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A Pirate's Life for Me	By : addielogan Category: > Buffy/Spike(William) > Buffy/Spike(William) Views: 13102 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The others were already there when
Buffy and Spike walked into the Magic Box. Their eyes all turned towards the
couple as soon as they came in, and Buffy felt herself fill with cold dread. Never
in her life had she been less excited at the prospect of talking to her
friends.
"Ooh, you're here," Anya
said, breaking the short but awkward silence that followed Buffy and Spike's
entrance. She came around quickly from behind the counter and went to Buffy,
dropping something in her hand. "I found this when I was cleaning earlier.
I think it's yours."
Buffy's eyes grew wide as she saw
what it was, a smile spreading over her face. "It's my� How?"
Anya shrugged. "Must've
fallen out of the book. I thought that's what it was, from the
description I read, and I figured you'd probably want it."
"I do! Thank you. It means so
much to me to have it back."
"What is it?" Xander
asked, trying to look over from the table without getting up and see what Buffy
had.
"It's my wedding ring,"
Buffy said softly, staring down at it.
"Your
what?" Xander asked, leaping to
his feet. "Why on earth do you have a wedding ring?"
"Xander, I told you Buffy and
Spike got married in the book," Anya said.
Xander replied with a wild look in
his eyes, "No. No! You said William and Elizabeth got married in the book.
And that wasn't real. That ring looks real to me. Why is that ring real?"
Buffy looked up at Spike, then slipped her hand in his for support. "That's why
we wanted to talk to all of you. See, that marriage in the book, well, um, it
felt real to us. So we found a way to make it real here, too." She took a
deep breath, deciding to make telling them like pulling off a band-aid.
"Spike claimed me."
The only sound in the room was that
of Giles's glasses shattering as he whipped them off his face so quickly he
accidentally flung them to the ground. After a moment, Xander spoke.
"What the hell is a
claim?"
"It's a special kind of bite
in which the vampire makes a mate his for all eternity. It's very rare, but is viewed
throughout the demon community as a sign of eternal devotion," Anya
replied, sounding very much like a demonology encyclopedia.
Xander, however, did not like the
answer. "You bit her? You bit
Buffy?!" he screamed at Spike. "You bastard!"
He lunged at the vampire, knocking him to the ground and hitting him in the
face.
Buffy didn't hesitate. She grabbed
Xander, throwing him off of Spike. "Stay away from my mate," she said, her voice almost a growl.
Buffy knelt down beside Spike,
helping him up as Anya went to Xander. "That wasn't very smart," the
ex-demon told her boyfriend. "Attacking a claimed mate like that is just
asking for trouble. If you'd put Spike in enough danger, Buffy could've killed
you."
"Giles! Do something about this!" Xander said,
pushing himself up without the help Anya that was offering. "He's done
something to Buffy that has made her into a killer."
"That's not what I said!"
Anya protested. "You twisted that."
"There's nothing I can do,
Xander," Giles said, his tone cold. "What Buffy has done can never be
undone. It's a mistake she will have to live with for a very, very long
time."
Buffy turned slowly towards Giles.
"Mistake?" she said softly. "Giles, please don't�"
"Do not ask me to approve of
this," Giles said.
"But�"
"No!" Giles snapped. "You
are the Slayer. What you have done is�well, I don't think disappointing is
quite strong enough of a word."
Tears were forming in Buffy's eyes.
She'd known she'd meet with resistance, but the way Giles was talking to her
now� "Giles�"
"I can't�I can't look at you
right now," Giles said, before walking out of the shop, the door slamming
behind him.
Spike wrapped his arm around Buffy,
pulling her to him and letting her cry on his chest.
"Don't touch her," Xander
snapped.
Spike's eyes flashed yellow for a
moment as he fought to reign in his demon's reaction. "Don't tell me not
to touch my mate. She needs comfort right now."
"Oh, and
like you can give it to her?
You're the reason she's hurting right now," Xander sneered.
"Me?" Spike snarled at
Xander. "You're the one hurting her, you git."
Xander's eyes narrowed. "When
Buffy comes to her senses, you're dust. Come on Anya, we're leaving."
"No, I'm not," Anya
replied. "I have inventory to do. Besides, I think a claim is very
romantic, and I'm going to be supportive of Buffy and Spike." She crossed
her arms in front of her. "That book was a beautiful love story, and I for one am quite happy to know that their love
is still strong."
"Fine," Xander replied,
angrily, storming out of the Magic Box.
Buffy turned her head away from
Spike's chest, though she kept her arms wrapped tightly around him. "Willow?"
Willow was sitting at the table,
frowning. "I don't know, Buffy. You and Spike�that just
seems wrong to me. And he's bitten you? I don't get that."
"I love him," Buffy
explained.
Willow stood up. "I'm sorry,
Buffy. I'm just going to have to have some time here. I need to think about how
I feel about this."
Buffy nodded, not sure of what to
say. She'd wanted Willow's support, but at least she wasn't condemning it quite
the way Giles and Xander had. "Okay."
"I'm heading back to the dorm.
Tara?"
Tara glanced between Spike and
Buffy and Willow. "I'll catch up in a minute, okay?"
"Sure," Willow replied.
She gave Buffy a quick glance before walking out.
Tara got up then, slowly approaching
the couple. "I�I just wanted to let you know that, um, your auras�together�
They're�they're really beautiful."
Buffy felt her eyes tear up again,
although this time for a different reason. "Thank you."
"From me, too, Glinda," Spike added. "Thanks."
"They'll come around,"
Tara said. "Or at least Willow will. She's just�surprised, I think. But
I'll talk to her for you. I can see how much love you have for each other. It's
brighter than I've ever seen before."
Buffy broke away from Spike to hug
the other girl. "Thank you. That means a lot to me."
Tara nodded as Buffy pulled away.
"Congratulations. Really."
"My mom's throwing us a
reception at her gallery on Sunday. Can you be there?" Buffy asked Tara.
She looked over at Anya. "You, too."
"I'll be there," Tara
said. "And Willow will be, too."
"I'll show up," Anya
said. "Can't promise Xander, though. He's being a
jerk. Although I might be able to blackmail him by telling him he can't have
any orgasms from me unless he does."
Buffy smiled slightly at that.
"Thanks for the thought. But if he doesn't want to be there, well, I'd
rather he wasn't."
Anya put her hand gently on Buffy's
arm, a move that surprised the Slayer. "I'm sorry. About
him. He just�he doesn't get it. I've stopped trying to talk to him about
these things. He doesn't like thinking about me as a demon. But I am sorry for
you and Spike. A claim�it's a big thing. You shouldn't have any pain associated
with it."
"Thank you. Both of you,"
Buffy said. "It's nice to know I still have friends."
"Your mom's throwing the
reception? Does that mean she took it well?" Tara asked.
"She wigged a bit at first,
but she's accepting it," Buffy said. "She didn't like the biting thing."
"That's because she's never
been bitten by a vampire during sex," Anya said. She leaned in and
whispered to Tara, "It's very erotic."
Tara blushed. "I�I bet,"
she said, looking down. She glanced up a little then, although she couldn't
quite look at Spike directly. "I should go catch up with Willow. Start
that whole working on her thing."
"All right. Thanks again for your support," Buffy
said.
"I couldn't
not support you,"
Tara said. "Not with what I can see."
"Still means a lot,"
Spike said. "To me, too. I know how important
Buffy's friends are to her. Don't much care for driving a wedge between her and
them. Not that I'd really mind if Xander decided to move to Siberia on a
permanent basis or anything, but I don't want Buffy to be hurt."
"I can see that," Tara
said. "Your love for her radiates from you. I'll explain it to Willow. She
should understand. This just took her by surprise. And we'll see you at the
reception."
"Okay. Have a good night,
Tara," Buffy said.
"You guys, too," Tara
replied, smiling at the other three before she left.
"I'm going to go do some
work," Anya said. "I'm angry with Xander, and working makes me feel
better. Not quite as much as sex, but I don't want him touching me right
now."
"I'm sorry. For
causing trouble between you and Xander. I didn't mean to do that,"
Buffy said.
"You didn't, Buffy," Anya
replied. "Xander did. He's the one being a total dumbass."
"Still, I�"
"Don't finish that
sentence," Anya said. "Buffy, in all my years as a vengeance demon,
do you know how many wishes I had to grant for a vampire's mate? None. Not a once did a woman who had been claimed by a
vampire, be her vampire or human, require my services. Like I said earlier,
vampiric claims are rare. But if they're made, they're taken very seriously. If
Spike has claimed you, then I know that he loves you, and he will do everything
in his power to make you happy. Xander's your friend. He should be happy to
know his friend is going to be loved that dearly for the rest of her existence.
It's a cause for celebration, not anger and threats."
"I�I'm feeling really bad for
being kinda bitchy to you for the past couple of years," Buffy said.
"Eh, don't. I'm bitchy to you,
too. It's how we relate. Now are you going to stand here all night, or can I go
count my money?"
"We're going to have dinner
with my mom," Buffy said.
"Good. Call me with the time
of the reception later?"
"Sure. When my mother sets
one," Buffy replied.
"All right. Bye now," Anya said with a bright
smile before walking off to the back of the store.
"I'm sorry that didn't go very
well, sweetheart," Spike said softly. "I can feel how much you hurt
through the claim."
"I expected that from
Xander," Buffy said. "And I can't say I'm all that surprised by
Willow's reaction either. I think Tara's right about her coming around soon
anyway. But Giles�" She fought back the fresh onslaught of tears that
threatened to break. "I disappointed him, Spike. I didn't want to do that.
Not ever again."
"Hey. Listen to me. If anyone
here should be disappointed, it's you. What he said to you tonight, that's now
how you talk to someone who's like a daughter to you. Look at your mum. It
bothered her a bit, yeah, but she accepts it because it makes you happy. And
she trusts that you can make this sort of decision about your own life. Giles
should give you the same courtesy."
"I don't know, Spike, I just�"
"Are you having second
thoughts about this?"
Buffy's eyes went wide. "What!
No! Please, don't think that. I don't regret what we have, Spike. I never
will." She opened up her hand, where she'd kept the ring tightly inside
since Anya gave it to her. "Put this back where it belongs?"
Spike nodded,
her request and adamant defense of her choice to be with him making him choked
with emotion. He took the ring from her and slid it on her left ring finger.
"I love you, Buffy Anne Summers."
"And I love you, too, William
whatever-the-rest-of-your-name-is."
Spike chuckled, then
kissed the top of her head. "Ready to go to your mum's then?"
"Yes. Let's get out of this
place."

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Joyce was finishing dinner when
Buffy came into the kitchen. She opened the cabinets, getting out a ziplock bag before taking it to the freezer and filling it
with ice.
"Who hit Spike?" Joyce
asked as she figured out her daughter was putting together an ice pack.
"Xander," Buffy said,
wrapping a towel around the baggie of ice. "Gave him a
black eye. Spike says the ice won't really do anything for him, and his
vampire healing will take care of it soon enough anyway, but I feel like I have
to do something."
"Of course you do, honey. He
is your husband after all."
Buffy smiled. "Yeah, he is. Oooh!" She put the ice pack down on the kitchen island.
"Anya found my ring!"
"Your
ring?"
"Yeah. My wedding ring, from the
book. Anya found it when she was cleaning up in the Magic Box. I don't
know how it got here, but I'm so happy it did." Buffy held out her hand
for Joyce to see.
"Oh, honey, that's
lovely," Joyce said, taking a good look at the emerald.
"Spike told me it was almost
as beautiful as my eyes," Buffy said.
"Spike sounds like he has
quite a romantic streak."
"He does," Buffy said. "At
first I thought it was just the effects of the book, but now I know it's more
than that. At night, when we were on the island, he'd recite me poetry until I
fell asleep."
"That it. He's a keeper," Joyce said with a
teasing smile.
Buffy giggled. "He is, isn't
he?"
Joyce regarded her daughter. There
was a spark back in her eyes that she hadn't seen since before they'd left Los
Angeles. Buffy looked�happy. "Yeah, he is. Now go take care of his eye
while I put dinner on the table, okay?"
"Okay." Buffy picked up
the ice pack and walked out of the kitchen, feeling much better than she had
when she'd left the Magic Box. The rejection of three of her friends stung, but
she could survive. They'd come around, or they wouldn't. She stopped in the
doorway of the living room for a moment, watching with a smile as Dawn talked
to Spike animatedly about the reactions of all of her friends when she'd told
them her sister had gotten married. Buffy knew then that whatever happened with
Giles, Willow, and Xander, she'd still have people who loved her. Her sister. Her mother. Her husband.
She'd still have her family.

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Just to steer away any confusion,
this is still not the end.
Is everyone still following this?
I've never written a fic this long before, and I don't want to have gone on too
long. It is winding down, but I wanted to fully deal with what happens when
they come out of the book and not just make it mostly William and Elizabeth.
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