Chapter 5: One Thing

"Good morning Buffy." Dawn said as Buffy walked in the kitchen.

"Good morning sis. So I take it you heard the fight." Buffy said as she looked at the massive amount of food Dawn had cooked.

"Yeah and as usual he's a dick."

"Dawnie..." Buffy said as she glared at her sister.

"Sorry I just don't like him. Are you alright though?"

"Yeah I mean he has a right to be mad, but I don't know."

"Well maybe he should just wake up and realize that the club is just a big part of your life."

"I know and I told him that but-"

'Ding Dong'

"Hold that thought." Dawn said as she went to answer the door. "Oh hey Buffy it's for you."

Buffy walked to the door and smiled when she saw who it was. "Hey Spike."

"Good morning Buffy. Good morning Nibblet."

"Hey Spike…Buffy I'll be in my room." Dawn said as she headed up the stairs.

"Sorry about her. She's just being Dawn." Buffy said as she ushered Spike in.

"It's fine. I actually kind of missed the nibblet."

"Well she missed you too Spike. I think especially when our mom died." Buffy said as she smiled at Spike.

"Buffy I wanted so badly to come back here, but by the time I'd found about Joyce, it was too late."

Buffy placed her hand on his cheek. "I know all of this Spike and its okay. You didn't know what was going on otherwise you would have been here."

Spike looked down at her and smiled. "I really missed you love."

Buffy smiled and sat down. "So I listened to the song."

"Bet you recognized it pretty quickly." Spike said as he took a seat next to her.

"Yeah and let me just say this. The slayer?"

"Yeah well it fits you."

"I can't believe you remembered that."

"A promise is a promise Buffy."

"We were 16."

"Would it have mattered any more if we were 20?"

"No…so what memory did that song stem from?"

"I got it from prom night and the day before graduation."

"Oh yeah the mall…I forgot about that. Oh god and Prom night…what was a disaster."

Buffy smiled as she walked in the guy on Parker's arm. "So do you want to dance?" Buffy asked Parker once they were at a table.

"Not right now." Parker said as he let got of Buffy and went to join the rest of his football buddies.

Buffy frowned and pulled up a chair. "Hey Buffy; why the long face?" Cordelia said as she walked up to the table.

"Nothing really; how's your night so far?"

"Boring, why do our proms always blow? Hey where's Parker?"

"Over with Larry and the other guys."

"What an ass. Damn it where's Scott?"

"Over there Cordy." Buffy said as she pointed to the guy at the punch table.

"Oh well um…"

"Go I'll be fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah go have fun. One of us should at least have some fun tonight."

Cordy hugged Buffy then ran to Scott. Buffy looked around for Parker who it seemed had decided to disappear. 'Damn him,' she thought as she felt breath on her neck.

"Dance with me love."

Buffy turned around and smiled at William. She gave him her hand as he pulled her up and led her on the dance floor. William pulled Buffy close to him and rested his hand on the small of her back. Buffy wrapped her arms around him and put her head on his shoulder. They danced as the song played on.

'Restless tonight
Cause I wasted the light
Between both these times
I drew a really thin line
It's nothing I planned
And not that I can
But you should be mine
Across that line

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something

I promise I might
Not walk on by
Maybe next time
But not this time

Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something'

Buffy looked up at William as he smiled down at her. "No glasses?"

"I felt like getting contacts."

"I like it William. I love your eyes."

"Thank you Buffy."

Buffy put her head back on his shoulder as he sang along with the song.


'Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something

If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something'

Will pulled away as Buffy smiled at him. "Thanks."

"You're welcome love." Will said before he walked away.

Buffy decided to go to the bathroom before going to find Parker. Buffy opened the door but hesitated going in when she heard her name.

"I'm telling you Anya, Buffy has no idea what's going on."

"Harmony you can't do this to her. I thought she was your friend."

"She's a fellow cheerleader not my friend. Plus Parker is a good fuck."

"Harmony you're sick."

Buffy ran out of the bathroom and looked around the gym. She couldn't believe what she had just head. 'Harmony is lying I know it,' Buffy thought as she continued searching for Parker. When she found him she quickly walked over to him. "Parker can we talk?"

Parker turned around and looked at her. "Babe I'm busy right now."

"Please Parker."

"No I'll meet up with you later."

Buffy got angry and spun him back around. "Are you fucking Harmony?"

"Where the fuck did you hear that?"

"From her. She was bragging about it in the bathroom. She said you're a good fuck."

"Buffy lets go outside and talk about this." Parker said as he grabbed her arm.

"No god damn it I will not go outside. I want you to answer me right now Parker. Are you fucking her?" Buffy yelled as everyone looked at them.

"Buffy please." Parker whispered.

"Did you?" Buffy asked again.

"Yes Buffy I did. Are you happy now?"

Buffy took a step backward. "How could you?"

"I didn't take much I just had to think about you and your precious William and the rest was easy."

"What?"

"I know you're screwing him Buffy."

"Oh Parker you couldn't be more wrong." Buffy said before she ran out of the gym. She looked around for William's car, but when she didn't find it she decided to just go to his house.

William drove around trying to clear his mind. That dance had really gotten his mind and his umm 'friend' going. He loved her more than anything, but being that close to her and not being able to do or say anything was just too much. Will shut the car off after he pulled in the driveway. He wasn't even paying attention to what his uncle said as he walked to his room and opened the door. He finally came out of his daze when he found Buffy asleep on his bed. He walked in and shut the door quietly so it wouldn't wake the sleeping girl. He quietly made his way to the side of the bed and knelt down to look at her face. As he looked at her he noticed the tear stains on her face. 'She cried herself to sleep,' Will thought as he gently tapped her. "Buffy love wake up."

Buffy slowly opened her eyes to William's bright blue ones. "Will?"

"Hello there love."

"You weren't home so I waited." Buffy said as she sat up.

"I appreciate that, but I want to know what's wrong with you?"

"Nothings wrong I just wanted to see you."

Will reached up and wiped a stray tear from her cheek. "Then why the waterworks love?"

"Allergies." Buffy said

"Fine if you don't want to tell me that's fine I'll go watch TV." Will stood up, but Buffy grabbed his hand.

"Parker slept with Harmony." Buffy said so quietly that William almost didn't hear her.

"He did what?" Will said as he sat next to her.

"After we danced I went to the bathroom and that's when I heard Harmony tell Anya that she was screwing Parker. So I went and confronted him, but he was an ass so my anger got the best of me and it became a scene. God Will he says he did it because of you." Buffy said as she leaned over and wrapped her arms around William's neck.

He wrapped his arms around her and held her as she cried. "It's okay Buffy. Love you're better off without him. He's an asshole who doesn't deserve you."

Buffy looked up at Will and smiled. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For doing what you always do." Buffy said as she leaned up.

"Buffy what are you-"

"Shh." Buffy said as she pressed her lips to his.

Will kissed her back and let his hands caress his back as he gave into her completely. Then he felt the tears and pulled back to look at her.

"Oh god Will why me?" Buffy said as she collapses in his lap. Will stroked her back until he heard her soft snores. He picked her up and moved her over to the pillows. "Will?" Buffy asked.

"Yes love?"

"Can I borrow a tee shirt and shorts?"

Will walked over to his dresser and pulled the clothes out for her. "Here. I'll be right back." Will said as he left the room. He tired to slow down his breathing as he headed down to call Buffy's mom.

"How's Buffy?" William's Uncle Rupert asked.

"She's upset, but I think she's going to sleep."

"William I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I will warn you."

"I know Uncle. I'll be good. I just need to stay by her tonight okay?"

"Alright. What are you doing right now?"

"I'm going to call Joyce. I don't want her to worry." Will said as he picked up the phone.

"I already called her. I told her you'd bring Buffy by around 1 tomorrow."

"Thank you uncle. Good night." Will said before he headed upstairs. He quietly reentered his room, grabbed night clothes for himself and changed in the closet. Then he walked to the bed and got in beside Buffy.

"Good night Will." Buffy said as she wrapped an arm around him.

"Good night love." Will said as he held her close and fell asleep.

"That was the worst and best night of my life." Buffy said as she smiled at Spike.

"Yeah it was the best night of my life too."

"Spike-"

"Call me William."

"Okay William. What happened that night?"

"The night you came to my window?"

"Yeah that night."

"Well I guess I freaked out and I just clammed up."

"Will can I confess something to you?"

"Of course you can."

"The night of prom when I fell asleep at your house, you said I love you in your sleep."

"So maybe I said it as a friend."

"No Will you said I really love you Buffy."

"Oh…I did?"

"Yeah and that's why when I came to you it hurt so bad because I knew that you did love me. But I thought you could only love me in your dreams because the real me was too horrible or something."

"Oh god. Buffy I thought…oh god."

"What?"

"There's more to that night than just me clamming up. I was scared. I loved you so much that I felt like my heart would break through my chest. I was scared that if I admitted it to you and felt all the things that I knew I was going to feel and if we broke up…I was a child Buffy. If I had known what I know now-"

"Things would be different."

"Yeah they would."

"I'm glad that things are the way they are. Otherwise I wouldn't own the club and you wouldn't be a rock star."

Spike smiled. "You're right. I wouldn't be if it wasn't for everything that happened."

"Well I have to go down to the club."

"Oh yeah I have to rehearse." Spike stood up and Buffy followed suit. "I'm really sorry about Joyce." Spike said as he pulled her into a hug.

Buffy wrapped her arms around him. "I know Will."

Spike pulled away from her then walked out of the house.

Buffy smiled and headed up stairs.

"So what happened the day before graduation?"

"Were you listening?"

"Of course I was."

"Dawn what have I told you about listening to my conversations."

"Not to spy, but Buffy, you love him. I can see it."

"No Dawn I love Riley."

"No Buffy that's why I spied."

"What? You spied so you cant tell me that I love Spike and not Riley.:

"Yeah pretty much."

"Whatever Dawn."

"So tell me what happened."

"Will you go away if I do?"

"Yes I'll go away."

"Fine." Buffy said as she sat on the stairs next to Dawn.

"So are we mall bound?" Buffy asked Anya as they walked to her car.

"Yeah I need something sexy."

"Anya stop right there."

"What?"

"Every time anything sexy comes up you have to say, in vivid detail might I add, what you plan to do. I really don't want to listen to that today please."

"Fine Buffy I wont tell you. But you're missing out."

"I really don't mind." Buffy said as they got in the car.

"So you never did tell me where you went after prom."

"I know."

"Are you ever going to?"

"Nope."

"Fine!" Anya said as they pulled into the mall parking lot. "You know I was going to tell you about Parker, but I didn't find out about it till that night."

"Anya I know that."

"I really am sorry."

"And I believe you. Can we go in now please?"

"Yeah sure." Anya said as they got out.

"Okay so where to?" Buffy asked.

"I really have to pee. So you go to kohl's and I'll meet you there." Anya said before she walked away.

'Thanks Anya,' Buffy thought as she headed into kohl's. Buffy walked back to the juniors section and looked at jeans while she waited for Anya. When she found a pair that she liked she decided to go try them on. Once she was in the dressing room she started changing when she heard someone knock on her door. "Um there's someone in here." Buffy said as she buttoned her jeans. The person knocked again and Buffy unlocked her door and opened it only to have someone push their way in. "Excuse me who are…William?"

"Hey Buffy."

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I saw you walk in and I was waiting for you, but I saw Anya and I don't feel like talked to her so I hid here."

"William what on earth-" Buffy said before Will placed his hand over her mouth.

"Buffy are you in here? Buffy?" Anya yelled.

Buffy looked at Will as he stared at the door. She couldn't figure out what had gotten into him.

"Fine if she wants to be like this then I'll just leave." Anya said before she walked out.

Buffy bit Will's hand and smiled when he yelped a little. "What the bleeding hell Buffy?"

"She left."

"Oh well whatever I'm going. Thanks Buffy."

"Will I didn't-"

Will cut her off by lightly kissing her lips. Buffy didn't even have time to react because it ended as soon as it began. Will quickly walked out of the dressing room and out of the store. Buffy sank down on to the bench seat and stared at the open door.

"There you are. Why didn't you answer me?"

"Anya are you done shopping?"

"Yeah you should see what I got."

"Can we go?"

"Uh yeah sure."

"So he kissed you?" Dawn asked.

"Yeah and it was that day that I realized that I loved him." Buffy said.

"Wow you never told me that."

"I never told anyone that…well wait I told mom."

"You know mom really wanted you two to get together."

"I know. I really wanted us to be together too."