Perceptions!verse - Spander Files

Of the gang going off to rescue someone from a nonexistent
sacrifice because Spike had laid a trail of
breadcrumbs to allow us to get away without a big scene.
I remember offering to help with the hunt and being
turned down. I know if I offer now, the same thing will
happen, but I’ve got to go through the motions. “Buffy,
do you...”
I don’t get any further before she shakes her head and
smiles. “No, we’ll be fine. We’ll go in, beat up the bad
guy, save the swooning innocent and then go back and
have tea and scones at Giles'. Just another night on the
Hellmouth. It’s a job, remember, like any other. And
you’ve got a job waiting in San Francisco, so you need to
get going, or they might give it to someone else.”
“Okay. Stay safe and don’t get killed. Tell Wills that I love
her.”
She nods again and then follows Giles back to the car and
gets in and as the car door slams, I feel like it’s closing on
a chapter of my life.
I watch and listen until the roar of Giles’ old Citroen is a
muffled sound in the distance and then sigh. Spike
snakes his hand around my waist, pulling me back ‘til I’m