Chapter 6. Love
Did you notice in chap 5 Buffy didn't say the exact words "I love you." To tom? Humm might want to think about that haha :o)
Spike walked into the house from walking home from town and Buffy was just walking past to the door into the kitchen and she jumped.
"Oh Spike." She said catching her breath.
"Hi." He smiled.
"Thought you were going out?"
"It didn't work out."
"Why not?"
"Because I cant move on." He said softly and looked away.
"I'm finding it hard to." Buffy whispered to him and He looked up at her.
"I better get back down to the basement." Spike sighed and walked away from Buffy.
"Spike." She said.
He turned around. "Yeah?"
"I still care about you."
"I know." He smiled and carried on walking away.
Buffy followed him into the kitchen and grabbed him arm and pulled him to face her. "I know things are different now with you and me having Tom. But you staying…Being around here makes me feel more safe."
"You're the slayer your safe from anything." He laughed.
"You know what I mean. Last year I was a mess as well."
"Tom." Spike smiled.
"Hey."
"Oh hey." Buffy smiled.
"I was just saying goodnight." Spike said and walked down to the basement.
Buffy walked past Tom and walked up stairs.
The next day Spike was in the house alone and just came out of the shower. He walked past Buffys room and looked in. He swallowed and carried on walking down the stairs and into the kitchen. He opened the fridge and got out a packet of blood and heated it up. He heard the door slam and looked out the kitchen door and saw Tom he looked away and rolled his eyes.
"Hey Spikey."
"It's Spike."
"What you doing?" Tom said annoyingly.
"Heating my blood up. Aren't you meant to be at work?"
"I'm on my lunch. I thought I would come and see how you are."
"Well I'm fine." He smiled at Tom.
"So your still in love with Buffy."
"Yeah I am. I'm not gonna hide it. Why do you have a problem with that?"
"You know what I think I'll go to the grotto for my lunch." Tom smiled and walked out.
That night Spike was walking down the ally by the Bronze and Tom walked out of the shadows and stood in front of him.
"What you doing here?" Spike asked and put his cigarette out.
"Patrolling." Tom simply said.
"That's nice." Spike tried to walk past Tom but Tom stood in his way. "Get out of my way." Spike laughed.
Tom raised a cross up at Spike and Spike backed away.
"What are you doing?"
"Doing what Buffy should be doing."
"And that would be doing?"
"Killing you."
"You can try mate." Spike smiled.
Tom punched Spike and Spike looked at Tom and laughed. "That the best you can do?" Spike said and hit Tom back.
"No." Tom punched Spike. I haven't even begun." Tom punched Spike again.
Spike laughed and kicked him in the head. "Right then, if it's a fight you want."
They started fighting throwing punches and kicks at each other.
"You're an animal." Tom said full of anger and went to punch Spike.
Spike blocked the Punch. "I know what this is about." And hit Tom down to the ground. "This is about Buffy and me, our past."
"Maybe it is." Tom started to get up from the floor and Spike kicked him again.
"I'm not here to steal your girl, but me and Buffy has something. We been o the end of the world and back."
Tom got up and stood there in pain and swung at Spike and Spike blocked it again.
"Your afraid because she still has feelings for me."
"So what."
"And that she doesn't love you."
Tom said nothing and charged at Spike and they both went flying to the floor. Tom was on top of Spike punching him, Spike threw Tom off him and jumped back up.
"It take that as a yes then." Spike laughed.
"You don't know anything." Tom said panting.
"I know Buffy and that eats you up inside. That I know her more than you."
"Maybe." Tom said lying on the ground.
Spike lit up a cigarette and looked at Tom who was on lying on the ground. "I love her, I really do. I mean I bloody went to the end of the earth to get a soding soul. And maybe she might love me, maybe she might not. But I know for one thing. Me and you will never compare to Angel." Spike said and helped Tom up.
"Angel?" Tom said confused.
"The love of her Life."
"She never-"
"Provably not. Shes his girl and always will be, they just can't be together."
"Why not?" Tom said still out of breath.
"He's got a soul like me, but if he has one single moment of true happiness he will loose it and turn back to his real self. Angelus."
"Angelus!" Tom said shocked.
"You heard of him?"
"He's the worst vampire recorded."
"Yup he is."
"So what makes him happy?"
"A shag. Not any old shag, a shag with Buffy."
Tom said nothing.
"They are soulmates and I will never compare to him or any other guy on this planet." He looked away and back at Tom. "Shes amazing woman she is the one thing keeping me sane. I don't know what I would do without her I've had her before and that was good. But…I had no soul and now I do I'm the kind of man she wants."
"You're not even a man." Tom said.
"No you're right I'm not. But she treats me like one, gives me respect like one and just knowing that is good enough for me."
"So are you gonna tell Buffy about-"
"Your call." Spike said and walked off into the shadows.