Title: Possibilities
(2/2)
Author: Hieiko
Disclaimer: I don't own
BtVS/AtS.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A series of 100-word drabbles,
showing various possibilities after the events of "Not Fade
Away". Various het Spike pairings.
Welcome (Spike/Tara)
Tara asked herself why she had ever been scared of Spike. Seeing him now, looking utterly confused, she found that the perfect word to describe him would be "adorable". Although she never would have had the confidence to say so back when she had been alive, now she could do it easily.
He scowled at her in reply, indignant at having been called such a thing. But it only made Tara burst into giggles. Suddenly she was very glad to be the one assigned to do this. Now, how to tell a vampire he was in heaven?
"Welcome home, Spike."
Spectators (Spike/Anya)
"Oh, it's you."
Not the best of greetings, but Anya only did the courtesy spiel whenever she had a customer at the Magic Box. It didn't mean she wasn't pleased to see him; she had gotten lonely in the past year. Redeemed demons were few and far between, so seeing Spike was comforting. On the other hand, that meant he was dead, like her.
It didn't seem to bother him, though. Spike just settled himself beside her, and then grabbed the remote control.
"Hey!" she complained.
"Aw, love, why don't we watch something more interesting than Harris' latest demon date?"
Comfort (Spike/Dawn)
Dawn didn't know whether to deck him or cry hysterically. So she did neither. Instead, she launched herself at him and enveloped him in a fierce hug.
Spike returned her embrace a bit awkwardly.
She was about to demand an explanation about his return from the dead, so to speak, but then she got a closer look at his face. There was grief in his eyes, even as he tried to grin at her. Pulling away slightly, Dawn gave his hand a squeeze and led him into the house.
Her questions could wait. Right now Spike needed to be comforted.