GiftAuthor: Salice ( salice@aol.com )
Rating: PG 13 to be really, really safe. only laguage is the baddie in this story
Feedback: Hell. Yes.
Spoilers: Season 4
Disclaimer: Do I look like Joss Whedon? Alright then.
Distribution info: my site Willow's Bookshelf, Fire and Ice. Ask me. I'll say yes, I just like e-mail :)
Summary: Response to Challie's B day Challenge
Category: W/S
Notes: this is my prezzie for Challie. yah! Challenge thing: (*'s = i used 'em) Must have: Spike/Willow (duh!) someone saying "It's only a cell phone, people!"  (personal joke) a birthday party (of course) Jelly Bellies (my favorite candy--except the butter popcorn. Yuck!)


Pick two of the following:
using a CD for a coaster (don't ask) *
Animaniacs cartoon *
mention of me (okay it's a little egotistical, but it's my birthday and my 
challenge.  And you don't have to use it) *
someone gets a tattoo where no one can see.
A blonde joke that Buffy doesn't understand
thong underwear
use the line from When Harry Met Sally "I'm going to be thirty." "When?" 
"Someday."

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Willow and Challie walked in on Buffy, Buffy was watching Animaniacs. Challie 
gave her an odd look.

"How educational." Challie said smiling.

"Oh shut up." Buffy said, getting a little red. Challie just smiled, and 
turned her attention to the other red head.

"Willow you said you were just getting your cell phone." Challie said, wanted 
to get out of there. The Animaniacs were starting to rot her brain.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming." Willow said, rummaging through the room, trying to 
find her cell phone.

"Ooh, Jelly Belly's" Said Challie, smiling. Buffy had to hide her smile. 
Challie took a bite.

"Blech! Popcorn! Buffy, you brat." Challie said disgusted. Buffy just smiled.

"What you get for giving me a huge bag of cinnamon, and say they were 
cherry." Buffy smiled triumphantly.

"Come on, Challie. Lets go." Willow said, giving Buffy a little glare.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

"Where is it?!" Willow said frantically, rummaging through her purse, trying 
to find her cell phone

"Oh calm down." Challie said, driving away from the Party Works store. They 
were getting supplies for Spike's party. It took awhile to get Buffy, Xander, 
and Giles to agree, but they finally did say they would come to the surprise 
party. 

"How are we going to get a hold of Buffy, if I don't have it?" Willow asked. 
Turning to the other red head, who she practiced with.

"Who wants to hear her voice anyways?" Challie joked. Willow glared, and 
Challie quit smiling.

"Just joking! Take a pill." Challie said. She always joked about Buffy, she 
was easy to tease with, and about.

"Alright, alright." Willow relented.

"Ok, we're here. The Bachelor pad." Challie grinned.

"I hate it when you call Giles place that." Willow sighed.

"He is a bachelor, so it fits. Now come on, lets get this stuff inside." 
Challie said, getting out of her dark green BMW.

"Willow! I called you a billion times, why didn't you answer?" Buffy said, 
running out. She got worried, when Willow wasn't answering.

"I can't find the phone!" Willow said.

"Great. You lost the phone Will's. Well, lets find it! I need it tomorrow." 
Buffy said. Willow and Buffy headed back to the car.

"It's only a cell phone, people!" Challie said. She rolled her eyes, when 
they didn't give up there search, and headed into the apartment.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

Spike was at his place, drinking. He was sired 127 years ago, and planned on 
getting very drunk. He was lonely, and he hated it. So he got drunk. He did 
it more and more now. He only missed one person. Willow. She always warmed 
his blood, talked to him. He never saw her anymore, and it depressed him. *If 
poof could see me now* he thought, going back to his tequila.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Challie and Willow were putting up decorations. Buffy made a hasty escape, 
saying she had to meet Riley. It was obvious to Will's, that she didn't want 
to help, but she didn't pressure Buffy about it.

"So when you gonna finally say you like Spike?" Challie asked, she glanced 
sideways at Willow. Willow didn't try to deny it. It was her idea, to have 
the party, her crush probably came off in waves. She just hoped it wasn't 
that obvious to Spike.

"Fine. I love him." Willow said. She turned, and grabbed her soda. Challie 
turned to hers, she lifted it up off the cd case, Willow giggled.

"I can't believe you used a cd, for a coaster." Willow said, grinning.

"What else you gonna use a Backstreet Boys cd for?" Challie asked, with a 
small grin. Willow just laughed.

"Alright, everything is done. You need to go and get Spike." Challie said, 
with a sly grin.

"I-I... Oh hell, I'll go get him." Willow sighed. 

"Alright then. Since I'm going home, you don't have a ride, so you get to 
walk." Challie said.
"Alright, fine." Willow sighed.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Willow was walking to the crypt, she was hoping the gang would be at Giles, 
they probably were. Hopefully they weren't going to be mean to Spike, but she 
couldn't make miracles, she knew how much the gang didn't like Spike. She 
wished they could just let it go, but they couldn't. Xander treats him a 
little better than Angel, Giles barely can stand him, and Buffy wants to 
stake him every second, and Anya didn't care at all. 
    She finally reached the crypt, and knocked on the crypt door. She 
couldn't hear anything inside, she turned around, and saw Spike by a 
headstone.

"Spike?" Willow asked. 
    Willow slowly stepped forward, as she got a bit closer, the smell of 
tequila assaulted her nose.

"You would be drunk, wouldn't you?" Willow murmured, she walked up closer to 
Spike, to find that he had passed out.

"Great." Willow said, rolling her eyes. She went to help him up, he was 
beyond out of it.

"Well, at least we are close to the crypt." Willow said, trying to get Spike 
to wake up, with no luck. She started to drag him to the crypt.
    Willow could barely even drag him, but she managed. Once they got inside 
the crypt, she set him down by, what she guessed was his bed. she reached 
into her purse, and pulled out her cell phone. after five rings, no one 
picked up anything from Giles place. She tried the dorms, but no luck. She 
even tried Xander's, but still, no one answered. She finally called Challie, 
Challie went to Giles, to check it out, and then she called back. No one was 
there.

"Damnit." Willow said. They had skipped the party, not like Spike would be 
the life of it anyways.
    Willow just walked around the crypt, finally sitting on his bed, she 
looked down at Spike, still passed out, by the bed.

"I can't believe I like you." She said, still staring down at the drunk 
vampire she then looked up at the ceiling.
"I mean, you drink, and are a vampire." Willow said. she sighed. Who was she 
kidding? He was great. She saw how he treated Drusilla, she envied the dark 
haired vampire.
"Actually that's a lie," Willow begin, not noticing the vampire started to 
stir.
"I love you." Willow finished. Spike was fully awake now. He looked around 
the crypt, no one was there, except for Willow and him.
"And to top it off, I got a party, and what happens?" She asked nobody in 
particular.

"No one even shows up. Buffy's getting it for this one." She said, hoping she 
would have felt better saying that, but she didn't.

"I love a vampire, who tried many times to kill me." Willow concluded, She 
picked up her purse, and got down off of the stone slab, she crossed over 
Spike, and just before her ankle was out of reach, Spike grabbed it.

"Not so fast there pet." Spike said. Willow turned around, her face tinted 
pink, and started getting redder.

"Spike, I....." Willow started.. Spike got up, and started walking towards 
her, stumbling a bit. He got up to her, and kissed her. Willow gasped, and he 
took the chance, and let his tongue roam her mouth. Willow started to melt 
into the kiss, forgetting about everything, except Spike and her. Spike 
pulled away slightly, and rested his forehead on hers.

"I love you." he said simply. Willow looked a little shocked, then she kissed 
him. They spent the whole night and day, in each other's arms, Willow felt so 
happy, she never wanted to let go of him.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Next Night ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Willow and Spike were walking to Giles. Spike had his arm snaked around her 
waist protectively. When they reached Giles place, the two lover's went up to 
the door, and stepped inside. Everyone turned and looked at Willow and Spike. 
Buffy saw how his arm was around her waist, and got up.

"Will's, we've been so worried! And what is he doing here?" Buffy asked, 
stepping forward.

"Why are you holding her like that Fangless?" Asked Xander.

"Did you guys have sex yet?" Asked Anya. Everyone looked at her, and Spike 
just chuckled.

"Anya!" Xander said, not wanting to think about it.

"What?" Anya asked

"Look at there faces. And how he's holding her. They had to have had sex!" 
Anya said.

"We have not had sex, Anya." Willow said. Anya looked a bit miffed.

"Yet." Spike added. Willow slapped him lightly on the arm. Anya smiled.

"Ew. Just ew, Willow. This is Spike we're talking about!" Buffy said.
"No one said anything like that with Angel." Willow said.

"That was different." Buffy said. She was fighting hard not to cry.

"And," Willow started
"Why did everyone bail on the party last night?" Everyone got guilty faces, 
Anya silently apologized to Willow, and Willow nodded to her.

"Well?" Willow asked?

"We didn't want to come." Buffy said. Willow got a hurt face.

"And you didn't bother to tell me?" Willow said, pushing back the tears. 
Spike squeezed her waist, reassuringly.

"Can we get back to the topic please? What's with you and Spike?" Xander 
said. Willow ignored him, and turned to Giles, wondering why he was so silent 
the entire time.

"Willow." Giles said in his most stern voice.

"What? It's my life, and he makes me happy!" Willow said, knowing what he was 
going to say. She turned and looked at Spike, he just smiled at her.

"He's got a cute ass, so I don't see the problem." Anya said, smirking. Spike 
just grinned, and Willow looked at Anya, and turned a light pink.
    Willow and Spike turned, and walked out, letting the group go back to 
whatever they were doing.

"Think they will accept it pet?" Spike asked finally.

"Does it look as if I care?" Willow asked. She turned and kissed him.

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