"Buffy, luv, wake up" Spike whispered to Buffy as stroked hair. She
slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him, which he was grateful for.
"Hi" she whispered.
"Hey" she smiled at her. "What was it you were saying about not wanting to do it anymore?"
"Shut up" she said playfully and turned away from him to look at the clock. It was four hours after she arrived at his house. "I should um. . .go" she said and got up to get dressed. He got up as well and went over to her.
"You're not going to like be brush-offy are you?" he asked.
"I just. . .I don't know why I. . ." she tried to explain.
"Look luv, if you need time to make a decision, I understand, but I think that you should, I mean me or. . ." Spike said.
"Riley" Buffy said.
"I hope that wasn't your answer" Spike told her.
"Time, I need time" she said and got dressed.
"Okay, that I can grant" he said and she got her jacket.
"Um, I should go, I guess I'll see you. . .tomorrow" she said and left before he could kiss her.
Buffy arrived home and Riley's car was in the driveway. Her heart jumped at the sight of the car and she walked inside and he was sitting on the couch talking to Dawn and Faith.
"Hey Buffy" she smiled and kissed her.
"H-hi, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"We were going out, remember?" Riley said.
"Right, right, out, uh, okay, just give me a little time to change" Buffy said and went upstairs, Faith followed.
"Hey B, what did you and Spike talk about?" Faith asked.
"Uh, just. . .things" Buffy said, getting out the outfit she wanted to wear, a light brown Swede skirt with a slit up the left side and a light blue halter-top and her brown boots. She got dressed and did her hair.
"Come on B, you have to give me something other than, 'things' did you two. . .again?" Faith asked.
"No, no we definitely didn't do that" Buffy covered.
"Oh, okay so. . ." Faith said.
"Look Faith, Riley's waiting, I have to go" Buffy said and went downstairs, Faith following. "Okay, I'm ready."
"You look nice" he said. She sort of frowned at that. The only word he ever used to compliment her was nice. He never told her she looked beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, not even pretty, just nice.
"Thanks" she said and they left. He took her to the movies to see an old cowboy flick, which wasn't that interesting, except to him. She wanted to make out, but his eyes were glued to the screen. Afterwards he took her for pizza, then home. "I had a good time."
"Yeah, me too" he said and kissed her on the cheek and she got out of the car and went inside. Her mother was now home.
"Hi honey, have fun?" Joyce asked.
"Yeah, it was. . .nice" Buffy said and went upstairs.
"Hey B, Spike called" Faith said.
"What did he want?" Buffy asked.
"Just to talk to you, I told him you were out with Riley and you'd be back later" Faith said.
"Okay, thanks" Buffy said and got undressed and into bed.
"So, you and the fame of lame have a good time?" Faith asked.
"It was okay, he. . .he means well, but. . ." Buffy said.
"He's not Spike?" Faith asked with a small smirk.
"I don't know" Buffy sighed and rolled away from her sister and went to sleep.
The next day Buffy and Faith got dressed and went to school and met their friends.
"Hey guys" Willow said happily.
"Will did anyone ever tell you that you were way too perky in the morning?" Buffy asked.
"Coffee, makes me all hyper" Willow said, holding up her coffee cup.
"Hey Buffy" Spike smirked. She glared at him.
"Hi" she said with a warning look on her face.
"Well we have to go, come on Riley" Xander said and they left.
"Us too" Faith said and she left with Willow, Tara, Oz and Tommy. Buffy and Spike were the only two left.
"Are you trying to tell everyone?" Buffy asked.
"I just said hello luv, don't see the harm in that" Spike said. "Have you made a decision?"
"No, I told you it's going to take some time, and when I say time I don't mean twelve hours" Buffy said.
"Okay, okay" Spike said.
"I have to go to class" Buffy said and left.
Buffy sat in class not really paying attention. She couldn't stop thinking about the decision she had to make. Spike or Riley, Riley or Spike. She took out a piece of paper and divided it in two and put Spike's name at the top of one column and Riley's at the top of the other. Then she divided the columns in two and put bad and good in both. She started marking the good things about Riley. He was polite, sweet, cute, good, and safe. The bad things. Then she put the good things about Spike. He was hot, he was a good kisser, and he was good in bed. And the bad things about him. He was too arrogant, he was somewhat self conceded, and he only wore black. And the bad things about Riley, he had a one sided mind. He wasn't real, he did things to make people to accept him. He-
"Buffy?" she heard the teacher say.
"Yeah?" Buffy answered.
"Answer the question please" the teacher said.
"Uh. . ." Buffy said, thankfully the bell rang.
"Okay, tomorrow people" the teacher said. Buffy got up and left. She met her friends at the cafeteria.
"Hey B" Faith said.
"Hey" Buffy said. "Where's Riley?"
"Um, I don't know, do you need to talk to him about something?" Faith asked.
"Uh, yeah, um, I'm going to look in the gym, Dingoes are practicing there aren't they?" Buffy asked.
"Yep" Willow said.
"Is there a problem?" Tara asked.
"Yeah" Buffy said.
"What is it?" Anya asked.
"Um, I'm going to talk to Riley first, I-I'm. . .I just have to talk to him" Buffy said.
"Are you okay?" Cordelia asked.
"Yeah, fine" Buffy told her.
"Good, we'll talk to you later" Faith said.
"Okay, see ya later" Buffy said and went to the gym. Riley was there with Spike, Xander, Oz, Devon and Tommy.
"All right, that base sounds pretty dry, pump it up a bit" Oz said.
"Hey guys" Buffy said.
"Hey Buff" Xander said.
"Come to hear how amazing we are?" Devon asked.
"You guys are the best" Buffy smiled.
"See and this is one of the reasons I love you so" Devon joked and kissed her on the head. Buffy smiled at him.
"Uh, actually, I have to um. . ." Buffy said and trailed off when a screeching sound came from one of the amps.
"Uhg! Man I said pump it not kill it" Oz said and went over to Tommy.
"This thing's shot" Tommy said.
"Damn it, how are we gonna get a new one before Friday?" Xander said.
"Oh, I got one we could use, at home, but I can bring it, or we could just practice there" Spike said.
"Yo, man you're the greatest, I declare Spike the band god" Devon said and made a bowing motions towards Spike.
"Yeah well it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it" Spike smirked.
"All right, practice at Spike's tonight guys" Tommy said. Spike went over to Buffy.
"You're coming to the Bronze Friday night aren't you?" he asked.
"Are you kidding, I practically live there" Buffy smiled.
"Good, 'cause um. . .I play better knowing you're watching me" he said in a whisper and walked away.
"He's not Spike" Buffy whispered to herself, thinking back to the list of bad things she was making for Riley. She walked away, back to the cafeteria.
"Did you talk to Riley?" Faith asked.
"Uh, no" Buffy said.
"Well did you settle the problem?" Tara asked.
"Yeah, I think I did" Buffy said and sat down.
"Care to share?" Faith asked, sitting next to her sister.
"Uh, not yet, soon though I promise" Buffy said and took the bottle of coke Faith had and took a drink from it.
"You sure you're okay?" Cordelia asked.
"Mmm-hmm, I'm fine" Buffy said.
"Hi" she whispered.
"Hey" she smiled at her. "What was it you were saying about not wanting to do it anymore?"
"Shut up" she said playfully and turned away from him to look at the clock. It was four hours after she arrived at his house. "I should um. . .go" she said and got up to get dressed. He got up as well and went over to her.
"You're not going to like be brush-offy are you?" he asked.
"I just. . .I don't know why I. . ." she tried to explain.
"Look luv, if you need time to make a decision, I understand, but I think that you should, I mean me or. . ." Spike said.
"Riley" Buffy said.
"I hope that wasn't your answer" Spike told her.
"Time, I need time" she said and got dressed.
"Okay, that I can grant" he said and she got her jacket.
"Um, I should go, I guess I'll see you. . .tomorrow" she said and left before he could kiss her.
Buffy arrived home and Riley's car was in the driveway. Her heart jumped at the sight of the car and she walked inside and he was sitting on the couch talking to Dawn and Faith.
"Hey Buffy" she smiled and kissed her.
"H-hi, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"We were going out, remember?" Riley said.
"Right, right, out, uh, okay, just give me a little time to change" Buffy said and went upstairs, Faith followed.
"Hey B, what did you and Spike talk about?" Faith asked.
"Uh, just. . .things" Buffy said, getting out the outfit she wanted to wear, a light brown Swede skirt with a slit up the left side and a light blue halter-top and her brown boots. She got dressed and did her hair.
"Come on B, you have to give me something other than, 'things' did you two. . .again?" Faith asked.
"No, no we definitely didn't do that" Buffy covered.
"Oh, okay so. . ." Faith said.
"Look Faith, Riley's waiting, I have to go" Buffy said and went downstairs, Faith following. "Okay, I'm ready."
"You look nice" he said. She sort of frowned at that. The only word he ever used to compliment her was nice. He never told her she looked beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, not even pretty, just nice.
"Thanks" she said and they left. He took her to the movies to see an old cowboy flick, which wasn't that interesting, except to him. She wanted to make out, but his eyes were glued to the screen. Afterwards he took her for pizza, then home. "I had a good time."
"Yeah, me too" he said and kissed her on the cheek and she got out of the car and went inside. Her mother was now home.
"Hi honey, have fun?" Joyce asked.
"Yeah, it was. . .nice" Buffy said and went upstairs.
"Hey B, Spike called" Faith said.
"What did he want?" Buffy asked.
"Just to talk to you, I told him you were out with Riley and you'd be back later" Faith said.
"Okay, thanks" Buffy said and got undressed and into bed.
"So, you and the fame of lame have a good time?" Faith asked.
"It was okay, he. . .he means well, but. . ." Buffy said.
"He's not Spike?" Faith asked with a small smirk.
"I don't know" Buffy sighed and rolled away from her sister and went to sleep.
The next day Buffy and Faith got dressed and went to school and met their friends.
"Hey guys" Willow said happily.
"Will did anyone ever tell you that you were way too perky in the morning?" Buffy asked.
"Coffee, makes me all hyper" Willow said, holding up her coffee cup.
"Hey Buffy" Spike smirked. She glared at him.
"Hi" she said with a warning look on her face.
"Well we have to go, come on Riley" Xander said and they left.
"Us too" Faith said and she left with Willow, Tara, Oz and Tommy. Buffy and Spike were the only two left.
"Are you trying to tell everyone?" Buffy asked.
"I just said hello luv, don't see the harm in that" Spike said. "Have you made a decision?"
"No, I told you it's going to take some time, and when I say time I don't mean twelve hours" Buffy said.
"Okay, okay" Spike said.
"I have to go to class" Buffy said and left.
Buffy sat in class not really paying attention. She couldn't stop thinking about the decision she had to make. Spike or Riley, Riley or Spike. She took out a piece of paper and divided it in two and put Spike's name at the top of one column and Riley's at the top of the other. Then she divided the columns in two and put bad and good in both. She started marking the good things about Riley. He was polite, sweet, cute, good, and safe. The bad things. Then she put the good things about Spike. He was hot, he was a good kisser, and he was good in bed. And the bad things about him. He was too arrogant, he was somewhat self conceded, and he only wore black. And the bad things about Riley, he had a one sided mind. He wasn't real, he did things to make people to accept him. He-
"Buffy?" she heard the teacher say.
"Yeah?" Buffy answered.
"Answer the question please" the teacher said.
"Uh. . ." Buffy said, thankfully the bell rang.
"Okay, tomorrow people" the teacher said. Buffy got up and left. She met her friends at the cafeteria.
"Hey B" Faith said.
"Hey" Buffy said. "Where's Riley?"
"Um, I don't know, do you need to talk to him about something?" Faith asked.
"Uh, yeah, um, I'm going to look in the gym, Dingoes are practicing there aren't they?" Buffy asked.
"Yep" Willow said.
"Is there a problem?" Tara asked.
"Yeah" Buffy said.
"What is it?" Anya asked.
"Um, I'm going to talk to Riley first, I-I'm. . .I just have to talk to him" Buffy said.
"Are you okay?" Cordelia asked.
"Yeah, fine" Buffy told her.
"Good, we'll talk to you later" Faith said.
"Okay, see ya later" Buffy said and went to the gym. Riley was there with Spike, Xander, Oz, Devon and Tommy.
"All right, that base sounds pretty dry, pump it up a bit" Oz said.
"Hey guys" Buffy said.
"Hey Buff" Xander said.
"Come to hear how amazing we are?" Devon asked.
"You guys are the best" Buffy smiled.
"See and this is one of the reasons I love you so" Devon joked and kissed her on the head. Buffy smiled at him.
"Uh, actually, I have to um. . ." Buffy said and trailed off when a screeching sound came from one of the amps.
"Uhg! Man I said pump it not kill it" Oz said and went over to Tommy.
"This thing's shot" Tommy said.
"Damn it, how are we gonna get a new one before Friday?" Xander said.
"Oh, I got one we could use, at home, but I can bring it, or we could just practice there" Spike said.
"Yo, man you're the greatest, I declare Spike the band god" Devon said and made a bowing motions towards Spike.
"Yeah well it's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it" Spike smirked.
"All right, practice at Spike's tonight guys" Tommy said. Spike went over to Buffy.
"You're coming to the Bronze Friday night aren't you?" he asked.
"Are you kidding, I practically live there" Buffy smiled.
"Good, 'cause um. . .I play better knowing you're watching me" he said in a whisper and walked away.
"He's not Spike" Buffy whispered to herself, thinking back to the list of bad things she was making for Riley. She walked away, back to the cafeteria.
"Did you talk to Riley?" Faith asked.
"Uh, no" Buffy said.
"Well did you settle the problem?" Tara asked.
"Yeah, I think I did" Buffy said and sat down.
"Care to share?" Faith asked, sitting next to her sister.
"Uh, not yet, soon though I promise" Buffy said and took the bottle of coke Faith had and took a drink from it.
"You sure you're okay?" Cordelia asked.
"Mmm-hmm, I'm fine" Buffy said.