The Lurve Series
By PassionFish
TimeLine: It starts right after Riley leaves Buffy. There is no Glory, no unwell mum; no end-of-the-world stresses other than general slayer stuff.
Summary: Basically I was in a sappy mood and started to rummage through all my lurve CD's and decided I'd do a (mainly) fluffy series, each episode based around a love song!
Rating: Um, I think it will be R over all, but a couple of episodes will probably be NC-17! [There's a shocker for you!]
Disclaimer: See page!
Distribution: Sure, just ask first!
Feed Back: Love 'em! Gimme more.... I’m a review whore! [Wow, I rhymed!]
Big Thanks: To my wonderful Beta, Marsters’ Girl, as always – couldn’t do it without you, babe!
A/N: Each of the 'episodes' takes place about a couple of weeks after each other, unless otherwise stated! So I'm afraid you're gonna have to use a bit of reader-prerogative and fill in a few gaps for yourself - and just accept some things [as always!] :)
Also - Hope I didn't massacre anyone’s fav. Lurve song - it was unintentional if I did! And, none of the songs belong to me (obviously - or I'd be all rich and pop star-ish instead of poor and student-ish!) and no copy write infringement is meant in any way!
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Ep 1: I Never Really Loved You Anyway
A/N: (The song belongs to The Corrs.... i.e. not me!)
The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and all was good with the world.
Okay, so it was actually night-time, no wildlife in it's right mind stayed in Sunnydale, and it had been only last week that she'd discovered her boyfriend with some vampire skank...
But, the last statement still stood.
World equalled good.
Buffy walked, stake in hand, through the moonlit cemetery.
Well, walked may have been too bland a word to describe the jumpy, skippy thing she had going on as she patrolled.
Yup, it had finally happened.
She'd been expecting it for a while.
The Buffy Curse had hit once more.
That’s right, people - its back! Keep your kids inside and lock all you're doors and windows!
If she was honest with herself.... she’d kinda been praying for it!
The whole deal had gotten so...mundane, boring, mind-numbingly-wanna-tear-my-hair-comma-eyes-and-your-sorry-excuse-for-a-penis-out kinda boring!
Buffy giggled as an old song sprang, unbidden, into her thoughts. The sound was unfamiliar, even to her own ears, and she wondered how long it had been since she'd actually...let go.
A big resounding FOREVER seemed to echo around her skull and she laughed again, throwing her stake to the ground as she began to run.
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Spike watched, unnoticed, in the background as the slayer back-flipped, swerved, jumped, tucked and every other gymnastic word he could think of! Up and over and around the silent gravestones, occasionally emitting the odd giggle. He thought he could hear her singing to herself, but he couldn't place the song.
He'd been worried, it had been about a week since he'd shown her what Captain-Cardboard had been up to, and hadn't spoken to her, or even seen her, since. Figuring that it was better to stay away, on the ever-so-likely chance that she'd still have that good old 'shoot-the-messenger' mentality about her.
He hadn't done it to hurt her, but he had to tell her...no one wanted to be cheated on. Hell, he knew that, sadly, from first-hand-bloody-experience.
Okay, so maybe he hadn't been doing it for completely unselfish reasons...
Like the kid could satisfy her anyway...the fact was that, in his mind, only HE could actually satisfy Buffy was irrelevant!
But - hey, come on! Iowa-boy? Please! He had no neck, which was just wrong and disturbing...*And fuck me, I'm speaking like Dawn! *
He'd been spending far too much time around the tyke than was really right for a Master vamp...but she was damn funny, like just the other day-
His thoughts cut off as he heard the slayer start to talk to someone and he moved closer to get a better listen.
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You bored me with your stories
I can't believe that I endured you for as long as I did!
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"...Foot ball story, then psyche story, then army-glory story, then football story, then psyche story, then army-glory story, then football story, then psyche story, then army-glory story, then football story, then psyche story, then army-glory story, then football story!" She punched the vamp in the nose, watching dispassionately as he staggered back. She waited until he'd righted himself before continuing.
"I mean, come on! Do you guys actually think we give a shit? That it’s a turn on? 'Cause that’s the only thing I figure that would make you go on and on and on and on....” Buffy rotated her head as she spoke, as if to further emphasize the point of the perpetual suffering she'd endured.
In the background Spike clamped his hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing out loud. as Buffy continued to bad-mouth the Commando.
"Just 'cause a girl says she doesn't hate football.... like ONCE! It doesn't mean she wants to listen about it ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME!" She looked the vampire in the eyes and spoke seriously. "Maybe you should be like, taking notes - 'cause this is really important stuff."
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I'm happy it's over; I'm only sorry
That I didn't make the move before you!
--
"You know who I blame?" She asked the vamp who shook his head.
"Uh, Riley?" He suggested shakily, vaguely remembering the guys name from the beginning of the slayer's rant.
"Huh, oh well, yeah - but I mean I blame my friends like.... Dawn - No, wait Dawn never liked him." She did a quick back flip to avoid the ridiculously slow punch coming her way.
"Okay, never mind.” She finished.
"Um, okay...” The vamp shook his head again, this time in confusion rather then fear - this girl was whacked - like completely out there, man! And he was the one meant to be not of this world...
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And when you go I will remember
To send a thank-you note to that girl
I see she's holding you so tender
Well I just wanna say...
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"Ugh - it was like...a year of my life! And you know I was meant to die a few years ago...ANYWAY, note to self. No more stupid just-coz-it-seemed-a-good-idea-at-the-time boyfriends...I've already had four of those! And I'm only twenty!"
*Four. * Spike thought with a grin as he circled a tree in order to get out of the slayer's line of vision as she continued to move around the graveyard. *Please let one of those be Peaches. *
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I never really loved you anyway!
No I didn't love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway!
I'm so glad you're moving away.
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"…and so he gives me an ultimatum - forgive me or I'm gone. Oooooh, hard choice - NOT!"
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Valentino - I don't think so!
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"And the sex? I've had more fun watching paint dry. Okay, so I've never actually done that - but it sounds more appealing in any case."
Back flip. Jump on tombstone. Kick vamp in face.
"Okay, so tip for the future. Pulling in and out three or four times then collapsing in a sweaty lump is not good practice." She glanced to the sky. "NO! IT WASN'T GOOD FOR ME TOO! I mean, I never really knew myself like I do now, if you know what I'm saying."
The vampire's eyes dropped to her crotch then back up, telling her silently that he got it.
--
You watching MTV while I lie dreaming in an MT bed
And come to think of it
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"God, he thought the G-spot was some club in LA!" She continued, exasperated.
Spike couldn't help but laugh out loud at that. Fortunately it was covered by the chuckle of the nameless vampire she was still fighting.
Buffy grinned at her 'partner' at his appreciation, then scowled, and punched him. "It would be funny if it wasn't true!"
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I was mislead
My flat, my food, my everything
And thoughts inside my head!
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"No, Buffy, don't think you've had enough wine? No, Buffy, I'll order for you. No, Buffy, you should only eat Iowa-born food. No, Buffy you're too old to have a pig." Buffy mimicked him, tossing her hair in a strangely Riley-like way.
"A p-pig?" The vamp frowned.
"It’s like a sacred thing for crying out loud! My pig, my food, my life...And I'll stake Spike when I damn well want to!"
"Spike? The vampire?"
"No - the florist! I mean - Hello? MY vampire - I mean my mortal enemy - I get to choose - not some pumped-up soldier guy with bad hair who does this crap for fun!"
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Before you go I must remember
To have a quiet word with that girl
--
Spike chuckled silently in the background, watching as Buffy paused and seemed to look pensive, as if hearing a different conversation in her head.
*Okay, so no quiet word or...well, maybe a thank-you...except I staked her. Well...evil vampire skank, hello? Deserves not to be of this earth. * Buffy nodded in satisfaction at her own thoughts, casually flicking away the kick he'd aimed for her head.
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Does she know you're not a spender?
Well I just have to say...
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"God - I swear we went out all of three times...Three times! In a year! And I paid for one of those!"
The vamp tried to rush her and she rolled her eyes, jumping in a very Matrix-esque manner, landing neatly on her feet as he smacked in to a tree behind her.
"And a football match is not a date!"
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I never really loved you anyway!
No, I didn't love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway!
I'm so happy you're moving away
--
The dazed vampire shook his head, "Check - football bad."
"Yeah - BIG check." Buffy nodded, as if helping him compile dating notes.
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And when you go I will remember
I must remember to say...
I never really loved you anyway
No, I didn't love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
--
A church bell rang in the background, signalling it was one am.
"God, is that the time?" Buffy frowned, searching her wrist for a watch but coming up empty.
The still-confused vampire reached out his wrist to show her that indeed it was.
"Shit, I gotta get home." She grabbed his wrist, slamming the stake into his chest in a blink of an eye. "Anyway, thanks for the vent - really needed it."
"No...Problem." The vampire muttered before exploding into dust particles.
Buffy stared down at the mess, "Pity - he could have been my psychologist-vamp." Spike flashed into her mind. "Maybe not - think I've got one too many vamps that can read my mind as it is."
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I never really loved you anyway
No I didn't love you anyway
--
Buffy glanced around the graveyard - then back at the tree the vampire had previously ran into.
With a grin, she set off - running faster than the wind, shrieking in complete abandon at the sense of freedom she felt.
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Never truly loved you anyway
--
Spike watched as the slayer practically flew over the tree, gliding through the air, alla Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He tensed as he realised she was sailing towards him and put his arms out to catch her.
"Ugh!" Buffy half-giggled, half-umpfed, as she was caught from her speedy decent by strong arms.
She looked up at the man who held her, blue eyes piercing her own. And she smiled.
"Hi."
--
I'm so happy you're moving away
Yeah, I'm delighted you're moving away!
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End
Next Episode: Hopelessly Addicted
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05/18/17 04:16 am
pj! I remember wishing one of your stories would be finished seriously about a decade ago. Amazing. I just tried an old password I used to use and amazingly got in too. Memories!
pj
03/20/17 01:20 am
10 yrs later, i finally rem my username and password. Pari, you rock. Hope you are well.
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08/31/16 03:45 pm
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08/31/16 03:43 pm
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