song title drabble and blathering

[cornerofmadness]

Hmmm, why does everyone do the questioning type memes when I'm super busy and can't think to do them. Sigh. So if you're wondering why I'm not interviewing anyone, I only have ONE more week left to class and I'm insane. Speaking of insane, this drabble half drove me there.

Written for mzzgoddessblue
song title - Amazing Grace
Pairing - Spike/Dru
Time Line - oh let's say the 80's. They had security lights in church parking lots by then.



“I don’t understand why we’re here, pet,” Spike said, eyeing the big crucifix uneasily where it dangled menacingly over the altar. Catholics were cracked, he decided. Who wanted to stare at a man writhing in horrible pain unless, of course, you were the one inflicting it? That was just fun. Seeing it captured in plaster was just unsettling especially when Spike considered the fact that a crucifix would probably burn him as fast as a plain old cross.

“It’s serene, no voices in my head here. I feel like an Easter egg,” Dru giggled as the security light outside shone through the stained glass, dyeing her skin.

“I just don’t get why we’re here,” Spike reiterated, hoping Dru didn’t realize being in the cathedral made him nervous. He wasn’t afraid, of course, never that. He just didn’t want to accidentally brush up against anything blessed.

“Wait for it,” Dru sat on the altar, between two gold-tipped white candles. She dangled her legs like a child on a swing. “Sisters of Mercy. I was supposed to marry God, too. Singing hymns, making God love me again, a pretty life. Daddy fixed that,” Dru said mournfully.

Spike caught her swinging foot and dropped a kiss on her arch. “Boring. This is the life for you, pet.” Spike glanced down the stone archway that lead to the building across the way. He could hear an all too familiar hymn being sung as the nuns made their way into the cathedral for the evening devotions. He grinned broadly. “I get it. You want to show the Sisters of Mercy no mercy.”

Dru held her arms out to him and Spike swung her off the altar. “Hide now and wait until they’re all filled up with grace. They’ll be so sweet then, like honey.”

Spike kissed her as he carried her to a deep dark portion of the cathedral. “I love how you think, Drusilla.”

Comments

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Well, yay on you almost being done classes. I know they sucked for you.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

they really did. One of my students took a turn for the worst and he came in looking a little surprised at his grade and i mentioned well you've cut class this past month. He seemed shocked I noticed and hunted me down later to explain.

And then one found me today to tell me a) he's a high school student abd b) what can he do to get a B in the class. You wait until NOW to ask?

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Ah, the good old, "You mean slacking isn't going to cut it in your class? WTF, it's my right as an American!" gambit.

I eagerly await the day another country supercedes us as World Power and these self-entitled little twits start pouting and stomping their feet and whining.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you and me both

[stars91.livejournal.com]

Love the drabble, it's soo Dru!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[carlyinrome.livejournal.com]

oh let's say the 80's. They had security lights in church parking lots by then.

Dear God, I laughed so hard when I read that. My imagination is dangerous.

I really liked this. Very good character voices.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you know, where your mind went might have been a far more interesting drabble.
Thanks.

[makd.livejournal.com]

That is SOOO S/D, pre-Becoming II and pre-chip.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I'm glad you like it (that's still my favorite SPike)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*laughs in delight*

Love Spike-n-Dru. They're so creepy and fun.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I was thinking about this one in church at Easter. Is that wrong?

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

It depends.

I mean, how much more worse can you be smited?

...forget I wrote that.

At any rate, you know I'm the most wrong of the wrong people (well, aside from Nubi and/or Silvrethorn) to ask such a question. Churches don't necessarily like me to begin with as you well know.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i forgot to mention we were singing Lord of the Dance...now I could have sworn that was NOT a shaker song, was much older nad NOT christian because I knew the lyrics and we've never sang it in church before

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

And you're right. It is OLDER than the Shakers. Much, much older.

*grin*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I'm sitting there singing that as the exit hymn going, isn't this Cernnuous song?

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*giggle* Did you say that out loud?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I did ask mom if they were SURE this was Christian

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*SNORT*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

according to wikipedia, it was written in 1963 (which totally goes against the pub date in my hymnal!) and people only THINK it's older. I disagree

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking I agree with you. Maybe the rewrite only came about in 1963.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

now I really want to find out

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

When you do, share. *laugh*

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Perfect Dru. Just the way she would think.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. Glad you liked it

[mzzgoddessblue.livejournal.com]

yay you did Amazing Grace!!! I knew you'd do it - and you blew it out of the water too!! LOL. Thank you!!! Loved it!!!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I'm glad you liked it. I had trouble with this one.