At the Movies
by Karen U.
Title: At the Movies
Author: Karen U
E-mail: ksu2@juno.com
Rating: PG
Distribution: Charity, Fever of Fate, Willow's Guys, anyone else with permission
Discalimer: Willow, Spike et al, are owned by Joss Whedon, the WB, and 20th Century Fox
Summary: 8th in the series; comes after Misery Loves Company; Willow, Spike, Buffy, and Riley go out; various POVs
Ddication: For Charity, who helped me come up with the concept for this installment
Feedback: Please
Just a Reminder: At the end of Double Date (story 6), Riley suggested another date, and Spike agreed before the girls could make any excuses. This is the date.
 

At the Movies

~~*~~Spike~~*~~

Okay, I admit it; it wasn’t the best idea of my unlife. I just wanted to annoy the Slayer. Now, before you get your knickers in a twist (or pull out a stake to kill me), let me clarify that statement. I am not talking about my relationship with Willow. I love the little witch, and I’m with her because I want to be with her. The Slayer has nothing to do with it. I’m talking about the fact that I am now sitting in a darkened theater next to my Willow and less than three feet away from the damn Slayer. I just had to agree to another bloody double date with Buffy and that Riley bloke. I even suggested when. Somebody stake me.

Not that I’m not loving sitting here in the dark with Willow; I am. It’s just... well, the Slayer’s less than three feet away and I can’t try a damn thing. Oh, God, I’m whining. I truly am pathetic.

I really wish I were alone with Willow tonight; she looks so bloody beautiful. She has on the cutest little blue sweater; you can practically see through it. She has some little shirt on underneath it, though. Damn it. Oh, well, it’s not like I could do anything, even if she didn’t have the little shirt on underneath. Good Lord, I want to shag her. Damn it, I really need to think about something else. I mean, I can’t exactly do anything with Willow with the Slayer and her beau watching, can I? That’d make for an interesting evening. Can’t you just picture it? I’d just say, ‘I’m going to have my way with the little witch in the middle of the aisle at the picture show. Oh, and Slayer, would you mind holding my popcorn?’ I’d be dust before you could say bloody hell.

Christ, this movie bites.

~~*~~Willow~~*~~

I can’t believe how well Spike’s behaving. Well, okay, that’s not entirely true. Spike always does his best to behave when he’s around people who don’t know he’s a vampire. Or, at least, he does now. I mean, I’m sure he used to be horrible and torture them and eat them and... I’m going to stop that thought now. Bad thought. I shouldn’t think of that stuff. Spike’s way past that now. He’s even down to just threatening to hurt Xander severely. Used to, he was going to kill him.

I wonder what Spike thinks of the movie? I bet he hates it. Buffy and I purposely chose a “chick flick” to punish Spike for agreeing to this double date. Don’t get me wrong; it’s not that Buffy didn’t want to go out with Riley again. Trust me, she did. I have to admit, he is kind of sweet. He and Buffy are good together. Anyway... Buffy really did want to go out with Riley again. It’s just that the last time she was kind of tense because she was afraid Spike would say something he shouldn’t. That’s another reason we’re at the movies (besides the whole ‘punish the soulless vampire with a chick flick’ thing.) Less talking. In fact, talking at the movies is a bad thing that makes people go “shhhh....” and glare. Kind of like a library, only it has pictures. That talk. And move. And I’m going to shut up now.

Why hasn’t Spike kissed me tonight? Isn’t that what darkened theaters are for?

~~*~~Riley~~*~~

Wow. I’m actually on a date with Buffy Summers. And not just any date, either. A second date. And I sound like an incredible idiot. It’s a really good thing nobody can read my thoughts.

I want to kiss her. That’s probably not the best idea, though. I mean, Spike and Willow are sitting right next to us... what kind of name is Spike, anyway? I mean, talk about your double entendres. He’s not a bad guy, though. He’s really good to Willow. Or, at least, he has been when I’ve been around. I get the impression that Buffy wouldn’t stand for it if Spike didn’t treat Willow well, though, so I guess his being good to her really is an ‘all the time’ thing. Which is a good, because I really like Willow. She’s sweet. And she seems to like me, which is a plus, considering the fact that I’m dating her best friend.

Does two dates mean we’re dating?

~~*~~Buffy~~*~~

Riley’s such a gentleman. It’s weird. I never thought I’d find a guy with manners. A guy with manners that was been born after World War II, that is. I mean, Angel was a gentleman, but he was before World War II. Well, Angel was a gentleman until he lost his soul, anyway. But let’s not get into that. No bad thoughts allowed tonight. Tonight is Fun Night.

Tonight is Riley Night.

I can’t believe I’m on a normal date with a normal guy. Okay, so it’s actually only a semi-normal date. Can I help it if my best friend is a witch who just happens to be dating a vampire? But if you toss out the whole dead guy and chick with magickal powers aspect of things, it really is a normal date. Just four friends out at the movies...

I love it when I get to be normal.

~~*~~Spike~~*~~

If this movie lasts much longer, I may ask the Slayer to knock me unconscious. It really blows. Just how much of this drivel can one vampire be expected to sit through? Not to mention the whole sexual tension thing. I want to just toss Willow over my shoulder and leave, but I imagine that wouldn’t go over too well with Buffy. Of course, she is pretending to be normal because of that Riley bloke...

Nah, shouldn’t try it. Willow might get pissed. Plus, it’d probably embarrass her. Hmmm... maybe she’d turn that delightful shade of red that she does... or she could just turn me into a rat. I really shouldn’t risk it.

I feel like a bloody sixteen year old on his first date. Of course, we didn’t have movies when I was sixteen, but you know what I mean. I’m nervous, I want everything to go right, and I can’t wait to get Willow alone.

God, I love this girl.

~~*~~Willow~~*~~

How much longer is this stupid movie? Okay, yeah, it’s a great movie and all, but who really gives a damn? It’s just a movie. Buffy and I could have come to see it on a girls’ night out, and I could be making out with Spike right now.

This is really frustrating. I mean, I don’t want to jump him in front of Buffy; that’d be really embarrassing. I do, however, want to jump him. Right now. I just hope Spike’s as frustrated as I am; he’s the one who agreed to the stupid date.

As soon as this movie’s over, the date ends. Or at least the ‘double’ part of it does.

I want to get Spike alone.

~~*~~Buffy~~*~~

I can’t believe how well this date’s going. Even Spike’s behaving.

I wonder if everyone will be up for coffee after the movie?

The End
 

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