as planned, and you think that you're being dealt all the wrong hands just listen to your heart. . .and let it tell you what to do. . .when it seems that everyone wants to get you down and the thing you wear most is a frown just make sure to remember. . .you're there to be you. . .nothing in this world matters if it doesn't make sense to you. . .you have to make your own decisions, don't let them be chosen for you. . .I can give you the previews, but not the ending, you have to listen to the message I am sending, just be yourself. . .and I'll love you" Spike's voice came from the stereo like a song from heaven. Buffy smiled as she felt her heart melt. This was the most beautiful song she had ever heard. She could feel tears form in her eyes and she looked at Spike who looked somewhat embarrassed.
"This song is. . .it's beautiful" Buffy said quietly to him.
"Yeah well, don't tell anyone I wrote this song. . .god I don't want to be known as a pansy" Spike said. Buffy looked at him and smiled.
"No one is going to think that you're a pansy just because you wrote a song for someone you love" she said. "If it was written for me I'd love it." He looked at her suddenly, wanting to tell her that the song he had written for Friday night was for her. That he wanted her, but he refrained. He didn't know how'd she react to that. She moved closer to him and he remained still.
"Come on, let's start" she said, and backtracked to the stereo. She pressed the back button and the song began to play again and she came back over to him and took his hand. "Ready?"
"Yeah" he said. She moved closer to him and they began dancing. He closed his eyes, he was loving this. He loved being close to her. He heard a slight relaxing moan come from her lips and he smirked. Did she actually moan when she was with him.
Buffy's eyes were closed. She was really enjoying this. He was so warm, so sweet. He was so. . .'Oh my god' she thought. She backed up a little. She had forgotten that she was in the room. She had forgotten that she was anywhere. She looked at him. His eyes were so. . .so. . .beautiful. She leaned up, before she knew it, her lips were on his.
"Hey" he said.
"H-hi, what's up?" she asked.
"Nothing, um, you left your CDs in my room last night" he said. As he suspected Riley got an expression of jealousy on his face.
"Y-you were in his room?" Riley asked.
"Uh, yeah, I was teaching him to dance and. . .thanks, for bringing them" Buffy said and took the CDs.
"Uh, can we schedule another lesson, say. . .Saturday?" Spike asked.
"Um. . .uh. . ." Buffy said and looked at Riley. "Uh, s-sure, Saturday" Buffy said.
"Thanks, this really helps" Spike said and walked away. Faith followed.
"Spike" she called.
"Yeah?" he said and turned around.
"Can I ask you a question?" Faith asked.
"I guess" he said.
"Do you like my sister?" Faith asked. This question caught him ff guard.
"Uh, no, I mean as a friend sure she's great" Spike said.
"But not as anything else?" Faith asked.
"No, why, does she like me?" Spike asked, trying not to sound too hopeful.
"No, I mean I. . .can you keep a secret?" Faith whispered.
"Sure" Spike said.
"You can't tell Buffy I told you, she'll kick my ass" Faith said.
"Okay" Spike said.
"Cool" Faith said and walked away. Spike smiled. Buffy liked him? This was great. He would ware her down. All he had to do was just. . . He trailed off as she came over to him.
"Hey" she said plainly.
"Hey" he said back.
"What were you and Faith talking about?" Buffy asked. His throat closed up. He wasn't a good liar.
"U-um" he swallowed. "W-we were just talking, you know."
"About what, me-" Buffy asked, but he answered her quickly.
"No" he said.
"You answered a little too quickly" Buffy said.
"Well that's because I know the answer, we weren't, we were talking about, uh the weather" Spike said.
"The weather?" Buffy said skeptically.
"Yeah, you know, whether it's going to rain or not, a-and also about the band, m-my band, you know" he said, trying not to make eye contact.
"Uh-huh. . .well I just wanted to tell you that I'll be over at 2 o'clock on Saturday, is that cool?" Buffy asked.
"Uh, yeah, sure, anytime's fine" Spike said, scratching the back of his head and looking, as if he was looking for someone.
"Okay, well. . .see ya, whenever" she said and back away, before turning and leaving. Spike sighed with relief. He didn't know if she believed him, but at least he didn't have to lie to her anymore. He walked to the gym. He was practicing with the guys.
"Spike, you're here, good, all right, um at the Bronze we're going to alternate, you and Devon, both of you are going to sing" Oz said.
"That's fine with me, actually I wrote a song, do you think we could work that in there?" Spike asked.
"Uh, sure, let's see it" Tommy said. Spike handed him the paper. He looked at it and nodded. "Cool, sounds good."
"Let me see" Devon said and took the paper. He read it. "Yo man is this for any specific girl, 'cause dude I'm tellin' you, chicks really dig the band thing, you could really win her over." Spike thought about that. He had to win Buffy. He was determined to. He had to have her. He craved her, wanted her. "So?"
"Huh?" Spike asked. "Oh, no, it's not for anyone specifically."
"Hey I could write a song too, for Buffy" Riley said. 'God dude, just go away' Spike thought.
"Well, you write it and get the right beat, and we'll play it" Xander said.
"Cool" Riley said, too enthusiastically.
"All right, let's practice" Xander said.
After practice, Spike went home. They practiced the song that he had written and said that it was good. They were going to play it at the Bronze on Friday. He was a little nervous about playing it for her, but he wanted to. He didn't think that she would really know that it was for her, that is unless he told her. He sat in his room reading over the lyrics. They were filled with, not really love, but. . .desire. He didn't actually get to bed until two in the morning. The next day he walked into the school, very tired. He wanted to stay in bed. Just didn't want to be around people today, well except for her. When we walked into the school Faith immediately came up to him.
"Hey punk" she said in a friendly tone with a smile.
"Hey Faith, what's up" he said, not really a question.
"Nothing, just wondering if you changed your mind any about B" Faith said. Spike sighed.
"Look, Faith, I think that it's great that you love your sister so much, but let her fight her own battles and what not. If she likes me so much, let her tell me herself" Spike said.
"That's just the thing, she won't admit that she likes you" Faith said.
"Well then how do you know that she does?" Spike asked.
"Because I know B that's how, I've known her our whole lives. I know when she gets a crush on someone, like this one time when we were in the fifth grade, Buffy had this crush on this guy named Hampton Lucas and I knew, because when I asked her about it she was all 'Uh! No I don't leave me alone' she gets all defensive and stuff. She definitely has a thing for you bro, I'm telling you" Faith said. "You're not interested in her?"
"No, I'm sorry" Spike lied. Faith frowned.
"Well I guess I can't make you, unless I can" Faith smiled, Spike shook his head no. "Fine, just don't tell her I told you all of this, she'd hate me forever."
"Sure thing pet" Spike said. "I have to go, late for Chem. class."
"See ya, oh and can't wait for the performance at the Bronze" Faith said.
Yeah, you do know that pansy boy has a spot in the band too" Spike said.
"Who? Riley?" Faith asked.
"Yeah" Spike said.
"Yeah, it's not him, he's just doing it to impress B, which didn't work by the way, she's actually kind of upset" Faith said.
"Upset, really? Why?" Spike asked intriguingly.
"Because she knows that he just did it to impress her, I mean she thinks it's sweet, but she's mad that he trying to be, you know, not himself. . .you don't like him do you" Faith said.
"Not really, am I thought obvious?" Spike asked.
"Well calling him a pansy boy didn't hide it much" Faith said.
"I don't know it's just the whole, holier than thou attitude thing, he's mixing the bad boy image in with that, those to just do not mix" Spike said.
"Well it works fine for you, the bad boy thing I mean" Faith said.
"Well I don't act like the forth wise man that's why, I'm unruly and I act that way," Spike said. This guy was turning out to be good for her too.
"Fine, but. . ." Faith said, but trailed off when Buffy walked passed. Buffy gave both Spike and Faith a weird look and walked away with Riley. "Think about it." Faith finished her sentence and walked away. Spike smirked and walked away also. He walked to his class and sat in his seat, not really thinking about anything but Buffy. He had to win her over. He had to come up with a plan.
Saturday came very slowly for Spike and very quickly for Buffy. She really didn't want to be there. She was afraid that something would happen. No, it wouldn't, she loved Riley, and nothing was ever going to happen with her and Spike. She walked up the brick steps to the big Victorian house. She looked the house over. She had always wanted to live in a house like this, ever since she was little. She used the big knocker to knock on the door and Giles answered.
"Oh, Buffy what a surprise" he said.
"Hi Mr.- I mean, Giles" Buffy smiled. He had asked her to call him Giles. He didn't like the mister part.
"Are you here to see William?" he asked.
"Yeah, he's here right?" Buffy asked. She was surprised at how hopeful her voice sounded.
"Yes, yes, he's in his room, playing that dreadful music, I tell you that it is not music, it's just meaningless sounds coming out of a horribly large machine" Giles said. Buffy smiled. "Come in please." Buffy stepped in and looked around. "You can go ahead downstairs." She opened the basement door and walked downstairs to Spike's room.
"Hey" she said.
"Hey luv, glad you could make it" Spike said and turned off his stereo.
"No, leave it on, I like your band" Buffy said and Spike turned the stereo back on, but turned it way down. "I heard that you got a solo for Friday, that's great."
"Yeah I guess, little nervous though" Spike said.
"What? Why? You have a great singing voice" Buffy assured him.
"Well, it's just that, the song I'm singing, it's for a specific person, and I don't know if she's going to like it" Spike said.
"Oh, she's going to love it" Buffy said and sat on Spike's bed.
"I hope so" Spike smiled.
"Okay, so, should we start with slow dancing today?" Buffy asked.
"Sure" Spike said. Buffy took her CD case out of her bag and began to take a CD out, but Spike stopped her. "No, wait, I have a song." He went over to his entertainment stand where his stereo was and got his CD case and took out a CD.
"What's this?" Buffy asked as Spike put it in and pressed play.
"I did a solo act when I was in England. A slow song. I just wanted to see how my voice sounded when I was acting all lovey-dovey" Spike said.
"Oh, well let's here it" Buffy said. Spike turned to track seven and the song began to play.
"When things don't seem to go as planned, and you think that you're being dealt all the wrong hands just listen to your heart. . .and let it tell you what to do. . .when it seems that everyone wants to get you down and the thing you wear most is a frown just make sure to remember. . .you're there to be you. . .nothing in this world matters if it doesn't make sense to you. . .you have to make your own decisions, don't let them be chosen for you. . .I can give you the previews, but not the ending, you have to listen to the message I am sending, just be yourself. . .and I'll love you" Spike's voice came from the stereo like a song from heaven. Buffy smiled as she felt her heart melt. This was the most beautiful song she had ever heard. She could feel tears form in her eyes and she looked at Spike who looked somewhat embarrassed.
"This song is. . .it's beautiful" Buffy said quietly to him.
"Yeah well, don't tell anyone I wrote this song. . .god I don't want to be known as a pansy" Spike said. Buffy looked at him and smiled.
"No one is going to think that you're a pansy just because you wrote a song for someone you love" she said. "If it was written for me I'd love it." He looked at her suddenly, wanting to tell her that the song he had written for Friday night was for her. That he wanted her, but he refrained. He didn't know how'd she react to that. She moved closer to him and he remained still.
"Come on, let's start" she said, and backtracked to the stereo. She pressed the back button and the song began to play again and she came back over to him and took his hand. "Ready?"
"Yeah" he said. She moved closer to him and they began dancing. He closed his eyes, he was loving this. He loved being close to her. He heard a slight relaxing moan come from her lips and he smirked. Did she actually moan when she was with him.
Buffy's eyes were closed. She was really enjoying this. He was so warm, so sweet. He was so. . .'Oh my god' she thought. She backed up a little. She had forgotten that she was in the room. She had forgotten that she was anywhere. She looked at him. His eyes were so. . .so. . .beautiful. She leaned up, before she knew it, her lips were on his.