Summary: Willow has a secret and Spike finds out.
Pairings: S/W
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A/N: I hope you like it.
Spoilers: Season Four, and in further chapter Maybe season 5 or 6
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~Part: 1~
Spike walked up to the Rosenberg residence, intent on seeing Willow. She had seemed a bit off since Tara had left her for what she called a more `normal' witch.
Spike still couldn't understand what would posses someone to ever leave Red. They had to be crazy or brain dead. Its like they were blind to the magnifagant creature right in front of there eyes. Oh well Spike thought, there loss his gain, who was he to argue there stupidity if it ment he had a chance to be with Willow.
As Spike neared her house, he hid in the bushes as Willow left the house. What caught his attention was not her leaving but the way she was dressed. The Willow Spike new would never dress in gold leather pants and matching tank. Spike decides to follow her, he creeps behind the bushes so not to be detected.
About half a block down, on a deserted area, he watches as Willow walks to an abandoned garage and opens the door to reveal a black and silver 1968 Chevy Camaro. Whats more confusing was the fact that Willow seemed to have been familiar with this car because she unlocked the doors and hopped right in. As she backs out of the garage and speeds down the road, Spike spots another car in the garage as well. This one happened to be a 1974 Ford Mustang, it was baby blue with two white racing stripes down the center of it. Spike checks the door and finds its unlocked and luckily the keys are inside, he quickly starts it and backs out following the trail Willow had gone on.
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As she drove, Willow couldn't help but feel as if she was being followed. She shook off the feeling to paranoia, it wasn't like any of the gang knew what she did at night. If they knew, they would tell her it was dangerous and that she shouldn't do it anymore. But they didn't understand that she needed this. The rush and danger. Of course fighting demons was dangerous but this was different. Buffy wasn't there. It was her, she was the one in control, she held the power. No one to tell her to research, or that she shouldn't be doing magic. No one for her to be a shadow to. Just her, and her car.
About twenty minutes later she arrives in a suburb area were there are dozens of other racing cars. She pulls up in the middle and parks. She gets out and walks to a tall dark haired man surrounded by other people.
"Hey Derrick, whats the price tonight."
The dark haired man named Derrick smiles, "Hey Will, its two fifty tonight, winner takes all. It starts at Millers lake and ends at Curlies Cove. You in?"
"Hell yeah!" She pulls out her wallet and hands Derrick two hundreds and one fifty dollor bill.
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Spike having parked about twenty feet away from Willow, watched the whole exchange. Once Willow was back at her car he approached the one Willow had called Derrick.
"Ello mate, I want to join."
Derrick gives him an apraising look, "I havent seen you before. Must be a newbie, anyway the price is two fifty."
Spike nods and fishes out a stack of bills from his pocket. He tosses it at the man.
Derrick takes the bills and counts them. Once he was sure that he had the right amount he nods to a point in the distance were cars were starting to gather. "Race starts in five minutes, go over to the line and get ready, we don't wait for stragglers."
Spike nods and gets back in the car, he parks at the end of the starting line, three cars away from Willow. He had to be careful she didn't see him just yet.
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Willow heard the gun go off, and her foot hit the peddle. She was off with a squeal of her tires. It was neck and neck with all the cars, but she quickly passed them with ease. She was moments away from the finish line and was having no trouble keeping first place, that is until she notices a baby blue car that looked oddly familiar coming in fast. She didn't have time to think about were she knew the car from, she had a race to win. She quickly puts the car into fifth gear and stomps on the gas.
The race finishes with her as the winner by a mere three inches. She grins and steps out of the car, accepting congratulatory pats on the back, and enthusiastic applause.
"Wow red great race." Derrick hands her a mound of cash.
Willow turns when she hears a door slam, she looks over to see a very familiar bleached blonde vampire step out of a car she knew very well.
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After loosing the race and following a very pissed redhead back to the garage, Spike waits for the anger he knows is gonna come from the redhead.
"Spike its one thing that you followed me. But its another that you took a car that doesn't belong to you!" Willows face is flushed with anger. Spike rolls his eyes, "Big deal, so I took your car, I didn't hurt it did I?"
Willow studders, "That's not the point! It isn't your car, you have no right to drive his car." The last part is barley a whisper.
Spike is confused, "Who is he, and what does he have to do with you racing?"
Tears fill her eyes as she goes to explain, "He as you call him is, was Adam, and he was my brother."
Spike blanches, he never knew she had a brother. "Wait what do you mean he was?"
A single tear falls, "I was twelve, and he was nineteen. That," she points to the mustang, "was his car. It was is nineteenth birthday, and he decided to take me to a race to watch. It was raining but he told me there was nothing to worry about. It was the third lap, and he was in the lead. But suddenly out of no were, a black car that was also racing, slammed into his rear end. He, he lost control and went over the bridge, the water was to deep and he couldn't get out. His buckle was stuck, people tried to get to him, but by the time they got to him, it was to late." She burst into tears.
Spike rushes to her side, "Pet I didn't know, im sorry luv." He ment every word he said, if he had known he wouldn't have taken the car. Knowing how it must hurt her.
She takes a deep breath, "You didn't know. Anyways lets go to my place, im sure you have a lot of questions."
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Once they arrived at her house and were comfortably on the couch Willow begins. " I guess your probably want to know how I started racing."
He nods, "I mean your brother died racing, what on earth possessed you to do what killed him?"
With a sigh she explains, "At first it was a death wish. My parents were never home, and I had lost the only person I loved. But then it was about the rush, and after I became friends with Buffy, it was about control, me being in control, begin moments away from life and death."
Spike nods his understanding, "What I don't understand pet, is how you kept this from the slayer and the rest."
"That was a toughy. Usually I said I had homework, and they left it at that. Then I was dating Oz and it was harder to hide. But I managed covering it up with lies. It was easy after he left, and Tara never asked what I did at nights, everyone else presumed I was with Tara at night and never asked questions."
"I can understand that luv. But why didn't you tell me? We have, atleast in my opinion that we have become friends."
Willow looks heartfelt, "Oh Spike yes we are friends, I-I just didn't know if you would understand. I mean no one else could possibly, and I was afraid to tell you, afraid you would tell Giles and the rest."
Spike goes over to her and wraps his arms around her, "Pet, you can tell me anything, anytime. So luv whats with the outfit, got to say im impressed." He grins.
Willow laughs, "Oh Spike your so silly. And that's why I'm in love with you." She slaps her hands over her mouth, mumbling that she cant believe she had just said that.
Spikes eyes widen, "You love me pet?" He smirks.
Willow frowns saddly, "I know you would laugh at me." She turns and steps out of his arms, and she looks down saddly.
Spike goes and envelopes in her arms again, "I love you too pet!!!!!!"
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