Chapter 6
Slayer Strength Returned
When Buffy woke up the next morning she was still in Spike's embrace, which made her feel safe, warm, and protected. A few minutes later she reluctantly got up and fell immediately to the floor. She raised her head slightly and looked around. The platinum blonde vampire was still sleeping peacefully. She quietly got up, feeling strange. She looked at her hands. They were tingling with a strange sensation that she'd never felt before. What was happening to her?
Spike woke up and saw Buffy standing there.
"Buffy, what is it?" Spike asked, getting up and walking over to her.
Buffy was still staring at her hands. She smiled and turned around to Spike.
"Hit me," she said plainly.
"What?"
"Hit me," Buffy repeated.
"Buffy, I'm not going to hit you," Spike answered.
"Why?" Buffy asked, moving closer to him. "Scared?"
"No..." Spike responded. "I just want you to tell me what's wrong."
"I think I have my strength back," Buffy replied.
"You could've just said so, pet. No sense in hitting you for that."
"I still say you're scared," Buffy repeated, smiling.
"Oh, yeah. Real scared, Slayer," Spike said sarcastically and rolled his eyes. "Satisfied?"
"No," Buffy replied seriously, taking his hand in her and leaned up and kissed him softly on the lips.
After their lips had parted, Spike looked at her, confused.
"What the bloody hell was that?" he asked her, taking his hand away and backing up a couple steps. He couldn't believe that this was really real. He was constantly hoping that one day Buffy would think of him as more than a friend, that she loved him. But this was just all too sudden and he didn't believe it.
"It was just a thank you," Buffy lied and turned and went downstairs to the kitchen.
Spike stood there for a couple seconds, realizing what he'd said. Oh, great show, Spike, he thought to himself and then followed Buffy downstairs.
Buffy was greeted by Dawn and Willow when she walked into the kitchen. Spike slipped in behind Buffy and went down to the basement. Dawn and Willow were making breakfast.
"Buffy, how are you?" Willow asked, making scrambled eggs.
"Yeah, we woke up and you weren't awake yet, like usual," Dawn added, with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, I was just tired. Spike visited me and I got to bed pretty late," Buffy lied, though it was half true...wasn't it?
"He visited you all night?" Dawn asked, still smirking at Buffy with an evil glint in her eye.
"What? All night? Will someone please fill me in here 'cause I think I missed something," Willow said, looking back and forth from Dawn to Buffy, completely confused.
"Spike wasn't with me all night," Buffy sternly said.
"Then how come I went by your room at midnight and Spike was sleeping in your bed with you?" Dawn shot back, very much enjoying herself.
"I...I was just being polite, which you should really try more often," Buffy made up, not sure how to respond.
"Sure you were," Dawn said, looking back down at her breakfast.
"Dawn," Willow said, "Spike and Buffy aren't together anymore. You know that. Are you?" Willow turned to Buffy.
"No, no, of course not. We're just friends," Buffy quickly replied.
"See, Dawn? There's nothing to worry about." Dawn rolled her eyes and Buffy looked guiltily down at the floor.
"Want anything for breakfast, Buffy? I'm making eggs. Scrambled eggs," Willow asked.
"I'm really not hungry," Buffy replied, standing a couple feet from the island counter with her arms crossed.
"Buffy, you have to eat something or you'll never get your strength back!" Willow told her.
"I already have," Buffy responded.
"What?" Willow and Dawn looked at her confused.
"I have my strength back."
"Oh, Buffy! That's great!" Dawn exclaimed, abandoning her toast and running over to her sister and hugged her happily.
"But how?" Willow asked.
"I don't know. I just woke up this morning and I was strong again. Back to normal."
"That's wonderful, Buffy, but be careful. We don't know if it'll last."
"I'll be careful, Wil. Don't worry," Buffy assured her.
END OF CHAPTER 6
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