TITLE: Cheater
AUTHOR: Me, who else? *Wink*
DISCLAIMER: I own none of the characters. Everything that happens in the story in real-time(not flash backs) is my made up plot, however the flashbacks are all based off of my own personal life. Yep, this is a 75% true story Kiddies. Brace yourselves ;)
CONTENT: S/B with some minor S/Dru, S/other and some minor B/Ang
TIMELINE: This is AU, therfore, there is no timeline. There are years listed though on the flashbacks. Just a warning.
FEEBACK: If I could live off it I would. So come on, feed me. *wink*
DEDICATION: This is dedicated to CJG. You know who you are ;)
SUMMARY: Buffy and Spike have known eachother since Junior High, while on her way to his house she think back over the years about their rocky start and even rockier relationship.
WARNING: This is not Fluffy. This is like real life and as we all know life isn't always happy. I warned you. So no flames that you want me to write something fluffier because I don't do that.
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PRESENT
Buffy smiled at the thought of her precious virginal eighth grade self having TOO much fun. Back then things had been so innocent for her. Well, mostly. She smiled wistfully at all she had lost over the years. As she watched the houses go by she closed her eyes and leaned against the head-rest. The rest of that day had gone smoothly, well except for getting lost on their way to the boat port.
They had gone in a circle alternating between the freeway and the urban streets about five times before finally noticing the exit they should've taken half an hour ago. It was alright though. They weren't late or anything on their way there and when they checked their bags into the bag depot and stepped onto the boat, all worries were gone...
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MARCH 26, 1998
Buffy stepped into the air-conditioned building that served as the Port's main Office. She looked around for moment at all the groups of students from various schools obviously intent on the same purpose as she. It took her a moment before she noticed her friend Amy waving at her wildly from across the giant waiting area. Buffy smiled and walked over to her and was immediately swarmed with hugs as her friends embraced her and almost as one said they had been worried. She noticed Spike eyeing her from a few yards away and the look on his face made it clear he wanted to be over there hugging her too.
'What exactly is stopping you big bad? Can't be afraid of little old me...'
Buffy smiled at him and he smiled back before they both turned back to their respective friends. A few men wearing ID badges came by shortly thereafter and told them to drop their bags off at the luggage depot as they would soon be boarding the boat.
Buffy smiled and grabbed her backpack off the floor and her sleeping bag. She and her friends rolled their lugagge down to the luggage depot and put ID cards on their stuff before handing it to the loading guys who then proceeded to carry it onboard.
She walked with Willow, The twins, Amy, Spike and a couple of his friends up towards the upper deck. She picked a bench style seat and sat on it while Spike sat next to her, Willow and the twins sat across from her while Spike's friends sat on chairs behind him. Buffy opened her backpack and pulled out her CD player while Spike did the same. They caught eachothers actions and laughed. Buffy leaned over and gently brushed her lips against his cheek. He smiled and put his headphones on and she picked one of her CD's and did the same.
Ten minutes and two CDs later, Buffy was growing bored. She looked over at Spike and he seemed to be happily absorbed in his music. She couldn't help but wonder what he was listening to...
*TAP TAP*
Spike looked at Buffy and she gestured to his headphones then to hers with a raised eyebrow. He smiled and nodded before taking his headphones off and handing them to her then putting hers on, she did the same.
*She shines...
in a world full of ugliness...
she matters...
when everything is meaningless....*
Buffy almost laughed. She should've guessed he'd be listening to Nine Inch Nails. They, along with Korn were his favorite band. She took note of the song. It was the one he had said reminded him of her, and she couldn't help but smile. She listened to to the song all the way through and the next one ws starting when she glanced at Spike. He was watching her and the headphones were in his lap. He smiled sheepishly at being caught.
"Sorry pet," He gestured to the headphones, "I couldn't take too much sugary pop. I listened to about 30 seconds and then I felt my brain dribbling out my ear. I didn't want to disturb you though luv, you looked kinda into it. Never would've figured you a Nine Inch Nails fan." He cocked his head at her and bit his lip.
Buffy laughed, just a little embarrased. She handed the headphones back to him, accepting hers in return. "Yea well, when the mood strikes I guess..."
He smiled at her and turned his CD player off. Buffy had already done so and was getting up. "Hey luv, where you off to?" He asked eyeing her.
Buffy shrugged and smiled, " I gotta get some air, it's kinda stuffy in here."
He nodded, "Yea well, I gotta hit the loo anyway so I'll see you in a minute, ok sweet bit?"
She smiled and nodded as he kissed her on the cheek and walked down the stairs below deck to the restrooms. She walked in the opposite direction towards the door that led to the outside deck. The wind had kicked up and she felt the salty spray of the ocean as she leaned against the polished wooden rail. She closed her eyes and the boat's rocking had a lulling feeling on her. Like she was floating. Suddenly she felt two strong arms slide around her waist.
"Hey luv..." Spike whispered in her ear. He gently kissed her earlobe and she turned around halfway in his arms. She looked up at him and lightly kissed his lips, nibbling on the lower one. He took this as an invitation to slide his tongue against hers as she gently bit his lower lip, but she then released it and chastly kissed his now swollen lips before returning her eyes and body to the sea. His grip on her waist tightened and he rested his head against the crook of her neck, peppering her shoulder with feather-light kisses.
Buffy leaned her body against his and he gripped her tighter. She closed her eyes and made a note to remember this moment. It was so perfect and everything was so right she didn't know how it ever could have been wrong.
TBC...
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AUTHORS NOTE: Concerning the excerpt from the song by Nine Inch Nails, the song is called 'The Fragile' And if your a NIN fan you may have noticed that the year was 1998 and 'The Fragile' was released in 1999. The flashbacks to Catalina are all meant to take place in 2002 so please, no flames on my lil plot hole. I didn't want to change the song because as I said before the flashbacks are all based off of life and therefore I tried to keep it as close to the truth as possible. But there was the issue of Buffy needing to be in the 18 years old range in the present so I had to move some of the dates back. So once again, Sorry. And congratulations if you caught it.
AUTHOR: Me, who else? *Wink*
DISCLAIMER: I own none of the characters. Everything that happens in the story in real-time(not flash backs) is my made up plot, however the flashbacks are all based off of my own personal life. Yep, this is a 75% true story Kiddies. Brace yourselves ;)
CONTENT: S/B with some minor S/Dru, S/other and some minor B/Ang
TIMELINE: This is AU, therfore, there is no timeline. There are years listed though on the flashbacks. Just a warning.
FEEBACK: If I could live off it I would. So come on, feed me. *wink*
DEDICATION: This is dedicated to CJG. You know who you are ;)
SUMMARY: Buffy and Spike have known eachother since Junior High, while on her way to his house she think back over the years about their rocky start and even rockier relationship.
WARNING: This is not Fluffy. This is like real life and as we all know life isn't always happy. I warned you. So no flames that you want me to write something fluffier because I don't do that.
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PRESENT
Buffy smiled at the thought of her precious virginal eighth grade self having TOO much fun. Back then things had been so innocent for her. Well, mostly. She smiled wistfully at all she had lost over the years. As she watched the houses go by she closed her eyes and leaned against the head-rest. The rest of that day had gone smoothly, well except for getting lost on their way to the boat port.
They had gone in a circle alternating between the freeway and the urban streets about five times before finally noticing the exit they should've taken half an hour ago. It was alright though. They weren't late or anything on their way there and when they checked their bags into the bag depot and stepped onto the boat, all worries were gone...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARCH 26, 1998
Buffy stepped into the air-conditioned building that served as the Port's main Office. She looked around for moment at all the groups of students from various schools obviously intent on the same purpose as she. It took her a moment before she noticed her friend Amy waving at her wildly from across the giant waiting area. Buffy smiled and walked over to her and was immediately swarmed with hugs as her friends embraced her and almost as one said they had been worried. She noticed Spike eyeing her from a few yards away and the look on his face made it clear he wanted to be over there hugging her too.
'What exactly is stopping you big bad? Can't be afraid of little old me...'
Buffy smiled at him and he smiled back before they both turned back to their respective friends. A few men wearing ID badges came by shortly thereafter and told them to drop their bags off at the luggage depot as they would soon be boarding the boat.
Buffy smiled and grabbed her backpack off the floor and her sleeping bag. She and her friends rolled their lugagge down to the luggage depot and put ID cards on their stuff before handing it to the loading guys who then proceeded to carry it onboard.
She walked with Willow, The twins, Amy, Spike and a couple of his friends up towards the upper deck. She picked a bench style seat and sat on it while Spike sat next to her, Willow and the twins sat across from her while Spike's friends sat on chairs behind him. Buffy opened her backpack and pulled out her CD player while Spike did the same. They caught eachothers actions and laughed. Buffy leaned over and gently brushed her lips against his cheek. He smiled and put his headphones on and she picked one of her CD's and did the same.
Ten minutes and two CDs later, Buffy was growing bored. She looked over at Spike and he seemed to be happily absorbed in his music. She couldn't help but wonder what he was listening to...
*TAP TAP*
Spike looked at Buffy and she gestured to his headphones then to hers with a raised eyebrow. He smiled and nodded before taking his headphones off and handing them to her then putting hers on, she did the same.
*She shines...
in a world full of ugliness...
she matters...
when everything is meaningless....*
Buffy almost laughed. She should've guessed he'd be listening to Nine Inch Nails. They, along with Korn were his favorite band. She took note of the song. It was the one he had said reminded him of her, and she couldn't help but smile. She listened to to the song all the way through and the next one ws starting when she glanced at Spike. He was watching her and the headphones were in his lap. He smiled sheepishly at being caught.
"Sorry pet," He gestured to the headphones, "I couldn't take too much sugary pop. I listened to about 30 seconds and then I felt my brain dribbling out my ear. I didn't want to disturb you though luv, you looked kinda into it. Never would've figured you a Nine Inch Nails fan." He cocked his head at her and bit his lip.
Buffy laughed, just a little embarrased. She handed the headphones back to him, accepting hers in return. "Yea well, when the mood strikes I guess..."
He smiled at her and turned his CD player off. Buffy had already done so and was getting up. "Hey luv, where you off to?" He asked eyeing her.
Buffy shrugged and smiled, " I gotta get some air, it's kinda stuffy in here."
He nodded, "Yea well, I gotta hit the loo anyway so I'll see you in a minute, ok sweet bit?"
She smiled and nodded as he kissed her on the cheek and walked down the stairs below deck to the restrooms. She walked in the opposite direction towards the door that led to the outside deck. The wind had kicked up and she felt the salty spray of the ocean as she leaned against the polished wooden rail. She closed her eyes and the boat's rocking had a lulling feeling on her. Like she was floating. Suddenly she felt two strong arms slide around her waist.
"Hey luv..." Spike whispered in her ear. He gently kissed her earlobe and she turned around halfway in his arms. She looked up at him and lightly kissed his lips, nibbling on the lower one. He took this as an invitation to slide his tongue against hers as she gently bit his lower lip, but she then released it and chastly kissed his now swollen lips before returning her eyes and body to the sea. His grip on her waist tightened and he rested his head against the crook of her neck, peppering her shoulder with feather-light kisses.
Buffy leaned her body against his and he gripped her tighter. She closed her eyes and made a note to remember this moment. It was so perfect and everything was so right she didn't know how it ever could have been wrong.
TBC...
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AUTHORS NOTE: Concerning the excerpt from the song by Nine Inch Nails, the song is called 'The Fragile' And if your a NIN fan you may have noticed that the year was 1998 and 'The Fragile' was released in 1999. The flashbacks to Catalina are all meant to take place in 2002 so please, no flames on my lil plot hole. I didn't want to change the song because as I said before the flashbacks are all based off of life and therefore I tried to keep it as close to the truth as possible. But there was the issue of Buffy needing to be in the 18 years old range in the present so I had to move some of the dates back. So once again, Sorry. And congratulations if you caught it.