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Something Unexpected
CHAPTER THREE
Spike sat with his bottle of JD still firmly in his hand "She doesn't want me" he said sadly
"That's not true I know you guys got into a fight but she's hormonal"
"So hormonal she's got a bad case of foot and mouth disease so it would seem" Spike said before downing yet more liquor "Why are you even here Whelp?"
"Look I'm not saying I agree with this decision but if Buffy wants to have a baby with you then I'm not gunna stop her. But you need to talk this out with her"
"That's the point. She doesn't want a baby with me, she'd prefer Peaches and lets face it who wouldn't? Apparently he'd be a better father" Spike shrugged off the hurt he felt and kept it at bay with some more whiskey
"Spike, listen you'd be an amazing dad. The way you protect Dawn, in fact the way you protect anybody you care about, this kid would be lucky to have a dad like you" Xander smiled
"You really think so?" Asked Spike
"Yeah... But tell anybody and I'll have to kick your ass" Xander warned
"In your dreams mate" Spike chuckled
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Buffy packed up her things from the bedroom she'd stayed in for the past two nights alone. Only getting the occasional visit from Dawn and the gang bringing food parcels. She knew she had been harsh on Spike but she had put the walls up that he had once broken down. She couldn't understand why she was wigging out so bad, it's true she had thought of how normal she could be and of course a family of her own came into that. But that's all it was to her just a daydream, some distant goal that she would never reach.
She knew that Spike would be an amazing father. The way he was with Dawn, She'd heard all about the summer when she was dead. How Spike had fiercely protected Dawn, how he'd helped her with her summer school work. He took care of her even when he didn't need to.
This pregnancy had called into question everything she planned for her future with Spike. Did she even have a future with him after her serious case of foot and mouth disease, she knew that as much as he loved her he probably wouldn't be able to forgive her and how her words had without a doubt hurt him.
The figure that stood in her doorway, "Knock knock" Willow smiled holding a tray of food for the pregnant slayer. "Whoa... Packing? You're leaving?"
"I have to Will, the girls back in Cleveland need me... Who knows what the hell Faith's doing" said Buffy folding another shirt and putting it in her suitcase
Willow rested the tray on the dresser "But I thought maybe you'd be sticking around..."
"I'm sorry... I know that you guys are all excited with the baby and what not but I've got responsibilities back home" she smiled briefly
"Faith has been checking in with us, things are quiet in Cleveland... Besides Spike-"
"Do you see him here?" Buffy snapped "I know it's my fault, I know that but, if I'm gunna have this baby there's some things I just have to take care of first"
"Don't you wanna know what we found out?" Asked Willow
Buffy sighed
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Buffy along with a few other slayer's brought her bags down the stairs "Thanks" she smiled at the girls "So what did you find out? I have a plane to catch"
"Buffy do you think now is the best time to leave?" Asked Giles cautiously
"I have obligations in Cleveland" she told him
"Faith can take care of it" he told her
"I'd rather do it myself" she said softly "So what did you find out?"
"You might wanna sit?" Dawn said gesturing to the small sofa beside her
"Just tell me" Buffy said harshly
"Our findings aren't great and details are for lack of a better word... Sketchy" Giles began
"Can you just skip to the point here?" She demanded "I have a cab picking me up"
"Very well... There's references to a child born from darkness and light. And although there isn't much to go on I'd say that this prophecy is about the child you're carrying"
"Darkness and light?" Buffy whispered "Vampire and slayer?"
"Quite possibly" said Giles
"So my child is going to be used as some sort of pawn for the fight against evil?" She asked
"We're not sure... We still have a few leads to chase" Said Dawn
"Okay... Call me when you find out" said Buffy gathering her belongings
"Buffy I have to say I don't think this is the best course of action, how about you just stay here until we know what it is we're dealing with here" Giles begged
"Whether I'm here or in Cleveland it's still going to be the same... I need to get my head around this" said Buffy
"And Spike?" Asked Dawn
"I blew it..." She murmured
"You don't know that!" Dawn argued "Xander went out to find him they'll be back any time now"
"Then you can say goodbye for me" Buffy smiled weakly walking out of the door with her suitcase
"This is crazy..." Dawn huffed "she's not hormonal at all she's just gone insane!"
"I don't think we're at such point yet Dawn, but I do feel as if she's rather ahem... Wigged" said Giles
"You don't say" said Dawn sarcastically
Giles shot her a warning look
"I'm sorry I'm just worried about her" sighed Dawn
"As am I... But we can't keep her here, I'm sure once this has all sunk in a little more she'll be back to herself again" said Giles placing a comforting hand on Dawn's shoulder
"I hope you're right"
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"Hey Buffster!" Xander called walking in through the front door "Look who I found"
"She isn't here" said Dawn sadly
"Where is she?" Spike asked
"She... She went back to Cleveland. Said she had some things to do" Dawn shrugged
"She just left?" Asked Xander
"Pretty much" said Willow
"So much for working this out..." Said Spike "How long ago did she leave?"
"Uh a few hours" Willow said softly
"Right..." Spike was visibly upset, he tensed his jaw "Think you can get me a flight back?" He asked
"Sure" said Dawn scrambling to her feet.
"Thanks Nibblet"
Buffy burst through the door of the compound "Guys?!" She yelled
"Buffy?" Spike murmured
"Can somebody please explain this?" She asked opening her large coat to reveal her stomach looking more swollen than before
"Whoa..." Said Willow
"Holy crap!" Said Xander
"Yeah!" Buffy agreed with her friends "I thought this baby was human?"
"Well it is... I think we should get Giles down here" Willow said scurrying off up the stairs
"I should go tell Dawnie, to delay that ticket" smiled Xander leaving the two blondes alone.
Buffy looked at him, he looked broken and she was the idiot that made him feel that way. She cursed herself.
"So..." said Spike "Land of opportunity on hold is it?" He asked
"Looks like..." She whispered peering down at her protruding stomach. "I'm sorry... For what I said before"
"Really?" He asked
"Of course!... I'm just freaking out, I mean this isn't your everyday thing for me. There's so much to think about"
"Do you think I'm not there with you?" He asked "Buffy I'm terrified"
"Me too... And now with the growth spirt I'm thinking we don't have long to get used to the idea" she whimpered
He pulled her closer to him "I promise you that no matter what happens I will take care of you and the bit"
Buffy's eyes glistened with unshed tears "I know, Spike the guys... They found something out whilst you were gone. Apparently you were right this child does mean something, I mean of course right?" She smiled weakly "There's a prophecy, we don't know the details yet just that there's a child that's to be born from darkness and light"
"Whatever it is Buffy we will get through this. We're a family now" he smiled placing his hand on her swollen stomach.
"I love you" she said kissing him lightly
