You Have Potential

A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 2:

I made my way into my small apartment. You could almost see all of my space from the door way. When you walked in you were in the living room with one leather couch, in front of it a round wooden coffee table, and a small TV in the corner. Directly behind the living room was a nook overlooking a small kitchen with just enough space for a fridge, a stove, and a sink along the wall, and a little walk way. The door next to the kitchen was the bathroom, behind the bathroom was a supply closet, and then was my bedroom. It wasn't much but it was all that I could afford, and it was home.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out the necklace, and placed it on my coffee table, and made my way to my bedroom. I hung up my coat in my closet, and made walked to the bathroom. I needed to unwind, so I filled the bathtub with warm water and bubbles. As I let it fill up I walked over to the mirror, and stared at my reflection. I pulled out my black ribbon from my wavy , long brown hair. My face was delicate ,and almost porcelain like features. I slowly unzipped y dress and let it fall off of my skin to the floor. I kicked my shoes off, and stared at the bruises on my body in the mirror. Thank god for slayer fast healing power, I thought. I was about 5'5 ,and in the best shape of my life, but these fights really take it out of me. I slowly stepped into the bath water, I closed my eyes, and leaned back against the tub.

Meanwhile that very necklace that I had stolen off that vamp , that now lay on my coffee table started to shake. It was a very small shake at first. It wasn't much any one who wasn't paying attention would notice. I had drifted off to sleep in the bath. A few minutes later the shaking had gotten more aggressive, so much that it fell off of the table and now shook the floor. This time the shaking was more intense that lights started to shake, and things started to fall off of there shelves. I had felt something a little odd so I opened my eyes to see everything falling and I heard a loud buzzing. I quickly stood up and wrapped a towel securely around me, and got up to investigate. This time it felt like the whole building was shaking, as bad as a seismic earthquake.

" What is going on?" I said to myself as I tried to walk through my apartment. I finally saw a bright white light in my living room. So I tried to make my way there, but when I had gotten there the light was so blinding I could hardly see anything. I fell to the floor with all of the shaking, and saw that the necklace that I found was what was glowing and seemed to be making the shaking. Suddenly the shaking had stopped. It took me a moment to regain my composure. I reached for a knife that I had stuffed behind my couch just in case, and crawled toward the necklace, I had no idea what was going to happen, but I wasn't taking any chances. I should have known taking something from a demon… or rather a vampire would be bad news. When I was just inched from it the bright light faded, and my vision was coming back to normal. I thought I was seeing things, I thought I saw a body laying there on the floor. I was right it was a body, of a man. He looked to be unconscious. He had short slicked back bleach blonde hair, a pale complexion, he wore a tight black tee shirt that revealed his every muscle, and a pair of black jeans, and black combat boots. I couldn't help but think this man looked familiar. Where had I seen him before? He looked like Billy Idol. I laughed to myself, and had to admit he was an attractive man that had magically appeared in my apartment from an amulet that I took from a vamp. I was remembering as I laughed.

" Oh shit, this is Spike!" He wasn't a man at all but a Vampire, but not just any vampire, a vampire with a soul that fought along side of Buffy ,and all of us potentials in the battle to defeat The First. Everyone including Buffy had thought he died in the school that day. She saw him burn up before she made it out alive. How is this possible?

" Spike?" I shouted trying to get him up to figure out what is going on. " Spike!" I shouted a little louder, but he didn't budge. He came out of that necklace that he wore that day. Maybe he didn't really die at all ,but got sucked into it instead? I pondered the logistics of what happened, that I didn't noticed Spike starting to come to. He opened his eyes ,and saw me kneeling next to him, with wet hair, and nothing on but a towel.

" Where am I?" I heard him saying looking around in a panic still laying on the floor. I gasped looking back down on him.

" Spike?" I asked to make sure he was who I thought he was. He nodded, tilting his head at me trying to figure out who I was. I stood up, and smiled. " Your in my apartment. You came out of that" I pointed to the necklace that now lay on the floor in pieces. He looked over at it and nodded. " Everyone thought that you had died. I mean Buffy watched you turn to dust, but here you are, on my floor. How did that happen?" He just sat up and stared at me with confusion. Why was he looking at me like that? It was making me nervous. I realized I still had the knife in my hand so I laughed and then set it down on the coffee table.

" Oh Sorry, I had no idea what was going to come out of that thing. It was shaking like crazy, and this bright light appeared. I tend not to trust trinkets that I steal from demons." I laughed but he still said nothing more , or moved.

" Not to be rude love ,but do I know you?" I could feel my expression drop with disappointment ,but I guess I didn't expect him to remember who I was. " You obviously know me ,and Buffy… " He looked at me harder. " And you do look at a bit familiar. Are you…?" He tilted his head, not blinking and just staring me up and down. It wasn't until he smirked that I realized he was checking me out. I blushed ,and folded my arms across my chest.

" Sorry, I'm Alexis, and I'm one of the potentials that fought along side of Buffy … you know that day" He nodded, not taking his eyes off of me. I held my hand out to help him off the floor. He must have been trying to get his bearings, but he eventually took my hand, and with out a second thought pulled him up instantly. I don't even think about it any more it just comes naturally. I must have used full slayer strength to lift him with ease. He stared at me again with confusion.

" Why do you keep looking at me like that?"

" Your one of the potentials… with full slayer strength?" I sighed.

" You can tell?" He nodded.

" Love I have been battling slayer types including Buffy for many years, so yea I can tell."

" I don't know why I still have the strength and power that was given to us all. I watched as the other's borrowed power went back to the slayer, but mine never returned." Spike started to pace and then slouched , looking down at the floor.

" Are you sure your still a potential and not the new slayer?" He thought Buffy died, and of course he would get sad he loved her.

" No she is still alive. I have her power, and it's like were are connected in some way. Its something that I can feel. I just know she is still alive, and very much still the slayer. It is something That I have felt during that battle when we were given her power. I felt connected, to not just her but the others as well. Though I am not with her or the others any more I still feel connected to her. I don't know what that means." Spike looked relieved, and nodded.

" Wait " He pointed at me. " Did you say that you slay demons, and vampires? And your not the slayer?" I shrugged.

" Well most of the time they just kind of find me. I guess it's the slayer power, and sometimes I get caught in situations where I can help, ya know?"

" We should ask Buffy what is going on"

" I don't know how to find her now, besides I have things I need to do here"

" Like what?" He leaned up against the wall next to me.

" Ok, don't laugh, but I'm a singer. I sing in clubs and halls ,and well any where I can make a few bucks to get by." He raised an eyebrow at me and chuckled.

" Oh this is too good, you are trying to be normal by day ,and by night you fight demons?"

" Shut up!" I laughed " I never said I was normal, but I need something to look forward to except death. I wait for the slayer to die, so that I could fight death everyday ,and then die, and the cycle starts all over again."

" That's dark"

" It's the truth. And look who's talking you're a Vampire!"

" That in deed I am love." He reached in his pocket and pulled out his Zippo lighter, and started to play with it , lighting it over and over again. He really needed a cigarette. " So what say you and I go find Buffy and she can give us answers, if not her then her pals can?" I shook my head.

" Spike I cant just up and leave!" I walked to my bedroom to get dressed. I slammed the door in front of him. " Besides I have a gig tonight" I yelled through the door. When I came back out I wore a black v neck tee shirt, a silver belt and a pair tight black cargo pants, and black ballerina flats. My hair was dry now and It lay wavy down.

I noticed that Spike couldn't take his eyes off of me, and I didn't think too much of it, a lot of guys couldn't take there eyes off of me. I wasn't being conceited, but it's just what I noticed over the years, as I came into maturity. " You can come if you'd like?" I asked kind of hoping he would. It would be nice to know some one in the crowd that was specifically there for me.

" I should go find Buffy. There were a lot of things left un answered before the world didn't end. Again" I nodded.

" Of course!" We both walked toward the door. " If you need any thing?" He just smiled and made his way toward the door ,and just stood there staring at the closed door for what seemed like a while now. What was he waiting for? Did he really want to go, or was he changing his mind?"

" Spike?" He just stood there.

" I think we have a problem!" Spike said still not moving. " I cant leave your apartment! I'm trying to move out the door and I can't."