Chapter 4. Short Circuits.

Buffy takes a deep breath and looks into whom she thought is the Spikebot. She hesitates a little as she sees the Spikebot give her a concerned look. Buffy grabs Spikebot's hand. If Spike were human and had a heart, it would be beating so loudly at this moment that he would be given away. Thank God for being dead.

"I'm lying to myself, to my friends, to everyone," says Buffy. "I hurt inside so much…I've been through so much agony and death that sometimes I just want to…I can't deal with it all. I know have to. I'm the Slayer and I have to." Some tears start to stream from her eyes. She tries to hold them in, but it is no use. Buffy licks her lips, then wipes her eyes and looks into Spikebot's blue eyes.

Spikebot tightens his grip on her hand and he could feel a little pain in his unbeaten heart for the Slayer. He tries to remain calm because he knows the bot is comforting like that.

"Death is my gift." Buffy points at herself. "That's what I'm all about. That's what the guide told me. I don't understand it. I'm not very good with riddles and stuff. Haven't been good with anything lately."

"Love, no one's perfect," says Spikebot. "And this whole death gift sounds pretty stupid to me." He lifts her chin up with his other hand, allowing her to gaze once again into his mesmerizing blue eyes.

"I'll have to agree with you on that." Buffy smiles a little.

"So, what does this all have to do with Spike?" Spike, curious and eager to know everything she wants to say about him. He still has a hold of her hand and by some strange reason, Buffy didn't find it odd that the bot has not let go. Buffy ignores it and goes back to answer Spikebot's question.

"With all this craziness happening. Glory, my mom, Riley, and Dawn…I barely have time to take a breath and relax because I'm always fighting for my life. My life…" Buffy pauses for a moment and Spikbot watches her as she thinks about something in her mind. She finally realizes the meaning of what the guide told her.

"What's wrong?" Spike gets worried as Buffy gets lost in her thoughts and realization.

"I know what she meant."

"Huh?"

"Never mind."

"You could tell me."

"It's nothing."

"I won't…"

"Spike…I mean Spikebot. I don't want to talk about that now."

"Okay." Spike tries to relax.

"I'm sorry."

"I understand. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Spike is surprised at himself for actually accepting Buffy's I don't want to talk with a simple okay.

Buffy looks down and still sees Spikebot has his hold on her hand. She begins to find it strange. Buffy looks up at him.

"Continue with what you were saying."

"Oh, my crazy life. I know that I have friends that care for me and love me, but it's not that it isn't enough; it's just some things they can't ever understand. Giles has told me about some Slayers that lose their humanity and get lost in their Slayer counterpart. I feel like that and the only thing that comforts me making me feel like I'm more than just a Slayer, is Spike. Every time I see him I…"

Spike interrupts her as he leans over to Buffy, caresses her cheek lightly and kisses her on the lips. Buffy's eyes are wide open when he is doing this and she sees that his are closed. She closes her eyes and enjoys the kiss.

As he pulls away, he looks at Buffy half expecting her to figure him out and getting a smack in the face. She just looks at him with a confused expression, then grabs hold of his shirt, kissing him back. Buffy then pushes him onto the sofa.

Spike doesn't hold back and grabs on to her waist, continuing to kiss her back. He pulls his hand up her shirt. Buffy then wraps her arms around his neck and head. She begins to moan and between kisses, she tells Spike something that makes him jump.

"Spikebot…let's…go to the basement… and…"

Spike pushes her lightly up. She looks at him and pulls him off the sofa. Spike's blue eyes are wide open and almost popping out. Buffy smiles at him and licks her lips. He follows her, without saying a word over to the kitchen. She pulls him closer to her and grabs his lips again with her mouth. Spike was in heaven and he almost couldn't continue. Almost.

"Spikebot, I'm so going to feel much better after this."

"Um, Buffy?" Spike closes his eyes and doesn't want to do this. "I'm not the Spikebot."

"Huh?" Buffy eyes widen, then she turns around and starts to smile.

"I'm sorry. The Spikebot grabbed me when I came after my Buffybot, who decided to play run away and I came here…I'm sorry." Spike bows his head.

"Spike, I knew it was you." Buffy turns around. "At least when you kissed me. Spikebot could never make me feel that way."

"So, you…"

"Ah huh."

"Really?"

"Yes. I'll announce it to the world. Well, not now anyway."

"I'm speechless."

"That's a first." Buffy smiles at him. "Hold on a second." Buffy goes over to the front door and opens it. Spikebot and Buffybot fall into the house. Spike walks over to the two. "Now I know how annoying a sister could be."

Buffybot smiles at Buffy as Spikebot helps her get up. Buffybot is wearing Spike's duster. Buffy gives a pout and wishes she had the duster on.

"So, you two planned this." Spike looks at the two bots. The bots nod their heads and admit to their match making scandal. "I love you guys." Spike smiles at them.

"Spike." Buffy puts her hands on her hips.

"I mean, bad robots. Don't go messing into other peoples business."

"But thanks for doing it anyway." Buffy smiles at the bots. Then Buffybot decides to hug Buffy. Buffy is a little confused.

"Now we both have a Spike," says Buffybot. "They are so sexy."

"Yeah," says Buffy with a nod as she looks at Spike. "They are."

Spikebot takes the duster that Buffybot has on off and gives it back to Spike. Spike takes it in his hand, then puts it back on.

"Well, I guess you bots can hang around down in the basement."

"Come on," says Spikebot as he leads Buffybot to the basement. Spikebot slaps Buffybot's butt on the way and she squeals.

Both Buffy's and Spike's eyes grow big and they look at each other.

"I didn't program that in him," says Buffy. "That's like something you would actually do."

"Ah, come on," says Spike, then he grins.

"I think we created monsters." She then hears herself, her bot version, moaning downstairs. The two walk over to the basement door. "Oh my gosh, why did you make her be so loud?"

"Don't know. I think I was drunk that night when I told Warren what I wanted for her."

"Oh."

"Did you…nah, you wouldn't. You're normal, besides the part that you made a robot out of me."

"What were you going to ask?"

"I had sex with the bot. Did you?"

"I'm not that insane." Buffy turns around and bites her lower lip.

"Gee, thanks."

Buffy heads over to the stairs. Spike follows her and he sees her turn around at the foot of the stairs.

"Dawn's not home, so we have the house to ourselves."

"Wait."

"Huh?"

"Did you really mean what you said to me, to Spikebot? About being the only thing that comforts you?"

"Yes." Buffy approaches him and kisses him softly on the lips. "Okay, so maybe you can be a pain in the ass and you taunt me like there is no tomorrow, but you were always right. I had feelings for you."

Spike moves closer to Buffy very slowly. He wraps his arms around her and lowers one hand down to her butt. Buffy wraps her arms around his neck. Spike then slaps her butt.

"Hey. Bad Spike."

"You know it." He grins at her. They kiss passionately, with tongues this time. Spike then picks her up and carries her upstairs. He places her onto the bed gently as he releases her lips to let her breathe.

Spike then takes off his duster and wraps it around her. She feels the leather and smells it. Then she takes it off and tosses it off the bed and pulls Spike to her. They grab onto each other's lips once again.

No this is not the last chapter. I'm going to to have at least one more. What do you think should happen next besides the obvious?