Bound

Chapter 3 Trouble In Paradise

The air in the training room was tense and Spike could smell her fear. Buffy was stood in front of the punch bag, it swung from the last punch she had connected with it.
"Pet? You had enough?"
"Of this yeah, wouldn't mind going a few rounds with them out there"
Spike wrapped his arms around her waist "You don't mean that, they're just worried about you"
"Hello .. Slayer here, think I can take care of myself."
"They love you Buffy, it's natural, I'm meant to be your enemy, not the thing you bed down with"
She huffed and took the wraps off her hands, throwing them into a corner.
"I know your right but I didn't get this much crap when I entered into my relationship with Angel"
Spike sucked air in through his teeth. Buffy knew he hated her mentioning him but well , he was the other vampire that had been in her heart.
"Nobody knew the danger of it then and he didn't exactly leave a bloody good reason for them all to trust vampires with souls, did he? I hate him a little more for that fact"
"I wish they could get past that though. I'm sick of them expecting me to conform to their idea of what a Slayer is. Haven't I sacrificed enough?"
What could he say to that. Buffy had said it all. She was beginning to turn away from them . Again it all came down to the lack of support and then the constant questioning of her actions when she took it upon herself to do what she considered a necessity. Spike shook his head. This was turning out to be one complex situation. It wasn't just about the Scoobies accepting him as her lover. The hurt ran deeper for Buffy.
"Lets get you and Niblet home and maybe then we can all relax. "
"My god yes please!"
He nibbled on her neck and caused her to laugh as they left the training room and re-entered the shop. Spike still held her by the waist and walked behind her whispering to her. Buffy's eyes feel on the scowls coming off Xander and Giles , causing her laughter to stop immediately.
"What?. I'm not going to hide this from you . Get used to it. C'mon Dawn,lets go before I say something I regret"
With that Dawn gathered up her things and ran after her sister and her lover , calling a quick bye as she shut the door to the shop.

"That was um....... not quite sure what that was but it was bordering de ja vu" Xander said
Tara had sat quietly reading through everything that had happened. She felt for Buffy and Spike. True she had known about the affair in the beginning. And she understood why Buffy had needed Spike then, even if Buffy herself didn't.Tara could see the aura's that surrounded the two of them and she knew that they completed each other. She sighed.
"Tara.. something wrong sweety?" Willow didn't look up at her.
"Actually yes.... they were meant to be together and you of all can't see past the vampire thing. He helped us all over the summer that Buffy was de ... gone . I for one support them. Spikes a better man because of Buffy and she's a better Slayer because of him" She watched as eyes rolled at her statement. She picked up her books and looked at Willow and then to Xander " From what I have learned about you all , your hardly in a position to judge her. You" She pointed at Xander " Inca mummy girl, giant mantis teacher and ex vengeance demon, all hardly normal love interests, and you Willow , werewolf, internet robot and now a lesbian and witch , still think you can stand up and judge her with your heads high?"
She left the shop and went home, alone, but a smile on her face , proud that she had stood up for them and had made her points clear. She just hoped that it did them some good.The group hung their heads deep in thought.


Dawn slung her bags on the couch and slumped into it with a heavy sigh. The Scoobies really did know how to royally piss her off. What was their problem, surely after everything Buffy had been through, they would want to see her happy at last? Obviously not, selfish bastards she thought.
"Want to watch a dvd tonight bit?"
"You choose" she said in a flat voice
"Cheer up, s'not as bad as all that, they just need time to adjust"
Dawn smiled up at him, he knew how to make her smile and she was so glad he had come back and that Buffy had finally seen sense and fallen for him.
Buffy stepped out of the shower and looked at herself in the mirror. The worry showed on her face and she looked ten years older. When would it end? Would it ever end? There was always something, apocalypses, death, hers recently, big bad's... all lined up to add yet more pressure on her. At least now she had Spike. He would stand beside her and act as her anchor and her rock when she needed him to be. That was far more than she had had before. That was something she loved him for and she appreciated the fact more than he would ever know.She trusted him with her life and with Dawns. Buffy felt safe and loved.

Giles returned home and poured a large scotch. His mind was still having trouble accepting Buffy's latest announcement. If only there was some way to find out if Spike had used a spell or some other kind of magicks on her. It wouldn't be the first time the vampire had resorted to black arts to achieve his goals.Giles poured another drink and perched on the arm of the sofa, next to the phone. The thought that ran through his head at that point was a dangerous one and one that undoubtedly land him in the firing line of his Slayer. But he couldn't just leave her and Dawn in a dangerous situation, could he? He picked up his personal phone book and dialled the number.
"It's Buffy..... she's back and in trouble."

The three of them huddled up on the couch. The room was dark and the only light came from the television. It felt so good to be sat in peace, wrapped in the arms of the man that loved her and that she loved. Dawn sat at their feet munching on popcorn. The film had just ended and nobody moved or talked. They all knew the topic of conversation would end up being about the farce at the Magic shop.
"Haven't you got school tomorrow ?" Spike nudged Dawn and waited for her to take the not so subtle hint.
"Alright I'm going, Night guys" she blew air kisses as she trotted up the stairs to her room.
"Alone at last" Spike curled his tongue behind his teeth and smiled at his lover.
Buffy turned the television off and ran up to their bedroom, leaving him sat on the couch.
"You gonna sit in the dark like a broody vamp or are you gonna get your butt up here and ravage me?"
It took seconds for him to reach the room , stripping off his clothes as he made his way to her.Buffy sat at her dresser after brushing her hair. His hands swept her hair away from her shoulder and he kissed his way down her neck onto her collarbone.She closed her eyes and a breath caught in her throat as she felt his blunt teeth graze the scar Angel had left years ago.
"I'm going to have to get rid of this soon, don't like the fact that he marked you"
"I know" her voice was a whisper
He continued to kiss his way across her shoulder, pulling her thin straps of her top down. Spike knelt down and stroked her back as he kissed his way over the other shoulder, watching her face in the mirror as he made his way round to her breasts with his hands. Buffy had tilted her head back and her breathing was fast and shallow, little gasps crept past her lips as he caressed her with his fingertips.The top she had been wearing was now cast aside on the floor.
"Look at how beautiful you are when you are turned on" he whispered in her ear before giving it a slight nip with his teeth.
Her eyes were hooded and her lips were fuller, her cheeks were flushed with want and need .Spike circled her nipples with his fingertips and they reacted to his ministrations. Once they were peaked he pinched them gently, eliciting a moan from Buffy.She watched in the mirror and was so turned on she felt light headed.Spike tenderly dragged his nails down her sides and across waistband of her shorts, slipping one hand under it and down towards her mound.
"Your so wet , I can't wait Buffy"
He swept her up in his arms and placed her on the bed, kissing her lips with a gentle passion she hadn't known from him before.He never ceased to amaze her. How can one man have so many depths? Once she was laid on the bed he removed her shorts and laid beside her.
Spike hovered over her and kissed his way down her body, glancing back into her eyes every so often to take in the look of absolute passion that she held there.Feather light kisses and nips with blunt teeth trailed over her hips to her centre. Buffy closed her eyes in anticipation and was rewarded. The sensation blew her away, her only anchor was his hands on her hips .
" That feels so good" she moaned as his tongue circled her sensitive clit. Her breathing became sighs and moans as he continued his assault on her clit.Buffy wound her fingers into the curls of his hair, caressing him and pushing him closer to her burning centre. She rocked her hips from side to side, nuzzling herself into his mouth. He continued his assault with long sweeps of his tongue over the length of her slit, lapping at her juices like a cat that got the cream.Buffy moaned louder and lifted her ass of the bed trying to get some release.He slipped one hand to the folds of her pussy and rubbed her clit as he drank from her opening.
"Your so sweet, it's like nectar, Buffy your so gorgeous"
Spike gave a few tender licks to her clit , sending shockwaves through her sensitive body. Buffy thought she was going to explode .Her heart rate was rapid and her breathing was fast and deep.Spike groaned and raised himself back up her body til he was looking into her eyes.
"You know I love you , right?"
"Yes" she hissed through her passionate breathlessness.
Spike sucked her clit into his mouth and pushed two fingers into her wet pussyHe sucked hard on her clit, feeling a new flood of moisture leak from her core. She was very close he could feel her trembling as the shock flowed through her body. He pushed his fingers deep into the soft depths of her pussy and rubbed on the spongy bundle of nerves. Simultaneously he sucked harder on her clit.Buffy screamed, quaking and shaking as her orgasm shot through her. Spike could feel her clamping around his fingers .
"Your magnificent" he mumbled to her as he drew away from her sex and positioned himself on his elbows. Buffy could feel him nudging at her slick wet entrance and closed her eyes . She wanted him inside her now. She ached for him .
"I can't wait , got to have all of you " she whispered
A low growl escaped him as he nuzzled into her neck " Patience pet , want to make you feel so good"
Buffy wrapped her legs around his waist and drew him closer to her. She felt his tip of his cock slide in and gasped.
"Guh........ feels like I'm touching heaven" he said as he slowly slid further into her folds. Taking it slowly , Spike drew out and entered her again."Never felt like this before ". The slow pace was driving him mad , but he didn't , wasn't , going to rush this. Her deep sighs and gasps weren't making it easy for him either.
"This feels , you feel so good Spike"
Picking up the pace and deepening the thrusts, Spike felt her walls grip his cock, knowing she was close he slid his hand down and gently stroked at her clit.
"Come with me pet, let me feel you loose control"
Buffy was moaning heavily into his shoulder , kissing and nipping at the tender spot on his neck
"Fuck yeah baby " His game face slipped and he growled into her neck " You playing with fire doing that"
His thrusts got faster and harder , his release imminent, Buffy already pulsing around his buried shaft . Their joint moans and soft screams echoed around the bedroom.
Spike drew her into his side as she laid panting , still shaking from the orgasm
"I'm spent , pleasantly numb even" she planted a kiss on his chest. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her tighter to his side.
"Sleep now luv"
Buffys soft moans indicated that she aleady had a head start on him. With a smile on his face, Spike felt the pull of slumber claiming him too.

Outside the house , a dark figure came out of the shadows and looked up at the bedroom window. The large man hung his head down and buried his hands into his pockets . Slowly walking back to his car, he tossed a brief look back.
"Tomorrow"

Giles sat in his apartment , alone in the dark, a tumbler of amber liquid draping from his fingertips. His glasses had been shed and rested on an aged book. The phone rang and Giles groaned and picked up the receiver.
"It's late, this better be good"
"I see the predicament and you have my help in putting this right"
"Glad you see it my way"
"Believe me when I say that Buffy must be in a bad way to reduce herself to this"
"How long can you stay for? Forgive my forthrightness, but I'm sure you can appreciate my worry. Last thing she needs is to be abandoned again"
"Not going to happen"
"What will you do?"
"Well I thought I'd start by removing William from the picture first"
"Won't dusting him just antagonize Buffy, and I think he has proven that he doesn't stay that way for long"
A snigger hit his ears " No , but then neither do I . I think there may be a limit on how many lives that boy has . Hopefully he will stay dead next time"
"Very well. Keep me informed"
Giles hung up and drank the contents of the glass in one hit. Grimacing, he put walked to his bed, feeling a slight weight had been lifted from his already heavy shoulders.


Morning was a noisy affair in the Summers house. Dawn rushed to shower and get ready for university, Buffy made the coffee and pancakes ready for her their breakfast. Music drifted from the stereo and the sound of singing came up the stairs . Dawn smiled , it had been a long time since she had heard her sister this happy. Spike pulled the pillow over his head trying to dull out the noise, with little effect.
"Bloody noisy bints"
He threw the offending object across the room and contemplated getting up. A glance at the clock made him groan. It was unnatural for him to be awake at this hour. Eight am. Soddin hell he thought as he swung his legs over the edge of the bed. He pulled on his jeans and little else. Opening the bedroom door, he came face to face with Dawn.
"Niblet"
"Sleep well did you?"
If vampires could blush she swore he would at this point.Spike, put on his usual bravado
"Yeah ta pet, how bout you?"
" Sure I did . Smells like Buffy's made pancakes , so I'm gonna go and make the most of happy Buffy and eat"
"Be down in a mo Nib, put a pouch through for me please"
A raised brow "You said please"
A smirk was her only reply before she bounced down the stairs.


Giles woke with a hangover from hell "Alcohol has to be a demon invention" he groaned. He went to his bathroom cabinet and pulled out two tablets and some pepto bismal. Popping the tablet in and swigging straight from the bottle of pepto, he pulled a distasteful grimace. It appeared to him that the usual remedy wasn't going to be chasing this doozer of a hangover away in any hurry. "Today had better pan out and I do hope that Spike will be eliminated by tonight. The train of thought helped a little and he was soon in his kitchen making himself some tea.


Weapons laid around on the rug and a pile of papers laid discarded on the floor. The tall man laid out on a bed , still fully clothed . The hotel room was bare and not particularly sanitary but it served. After all , he wasn't going to be here long, regardless of what had been said to the Watcher last night. His purpose here was to just correct whatever was wrong with the Slayer and get her back on her feet.He had his own life now, and wasn't about to disrupt it. He was in fact , angered by Giles' insistence that he should come and be the one to sort this mess out. Surely if he had any control over his Slayer , this wouldn't have happened . It obviously wasn't any magicks that Spike himself had used to coerce Buffy into his arms, so although there may be some form of responsibility laying there with him , due to his relationship with the offending vamp, he didn't think it was down to him to sort out. Did he have any responsibility regarding Spike? He didn't think so, so why was he here? Maybe it was some form of obligation he felt for Buffy herself? He groaned, he was thinking way too much about this." Maybe I should get out of this town now , before it pulls me in deeper"


Dawn had left and the house had returned to silence again. The only sounds were the hum coming from the dishwasher.
"You working today pet?"
"Nope , I'm all play Buffy today"
"Really.... might just have to test out this Buffy, see how playful she is"
Spike launched himself over the couch and growled at her, Buffy squealed and ran out to the kitchen, Spike hot on her heels. Buffy stood the other side of the kitchen island and was grinning at him as he prowled around producing low predatory growls.
"Slayer get your ass here"
"Na- ah, you got the snarlies on, your gonna have to work for it" she took off for the stairs.
Spike leapt up the stairs , using his preternatural abilities.
"That's cheating"
"All's fair as they say...... gotcha!"
"Now what ya gonna do with me?"
Spike grinned at her , a low whisper of a chuckle emanated from him and he reverted back to his human guise.
" Thought I'd ravage you pet"
"Ravage away" Buffy said as he backed her into her bedroom and against her bed.

A car pulled up outside the residence and idled there. The occupant wore headphones and held a listening device .A quiet fury raged on inside him, he wanted the rumours to be just that, yet he was sat there listening to the truth that was played out from the confines of the house in front of him. He felt like a voyeur and it didn't set right with him. Giles had informed him of the closeness between the vampire and Slayer, so it wasn't a shock, the exercise was more about finding how close they were.A part of him hoped it was a fling and that maybe the vampire was in fact a replacement for himself.


"That was amazing..... where did you learn to do that.... no don't tell me , probably best ... my god Spike I love you so much"
Spike raised up on his elbows and grinned at her , his tongue curled behind his teeth. He couldn't of been any cockier if he tried.
"Y'know pet, this is just the start.... wait til I start breaking you in proper like"
"I need food .. I'm all hungry now" Buffy went to leave the bed and got a slapped ass for her troubles
"You stay there .... my job to look after you .. what's your poison luv?"
"Ice cream and peanut butter and oreo cookies "
"Junk? No Slayer of mines eating that rubbish pet"
Buffy mumbled something under her breath that even his vamp hearing had trouble understanding.
"Oi... none of that princess ... how bout I meet you half way?"
She looked up at him with one brow raised
He huffed " Alright you bloody win again... gonna have to have a chat with you about that look of yours... turn me to bloody mush... bloody woman! Good job I soddin love you pet!" he carried on his verbalisation all the way to the kitchen.
Buffy heard the fridge and freezer open and the doors slam , followed by the cupboards slamming .
Spike stopped dead, his arms full of goodies , his senses going off and he looked out of the kitchen window. Nothing. He put the snacks on the counter top and went into the lounge. Looking out through closed curtains , he noticed the car sat outside. The bulk of a large man sat behind the wheel.
"Someone seems to be keeping tabs on li'l ole me do they?"
Spike took the snacks up to Buffy and gestured to her to act normal and continue with their flirty behaviour. He reached into a drawer and took out a pad and let her know about his discovery. Now his Slayer was pissed. She motioned for the pad and asked if he knew who it was. He shook his head. She shrugged and opened the ice cream, dipping an oreo into the peanut butter and then the ice cream and then devouring it . The look on her face was enough to get Spike aroused again , she looked like she was eating a piece of heaven. It was possibly the sexiest thing he had witnessed .

Outside the figure in the car fumed. They were in love. This was not what Giles had told him and this was not good news. He packed away the device and rang the Watcher.
"Why didn't you disclose the nature of their relationship. Do you think I wanted to sit here and listen to them proclaiming love ?"
"I apologise , I didn't think it was that serious, if I had suspected that then I would have given you fair warning. I hope this doesn't negate our arrangement and the deal still stands?"
"Of course , I honour my commitments. By tonight William the Bloody will no longer be an issue "
He hung up. The Watcher had irked him some , coupled with the fact that he had just had to sit through an hour of vampire / Slayer sex and then said couples proclamations of love. Now he needed to have a cold shower and rip the head of the nearest unsuspecting demon or vampire.
The car pulled away , tyres screaming against the tarmac.