I walked through the graveyard and looked over my shoulder when a twig snapped. My friend, Lanc, stared at me w/ wide eyes and I sighed, shaking my head. I turned around and started walking again. Suddenly, Lanc burst out laughing. I jumped a mile in my skin and he shook his head.

"Come on, D. I'm tired of walking around this creepy graveyard. Let's go to the BRONZE." He said and I shookmy had.

"No, no, no, no, and no. You know that since Spike started working there, I don't go there except on his days off. And Angel is always there, so no." I said and he put his hands together in mock prayer.

"Please, 'O Great Slayer of The Creatures of The Night.' I beg of you." He said and I laughed before sighing.

"Since you're laying it on so thick, we'll go. But I'm gonna try to stay away from Spike and Angel." I said and we headed towards downtown SunnyDale.

When we got to the BRONZE, we split up. I walked around and that's when someone grabbed my arm. I whirled around and saw a pair of deep, dark eyes staring down into mine. A smile played across his lips, the lips I knew so well.

"Thought you weren't coming tonight. Or any nights, to put it better." He said and placed his hand at the small of my back, pulling me closer to him.

"Well Angel, I came w/ Lanc. He wouldn't quit bugging me for us to come. I came because of him. Not because I wanted to see you or Spike." I said and backed away from him. Even after all these yrs, he still affected me. That's when Xander, 1 of my best friends, came over and asked,

"You wanna dance?" I nodded, grateful for the distraction.

"Bye." I said and let Xander drag me to the dance floor. After a-while, I stared getting thirsty. Apparently, Xander was too.

"Destiny, I know that you and Spike are going through a rough time right now, but can we go get something to drink?" He asked and I nodded reluctantly. We walked over to the bar and Spike came over to us.

"Xander. Summers." He said, nodding at each of us.

"2 beers." Xander said and Spike got them. He handed Xander his and when he handed me mine, our fingers touched and I felt the electricity fly between us. I jerked my hand back and we walked off. No way was I going back down the path.