Wedding Bell Blues—Chapter 10

“Uh, hey, everyone.”

Thank God for Spike’s duster, because they couldn’t see anything, except…well, they couldn’t see, she didn’t think. She caught a glimpse of Dawnie’s face, then watched her sister push her way through the crowd around the door. “Scarred for life, people—scarred—eyes burning—let me through….”

“Buffy—you’re having sex with Spike?” Willow said, her voice sounding a little…betrayed?

“Of course they are. Don’t you see, that’s why she’s been so happy lately. Multiple orgasms make people happy, no orgasms make people like Buffy. Sorry Buffy. You were getting kind of not-happy, for a while at least.”

“Do you need our help, Buffster?”

Everyone turned to look at Xander, who knew he’d just beat his own record at the stupid things people say awards. He flushed a deep red, then made a hasty exit, following Dawn back to the sugary goodness of wedding cake and punch.

“Buffy, well…I must say….”

Buffy reached out and slammed the door in the remaining faces looking expectantly at her. “Sorry. Need some privacy here. We’ll be out in a minute.”

The room dark again, she strained her eyes for a moment to find Spike in the darkness. He captured her hand, and brought it to his mouth, pressing a kiss to her palm.

“I can’t make any promises like Xander and Anya did, Buffy. All I can say is that I love you. More every time I look at you. And I want to be by your side, fighting the good fight until I dust.”

“I don’t want you to make any empty promises, Spike. Just that you love me is enough. If we have that, then we have everything.”

He helped her stand and straighten her clothes, and watched her brace herself for the disapproval and criticism of her friends. “You don’t have to say a word, pet. You’re of an age to make those decisions for yourself.”

He saw her sigh, and mirrored it. “I know, Spike. But they’re my friends, and my Watcher.”

“Right. They wouldn’t be your bleeding parents, or anything like that. Right? They never asked your help in choosing their partners. Why should you have a say in choosing your own?”

Well-worn arguments, all, but she didn’t want to argue—she wanted wedding cake and happy thoughts for everyone. She put on a borrowed resolve face from Willow, and put her hand on the knob prepared to face the music. When he stopped her, it caught her by surprise.

“A minute, love. Let me get myself arranged.” She heard him zip up, then felt him turning her around in the closet.

“Buffy Summers, you have slayed the Big Bad. With your heart, and your sweet words, and everything that is you—you have slayed me, made me your pet vampire. I love you.”

“I love you, Spike, Slayer of Slayers. You can stake me good and proper any time. Okay? Let’s go tell our friends our happy news. About loving till dust? I love you too.”

Their lips met in the darkness, bodies pressed together, one heart beating for two. They had made their choice, exchanged their vows. They walked into the closet as a secret; walking out, it was as a couple, for the entire world to see.

Spike opened the door for his lady, and they stepped together into their new life.



Name: Warprince9
Email: warprince9@aol.com
Seasons: season 6
Challenge: 158
First take your copy of "As You Were" and throw it out the window into a busy street. The countdown to Xander and Anya's wedding is now at around one week and the Spuffy sexcapades are still in full swing. Anya hears its bad luck for the bride and groom to sleep together in the week before the wedding. So what does she do? Has a spell cast so Xander can't be involved in any form of sex until after the wedding. Well, you know how it is with Scoobies and spells, and now SPIKE can't have sex until Xander and Anya have said "I do". How will our favorite couple deal with the growing frustration with now form of release? And what revelations will this "break" cause Buffy to reach?
Must haves:
1. Buffy and Spike being very upset over this.
2. Buffy, Spike, or both convincing Xander to go through with the wedding, without revealing their own selfish motives.
3. The moment the spell ends the two go to the first private place available (bedroom, bathroom, broom closet, anything) to let out the week's worth of tension.
4. One to three hours later, a Scooby search party finds them in a very compromising position, and that being how the Scoobies learn about them (No revelations before then).
Can have:
1. Major bonus points for comedy. Lots of laughs and funny situations.




Thanks so much to everyone who was kind enough to read and review. I think I got all the necessary requirements down for the challenge, and who knows, maybe this will spark another fic! My gratitude to my personal beta, my beautiful girlfriend, who kept reading and saying, “Ohmigod, De, you can’t just leave it hanging there!”(No, I will not share my beta, either—get yer own!) and much, much grateful applause to Bloodshedbaby and the Bloodshedverse for someplace to put my stuff. Thank you all—bows gracefully—you may now leave your seats…Spike_spetslayer has left the building….