Growing Up
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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
17
Views:
6,843
Reviews:
27
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer (BtVS), nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Interlude
Interlude
Buffy found Spike outside the Bronze smoking a cigarette. She sighed as she walked over to him. “I thought you quit.” She said and he looked up at her.
“I’m still working on that.” He replied as he threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it. Buffy grew concerned as she moved closer to him.
“Are you okay?” She wondered and he only gave her a small smile.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?” He said and Buffy rolled her eyes.
“I know you, Spike. I know that you always smoke when something’s wrong. You can talk to me about it. We usually tell each other everything.” She explained and Spike shook his head.
“We’re not little kids anymore, Buffy.” He told her and Buffy didn’t know what that had to do with anything.
“What does that matter? You think because we’re not kids anymore, we can’t still talk to each other? We’re still friends.” Spike sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.
“I just mean that we’re older now and things tend to change. You can’t always know about everything that bothers me.” He told her.
“Why can’t you talk to me anymore? Maybe I want to try and help.” Spike gave her another small smile.
“You can’t always help me.” He said softly and Buffy placed her hand on his arm.
“I can try if you let me. What’s wrong?” She wondered again and Spike jerked his arm away from her.
“Just leave it alone, alright?” He said a little harshly and Buffy was surprised. She became even more worried because he never spoke like that to her before.
“Is it me? Are you mad at me or something? Did...Did I do something wrong?” She asked and Spike felt like a complete jerk when he saw the look on her face. She always thought that she was the problem and that just wasn’t the case. She was looking down now and Spike cupped her cheek to bring her gaze back on his. He felt even more like a jerk when he noticed the tears in her eyes.
“Oh, love. Please don’t cry. I didn’t mean to snap at you like that. I’m a bloody pillock, you haven’t done anything wrong.” He said as he released her and she took a deep breath.
“Then what is it?” Spike sighed as he moved a little away from her, but she wouldn’t let it go. “Is it Faith? I know how much you cared for her. It’s understandable that you would be hurting.” Spike looked at her and nodded after a few seconds.
“Yeah, it’s still hard. I’m sure I’ll be fine in a few weeks.” He told her and hoped that she would leave it at that.
“I’m really sorry. I know it’s hard right now, but things will get better. You’re one of the good ones, Will. You’ll find someone else.” She said and Spike then graced her with a soft smile.
“You haven’t called me Will since we were kids.” He told her and she smiled in return.
“It seemed like the right time.” She replied and Spike then grabbed Buffy in a hug and held her close to his heart. Buffy wrapped her arms around him also and rested her head on his chest. Spike placed a kiss on the top of her head and held her tighter. God, he loved this girl. He didn’t know what he would do without her. He hoped he never had to find out.
Buffy found Spike outside the Bronze smoking a cigarette. She sighed as she walked over to him. “I thought you quit.” She said and he looked up at her.
“I’m still working on that.” He replied as he threw the cigarette on the ground and stepped on it. Buffy grew concerned as she moved closer to him.
“Are you okay?” She wondered and he only gave her a small smile.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?” He said and Buffy rolled her eyes.
“I know you, Spike. I know that you always smoke when something’s wrong. You can talk to me about it. We usually tell each other everything.” She explained and Spike shook his head.
“We’re not little kids anymore, Buffy.” He told her and Buffy didn’t know what that had to do with anything.
“What does that matter? You think because we’re not kids anymore, we can’t still talk to each other? We’re still friends.” Spike sighed and ran his fingers through his hair.
“I just mean that we’re older now and things tend to change. You can’t always know about everything that bothers me.” He told her.
“Why can’t you talk to me anymore? Maybe I want to try and help.” Spike gave her another small smile.
“You can’t always help me.” He said softly and Buffy placed her hand on his arm.
“I can try if you let me. What’s wrong?” She wondered again and Spike jerked his arm away from her.
“Just leave it alone, alright?” He said a little harshly and Buffy was surprised. She became even more worried because he never spoke like that to her before.
“Is it me? Are you mad at me or something? Did...Did I do something wrong?” She asked and Spike felt like a complete jerk when he saw the look on her face. She always thought that she was the problem and that just wasn’t the case. She was looking down now and Spike cupped her cheek to bring her gaze back on his. He felt even more like a jerk when he noticed the tears in her eyes.
“Oh, love. Please don’t cry. I didn’t mean to snap at you like that. I’m a bloody pillock, you haven’t done anything wrong.” He said as he released her and she took a deep breath.
“Then what is it?” Spike sighed as he moved a little away from her, but she wouldn’t let it go. “Is it Faith? I know how much you cared for her. It’s understandable that you would be hurting.” Spike looked at her and nodded after a few seconds.
“Yeah, it’s still hard. I’m sure I’ll be fine in a few weeks.” He told her and hoped that she would leave it at that.
“I’m really sorry. I know it’s hard right now, but things will get better. You’re one of the good ones, Will. You’ll find someone else.” She said and Spike then graced her with a soft smile.
“You haven’t called me Will since we were kids.” He told her and she smiled in return.
“It seemed like the right time.” She replied and Spike then grabbed Buffy in a hug and held her close to his heart. Buffy wrapped her arms around him also and rested her head on his chest. Spike placed a kiss on the top of her head and held her tighter. God, he loved this girl. He didn’t know what he would do without her. He hoped he never had to find out.