You Have Potential

A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 17:

Panic, and fear over came me as the four of us left for a double date at The Bronze. We walked the couple blocks to the local club. It was a great relief to me, since a walk is exactly what I needed to clear my head.

I began feeling pretty awkward as no one said much of anything the entire walk over, until Xander grabbed my hand and I instantly jumped and looked over at me, and I found him smiling at me. It made me blush again, and thought… this is nice.

" So, Lexie" I looked up at him with fear, and shook my head.

" Please don't call me that… Alexis" I insisted. He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

" Sorry, Alexis. I never heard you sing, but from what I am told from Mike, its like angels singing." I laughed, that was very corny line. I have heard some lame pick up lines in my day.

" Hey, no worries Xander, I'll let you form your own opinion" I noticed Spike looking over at me with a peculiar glare. Buffy decided to join in the conversation.

" Hey anything is better than the bands they have been booking here lately."

" That's the truth" Xander laughed. " I'd rather have both my eyes ripped out than to listen to the garbage they play here." I suddenly felt really nervous. There seemed to be more pressure on me now than ever before. Not only was I supposed to impress my date, but change the opinion of singers at The Bronze. Buffy made a face at his comment. " It's not like any one will be listening to the music, every one just comes here to drink and make out lately." He looked at me. " So even if you suck no one will notice." That was the last thing that I had wanted to hear. I sing for people to hear, and I started to wonder if that was the only reason Xander brought me here. When we arrived. Buffy had ran in, and I told Xander I needed to get my bearings before I went on. Spike stayed outside to smoke. I leaned up against the wall, and closed my eyes.

" I'll be listening to you sing, and watching you with both eyes." I opened my eyes to see him standing there in front of me. I looked u pat him with fear in my eyes.

" Why am I here?" He took a hit of his cigarette.

" Well, I am summing that you are here because the one eyed Xander flirted with you a bit, you got a little weak at the knees. He asked you on a date, with the promise for you to be able to sing." He smirked. " Which is probably how he got you to agree to it in the first place. Secondly you probably only gave him a chance because your trying to ignore your feelings for some one else." well he was dead on the whole time, and I didn't want to punch him until he said that last part. I shot daggers out of my eyes into his ,and then turned away. I kept shaking my head.

" I hate you" I whispered. Then started to laugh. " You know I never actually been on a real date." He raised an eyebrow a me, smirking, questioning me. " No, really I just either never had time, or had any one who wanted to actually go any where with me other than the bedroom, or the back seat of the car, or the bathroom of some club." I laughed nervously. " And now I don't know why I said yes, but" I shook my head. I sighed. " it's not like he has a shady past with women, he's never hurt any one before. He seems pretty safe" I laughed and then went back in smirking to my self. Little did I know that Xander had only ever loved one women, and she had died. Since then he had never cared for anything serious, because he had been afraid of losing his love again, and going through that pain. Spike had watched me walk inside with a suspicious look on his face. He knew about what happened with him and Anya, infact he was caught up in the middle of that.

When I had went inside I found Xander sitting in front table with Buffy. I walked over and smiled at both of them. Xander looked me over again.

" You ready?" he asked, and I just nodded. I walked up onto the stage, and sat behind the piano that was in the middle of the stage.

You've got magic inside your finger tipsIts leaking out all over my skinEvery time that I get close to youYour making me weak with the way youLook through those eyesBut all I see is your faceAll I need is your touchWake me up with your lipsCome at me from up aboveYeah, oh I need youI remember the way that you moveYour dancing easily through my dreamsIts hittin me harder and harder with all your smilesYou are crazy gentle in the way you kissBut all I see is your faceAll I need is your touchWake me up with your lipsCome at me from up aboveOh baby I need youTo see me, the way I see youLovely, wide awake inThe middle of my dreams

But all I see is your faceAll I need is your touchWake me up with your lipsCome at me from up aboveYeah, oh I need youAll I see is your faceAll I need is your touchWake me up with your lipsCome at me from up aboveYeah, oh oh da da da do do do do doAh, I ... I need you

I looked out onto the crowd and despite Xander's words of un encouragement before hand the crowd was in awe and erupted in clapping, and whistles. I sang a couple more songs, and finally made my way off the stage. I went to the table and looked over at Spike who nodded at me.

" Wow" Xander smiled putting an arm around my waist. " You really are an angel" I giggled, and Spike rolled his eyes, but then started to talk to Buffy. Soon they had left and I knew where they were going.

" I'm glad you liked it" I sat down exhausted.

" Can I order you a drink?"

" Yea, why not!" I shrugged. I needed to relax. " I'll have what ever your having"

" Beer it is" We sat at the table talking about nothing for hours. I was starting to feel something, but I had no idea what it was.

I began laughing uncontrollably, and forgot why in the first place.

" Xander I don't feel so good" I grabbed my head and nearly knocked over the 7 beer bottles as I stood. He quickly grabbed hold of me and guided me toward the door.

" I'd say not, lets get you home" We carefully made our way to the door.

" I can walk, I'm ok" I tried to persuade him, and he let go of me ,but stayed close behind. I made my way out of the door and I heard a woman from behind me.

" Can I have your autograph" I spun around slowly, and smiling completely flattered. I never had any one ask for my autograph before. Then I noticed that this meek looking young girl in a light blue dress, was now transfiguring into a vampire.

" Oh shit!" I said and reached into my pocket to pull out my stake, but I tripped over my own two feet, and fell flat on my face, and the vampire was able to get away, laughing as it got away. Xander leaned down and picked me up carrying me the whole way back.

Meanwhile in the house, Spike ended up in Buffy's bed yet again. They had just gone for 2 hours straight. Now she laid there in his arms and sighed.

" Spike" she looked up at him, and he smiled down at her.

" Yea love?" he stroked her hair, looking back down at her.

" What is it like being connected to Alexis, and having some one else control your free will, and you control some one elses?" He sat up, having his arms still around her.

" Well, at first it was very much like having that bloody chip in my head, then as it progressed, it sort of became like second nature, having to worry about some one else's life as you know they worry about yours as well." he smiled remembering every moment we shared since we met when he came out of the amulet.

" So, your not afraid that she would ever wish you to stake yourself? She is a potential that hunts vampires and demony creatures." He shook his head.

" She would never do that, for the same reason you would never stake me… I have a soul, and she knows I am a good man."

" I believe you are a good man"

"Took you long enough" He smirked and she laughed ,about to start another round of their previous fun, when Xander comes storming through the door, and yelling.

" Buffy! Willow! Mike… some one help! " Buffy shot up, and so did Spike. " It's Alexis!" As soon as Spike heard it was me, he raced down along side of Buffy to see him holding to a barely conscious me.

" What happened?" Buffy asked looking at Xander. He just stood there, holding me. " Xander set her down on the couch.

" We were at The Bronze until she finished her set, and then we stayed to have a couple of drinks. She tried ot catch up to me, but then she felt sick, so I guided her out of there." He looked at Buffy with worry. " That's when we ran into a baby vampire" Buffy looked confused.

" You can turn a baby into a vampire?"

Xander shook his head.

" I don't know ,but she was a little girl ,not exactly a baby, and she knocked Alexis out, although it wasn't too hard because she was already … uh drunk" Buffy looked over at Spike.

" Do you know of any one that would Sire a little girl, and why?" He tried to think about it really hard and shook his head looking at me.

" Were you trying to get her drunk?" he snapped at Xander and ignored Buffy's question.

" What?" He snapped back. " NO! we were on a date. How am I supposed ot know her tolerance? We were flirting ,and having a good time." they went back and forth for several minutes.

" Ok, guys this isn't helping!" they stopped arguing for a while, and then that's when Spike looked up.

" I dotn think any one sired her specifically…" Buffy looked over at what Spike had just admited.

" What do you mean?"

" I mean if she really was as powerful as he says, and truly in little girl form I know who that is!" He looked down at me again, and then stood up. " She is a very old vampire, legend says one of the very first. She is very strong, powerful, and evil. Her usual motive isn't some potential slayer unless she thinks she is a big enough threat. Especially to go in person instead of sending her minions…" Spike ranted on and actually looked nervous.

" Spike who are we dealing with here? Who is she?" Buffy was getting agitated ,and worried with how he was speaking.

" Her name is Lilith" Xander and Buffy looked to each other with curiosity.

" I'll go get Giles" Buffy said

" I'll get Willow back her from Reyna's, we'll need her for research"

" Wait what about Alexis?" Buffy asked looking to Xander " One of us has to stay with her."

" You two go, I'll stay, she'll be safe with me" Spike sat down on the couch next to me."

" Oh, great that's like leaving her with a swarm of giant leeches!" Xander mocked. Buffy smacked the back of his head.

" Xander! She will be fine with Spike, lets go"

As soon as they left, I tried to sit up, but it felt like I weighted a million pounds, and there were people restraining me down.

" Hold on, Lexie, be careful." he grabbed both of my hands and pulled me gently up, and leaned me up against the couch. I groaned, and started to laugh un controllably again. He looked at me like I was crazy.

" I got knocked out by a baby vampire" I continued to laugh.

" I wouldn't be laughing, if it is who I think it is , you are lucky you still be alive. The fact that she didn't kill you , means she needs you alive ,or wants to torture you." I covered my mouth and tried to stop laughing. I knew it wasn't funny ,but I couldn't stop.

" Sorry" I snorted and continued laughing. " Ow!" I cried. " help me"

" I wish you could stop laughing" I stopped laughing.

" Thank you." I still felt drunk, but now with out the laughter I just felt blurry, and out of it. " Why did I drink so much?" I felt my head feel heavier, and let my head rest on his shoulder. He looked up at me as I laid it down on him, but didn't mind.

" Yea, why did you drink so much, that is not like you at all. I have never seen you drink so much before?" I sighed.

" Beer is bad" I whispered in his ear. He put his arm around me, to keep me from falling over ,and I felt completely safe. I looked up at him. " Spike?"

" What is it love"

" I found a way to break this thing"

" Break what?"

" Cordelia and Willow are going to perform a … dangerous spell… using magic's" I looked into his eyes. " I'm scared, because this is what I want, but it means losing you" I was in coherent, and at first Spike didn't get it, he just hung on my word about him.

" Alexis… why are you afraid of losing your connection with me?" I closed my eyes, and nestled my head into him.

" Because I love you Spike" Then it suddenly hit him what I had just said.

" Wait! A dangerous spell that needs two powerful Wicca's… Is she performing the mind transmogrification spell?" He quickly stood up, and I fell to the floor.

" Ouch!" all I could feel was the throbbing pain from falling off of the couch. I moaned, hitting the floor. Then he looked over at me, and sighed, helping me up. He grabbed both of my hands, and I leaned all of my weight on him. It made it difficult so he just lifted me up, and carried me to my guest bedroom. He laid my down on the bed, and I started to cry.

" Lexie, are you alright?" I just continued to sob. He came and sat next to me on the bed ,and kissed my forehead. He soon realized I was too drunk to keep the free will barrier up between us.

" Spike, I cant deny…" I tried to find the words. " I .. you… confusing, please" He looked down at me longingly, and I continued to let tears fall. " I wish.." He quickly covered my mouth with his hand, knowing that I was too drunk to think let alone wish in my mind. He knew he shouldn't let me finish what I wanted but part of him wanted to know what I was going to say. He just laid there stroking my hair much like he was doing with Buffy, until I fell asleep. He leaned down and whispered n my ear.

" I feel your pain love" He got up and went back down stairs to wait for the others to get back, to discuss the problem about our new vampire friend Lilith. If it really was her, we were in for a world of pain, and torture. She believes there is far worse than death, and she gets inside of your head to slowly kill you inside.

Authors Note: The song in this chapter is called Magic by Colbie Caillet