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Chapter 3 - The Bronze

Buffy didn’t get much sleep that night after reading the paper announcing Anvil Probability were to perform at the bronze on Saturday followed by a book reading at the magic shop. Although she knew better she rang in sick and went back to bed. She didn’t sleep rather just lay there thinking about how her life just got worse. It was 8pm when Dawn came by to see her sister between shifts at the bronze. She had wanted to come by earlier but couldn’t get off inventory. She knew her sister would hate her for telling her in a message on the machine but she had to know. Walking straight to the bedroom with a tub of cookie dough ice cream in hand she found Buffy just laying there, her eyes full of uncried tears. She placed the ice cream on the dresser and climbed into bed next to her sister. Buffy cuddled into Dawn and cried her heart out again. They laid like that for a few hours not moving much.
“Buffy I know you probably don’t want to but come to the bronze and do a few songs for me; you know that always cheers you up”
“I cant Dawnie, it hurts to much”
“Josh loves to hear you sing, please Buffy, I don’t like seeing you like this.”
“I know, one song only though” Buffy said to worn out to argue with her.

Spike came downstairs after a day of much needed rest simply saying hi to them both and leaving, He walked around sunnydale for a few hours in circles and decided to see what the bronze was like now before the gig. He walked in the front door and up on to the balcony just watching the band on stage remembering that was once him. He ordered a drink from the bar and returned to his seat just watching the band.

Buffy had been dragged to the bronze with the help of willow and dawn after changing her mind and going back to bed. They had laid out a pair of worn jeans that Buffy loved and a white tank top with a brown suede jacket to go over it. They wanted her to feel comfy on the stage tonight so didn’t argue when she refused to wear make-up and let the ponytail out of her hair.

“Up next we have a regular for you. So get your drinks and enjoy” Dawn announced through the microphone backstage, staying with her sister for support. Willow was stood on the other side of Buffy and was arguing with Buffy.
“Willow, I can’t do it”
“Buffy you have done this a million times before”
“I know but I don’t feel like singing tonight!
“Buffy you know once you start you work through everything”
“I know but”
“no buts Buffy see this” she pointed to her face “this is Willow resolve face”

Buffy walked centre stage with her guitar and sat on the chair dawn gave her in front of the house band and began to sing:

There were nights when the wind was so cold
That my body froze in bed if I just listened to it right outside the window
There were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to dust and I just knew my eyes were drying up forever

I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I have ever made

But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit that it's all coming back to me
vWhen I touch you like this
And I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back
It's all coming back to me now

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again but then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws allow-baby, baby!

If I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago but it's all coming back to me

If you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead long ago but it's all coming back to me

It's so hard to resist and it's all coming back to me
I can barely recall, but it's all coming back to me now....

But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then!

But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago but it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back
It's all coming back to me now

There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light
There were things we'd never do again but they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws allow-baby, baby, baby!


When you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind but it's all coming back to me

When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see what we want to see-all coming back to me

The flesh and the fantasies-all coming back to me
I can barley recall, but it's all coming back to me now....

If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget and it's all coming back to me now

It's all coming back to me now
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me

If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me now

Spike, still sat on the balcony was just staring at her after recognising who the familiar voice belonged to. He wondered what had happened to her since he left all those years ago to make her write this one. He didn’t realise that she wrote it just after he left those years ago and his return had made her sing this one he saw her get up and leave the stage after only one song. He wanted to comfort her like when they were teenagers and friends but knew he couldn’t not after so long.

Buffy never saw Spike on the balcony watching her. She couldn’t do it anymore after the one song so she got up and left. She returned to an apologetic Willow and Dawn.
“Buffy were so sorry, we didn’t know you still had that song around”
“we didn’t mean to upset you Buffy” They both said at once.
“its ok guys really, I feel a bit better! Buffy couldn’t help but lie after seeing their reactions to the song. “I’m gonna pick up Josh and go home.” She added.

Spike thought that he might not see her again and this wasn’t the perfect time to get her address for the legal papers for his book she needed to sign.

Buffy walked to the car park through the stage door and sat starting to cry when she heard someone round the corner.

Spike was in the car park after speaking to the bartender. He told him Buffy didn’t drive so she most likely in the car park waiting for a taxi as usual. He walked out and heard someone crying behind the wall. They must have realised someone was there as they stopped immediately and asked “who’s there”.
“Buffy?” He knew that voice anywhere.

TBC.

A.N. So i know this is an evil cliffhanger ending and also quite short but with my exams going so badly i havent had the chanceto write much. chapter 4 will hopefully be up soon, but no promises of a date as i still have three whole weeks of exams althought theyre not 24/7 they are still stressful and i am currently trying to rewrite the next few chapters to make them better. Also the song is All Coming back to me by Celine Dion although it has recently been covered by Meatloaf





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