Chapter 32

Confussion in the Stars

Nearly everyone had heard about it by the time he'd arrived at school on Monday morning. He'd stayed home as well; actually he'd stayed at his crypt and gotten drunk for nights on end but what was the difference really?

His head was no longer pounding by Sunday and he'd decided that it would be better to just talk to her instead of hide from the world. He knew that she would need time, what happened was horrible and she would need a few days to be by herself to think and such.

So here he was sitting in chemistry waiting for lunch time to roll around so that he could talk to her, he'd caught a glimpse of her in the hallways, she looked better. She was talking with her friends and such; she looked like nothing had ever happened. Spike had thought she would be quieter, less social but here she was smiling, and chatting away with her girly pals.

Spike's stomach twisted in knots, he knew what was going on…Buffy the Slayer was back, his stomach twisted some more at the thought.

For some reason he hated the idea of her going back to that, shutting her feelings away again. Not being able to love or be loved.

Spike raised his hand and asked permission to go to the nurse's office, the knots were killing him. He had to do something. He'd meant what he'd said back at the beach, he did care for her, about her.

The teacher took on look at him and nodded, Spike rushed out of the chem. lab and through the hallways. He needed an aspirin or something; he wouldn't be able to help Buffy if he was sick.

The nurse frowned at him when he walked through the door; last time he was in here he'd flushed all of her cotton balls down the toilet after she confiscated his pack of cigarettes and lighter.

"What is it that you need Mr. De' Sanguinary?" she asked turning back to her computer.

Spike grinned at her and sat down, "Just need a bit of aspirin or something, got a nasty pain in my gut."

The nurse raised her eyebrows at him, "You mean there is actually something wrong with you this time?"

He smiled remembering the last time he'd been in here, "Yeah. I swear it on me mum's grave. Now are you gonna fix me up or what?"

She nodded and went to the cupboard, "I have some aspirin that you can take, and there is a water bottle in the fridge."

"I think Captain Peroxide will need more than some aspirin to fix his problems" came a voice.

Spike turned his head and saw Darla and Drusilla standing in the doorway. Dru was leaning against Darla and staring at the ceiling.

"I'm naming all the stars."

Darla smiled, "You can't see the stars Dru, that's the ceiling."

Spike glared at them, "Also its day."

Dru smiles, "I can see them, but I've named them all the same name and there's terrible confusion."she swayed in the doorway.

Darla pulled her friend inside the nurse's office and sat her down on the cot in the back, "Mr. Gambit told me to bring her here, Dru is havingone of her 'episodes'again." She said turning to the nurse.

The nurse shook her head, "There's nothing I can do for her, I don't know why the teachers are always sending her here. The most I can do is give her some aspirin to get rid of the headache." the nurse turned back to her cupboard and got the aspirin again.

Drusilla laid down and curled up on the cot, "My white knight will soon burn from the inside out. The bumblebee is preparing to burn him with her sting."

Darla looked at Spike and grinned, "I noticed her visions lately have been concerning you and that Slayer; she is the bumblebee isn't she?" Darla being Dru's best friend could alsodecipher her words.

Spike stared at the pills in his hand and shook his head, "Dru isn't always right."

Darla folded her arms across her chest, "But they are incredibly accurate, so tell me what has been going on with you and the Slayer?"

The nurse shook her head, "If you children don't mind, I have your passes back to class right here on the desk, when you two feel better you can take them and go, I have work to do. And Darla I suggest you go back to your class, Drusilla will be fine for now." The nurse went in to her office and shut the door.

Spike threw the pills in his mouth and took a sip of the water, "It's none of your bloody business who I spend my time with." He stood up and looked at Dru who was still curled in a ball on the cot, "And Dru has only been having these visions since we broke up, I think I might 'ave given 'er another chance if it weren't for the fact that it was Angelus that she'd been sharing a bed with." He grinned at the look on Darla's face. "Yeah that's right, your bloody peaches. Don't know what either of you ever saw in him, so bloody full of himself."

Darla glared at Dru, "You didn't tell me it was my Angelus that you were with, and 'dark prince' doesn't count."

Spike chuckled, "I don't have time for you bloody birds, I've got to talk to Buffy."

Just then Dru wailed loudly and sat up on the cot, "No! She is ready now! The bumblebee has her stinger sharpened and ready to burn you. She will carry the heart as a trophy; her little bees are buzzing and waiting for their queen to strike."

Spike scoffed and shook his head, "Buffy was right, you really are crackers aren't you?" and he walked out of the room,but he didn't get a chance to hear the rest of what Dru was saying.

"She will strike and she will burn, burn brighter than the stars,"

A/N

I know the last few chapters have been short so I tried to make this one a little longer. Hope this one is okay. I promise I will try to make them longer again. The last two chapter were to get a little insight on Buffy. I'm trying to make sure the fic stays interesting. Buffy and Spike weren't really dating but they did have a connection if you remember, their conversation on the beach. They do feel for each other, but we have yet to find out if they actually love each other yet. The few times that they were together they didn't really hate each other. I sorta gave them the same kind of relationship that Xander and Cordelia had in season 2 of BtVS. They share the kind of hate, where they don't.

Anyways, I promise to try and have longer chapters. I hate writing short chapters; the last two were just fillers to move the story to this point. And prepare for what comes up next. I hope you guys figured out Drusilla's little vision because it may give you a clue as to what will happen with Buffy and Spike.

Thanks to all of you reviewers, I really appreciate them and I hope you continue to enjoy the fic.