After you'd gone

Name : After you'd gone

Author : Lisi the slayer

Genre :Romance/Angst

Summery:

Spike sacrificed himself to close the Hellmouth over Sunnydale once and for all. Year on and Buffy is still distraught and beats her self up about how she never told him how she felt. But now he's back, back from the dead, determined to get his life back he sets out in search of Buffy, but how will Buffy react when she's see him and will she accept him into her life again ?

Pairings- Buffy/Spike

Anthony or Spike ?

Dawn woke up feeling far less chiper than when she had left the Bronze, she knew her meeting with Spike would have to be in the night, she had the whole day to come up with a relentless argument against him.

Something that would convince him. She sighed, it wasn't going to happen. No one could convince Spike against his own views of anything. His and Buffy's relationship a prime example.

Dawn shook her head and tried to clear her mind off Spike, instead she thought of Anthony. She wondered if he'd be at the Bronze, if he'd be waiting for her to show.

Anthony or Spike ?

Spike or Anthony ?

After a moments thought she had decided.

Anthony, after all what's the worse Spike could do ?

Decided she went downstairs to find an extremely happy Buffy preparing breakfast.

" What's got you so up beat ?"

Dawn asked her sister, hoping it had something to do with Spike.

Buffy turned around, the answer written all over her face. Dawn smiled happy that her sister had found happiness at last, this was also good for her, if he was in a happy mood then it would help her when she didn't turn up.

Dawn walked into The Bronze, flicking her brown hair back as she entered.

" Your looking beautiful tonight Dawn. Your looking real good."

Dawn felt herself blush as she turned to see Anthony smirking flirtatiously at her. He put a hand to her face and touched her cheek, his touch was cold and it made her skin tingle. She felt a jolt of electricity go through her body and before she knew it their lips met and were ravishing eachother, each one desperate to please the other and be satisfied.

Eventually the need for oxygen got too great and Dawn had to move away, Anthony looked at her astonished.

" You were breathtaking Dawn, I've never felt anything like it."

Dawn couldn't reply, this didn't feel real, it didn't feel like it belonged in the world, it was perfect. Anthony took her arm in his and led her to the dancefloor, his arms snaking around her waist and meeting at her back. Dawn sighed, her arms wrapping themselves around Anthony's neck.

The pair swayed to the slow song, completely melted into one another unable to focus on anything else. Dawn looked up and into Anthony brown eyes and she felt mesmerized by them.

Dawn turned around intending to lead them to the couches when she saw Spike and Buffy enter. She froze, her heart rate sky high, Anthony took her arm and surveyed her concerned.

" Dawn ? What is it ?"

Dawn gulped and without explanation hurled them into the deep crowds.

" We need to stay hidden."

She hissed urgently.

Anthony chuckled in amusement and planted a kiss on Dawn's temple, making her go weak on the knees. Dawn closed her eyes and moaned in pleasure, but when she opened them Spike was in close proximity.

" I'm sorry Anthony but we can't stay here, I really have to go."

Anthony nodded and let her go.

Dawn wavered in out of the crowd and when she turned saw Anthony blow her a kiss, she pretended to catch it and brought it to her cheek before darting out just as Spike turned around and looked at where she had been.

(Buffy&Spike POV)

Spike growled angrily and banged the glass jar of beer on the wooden table.

Buffy had come back from the bar just in time to see him do it and she looked at him oddly.

" What was that Spike ?"

Spike rose an eyebrow and looked puzzled before replying lazily.

" Nothing pet, but seriously this song is lousy."

Buffy just shook her head and took a sip of her own drink.

" Hey you ready for some action tonight Spike, paying me back for your-"

her voice lowered.

" enslavement ?"

Spike growled and nodded the same time he took a swing from his beer.

" Oh yeah Slayer, no one does that to Spike and gets away with it, even you baby."

Buffy grazed her leg against his.

" Back to your lair ?"

Spike grinned evilly.

" Where else ?"

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