Title: Never A Choice 1/1

Author: Electra - Sadie@antisocial.com

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Willow helped Spike and now he's going to finish what he started.

Pairing: Willow/Spike

Disclaimer: Joss is king, I am but a lowly serf using his characters for my own evil purposes...(insert evil laugh here)

Distribution: If you have something of mine already, go right ahead, if not, just tell me where it's going k?

Spoilers: Some of season 4, The Initiative is basically it.

Notes: This is the requested sequel to 'That Christmas Feeling' which I posted about a month ago on the lists. Enjoy all, hope I've given you what you wanted.

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Willow ran for all she was worth. Trees and branches slapped at her violently,

but she paid them no heed as she concentrated primarily on escaping her

persuer. *I was only trying to help him, I should have known he'd do this!

Stupid, stupid, stupid Willow!*

She let out a hoarse cry as she tripped over a large tree root that was partially

sticking out of the ground. Her legs turned to jelly as the half and hour or so of

solid running caught up with her. Her lungs were on fire and her heart was

about ready to jump out of her chest, she should hear him coming closer. *I have

to get up! Move legs! Damn you!* She thought frantically as her legs would no

longer support her weight and she fell to the ground with a thump.

"Well well, I see she's finally tired. It's a good thing vampires don't have the

same problems humans do." Spike came out from behind a large tree and started

towards her prone form. "I still haven't thanked you properly for deactivating

that damn chip for me."

Willow's slowing heartbeat sped up again, "That's ok. I mean, a job well done is

it's own reward, right?" She smiled feebly and shakily stood up, leaning against

the tree for support.

Spike only smiled a decidedly evil smile and stalked closer.

*Stalked? Yeah, that's a good word for it.* "Eep!" She squeaked as he started to

come too close for her liking. "Listen, Spike? I think we can safely say that you

are now unneutered, right? So why would you want to kill me right away when

you can wait for a bit and savour it more?" Her voiced wavered unsteadily and

she started to move backwards in time to his forward steps.

Spike stopped for a second and cocked his head to the side, as if considering her

idea. Hope blossomed inside Willow, but it was crushed as he smiled again and

shook his head. "Willow, Willow, Willow. You don't know me well, do you?

Back in the dorm room earlier this year, I'm sure you remember, I gave you a

choice between eternal life or eternal death. Well, I wasn't going to give you a

choice, Willow." He said the last part with a deadly low voice.

Willow's eyes widened, "But--but you said--"

"I know what I said. But I was just making you think you had a choice. You

actually didn't." With inhuman speed, Spike moved to stand directly in front of

her and gripped her arms hard.

Tears welled up in Willow's eyes, "So, you were never going to turn me? Just,

kill me and leave my body for Buffy? Gee, thanks, it's nice to know you care,

Spike."

Spike stared down at her as if she'd gone mad, "No, you beautifully ignorant

girl. I was never going to keep you dead, I was going to bring you back to be like

me. I still am. Nothing will stop that."

Fear once again rose in Willow's chest and she wordlessly lashed out with her

foot. It struck it's intended target and Spike let go of her for a moment as his

knee buckled under the impact.

Willow took off running again through the trees and she heard Spike's shouted

curse as he took up the chase, again. Willow was running as if she hadn't just

been for the last half hour, a new burst of adrenaline making her legs pump

harder than they had ever before.

Of course Willow knew it was only a matter of time until Spike caught up with

her, but at least she could say she went down fighting. Smiling grimly, Willow's

ears picked up the sound of Spike's footfall some twenty feet behind her, which

were rapidly eating up the distance between them.

The last thing Willow remembered seeing was the ground rush up to meet her as

she was tackled from behind.

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"Wakey, wakey, Spike." Willow giggled as she leaned over the unmoving form

of her sire.

Spike groaned and smacked her with the pillow beside him. "Go a-bloody-way,

luv. I'm trying to sleep."

Willow grinned. "What if I were to say Cordy's using Angelus' mousse to make

designs on the mirror?"

Spike's eyes shot open and he grinned. "I'd say let's get down there so we can see

how he reacts when he finds out."

Willow threw Spike his jeans and had just pulled on hers when they both heard,

'"Cordelia! What the fuck are you doing?"'

Willow and Spike rushed out of the room and met up with Buffy, Riley, Xander,

Anya, and Giles in the hall by Angelus and Cordelia's room. They were all

laughing so hard they unknowingly wore their game faces as Cordelia flung

open the door and came screeching out of the room holding Angelus' mousse

and Angelus hot on her heels.

"Well, I can say one thing about life with you guys," Buffy giggled, "It's never

boring."

~END~

What did you think? I know it ended weird but I wanted to surprise you all.