Impending Doom

 

SERIES : the Adventures of Buffy & Spike

PAIRING : Buffy/Spike

RATING : NC17

SPOILERS : major spoilers, I’ve used actual show quotes from season four of Buffy.

DISCLAIMER : I do not own these characters.

NOTES : I didn’t like season 4 with Buffy & Riley, so I rewrote it.

 

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      She walked up the stairs after calling Giles. Her back didn’t hurt as much and she wanted nothing more than to take a hot bath and relax before sleeping. Her room was dark when she got there and she didn’t have the energy to move so she collapsed on the bed and closed her eyes. She wondered where Spike was. Her question was answered when the light went on and she saw him with a towel wrapped around his waist. He was drying his hair off and left that towel around his neck. He stood with his hand on his hips looking at her.

      “Hey.” He said.

      “Hey.” She wanted to get up, but she didn’t want to move.

      “Are you okay?” He asked, not moving.

      “I’m fine, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

      “No, I meant, did I scare you?”

      “No. I don’t scare too easily.”

      “I’m learning that about you Slayer.”

      “I wanna take a bath.”

      “So take one.”

      “I don’t wanna move, I just wanna lay here forever.”

      “So I’ll go draw you a bath and I’ll carry you in.”

      “Would you take my clothes off too?” She asked, cocking her eyebrow.

      He smiled that incredible smile he had, “I think I can arrange that.” He sat on the bed next to her and she rubbed his back. “So your back is okay?”

      “Yes, it’s fine, doesn’t hurt anymore, I think it’s already healed.”

      “Good.”

      “Spike, what happened?”

      “You can’t do what you did and ask me what happened.” He stood up, obviously upset.

      “What did I do? I was bleeding, you like blood... what’s wrong with that?”

      “You do that for Angel?”

      “No.”

      “Then why am I any different?”

      “I was never bleeding in front of Angel and why is it an issue? What does it matter?”

      “It just does. Keep your blood away from me, and we’ll be fine.”

      “Spike...”

      “NO! I mean it.”

      “What’s this really about?” He got up and started getting dressed. He looked back at her and walked out her bedroom door. “Where are you going?” She got up and followed him. “SPIKE!”

      “I’m going back to Giles’, this isn’t going to work out Slayer, you stay away from me and I’ll do the same.” He left and she didn’t have the energy to follow him. She went back upstairs and laid down and fell asleep crying.

 

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      “Spike, what are you doing here at this hour?”

      “Please invite me in.”

      “Why? I thought Buffy took you to her mom’s.”

      “Well, her mum came home and didn’t want me and the watcher still has a friend.”

      “Xander? Who is it?” Anya reached the door, in her pajamas, or rather a shirt of the boy’s. “Oh, it’s Spike the vampire. Whadda you want? We were about to have...”

      “ANYA! Must you? Look Spike, love to help but can’t, go to Buffy’s dorm room or something.”

      “Come on, please, it’s gonna be day soon.”

      “Oh, darn, you’ll be dust.”

      “Buffy still needs my help, please?”

      “Come in Spike.” Anya said.

      “ANYA!”

      “Well, he needs help, and I was a demon stripped of everything I’d known too, and I know how he feels, we can sex tomorrow. You will be gone by tomorrow, right?”

      “Yeah, I’ll find my own place soon.”

      “Fine, come in.” Xander said reluctantly.

      “Alright then. Who’s up for some telly?”

      “Spike, just cause you’re invited, doesn’t mean you’re welcome. Just lay down, sleep or whatever vampires do at night and shut up.” Xander flicked the light off and him and Anya laid down on the pull out couch.

      Could his unlife get any worse? Since he’d left her house, he’d walked around. He found a couple vampire nests, feeding, having a gay ole time of it. It was strange, he saw it, and wanted it, but in some ways he didn’t. His unlife had been empty. Dru filled only so much, but being with the Slayer? Dru had been fun, but Buffy was as close to heaven as he would get. He forgot how wonderful it was to have sex with a human. He hadn’t have sex with a mortal since Angelus left him and Dru. The whole feeling of sex with mortals was so much more than with vampires, they were warm, hot even. He closed his eyes and thought of the sound of her heart beating faster as her climax set in, the sound of her breathing, gasping for air. Sex with Buffy had been unbelievable, she was the Slayer, she matched his strength, practically overcame his force with her own. She was strong, she knew how to use her muscles, her legs, her whole body and he loved her. He genuinely did, making love to her was so much better than anything he’d felt before.

      Unfortunately it couldn’t be, the bloody wanker had been right, vampires and slayers didn’t mix for good couples. She didn’t understand, she couldn’t. She had posed a good question, ‘what was it really about?’ He didn’t know, maybe cause he lived for twenty-four years and never found love and the chance of it was robbed from him. Maybe it was jealousy over her connection to Angel. While they had made love, he noticed she had a scar, he must have bitten her, marked her as his.

      THAT’S IT! Spike couldn’t make her his mate. It wasn’t the blood that bothered him, he hadn’t wanted her blood, he’d wanted the commitment, and he couldn’t get that. He couldn’t bite her and make her his mate; she already belonged to Angel. He couldn’t challenge Angel for her, he couldn’t fight, and Angel certainly wouldn’t give up claim to Buffy. And that was assuming he could even bite to begin with, which he couldn’t. It was better off that she stay away from him. He’d leave. It was best to sever the ties between them. It was best.

 

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      She squeezed her muscles around him and he growled at her, vampire visage showing itself, forcing itself to light. Her mouth was on his chest and she was riding him, hard, thrusting down on him, pushing him deeper inside. Her nails ran down his chest and he could smell his own blood. He needed hers. He rolled her over, continuing the motion and reached down to pinch her swollen clit and as she came, he bit down into her neck over the previously existing scar.

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      He woke with a start, uncontrollable shaking. He looked around, it must be an earthquake, Xander and Anya were nowhere to be found. He relaxed into the chair after it stopped. He was hungry, he needed blood. “Spike?” He heard footsteps coming down.

      “Yeah?”

      “Good afternoon. I’ve got to go to work. The quake broke some pipes loose, you’ll have to tighten them up.”

      “Do I look like a plumber to you?” He said after getting up.

      “No you look like a big mooch who doesn’t wanna lift a finger around here. You didn’t help at Giles’ but at Xander’s you’re expected to chip in. I have to get to work.”

      “Yeah, delivering melted cheese on bread, doing you part to keep America constipated.”

      “Mock not! Remember who pays for the plasma pal. You earn your keep or you don’t get kept.” He took the tool and started to swing and the all too familiar searing pain shot through his head. “When you’re done fixing that leak try cleaning up this mess and doin’ a little laundry around here wouldn’t kill ya, unfortunately. I called Giles and Buffy’s on her way over to talk to you with some blood, although I don’t know why.” Cause I shagged her. “Spike? Are you with me on this?” His eyes darted back to the boy. “Good, and if you can, clean up a bit while I’m gone, I’ll be back after dusk, Anya might come by later, if she does, be nice.” He changed his shirt and left. Great! Buffy’s coming over! What could be wor... he looked up the stairs and there she was, standing at the top of the stairs looking like a queen. She was in a knee length red dress, with a white sweater tied around her waist.

      “Hi, I was at Giles’ when Xander called about you, I was worried.”

      “Don’t be, I’m fine.” She came down the stairs and he did his best ignoring her by turning around, not facing her. “Something happen?”

      “What?”

      “You were at Giles’?”

      “Oh, not really, just checking in, possible end of the world, the usual.” She put the bags of blood on the chair, “He’s trying to figure out where the commando base is, he thinks it maybe somewhere near campus, but he doesn’t know. He’s been looking into some prophecies that may be unfolding soon though, so I might have some big bad to fight soon, can’t say as I’m happy about that, but I never got the choice. I was chosen to stand against the demons and vampires, though it never mentioned falling in love with one, let alone falling in love with a second, but Giles always said I was a unique slayer.”

      “Slayer, this isn’t a good idea, it’s over, let’s just move on. It was a good time, but that’s all it was.”

      “No it wasn’t.” She grabbed him and made him look into her eyes. “You didn’t just fuck me, you made love to me, and that wasn’t my imagination, I can see it in your eyes. Why fight about it? Why deny it?” He needed her to know it wouldn’t work.

      “Listen, Slayer, I don’t know what you’re talking about, it was a good shag, I hadn’t had one in a while. Thanks for that, but any business I have with you is long over.” He saw her choke the tears back. “I love Dru, and Dru alone.” He pulled his arm away from her and turned away, he couldn’t watch her.

      “NO! You’re lying. Why are you doing this? I love you. For some strange reason I do and...”

      “Slayer, I’m a demon. I am William the Bloody and I don’t do nice with Slayers unless I want something. I got what I wanted, now leave it at that. I’m bad and I’m evil and I USED YOU!” He tried to hit her but the searing pain ripped through his head and he fell backwards. His fall was aided by a blow to the head.

      “FINE! I HATE YOU TOO!” She ran out the door. Good, it was for the best. He sat and drank. If only there was a way to challenge Angel, but it couldn’t be done. His Sire was strong and it was a fight he’d surely lose even if he could fight.

 

      She ran to school as fast as she could, she had to get away. She got to the dorm and lay on her bed and cried until the door opened. “BUFFY! What’s wrong?”

      “Oh Willow, why do I do this to myself?” Willow sat next to her and they hugged.

      “Tell me what happened.”

      “I don’t know. He took off from the dorm room and I went to Mom’s and he was there and we had an argument I guess and he left. Then I went to Xander’s this morning to see him and he used me Willow, he used me for sex, that’s it. I’m so stupid.”

      “NO! Buffy, listen to me, look at me.” Buffy looked into her friend’s eyes. “Buffy, the love spell, I saw love in your eyes, and in his. But what I saw here last night? It was so much more than love. He’s lying for some reason, talk to him, it’s probably just a miscommunication or something Buffy.”

      “I don’t know Willow. I can’t do doomed again, I can’t. I can’t have another Angel... I can’t.”

      “I know Buffy, I know. How’d it go with Riley this morning?”

      “Oh, I told him, I had to, there was no way around it, but I told him we needed time. I mean, I like him, but...”

      “But he’s no Spike.”

      “Yeah. I am in need of mental help Wills, I’m not right.”

      “Love isn’t logical Buffy, you told me that. Carpe diem. If you want him, take him! Make him see.”

      “No, it’s impossible anyway, he’s right, we can’t be together, for whatever reason, we can’t be. I’ve gotta stop hanging out with vampires, there’s no good there. Socializing with vampires is not something I should do, anymore. I just need a nice normal guy and a night of fun.”

      “Speaking of fun, are we still meeting at the party?”

      “Yeah, sounds good.”

 

      “Oh no! Spike this place looks worse than when I left. You didn’t even fix the drip.”

      “Don’t turn around.” He said.

      “Spike, what is it? What happened?” Xander said turning around.

      “Don’t look at me.” The boy laughed. “I shrunk them, bleeding shirt, trousers... I hate this place.”

      “You know, I’m not any happier about you wearing my stuff than you are.”

      “Go out and get me some good stuff. And I want more blood.”

      “NO! You’re not a guest.”

      “You want me tear this place apart you bloody poof?”

      “That’s it! I am WAY past through with you. I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you’re not the big bad any more. You’re not even the kinda naughty. You’re nothing but a waste of space, MY SPACE. And as much as I always got a big laugh watchin’ Buffy kick your shiny white bum and as much as I know I can give you a little bum kicking myself right now, I’m here to tell you something. You’re not even worth it. I’m outta here.”

      As much as he didn’t want to admit it, the boy was right. He couldn’t go through the rest of his unlife under Angel’s shadow, with Angel’s girls. He couldn’t have Dru, he couldn’t have Buffy... Buffy! The name, the face, the girl, when did he go and get all poofy with her? He didn’t have a soul, he was pathetic. No, he was worse than pathetic, he was beyond pathetic.

 

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      “Okay, you guys go find the Word of Valios and be careful, I don’t want anyone getting hurt.”

      “Buffy, are you sure you’re up for a fight?”

      “I’m fine Willow, I take my men problems out on demons remember? I’m an expert on misplaced anger. I’ll meet you back here later.”

      “Bye.” Buffy left.

      “What men problems Will?” Xander asked as they began walking toward his house.

      “Oh, nothing you’d understand Xander.”

      “NO! What men? What man? Buffy has a man? Who?”

      “She lacks a guy, it bothers her. Let’s go.” They walked together, Xander pumping Willow for information that she wouldn’t give.

 

      “Goodbye Dru, see you in Hell.” He was ready, Hell couldn’t be worse than this.

      “What are you doing?” He heard the voice as he was falling.

      “Bloody hell, can’t a person knock?” He got up.

      “What are you doing?” The witch asked.

      “You were trying to stake yourself.” Xander said grabbing the stake.

      “Fag off! It’s no concern of yours.”

      “Is too, for one thing that’s my shirt you’re about to dust and for another, we’ve shared a lot here, you should’ve trusted me to do it for you.”

      “Xander!”

      “What? He wants to die, I wanna help!”

      “It’s ooky, we know him, we can’t just let him poof himself.”

      “Oh but you can, you know I’d drain you drier than the Sahara if I had half a chance. And besides, I’m beyond pathetic. Stuck in this basement washin’ skivvies for a blighter, I wouldn’t have bothered to bite a few months ago.”

      “Hey!”

      “I can’t fight, I can’t bite. I mean am I even remotely scary anymore? Tell me the truth.”

      “Well, the shirt, is kinda not very threatening and the short pants. But you know it could also be cause I know you can’t bite, which I guess isn’t what you need to hear right now.”

      “Stop. Just clear out okay?”

      “Fine, but you break anything else while I’m gone, you’re sleeping in the garage buster.”

      “We can’t leave him like this, we’ll have to take him with us to the museum.”

      “Oh you go on, I won’t do anything, I feel better now, promise.”

      “Think of the happy, if we don’t find what we’re lookin’ for, we’re facing an apocalypse.”

      “Really? You’re not just sayin’ that?” They got to the library and Willow pulled him aside.

      “Spike, what is this really about?”

      “None of your business Red.”

      “Come on, tell me, why were you so mean to Buffy?”

      “Buffy doesn’t matter. She means nothing.”

      “If she means nothing, why’d you call her Buffy?” The witch had a point.

      “Just leave it alone.”

      “NO! Spike, I got back to the dorm and she was in tears, I haven’t seen her that bad since Angel broke up with her.”

      “DON’T” he went to slam her into the shelf but backed away in pain, “OW! DON’T bring ANGEL into this.”

      “So this IS about Angel then, right?” He tried to walk away but she grabbed his arm.

      “It is not nor has it ever been about my bleedin’ Sire, just let it be.”

      “NO Spike, I won’t. Buffy is hurting and it’s the best friend’s job to find out why and she doesn’t know, so you tell me. I may be young and I may have only been in love once, but I know love and you love her and she loves you. I don’t know why, but she does. And I want to help, now tell me.”

      “JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!” He walked away and sat while the two did the research.

      “Will, we might as well leave, we told Buffy we’d meet her at Giles’ we should go, there’s nothing here.”

      “I know, you’re right, maybe Giles had more luck. Spike! Let’s go.” They walked out of the museum. He wanted to tell Willow, but he couldn’t. “Great! No Word of Valios.”

      “Not even a syllable of Valios.” Xander said.

      “Which means I’m one step closer to melting in a sea of molten hellfire yeah?”

      “Spike! You shouldn’t talk like that. Okay, so you can’t kill anymore, but there are other fun things you can do, you’ll adjust.” He turned around the face the witch.

      “Adjust? Then what? End up like the two of you? No thank you.”

      “Here it comes, we can’t just leave him here to stake himself, it’s not right.” Spike wanted nothing more than to throttle the kid’s throat, but he couldn’t for a number of reasons. The obvious one being the chip, but if he killed Xander, Buffy would be mad.

      “I should think you two would be glad to meet the end of days, I mean neither of you is making much of a go at it. You? Kids your age are going off to university you’ve made it as far as the basement. And Red here, you couldn’t even dog boy happy. I mean, you can take the loser out of high school...”

      “I see what you’re doing, you trying to get us to dust you.”

      “Am not, just don’t want pity from geeks more useless than I am.”

      “We’re not useless, we help people, we fight the forces of evil.”

      “BUFFY fights the forces of evil. You’re her groupies. She’d do just as well without you. Better I’d wager since she wouldn’t have to go about saving your hides all the time.”

      “That is SO not true. We’re part of a team, she needs us.”

      “OR you’re still the same tenth grade losers you’ve always been and she’s too much of a softy to cut you loose.” He walked away, god that felt good.

 

      “GILES!”

      “Buffy, what?”

      “OH MY GOD ARE YOU OKAY?”

      “Yes, I’m fine.”

      “Hey Giles! We’re back. Buffy, anything? GILES!”

      “I’m fine, I was wrong, the Word of Valios isn’t a book, it’s a talisman, I had it here the whole time, bought it a sorcerers estate sale. I thought it was a knock off.”

      “Oh. Well, they’ve got the blood, the bones, the talisman... I wish we knew where.” She said, cor, she was so hot, even worried. Just watching her be all maternal and slayer-like, it was too much. “And what the hell are you doing here?”

      “We took him with us to the library Buffy.”

      “We do know where, the Hellmouth, they’re going to open the Hellmouth.” Giles said.

      “Well, looks like we’re going back to high school.”

      “Oh the memories!” Xander exclaimed fifteen minutes later as they stood outside the building.

      “Really. Let’s see... what memories do we have? Possessions, ghosties, witches, ascensions... not to mention vampires, demons and hellhounds... need I go on?” Buffy said sarcastically.

      “At least we got to blow up our school, no one else got to do that in history.”

      “Right, and I did have to do something worse than burn the gym.” She said. “Are we ready to get this over with? The sooner we get out of this place, the better we’ll all be. I’d rather not be in there reminiscing, I can’t think of one good thing that came out of that building.” He knew she was thinking about Angel, he wanted to reach out to her, but he didn’t. He couldn’t, not now, not ever. She walked up and opened the door, they all followed. “Be careful you guys, this place doesn’t look too stable.”

      “Fine. I hope we all go under.”

      “Why is he even here? He’s annoying and it’s not like he can fight!”

      “Buffy, if we leave him alone, he’ll stake himself.” Willow explained. Buffy wondered what had happened, she could bare the thought. She looked back at him and he looked away.

      “And that’s bad because... fine, whatever, just keep him out of the way. I do not have time for this. Okay when we get to the library keep a lookout for victims they’re keeping alive for the sacrifice, getting them out is the first priority.”

      “Will do.”

      “Okay, you guys ready?” She asked, her voice was so sweet.

      “Let’s rock and roll.” Xander said.

      “Let’s rock and roll?” These kids made him laugh.

      “Sunnydale High if these walls were still walls, what stories they could tell. Eww, Mayor meat, extra crispy.”

      “I think we’re near the library.” He picked a spot to watch her fight. She was magnificent, a wondrous creature. He watched her and he wanted her, why did she have to do this to him?

 

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      “No offense, but you do look wicked conspicuous.” God could she be anymore slutty? She was practically drooling all over him. He wasn’t even that cute and he smelled funny.

      “I do?” Stupid ninny. “Paintball, yeah I was playing paint ball and the aftershock...”

      “So you’re one of the commandos right?” Xander said.

      “Commando’s no... do I know you?” He looked at Spike.

      “No I’m just an old pal of Xander’s here.” He said and quickly looked away. If only he didn’t have the chip, that boy would be torn apart.

      “Well, Riley, do you wanna go grab a soda with me?” Buffy asked. Spike just glared at her.

      “Yeah, I guess.”

      “Good, then Will, I’ll see you later, and don’t wait up.” She winked at Red and brushed past him, her thigh brushing past his erection. Damn her!

      “Jealous Spike?” Willow asked.

      “Jealous? Why would he be jealous?” Xander asked. “Jealous of Buffy and Riley? It’s not like he and Buffy... NO! BUFFY AND HIM? NO, NO, THIS IS NOT GOOD! SPIKE YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER!” Xander screamed.

      “XANDER!” Buffy came running back. “Be quiet. If you scream the school might come down.”

      “Buffy, are you crazy? Do you wanna be with Spike? He’s a vampire.”

      “Duh Xander, that’s the obvious one, but don’t worry about it. It was a good fuck, right Spike?” She said glaring at him. Spike walked by her glance and disappeared.

      “YOU HAD SEX WITH SPIKE?” She hit him. “Okay, fine, your body, your business, but suddenly commando boy doesn’t sound that bad.”

      “Xander, Riley is nice. He had to leave, the Initiative called for him, unidentified HST. I like him, he’s normal and strong.... and I guess those are definite pluses... but whatever, I don’t wanna think about it. Whadda say we Bronze it for the rest of the night? I’ve had enough slaying tonight, we deserve some fun.”

      “Nah, Xander and I were gonna watch a movie or something.” Willow said.

      “Oh.”

      “Wanna come?”

      “No, I’ll go study I guess.”

      “Buffy, you should talk to him.”

      “NO. He made it clear, and that’s fine.” She took off and Xander and Willow got back to the basement.

      “So explain to me again, what is going on?”

      “Xander, it’s not my place.”

      “Willow, tell me.”

      “Buffy loves Spike, Spike loves Buffy. They had an argument, and are both too proud to talk it out. That’s the story. I think it has something to do with Angel and Dru.”

      “And the fact that he’s a vampire and she’s the Slayer?”

      “Possibly. Let’s just watch the Tonight Show.” Just then the door opened and Spike walked down.

      “What’s this, sitting around watchin’ the telly while there’s evil still afoot? Not very industrious of you. I say we go out there and kick a little demon ass. What? Can’t go without your Buffy? Too chicken? Let’s find her, she is the Chosen One after all. Come on! Vampires... grrr... nasty, let’s annihilate them, for justice and for the safety of puppies and Christmas right? Let’s fight that evil! Let’s kill something. Oh come on!”

      “Spike, if you want demons to fight, then you go find Buffy.”

      “No.” He sat down.

 

      She laid down and cried herself to sleep.

 

 

~El Fin~

 

 

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