Chapter 5
Spike and Lilly were in the kitchen just looking at each other neither one speaking. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, they were both content to just be with each other. It felt like forever to them since they had been together. To Lilly, Spike was her father. And to Spike, Lilly was his daughter.
"I'm missed you Lilly."
"I missed you to. It was so hard after you left." Spike looked at the floor guiltily. "I understand why you left though. You did the right thing. But I still missed you. You made my life complete. You made me feel safe and loved." A tear fell down her cheek. "Don't ever leave me again ok?"
Spike quickly pulled her into his arms. They both let all the pain they felt from loosing each other go as they sobbed clinging to each other. "I promise luv. I will never leave you again."
Neither noticed the Scooby gang silently watching from the kitchen door, all of them moved by the emotion coming from the pair. Xander and Riley hadn't trusted Spike alone with the girl so had come to keep an eye on him despite Dawn and Buffy's protests. Even they could see that Spike would not hurt her. Dawn ushered them all back into the living room. When they were all seated again Riley asked "Who is she?"
Dawn was about to answer when Buffy interrupted "Someone from Spike's past." She said giving Dawn a meaningful look. Dawn realised Buffy had herd what Spike had told her the other night. She was glad Buffy hadn't told the gang, maybe she cared for Spike. She threw her sister a grateful glance.
"Maybe she is a vampire or some other kind of demon." Xander wondered out loud.
"She's human." Buffy stated.
"How do you know Buffy? You know nothing about her. And Spike can't be trusted." Riley retorted.
"I know who she is. She can be trusted. As can Spike. Why can't you all just back off and give Spike a break. He has proved countless times that he can be trusted."
The gang stag there speechless. No one had noticed that Spike and Lilly had walked in the room to see the Slayer defending Spike. Buffy was the first to notice them. Their eyes locked, and spike whispered a "thanks" to her, she smiled in return. Riley saw the exchange and looked on with jealousy.
"Um . . . everyone this is Lilly, my daughter." Spike said. The gang all gasped. He pulled Lilly from behind him and introduced her to everyone. "Over there is Red and Glinda." Lilly looked confused. "Willow and Tara. There witches. That's the whelp over there." He said pointing to Xander.
"Hey! Watch it Captain Peroxide. I'm Xander." He said to Lilly.
"That's Giles he's Buffy's watcher. That's Buffy she is the Slayer obviously. That's her boyfriend Captain Cardboard as I like to call him to everyone else he's Riley." Riley glared at Spike. Lilly laughed it was obvious to her that the pair hated each other. 'Probably has something to do with Buffy.' She to had noticed the look shared between the two.
"Hi everyone."
The gang all greeted Lilly politely. They made small talk for a while no one daring to ask about Spike being her father. "Buffy is it all right if Lilly stays here with us?" Spike asked.
"Of course she's more than welcome." She replied smiling warmly at Lilly. She already liked Lilly and felt that she could trust her. "I'll set up a bed for her."
"No need to go to any trouble. I'll share with Spike, it'll be just like old times. Eh Spike?" Lilly said grinning.
"That it will pet."
"Ok then. Lilly I'll show you upstairs and help you unpack." Buffy and Lilly started to make their way up the stairs until Riley stormed after them and violently pulled Lilly back into the living room. That was going to leave a bruise. "Riley. What the hell do you think you are doing?"
"You can't honestly be thinking of letting this thing stay with you. It could be dangerous." Tears were forming in Lilly's eyes. Riley had evidently hurt her. Buffy noticed this and pulled her from Riley and took her upstairs, ignoring what he had just said.
Spike was looking murderous and the gang had frightened looks on their faces. They had rarely seen Spike this angry. He grabbed Riley by the shirt and threw him across the room, ignoring the pain that rocketed through his head. He was on Riley in an instant and through the hardest punch he could in Riley's face. Riley fought to stay conscious, which he did. "You ever EVER touch my daughter like that again Finn and I will kill you. Chip or no chip. Understand?" Riley nodded. Spike got up and went up stairs. Dawn through him a disgusted look and followed.
"How did this happen?" Riley asked to no one in particular. "How did I become the enemy?"
'When Buffy began to have feelings for Spike' Giles thought to himself. 'This could be a problem.'
So what does everyone think?? Looks like the gang are starting to hate Riley. Yay! As always please review with your ideas and comments. Will update soon. Buffy, Spike and Dawn help Lilly unpack.
Spike and Lilly were in the kitchen just looking at each other neither one speaking. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, they were both content to just be with each other. It felt like forever to them since they had been together. To Lilly, Spike was her father. And to Spike, Lilly was his daughter.
"I'm missed you Lilly."
"I missed you to. It was so hard after you left." Spike looked at the floor guiltily. "I understand why you left though. You did the right thing. But I still missed you. You made my life complete. You made me feel safe and loved." A tear fell down her cheek. "Don't ever leave me again ok?"
Spike quickly pulled her into his arms. They both let all the pain they felt from loosing each other go as they sobbed clinging to each other. "I promise luv. I will never leave you again."
Neither noticed the Scooby gang silently watching from the kitchen door, all of them moved by the emotion coming from the pair. Xander and Riley hadn't trusted Spike alone with the girl so had come to keep an eye on him despite Dawn and Buffy's protests. Even they could see that Spike would not hurt her. Dawn ushered them all back into the living room. When they were all seated again Riley asked "Who is she?"
Dawn was about to answer when Buffy interrupted "Someone from Spike's past." She said giving Dawn a meaningful look. Dawn realised Buffy had herd what Spike had told her the other night. She was glad Buffy hadn't told the gang, maybe she cared for Spike. She threw her sister a grateful glance.
"Maybe she is a vampire or some other kind of demon." Xander wondered out loud.
"She's human." Buffy stated.
"How do you know Buffy? You know nothing about her. And Spike can't be trusted." Riley retorted.
"I know who she is. She can be trusted. As can Spike. Why can't you all just back off and give Spike a break. He has proved countless times that he can be trusted."
The gang stag there speechless. No one had noticed that Spike and Lilly had walked in the room to see the Slayer defending Spike. Buffy was the first to notice them. Their eyes locked, and spike whispered a "thanks" to her, she smiled in return. Riley saw the exchange and looked on with jealousy.
"Um . . . everyone this is Lilly, my daughter." Spike said. The gang all gasped. He pulled Lilly from behind him and introduced her to everyone. "Over there is Red and Glinda." Lilly looked confused. "Willow and Tara. There witches. That's the whelp over there." He said pointing to Xander.
"Hey! Watch it Captain Peroxide. I'm Xander." He said to Lilly.
"That's Giles he's Buffy's watcher. That's Buffy she is the Slayer obviously. That's her boyfriend Captain Cardboard as I like to call him to everyone else he's Riley." Riley glared at Spike. Lilly laughed it was obvious to her that the pair hated each other. 'Probably has something to do with Buffy.' She to had noticed the look shared between the two.
"Hi everyone."
The gang all greeted Lilly politely. They made small talk for a while no one daring to ask about Spike being her father. "Buffy is it all right if Lilly stays here with us?" Spike asked.
"Of course she's more than welcome." She replied smiling warmly at Lilly. She already liked Lilly and felt that she could trust her. "I'll set up a bed for her."
"No need to go to any trouble. I'll share with Spike, it'll be just like old times. Eh Spike?" Lilly said grinning.
"That it will pet."
"Ok then. Lilly I'll show you upstairs and help you unpack." Buffy and Lilly started to make their way up the stairs until Riley stormed after them and violently pulled Lilly back into the living room. That was going to leave a bruise. "Riley. What the hell do you think you are doing?"
"You can't honestly be thinking of letting this thing stay with you. It could be dangerous." Tears were forming in Lilly's eyes. Riley had evidently hurt her. Buffy noticed this and pulled her from Riley and took her upstairs, ignoring what he had just said.
Spike was looking murderous and the gang had frightened looks on their faces. They had rarely seen Spike this angry. He grabbed Riley by the shirt and threw him across the room, ignoring the pain that rocketed through his head. He was on Riley in an instant and through the hardest punch he could in Riley's face. Riley fought to stay conscious, which he did. "You ever EVER touch my daughter like that again Finn and I will kill you. Chip or no chip. Understand?" Riley nodded. Spike got up and went up stairs. Dawn through him a disgusted look and followed.
"How did this happen?" Riley asked to no one in particular. "How did I become the enemy?"
'When Buffy began to have feelings for Spike' Giles thought to himself. 'This could be a problem.'
So what does everyone think?? Looks like the gang are starting to hate Riley. Yay! As always please review with your ideas and comments. Will update soon. Buffy, Spike and Dawn help Lilly unpack.