| Dancing Part 10 by Kass Shakespeare Spike woke up in the middle of the night. He felt much better than the day before. His wounds had healed quickly while he was asleep. He got up and went to the bathroom to take a hot and relaxing shower after which he felt like a new man, or like a new vampire even. He got dressed and headed out to use the last sun free hours for a walk. He decided to go further downtown and walked down the street, humming �Anarchy in the UK� by the Sex Pistols. As he was near the hospital he suddenly saw a familiar face. �Now look who�s still out on the streets at this time of the night,� he said grinning. �Hello Spike,� Tara said, feeling a little awkward. �Where did you leave Red?� Spike asked. �I suppose she�s at home, sleeping,� Tara answered and walked on. Spike followed her and walked by her side. �So, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?� �I�m going home from work,� she answered. �Uh huh, and what job is it that you have to work at night?� the vampire asked. �I am a nurse at the hospital. I had the night shift this week,� Tara answered, not looking at Spike. �Are you scared of me?� he suddenly asked and Tara stopped. �No no, I am not, I just want to get home.� She walked on. �Okay then, I will walk you home,� Spike said and continued walking by her side and Tara rolled her eyes, sighing faintly. �How is the little witch doing anyways?� Spike then asked. Why is he so friendly? Tara wondered. �Willow is fine.� She stopped again and faced the bleach blond vampire. �What do you want?� �What?� he didn�t understand. �If you want me to help you getting Dawn or anything, I am the wrong one to ask.� �I don�t want anything from you. First of all, I won�t need your help with Dawn anymore and second, how do you know that we�?� �We were at Buffy�s the other night. Anya accidentally told us that there was something going on,� Tara interrupted him. �Oh, so that�s how Buffy found out,� he said. �Yes.� Tara eyed him. �What happened to your eye?� �Guess!� �Buffy?� Tara asked. �Right. The Slayer thought I had done something to Dawn and came to beat me up.� �Oh,� Tara said and stopped again. �We are there.� �Is that your house?� Spike asked and followed her inside. He would only need an invitation for the single apartments but not for the building. Tara unlocked the door and in that moment Willow opened it. �Hey,� she said and kissed her girlfriend. As she looked over Tara�s shoulder she saw Spike. �Hello Spike,� she said politely. �Hey red,� he said and smiled. �I met him in front of he hospital and he walked me home,� Tara told her girlfriend before she could worry why Spike was there. �Okay,� Willow said, holding Tara�s hand inside the apartment while Spike stood in front of the door. �Not inviting me in for a chat?� he asked teasingly. Willow looked slightly embarrassed. �Well, uh�we�um�I mean�� �You don�t have to say anything,� he said and smirked. �I know you two probably want to shag now. Not that I have anything against that. We live in the 21st century, right? Girls shag girls, boys shag boys, although that again is kinda�� he made a disgusted face, �you know. Anyways, you two have fun shagging and I will go,� he said and left. Tara and Willow stared at him, mouth open and then looked at each other and laughed. �I don�t like to say that,� Tara laid her hands on Willow�s hips and looked her deep in the eyes, �but we should maybe listen to Spike.� Willow smirked at her girlfriend. �I guess we should.� While their lips met and they kissed Tara kicked the door shut. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dawn hurried to the motel after training. She hadn�t seen Spike for 34 hours now. Training went fine this day again and Jim said they could start a little later tomorrow so she didn�t have to go to bed so early. She was tired and wanted to sleep but seeing Spike was more important. She knocked at the door. �Come in!� he called from the inside. Spike knew it was Dawn, he had been waiting for her all evening. It was long after sunset and he could have gone out but he stayed and waited although he didn�t know if she would come. �Hey,� she said and smiled happily as she entered the room. Spike got up from the bed, where he had been sitting watching TV, and hugged her. �Hello Luv,� he said and they kissed. �I missed you,� she broke the kiss and looked into his blue eyes, her arms wrapped around his shoulders. �Missed you too,� he replied. �So, how was training?� �Great! We have almost finished our program and only have to work on the details now.� Her hands played with his blond hair, while he was walking backwards to the bed with her. He sat down and held her hand in his, looking up to her and into her happy eyes. �Do you have a special song for the performance?� he asked and she kneeled on the bed beside him, their fingers still entwined. �Yeah, we will dance to �She bangs� by Ricky Martin.� She leaned in and kissed Spike softly on the lips. �Oh, you really like that bloke, don�t you?� he asked. �Yeah, he is cool and sexy,� she grinned. �Sexy? He is gay isn�t he?� Spike teased her. �No, he�s not.� Dawn pouted a little. �I don�t know why all girls like him and his music. And by the way, isn�t this song totally old?� �Oh yeah, very old,� she smirked ironically. �Five years, a real Oldie.� Spike shook his head. �No, an Oldie is a song that is at least ten years old and still popular.� Dawn pondered for a second. �Then �Maria� is an Oldie?� �No,� Spike answered and laid down on the bed, pulling her closer. �But it�s about ten years old and still kinda popular.� Dawn half pouted, half smiled and couldn�t resist the urge to kiss this full soft lips. �Show me some good Oldies,� she said, her eyes closed as he placed kisses on her face. Spike sighed and got up to walk to the stereo. He put a CD in and pushed play. Have I told you Lately that I love you If I din't, darlin', You see, I'm so sorry Didn't I reach out And hold you In these lovin' arms Well, if I didn't, oh baby. Well, I'm so sorry �That is Billy Idol, To be a Lover,� Spike said and laid back down on the bed beside Dawn. �Isn�t that this bleach blond Punk guy?� she asked and then had to smirk as she realized this description also fit on Spike. �Yeah, he was very cool back in the 70s and 80s. But then he decided to make �Cyber Punk� in the 90s and had a very unsuccessful come-back,� Spike told her. �Music history lesson again?� she asked smiling and Spike nodded. When I realized that you need love too, Gonna spend my life makin' love to you. Got to be a lover. Have mercy. Forgot to be a lover, babe. (Have mercy) Forgot to be a lover. (Have mercy) Forgot to be a lover. Make it on through to you somehow. (Have mercy, baby) Got to be a lover, babe. (Forgot to be a lover) Woo! Woo! He pulled her into his arms and their lips met for another kiss. Their lips touched very softly at first but then Spike pulled Dawn closer to his body and the kiss got more intense. He pushed his tongue inside her mouth as she wrapped her arms tight around his neck, stroking through his hair. Well, did I ask you, Yes, would you come and share, Oh, share, Oh, the burden and the task That's at love's command Didn't I say All those lovin' special things That you long to hear To show how much I care His hand ran across the length of her arm down to her fingertips, tickling and teasing her. She giggled briefly without letting lose of his lips. Spike gently stoked up her arm again and then down her side. Dawn�s breath became faster as his hand approached her breast and she tightened the grip of her fingers in his hair. Well, when I realize That you need love too, Gonna spend my life Makin' love to you Forgot to be a lover, Have mercy Well, well I worked all day Hard as I can Worked all night, didn't make me a man. (Forgot to be a lover) Have mercy, Oo, His lips left her mouth and made their way down her jaw to her neck. He started sucking on her soft skin and she moaned in pleasure. For one second she was scared he could bite her and as Spike felt her shiver he left her neck immediately and places soft kisses along her collarbone and on the sensitive skin above her breasts. When I realized That you need love too, Gonna spend my life Makin' love to you. (Forgot to be a lover) Got to be a lover, babe. Oo, mercy. (Have mercy) Have mercy, baby. (Have mercy, baby) I'm gonna make it on through To you somehow, So have mercy. (Have mercy, have mercy, baby) He stopped kissing her and looked into her big blue eyes. She returned his gaze, still breathing faster. Then she pulled his head close to hers and took the initiative, pushing her tongue inside his cool mouth. Their hands were entwined tightly and the full length of their bodies were pressed against each other. Have I told you, Yes, lately that I love you If I didn't, oh baby, Yes, I'm so sorry. Ah, but you know I really love you, baby.(Love you baby) I really love you baby (Love you baby) I really need you baby (Need you baby) I really want you baby (Want you baby) Their kisses got more passionately and Dawn felt she couldn�t resist him any longer. His cool lips felt so good on hers, his hands on her body sent shivers down her spine and she wanted to spend the rest of her life in his arms. He looked into her eyes again with a longing gaze full of desire. When I realized, That you need love too, I'm gonna spend my life Makin' love, Makin' love, Makin' love to you Well, I worked all day As hard as I can, Worked all night, It didn't make me a man, babe. (Forgot to be a lover) (Have mercy) Oo, have mercy baby (Have mercy) Have mercy baby (Have mercy) Oo, have mercy baby (Have mercy baby) Oo, make it through. Well, when I realized that you need love too, I'm gonna spend my life, Gotta spend my life makin' love to you. They still kissed as the music stopped. Dawn gasped for air and suddenly freed herself from his embrace. �I should better go now,� she said as she suddenly felt nervous. Spike sighed briefly. Why did she do that to him? Why did she turn him so on and then wanted to leave? But he didn�t want to push her if she wasn�t ready. And it was better that she knew this and didn�t do anything she could regret later. Spike took her hand in his own and kissed it gently. She smiled at him, happy that he wasn�t angry. �I am sorry,� she said honestly. �Don�t be. We have time.� Spike couldn�t believe what he just said. Dawn made him act like a big poof. But he couldn�t help it and in fact he didn�t even care. Dawn leaned in to kiss him again. �I won�t have time to visit you tomorrow,� she said, looking a little sad. �Training all day?� he asked, still holding her hand. �Yes, and in the evening we will go to the club again. Most of the regulars will be there and I still need to learn a few things.� �Good, then you better get some sleep now.� Spike placed a soft kiss on her forehead. �Yeah,� she said and smiled. �It was nice tonight.� �It was,� he agreed. �I will come again on Wednesday after training, is that good?� she asked. �No that�s not good,� he replied and smirked. Dawn made a worried face and Spike laughed. �Good would be if you could come earlier but that�s okay.� �Ah, okay,� she said and smiled in relief. He pulled her close for a last kiss and then watched as she got up and walked towards the door. �Bye.� �Bye,� he said. She was already half out of the door as she looked at him a last time. �I love you,� she said and quickly headed out before he could answer. She didn�t want to wait because she was scared he wouldn�t say the same to her. �I love you too,� he whispered after the door was already closed. As Dawn got home, Buffy was walking up and down in the hall. �Hey Buffy,� Dawn said and raised her eyebrows. �Dawn,� Buffy said and walked to her sister. �Where have you been all the time?� �I went dancing and�� �I know you have seen Spike, don�t tell me you were only dancing.� Dawn rolled her eyes. �I wasn�t finished yet. I went dancing and then I saw Spike. And why are you asking where I was when you already know it?� Buffy sighed. �Sorry, I was just worrying.� �Where is Angel?� Dawn asked to change the subject. She didn�t want to discuss her relationship with Spike again. �He went patrolling,� Buffy answered. �Isn�t that your job?� �Yes it is but I wanted to wait until you come home.� �Buffy, aren�t you overreacting?� Dawn asked and folded her arms in front of her chest. �I mean we had this whole conversation already and you went to beat him up, you had your fun. Let me live my own life and make my own decisions like the grown-up I am. I really appreciate that you care for me so much but at some point it�s enough. I am no kid anymore.� �I know, that�s what makes it so hard.� Buffy sat down on the steps. �When you were younger I could protect you and I could make the decisions for you and care that nothing bad happened to you. Now everything has changed.� Dawn sat down beside her sister. �But Buffy, I am still your sister and I still need you,� she said calmly. �What I don�t need is that you stick your nose in my concerns. I need you to understand me and to let me live my own life.� �Oh Dawnie,� Buffy sighed and Dawn hugged her. �I wish you could understand what I feel towards Spike, that I could tell you what we talked about and how nice he was without you freaking out. I want to share that with you but you have to accept it.� Dawn rubbed Buffy�s back while they were still hugging each other. �That�s not so easy. I know Spike has his good sides although I hate to confess it. But after all he is a vampire without a soul.� �But I love him,� Dawn simply said. Buffy looked into her sisters eyes and saw the happy sparkling when she said that. �You really do?� �Yes.� �Does he love you too?� she asked. �I think so, he didn�t say it but I feel it,� Dawn answered. �Are you sure? I mean if he didn�t say it�� �Yes I am.� Dawn smiled. She didn�t know it up to this moment but now she felt it deep inside her heart that he loved her too. �Okay,� Buffy stood up. �That�s all that matters. If you are happy with him I should be happy too.� Dawn got up too and hugged her sister again. �Thank you,� she said and felt tears in her eyes. �I love you Buffy.� �I love you too Dawn.� Buffy returned the hug. �But now I should get some sleep. I will have to train again tomorrow,� Dawn said and walked up the stairs. �Okay, good night. I will wait for Angel. I think I should talk to him too,� Buffy said with a frown. �It�s gonna be okay. Good night!� Dawn smiled at her sister again and then went to her room and to bed. |