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Chapter 18 - Confrontations


The next day, Spike was more worried than ever. He’d noticed that morning that Buffy was wearing more make-up than usual, to cover the bruising on her face. He had given her a ride
to school, but she had barely said two words to him.

Spike had filled his parents in when they got home the previous night, but
when he went to check on Buffy, she was already asleep. Or at least,
pretending to be asleep.

It was now lunchtime, and Spike could see Buffy sitting with Willow and
Xander on the other side of the cafeteria. Although they had been dating
for over a month, very few people at school knew it. They only had one
class together, and Buffy insisted that he sit with his friends so he
wouldn’t start ignoring them, and she still sat with hers. Today, he headed
over to her table, bending low to whisper in her ear. “I’ve missed you,
luv.”

Buffy seemed to jump as she turned to face him. “What are you doing?” she
asked, looking around the cafeteria.

“Sitting with my girlfriend,” he replied, dropping into a seat as he nodded
a quick hello to her friends.

“Really, Spike…you don’t have to.”

Spike stared at her for a long moment before responding. “Can we talk,
luv?”

Buffy took a deep breath before nodding. Spike stood with her, following
her out into the hallway as she turned to face him. He noticed that she
wasn’t raising her eyes to his. Spike slowly tilted her chin up to look at
her, seeing insecurity written all over her face.

“Buffy, what happened?”

“I’m fine, Spike,” she insisted a little too rapidly.

“Are we fine?” he asked, feeling insecurity begin to creep through him as he
stared at her.

“I don’t know,” she whispered, turning her head away from his.

Spike clenched his jaw as he took her firmly by the shoulders, turning her
to face him. “We were fine until last night, Buffy. What’s going on?”

Buffy took a deep breath, tears shimmering in her eyes as she looked at him.
“I don’t think this is going to work,” she whispered, feeling her heart
breaking.

Spike felt his stomach drop as he stared at her in shock. “What’s not going
to work, baby?” he asked softly.

Buffy swallowed hard before taking a deep breath. “Us.”

“We were working just fine the other night,” Spike replied, feeling his
temper get the best of him. Lowering his voice to a whisper, he bent to
Buffy’s eye level. “And considering we live together, I think it’s going to
be pretty hard getting away from me because I have no intention of letting
you go back to that wanker that you call a father.”

“I need…I need some space,” Buffy said softly.

“We’ve been going out a month, and you need space?” he asked in disbelief.

“Spike, please-“

“No, Buffy! Now, tell me what the hell happened in the last twelve hours
that made you have such a big change of heart.”

“Spike…”

Buffy swallowed a sob as she turned to walk away from him. Spike quickly
caught her arm, bringing her closer to him as he spoke. “You said you loved
me,” his voice taking on a desperate quality.

“I know,” Buffy replied in a quiet voice before pulling free and running
down the hallway.

He watched her go, as his heart shattered.

“So, you got a ride, too, huh, Giles?”

Spike clenched his jaw and turned to face Parker Abrams.

“What do you mean ‘too’?” Spike asked with a raised eyebrow as Parker began
walking toward him.

“She’s a good lay, isn’t she?” Parker asked with a smile as Spike clenched
both of his fists.

“I don’t see how you would know.”

Parker looked at him as if he was the stupidest man on the planet. “I had
her already, remember? That one definitely has stamina.”

Spike couldn’t take anymore as he let his fist fly, connecting to Parker’s
nose with a solid punch.

“What the fuck, man!” Parker yelled as his hand came up to the blood that
was now flowing freely.

“Stop spreading lies, Abrams,” Spike said in a menacing voice. “Buffy would
never touch you, and we both know it.”

Spike was surprised when Parker punched him in the stomach but quickly got
his bearings and retaliated, sending the other man sprawling on the tile.
Spike was on him in an instant, punching and kicking as Parker tried to get
to his feet.

Spike was so consumed by his rage, he barely even registered when he was
pulled away and held back.

“What the hell is going on here?”

Spike and Parker both groaned when they heard Snyder’s voice. Spike was
released and turned around to see Angel standing behind him.

“Sorry, man,” Angel said softly. “I tried to stop you before he saw, but…”

Spike nodded his understanding as the annoying little mad approached them.

“You two, in my office. NOW!”

Both men looked at each other with mutual hatred as they slowly trudged to
the office.

* * * * *

Buffy looked around her English class, feeling more anxious when she still
didn’t see Spike. She hadn’t seen him since the disaster at lunch, and she
was starting to get worried. Her heart felt like it was falling apart, but
deep down, she felt that her father was right. Spike didn’t need her. She
knew that he cared about her, but she probably was just the next best thing
until college.

When the bell signaling the last class was over, finally rang, Buffy quickly
gathered her books and ran out the door. She was in such a hurry, she
almost ran over a very nervous Giles as he stood at the door, apparently
waiting on her.

“Buffy, I’m glad I caught you. I’m afraid I’ll be the one driving you home
today.”

A tiny part of her was relieved that she wouldn’t be in such a confining
space with the man she loved and let go, but a larger part began to grow
very concerned.

“Where’s Spike?”

Giles took a deep breath as he took his glasses off and began cleaning them.
“I’m afraid he’s been suspended.”



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