Spike's wish

Chapter 2

THE MASTER WILL RISE

Buffy was sitting in the student lounge at school, In deep thought.

“Buffy…..Buffy?”
“Fine. I’m Fine” Buffy said as she looked up at Xander.
“Good. It’s good that you’re fine.” Said Xander unzipping his back- pack.
“What were you thinking about?” Willow asked as she sat down across from Buffy and opened her lunch.
“Nothin” Buffy said shrugging
“Aw, come on you can tell us. We’re your bosom friends. Friends of your Bosom.” Xander said as he tossed a Chocolate bar to Willow
“Xander!” Willow said with a stern look, tossing her apple to him in return.
“I wasn’t thinking anything really.”
“What’d you do last night? Willow asked perkily
“Slept. I had weird dreams.” Buffy said with a shrug.
“Dreams are meaningful.” Xander said biting into the apple.
“PSHH tell me about it the other night I dreamt that Xander. It wasn’t Xander in fact it wasn’t me, Uh. It was a friend’s dream and she doesn’t remember it.” Willow said munching on the chocolate bar.
“I bet she doesn’t”
“Buffy?”

Buffy noticed Spike running up to her “Spike what is it?” She asked getting up from the couch “You look worried.”
“This Vampire activity, I think I know what they’re up to.”
“Well we’ll deal with it.”
“I hope it’s that simple.”
“It is not to worry. Trust me.”
“Oh I donno I’ve killed you once. It shouldn’t be that difficult to do it again.”
“What?” Was her only thought before she felt the sting of her Vampire lover backhanding her across the face. Buffy flew into the table landing on her back; suddenly Spike was on top of her his hands quickly wrapping around her throat. Buffy struggled to free herself from his grasp, as Willow and Xander sat and watched. Buffy reached out and was pushing against Spikes face when his mask ripped away revealing the Master’s face. Terrified Buffy awoke with a start, realizing she was at home, in bed nestled there with HIM! Spike. Oh god oh god. Buffy Bolted upright in bed, and rubbed her hands over her eyes ant through her hair.
“You ok love? You have a nightmare?”
“Oh god Spike it was awful, you turned into him, and you tried to kill me.” Buffy sobbed as Spike gently rubbed her back.

Spike swallowed hard before he spoke “You mean Angel, Pet?”

“No Spike the Master.”
“What does it mean Buffy?”
“I donno I have to talk to Giles. I’m scared Spike. I’ve never been scared like this before.”
“Let’s go talk to your watcher.”

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“Coming I’m coming.” Giles shouted as he opened the door.
“Buffy, it’s you. And look whom you have brought with you. Spike.” Giles said opening the door a little wider and nodding in the vampire’s direction. “Please come in. After you phoned I began consulting my books and I think I’ve found something…..” He trailed off and waited for Buffy and Spike to join him on the couch.
“It’s Latin so bear with me…It says to revive the vampire they need his bones, which they have ……..And the blood of, this is very unclear the closest person… someone…. Connected? To the vampire”
“That’d be me.” Buffy stated.
“Perhaps” Giles shrugged
“We were close. We killed each other. It really promotes togetherness.”
Buffy said looking down at her hands.
“Well is there anything on when the ceremony might take – Woah”
Xander shouted as they heard glass breaking
Buffy grabbed the rock out of mid air, she turned the stone over, “this is Cordilia’s,” She said looking at the expensive necklace wrapped around the stone “Come to the bronze or we’ll make her lunch.”
“What do we do?” asked Willow
“I go to the bronze” Buffy gets up and starts walking away
“I don’t like this” Xander said taking a step closer to Buffy
“Doesn’t matter if you like it or not whelp, what the Slayer says goes” Spike said stepping in between Buffy and Xander “ ‘Sides she won’t be alone. I’ve got your back Buffy” Spike said addressing her.
“Thanks Spike I know I can trust you.”
“Well I can’t Buffy this is ridiculous. I cannot believe you would trust Spike an evil soulless demon, who will never be good enough for you, to watch your back at a time like this.” Said Giles cleaning his glasses furiously.
“Well I do Giles so just drop it ok?”
“I’m going with you. I need to know that if the evil undead here decides to make a wrong move I’ll be there to help you Buffy.” Xander said.

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“One more time. Where are they?”

“You’re too late, the girls are dead.”

“Tell me where they are.”

“What are you gonna do kill me?” the vampire giggled

“As a matter of fact yes.” Buffy said flipping the vampire on to the pool table and removing the cross that hung around her own neck. “But since I’m not gonna kill you anytime soon, the question becomes how are we gonna pass the time until then?” Buffy asked as she placed her cross into the vampire’s mouth and sealing her hand over it.
The vampire’s mouth was smoking heavily. Buffy removed the cross.
“So….one more time.”

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The anointed one walked slowly towards the Master’s bones holding the sacred book to his chest. “Begin” He says as the bodies of four helpless teens are suspended upside down over the Master’s bones.

“Behold these witnesses to our master’s demise, when their blood covers his bones, he shall reawaken and find that he has strength and power and the Gem of Amara to render him a powerful demon.”

“Uh not so much, won’t let you revive him.” Buffy said punching the anointed one in the face. He staggered a bit but did not fall. Buffy kept hitting punching, kicking but was not having much success. In the mean time Spike had worked his way around the Boy and grabbed him pinning his arms to his sides.

“Buffy take off his ring, it’s what holds his power, it’s why he can get his arse kicked by you and not flinch and why he can walk in daylight.”
Buffy ripped the ring off his finger and stuck it in the pocket of her jeans. Spike pushed him down. In less than a second Buffy was on him and shoved a steak through his heart, turning him into dust. Then Buffy grabbed a sledgehammer she saw sitting by the table and began smashing the master’s bones to dust.
She kept going until there was nothing left and still continued.

Spike walked up behind her “Pet? I don’t think there’s a chance anyone will ever try to revive him again.” He said as he gently took her in his arms
“He… He was Darla’s sire, that means in some strange way he was related to you….” Buffy said. Tears welling up in her eyes
“Shhh Baby it will be alright. I’ll make it alright for you. I promise.” Spike said softly as he leaned in for a kiss
Buffy kissed him back and moaned. “Spike, thank you for being here for me.” Buffy said softly

“Yeah thanks Spike” Xander mimicked to himself, thinking no one could hear him. Well no one could except Spike and his super sensitive vampire hearing.

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Spike was addressing the Scooby group assembled in front of him. “You might be wondering why I asked you all to meet me without Buffy”
“ Well we thought you might try to eat us so we brought supplies” Xander said with a bitter edge to his voice.

“Well mate I wouldn’t trust me either if I were you, you don’t know me, you think of me as a monster”-

“You are a monster Spike look at all the people you have killed” Xander cut him off

“I know I’ve made mistakes”

“Mistakes Spike you slaughtered thousands of people, Two slayers among them, and you want us to trust you?” It was Giles turn to interrupt. “You say you are in love with Buffy but what is to stop you from going all evil again?”

“Buffy, that’s what! Don’t you see? She is not just a slayer; she’s more than that. Much, much more. She is light and honor and my fucking salvation, without her I am nothing but the monster you describe.” Spike was making an impassioned plea

“But Spike you are Soulless. You are a monster.” Giles stated.

“Yes But I have changed”- Spike started to say

“For how long? Until your infatuation with shagging the slayer wears off?” Giles asked miserably “What kind of a life can she have with you? Honestly Spike you can’t even do the simplest things for her! Take her outside in the sun for example, Give her children, She will grow old wither up, die! What then? You will still look the same, how can you ask her to give up her life to be with you? Are you that selfish?”

“Am I that bloody selfish? I love that woman and I will until my dusty end in which my last thoughts will be of her! I cannot give her those things but there are others that I can give her, and until SHE tells me to leave I will stay by her side.”
“What Spike? What can you give her that a normal man cannot? Please enlighten me!” Giles said triumphantly.
“I can give her love, unending devotion, help in her calling, happiness, so much, I have so much to give her and show her. Just trust her; let her live her life happy. Way I hear it, most slayers don’t last very long. I plan on Buffy being around a good long while.”

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“I can’t take that love,” Spike said shaking his head. “You wear it”

“Why can’t you Spike? I want you to have it.” Buffy said offering the ring again

“No Buffy I am not worthy of that. Yet. Just… all I’m askin is that you hold on to it for a little while, until I have proven myself worthy.”

“Spike I think you’re worthy but if you insist, I’ll hold on to it for a while.” Buffy said smiling and looking into Spike’s eyes

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They were standing in an alley somewhere “Everyday it’s the same question that haunts you, Is today the day I die? Death is on your heals baby and sooner or later it’s gonna catch you. Part of you wants it. Not only to stop the fear and uncertainty, but because you’re just a little bit in love with it. Death is your art. You make it with your hands, day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. Part ou iou is desperate to know, what’s it like? Where does it lead you? Now you see that’s the secret. Not the punched you didn’t land or the kicks you didn’t throw she really wanted it. Every slayer has a death wish. Even you. The only reason you’ve lasted as long as you have is you’ve got ties to the world. Mom, Brat kid sister, Scoobies. They all tie you here, but you’re just puttin off the inevitable. Sooner or later you’re gonna want it. And the second, the second that happens you know I’ll be there. I’ll slip in, have myself a real good day. Here endeth the lesson. I just wonder if you’ll like it as much as she did?”

“Get out of my sight Spike” Buffy growled. “Now”

“Ohhh, why? Did I scare you? You’re the Slayer. Do something about it. Hit me. Come on one good swing, you know you want to.”

“I mean it”

“So do I. Give it to me good Buffy, do it”

“Spike” Buffy said with a warning in her voice

Spike leaned in to kiss her. “What the hell are you doing?”

“Come on” Spike said as he grabbed her by the arms “I can feel it Slayer and smell it too, you know you wanna dance.”


“Say its true, say I do want to,” Buffy said pushing Spike down onto the ground. “It wouldn’t be you Spike, it would never be you. You’re beneath me.” Buffy said as she threw the crumpled money at Spike who was on his ass on the pavement.

Spike watched her walk away with tears in his eyes.

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Spike sat bolt upright in bed “Buffy!! No” He shouted

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To Be Continued……