I've Never…

Vows and Speeches

PG-13

Summary: Set during and after the end of The Gift. Dawn dies instead of Buffy. Buffy doesn't want to be alone in her house so she turns to Spike for company. With a pink dress and a lot of alcohol involved the two become closer. AtS crossover.

Disclaimer: We own nothing, it all belongs to Joss.

6 Months Later:

"Buffy, it's hideous," horrified Willow complains, "Oh my god, Buffy. Look at its arms!"

"I know. But it's my duty. I'm ... Buffy the bridesmaid." Buffy strongly said.

"Duty-schmuty. I'm supposed to be best man. Shouldn't I be all... Marlene Dietrich-y in a dashing tuxedo number?"

"No." Buffy replied quickly.

"Oh." Willow replies all pouty.

"That would be totally unfair. We must share equally in the cosmic joke that is bridesmaids-dom." At that time Anya walked into the room and stared at the two.

"Oh! Don't you guys look beautiful. But enough about you, I still need help with the vows. Tara said she would be here in a second to also help." Anya excitingly rambled.

"Okay I'm here." Tara announced when she entered the room. "Now you can do your vows."

Anya walked in front of the mirror and gestured for them to come and help her with the back of her dress.

"Okay um... I, Anya promise to love…and to cherish…Ew, no not cherish, … and to honor you, not obey you… who do you think you are, like a sea captain or something?" Anya stopped when she heard chuckling from the others.

"What? Is something funny?" Anya questioned.

"No, n-nothing, sweetie, just, just keep still. Please continue." Tara said smiling at Buffy and Willow.

"Wait before you begin," Willow interrupted, "I am going to go and check on the husband-to-be."

"Ok," Anya said smiling thinking about Xander, "Now continuing. However I entrust you … with my heart. You better take care of it…it's all I have…I will protect you…and take care of you…like a little stray…wait no… like a…a little mangy, ugly, horrible, stray kitten that needs a home. No that's not right either. "

"Look at you. You look great, Mr. About-To-Get-Married." Willow exclaimed when she walked in the room and went over to give Xander a hug.

"Thank you but Spike helped me out some. I mean the last time I put on a tux was prom that was ages ago."

"Yeah prom it's a good thing I realized I was gay, otherwise, hey, you, me and formal wear..." Xander gives a small smile then looks over at Spike who has a confused look on his face.

"It was just an incident nothing uhhh…never mind I'll tell ya later."

Willow looked over at Spike and gave him a small smile when she realized he wasn't dressed.

"Spike your not dressed yet. Buffy isn't going to like that, let-alone Anya. You heard her yesterday when she called yet another unimportant Scooby meeting, all males must be in a black tuxedo and us girls have to be in this hideous dress. Now go and get dressed mister or I'll tell Anya and I don't think we want to know what'll happen." Willow addressed.

When Spike didn't budge she made her resolve face and Spike knew that she meant it.

"Fine, but when this little shin-dig is over it comes off."

Willow and Xander watched him leave before they said anything.

"Can't wait to see what he is going to look like in a tux."

"Hopefully I can contain my laughter during the wedding." Xander laughed picturing him with the all black tux and his bleached-blonde hair. It just didn't go.

"So have you worked on your vows?" Xander pondered for a bit.

After a while Willow spoke again.

"Anya's vows are very….you know Anya-ee." Xander chuckled at that.

"I am going to wait because I am going to say what is in my heart at that time when I have to say them."

"Well, isn't that sweet." Spike said when he walked back into the room.

"Hold on let me take a minute to laugh." After a couple of minutes Xander calmed down.

"You can laugh all you want Harris but you need to get ready. It is going to start soon."

Knock Knock

"May I come in?" Giles asked.

"Oh yeah come on in Giles."

"Well don't you look lovely!" He said gesturing towards Anya.

"I know. I mean, I am the luckiest ex-demon in the world. I mean, to be able to find the one person in all dimensions that I was meant to be with, and have everything work out exactly as I dreamed." Anya had a huge smile on her face when all of a sudden she remembered one thing she forgot.

"O god! I forgot my flower girl." Everybody looked at Anya.

"D-Do you really n-need one?" Tara questioned.

"Yes everything has to be perfect. Where am I going to find one in the next couple of minutes?" Anya started to panic and before she could start again Spike walked in.

"Just wanted to let you ladies know that you need to start heading out." Spike said then looked at Buffy.

Buffy just smiled at him.

When nobody moved Spike questioned, "What's the problem?"

"Anya just realized she forgot the flower girl." Buffy replied while walking over to him.

"Why don't you have the watcher do it?" Spike stated really not meaning it just trying to lighten the mood.

"Ha like hell I will." Giles replied.

"Yeah you will." Anya announced happy she got her flower girl or flower boy in her case.

"No I won't."

"Oh come on Giles all you were going to do is sit with everybody else and besides you are my only choice." Anya said moving to stand in front of him.

When Giles looked around the room he saw a very smiley Spike, a grinning Buffy and Tara, and Willow with her resolve face. He knew Anya would freak if he said no, so did the others. So what choice did he really have?

"Oh, fine." Giles answered, "Let's head out."

Spike went to open the door and everybody stated exiting when Giles gestured for Spike to go ahead.

"Oh no, after you flower girl." He said emphasizing the word girl.

"That's flower boy, thank you very much. Now lets go before Anya starts yelling."

At the back of the church everybody was paring up and getting in order to walk down the isle.

"Well don't you look sexy." Buffy said looking up at Spike.

"And you look beautiful as always." Buffy blushed at his comment.

Spike leant down and to give Buffy a kiss when Anya began speaking. "Let's go its starting."

As the slow wedding music started up, Giles made his way down the aisle towards Xander while embarrassingly tossing flowers from his little pink basket.

As Giles was about a third of his way down the aisle Willow and Tara made their way towards Xander with their arms linked.

Next came Spike with Buffy attached to his arm.

Last came Anya, by herself, walking in the middle of the aisle, with her bouquet in hand.

As she came to Xander he grabbed her hand and they turned to face each other.

"And the couple shall proceed with their vows." The priest announced.

"Ok, umm, I, Xander, promise to honor, and to cherish you. I will take care of you when you're sick, and when you're dying," Anya's about to say something with a scared face which Xander notices, "which won't come for a long, long, time." With that Anya's face goes back to normal.

"I promise to keep you safe, and to protect you no matter what. I will try to never hurt you or make you sad. I guess what I am trying to say is that; I promise to love you with all I'm worth forever and more." With that he placed the ring on her finger.

When Xander was done the priest looked at Anya gesturing for her to go.

"I, Anya promise to love you, to cherish you, to honor you, but not to obey you of course, because that's anachronistic and misogynistic and who do you think you are, like a sea captain or something? I do however entrust you with my heart. Take care of my heart, won't you please? Take care of it because, it's all that I have. And, if you let me, I'll take care of your heart too. I'll protect it and tend to it, like a, a little mangy stray that needs a home. Uh, I promise...to have sex with you whenever ... I want. I pledge to be your friend, and your wife, and your confidant, and your sex poodle. I want to marry you, Xander, because ... I love you and I'll always love you. And ... before I knew you, I was like a completely different person. Not even a person, really. I had seen what love could do to people, and it was hurt and sadness. Alone was better. And then, suddenly there was you, and ... you knew me. You saw me, and it was this ... thing. You make me feel safe and warm. I get it now. I finally get love, Xander. I really do. I love you." Once Anya had finished she placed the ring on Xander's finger.

"Now that these two people have declared their love to one another, I now pronounce them husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

With that Xander and Anya kissed.

Later at the Casa de Summers where the reception was being held, Buffy stood up on a chair, and clanked her spoon on the side of her glass of wine to get everyone's attention. Once all eyes were on her she started to speak,

"Hi everyone, yeah, well Anya has given the job of giving a speech, so yeah I am gunna try my best at this. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am glad to see that Anya and Xander have found each other, and I hope they never let go. No matter what happens, I hope that they entrust their friends to help them through tough times…so here's to the new couple," Buffy then raised her glass, and everyone said 'to the new couple' and taking a sip of their beverage. Just then Anya jumped up,

"Yay, thank you Buffy now I believe Willow had a speech," Anya spoke turning to Willow,

"I-I did?"

"Yes you do."

"Um…well okay…well, Anya and Xander, I've know Xander since kinder garden, there is a whole yellow crayon story that is not going to be told here, anyway I've know him all my life and to see him now, married, it's actually a big shock… I didn't expect for him to be the first married out of our Scooby group… He really has changed over the years," Willow was trying to hide the tears that came to her eyes as she thought of past memories, "anyway, to Xander and Anya." Again everyone raised their beverages and said 'to Xander and Anya'. Again Anya jumped up, but this time she looked at Tara,

"Tara time for your speech."

"Well uh I don't really have one or anything…"

"Give one anyway."

"Okay, well…I haven't known Anya and Xander as long as most here have, but I would have to say…these two people are very loveable and pleasant to know, although they can only be taken in small portions. Uh…to the newly weds," Tara said raising her glass. Once again everyone raised their beverages and said 'to the newly weds'. As everyone started to go back to their original conversations, Anya again jumped up,

"An, honey I think that's enough speeches."

"No Xander I want to hear a speech from all member of the Scooby gang. It's my wedding day and I deserve to get what I want."

"Okay, okay, go ahead."

"Damn right I will," Anya once again hopped up and spoke,

"Giles! I believe it is your turn to give a speech," Everyone just let off a small groan, "Oh you just shut up, this is my wedding and I want to hear speeches so you best give me one Giles, right here and now."

"Fine, okay, I've know Xander since high school years. His not mine, "everyone let out a small laugh, "as Willow said he has changed a lot since then. Also, Anya, well what can I say about Anya, she hasn't really changed a whole lot to tell you the truth. So here's to the bride and groom." For a forth time everyone raised their glassed and said 'to the bride and groom'. Just then Spike came down from upstairs in his normal black attire.

"Oh, Spike you're turn to give a speech."

"Like bloody hell I will."

"Well you bloody hell will. This is my god damn wedding and I am telling you to give me a god damn speech."

"Fine you bloody bint I'll give you a speech," Spike took the drink out of the nearest person's hands and spoke, "This is my speech, to the welp and the bird, cheers," he tossed back the drink he stole only to spit it out once he realized it was yak's piss.

"Fine be like that, don't expect me to give a good speech at your wedding Spike," Anya said rudely. Buffy just walked over to Spike laughing. Spike wrapped his arms around her and went to give her a kiss, but Buffy stopped him,

"You don't expect me to kiss you do? After drinking that?" Buffy looked at the abandoned cup on the floor.

"Well then what do you expect me to do to get rid of this disgusting taste?"

"Go brush your teeth, and make sure you use mouth wash…why'd you change?"

"Because I looked bloody ridiculous in that tux."

"I thought you looked hot in it," Buffy said leaning closer to kiss him.

"Oh, yeah?" Spike said kissing her. After a heated kiss Buffy pulled away from Spike,

"Ew! Gross, nasty…"

"Oi! I am not that bad of a kisser."

"No you're not you are an awesome kisser, but I just kissed you, and you have yak piss breathe!" Spike just chuckled as they both went upstairs to get rid of the taste.

"Buffy?" Xander yelled walking around the house in search of said slayer.

"Xander what are you doing? You are disturbing our guests," Anya commented.

"We are running low of beer."

"Oh in that case, Buffy!" Anya joined in. After thirty minutes of searching the whole house Xander said,

"I'll just go get it."

"Okay sweetie. You might want to grab a jacket to cover up the tux some."

"Yeah probably. Do you know where mine is?"

"Yeah it's in the closet."

"Thanks honey," Xander said giving Anya a kiss and making his way to the closet to retrieve his jacket. As he opened the door, there was Buffy. Along with a Spike attached to her mouth. Xander slammed the door shut and headed out the front door to get more beer, forgetting about his jacket,

"Well, I won't be opening that closet ever again."

Fini (The End)

A/N: Many thanks to all that have read our story, also those who reviewed. We don't think that we will be writing a sequel to this story, but we are currently working on another story called Those Three Little Words. Hope you read it.