Spike ficlet ~ Could Have Turned Right

[alwaysjbj]

Written for fantas_magoria Amends Flash Challenge: prompt weather report

Title: Could Have Turned Right
Author: Always_jbj
Rating: PG
Character(s): Spike
Word Count: 300



COULD HAVE TURNED RIGHT

Snow. In sunny bloody California!

He slammed the car into park, glaring at the long line of not-moving traffic ahead.

A piddling inch of snow and anyone would think it was the second coming the way the locals were flocking to Sunnyhell.

An overly excited woman twittered on about the Christmas miracle and he twirled the dial angrily, looking for a station that didn’t feel the need for a weather report every fifteen bloody minutes. It seemed every station sported its own high-pitched, addle-brained woman rabbiting on at a million mile an hour in a loud American voice about the freak snowstorm, and he slammed his fist into the power button. Silence truly was golden.

He’d had enough of dim-witted women to last several lifetimes.

With a growl he threw the car back into drive, reefed on the wheel and slammed his foot on the accelerator. Smoke poured from the tyres, and he threw his head back, laughing in time to the crunch of metal and honking horns as the big car sashayed violently up the wrong side of the road heading back towards LA.

Wasn’t like he had any real reason to go back to the Hellmouth. Plenty of places he could go, he told himself as he pulled off the highway and onto the on-ramp, gunning the DeSoto towards the oncoming car. Grinning maniacally, he flipped the driver a two-fingered salute as she swerved to avoid him.

He reached the end of the on-ramp, and the tyres squealed in protest as he took the sharp left at speed.

Next stop— Europe. Or maybe he’d head home, see how jolly old England was faring under its new Labour PM. Anywhere but here. To hell with Dru, Sunnydale, the slayer and the whole bleeding country.

He was a free vamp!

Comments

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'm so happy to see Spike in a foul mood and doing evil to the traffic regulations. Christmas miracle, feh!

I also like the Doctor Who reference, unless I made it up!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Hee! Imagine how pissed he'd be if he knew whose life had been saved by said 'Christmas miracle'! I'm so glad you enjoyed Spike's little tantrum.

No, you didn't imagine it. *grin* I wasn't sure that anyone would get the reference, given that my mind works in strange and obscure ways when coming up with titles.

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

A piddling inch of snow and everything grinds to a halt. *laughs* He'd better not head back to the UK, then, if that pisses him off. Loved the description of him extracting himself and the De Soto from the jam.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

It was more the "miracle' reaction to the snow that he's objecting to...with everyone from surrounding areas flocking to Sunnydale to see it. LOL And if he'd known that the PTB had sent the snow to save Angel's life, I'm sure he would have been even MORE pissed off.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Nice little character study-type ficlet. Very Spike.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
He's such a sexy and adorable big child!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is SO Spike!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[gillo]

Pissed-off Spike is wonderful! It makes total sense that he'd still be in California that Christmas too. Lovely details here: Smoke poured from the tyres, and he threw his head back, laughing in time to the crunch of metal and honking horns for example.

Yes, I really enjoyed this.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks, honey. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, I figure he's had time to see Dru, be rejected once more and be heading somwhere looking for something to do... Spike being Spike, where else would he have been heading but Sunnydale.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

This is great! I can just see Spike - so irritated!



Gabrielle

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Hee! And interesting too, to think of Spike heading back to Sunnydale when Dru didn't work out. I have a feeling he might have bonded with Faith, if he had!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

He might have...at least for as long as she was useful to him. LOL

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Love it! I can just see him careening down the wrong side of the highway, steaming mad.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

It certainly seems like a Spike kind of thing to do!

Thank you.

[rahirah]

Heh! Yeah, any hint of weather and the southwestern US grinds to a halt. *g*

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL Especially when everyone within driving distance must rush to Sunnydale to see said miracle for themselves. Poor grumpy vampire!

[damnskippytoo.livejournal.com]

*hee* Loved it! And having experienced LA in the rain, I can't imagine how bad traffic in the snow would be. Spike is a smart vamp to head the other way. :)

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL Well, the traffic isn't actually directly caused by the snow, but because of the people flocking to Sunnydale to see the snow. Yes Spike is a very smart (sometimes), but very cranky vamp. LOL

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

nice work :)

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[talesofsnape.livejournal.com]

If only he'd known why it was snowing, he'd have been even more pissed off.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL Oh yeah!