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TRY ON MY WORLD 2: AN EVENTFUL UN-LIFE

Author: Lu

Setting: Sequel to' TRY ON MY WORLD'. It's always Season 6, and I took something from 'All the way' and 'Double Meat' (which is one of the ugliest episodes I've ever seen. In fact, I said I took just something from it, not that it's the same, quite the contrary!)

Disclaimer: I know these characters don't belong to me ( sigh!)

Thanks to: Maribel, as always, you're doing such a great work!

Summary: Simply, Spike and Buffy dealing with the trouble of their ordinary un-life…

Warning: this story begins peacefully and serenely.. but it won't stay like that for long! ;-)

PART 1

"Change!" Spike exclaimed and Buffy let her demon surface.

"Normal!"

Buffy came back to her human features.

"Change, normal, change!"

Buffy obeyed with extreme easiness.

"Normal, normal, normal, change, nor.. change!"

Buffy had some difficulty at the last order, she finally managed to turn into her game-face.

"Alright, pet, I guess you're more than ready for your first day at work! You have learnt to control your demon extremely well, luv!" Spike commented, kissing his Mate proudly.

"Mm.. I guess this was the minor problem taken care of. How the hell am I supposed to wear this ?" Buffy complained, watching her fast food uniform: bright red trousers, a shirt with white and red straps, and also a funny hat with a puppet on the top.

"This color doesn't even suit me!" she went on, pouting.

"I don't think so, you look… effulgent!" he smiled, kissing her for the umpteenth time.

"I'm ready!" Dawn shout from upstairs. The two vampires parted, unwillingly.

Dawn came down, wearing black leather pants with a sheathed sword tucked into the belt. She was also holding a crossbow complete with arrows; and her sweat-shirt pocket was filled with stakes..

" Tremble, vampires, I'm coming!" she exulted.

Spike and Buffy watched her shocked.

"Hey, Nibblet, you just forgot to hold a sharp knife among your teeth!" the blond made fun of her.

Dawn questioned him with her eyes.

"Besides, it's just a simple patrol, you're not leaving for the Third World War!" he added.

The teenager was about to strike back, but Buffy anticipated her.

"Spike is right, Dawnie, go change…" she advised, trying desperately to hold her laughter in check.

"… and next time ask before STEALING my stuff, Missy!" she admonished, before Dawn went back to her room, muttering under her breath.

After ten minutes, she came back downstairs, wearing more comfortable jeans, keeping only the stakes as weapons.

"Now, that's better! Please, Dawn, I know you're very excited 'cause it's your first patrol, but never stray too far from Spike, and follow his instructions… I don't wanna hear about any Heroine- Syndrome stuff, got it?" Buffy recommended her, as she was getting ready to go to work.

"Don't worry! And good luck for your first night at work, 'Mc Girl'! I'm sure you'll kick their asses … well, not literally, although they deserve it's just for their choice of the uniform!" her sister teased her, leaving with Spike, but first he kissed goodbye his beloved Childe.

"Damn, I knew it: this uniform sucks and I look ridiculous in that!" Buffy whined.

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"Ugh, Spike, we've been here for over an hour, and nothing is happened yet! What about the adventure and the thrill of the hunting?" Dawn complained, seated on a tombstone, yawning.

She had barely uttered the fateful words, when she felt a cold hand grabbing her ankle.

The girl screamed, setting herself free and kicking his face when it emerged.

"Here's your adventure!" Spike commented, remaining calmly seated observing her.

"C'mon, fight!" Dawn exclaimed, turning to the vampire completely raised form his grave, wielding her stake as a sword.

"Such a little girl as you should better just play with her dolls!" her opponent answered, fearless at all, snatching easily the stake from her hand and throwing it away.

"Hey, it's not fair!" she protested, fumbling for another stake in her pocket.

The vamp took advantage of her moment of distraction to smash her against a tree and lunge at her, baring his fangs.

But he didn't have time to bite her, because he felt something or rather someone grab him and throw him on the ground.

"Tsk, tsk, you're both wrong!" spike commented, lifting the fledging roughly.

"You were too cocky, 'Lil Bit: it's not enough to have a stake, you've also got to learn how to use it properly, and never EVER take your eyes off your enemy, not even for a second!" Spike explained, turning to Dawn who nodded, still slightly shocked after her scare.

"And about you, buddy.." he kept talking, grasping him.

"…those were the most pathetic feeble words ever meant to impress I've ever heard." he commented, signalling for Dawn to approach. She obeyed, drawing out another stake.

The younger vampire tried to set himself free, but Spike held him too firmly, and he turned to Dawn again.

"C'mon, Nibblet, it's your moment of glory, now: hit him without hesitation.. but please, be careful.. that's me behind him!" he warned her, a little bit concerned.

"Don't worry, I'm ready!" she assured him, raising the stake.

"Bye, fledgling, and thanks for raising… it was getting kinda boring here!" she said, before sinking the stake into his heart and turning him into a pile of dust, stopping with the stake few inches from Spike who had dreaded the worst for a second.

"I'd better change position, this one is bloody dangerous! Besides, that way I'm completely covered by dust!" he grumbled, cleaning his trench coat and shoes.

"YOU chose that position! And anyway, I could have taken him even without your help. I was just waiting for the right moment to strike.." she justified.

"Yeah, sure, and when would that be exactly? After he drained you, or right after he snapped your neck?" Spike teased her, drawing out a cigarette and lightening it.

"Fine, fine, ok, you're right… maybe I needed some help, just a bit." she admitted, purposefully avoiding facing the "no kidding" look on his face.

"… anyway, it was my first time after all, I'll be better next time, you know what? I really like it, it's even more fun than all the videogames of the amusement arcade!" she commented, enthusiastically.

"Yeah, Nibblet, too bad that here no one will insert a coin to start a new game if you are game-over!" he struck back, taking a long drag.

"I guess you've had enough fun and thrilling experience for tonight, let's come back!" he suggested, departing with her.

They didn't notice the two greedy eyes that had observed them all the time long.

TBC

I hope you'll still like it.. ;)