A/N Before I continue this story I just wanted to say thank you for all of your support… Then I would like to make a few things clear…
Buffy's not a vampire. She's just been claimed by Spike and she claimed him back… To become a vampire he would actually have to drain her, and she would have to die… You know the drill. So, she's not a vampire. They just… Had a vampire marriage! Big smile
Spike loves her just the way she is, he wouldn't turn her… Especially not after what happened to his mother… Poor thing… Oh I'm getting carried away here. Let's get on with the story!
Chapter 12
Dawn ran up from her seat next to Tara when she heard the door open.
"Willow!" She ran up to the redhead.
"Dawn…" Willow looked at her and hung her coat away. "What's wrong, sweetie?"
She began to cry and then said between sobs. "Tara…Riley…" Sob. "She's in the living room."
Willow swiftly walked into the living room and ran up to her girlfriend.
"Oh my goddess! Tara! What has happened to you…Baby…"
She lay her arms around Tara and then finally Tara began to cry.
"Willow…It's Riley…" She said tears running down her cheeks.
Willow frowned. "What about Riley?"
"He came her and he… He was drunk. He hit me…"
Willow kept her frown. "Tara… Are you sure? It wasn't some demon that had taken its form?"
Tara shook her head. "No, the barrier worked. It was him."
Buffy woke up in the dark crypt but this time she wasn't afraid. She had Spike's cool body pressed up against her, and she felt…Content. She kissed his eyelids and he blinked a few times before looking down on her.
"Buffy…" He breathed, and then blinked back a few tears. "I thought it was all a dream…"
She sighed quietly and held him closer. "Silly, silly, vampire…I'm not going anywhere… "She whispered.
Spike kissed the shallow holes on her neck. And whispered softly "Mine…"
Buffy smiled at him and kissed him. "Yours…"
Spike felt her release her hold on him. "Where are you going, luv?"
He took her hand before she could go anywhere.
"I want to see them!" He got up from the bed.
"No, you don't!" He growled low in his throat.
"Oh, like's that going to scare me…" He lit a few candles and saw her standing naked in the middle of the room. She smiled at him.
"Buffy…" He whispered. "You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
She smiled but then suddenly he saw her eyes widen. "Oh, my god… They must wonder where I am… What if they saw the knife?"
Spike was next to her in a few steps. "Knife? What knife?"
He took her hand and looked her straight in the eyes, his blue eyes sparkling with flecks of gold.
She caressed his cheek and his eyes became a deep blue. She smiled at this.
"You're eyes changes colour…" She whispered. Then saw the sincere look in his eyes. "The knife… Riley" She felt him tense up at Riley's name. "He stuck the message to a tree with a knife."
Spike growled.
"I just want to stay here with you forever… But I have to get home…"
Spike nodded and went up the ladder, he returned seconds later with a first aid kit. He kissed his mark on Buffy's neck, and she felt sweet shivers running down her spine and create a warm feeling in the pit of her stomach. Spike put a plaster on Buffy's mark and she pouted.
"Oh, not the pout, luv… You know I can't resist it…" He smiled "It's just for your friends… So they don't have to wonder a lot…"
Buffy touched the plaster and nodded.
"Never thought I'd say this but… Get dressed, luv, and I'll drive you home." Buffy giggled and went to put on her dress.
Spike went up to put on his jeans and a t-shirt. He tied his boots and growled. "Buffy? What's taking so long? I thought you only had a dress?"
He peered down into his lower level. And there she was, his goddess. She sat on the bed with a small mirror in her hand, examining her bite marks.
She was amazed how shallow they were, two perfect little holes, and not like the ragged ones Angel had given her.
"I love you, William…" She whispered, knowing that Spike was near her. He lifted her up from the bed and put a new plaster on her neck. "Let's go home, luv…"
"This feels like home…" She murmured into his chest, and he smiled.
He kicked open the door to his crypt and they walked out into the chilly evening. He frowned and put Buffy down.
"Stay put, luv…" He kissed her forehead.
He went back into his crypt and returned with his duster. He put it around Buffy's shoulders and she took his hand, smiling like a schoolgirl.
And the newlymated couple walked through the cemetery, eyes only for each other.
Dawn bolted up from her seat in the couch at the sound of somebody coming in through the door.
"Xander! Giles!" She ran towards the men and looked up at them with puffy eyes.
"Dawn, do calm yourself. Is there a problem?" Giles looked at the teenager.
"Well, yes… We have a huge problem… Come."
Xander and Giles followed Dawn into the living room.
"Oh, dear lord. Tara, what on earth has happened?" Giles walked over to Tara who sat in the couch holding Willow's hand.
Tara drew a shaky breath and answered him.
"Riley paid us a visit… He hit me."
Xander frowned. "Riley? Riley Finn? Mr 'I'm from Iowa and I'm always nice'?
Tara nodded and Xander sat down on the couch. "Was he drunk or something because then it's…"
Willow stood up and glared at Xander. "Xander… You are my best friend, but sometimes you are…Stupid! It's never acceptable to hit someone, just because they don't do as you wish…"
Then Tara made a decision. "H-h-he hits her too," she said in a quiet voice.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Tara.
"Buffy?" Dawn asked, already knowing the answer.
They all paled when Tara nodded.
Buffy and Spike stood in the driveway, holding hands and looking at the well-lit house. "You go in, pet… 'S not like…" He trailed off.
Buffy turned to face him. "You are going with me and that's final." She frowned. "Don't you want to?"
He kissed her, trying to reassure her, and she smiled sweetly when the kiss ended.
She walked up to the front door, Spike walking a few steps behind her.
She felt his hesitation and when she put her hand on the door-knob, she smiled a small smile and walked in through the door.
The Scooby gang didn't hear Buffy come in until she turned out to face the night and said;
"Come in, William…"
The smile Buffy got from him when he walked over the threshold was one of the most beautiful sights she had ever seen.
Xander stood up in alarm. "He… Spike!" He pointed furiously at Spike to emphasize what he meant.
Tara smiled a small smile at Buffy. "So this is William?"
Buffy turned from Spike to smile back at Tara, but gasped as she saw the bruise on Tara's cheek.
"Oh my god! Tara… What has happened?" Buffy ran to Tara but before Tara could answer, a deep voice was heard from the hallway.
"Not 'what'. 'Who' happened… Isn't that right, Glinda?" Spike asked.
Tara nodded. "That's it. Captain Cardboard is going down."
Spike shrugged into his duster that Buffy had dropped on the floor and walked out into the darkening night again.
A/N Oooh, Spike's angry. Just making that clear ;)
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Lots of love to all of my readers/Anna
