Spike walked into the crypt, a cold feeling hitting him as he past the crypt door. He sighed seeing his princess lying on the bed and it was snowing. Inside. She was laughing and twirling her arms around above her head, indicating that she was the one making it snow. "I thought you needed to stay warm?" Spike said walking up to the bed, laying next to her.

Charisma smiled and laid her head on his shoulder, "I have you to help me do that."

Spike dipped his head down catching her lips in his, kissing her gently. Charisma pushing him down on his back straddled his waist. She giggled. "Have you been a good boy this year?" she asked running his fingers up his chest.

The snow continued to fall,

"Gonna soak the sheets, pet." Spike told her.

"So are we." She smiled.

The Summers House

"No!" Dawn whined, "We can't open our gifts until Spike gets here!"

Xander rolled his eyes, "Then can we just open the ones that have nothing to do with him?" Xander asked, "Me and Anya need to head out early, the job is having a Christmas party." Xander explained.

"But it wont be right." Dawn commented, "He gave me the heaviest gift!"

"Really?" Anya asked.

Buffy sighed, "He's probably doing Charisma." She mumbled.

"What?" Tara asked looking over at the Slayer standing next to her.

Buffy looked at her, smiling softly, "Nothing."

"What do you think it is?" Anya asked grabbing the gift and shaking it.

"Hey!" Dawn yelled. "It could break!"

Willow turned to Buffy, "Buffy, did he get you anything?"

Buffy ran her palms up and down her arms and shook her head, "No… didn't expect him too."

"I-If Spike comes… do you think h-he'll bring Charisma?" Tara asked.

Dawn looked up at the witch, "WHEN he comes, yes, he's bringing her."

The front door opened and Spike and Charisma walked into the room, "Sorry we're late." Spike said, "We um had a bit of a snow problem."

Charisma laughed.

Buffy rolled her eyes.

Spike's eyes met Buffy's and Buffy noticed for once there was not any pain in them, there was no fear, and Charisma gave that to him… The best Christmas present she could ever give him was to just back away. Let him be happy.

Buffy sighed, could she really do that? Now that she knew it could be a spell?

"OHMIGOD!" Dawn's high-pitched scream broke Buffy back into reality. Buffy looked at her sister, confused. "It's an I-pod!" She screeched, "Ohmigod Spike! I loooooooooove you!" Dawn jumped up giving Spike a hug.

"An I-pod?" Anya asked, "That's… expensive."

Spike smiled, "I was lookin' for an MP3 player for you, bit, but I saw that and I figured you would like that, it's got the MP3 player built into it." Spike told her, "Goes onto the internet, got word, does a bunch of stuff I can't even spell." He smiled.

Charisma smiled at the young girl, "I was thinking maybe me and you can go shopping?" Charisma asked, "For clothes and things."

Dawn smiled and turned to Buffy who had a sad look on her face, "I-if that's okay with you… Buffy."

Charisma looked at Buffy, big smile, "You can come with us… I mean if you don't trust me…"

Spike's eyes shot to Buffy, begging her to tell his girlfriend that she trusted her.

"Will Spike be going with you?" Buffy asked.

Charisma nodded, "I think I can find someway to get him out of that old crypt." Charisma smiled. Charisma frowned when she noticed Buffy look down, a frown crossing her lips, "I'm sure he'll have no problem with going."

"One question?" Xander said, "You're a beautiful woman… what do you see him Spike?"

Spike sent Xander a glare, "Whelp." He warned, "If you don't want to be missing some parts I'd watch what you say to my girl."

Buffy's face fell for the thousandth time that night; this wasn't how it was supposed to be. She was always the one with the boyfriend; he was always the one feeling horrible about it… what was wrong with her? This was a vampire, she looked over at him. He was helping Dawn open her I-pod, the ridiculously expensive gift he shouldn't be able to afford. Now she knew he wasn't lying when he said he could get money.

Dawn was laughing, smiling, she only did it when she was around Spike… Only really smiled.

"Spike, can I talk to you in the kitchen?" Buffy asked politely.

Spike nodded, he stood up and followed Buffy into the kitchen, "What's wrong, pet?"

"Why did you get her that?" Buffy asked, "That… gift… is way to much money, are you purposely trying to make me look bad now?" Buffy asked, "You know I can't match that!"

Spike looked at her, shocked, "Are you yelling at me for getting Ni-Dawn something she asked for?"

"How do you know I didn't already get it?" Buffy asked.

"Like you said, you can't afford it." Spike said smartly. "She asked me for it over the summer—"

"She's not your sister, Spike." Buffy snapped, "Stop acting like she is." She looked at him, "She's mine."

Spike looked at her, anger burning in his blue eyes. Anger she once again put there. "Maybe you should start acting the part, Slayer."

Buffy sent him an angry glare, "Who the hell are you to tell me how to treat my sister?" Buffy asked, "I've been thre—"

"I know you've been threw hell and back." Spike told her, "But right now, to tell you the truth, I'm sick of your whining, you're not in heaven, and I'm sorry, but the world isn't going to stop spinning just for you. So you need to get yourself back together, or one day you're not even goin' to have the bloody friends you have now."

Buffy looked at him, tears burning her eyes.

"I'm sorry you're in pain, Slayer, but I can't be your bloody love sick puppy anymore." He told her, "I'm out, you kick me, I'll fight back."

Buffy blinked away the tears, "She's a Ice Princess, she has the power to make you fall in love with her—"

"God, Buffy! Would you stop for one second? I tried to love you." He told her, "I tried to make you happy, tried to look at you, but you wouldn't let me. You wouldn't even let me kiss you unless it was brutal." Spike said, "So, now. I'm not hurt anymore, you can't hurt me anymore."

"I—"

"So maybe it was a spell." Spike said, "But she makes me happy. Maybe you don't know what that is anymore… but now I finally do."

"Spike! You need to open your gift!" Dawn screamed from the other room.

"Yes!" Anya's voice echoed threw the kitchen, "I want the present!"

Buffy looked at him, "Spike…"

"I'm sorry." He said. "You didn't want what I had to offer… when I offered it."

Buffy closed her eyes. "But… I want it now."

Spike gave him a shrug, turned and walked into the living room.

TBC..

MERRY Christmas!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry… not a happy Christmas in Sunyndale… for Buffy at least…

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