CHAPTER 1

THE SALSA AT ILIOS


Elizabeth was your typical average teenager. She was seventeen years old and only half a year away from finishing high school and going to college. Except for one thing she was the crown princess of a small island called Moreton. She had kept this secret for most of her life. Even the people she was staying with didn’t know. Her mother had sent her to America when she was five to get a better education. She wanted her daughter to experience a life she never had and maybe some valuable life experiences that would help during her reign over Moreton.
So Elizabeth became a nerd when she hit high school. She wore the exact same thing every day, a green dress, which was quite unfashionable, and a green sweater. She also hid her beautiful eyes behind wide brim glasses that only hindered her vision. She wasn’t a straight ‘A’ student, but her marks were good.
But being a nerd had consequences, everyone picked on her. She had grown from it though and for that she thanked them.

Elizabeth was in the library researching when ‘Spike’ Giles walked into the room followed by all of his lackeys. He sat across from her, when all of a sudden she felt a wet patch hit her face. Angel, the head goon had thrown a spitball.

William ‘Spike’ Giles, the most popular guy in school. She would commonly determine him as a pretty boy. His bleached blonde hair, distinctive cheekbones, piercing blue eyes. His group and him were sat around laughing hysterically at her. He had girls hanging off him and his current girlfriend Dru was on his lap. Elizabeth took the book to the senior lounge where it was quiet and there was always a teacher on duty. She started reading the book on ancient Egypt.



Elizabeth started thinking about how wonderful it would be to fall in love. Another spitball hit her face. She could feel her emotions getting the better of her. She didn’t want to give them the satisfaction of knowing they had made her cry. She left the library very quickly.

“Mr Giles, you just scored yourself another weeks detention,” the head master yelled. Spike just laughed.

Spike had been with Dru for almost a year and was completely smitten with her. He cared about her deeply.

“Spike honey can I talk to you?” she asked

“Yeah Dru what’s up”

“Your dumped I can’t stand you anymore I want to go with my daddy” and she placed herself in Riley Finn’s lap. Spike was hurting but he didn’t let it show as he left the library. Angel and Oz followed him out.

“Well there goes another prom queen” Angel, Spike’s best friend said

“Nah, anyone who dates me can be prom queen.” Spike said boastfully trying to cover the hurt that was shining in his eyes.

“Okay wanna make a bet” Angel eyes glistened with excitement

“Right what are the terms?” Spike asked believing he could make Dru jealous

“I get to pick a girl, any girl and you have to make her prom queen. If you win you get my 1964 Jaguar roadster and if I win I get your 1999 Lamborghini Diablo” he winked

“Hell your on” and with that the boys shook hands and burst out laughing and the bell ended lunch break.


Elizabeth was heading home the long way. Across the railway lines and through the park. She got to the lake in the middle of the park when she heard laughing. The popular group then encircled her, taunting her, “hey four eyes” they screamed laughing at her.

“Oh jump off a bridge Angel” she spat

“Don’t ever say my name again, you may poison it,” he hissed. It was the most stupid thing she had ever heard.

“Where’s your leader you normally follow him around like a lost sheep” she smiled on the inside at her comment

“ Shut up four eyes” Angel glared at her and ripped her books out of her arms and threw them in the lake. Elizabeth ran away crying.

After she had gone Spike approached from the opposite direction.

“Hey Spike, that’s the girl I pick for you to make prom queen”

“NO WAY PEACHES” he bellowed

“Are you backing out on the bet?”

“NO but we didn’t say anything about wrecking my reputation”

“Now is your big chance, I’ve just hurt her feelings you can now make her feel better” Angel started laughing. Spike knew this was his chance.

“Hey Elizabeth wait up” he yelled catching up to her in minutes.

“What do you want Spike, come to make fun of me too?” she said wiping the tears from her eyes and staring at him.

“ No, I came to apologise, they went to far, they never should have thrown your books in the lake” he said trying to sound genially sincere.

“What ever Spike just leave me alone” she yelled and stormed off.

Spike smiled “ first contact made” laughing hysterically he thought to himself ‘I’m going to enjoy breaking this girls heart’.


Elizabeth finally got home and stormed into her room. “ The nerve of that guy” she screamed throwing her glasses onto her bed.
She changed into a pink halter-top, and a white mini skirt. It hugged her curved nicely, accentuating the hidden body behind that ugly green dress.
Elizabeth applied a little makeup, and let her hair hang below her bum.
She decided she would go to the only place she felt like she could be herself, it was a club called ILIOS. It was time to be her other persona, Buffy. The beautiful blonde haired greened eyed beauty that no boy could tear their eyes away from.
She grabbed her ID and headed out at around ten. The club would let her be her free spirited self. The person she couldn’t be anywhere else but the club.
She knew the owner, Faith was her name, and she had become friends when they had first opened. Xander the bouncer always kept an eye on her, just like a big brother would.

When she reached the club she went and sat in her usual space near the dance floor. She loved to watch people dance. She loved dancing more than anything else and she was good at it. The waiter took her drink order and returned shortly afterwards carrying the cocktail. She sat there sipping it slowly and unwinding from the day’s events.

“Hey” a familiar voice said. It was Spike and she just frowned. “ My name is Spike and boy you’re beautiful, pet”

“Yeah cut the bull shit,” she said

“ No I’m serious, have you looked in the mirror lately. Are you from around here?” he asked. He hadn’t recognised her at all.

“Yes I am. My name is Buffy” she smiled. ‘This could be fun’ she thought to herself

“Did you want to dance?” he asked

“Sure I’d like that!” she smiled

He led her slowly to the dance floor. Him leading, her following. Other dancers moved slightly to let them in. the music was just starting to play the beginning of the salsa. It was Buffy’s favourite dance. He spun her once and her hand joined his. His other hand went to her waist and pulled her in next to his tightly. They let their bodies sway in time to the music. Then he dipped her, supporting all her weight in his arms. The smile on her face lit up the whole room, Spike however, was obsessed with her eyes, and they were the brightest green and had flecks of silver in them when the light touched them they glistened. He spun her around and lifted her up into the air and continued to spin. She just wrapped her arms around his neck. The pace slowed for a while. Buffy’s chin was on the Spike’s shoulder. They were rocking back and forth; cheek-to-cheek, body-to-body they were dancing.
Then with the thumping of the drum the pace once again quickened. There bodies were in time with the music. His hands were running up and down her body finally resting on her arse. His hands then once again grabbed hers as they moved around the dance floor. The song finished and everyone applauded. She looked at her watch and realised she had to leave.
Spike grabbed his jacket off the floor. It obviously had been thrown off while they were dancing.

“Hey can I walk you home, luv? Maybe we could get an ice cream?” he smiled

“Yeah that would be great, but you can only walk me to my street, cause if my step dad saw me he’d kill me okay?” she smiled.

They stopped at the ice cream shop and took the long way home. Hand in hand. They got to Buffy’s street and stopped at the end of it.

“You have some ice cream right there,” he pointed; she lifted her hand to wipe it away.

“Don’t worry I got it” he smiled. He inched closer to her; she could feel his breath against her lips. He gently placed his lips on her. She kissed him back.

“So this is goodnight pet?” he asked

“Yeah I think so”

“ But not goodbye?”

“No not good bye” with that said he kissed her again softly

“ I have to go, goodnight!” she said pulling away smiling at him.



This is the first Buffy and spike story I have written so please be nice. Anyway I don’t have a beta either so I have to do all the grammar and spelling myself so if it’s shocking please tell me.

CHAPTER 2
AN UNCOVERED BET



“See ya pet, when can I see you again?” he asked before he left

“Same place at 10pm Friday!” she answered

“ Okay it’s a date” he said and smiled.

She walked down her street; Spike was still staring at her. This is so good; she swung her hips when she walked almost painfully. She turned again and he was gone. She took another glance and ran up her driveway and into her garage. Buffy avoided all the squeaks and made it to her room without klutzing out. Moments later she had gotten in to her pyjama’s and went to sleep. Reliving the kiss with Spike Giles. For the first time in months she slept soundly.

Spike left Buffy on the street. For gods sake he had kissed her, he didn’t even know her, plus he had just broken up with Dru. What was he thinking? There was just something about her he couldn’t fight. Spike headed for the arcade. Angel was working the ten till two shift and knew would want to hear about what happened with Buffy

“Hello Peaches” Spike called knowing how much Angel hated that nick name Spike had given him. Angel’s eyes said it all.

“So how’s four eyes”

“Yeah first contact was made and she basically told me to f-off. I’m really going to enjoy screwing with her head,” they laughed hysterically.

“So I tries to ring you earlier tonight and your mum said you were out”

“Yeah I went to that new club called ILIOS. I met a girl called Buffy and we really hit it off. We danced and I walked her home. Let me tell you she did some wicked things to my senses. All I wanted to do was kiss her and never let her go” he smiled

“What did she look like?” he asked

“She was about 5’4, blonde hair that passed her arse, green eyes that had hints of silver, they were the greenest eyes I have ever seen, and that body, oh my god” Spike seemed to go into his own little world.

“Just chill” he said laughing, “ are you seeing her again?”

“Yeah Friday at the same place” Angel had never seen him smile so wide. All of his other girlfriends had one thing in common they were all sluts. Even though Angel didn’t know this girl he could tell Spike was infatuated with her.

“It’s late, see ya tomorrow” they did their handshake that they had been doing ever since they were older enough to talk. Spike left Angel to clean the arcade.



‘BEEP, BEEP, BEEP’ Buffy’s alarm woke her up.

“Aghh shit” she cried as she realised she had been sleeping through her alarm for almost an hour. Buffy’s mother (as such) was screaming at her to get up. Buffy got out of bed and quickly got ready for school. She ran downstairs grabbed her lunch and a bit of toast and ran to school. She had on her usual ugly dress and her glasses; she also wore her hair in a ponytail. She made record timing as she got to her first class as the bell went.

“Fashionably late again Miss Summers” the teacher said. It was her most hated class, chemistry. All the kids started to snigger.

“Great all the kids make fun of me and now the teachers are as well. This is going to be a long day,” she muttered under her breath. As she was starting to read her textbook a dark shadow fell over it. She always sat in the back corner away from everyone else.

“Hey Elizabeth how are you today?” Spike asked nicely

“Drop dead Spike” she replied nastily.

“What the hell is wrong with you? I am just trying to be nice,” he said getting louder

“Well in the five years of high school you have never been nice so excuse me of being suspicious about whether your intentions are honest” she said matter of factly.

“Yeah, I’m sorry for that I just want to mend some broken bridges” Buffy felt guilty for biting his head off and he did apolygise.

“Sorry Spike I am not having a very good day” she smiled and he smiled back.

“Can I share your textbook luv?”

“Okay” she smiled and to him her smiled seemed familiar but couldn’t picture where. There hands brushed which sent shivers down their spines both remembering the kiss from last night. Of course Spike didn’t realised that Buffy was Elizabeth.

They got down to doing some nitty gritty formula when she noticed that Dru hadn’t taken her eyes off Spike. He noticed and slid his arm around Buffy’s waist. Dru nearly screamed at Buffy.

“Don’t pay any attention to her, she just jealous cause I’m paying someone else some attention” he smiled.

“If your using me to get Dru jealous don’t bother, I don’t want to be caught up in your screwed up relationships.” She stated firmly.

Buffy wiped her eyes from behind her glasses and got images of the kiss with Spike. By the end of the class they were laughing at each other’s jokes and were getting into a lot of trouble with the teacher. Except all she wanted to do now was avoid him.
Buffy went to her locker to collect her books for the next class went Dru slammed her locker shut and it caught Buffy's hand in it. She screamed loudly.

“Stay away from Spike, he’s mine” Dru started to raise a fist and Buffy braced he self for the punch which never came. When she opened her eyes she saw Spike standing over Dru

“Don’t you ever think about hurting my Elizabeth again?” he yelled. Many questions were running through Buffy’s mind. After the incident Spike took Buffy to the school nurse and it was determined she would have to go home. Spike walked her home. When they got to Buffy’s street, he seemed nervous.

“What’s the matter Spike?” she asked

“Um do you happen to know a girl called Buffy, she lives on your street?” he asked

“It’s a long street Spike, I don’t know everyone, but no I don’t know a Buffy. What kind of a name is Buffy anyway?" Buffy was smiling to herself. So the rumours at school had been true, Spike had fallen for a mysterious young girl called Buffy.

“Thanks for walking me home!” she said and smiled. All of a sudden Spike kissed her on the cheek. She was still in shock as she watched Spike walk away.


FRIDAY


Buffy hadn’t gone to school for the past two days, her hand was sore and a nice shade of green. She had also received a letter from her real mother. She had sat reading it all day, she hadn’t heard from her mother in five years and now she was telling her to come home at the end of graduation so that she could take over being queen when she got there.
Buffy was looking into the night sky when she remembered he had a date with Spike. She put on her denim skirt and a top with sleeves that covered her hands. After she had showered and once again left her hair hang down it was already nine thirty. She headed down the street, through the park, pass the arcade, walked a couple of blocks and found herself at ILIOS.
“Hey Buff” Xander said as she entered the club.

“Hey” she yelled back over the music

“Faith would like a favour, could you take Anya’s place tonight. She was meant to sing but she’s sick” Xander explained

“Sure thing. When do I go on” she ask

“Three minutes” he smiled and Buffy became nervous.

She headed backstage, Faith thanked her and handed her the microphone.

“Hey Faith can you introduce me as Buffy?”

The crowd went silent as Buffy took the stage.

“Please make a warm welcome to Buffy who will be singing a song by Brian Adams called When you love someone”

When you love someone
You’ll do anything
You’ll do all the crazy things
That you can’t explain
You’ll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone

You’ll deny the truth
Believe a lie
They’ll be times that you’ll believe
That you can really fly
But your lonely night
Have just begun
When you love someone

When you love someone
You feel it deep inside
And nothing else will ever
Change your mind
When you want someone
When you need someone
When you love someone

When you love someone
You sacrifice
Give it everything you got
And you won’t think twice
You’ll risk it all
No matter what may come

When you love someone
You’ll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone



The music faded and the lights went out and everyone clapped and cheered. Buffy took her bow, and smiled then headed for her usual seat. The waitress brought her a bottle of water and she drank it quickly. She’d forgotten how good it was to do that.

“That was beautiful, pet,” a voice said sliding his arms around her waist and planting a kiss on her cheek. She turned around and he claimed her lips as his own and she let him. She got goose bumps where he touched her, this emotion was something new and it frightened her.

“ Hello to you too” she said after a minute of catching her breath

“ Hey did ya wanna go to the arcade instead?”

“Okay.” She responded

He took her hand and they left together. As they got to the arcade she excused herself and went to the bathroom.
“ Hey Spike” Angel called out from behind the counter “how’s the bet going” he laughed

Buffy heard and was curious.

“Elizabeth’s heart will be broken at prom. I’ll take her with me and publicly humiliate her by kissing Dru nd then I’ll throw something at her and tell her she sucks in bed” he raised his eyebrow and laughed evilly.

‘So that why you made friends with me Spike if you think your gonna break my heart you have another thing coming’ she was fighting back the tears in her eyes.

Buffy walked out and bravely put her arms around his waist and rested her chin on the back of his shoulder. He turned around and kissed her deeply. She was screaming in her head ‘YOU SON OF A BITCH’ the kissed ended and he smiled.

CHAPTER 3

SOME ADVICE IS NEEDED

At the end of the night just as Spike dropped Buffy at home she turned to him and said “ I’m sorry Spike I won’t be able to see you for a month I have to go away and visit family” Buffy said making up excuses.

“Ok but you will call me when you get back won’t you?” he looked so insecure.

“Yeah I’ll call you when you get back” she smiled and kissed his cheek and silently walked down the street.


On the way home Spike couldn’t get Buffy out of his head. She was the most talented human being he had ever come across and she was his. She was so different compared to that nerd Elizabeth, and worst of all he had to spend a whole month without his girl to keep him company or drive him crazy. He had never felt like this before even with all the girls he had dated. Spike wouldn’t like to admit it but he was a slut magnet, and no matter what assumptions had been made he hadn’t found the right girl until recently. Spike was lonely as he headed home for the night.

Buffy lay on her bed crying. She had really believed Spike had wanted to be friends, how could she have been so stupid? She had even fallen for his charm and that bullshit line about mending bridges. She was now crying over Spike Giles and he was making her live a triple life. First being a princess, second being Elizabeth and thirdly being Buffy. He was making her live another lie. She had enough trouble keeping the one secret let alone having another one to complicate her life. How she wished her mother were here. She needed some advice, she couldn’t go to her foster parents they were just yell at her for seeing a boy. Where could she go? Then it hit her she headed out the door and back to ILIOS to see Faith.

Buffy entered the door and it was slowly dieing down “ hey Xander is Faith around?”

“Sure is, out the back,” he yelled over the dull roar

“Faith are you here” she called out

“Yes Buff I’m here” she yelled back

“Have you got a minute? I need some advice”

“Yeah come into my office” she shut the door “What’s on your mind?” she said walking to her desk

“ Umm. Well. I like this boy and I know he is going to break my heart”

“Oh sweet heart you never know sometimes it just happens”

“No I heard him say it, I’m part of a bet,” she said

“ Now I’m confused, why are you with him then?”

“Maybe I should start from the beginning” Buffy said. Faith slid deeper into her chair and Buffy started telling her everything. She even told her about being a princess. Faith sat listening absorbing everything she was being told. Occasionally nodding and confirming with what she had just been told.

“Why do you think I asked you to introduce me as Buffy?” she asked

“I thought you were having one of those teenage moments” Faith smiled and playfully punched her arm.

“So what do I do? I know he likes me when I am pretty but what about my intellect. Why can’t he see pass the glasses, the dress and the ponytail.” Tears had started to fall from her eyes freely. Faith wiped them away.

“Your probably not going to like what I tell you but please listen until I finish okay?” Buffy nodded and she didn’t like the sound of it.

“Well you’re not being entirely truthful either. Spike needs to know the truth, maybe not the princess part. Help him to see that Buffy exists within you. Show him you can be smart and pretty. I know it’s going to be hard to get to know him, knowing what you know but open your whole heart to him, maybe he’ll surprise you. You said that Buffy wouldn’t be seeing Spike for a month so you have until your prom to change his mind and make him like you. Also the motto I used in life is simple Want, Take, Have”


Buffy thought about everything Faith had just told her on her walk home. As she got to her street she saw Spike staring in to mid air on a bench.

“Spike, its one am in the morning, what are you doing here?” she asked shaken to see him again

“Um.” He mumbled

“Well spit it out?” she smiled

“I wanted to know whether you’d like to come over” he gulped

“This instant”

“No time like the present” he laughed knowing full well it was ridiculous to be seeing each other twice in one night.

“Okay” she said, with Faith’s little speech running through her head. ‘OPEN YOUR WHOLE HEART and WANT TAKE HAVE’

After reaching and sneaking into Spike’s room, Buffy was taken back with how it looked. It was clean and neat, bed was made, everything had it’s own place. His room was huge with a huge wooden door.

“Spike, you would never purposely try and break my heart would you?”

“NO! What gave you that idea?”

“Well I heard some rumours flying around the club tonight about how you have been with every girl you have dated. That you have never been in a serious relationship!”

“Not true! You know how male teenagers are, they assume everything. To tell the truth I’m still a virgin”. Why the hell did I tell her that? She’ll probably leave me now he thought head bowing down. She gently touched his face and he kissed her palm.

“I find that very admirable in a man” she smiled initiating the first of many earth-shattering kisses.

His tongue danced on her lips as if asking her permission to enter. She opened her mouth and there tongues mingled together. A deep moan escaped from the back of Spike’s throat. Buffy could feel his hands sliding up her legs, underneath her skirt. If Spike was to be the first, she was ready. After all she loved him.

‘Oh my god I just admitted I loved Spike’ she thought she kind of smiled and Spike pulled her closer and continued to place butterfly kisses over her cheeks, jaw line and shoulder.

Out of the blue Spike’s mum burst through the door screaming at him, then stopped and starred at the two embarrassed lovers.

“I think you better leave miss” his mother looked at Buffy.

“Ok” she leaned over to Spike and gave him a passionate goodbye kiss

“Ill see you in a month pet” he called out and Buffy left.



A MONTH LATER

Spike had spent the whole month moping. He and Elizabeth had gotten closer but she wasn’t his Buffy. He did have to admit though that Elizabeth had a good ear and listened to him whenever he needed to talk to someone. He hadn’t heard at all from Buffy and was worried that she had forgotten about him. He had almost called off the bet with Angel cause he was feeling guilty and Elizabeth seemed like a nice enough girl, but always in the back of his head was Buffy. He knew he had it bad.

However Buffy’s month had been the happiest it had been for a while. Spike had been coming to her more and more just to talk. He had even defended her against Dru. Maybe he was coming around. Maybe she would never have to be Buffy again. Except trying to determine which persona she really was confused her. She knew what she had done when she hit high school so maybe being Elizabeth was just an act. Although being Buffy all the time had its disadvantages.



It was the day before the prom when Buffy walked into the girl’s toilets when she over heard Dru saying that Spike had invited her to the prom to get back at Elizabeth.

As the girls exited leaving Buffy alone she just sat there quietly crying. Spike had decided to go through with the bet. Finally she knew what she had to do.

It was time for REVENGE.

CHAPTER 4

REVENGE AND REALISATION



Buffy had decided she was going to the prom just to get back at Spike. She had also decided to humiliate him as well. She had heard rumours that Dru and Angel were sleeping with each other. All she had to do was catch them and show the pictures to Spike.

A month ago she had loved him, now he was a guy she needed to teach a lesson so that other girls wouldn’t fall for the same trick. She wanted revenge.

Buffy had picked her dress up that morning. It was a very pale pink, almost white with silver trimming. It was backless and very low cut that showed cleavage but not too much. She was fumbling with her keys when someone tapped her on the shoulder. Buffy turned around and almost fainted.

“Willow is that really you?” she asked still trying to figure out who this women was

“Yes but who are you?

“Willow it’s me” she said removing her glasses

“What have you done to yourself princess?”

“Shush. No one knows I’m a princess here. I am a normal teenage girl,” she said and ushered Willow into her lounge room. Buffy hugged her, she hadn’t seen her mother’s advisor in twelve years, and the tears were streaming down her face.

“Willow is my mother here? What are you doing here?” she asked anticipating the entrance of her mother.

“I’m sorry Majesty, but your mother couldn’t make it she is really sick. She has a tumour”

“Can’t anyone help her?”

“She heads into surgery in a few days. You need to return home soon. Your mother has instructed me to bring you home this instant so that you can take over your full duty as queen of Moreton. Willow sighed when she saw tears once again starting to fall from Buffy’s eyes.

“I’ve got my prom to attend tonight,” she said

“Yes I know, you can go but you have to meet me at this hotel afterwards because we leave late tonight”

This was the worst news anyone could have told her. After Willow left she got changed and headed to her prom. Spike was going to pay dearly. Her anger was going to be released on him.

Time to put her plan into action. She put on black sunglasses and let her hair fall down naturally. It wouldn’t do any good to let Dru or Angel sees her following them from school. Buffy arrived at school just as the school bell rang and everyone left. She spotted them getting into Angel’s car and snapped a picture.
Buffy followed them all the way to Dru’s house and snapped another picture. Dru’s mother wasn’t home yet and she figured it wouldn’t be long until Dru and Angel were in bed. She snuck around the back of the house and stood up against the window to Dru’s room. Just as she suspected a minute into being in her room they were all over each other. She snapped about 10 photos and quickly left.

Once she got home she developed the photos herself and photocopied them. This would teach Spike a lesson. Never trust a friend who is screwing around with your ex.

1 hour later

Before leaving she placed on a pretty pink cape with a hood so he couldn’t tell she was Buffy. As she got into her car Willow’s words ran over and over in her mind.

Once she arrived someone went to take her cape and she shook them off. And she approached she entered the auditorium where the couples were getting there photographs taken by the professionals. She looked in to ballroom as such and looked at all the balloons filling the ceiling. The DJ was on the stage and just in front was the dance floor. In the centre was the buffet dinner and the tables were on the outside. As everyone was dancing she went around and put the photocopies on everyone’s table.

“What the hell do you think you are doing here, you are going to wreck my prom?” Dru screamed at Buffy

“Shut the hell up Dru. We all know why you are really here and with Spike. He is only here with you to win a bet with Angel concerning me, and you are only here to win prom queen because Spike will be King. Besides he knew you were easy” she raised her voice slightly. All the pent up anger was finally being released.

You’re a whore Dru, always will be. Now where the fuck is Spike” Buffy yelled and Spike emerged from the crowd which had gathered around Buffy.

“What are you doing here?” He smirked

“I came to tell you that you’re a JERK” she screamed “And guess what you have lost the only thing that was ever good in your life. For Christ sake’s I loved you and for reason’s unbeknownst to me I still do but this stupid bet of your’s has lost you the only girl you ever loved”

“What are you talking about, she’s not even here?” Spike then thought, he hadn’t told Elizabeth about Buffy. “How did you know about her”?

“Cause I am her” she screamed and let the cape fall to the ground, she took her glasses off and took the chopsticks out of her hair to let it cascade down her back. Oohs and Aghh’s could be heard from everyone. Buffy walked up to Spike and kissed him once last time.

“Why did you lie to me?” he managed to stutter out, breathing hard trying to recover from her kiss.

“Why do you insist on breaking girls heart’s for fun?”

“Maybe I can make it up to you, I don’t want to lose you. I’m sorry,” he said taking her hand

“Your apolyigising, note that in the diary. Why?”

“Cause I love you Buffy and I never meant to hurt you” he said

“That night in your room and I asked if you would never purposely break my heart and you said you wouldn’t, that was a lie wasn’t it.” She screamed.

“I love you,” he repeated

“Now you expect me to fall into your arms and cry, so you can take me home and sleep with me. Is it another bet Spike, winning a car not enough for you, you have to take something else as well. You’re an asshole Spike and no matter how much I love you I will never forgive you for breaking my heart of purpose. I HATE YOU!” she screamed and ran from the auditorium. Spike stood there in shock.

“Thank go she gone, right babe” Dru said slinking her arm around his. Spike stood at the door.

“Hey has everyone seen these. It just proves what Buffy had been saying” Oz said showing them all the pictures of Dru and Angel. It then sunk in to Spike, Buffy was gone and he had wrecked everything to win a spastic car.

“She’s right,” he murmured, “Get off me Dru you were only trying to win prom queen, you never cared about me. I’m going to get her back,” he yelled pushing Dru away, which made her trip on her heels and fall straight on her face. Everyone laughed. As he walked away Angel stood in front of him.

“Get out of my way peaches. You were meant to be my friend. Screwing Dru behind my back is not what friends do!” and with that he hit Angel with a nasty right hook to the jaw and Angel dropped to the floor.

Then started running after her. The girl he loved and wouldn’t lose again.




Buffy ran into the hotel where Willow was staying.

“Can I help you miss?” the manager asked

“I am here to see Willow Rosenberg. She is my advisor and I am the princess of Moreton. I need to speak with her now” Buffy said authoritively.

“Yes your highness” the manager responded, bowing respectfully. He phoned the bellboy and told them to take me her room. Willow arrived at the door, saw Buffy had been crying and took her in her arms.

“What’s the matter Buffy”?

“A boy” tears started to fall

“I know it’s horrible, but maybe it’s best in the long run”

“I think horrible is still coming. Right now it worst, right now I’m just trying to keep from dieing” Willow enveloped he in a hug and sat down with her while Buffy sobbed.

“I can’t breathe Willow, right now I can’t breathe”



Spike had rushed to Buffy’s house and found she wasn’t there. He then ran to the next place he thought of. He ran to ILIOS.
He scanned the room and accidentally bumped into the manager Faith.

“Hey Spike aren’t you meant to be at the prom”

“Yes, but have you seen Buffy?” he asked with concern in his eyes
“So she told you. Hang on, what have you done Spike? You went through with the bet didn’t you? You broke her heart. Thanks to you she may never love again!” Faith’s anger was building

“Did she tell you about being a princess?”

“She’s a princess?” he questioned her

“So she didn’t tell you that bit?” oh crap Faith thought

“No!”

“Let’s go somewhere quiet” she led Spike into her office and wanted to bash the crap out of him for hurting Buffy.

“Take a seat and don’t speak,” she warned him and he nodded. “About a month ago she came to seek some advice. She was having boy problems. YOU” she glared “ she was pissed cause you only noticed her when she was pretty and seductive, not when she was a nerd at school. You were the first one she ever showed, besides me who she really was. A free spirited young princess with the weight of her country bearing down on her shoulders. Except you had to go through with that stupid bet. You had to break her heart for some fun.” Faith’s emotions were getting the better of her. After all she had a fiery temper.
“Anyway she has been here since she was five. She tells me she is the crown princess of a small island, so I deal with it and except her for who she is. Shocked the hell outta me. It’s my fault she trusted you, I stupidly told her to open her whole heart, even though she knew you would probably break it. Still I have to give credits where credit’s due, she still had faith in you. I know she loves you, she told me and I can see it in her eyes that you love her as well. Now all you have to decide is whether or not she is worth fighting for”

Spike grinned “hell yes she is” he nearly yelled and ran to the door

“You better hurry Spike she leaves tonight” she smiled and he disappeared out of the office.

He had to get to the airport before she left him forever.

DON’T WALK AWAY


CHAPTER 5

RESPONSIBILTY TO YOUR HEART




Buffy was finally heading home to see her mother only to be faced with the fact it may only be a few days. ‘Hold on mother I am almost home’ she thought.

“IF THERE IS A BUFFY SUMMERS IN THE AIRPORT PLEASE REPORT TO THE FRONT INFORMATION DESK THANKYOU” a female voice came over the PA system.

“Your highness we leave in fifteen minutes” Willow said and smiled

“Yes, I’ll just see what they want” Buffy nodded and smiled back and headed down the escalator to the info desk. As Buffy arrived the young assistant had to take a phone call and gave Buffy an I’ll be right with you look.

“Can I help you miss?” she asked

“I’m Buffy Summers”

“Oh this is for you” she handed Buffy an envelope with her name on it Buffy examined it closely. It had the scent of roses and was written delicately.

To my Buffy

I’m sorry I messed up big time pet. Please don’t leave, I need you.

Love always

Your Spike

PS turn around.


Buffy slowly turned around and Spike was waving at her.

“What are you doing here?”

“I came to rescue you” he smiled

“Spike I don’t need a knight in shining armour to rescue me. So I’m sorry you came all the way here but I am going home. Beside why would I want to be rescued by a jerk anyway” she snarled

“Okay enough insults, I just copped an earful from Faith.

“You spoke to Faith. What did she say? Never mind I don’t want to know,” she said walking off turning her back on Spike.

“EVERYTHING” he yelled after her. Everyone around them had stopped.

“I know everything princess” he saw a tear fall from her eye, but she wiped it away.

“Spike I have a responsibility to my people and my mother is dying I need to be there. I am going home. So never think of me again cause I won’t be thinking of you” she went to walk away again.
Spike grabbed her wrist and jerked her back.

“Don’t you have a responsibility to your heart as well?” he said taking her by her waist and kissed her softly. She responded and kissed him back with tears streaming down her face.

“Spike stop please,” she unconvincingly said

“Please stay here with me?” he asked staring deep into her eyes, he took her hand and kissed it gently.

“Spike………I………Can’t” she said and ran off towards the terminal, leaving him at the info desk dejected.

Once she had boarded the plane she just starred out of the window. “I love you Spike and I always will,” she said quietly doing up the safety belt tightly around her waist. Buffy wasn’t thinking about anything but Spike and leaving the only home she had ever known. The only place she really loved and the only guy she would ever love.
She sat back in her chair as the G-force pushed her back into her seat. The plane took off and Buffy cried harder. Once the plane levelled out Willow placed some documents in front of her that she had to review and sign. Except her mind wasn’t on the job, she kept reliving her last moments with Spike, unconsciously touching her lips. She had done the wrong thing and knows she would have to deal with it and the knowledge they would never be together.

Almost 18 hours later Buffy was starting to get nervous because she was about to see her real mother for the first time in twelve years. She knew she missed her but her mother was like a stranger. She didn’t know her likes or dislikes; she was wondering whether she would be a disappointment to her mother.
She was suddenly thrown out of her train of thought when she heard a loud explosion.

“PLEASE TAKE THE BRACE POSITION AS WE ARE GOING DOWN” the pilot said stressed. The plane was shuddering a lot and was losing altitude fast. Buffy took the brace position and waited for impact.


The plane hit the water with such force Buffy banged he head on the seat in front. The seat belt was digging into her stomach. Buffy could hear Willow screaming, but she remained silent. She started remembering that last few months when she had been really happy. Then she thought about Spike. About the lost moments, about the first time she had kissed him, the time in Spike’s bedroom and being caught by his mother. She remembered the sincerity in his eyes when he told her he loved her. She believed him and now she was going to die knowing that she had broken his heart as well as he had broken hers.

After a moment of slowing down and water rushing in all around her the plane stopped moving all together, Buffy quickly unbuckled. Her head and a huge gash had blood running from it. However she still managed to think clearly even though her head was pounding. She had to find survivors.

“Willow” she yelled as the plane moaned and creaked beneath her feet. No answer

“WILLOW” she screamed repeatedly

After a moment of staying completely still she heard a moan from the place where Willow had been sitting.

“WILLOW” she screamed and ran to her advisor. Blood was spilling out of a rather large wound on her leg. A chair had fallen of top of her and sliced an artery. Buffy knew then she couldn’t save her.

“WILLOW CAN YOU HEAR ME?” she asked taking her hand to try and give this women comfort.

“Princess (cough) you must (cough, cough) get yourself out of here. The future depends on you (cough) go be with your mother. Don’t cry everything…will…..be………alright” Willow released her last breaths and died in Buffy’s arms. Buffy had tears falling from her eyes and they were dripping on to Willow’s cheek.

“Goodbye” she said

“IS ANYONE HERE?” Buffy recognised this voice as the pilots.

“Yes I am,” she yelled, trying to get his attention.

“We have to get out of here now” the pilot shouted.

“God speed Willow,” she said closing her eyes. Standing up she ran for the pilot and the nearest exit. Once the pilot had the door open he flung the life raft into the water and Buffy jumped in. The pilot and herself rowed away from the plane just in case anything decided to explode.
The pilot sent off the emergency beacon he had thrown into the raft. Buffy then had the worst thoughts, what if no one found them? She would never see Spike again. Her mother would die with out her being by her side. Her cousin Cordelia would take over being queen and to make matters worse they didn’t have any food or water.

Meanwhile back on the mainland Spike was still in shock that she had left him. He sat at the bar in Ilios and started drinking himself into oblivion.
‘ Its all my fault anyway I hurt her, of course she wasn’t going to stay’
“ I AM SUCH A PONCE” he yelled and slammed his fist down on the table.

“Spike I think you should look at this” Faith yelled and pointed to the TV.

“Turn it up would ya mate” Spike yelled.

“Good evening. My name is Emme Caulfield and we at ten bring you this breaking news. Last night at approximately 2:00am the Princess of Moreton’s plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Rescue workers have been sent but there had been no sight of there beloved princess. When details become available we will endeavour to report them. Thankyou”

The TV then went back to what it was previously showing and Spike was out the door.