So, let me see if I've got this straight. Hard to tell, you know? It's such a mess! Anyway, Willow was majorly pissed when Spike went through the Mr. Tough Guy, beat up inanimate objects routine. Okay, okay, fine. At that point, she was a bit scared. Hey, who could blame her? I mean, awesome bod or not, Spikey boy is one of the walking dead. No offense, of course.
So, Willow does the good girl, 'I'll make everything better' act -- no, no! God, don't take things so personally! I'm not saying that it's actually an _act_! She lo-- uh, sorry, _likes_ Spike, and is trying to make him feel better, because she doesn't like to see anyone suffer.
This isn't something that Spike responds to, since he's a vampire, and they have a thing against sympathy. So, he gets angry -- angri_er_, and doesn't want to consider the potential that Willow actually may be able to help. What? One sided, am I? Well, at least Willow was acting her age. Hell, you weren't even acting _her_ age, much less your own!
Vampires don't respond well to emotional turmoil. When they get all worked up they usually kill things, or, uh... get horizontal. ...Oh, well, _that_ was way more information than I needed about that! Stain? Here? Oh, ugh! This is way too disturbing for words! To think, I passed up a day of shopping with daddy's credit cards to do _this_!
So, Spike pounds at things and runs away. Okay, okay! Stalked away manfully. Better?
The _point_ being that Willow got all upset when he left, because she can't stand any hint of confrontation without getting all hurt -- Oh, for God's sake! I'm not being mean! Fine, she got upset, reasonably so, and threw a hissy fit of her own. _Now_ what?!
If you two don't like my vocabulary, I can leave the two of you to work this out on your own. You may actually smarten up in time for Spike to attend your funeral, Willow.
...You have major denial issues, Spike!
Willow throws the ring away. That creepy, cheap little thing? Such a big loss, I'm sure. Oh, _whatever_! Right, the creepy little ring with some sort of equally freaky history. Grab a clue, Spike. Most girls prefer something a bit higher up the money scale. Try diamonds next time. Well, _I_ like diamonds.
And then, Spike - not quite so macho as we thought, is he? How did Buffy not manage to stake him, again? Well, he hears the ring getting tossed, and his feelings get hurt. No, I can't make it sound any less sissy!
Spike thinks that Willow doesn't want to see him again, since he was a total ass the last time they talked. And Willow thinks that Spike is avoiding her because he doesn't like her anymore. And the two of you mope and whine all by yourselves.
If you want tact, you could have gone to someone who isn't me!
Oh shut up and sit down! You should be paying me for this, you know.
Back to the story, then. Willow comes up with the ridiculous plan to seduce Spike into staying. I _told_ her not to, but does anybody ever listen to me? She goes ahead and kisses the drunken looser. Looser being said in the nicest way possible, of course.
And then, she finally comes to her senses and decides screwing a drunk vampire in this dump isn't her idea of romantic, and pulls away. Which upsets Spike because he hadn't been thinking with his head for a while, and his libido came into play. What?! I do listen in class sometimes, Willow!
So, Mr. Drunk and Horny gets upset and accusatory, and Ms. Superior Moral Ground gets all huffy and starts screaming.
And because of misunderstandings, injured pride, and differences arising from species, the two of you come to this point. And I have one comment to make about this: overreacting much?!
God, Willow the genius, and Spike the two hundred something vampire, and between you, you don't have enough brains to work this out on your own! I don't know why I even bother with you people...
Oh, stop crying already!
Willow, just be all fawning and submissive, at least for a day or so, makes the guys feel great. And Spike, buy her something expensive and compliment her a lot.
What? You can handle this on your own now?
Hmp! Some gratitude!
At least maybe I can still get to the mall before it closes...
~End~