Author: Kamp West
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me but to their respective owners. However, if I could write an episode for this series, I doubt that it would ever be televised.
Title: What's Best
Status: Complete. Four chapters. (2 of 4)
Pairing: Spike/Angel with Angel/Buffy references
Summary: Spike's temporary escape from Angel and the Scooby Gang.
Warnings: Homosexual, heterosexual relationships. Strong language. Sexual references. Brooding. Abuse. Angst. Oh, and Buffy bashing.
Author's Note the First: Words in double parentheses, i.e. ((these words)), are meant as the current character's personal thoughts. One more thing: chapters are divided up by location – one long chapter may be followed by one short chapter.
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Location: Underground Caves, Sunnydale, California
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Spike walked through the caves with his head down. His hand dragged along the wet stone walls. After a few minutes of darkness, he came to a small cavern. Carefully, he made his way to a large rock in the middle and sat down. He pulled out his cigarettes and placed one in his mouth. Then he pulled out his lighter and flicked the sparkwheel. But the flame sputtered faintly and died. Spike looked at his bandaged arm and sighed. Then he picked up his lighter and tried repeatedly to get the flame to catch.
"Here. Let me do it," Dawn said as she sat beside him. She took the lighter from his hand and with a single flick, the flame caught. He nodded his thanks as she lit his cigarette. But he still did not look at her. "You know, I never thought I'd see that."
Sighing, Spike looked up, his face blank. "What? Me being foolish enough to get my arm broke? Or someone caring enough to fix it?"
"No. Angel kissing you."
Spike turned away and took a drag off of his cigarette. "Yeah, well. Sometimes things happen."
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End Chapter the Second
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Like fresh meat loves salt, an author is bland unless a reviewer is willing to add flavor.
Yes, it's a short chapter, just a scene really. But I already warned that this story would be divided up by location changes. Hence – long chapter, short chapter, long chapter, short chapter.
Two chapters down, two more to go: Back at the Magic Box, Angel faces off against Buffy.
Kamp West