The Harsh Light of Day

Note: so
here is the second chapter. Trust me it will be more upbeat than the last one.

Read my other story under the crypt.

 

The Harsh Light of day

{{ }}=Xander

[[ ]]=Spike

Chapter 2

Two weeks. It had been two whole weeks since they
had started their new sleeping habits and it had been hell, and a big laugh for
anyone who watched them night after night. Oh sure the first night had been a
breeze. They slept to the alarm clock just like they said they would, and they had
no problem staying awake the first night. It was when the second night of being
a wake came that they started having problems. Although it might have been the
fact that they were cocky enough to think this would be easy, so they did
everything they would normally do and more, thinking they had all the time in
the world to get it done. After two weeks, no matter how long they slept they
were still always sleepy. So here they were into the second half of their two
day no sleep period half dead, and in Spike’s case, dead and a half.

“Why can’t we just go to sleep? With
our normal patterns if we got tired we would sleep whenever we wanted. Why can’t
we now?” spike whined draped over the couch with his eyes shut.

“Stop whining Spike. These are our
normal patterns, and sleeping now until we get used to it would admit defeat. Or
are you to much of a baby to…hey open your eyes mister.”

“Oh sod it. I’m tired and I am
going to sleep, and starting tomorrow I am going back to normal. I don’t care
what you do, but I suggest you do the same.” Spike stood up and headed to the bedroom.
Xander had no intention of giving in, but he yawned anyway. Spike caught it and
turned around. He walked back over to Xander and pulled him up out of the chair
he was in. “okay strike that. I do care, and I am ordering you to do the same.”
He drug Xander into the bedroom. He put up a small struggle, but nothing worthy
of anything. It mostly to convince himself he wasn’t giving in. just being an
obedient mate. {{Oh who am I fooling? This was a stupid idea.}} He let Spike walk
him rather than drag him the rest of the way, and they collapsed onto the bed
to fall asleep right away.

Two nights later the 2 woke up,
still sleepy, but happy at the prospect of going to sleep whenever they
pleased. They weren’t up long, just long enough to get something to eat, and
pride themselves on their stupid decision-making put to rest. They went back to
sleep and didn’t wake up for two more days after that. Now being gone 5 days,
and dead the rest of the time they were around them. The gang had become a tad
worried.

“Maybe they died!” Buffy gasped
putting her hand to her mouth in shock.

“Oh don’t say such nonsense Buffy.”
Giles said.

“Yeah. You know cause Spike’s
already dead and all.”

“Willow that doesn’t make me feel
better.” Buffy whined. Putting her head into Riley’s shoulder.

“Oh come on Buffy. I’m sure their
fine. They’re probably asleep. They probably figured out that that stupid plan
of Spike’s really was stupid and decided to get some sleep.” Willow reasoned.

“I thought it was Xander’s idea?”

“That’s what I thought Riley. And at
first it was, but then they started to wilt a bit and it became Spike’s fault
instead of Xander’s idea.

“Hey Willow? What are they doing
this for again?”

“Xander supposedly said that they
were boring, and that they needed to add something different to their
relationship, and he mumbled something about turning into us.”

“Add something to their relationship?
Like what? Not energy. That’s for sure.”
Just then the couple walked into the shop all happy, and well rested. They were
holding hands, and making jokes.

“Well I see you guys finally gave
up.” willow said.

“Actually Spike did. He just
grabbed me, and took me with him.”

“Hey. I didn’t say you had to fall
asleep, just that you had to lay down with me. ‘S not my fault you gave up.”

“I did not give up. You taunted a
bed in front of me. What was I supposed to do?”

“There’s bloody well more than one
use for a bed if I recall correctly pet. You didn’t have to sleep.”

“And what was I going to do. Screw myself?”

“Like you haven’t before?”

“This is so totally differ…hey. You
guys are still here. You heard all that.”

“Yes we are and yes we did, and Xander. I’m glad you
decided to sleep opposed to hearing of what else…I’m just going to stop.” And Buffy
pulled herself into the kitchen till her blush went away.

“So.” Willow picked up on where Buffy
had left off. “You guys finally put the sleeping idea to caput?”

“Yeah. It was a bust idea anyway. We’re
all good, but we are still so boring. Well not really, but my days have just
become way too routine.” Spike just nodded. He was sitting down next to Riley reading
a magazine, and Buffy was coming back into the room. He look was low, and a bit
shocked.

“Well I just found something that
will brighten your day. Total change.

“Really Slayer? What?

“Spike you remember how much you
and Angel don’t get a long?”

“Well yeah. Not a bloody secret.”

“And Xander? You two, just didn’t
mesh well right?”

“Duh.”

“And me. We’re just complicated.”

“Obviously. Come on Slayer what
does that bloody pouf have to do with anything?” there was a loud knock at the
door.

“I just saw him coming up the sidewalk.
Guess you guys are really gonna get that excitement you were looking for.