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Chapter 10


Telling Joyce


"Yeah Mom, I'm fine. I was sleeping." Buffy replied sheepishly.

"At four o'clock in the afternoon?"

"Yeah. Had a long night. I'll tell you all about it when you get home." Buffy replied.
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“What do you mean you are in love with another vampire? What the hell is wrong with you?” Joyce shouted

“Watch it…” Spike growled softly when Joyce’s words brought tears to Buffy’s eyes.

Joyce turned on him eyes blazing “Who the do do you think you are telling me to watch what I say to my daughter?” She yelled at him.

“I will not let ANYONE talk to Buffy like that. EVER. And I don’t care who the hell you are. She deserves better than that and you know it Joyce.” Spike said calmly.

“Get out! Get the hell out.” Joyce screamed opening the door for Spike.

“I won’t leave without Buffy.” Spike said.

“How could you Spike, I invited you into my home, you told me about your girlfriend leaving you …I made you coca and this is how you treat me?” She was furious. “If I would have known that you were going to use that to get into Buffy’s pants…”

“That’s enough Mom. If you don’t want Spike here…you don’t want me.” Buffy said getting her jacket on. “I’ll be in touch to get my stuff.” She said walking out the door.
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“I’ve lost her Giles I…don’t know what to do.” Joyce said desperately.

“I don’t believe you have Joyce.” Giles said. “She said she’d be in touch to get her things didn’t she? Well maybe she’s just trying to give you time to calm down.”

“I hope you’re right, uldnuldn’t stand the thought of never seeing her again.” Joyce said tearfully.”

“Oh Joyce there’s the door it’s probably her. I’ll let them stay and I’m sure she’ll call you in the morning.”

“Are you sure?” Joyce asked

“Yes”
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“Giles she was completely freaked. I thought she’d be ok really, but I couldn’t let her talk to us like that…she doesn’t understand.” Buffy said flopping down on to the couch.

“Well Buffy all you can do is call her in the morning and hope that she has come to her senses.” Giles replied.

“Yeah luv, I’ll bet in the morning she’s askin’ you to come home.” Spike said reasuredly.
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“Buffy, you didn't give me time. You just dumped this thing on me and you expected me to get it. Well, guess what? Mom's not perfect, okay? I handled it badly. But that doesn't give you the right to punish me by running away.” Joyce said.

“Punish you? I didn't do this to punish you!” Buffy exclaimed “Mom I couldn’t let you talk to us that way. We love each other, and with or without your support we will remain together.”

“Buffy really, I am sorry for reacting the way I did. Please, come home honey.” Joyce pleaded.

“And Spike?” Buffy asked icily.

“Spike is welcome anytime.” Joyce said softly.
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Angel knocked on the door and waited for a response.

“Hello?” Joyce said opening the front door.

“Hi Joyce is Buffy home?”

“Angel? No she’s not here…Uh…I thought you were in L.A.?” Joyce asked

“Yeah, I was…one of my friends had a vision and …I think Buffy may be in trouble…I came to help.”

“Well, I’m sorry Angel I really don’t know where she is …but if you want I could tell her you stopped by if you tell me where you are staying I could have her contact you when she gets home?”

“I’ll go and see if I can catch up with her on patrol …I remember her route.” Angel replied.
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Buffy and Spike were patrolling in Restfield Cemetery. They had dusted four vampires already and were in the process of fighting six vampires, four of them fledges and two masters.

Spike had just dusted one of the fledges when one of the masters knocked Buffy down and was on to of her instantly. He punched her in the face and Buffy’s head snapped back against the ground.

Buffy bucked wildly underneath him and he went flying as she brought her leg up and kicked him. She was on him instantly and had him dusted.

The rest of them became dusty in no time.

Neither Buffy nor Spike saw Angel watching from a hundred yards away.

“So luv, what now? Wanna go bronzing? Your friends will probably be there.”

“Yeah, I want to dance with you for a while, then I want to take you home and let you ravish me.” Buffy giggled.

Angel followed them all the way there.
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Buffy and Spike walked into the Bronze and saw the gang by the pool tables.
“Hey guys. Having fun?” Buffy asked casually

“Yeah Buff, we were wondering if you two would show up…oh..oh here comes tall dark and brooding!” Xander said seeing Angel enter.

Angel walked up to the assembled group. “Buffy…can I talk to you for a second?” Angel asked trying to ignore Spike.

“Uh…yeah ok?” She replied “I’ll be back…” She said giving Spike a quick kiss.

They went and sat at a table nearby.

“What are you doing with him? Are you under a spell? In a thrall?” Angel sneered.

“Why are you here Angel?”

“Are you with him willingly?” Angel asked incredulously “Don’t…don’t you love me anymore? How could you…”

“Oh, my god, are you twelve?”

“I’m getting the brush-off for Captain Peroxide. It doesn’t necessarily bring out the champion in me.”

“You’re not getting the brush-off. Are you just going to come here and go all Dawson on me every time I have a boyfriend?”

“Aha! Boyfriend.”

“He’s not just my boyfriend. But… he is in my heart. He is my heart. Spike would never hurt me. Spike would never leave me for my own good either.” She said looking pointedly at Angel. “So again I ask. Why are you here Angel?”

“I’m supposed to just let this Spike thing go?” Angel asked with a hint of fury in his voice.

“It’s not for you to decide Angel. You left, told me to move on…I did.”

“Buffy I didn’t do that so you could shack up with Captain Peroxide over there.” Angel said glaring at Spike.

“Angel, get over it…you have your own life in L. A. so get over it. I am with Spike and there’s nothing you can say about it…I have changed. I live for me now. Not for you and what you think.”

“But Buffy he’s William the Bloody, I thought you knew what that meant…I thought you knew about his past.”

“Angel, it’s not about his past, it’s about him the man. He has changed and he loves me…he would never hurt me, he would never let me be hurt…he …he and I belong together…I am not normal incase you haven’t noticed…Spike…he changed for me…I don’t know why I am explaining this to you. It is definitely not your business. So again I ask why?”

“Cordy had a vision.”
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FLASHBACK

Her eyes went white. She was falling Angel caught her.
“Buffy….Buffy is in trouble…he’s trying to hurt her, her clothes, he’s pulling at them…something coming, she c mov move she can’t get up…I …can’t see it it’s…fuzzy, it … trying to hurt … some animal, fast, grabbing, I donno what.” Cordy said. Her eyes resed.sed. “Angel? What…”

“I have to go…Buffy needs me.”

“I didn’t say that…Angel maybe you should just call. Darla needs you too you know…the baby…”

“I know but Cordy…it’s Buffy I have to go please understand and take care of Darla.”
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“More with the brooding? So what’s coming?” Buffy asked.

“I don’t know her vision wasn’t very precise.”

“Ok well. I’ll be extra careful, and I have Spike with me at all times…thanks for stopping by Angel.” Buffy said standing up.

“But Buffy…”

“Look Angel I don’t need you to protect me anymore. I never really did. I used to be a scared little girl.” Buffy sighed “I am a woman now…I need to make my own choices. You have no right to even try to stop me.

“I’m sorry.” Angel said and he got up to leave the Bronze.
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“You ok luv?” Spike asked putting his arm around Buffy.

“Yeah that was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.” Buffy said.
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