Chapter 9
“I hope the other’s got away okay!” Buffy said as they trotted along
“I don’t visualise any problems – lucky for us those troll things were there!”
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“Will, Will…I n-need a breather!” Xander was exhausted carrying the extremely heavy book
“What’s wrong?” Willow asked when she caught up with the two
“Heavy – my arms are coming off, this thing weighs a ton!” Xander pointed to the book
“I’m nearly magicked out, I need to be careful in case magic is needed at the portal - hold on………”
Running towards them were Wesley and Gunn
“Everything okay?”
“Fine – just knackered, it’s so heavy!”
“Here, Wes and I will have a turn………god it IS heavy – ready Wes – lift”
Xander and Will swung and rubbed their arms to get some tension out of their tired muscles.
“We-should-have-got-a-carriage!” Wesley panted breathlessly
Gunn just grimaced and nodded as they stumbled along best they could.
Hearing running footsteps, Buffy called out
“Wait for us!”
Everybody stopped, and Gunn and Wes weren’t sorry to put the book down
“We should have got a carriage!” Giles said, panting slightly
“Yeah…I just said that!” Wesley said, bent over trying to get his breath.
“Come here…we haven’t far to go now, I’ll carry it!” Buffy picked the book up effortlessly, and strode on ahead, making all the males feel a little less than adequate!
“Locked – I can’t be bothered to climb over!”…Buffy quickly broke the chain holding the gates of the railway station shut, and everybody went through.
“Right, Wes, Gunn go get the cases where we stashed them. Willow do you have the scan thing?” Giles asked
“Yes, here it is”
“What scan thing?” William asked
“It shows the portal up as a glimmering light – there, by those bushes, see?”
Giles passed William the scan, and he saw the bush as sparkling and dancing green lights through the scanner.
“Right, Gunn, you go first, then Wes, then Xander and Cordelia - Buffy, you with the book, then William, I go next and Willow will bring up the rear, in case any magicks have to be done – ready – each grab your suitcase – go Gunn”
Gunn stepped towards the bush, and disappeared, Wesley followed, and then the rest in the sequence Giles had told them
As soon as the falling sensation ended, Gunn opened his eyes to find himself thankfully, back in the ‘Blue Room’ at Wolfram and Hart – he located the door and waited for the others, each one walking out of the column of blue light. When everybody had assembled. They walked down the corridor, to be met by a beaming Angel
“Did you get – oh thank the GODS!” Gratefully Angel took the book off Buffy and passed it straight to head of security
“How did you know we were coming?”
“Security warned me of a power-surge – so how did it go, any problems?”
“Pizza – I’m not doing or saying ANYTHING until I’ve had pizza, a diet Coke and chocolate ice-cream – but I want a decent shower first” Buffy said smiling
“’Hamburger’ - ‘bacon-double cheeseburger’ – ‘chili-hot-dogs’ – ‘pizza’ – ‘fried chicken’ – ‘fries, Dr Pepper’ – 7UP the calls went up from various folk what they’d missed and wanted now, food and drink wise
“I’d rather like a nice cup of tea, actually!” Giles said with a smile
Angel grinned
“I’ll order you food, Buffy, Spike - you can both go up to the main suite upstairs, I’ve had the bed made up with fresh linens for you”
Before another word was said, they were both out the door, up the stairs and into the room. Spike bounced on the bed and ran his hands through his hair
“Oh… to be back to normal – I HATED those silly sideburns and the long hair!”
Buffy smiled, sat astride him and running her fingers through his surprising soft locks and said,
“I don’t know…I quite liked them…they tickled!”
Spike nuzzled at her neck making Buffy catch her breath, she dropped her hands on his shoulders and squeezed gently.
“Down boy – shower, then FOOD and then – well we can come back up here”
Spike pouted
“What?! Aren’t you going to eat in here?”
“No, we’ll go down to the de-briefing – I wanna know what everybody thought……………
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“So I turned around as said, you think THIS is a little understated? – I couldn’t believe how this woman thought that having the equivalent of a dead pigeon on her head was understated!” Cordelia said, before savouring another bite of pizza.
Chatter was lively, Angel heard it all, Buffy joined in a little, Spike said nothing.
“What about you Spike, what was it like to see old London town again, huh?” Angel asked with a smile
Spike had been thinking about that very subject, but didn’t want to share his thoughts with anybody – least of all that pillock…
“I’m um, I’m a bit tired – come up when you’re ready babe” Spike left the room
“What, what did I say?” Angel was genuinely perplexed at Spike’s reaction
Buffy stuffed the last piece of crust into her mouth, dusted off her hands and picked up her diet soda
“I’ll see you all in the morning – night all”
“Buffy – what’s wrong with, I mean I didn’t mean anything by…(he shrugged) oh…goodnight then” Angel said
Buffy nodded and went on up.
“What did I say?” Angel looked at Giles
“Well, they DID stay at his mothers’ house, perhaps it was having to say goodbye to her?” Giles suggested
“He didn’t, say goodbye I mean – Buffy told me – William was due back to the house in six days time after being in America, so he just left the forgetting draft and left it at that”
Harmony came over to Angel and shoved a piece of paper in his hand.
“Ever thought that the last time he saw Old London town was when you and the whore and looney tunes changed him, huh, perhaps he didn’t want to be reminded – being a vampire sucks!”
A surprisingly spot on Harmony walked away leaving Angel speechless, and also feeling…what sorry? Perhaps.
“What’s wrong with Harm?” Gunn asked
“She’s realised she can’t have a beach holiday with some of her old friends” Angel said, still slightly reeling from her verbal attack.
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Buffy entered the suite quietly. Spike was in bed covered over, his back to the door.
“Spike…baby are you awake?” Buffy carefully clambered on the bed
“Uh huh”
“What’s wrong babe?”
“Oh nothing really…I just couldn’t take that sanctimonious gits smug face, like he’d done me some bleeding favour sending me back there – stirring up old sad and bad memories and that”
Buffy frowned and gave him a hug and said,
“Never mind, I –“ Buffy began
“And I don’t want your pity either!” Spike snapped, jerking his shoulder away from her
Buffy got off the bed and immediately Spike sat up and said
“I’m sorry, babe, sorry - don’t go, please”
Buffy leant forward and kissed him
“Not going, getting undressed”
“I’m sorry love, didn’t mean to take it out on you”
Naked, Buffy slipped in beside him, and cuddled him up
“Say no more, come on, I can feel you’re so tense, relax”
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Epilogue
6 Weeks Later…………………
Spike woke and looked at the clock, it was ten to four in the morning, and Buffy wasn’t next to him in bed.
Taking his robe off the back of the door and slipping it on, he padded downstairs, through the lounge and into the kitchen
“What are you doing pet?”
“Oh! You made me jump!” Buffy guiltily slammed the fridge door shut, the left hand side of her cheek bulging.
“You CAN’T be still hungry, surely?”
Buffy finished chewing and swallowed
“But I am! Anyone would think I’d slayed two dozen vampires, I’m starving!”
“Starving huh – you ate six slices of a family sized pizza at teatime, I swear I heard you positively growl at Xander for even looking at that last piece! – You hogged the coleslaw too!”
“Did not!”
“Well you ate all the ice-cream”
“I gave you a taste!”
“Yeah, a TASTE, teeny tiny bit on the end of the spoon – it was a pint tub!”
Buffy blinked, her large green eyes shining, she had a slight frown on her face, as she shifted from foot to foot guilty as charged…
Spike smiled
“You probably can’t sleep that’s all – how about I make you some hot chocolate?”
“Yeah! Yummy – now please – hurry up!”
She plonked herself on one of the kitchen stools and watched while Spike went about methodically getting the things ready to make her drink.
Just as the kettle boiled, she remembered something and went to the fridge, taking out a can of ‘squirty’ cream, she ‘pinched’ another slice of boiled ham and took out a bowl of fruit salad
Spike stirred the drink, turned and shook his head when he saw what she’d got. Buffy squirted a generous portion of whipped cream onto the drink, AND on the fruit in the bowl.
“You’ll be sick young lady”
“Won’t………got any marshmallows?”
“I thought you didn’t like them – what did you say they were monkey brains?”
“I just wondered if I’d changed my mind…put some in yours and I can taste!” Wearily, anything for the quiet life, Spike stood and went and rootled around in the cupboard
“No, we seem to be out”
Buffy pouted
“I’ll have to go shopping”
“We did, day before yesterday…spent a bloody fortune, if I remember rightly too! Give me a bit of that pineapple”
“Please!” Buffy admonished, and picked up a small piece on the spoon
Spike rolled his eyes and said please, opening his mouth, but closed it again when he saw the measly bit Buffy went for
“I want that bit, there”
“But that’s a big piece – I was saving that piece for last!”
“Did you skip lunch yesterday or something?”
Crossing her fingers behind her back, Buffy said,
“Hmm, yeah, well kinda” remembering the soup, skyscraper deli sandwich and potato chips she’d demolished, and then she’d had a choc-chip muffin later on………
Buffy finished off the fruit salad and began to sip her chocolate
She felt a slight twinge in her tummy but ignored it.
Spike drained his mug and picked up the empty bowl, and put them both by the sink
“Don’t be too long now”
“I won’t”
Spike went up back to bed.
When she heard the floorboards creak upstairs, she quietly opened the fridge, shoved another piece of ham in her mouth and another in her hand, and was thinking about opening the cheese when she spied the four-pack of chocolate mousse………
Spike was fast asleep when she got back into bed. She felt slightly sick, but it was more than likely down to the order that she’d eaten things………
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“Buffy!”
Willow startled her friend in the 7-11, Buffy nearly jumped out of her skin!
“I thought Spike took you shopping”
Willow gave her friend a sunny smile, that faded when she saw the contents of Buffy’s shopping cart………
“That sure is a big jar of pickled onions!”
“Ha-ha, yes…they’re for um, Mrs Thingy, um Jones, next door, I was just popping out for um – toothpaste – yeah, and um, and she asked me you know how it is!”
“Did she want three kinds of boiled ham too? – And what’s that………Kraft instant mac and cheese…hey I thought you didn’t like Mrs Jones, you said she was a nosey old bat!”
“She was, is – but well, you know how it is…so we all at Xander’s tonight?”
“Uh huh, don’t forget to bring snacks”
“Meaning?” Buffy narrowed her eyes at her friend
Willow looked confused for a few seconds
“I mean, he said he’d provide chips and dips, and popcorn, but if we want anything else – what did you think I meant?”
“Nothing – I………oh, oh god I’m, I’m going to………!”
“Buffy are you alright – you’ve gone very pale”
Buffy felt her tummy back-flip and hit the back of her throat and she felt really sick and faint.
“Buffy, BUFFY!” Buffy tried to keep hold of the cart, but it rolled away from her and she crumpled to the floor.
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Spike carried Buffy into the lounge and put her on the sofa.
Willow helped and whipped off the blanket from over Spike’s head.
Spike put his hand on her forehead and Buffy wriggled it off.
“I’m alright, stop fussing – I was hot, that’s all”
“YOU young lady, are going to the doctors office, no arguments!” Spike said sternly, standing over her, his hands on his hips.
“I’m NOT! I don’t want to waste his time and – and – oh god – MOVE!”
Buffy jumped up and ran to the kitchen and threw up.
Willow wandered back into the lounge with a puzzled look on her face
“What’s up Red?”
“Mrs Jones didn’t know what I was talking about”
It was Spike’s turn to frown
“Mrs Jones – you mean that nosey old bag next door?” Willow nodded
“I don’t – “ Spike continued
“Buffy said this stuff was for her, I took it to her and she just said to me, ‘are you mad – I’m a little old lady, what would I want with a jumbo jar of pickled onions for’?”
Buffy appeared wiping her mouth
“Mrs Jones said-“ Willow began
“They were for me. I got a, a fancy for pickled onions, that’s all, it’s no biggie, it’s just I’m getting fed up of everybody studying every morsel of food that passes my lips”
A smile passed over Willow’s face
“I’m going to make an appointment for you at the doctors, and it’s going to be an evening appointment so I can go with you”
“Er, Spike – don’t worry – I think I know what’s wrong!”
“What?”
“Um, give me half an hour, okay – and if I’m wrong, then go ahead and call the doctors office okay?”
“Half an hour? – You going to use magic?”
“No – no magic! Oh god this is SO exciting sit there, I’ll be ten minutes!” Frowning at Willows ‘giddiness’ Spike and Buffy both sat down perplexed on the sofa.
A little over ten minutes later, Willow came bowling back into the house like the devil was after her, her momentum taking her straight up the staircase
“Buffy, come on, upstairs!”
Heaving a sigh, Buffy went up, halfway up calling,
“Where are you?”
“Bathroom – come on, quick!”
Buffy trudged in like a condemned woman, she felt tired and definitely different.
Willow had her back to her
“Come on then, what is it”
“This – you have to pee on the end of it, if it turns blue, then you are!” Willow held out the small plastic wand with a huge grin
“Are? Am what?”
“Pregnant you fool!”
Buffy looked at the strip of plastic while she processed Willow’s words.
“ME the fool – hello, Spike’s a vampire!”
“Yes Spike is, WILLIAM wasn’t!”
“I’m sorry – what do you – oh…OH – OH MY GOD! I – WE I mean………” Buffy looked at the strip again, her hand shaking
“Go on, I’ll wait outside!” Willow went to leave but Buffy said she could stay
Willow turned her back and couldn’t stop smiling
“This is SO neat! AND it’ll explain why you’ve been such a piggy around food!”
“Piggy? I don’t know what you mean – Willow…I can’t go”
“Run the taps then – here, I’ll do it!”
Willow ran the taps and she heard Buffy sigh
“Okay, all done…what am I supposed to do now?”
Willow turned around and looked at her friend
“We have to wait a minute”
“Is everything alright?” Spike asked from outside the door
“Fine! Won’t be long – be out in a few minutes!”
“Sure you’re alright pet, have you been sick again?”
“No – no, I’m fine!”
“Okay then…I’ll go and make some tea”
“’Kay, be right down!”
“Well – do you think it’s a minute yet?” Buffy still had the little white strip behind her back, hidden from both their views
“Give it a few more seconds………god this is exciting!” Willow grinned
Buffy didn’t know what to think
“Think it’s a minute now?”
“Yeah! Come on, let’s look, unless you want look on your own”
“No…I can’t look!”
“Do you want me to look for-“
“No…I’ll –“ (Buffy took a deep breath and bought her hand round to the front) the tip couldn’t be bluer if it tried – it was bright and it big and it was definitely blue!
Willow squealed and grabbed Buffy’s arm –
“I’m…I’m…uh!” Willow caught Buffy before she fell
“SPIKE!”
Spike was up the stairs three at a time, he stood in the doorway looking terrified something was seriously wrong with his beloved Buffy, before kneeling at her feet
“What, what is it, what’s wrong with her Red?” Willow smiled
“Nothing…here – congratulations!” Willow handed him the plastic wand and the box it came in
Frowning Spike read the words ‘Clear Blue Pregnancy Test’
“What’s this then?”
“Well read it!” Willow said giggling
“Willow, this doesn’t make sense, I’m a vampire, there’s no way I can -”
“And as I said to Buffy, you are, William wasn’t”
“What? William wasn’t what - What do –William, you mean when Buffy and me as William, when we – “ A huge grin spread over Spike’s face
“Spike?” Buffy called groggily
“Baby? Oh gods I was SO worried…I love you so much my baby!”
Willow slipped out of the bathroom leaving the couple to get used to their news.
The news took everyone by happy surprise – Angel was ‘gobsmacked’ – and definitely surprised at the ‘Blue Room’s’ novel use.
But nobody was happier than Spike, who felt he would burst with love and pride every time he looked at his blossoming wife.
The End ( For now!)
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