TITLE: Direct Sunlight

AUTHOR: Pandora aka Golden Spike I-Like-Spike@juno.com

DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all

DISTRIBUTION: Maggie, Trish, Cat. Anyone else, please let me know.

RATING: PG-13 I guess

SPOILERS: Crush

FEEDBACK: I'd love it!

SUMMARY: Response to Cat's challenge. Spike has a new experience.

DEDICATION: To Maggie and Trish for their support. Also to my nieces Brittany and

Nicole for reading everything I've written about Spike and Buffy, and to my five year old

niece Marissa for saying "Spike's cute" all the time.

Direct Sunlight

Today, I was in direct sunlight for the first time in over 120 years and I didn't burn. See, the

sun came into my bloody dark crypt today and lightened up my gloomy unlife for a few short

moments that will last me an eternity, even if there are no more such moments to come.

I was sleeping on the cement coffin lid (not the most cozy place for a rest, but you do what

ya gotta do), when the sound of the door being slammed against the wall startled me awake.

I prepared to be knocked up against the nearest pillar or wall when I saw who it was (don't

get me wrong, I like violence in a woman), but she calmly walked over to me and stood there

for awhile.

I braced myself for what was to come..she doesn't generally have anything pleasant to say to

me, so I knew it would be an insult or some other such thing, so I was thrown for a

BLOODY loop by what she actually said!

"Spike, I just wanted you to know that...well, even though you chained me up...I feel that...I

don't know how to say this other than to just say..that...I think...I do..FEEL...something for

you."

With that, she turned around and left, but it was enough for me to realize my dreams were

coming true because she gave me a crumb, she gave me a single CRUMB, and with that she

gave me the bloody SUN!