elisi | Birthday schmoop

First of all:

Happy Birthday spikefan!!

I hope you have a wonderful day, and that you get loads of lovely presents and cake!

I'm very happy that we (and

lillianmorgan) bumped into each other - it's been fun to have fellow newbies to share this whole LJ-thing with! :)

But... that's not all. Last week I got a small idea, which turned into a little FitB. And looking at my birthday list, I saw that your birthday was coming up, and thought that my story might make a nice birthday-fic. It's set during 'Chosen' and is schmoopy beyond belief (something sweet to console you after the election?). I hope you like:

The Last Night

The stars glittered faintly in the sky, high above the abandoned town. The darkness had crept into every house and street, enveloping and claiming the formerly inhabited spaces.

Except for one house. In that house there was hope and life. It was full of girls waiting to save the world, full of magic and power, and it shone brightly in the night.

A young woman was sitting outside on the porch. Her mind filled with thoughts and memories, she was watching the darkness, knowing that she could stop it. It made her smile slightly as she got up and walked inside.

Stopping by the basement door, she listened out for any sounds, but the house was quiet. As she walked down the wooden steps, the blonde figure, who had been lost in contemplation, looked up and stood to greet her. For a while they just stood there, not needing anything except just to stand there, with each other.

Then the Slayer slowly walked over to her vampire and Champion and, closing her eyes, put her arms around him and kissed him gently. When she broke the kiss, he took her hand and led her to his cot, his eyes never leaving hers.

Having safely ensconced her on his lap, he buried his face in her neck and breathed in deeply. Eyes suddenly twinkling with mischief, he looked at her and smiled.

“What?” she asked, the corners of her mouth turning up.

“You only smell of me again,” he answered, deep satisfaction permeating his voice.

She tried to look at him sternly, but couldn’t really pull it off.

“Just let it go, will you?” she admonished and mock-slapped him.

He grabbed hold of her more tightly and made a sound very much like a purr.

"Oh, I’m fine” he said. “But it can’t have been the easiest way for him to find out about us though.” And he grinned again.

Buffy rolled her eyes. “Well, he did behave like a twelve-year-old for a while - it was nearly as bad as when he met Riley!”

“Angel met Riley?” Spike asked in disbelief.

Buffy smiled wryly: “Well he beat him up...”

Spike chuckled in spite of himself: “Well I’m glad someone did!”

Buffy looked cross, and then her expression softened: “I’m sorry I kissed Angel, but... it just felt like the natural thing to do...”

“Old habits die hard you mean?” Spike asked mischievously, and kissed her again. But this time the kiss was searing hot and left her gasping in shock and sudden excitement when he pulled away. He smiled happily. That should have put any thoughts of old flames out of her mind!

To his surprise she started to giggle. At the look on his face she laughed even harder. Trying to compose herself, she explained: “I just thought about how we met. And that if anyone had told me how we would end up, I would never, ever have believed them!” And she giggled again.

Spike smiled and held her more tightly. He quietly started to hum a tune, eyes growing distant. After a while he slowly let her slide off his lap until she was sat on the bed and he was stood in front of her. He held out his hand, a soft light in his eyes.

“Dance with me?” he asked.

“Huh?” Buffy answered, completely thrown. But she took his hand and moments later found herself dancing with Spike around the basement, the tune he was humming providing the rhythm for their steps. He was a good dancer she realised, as he spun her round before pulling her closer again.

“Spike?” she asked after a few minutes.

“Mmm?” he replied, not missing a step.

“Um, why? I - I mean this is lovely, but... why are we dancing?”

He stopped and looked at her: “You were dancing the first time I saw you. And let me tell you - even then, when I was only looking to kill you, I wouldn’t have minded a dance first!”

Buffy frowned. “But the first time you saw me was in that alley - fighting some vamp. You clapped when I dusted him.”

Spike smiled. “Saw you in the Bronze before that - dancing with your friends. You stood out like a beacon, calling me. So full of fire...”

His voice trailed off, and Buffy looked at him with wonder: “You saw me dancing? But I don’t...”

He chuckled. “I was the guy asking where the phone was, since there was someone outside biting a girl. A little ruse to get you outside. You looked right at me!”

Buffy now stood shock still. “How can you remember all that?”

He shrugged. “Perfect recall. It’s a vampire thing.”

She falteringly tried to answer as the implications started to sink in: “I... I never knew.”

Cursing himself for making her all serious again, he started talking - wanting to lighten the mood: “It comes in handy now and again. For example I can remember the song that the band was playing when I first saw you.”

Then he smiled and started singing the words to the tune he had been humming: “I'm one step away from crashing to my knees. One step away from spilling my guts to you.”

Buffy looked at him open-mouthed.

The vampire smiled happily. “Now if I was superstitious, I would say that that song was an omen. But that would be far too boring. So instead of going down on my knees again, tonight I’m going to sweep you off your feet!”

He scooped her up in his arms, and as he walked the few steps over to his simple bed, he whispered in her ear: “Let’s celebrate My Love, since tomorrow we are going to win!”

And the stars seemed to glow brighter in the sky, as the fate of the world was hanging in the scales and a Slayer loved a vampire with all her soul.

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Lovely fic. You touched on one of my favorite fanfic kinks - Dancing!Spuffy! They *so* deserved a dance. I also liked your use of Stupid Thing. That has always been such an appropriate song for Spike and Buffy. Little did anyone know way back when what was to come.

They *so* deserved a dance

That's what I thought too! :)

Funnily enough the idea for this came when I watched 'School Hard' the other day, and realised that Buffy did see Spike in The Bronze, only it was such a brief glimpse she probably never remembered. And yes - who'd have thought he'd end up with Buffy, saving the world?

What a nice, sweet story. It brought a smile to my face. I really like the idea that Spike remembered every single detail from that night.

Thank you! If it made you smile, then it did it's job. :)

And I love your icon!

I got it from

spuffyicons. It was made by

calidearie

Thanks! :)

It just so perfectly illustrates why Spike wasn't more upset about the kiss!

Now I just need a paid account...

Squee squee squeeeeeeeee! You wrote fic ::does a sitting-down happy dance::
It's been very nice to share the LJ-newness with you and

spikefan too *dabs eyes*
I'll go away and read this now :)

Aaaw, you're just the sweetest! ::sends hugs::

Loved this! It had such a wonderful feeling of closure to the whole relationship - but also of new possibilities. I loved how you started it out on this grand scale of a girl and then zoomed in so it was Buffy and Spike.

Thank you! *blushes*

Yay! Spuffy schmoop! This definitely pushes all my buttons, what with the 'Chosen' setting and the possesiveness and the dancing and Spike remembering every moment of their first meeting... *sighs happily*

“I just thought about how we met. And that if anyone had told me how we would end up, I would never, ever have believed them!” And she giggled again.

This is my favorite part, though, because I've thought the same thing so many times. It's so bizarre that they would end up having a relationship given the way they first met, but that's why I like them together so much. :)

Oh, I'm so glad I pushed buttons! :) (Is there any way of not making that sound dirty?)

Especially since we obviously have the same kinds of buttons... and I have to say, that however unlikely their relationship was, looking at 'School Hard' ("Do we really need weapons for this?") the vibes are just incredible!

I love my OTP! :)

Elisi, I love it! I re-watched School Hard again a few weeks ago, for the first time since seeing season 6. I really enjoyed seeing Spike's reaction to seeing Buffy dancing and it's easy in hindsight to see where their later relationship had its roots. I also got a kick out of your reference to Buffy's conversation with a jealous Angel (who had NO right to be, by the way). Not sure if this is the exact dialogue, but wasn't it something along the lines of "Are you going to go all Dawson on me every time I have a boyfriend?" *rolling around laughing* (I am saying that even as a huge Dawson fan.)

You are so very sweet and I thank you--both for the birthday wishes and the wonderful present of fanfic. *big hug for you*

I'm so glad you like it!! Especially since it was such fun to write. And that scene with Angel? He's very funny when he's petulant! I think Buffy's line was: "Are you going to go all Dawson on me every time I have a new boyfriend?" and Angel goes: "Aha! Boyfriend!" *rolls around laughing with you*

*big hug back*

Before I hit the "post" button, I meant to add:

You're so right about my needing consolation after the election. I'm not dumping on anyone about how they voted, but I was so very disappointed at the results. Thank you for the cheering up.

I'm very happy that we (and lillianmorgan) bumped into each other - it's been fun to have fellow newbies to share this whole LJ-thing with! :)

Oh, me too! You guys have been great and I'm happy to be able to share my newbieness (newbiety?) with you both. And to everyone I have met through LJ, what a treat it has been. You guys are so much fun.

It's nice to run into fandom and Spuffiness when things don't go your way - it doesn't change anything of course, but everyone needs some cheer I think! :) I'm glad I provided some.

newbieness (newbiety?) Hee. Language is so awkward when you have to invent it... And yes, everyone just seems to be lovely here! ::hugs LJ::

I hope the newbieness of LJ never wears off - it's so lovely to open up livejournal and be welcomed into a wonderful world of excitingness. :)

Oh, I'm with you on that one! And I've discovered another newbie:

sevedra if you want to say hello? (I'll write you an e-mail tomorrow, tonight we're going round to spend bonfire night with family).

Very nice FitB. It's good to see Spike finally take some initiative w/ Buffy again.

Thank you.

I just read it again, and sighed happily. Beautiful.

Hee! Completely missed this comment when you first posted. But thank you so much! :)

::waves::

I had a few minutes today, so I'm cruising through your memories. What a wonderful first stop I made. I love Spike and Buffy dancing, and I've wondered myself if she ever did find out that he was there watching her dancing. I absolutely love that scene, and I love the way that you wrote them here. This is lovely. :)

::waves back::

First reaction: Hurrah! It's

marsterslady!!!!! :) I've missed you! (Glad to know you're feeling better!)

Second reaction: Squee! Feedback! ::dances::

So glad you liked this - there is nothing like schmoop, is there? And I *adore* that first scene where Spike watches her dance... hmmm, might even do a post on it sometime. Thank you so much for your kind words. :)

Anyway, thank you so much for all your (wonderfully surprising!) feedback - I'm going to bed now (it's past 11pm here), but will respond to all the rest of your comments asap (sometime after church and eggs etc!).

::hugs::

And this is SO beautiful and perfect in every way. I love them. So much.

♥ ♥ ♥

(And this is the song- Stupid Thing by Nickel. It is seriously the PERFECT song.)

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