* SPIKE / sunnydaleslays .
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[ ☠ ] —— When he heard that she’d been pulled from the grave, Spike had felt a whirlwind of emotions. On one hand, he was happy – so incredibly happy – to have her back; living and breathing. The other side though, he knew that whatever her friends had done, it wasn’t a good thing. It was Buffy, sure… but she was different. Magic that big never comes without consequences.
When she disappeared one day, Spike knew that it had been too much. The world, how harsh it was compared to where she’d been. She was pulled out of heaven, and her friends had no idea. They still didn’t, he’d kept her secret. They thought they did her a favor, when really…
Spike had wasted no time. Her friends were puttering around, wondering what to do, tried doing a locator spell. The spell did nothing though, leaving them with no ideas on where to find their friend. Spike had a feeling it was because she was different now. She wasn’t the same Buffy that they were looking for. He was going to have to find her the old fashioned way. Dawn had agreed with him, knowing that if anyone was able to find her, it would be him.
It took him almost four months. Four bloody months of searching, asking people questions, keeping track of her movements; but he found her. He took a deep breath through his nose, knowing that was her scent. It was altered… it had been since she’d been pulled from heaven, but it was still her. His Buffy.
He reached up and knocked on the door, wondering what kind of reaction he would get when she saw him. He expected an all-too-familiar punch to the nose.
𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 , scents of decaying bogs intermixed . new orleans is not her home of choice , but the presence of supernatural energy kept the beast within sated & far out of scoobie reach . death made reinvention interesting , for to the bureaucrats , buffy anne summers was a rotting corpse . she could be anything or anyone , but the call for action was permanent .
daylight hours were spent in retail , stocking shelves of a mom & pop magic shop . it was a mediocre generosity for saving the household patriarch from an untimely beheading , a fresh start traded for life . perhaps it wasn’t the moral code she preferred , but survival comes with some changes .
when the sun set , buffy learned the city far more intimately . vampires had a deep set nostalgia for the french quarter & it’s intoxicated guests . they were easy prey , but that reality was about to upturned . by the end of the month , she’d collected a long winded list of enemies across the state . anonymity could only last so long & soon enough , evil was hissing that dreaded phrase . slayer .
prayers for peace went unanswered , solitude broken by the rap , rap , rapping at the motel door . a singular eye was pried open , limbs still fixed in the meditative cross . energy burned in her chest , the ash that lined her throat riddled with familiarity .
she moved in a singular fluid blur , door pried open against the will of sticky paint . a thin brass chain stopped any further invitation , thankfully . decay coated her tongue , memories of worms writhing in her throat threatening to gag . he embodied a life she desperately abandoned , a ghost that refused to be laid to rest . lips parted , eyes wide & glistening in the dull light . words fell out suddenly , the door closing with passing milliseconds . ❛ go home spike . ❜