Buffy and Spike

8- The Truth

SPIKE'S POV

I hugged Buffy around the waist, we were all so worried she wouldn't wake up.

'You alright love?' I asked

Buffy sniffled and looked up at me

'Better now' she smiled weakly

I looked down at her and kissed her forehead.

'What time is it?' she asked me

I looked over at the alarm clock sitting next to the lamp

'10pm' I replied 'bed time?'

'Wait? That's so late, how long was I unconscious?' she panicked

'Only about 10 hours it's okay though!' I assured her

'It felt like 10 minutes to me' she replied 'but yeah I'm so tired, did the gang go?'

'Yeah sorry Buff' I frowned

'No I don't expect them to always stay, it's okay' she smiled getting up and getting ready for bed.

I climbed into the bed and she joined me, she wrapped her arms around my chest and snuggled close, I loved it this way.

I woke up startled as Buffy thrashed next to me screaming, the clock flashed 5am.

'Buffy!' I yelled shaking her a little, she started crying still sleeping and I felt awful.

'Buffy! Love!' I yelled, Buffy rolled over to me still whimpering.

'I'm sorry' she whispered

'Don't be pet' I smiled pulling her in close to me.

Around 10:40 am I woke up and found Buffy not next to me. I got up and took a shower, then climbed down stairs.

'Spike?' Buffy asked from the kitchen

'Yeah love?' I replied walking into the kitchen to join her

'Oh good. Sorry I got scared'

'Why what's up pet? What happened last night'

'I'll let you know when the gang gets here' Buffy put the pot down and came and hugged me tightly

'Okay' I replied, she looked up at me and kissed me.

The gang arrived at 11am and we adjourned to the living room. The whole gang was here including Tara and Anya, sometimes they didn't always attend Scooby meetings.

'What's up Buffy?' Xander asked sitting down on the couch next to Anya.

'Well the other day you know, the red demon attacked me again, in the bathroom. And well he isn't a bad guy umm! Oh shoot I forgot his name, but anyway he explained everything to me, that's what he tried to do before, he pretended to be my mum thinking that would make it easier, but obviously it didn't! It's okay though. What I know is that there is an apocalypse coming in about a week. And well he said the vampires might even try to turn Angel back, they said Spike was a hopeless case now...' Buffy trailed off I think she thought my feelings would be hurt and to be honest they were, but I didn't care what those idiotic vampires thought of me, I had everything I could possible want with Buffy.

'That's awful Buffy!' Willow frowned

'You sure you don't remember the name?' Giles pleaded for the answer

'Hm' Buffy scrunched her mouth up 'Fla something Flarbohorn? I think he said he was a Flarbohorn Demon' Buffy smiled proud that she remembered.

'Thank you Buffy!' Giles beamed

'Well we will get out of your hair, see you in class tomorrow though?' Willow asked

'Of course! Help me catch up?' Buffy asked back

'Yeah' Willow smiled

'Catch ya Buff' Xander waved walking out the door with Anya

'I'll speak to you soon Buffy' Giles smiled and hugged her

'Thanks Giles'

I closed the door after they left and lent against the door frame into the lounge room. Buffy sat on the coffee table staring out the window, she flinched and turned and looked at me

'What?' she asked

'You didn't tell them everything' I replied sitting down next to her.

'What did I miss?' she said zoning out

'Your dream Buffy!'

'Oh. That wasn't important' she got up and walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge door.

'I think it is if you were screaming and crying last night' getting slightly frustrated at her dodging my questions

'Spike I'm fine' she smiled

'I didn't ask if you were fine'

She frowned at me 'well you want to know the truth! The truth is in the dream you were your old self and you killed me and I'm scared okay!' Buffy started crying and all I wanted to do was hug her.

'Buffy' I whispered 'I would never do that'

'I know!' she sobbed harder sitting down on one of the kitchen stools, I joined her and held her hands.

'Buffy I love you more than ever, and I will constantly keep loving you more and more everyday. I don't want to be that person again, I love the person I am today, with you. You make me a better person, you make me want to be someone worth living' I smiled slightly at her and she smiled a big smile, she wrapped her arms around me and still cried a little

'Spike oh my gosh I love you too!' she yelled with joy, I laughed a little.