You Have Potential

A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 14:

Buffy and Giles were off in a corner talking about training me, and Mike was arguing with Andrew about which super hero has the best abilities. I never realized Mike was such a nerd, until he met Andrew, captain of all nerds. Xander was walking to the kitchen to check on me, and that's when he saw me and Spike laying on the floor unconscious.

" Buffy! Guys!" He shouted. Everyone came rushing in. Xander leaned down and touched my hand, it was ice cold. "Alexis?" He tried to wake me up, but I wouldn't budge. Buffy was the first to rush in.

" What happened?" She asked looking at Xander. And he just shook his head

" I don't know, I came in here to talk to Alexis , but I found them both un conscious, and un able to move." He was pacing with his hands on my head.

" This must be what she was talking about when she said that they share a connection, and they are dragged into Spike's past when this happens." Buffy leaned down in between Spike and I. She took both of our hands in hers, and noticed the same thing that Xander had, mine were frozen, much like a vampires.

" What memories do you think she is pulled into?" Andrew didn't look worried but fascinated.

" We can only imagine what is going on in there." Buffy said looking up at them all.

" As much as it pains me to say this" Giles said as he took his glasses off and cleaned them. " Perhaps we need Cordelia's help." Xander immediately shot him a look of death.

" Now that is possibly the scariest thing that has ever come out of your mouth!" Giles shook his head.

" It makes sense. They both share a similar gift, and maybe there is something that she can tap into, and help us understand what is going on with them." Buffy nodded. Buffy was about to call her, but I was coming to.

I opened my eyes and started gasping for breath, as did Spike, even though he didn't need to breath. Xander rushed over to me and sat down beside me, putting his arms around my back.

" Alexis are you alright?" I looked around me to everyone staring at me, and nodded.

" Yes, I'm fine" I turned to Spike. " You Sired your mother?" I watched his expression get sad, and dark, and I just shot up, and went outside, I needed to some air. Everyone turned to Spike still on the floor when I stood on the back porch, just staring out into the wind. I knew Spike couldn't follow me, because it was still light out. However I didn't bank on Xander following me out. I heard foot steps behind me, so I turned around quickly.

" Sorry if you wanted to be alone, but you looked kind of shaken up." I turned back around and leaned against the side of the porch again. He came and stood next to me. I didn't know what to say. I knew that Spike had done far worse things, and I do understand why he had done it. He loved his mother, but he should have known that when he'd done that that she wasn't his mother any more ,but a demon.

" It didn't scare me, but what I have to say will make you afraid of me" He put his hand on mine, and smiled.

" I highly doubt that" I blushed a little seeing Xander smiling at me. I took a deep breath.

" I have seen a lot of his memories, and a lot of them are down right terrifying, but I wasn't. I usually feel what he is feeling during these … what do you call them, premonitions into the past." I turned away then looked into his eyes, about to cry, but I held back. " He Sired her because he loved her so much, that he couldn't bear living an eternity with out her. She had been the only one in his life who has ever loved him."

" Ok… " Xander didn't really get it. " I know I can be slow, but maybe I'm missing the point."

" I was jealous!" He let go of my hand and touched his forehead nervously.

" Uh.. Wait… huh?" I laughed.

" I knew you wouldn't understand, or it would freak you out, but Spike wouldn't get it either" I sighed " Or maybe he would, but it doesn't matter" I turned to go back inside.

" Alexis.." I stopped then turned to face him again. " Just so you know I may thing your odd but you done scare me" I smiled then walked back inside, thinking about what Xander had said.

The next day, I woke at 6:00 and walked next door to Giles's house, and into the basement to train with Buffy. I didn't know exactly what to wear so I put on a form fitting black tank top, and black yoga pants, and a pair of old sneakers.

" Ah Alexis, good your on time" Giles nodded looking over at me. Buffy was punching a fight dummy, and working on her dexterity.

" Just tell me what to do" I said sleepily, with a mug of coffee in my hand. Giles grabbed my mug from me ,and set it down.

" First of all lose the coffee." Then he handed me two boxing gloves. I put them on, and then he put his hands inside of two foam cushions. " Now I want you to practice your fighting skills. I wants you to rotate left to right, with all of your strength." I nodded, and started left, right , left, right, left… over and over again. " Good" Buffy walked behind me and put her hands on my shoulders.

" Let me give you some pointers." I was glad to get any advice I could from her. " First don't drop your shoulders when you got to throw a punch, it lets your opponent know what you are going to do next." I nodded. " Keep your elbows up, and if it helps think of Giles as an evil… vampire that your about to fight, not your watcher." I laughed, and watched Giles's expression go not very amused. I tried to new technique that Buffy had told me and it actually felt more natural.

We did a couple more rounds of the punches. Eventually I ended up going a few rounds with Buffy. We both had put on a pair of boxing gloves, and practiced when and how to fight, during a battle. Neither of us held back since we both had full slayer strength, and fast healing powers. I would say we went at it for about and hour. I hardly noticed, Xander come in. He stood next to Giles as they both watched us go at it.

" Wow" He said walking in. " How long have they been…?" Neither could take their eyes off us.

" About and hour now" He looked down at his watch.

" Neither of them look tired, but I'm sure as hell tired watching them." Giles nodded.

I was starting to work up a sweat, but it was great training. I had some moves I never knew about. My reflexes, were impeccable. I had never known I could move like that, except in the bedroom.

" Ok" Giles removed his glasses and wiped his forehead. " I thin that will do for this morning." We both stopped, and I took off my gloves, and wiped the sweat from me. Buffy had left in a hurry, but I was more concerned with taking a nice long bath. " Alexis, you have great abilities, and very much match Buffy's. Though you do have to learn the basics. I will teach them to you this evening, in the Graveyard if you like?" I smiled.

" Giles, anything you can teach me, Buffy as well I will gladly learn. I want to be prepared for when I don't have slayer strength any more."

" Very well, I will see you later." I waved as he exited his basement, to leave me to gather my things. Xander walked up behind me.

" So… was that as exhausting as that looked?" I smiled.

" Xander? What are you doing here?" He shrugged.

" I wanted to come watch the training" I laughed.

" Do you always watch Buffy train?" I picked up a bottle of water and took a sip. I tried to put my things away, but still listening to him talk.

" Ok, you caught me, I wanted to come and watch you!" I turned back around and faced him with my arms folded, with a smirk on my face.

" Why do you look so nervous?" watched his expressions. "Wow your even seating and I was the one fighting the slayer" I giggled.

" Well, I'm glad your getting amusement out of the Cyclops's pain" I stopped laughing and bit my bottom lip still trying to smile.

" You don't have to be nervous around me"

" Alexis, I was wondering, if you had plans tonight?"

" This evening I'm training with Giles" He nodded. " But you were here when he told me that.

" How would you feel about going to a club with me called The Bronze?" I thought about it and remembered a club like that in Sunnydale, and I remember it being a fun place to go, and maybe I could get a singing gig out of it.

" Like a date?" I asked realizing that he was asking me out.

" Well… yea" We both looked at each other, and I thought about it. It would get my mind off of Spike, and Xander was nice guy, and defiantly easy on the eyes. I didn't want it to ruin our friendship, or my stay here.

" I don't know" He looked away not wanting to show me that he had just been hurt. " Wait Xander…" He turned back around. " It's not that I wouldn't love to, its just I have a lot going on right now, and I don't want to jeopardize any thing you know?" He nodded.

" Fair enough, and don't worry This won't be awkward now at all" I laughed.

" I'll think about it!"

" Is it because of the eye patch?" he asked joking around, and smiling.

" What eye patch?" I said smiling back as I left the basement as well and made my way back over to the house to get a nice warm bath, and relax my muscles.

After I had gone back inside, it was nice and quiet, so I took that opportunity to rush into the bathroom, and start running the water ,as I slowly got undressed. Oh man my muscles really did ache. I ran my hands gently over the bruises down my sides, as I tried to see them in the mirror. I cant believe how embarrassing this was, I bet Buffy didn't get beet up this bad. I sighed and slipped into the bubble bath. The bubbles covered everything from my shoulders up. I leaned back against the tub and started to let my self relax and rest. I must have drifted off to sleep, because I fluttered my eyes open, and looked at my hands that were now very pruned.

I looked up slowly and came face to face with Spike standing over me in a pair of black jeans, and shirtless. At first I couldn't say anything, I was speechless, and I couldn't take my eyes off of him.

" Spike?" I tried to sink into the tub to hide my self from him. " What are you doing here?" He tilted his head, and knelt down next to me.

" Well all I know is I was fast a sleep, and then you are in my dreams. Your there, singing, and laughing , and then I wake up and I'm drawn to you. I had to come in here to see you." I sighed, and closed my eyes.

" Oh no! I fell asleep and must have some how sub consciously wished… damn it!" He walked behind me, and put his hands down into the water, and began rubbing my shoulders. I moaned at his touch. He really was great with his hands, in all sorts of ways.

" Well since I'm here love might as well relax like you came in her to do." There was no use in fighting it, the pull was too strong. He slowly moved his hands down my body. He moved his hands over my wet supple breasts, he moved his thumbs gently over my hard nipples. He touched every inch of me, moving his hands further down my body, until he was at the very core of my being. He continued in a slow circular motion against my bud, until I felt my sweet release. I held my breath and leaned down into the water, and then came back up. I needed to collect my thoughts and get them straight. I couldn't keep getting caught up in these situations. My face was beat red, and I tried not to look at Spike.

" I know you enjoyed that , but why wont you look at me?" I slowly turned to face him, and we were just inches apart. I leaned into him, and he slowly leaned into me. I stopped just inches from his lips, and whispered.

" Because I want you…" I pulled away, and wrapped a towel around my self. " And I cant, and that is killing me" I quickly left the bathroom before anything more could happen. I held the towel wrapped tightly against my body, when I ran into Xander, literally he was coming down the hall, as I made my way to the guest bedroom.

" Sorry"

" No, I'm sorry I wasn't watching where I was going." Xander looked at me and noticed where I had just come from. He turned around and shielded his eyes, to be a gentleman. I thought that this is the kind of man I should be handing around, and falling for , not a vampire who is in love with some one else.

" Oh… uh.. This is kind of awkward." I giggled.

" Xander"

" You just came out of the bath…."

" Xander?"

" All naked and wet, and it's a good thing I didn't just try and go in there" I put my hand on his shoulder, and he turned around ,and stopped talking.

" I was being stupid" he interrupted before I could finish

" Oh, no you are our guest there is no reason why you should get a bath, and relax your muscles" I shook my head.

" No" I blushed. " Not about the bath, about what I had said earlier." He smirked, waiting for me to go on. " I was thinking; Alexis, you must be the biggest idiot if you don't go on that date with Xander." I moved closer to him, biting my bottom lip. " So… The conclusion is I don't wanna be an idiot."

" Does this mean what I think it means? Because usually what I think is wrong, especially if your not me…" I got on my tip toes and placed a sweet and gentle kiss on his lips.

" And I think the eye patch is very sexy" I said walking past him into the guest bedroom.

" So … was that a yes?" He asked through the door already knowing it was.