From: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com (buffyfic-digest) To: buffyfic-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: buffyfic-digest V2 #363 Reply-To: $SENDER Sender: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-buffyfic@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk buffyfic-digest Wednesday, November 4 1998 Volume 02 : Number 363 In this issue: BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: How to (un)s*bscribe BUFFYFIC: SpikeFic: Paying the Piper (1/5) See the end of the digest for information on (un)subscribing to the buffyfic or buffyfic-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:02:10 -0500 (EST) From: sah Subject: BUFFYFIC: ADMIN: List rules Welcome! This list is for fiction related to "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," both the TV series and the movie. 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THE BUFFY FICTION LIST To s*bscribe to the Buffy Fiction list, follow the same procedures as listed above-- just substitute buffyfic or buffyfic-digest for buffy or buffy-digest. TO UNS*BSCRIBE FROM ANY BUFFY LIST send a message to majordomo@lists.xmission.com In the body of the message put uns*bscribe buffy (or buffy-digest, or buffyfic, or buffyfic-digest) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 21:45:29 -0500 From: ~Ripe Wicked Plum~ Subject: BUFFYFIC: SpikeFic: Paying the Piper (1/5) Title: Paying the Piper (1/5) Author: ~Ripe Wicked Plum~ a.k.a. Goth Spike E-mail: ripe_wicked_plum@hotmail.com Feedback: "Do you like it, Baby?" Distribution: Spike's Spike, Spike Girls, all others, please ask first. Rating: R (graphic violence and language) Spoilers: Through DMP Summary: Xander does wrong and must pay the price. Just so happens, Spike is the bill collector. Includes my version of DMP. Disclaimer: All things Buffy belong to Joss, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, Sanddollar, Kuzui, the WB, et al. I own nothing but the combination of words I use to tell the story. Notes: Xander fans beware! This fic comes in response to Kyra's challenge to make Xanderboy suffer. Thanks for thinking me worthy of it! "She came home today," he said to the back of the head. "When?" the blonde asked. "A little after one. She went straight to her mother's." "Leave me," the other responded, standing up. "But-" "Oh, right, you want your money," Spike said, turning around. "Here," he continued, crossing the room and putting several hundred dollars into the trembling palm of the nervous man before him. "Now leave." The smaller man took it, counted it, and turned to leave, only halted by the clipped British voice. "Oh, and, Willie, talk and I'll-" "Have my 'guts for garters'. I know the drill, Spike. Besides," he said, pocketing the cash, "who am I going to tell?" Spike once again turned his back to Willie and heard his footsteps grow fainter and fainter. He walked over to the bed and paced before it, glaring at the decor of the room. The sparse nature of his surroundings disturbed him. It dripped of Angelus. He walked down the hall, knocking over the statues and vases that Angelus had treasured so much. He chuckled to himself as he heard them shatter on the hard, marble floor. He turned a corner and readied himself for the sights ahead. He hadn't been in this part of the house in months. He stepped off of the hard floor and onto the carpet, entering the room where Angelus had tortured the librarian. He paused for a moment before parting the curtain. He stepped into the next room and saw Acathla; the demon that Angelus had promised would end the world. His mind drifted back to that morning. He remembered the absolute joy he felt as he beat his sire to near unconsciousness. He had landed several good blows before he'd been interrupted by Drusilla. A smile played at his lips as he remembered the elation he'd felt. The last time he felt that way in months. "Didn't work out quite like you planned, eh, Angelus?" he said to the empty room. "You weren't countin' on 'Roller-boy' to switch sides, were you?" He reached out and touched the stone demon. "Man, do I wish I could 'ave seen the look on your face when she ran the two of you through." The 'she' he spoke of was Buffy. Spike had come back to Sunnydale only a few days after leaving and found the Slayer gone and her friends sitting ducks. Many nights he had watched them hunt his kind down only to fail miserably at staking their foes. More often than not, he had to stifle laughter while watching them. He almost felt sorry for the Scooby Gang. After all, they were just normal kids. They didn't have the strength or the technique required to do the job. He had to give them credit, though; they were at least trying to fill in for the Slayer. Spike wondered where she was. Ever since their truce, he had found himself thinking about her more often than he cared to admit. The thoughts had grown more frequent since Dru left. Dru hadn't understood that he had done it for her. Drusilla never understood that everything he did was for her. She wasn't able to see the big picture. All that mattered to her was the moment. She only cared that 'Daddy' wasn't around anymore. A smile crossed his lips as he thought of his sire writhing in Hell. "That'll teach you, Angelus," he said, "I tried to tell you, but you wouldn't listen to me. Someone always gets hurt. Love'll kill you." He still didn't know exactly what had happened after he left. All he knew was that Buffy had managed to kill the love of her life and saved the world from destruction. He had visited her mother and found out that Buffy had run away. He had almost killed Joyce right then and there. She had given Buffy no choice but to run away. The silly git had told her not to come back if she left. Spike wouldn't blame her if she never came back to Sunnydale. He knew she would, though. No matter how hard she thought fighting demons was, it was nothing compared to fighting them alone. No family. No friends. No hope. Take all that away and what's left? Emptiness. Depression. Grief. She would be back. He had counted on it. Today was the day. So the Slayer was back in town. He wondered how she would react to him. He didn't want to go back to being the hunter. Or was he the hunted? He didn't know anymore. He didn't care, either. He just wanted for her to look at him as more than an enemy. He wanted to look into those big eyes of hers and see acceptance. He knew she was capable of it, after all, she had loved Angelus. No she hadn't. She had loved Angel, not Angelus. She would never accept him without a soul. "You know, some girls want a guy with a BMW. Me, I 'ave t' fall for the one who expects a bloody soul. What is it with you, Spike? First it's crazy girls, now it's Slayers. When are you goin' to learn? Time to start practicin' what you preach. Just kill the bitch and be done with it," he said, casting a glance over his shoulder as he left the room. ~Ripe Wicked Plum~ - -- Goth Spike/ICQ=2607806/Spike Girls/Spike4Sexiest/Spike's Minions/Spuffy/Spike's Sweeties (#2)/SOOA[Major General (#5)]/I'm Spike's Ducks/ Spikemania(I cherish Spike's chest)/Red Candy VP/Pres. and founder of the Leo is a Bloody Whelp Club/Keeper of Spike's terms of endearment and his gloves/Guardian of Spike's humanity, his amusement at Buffy's Hallowe'en costume, and his ability to swallow his pride and help Buffy ------------------------------ End of buffyfic-digest V2 #363 ****************************** To subscribe to buffyfic or buffyfic-digest, send the command subscribe buffyfic-digest or subscribe buffy to majordomo@xmission.com. You will need to go through a confirmation process, and the listowners have to manually approve your subscription request, so it may take some time. 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