Justawritier, spbangel, tahnk you sooo much! I'm so glad you like this one, too!
p.s. about this part, please, forgive my pathetic attempt to 'poetry '…
PART 2
Buffy awoke the morning after, finding herself completely alone.
-- Why the hell every time I sleep with a guy, does he leave the morning after? --
Remembering that Willow would be there in a moment, she realized why he had run away.
She also noticed the ring he had left on her bedside table. She smiled maliciously.
-- Maybe I worn him out so bad that he'll spend all the day sleeping in his crypt! --
She was upset because she hadn't managed to talk with him to know what he thought 'bout the night they had spent together.
That alarmed her.
--What if I wasn't very good? After all, I'm not that experienced; it was only my second time… Oh, my God! It's just like with Angel, or rather, Angelus: maybe he left 'cause he thinks I'm not worth a ' second go '! --
She jumped off the bed desperate, making a rolled up sheet of paper fall on the floor.
Opening it, she was speechless: in a beautiful calligraphy, there was what seemed to be a poem.
" Darkness was my world, Darkness was my place,
Until I've found something amazing, something so bright
The day that my eyes have met your beautiful face,
Making me want to leave the shadows, just to reach the light.
Impossible as it was, it had become my biggest dream
And you gave me the chance to see the Sun again,
'Cause with your heart of gold, you let me keep that ring,
Filling my un-beating heart with a joy I can't explain
But I've been somewhere I thought I'd never be allowed to be,
It was Heaven, Buffy: that's where tonight you've brought me!
Always yours, William. "
She read it countless times, caressing the marks of his bite, not fully healed yet.
Hearing Willow coming, she put the sheet in her rucksack, blessing Spike for taking the Champagne and the glasses away.
" Hi Buffy!" her friend exclaimed, letting in.
" Hey, Will! Did you have fun with Oz?" Buffy asked as she was dressing.
Willow put her bags on the floor, throwing herself on her bed.
" A lot! We stayed up all nightlong! Now, I'm exhausted!" she explained, yawning.
" Have a good nap, then! It's cool, I don't have any classes today. I guess I'll go home to do some chores. Mom will be back tomorrow, so I figured I'll help a little, so she won't have to do all the work!" Buffy explained, making herself ready to go out.
" Ok, Buffy. I'm sorry!"
" Uh? For what, Will?"
" For leaving you all alone. It must have been boring for you…" Willow muttered, closing her eyes.
" Don't be sorry for me. After all, I've found a way to pass the time…" Buffy said, departing and closing the door.
" If only you knew!" she chuckled.
She arrived home soon, humming merrily, while she was unlocking the door.
As soon as she entered, she found nonetheless her mother inside.
" Buffy, what a nice surprise!" Joyce exclaimed, seeing her.
" You know, I could say the same: weren't you supposed to come back tomorrow? Anyway, welcome back, Mommy!" Buffy said with a large smile, hugging her.
" You know, things changed at the last moment. My client won't show up before Monday, so tomorrow I'll have to leave again…" the woman explained.
" Now, it's your turn: tell me the big news!"
" What are you talking about, Mom?"
" My dear, you can't fool me: I heard you coming humming merrily, you still have a big smile plastered on your face, I haven't seen you in such a happy mood for so long; and I noticed the flowers!" Joyce said with a knowing smile.
Buffy almost forgot she had told Spike to drop the flowers to her house. After all, she didn't know her mother would be back so soon.
" So, Buffy, spit it out: is it a boy?" Joyce asked, sitting on the sofa.
Buffy knew that gesture meant that her mother was going to have a long conversation with her.
So, she sat in front of her.
" I guess I can't hide it anymore: yes, it's a guy!"
" So, how did it happen? Love at first sight?"
Buffy laughed.
" It's the exact opposite: at the beginning, I hated him and I can tell the same 'bout him; but it took just two days we spent totally alone, I've known him better… and suddenly we saw each other through different eyes… So, now we're together, well, it's been just for a little more than a week, but…."
" Buffy, I'm sooo happy you and Spike are finally together!" the woman squealed in delight.
" Hey, how did you know it's Spike? I haven't even said you knew him!"
" A mother understands everything, sweetheart!" she smiled.
" And you are… happy!" the girl asked in disbelief.
" Sure, maybe the first time we met he didn't impress me favorably; but when you brought him here, the night you two made that truce, I've changed my opinion of him: he's such a dear good guy and he's so polite, too, especially the last time he came here!"
Buffy couldn't believe her ears: she was sure her mother would have made a fuss when she found out that her daughter was dating another vampire; instead, not only she seemed to accept it, but she was even happy about it!
She preferred not to scare her mom telling her what that ' such a dear and good guy ' had done in his past.
After all, that was the past!
" Hey Buffy, I was thinking… what about inviting him here for a dinner with us? I'd like to know him better and you could also tell me your story in details… we could do it next week-end, what do you think?" Joyce suggested.
Buffy smiled, excited at the thought.
" Alright! Next Saturday we'll invite him here for lunch!"
" Sweetie, you mean dinner!"
" No, I said lunch, I prefer!" she insisted.
" Ok, we'll just have to close all the windows and …"
" No way! We won't close a single window and won't pull any curtain!" Buffy clarified, almost laughing.
" I don't understand you… well, let's hope it will be a cloudy day!"
" Instead, I hope it will be a wonderful sunny day!" Buffy chuckled, going to her room, amused by the puzzled expression of her mother.
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That night, Buffy went to Spike's crypt.
She found him still deeply asleep. He must be very tired: he hadn't even bothered to undress himself.
She crawled under the sheets, rubbing herself against him.
" Open your amazing eyes, my sweet little poet!" she whispered, playing with his hair.
He opened his eyes, lazily.
" Hello, pet. I guess you've found my verses. So, have you had a good laugh 'bout my awful poetic skills?" he murmured, stretching.
" Are you kidding? Spike, it was wonderful! I love it! Now, let me thank you …" she smiled, taking his face in her hands to give him a deep kiss.
When they parted, she put her hand into her pocket, drawing out the ring.
" You'll need it for Saturday!" she explained, giving it to him.
" What happens on Saturday? Hey, don't say ' I'll kill you': it sounds kind of dejavu and anyway, that was the past!" he said, a little worried.
She laughed, remembering their first meeting.
" I haven't any bloody intention of killing you, Spikey!" she reassured him with another kiss.
" You'll just be the guest in my house for a lunch with me and mom!" she explained.
His only answer, Spike jumped off the bed, very agitated.
" A lunch with your mom!"
Buffy sneered.
"Well, it's just funny: humans, vampires or whatever… you guys react all the same way when a relationship attempts to become a little more serious!" she commented, ironically.
" Wassup? Don't tell me the Big Bad is scared of my innocent defenseless Mommy…" she teased him.
" Well, it's the same innocent defenseless Mommy who hit me with an axe, once! The first impression I made to her was kinda bad, and coming to her a year later completely drunk didn't improve things! Are you sure she hasn't a stake ready for me?"
" Believe me or not, she adores you! She found out on her own I was talking 'bout you when she asked me 'bout my date; and she squealed happily, suggesting the lunch thing! So, no stakes, happy now?" she explained, dragging him to the bed with her again.
" Really? I'm glad!"
" So, does it mean you'll come?" she asked, unbuttoning the first buttons of his blue shirt.
" Mm.. don't know… Maybe you should convince me…" he murmured, pulling down the zipper of her blouse.
" Ok, bad boy!" she exclaimed, arching her neck, caressing the spot where he had bitten her.
" If you don't say ' yes' … you can forget about the ' Buffy Distillery ' for a while…" she threatened him.
" That's unfair, you little dirty blackmailer!" he protested, and then he smiled.
" Anyway, there's no need to cheat: I'll really willingly come, don't worry! Actually, I'm kinda fond of your mom, you know?" he admitted.
" What can I say? It's the Summers' charm!" she laughed as he covered her face with kisses, descending to her neck.
" Speaking of ' Buffy Distillery ' …" he purred, kissing the two barely visible punctures.
" Well, Sir, you are a regular customer, so… do help yourself, it's on the house!" she joked, moaning again when he followed her advice.
And she was very happy when he tested the ' After- Bite ' Theory….
TBC
I hope you'll still like it.
Now I go update 'If you are me ' and 'Voices in the night' too ;)