Author: obiwan_jinn aka Aerithika
Email: obiwan_jinn@yahoo.com
Title: Comforting and Safe
Spoilers: none
Warnings: none
Rating: G PG at max
Distribution: If you want it just ask me
Feedback: Sure obiwan_jinn@yahoo.com
Notes: Pure fluff

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Comforting (Spike's POV)

I watch him sleep
His dark-hair messed up.
He moans in pain,
Real or just imagined,
I have no clue.
It worries me,
How one so innocent
Could have gone through
All he has had to.
The others are blind
To how deep his pain is.
His “friends” can’t see,
No, won’t see, how he
Has suffered deeply.
But I do, me, the
Person he hates,
I know the truth.
He doesn’t know that
I understand all too well,
I’ve been there myself
Far too many times.
He doesn’t trust me.
Not that I blame him.
He sobs out one word
“No” with such raw
Anguish I want to cry.
I want to gather him
In my arms and tell
Him he’s not alone,
That someone cares
For him and will be
There no matter what.
But I can’t, I don’t
Have permission to hold
Him, to comfort him,
To kiss away his tears.
He whispers my name
And I go to him.
Slowly he wakes and
Sees me there.
He doesn’t move away
Or tell me to leave,
So I stay with him.
I hold him in my arms,
Rock him back to sleep,
Gently kiss his forehead
And try to chase away
All his bad dreams.
I know we’ll never
Speak of this, but
It’s the least I
Can do to help.

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Safe (Xander's POV)

I wake wrapped in cool,
Strong arms and wonder
Why did he do this?
I thought it was a dream,
Him comforting me
Of all people.
It’s sweet in an odd sort of way
Him doing this for me.
I feel so safe,
In his arms.
Ironic, isn’t it?
That I feel safe
In the arms of
Someone who has tried
To kill me so many times.
I want to hold onto
This moment forever.
But I can’t, can I?
My friends would never
Understand how I feel
Wrapped in his arms.
I lean in and give him
A soft kiss of thanks
And am shocked to all
Hells when he kisses me back.
He’s awake and knows I am as well.
I’m still kissing him, am I
Wrong for enjoying this?
It feels so right, how
Could this be wrong?
He groans and I know
He likes this as much
As I do, I hope.
His hands shakily
Run across my back
And he pulls me closer
I pull away, having to
Catch my breath and
Dive back into the kiss.
Gods I want this,
Want him, NEED him.
He smiles at me
And trails tiny kisses
Down my throat and over
My face and back to my lips.
My finger run through
His short, pale hair
And across his cheeks.
It’s so perfect being
With him here
Even if this is the only
Time I know I’ll
Cherish it forever.