My Immortal

Chapter Ten


Waking up to feeling something cold against her, Buffy felt disorientated. Expecting to find herself in her room, Buffy blinked a few times before her eyes adjusted to the darkness . She hadn't even taken in the fact that she had a body next to her yet. She recognised her surroundings and her gasp made the person next to her stir. She looked down and saw his white blonde hair.

She checked and sighed relief as she saw she was still dressed.Buffy looked down at Spike and saw blue eyes looking back at her.

"Mornin' "

He smiled at her and winked

" What happened?"
"You passed out after those bitches left, you really should take better care of yourself, what if I hadn't been there?"
"Um.. I kinda think it was your fault, unno the lack of blood thing, where you fed from me, that caused it, not my lack of care"

Buffy got up and stretched, hissing as the wound on her stretched as well.Spike pulled the sheet round him and got up to check it out. As he saw the bite mark he winced, it had been a little deeper than he had meant , causing some bruising.

"Sorry 'bout that pet"
"Are you? Did you sleep naked ? "

Spike tucked his tongue behind his teeth and smiled

"Yeah, always do, what of it?"
"Ugh.. your such a pig"

Spike looked down at the floor. Why was he feeling so shamed? He was a bloody vampire, morals weren't something they gave a crap about!

"I'm going home to change, I suggest you keep a low profile , next time I see you, I won't hesitate in staking you!Now I gotta go, meant to be meeting Angel at noon"
"What you meeting him for and at noon? Shouldn't he still be tuckered up in his bed still?"
"We're making a move on the Mansion"
"Just you and the Poof? God are you stupid?"
"We can handle them"

Buffy sat on the edge of the bed to pull on her boots, she looked up at Spike briefly. The concern on his face caused her to frown.

"What?"
"You shouldn't go there Buffy, It's too dangerous, and Angel won't be enough to protect you"

She ignored him and stood up. As she reached the ladder , she felt his hand on her arm. She paused and looked back at him.

"Buffy , don't go, not today, your not at full strength. They think your ... Look, last night they saw us, they think your either dead or my bloody toy. If you wait, you could use that to your advantage. I can't believe I'm saying this but... I'll bloody help you. You and Peaches won't be enough and your Watchers an old git, he won't last five minutes against them"

"You'll help me? Why? What's in it for you?"
"I want , look I can't stand by and watch you get killed, okay"

Buffy was curious now. She stepped off the ladder and stood face to face with him. She frowned at the softened features that he now wore. She bent her head to the side, offering Spike her neck. He looked away, his demon coming to the fore. He growled low but made no attempt to attack her.

"What is going on Spike? Why don't you want to kill me?"

His gold eyes flashed at her. How could he tell her?

"Look , just take my offer of help and leave it Buffy"

Buffy was never one to back down though, she advanced on Spike .

"No, I want to know what is going on, why won't you just kill me, you've had enough chances and yet, here I am. I even spent the night in your bed, why haven't you killed me?"

Spike backed off, yet she still walked towards him, backing him into the wall. He looked down at his bite mark and growled.Buffy noticed this and touched the bite, it was still painful but it gave her a sense of calm, a feeling of belonging washed over her. Spike slid his hands around her waist and pulled her into him. He rested his head on her shoulder and nuzzled into her neck. Buffy tensed, expecting him to use her lowered defences as an opening for an attack, it never came.

"I.. can't Buffy, I can't kill you. God help me Buffy, I can't"

Buffy froze.

" There's something about you that makes me want to protect you, makes me want to... ever since I tasted you in Spain, It's like your inside me, inside my head and in my .... "

Buffy shot back from him, she looked into his eyes and saw the tears there.

" I.. have to go"

She climbed the ladder, thoughts ran through her mind, each one unclear. She arrived at Giles' condo sooner than she expected and walked in without knocking. She sat in a chair and hung her head in her hands. Giles came out of the kitchen and frowned as he took in the state of his Slayer. Angel grunted as the scent of his childe hit him, stronger than before. He walked to her and pulled the collar of her jacket away from her neck.

"Dear lord!"

Giles knelt before Buffy and took her hands in his

"Did Spike do this?"

Buffy took her hands away from her face and nodded. The tracks of tears down her face angered the Watcher and vampire. Angel ground his teeth and his fists clenched at his sides. Giles looked up at Angel and they shared a knowing look.

"Buffy, can you sense him at all?"

She nodded and continued to cry

"What has he done to me?"

Angel sighed

"Spikes marked you as his before Buffy, but that mark, it's deeper, he fed from you, didn't he?"

Buffy looked up at Angel and answered him with a nod.

"This mark means that he intends to turn you, keep you as his mate"
"No, god no... he said he didn't want to kill me, he just did it to protect me from Darla and Dru"

Giles paced the room huffing.

"He said he'll help us, he could have killed me last night but he didn't. I stayed with him and he didn't touch me. He said we wouldn't be enough to defeat them, he'll help us and I believe him"
"How can you be so naive Buffy! He's a vampire for christ sake!"
"So is Angel, Giles"
"He has a soul Buffy, that is completely different, Spike, he's evil, he has nothing that keeps him from turning on us at anytime. How do you know that it isn't all a ploy, a way of Darla and Drusilla knowing everything, there is a possibility that he is working for them"

Angel nodded his agreement

"I just know, look I know him, I can feel it, you weren't there , Spike , there's something going on with him, I don't know what it is"
"He's obsessed with you Buffy, it's his way, he has always been like it. If he is, he's more of a danger to you. You have to sever your connection with him and stop seeing him"

She looked up at Angel , she felt intense anger at him for even suggesting that she should stop seeing Spike, that she should sever their connection. Giles saw the anger and he stood beside the vampire.

"Buffy, what Angel is saying is for your own good, you must be able to see that?"

Buffy left the condo, Giles called after her, Angel stood back in the shadows behind the door.

"Let her go. She knows the dangers, we just have to hope that she comes to her senses soon. We can't go after Darla and her crew today, not with Buffy in the state she is, we'll reschedule the attack for tomorrow at the same time, do you agree?"
"Yes, yes, I'll see you tomorrow then Angel, do take care, it could be that Spike has warned Darla of your involvement with Buffy"
"I'll visit Buffy later and let her know of the change of plans, Goodnight Giles"


Buffy stood at the door of the crypt. Her hand laid against the wood, her forehead against her the back of her palm. She knew that Giles was right in what he had said, there was a chance that Spike was setting her up and he was working with Darla, but everything inside her told her they were wrong. She didn't know why, but she trusted him.

Inside the crypt, Spike stood still staring at the door. The poetry book hung in his fingers , he closed the book, put it on the table beside his easy chair, and silently walked to the door. He leant against it and listened to the fast pace of her heart. He smiled and yanked the door open, catching her as she fell through it.

"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR STUPID VAMPIRE!"
"Mind telling me why your creeping around my crypt?"
"I ... "

Spike raised his scarred brow and waited for her to answer him.

"I told Giles and Angel about you, and about your offer to help and they don't believe you, they think that your working for them and then they saw the bite and Angel said that you are going to turn me."

Spike was angry, but took her into his arms.

"Angels just judging me by his bloody standards, take no notice of him"
"So, it's not true then, that's not what this bite means?"
"It does, but by doing that it means that Darla and Dru won't hurt you pet. They'll have to honour it"
"My life is such a mess. God, I don't know what to do, I feel like just running away from it all. I can't do this. On top of all that I know that I die at the hands of the Master,"
"M'not gonna let that happen love, promise you"




A/N :- Next Chappy sees it all start to heat up.