OK, second chapter, I am so thrilled with every single review I got! I am
surprised more people didn't comment on my grammar etc. because although
I'm normally pretty good with that stuff I didn't even check that chapter
over, I had the idea in my head and I just quickly typed out the page and
posted it. I promise I've checked this one over a little better! Btw, can
someone tell me how to give my chapters names? I hate it when they don't
have names when I read, I can't remember where I'm up to. At the bottom
of this page I've thanked everyone who reviewed like I promised, I'm
sorry if this chapter isn't as good because I don't really know where I'm
going with this, I have a few good chapters planned out but I need to
think of a plot line to sustain the story until then, I'm so sorry for
not explaining the thing with Wesley better, he was thinking about
Allyria/Illyria whatever her name is and I'll bring that into the story
later, also thanks for pointing out that Angel wouldn't be so accepting,
I think I'll definitely at least have him call, maybe visit because I'd
like to bring the AI crew in! So without further ado; the second chapter!
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Two hours later Spike was at the terminal,
"Bugger this, the poof has private jets to burn and he sends me on a bloody public plane" Spike muttered to himself as he boarded the plane, finding his seat at the aisle Spike saw that next to him was a loud kid who looked about ten accompanied by a lady with a baby. Spike settled in, this was going to be a long flight.
Buffy's house in Italy
Buffy rolled over and whacked her alarm clock; it tumbled to the floor in several pieces
"Oops" she mumbled to herself, sliding out of bed, "Dawn, are you ready for school yet, DAWN" she yelled into the hallway of their modest two story home.
The brunette, now about three inches taller than Buffy bolted out of her room, "consider me gone Buffy, I'll see you this afternoon, after I hang out at Alicia's place" Dawn muttered the last part under her breath.
As she heard the door slam shut, Buffy dropped back into bed, satisfied she had performed her duties only to have the phone ring
"Hello" Buffy picked up the phone sleepily and muttered into the wrong end of the receiver, quickly switching the phone around in her hand she spoke again, more clearly "hello, is anyone there"
"Buffy?"
"Willow" Buffy replied recognizing the voice instantly, "are you OK"
"Yeah, I'm fine, look Buffy we found something you might be interested when we were looking for potentials in LA, I'm gonna come over straight away if that's OK with you, I'm bringing Faith, Robyn and Xander with me"
"Right" Buffy replied, still tired she didn't fully register what Willow was saying for a few seconds "How is Xander?"
"Oh, he's doing OK, he's absorbing himself in finding new slayers, look Buffy we'll be there in a few hours okay?"
"See you then" Buffy attempted to sound cheerful. She felt like someone had replaced her brain with lead.
A few hours later, Buffy's place
Buffy hurriedly swept a mixture of old pizza boxes and TV guides under the couch, hoping no one would notice just in time to answer the door bell on the fifth ring, that must be some kind of cleaning record, she thought to herself as she opened the door. The moment the door opened two people leapt at Buffy squeezing the air out of her
"I missed you guys to, but I kinda have to breathe" Buffy smiled as Willow leapt back
"Sorry Buffy, I didn't mean to suffocate you, I'm just so glad to see you, apart from the...memorial service, it's been a while" Willow spoke at a billion words per minute, only Xander and Buffy, both of whom were familiar with "Willow speak" as Dawn called it would have been able to understand her
"It's 100% Ok Will" Buffy laughed, only then did she see the two figures behind Willow and Xander, they looked out of place and embarrassed at the threesome's display of affection
"Faith, Robin, It's so good to see you guys, come in" Buffy gave Faith a quick hug. Faith stood still while Buffy hugged her, not really the affectionate type she walked into Buffy's home, looking around curiously
"Nice pad B, If we end up crashing here I don't want the couch though, I don't know if you noticed but there's a bunch of old garbage under there"
Buffy looked embarrassed at Faith's remark "it...err, must've been Andrew who put that garbage there" she said, looking at the ground "anyway, why did you guys come, it sounded big on the phone" Buffy thought it would be wise to quickly change the topic
"Ok, well, you might want to sit down for this one Buffy" Willow looked at her nervously as she took a seat on the couch "ummm...we were in LA picking up some new potentials..." "...Slayers" Xander interrupted "Yeah, whatever, anyway, we were getting the slayers and while we were there we noticed a few things, you know how things have been a bit weird lately, like vampires are dying and the weather is a bit insane and stuff, well it all seemed a bit worse in LA, we called Giles and told him we thought that the supernatural abnormalities that have been happening around the world lately and, he said that Los Angeles must be the source of the problem, Giles' theory was that because we destroyed the Sunnydale hellmouth that the evil mojo had spread around to Los Angeles" Willow paused taking a deep breath "Obviously, we looked into it, we sent some slayers to get that insane slayer from Angel" "Wait a minute, Willow that was ages ago, I approved the pickup of that slayer, why are you just telling me this now" Buffy looked confused and she glanced questioningly at Faith, who just shrugged and turned back to Willow
"Anyway" Xander continued Willow's story "Andrew didn't say anything, but the slayers think that, well they think that Spike might be alive...well not Alive but alive, if you know what I mean" Xander continued to talk about how that would explain the abnormalities and he went on about some prophecy but Buffy didn't hear a word of it, she felt numb, she could tell Willow had an arm around her but she couldn't feel anything, suddenly Buffy leapt out of her chair,
"I don't know what you guys are playing at, but Spike is dead" her eyes welled up with tears and she yelled the next sentence "he's gone, he left me, if he was back he would've come, he would've known how alone I was, Spike wouldn't just leave me, I know he wouldn't" Buffy was screaming now, which is probably why she didn't notice the figure who had just silently entered the room.
............................................................................................................ Okay, that's chapter 2! I spell checked this one but I still didn't go over it that well, if I have some spare time at any point I'll repost them with better grammar. I know this chapter wasn't nearly as good as the last one but it was a necessary thing and I didn't really know how to write it, I need to include an actual plotline (you know, apart from major Spuffiness!) like something for them to fight, I think I might revolve it around a prophecy, not necessarily Shanshu but something, so anyone who can help me with that should let me know via review or email, I would be so grateful and love you forever! I am trying to write like a structure or plotline or something so I can write to that and my story isn't just going nowhere, I have kind of made Buffy completely OTT emotional type thing and I have planned in my head for her to be like that in the next chapter as well, so review and help me out or give me some advice on how I could've made this chapter better thanks!
BloodNdarkness:I guess I answered both your questions...kind of, Buffy and Spike haven't met yet but soon! Thanks for the review Zanet:Ok, thanks so much for your review, as someone who has been reading stories and leaving reviews for like years it is so nice to get such a positive one, I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint too much! Little-lost-one:What can I say! (not much) Thanks for the review Star2421: I am so happy that you think this is how Buffy would react, I do too and one of the things I am worried about is that I don't really get the characters right, after this chapter (if you read it!) do you still think Buffy is in character or is she too moody? ArtTwist: Yeah, I thought about why the memorial was so late but I couldn't really justify it, I think I'll make her say something to Spike about that later, maybe she thought she could move on easier if they had a memorial or something...I am glad you liked Andrew, it is very him isn't it! I ain't telling U!:I hope you aren't disappointed by the badness of this chapter (I know I'm being really negative all the time but I was so proud of my first chapter and I know if I was reading I'd be disappointed by this one) Thanks for the promise! I hope you do read and review this chapter! The-princess-06:OMG I'm on a favourites list, I think I'm going to scream...I just did (I'm serious I'm at home alone and I just screamed really loudly!) Thankyou so much for the review, thanks for the advice about Angel, I think I'll take your advice and make him call! Pumpkinbelly:thanks for your encouragement, Wesley will be brought into it later I think, he was talking about Illyria (I HATE that) try and figure it out! Thanks again! Mwa MadVamp013:errr...Ok, I have no idea what to say to your review but I am flattered that you liked it! Thanks for the review ( Spkgurl68: Probably one of my favourite reviews I got, I am so genuinely flattered I cherish your review (I know, I'm lame!) you are a sweetie, thankyou! Fashiongrrl: you and Spkgurl probly did my favourite reviews, I'll definitely keep what you said in mind, and I'm sorry that again I didn't check my work that well! ( but I love that you love some lines in the story, thanks for the encouragement I totally won't beg for reviews this chapter and I'm definitely posting more regardless of reviews because I do have more to say! Michelle: Thanks for the review! Keep on reading (as long as you enjoy it) Scatterbraingirl: I am so glad you think it's well written because I wasn't aiming so much for that, really the first chapter is something that was in my head and I liked it and I just had to write it, that's why the second one wasn't as good, it doesn't have the same emotional content because I didn't think it out very well, now I will start trying hard with the writing, thanks to your compliments! Willowrose16: almost tears, wow! Thanks heaps you are nice, I spent a lot of time thinking about Buffy's speech so I'm glad it got through to people! Melora:Ooh capitals! I like that you reviewed, every single one spurred me on to write a second chapter straight away! Samica: glad you wanted more, because you know what, you got it, I intend on making this quite a long fic if I can get a good storyline going that isn't Buffy and Spike getting together (I don't what that to happen right at the end I want it earlier in the story then them together for the greater plot!) LonelyWillow:YAY thanks for making this a favourite story! I LOVE that! I don't know if you wanted this to be a 1 of 1 but if you did just discount any future chapters! You ROCK! Spuffyfan1: Maybe your review was short but because you put me on your favourite list I listened to you and updated straight away! kiss kiss Gumdrops: Thanks for the review! You are very cool! Spikesbabyblues: I love being on your favourite story list especially because you have written three great stories yourself! I am so pleased that people were touched by the memorial! Culf: I think you can tell, she will forgive him! But upon seeing your review I thought maybe she should be a little bit mad...not for long though, (true love always wins and all!) It will definitely be nice and Spuffy, I don't mind the saying practice makes perfect...well not with this anyway! Alysa: Thanks for the review!
WOW SO MANY REVIEWS; next chapter I'll just have to mention and thank the top 10 or something (that's if I get this many) or the ones that really got to me...I am so unbelievably pleased people were touched by Buffy's speech, it's been in my head for a while, I have another few Spuffy moments planned, but guys, I REALLY need some advice, or help with the plotline or something, I would really appreciate it...thanks everyone!
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Two hours later Spike was at the terminal,
"Bugger this, the poof has private jets to burn and he sends me on a bloody public plane" Spike muttered to himself as he boarded the plane, finding his seat at the aisle Spike saw that next to him was a loud kid who looked about ten accompanied by a lady with a baby. Spike settled in, this was going to be a long flight.
Buffy's house in Italy
Buffy rolled over and whacked her alarm clock; it tumbled to the floor in several pieces
"Oops" she mumbled to herself, sliding out of bed, "Dawn, are you ready for school yet, DAWN" she yelled into the hallway of their modest two story home.
The brunette, now about three inches taller than Buffy bolted out of her room, "consider me gone Buffy, I'll see you this afternoon, after I hang out at Alicia's place" Dawn muttered the last part under her breath.
As she heard the door slam shut, Buffy dropped back into bed, satisfied she had performed her duties only to have the phone ring
"Hello" Buffy picked up the phone sleepily and muttered into the wrong end of the receiver, quickly switching the phone around in her hand she spoke again, more clearly "hello, is anyone there"
"Buffy?"
"Willow" Buffy replied recognizing the voice instantly, "are you OK"
"Yeah, I'm fine, look Buffy we found something you might be interested when we were looking for potentials in LA, I'm gonna come over straight away if that's OK with you, I'm bringing Faith, Robyn and Xander with me"
"Right" Buffy replied, still tired she didn't fully register what Willow was saying for a few seconds "How is Xander?"
"Oh, he's doing OK, he's absorbing himself in finding new slayers, look Buffy we'll be there in a few hours okay?"
"See you then" Buffy attempted to sound cheerful. She felt like someone had replaced her brain with lead.
A few hours later, Buffy's place
Buffy hurriedly swept a mixture of old pizza boxes and TV guides under the couch, hoping no one would notice just in time to answer the door bell on the fifth ring, that must be some kind of cleaning record, she thought to herself as she opened the door. The moment the door opened two people leapt at Buffy squeezing the air out of her
"I missed you guys to, but I kinda have to breathe" Buffy smiled as Willow leapt back
"Sorry Buffy, I didn't mean to suffocate you, I'm just so glad to see you, apart from the...memorial service, it's been a while" Willow spoke at a billion words per minute, only Xander and Buffy, both of whom were familiar with "Willow speak" as Dawn called it would have been able to understand her
"It's 100% Ok Will" Buffy laughed, only then did she see the two figures behind Willow and Xander, they looked out of place and embarrassed at the threesome's display of affection
"Faith, Robin, It's so good to see you guys, come in" Buffy gave Faith a quick hug. Faith stood still while Buffy hugged her, not really the affectionate type she walked into Buffy's home, looking around curiously
"Nice pad B, If we end up crashing here I don't want the couch though, I don't know if you noticed but there's a bunch of old garbage under there"
Buffy looked embarrassed at Faith's remark "it...err, must've been Andrew who put that garbage there" she said, looking at the ground "anyway, why did you guys come, it sounded big on the phone" Buffy thought it would be wise to quickly change the topic
"Ok, well, you might want to sit down for this one Buffy" Willow looked at her nervously as she took a seat on the couch "ummm...we were in LA picking up some new potentials..." "...Slayers" Xander interrupted "Yeah, whatever, anyway, we were getting the slayers and while we were there we noticed a few things, you know how things have been a bit weird lately, like vampires are dying and the weather is a bit insane and stuff, well it all seemed a bit worse in LA, we called Giles and told him we thought that the supernatural abnormalities that have been happening around the world lately and, he said that Los Angeles must be the source of the problem, Giles' theory was that because we destroyed the Sunnydale hellmouth that the evil mojo had spread around to Los Angeles" Willow paused taking a deep breath "Obviously, we looked into it, we sent some slayers to get that insane slayer from Angel" "Wait a minute, Willow that was ages ago, I approved the pickup of that slayer, why are you just telling me this now" Buffy looked confused and she glanced questioningly at Faith, who just shrugged and turned back to Willow
"Anyway" Xander continued Willow's story "Andrew didn't say anything, but the slayers think that, well they think that Spike might be alive...well not Alive but alive, if you know what I mean" Xander continued to talk about how that would explain the abnormalities and he went on about some prophecy but Buffy didn't hear a word of it, she felt numb, she could tell Willow had an arm around her but she couldn't feel anything, suddenly Buffy leapt out of her chair,
"I don't know what you guys are playing at, but Spike is dead" her eyes welled up with tears and she yelled the next sentence "he's gone, he left me, if he was back he would've come, he would've known how alone I was, Spike wouldn't just leave me, I know he wouldn't" Buffy was screaming now, which is probably why she didn't notice the figure who had just silently entered the room.
............................................................................................................ Okay, that's chapter 2! I spell checked this one but I still didn't go over it that well, if I have some spare time at any point I'll repost them with better grammar. I know this chapter wasn't nearly as good as the last one but it was a necessary thing and I didn't really know how to write it, I need to include an actual plotline (you know, apart from major Spuffiness!) like something for them to fight, I think I might revolve it around a prophecy, not necessarily Shanshu but something, so anyone who can help me with that should let me know via review or email, I would be so grateful and love you forever! I am trying to write like a structure or plotline or something so I can write to that and my story isn't just going nowhere, I have kind of made Buffy completely OTT emotional type thing and I have planned in my head for her to be like that in the next chapter as well, so review and help me out or give me some advice on how I could've made this chapter better thanks!
BloodNdarkness:I guess I answered both your questions...kind of, Buffy and Spike haven't met yet but soon! Thanks for the review Zanet:Ok, thanks so much for your review, as someone who has been reading stories and leaving reviews for like years it is so nice to get such a positive one, I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint too much! Little-lost-one:What can I say! (not much) Thanks for the review Star2421: I am so happy that you think this is how Buffy would react, I do too and one of the things I am worried about is that I don't really get the characters right, after this chapter (if you read it!) do you still think Buffy is in character or is she too moody? ArtTwist: Yeah, I thought about why the memorial was so late but I couldn't really justify it, I think I'll make her say something to Spike about that later, maybe she thought she could move on easier if they had a memorial or something...I am glad you liked Andrew, it is very him isn't it! I ain't telling U!:I hope you aren't disappointed by the badness of this chapter (I know I'm being really negative all the time but I was so proud of my first chapter and I know if I was reading I'd be disappointed by this one) Thanks for the promise! I hope you do read and review this chapter! The-princess-06:OMG I'm on a favourites list, I think I'm going to scream...I just did (I'm serious I'm at home alone and I just screamed really loudly!) Thankyou so much for the review, thanks for the advice about Angel, I think I'll take your advice and make him call! Pumpkinbelly:thanks for your encouragement, Wesley will be brought into it later I think, he was talking about Illyria (I HATE that) try and figure it out! Thanks again! Mwa MadVamp013:errr...Ok, I have no idea what to say to your review but I am flattered that you liked it! Thanks for the review ( Spkgurl68: Probably one of my favourite reviews I got, I am so genuinely flattered I cherish your review (I know, I'm lame!) you are a sweetie, thankyou! Fashiongrrl: you and Spkgurl probly did my favourite reviews, I'll definitely keep what you said in mind, and I'm sorry that again I didn't check my work that well! ( but I love that you love some lines in the story, thanks for the encouragement I totally won't beg for reviews this chapter and I'm definitely posting more regardless of reviews because I do have more to say! Michelle: Thanks for the review! Keep on reading (as long as you enjoy it) Scatterbraingirl: I am so glad you think it's well written because I wasn't aiming so much for that, really the first chapter is something that was in my head and I liked it and I just had to write it, that's why the second one wasn't as good, it doesn't have the same emotional content because I didn't think it out very well, now I will start trying hard with the writing, thanks to your compliments! Willowrose16: almost tears, wow! Thanks heaps you are nice, I spent a lot of time thinking about Buffy's speech so I'm glad it got through to people! Melora:Ooh capitals! I like that you reviewed, every single one spurred me on to write a second chapter straight away! Samica: glad you wanted more, because you know what, you got it, I intend on making this quite a long fic if I can get a good storyline going that isn't Buffy and Spike getting together (I don't what that to happen right at the end I want it earlier in the story then them together for the greater plot!) LonelyWillow:YAY thanks for making this a favourite story! I LOVE that! I don't know if you wanted this to be a 1 of 1 but if you did just discount any future chapters! You ROCK! Spuffyfan1: Maybe your review was short but because you put me on your favourite list I listened to you and updated straight away! kiss kiss Gumdrops: Thanks for the review! You are very cool! Spikesbabyblues: I love being on your favourite story list especially because you have written three great stories yourself! I am so pleased that people were touched by the memorial! Culf: I think you can tell, she will forgive him! But upon seeing your review I thought maybe she should be a little bit mad...not for long though, (true love always wins and all!) It will definitely be nice and Spuffy, I don't mind the saying practice makes perfect...well not with this anyway! Alysa: Thanks for the review!
WOW SO MANY REVIEWS; next chapter I'll just have to mention and thank the top 10 or something (that's if I get this many) or the ones that really got to me...I am so unbelievably pleased people were touched by Buffy's speech, it's been in my head for a while, I have another few Spuffy moments planned, but guys, I REALLY need some advice, or help with the plotline or something, I would really appreciate it...thanks everyone!