The Bronze, how he missed this place after he left. After everything that happened and him leaving he stopped doing most things he wouldn't have dreamt of stopping, for one his once bleach blonde locks were now shaggy and dirty blond, his beloved duster was dirty and ripped. He had let himself go after the one he thought he actually loved practically threw him out 'her' town and shacked up with Giles of all people. He sighed and made his way over to the bar. He was tired, fed-up, and hungry. Fucking chip he cursed in his head, the chip sparked lightly as if mocking him. He didn't know why he hadn't had it removed a long time ago; he shook his head and ordered a beer. Ignoring all the demons and humans milling around him. He started to remember why he stopped coming here, the place stunk of the slayer and her scoobies, and yet he couldn't seem to pull himself off the stool and walk out. A few demons a little down the bar from him were talking amongst themselves about some singing wonder that sang here often and how one thought he had seen her at the local strip club that opened about a year ago near the mall. He shrugged it off returning to his beer; he could feel the bartender staring at him as if trying to remember who he was. "Spike?" he finally spoke. Spike looked up and rolled his eyes as he was now faced with Buffy's ex-fling GI Joe. Reilly walked over to him with an all too happy smile on his face. "Never thought I'd see you again," he said cheerily while thrusting his hand in Spike's direction. Spike scoffed and looked away from his hand. "Still mad about the chip thing I see"

"Mad, hardly covers what I feel about this chip mate," he snarled.

"Well if I could I'd help out but every one from the experiment left town for good about 4 months back, couldn't handle living on the hell mouth" Reilly almost laughed. "So you here with Buffy?" Spike almost laughed out loud

"I see why she dumped you mate, not that bright are ya?" the smile on Reilly's face fell.

"Hey man I'm just trying to be friendly"

"Well it's unwanted" Spike snarled, "If you must know Buffy shacked up with the book boy"

"Xander? Wow never saw that coming"

"No, not that half-wit. Giles"

"Giles!" Spike could smell the anger coming off the younger male

"Just spreading the word. Dunno if they're still a thing, only just got back" Spike added before getting up and walking into the crowd to see what was up on stage. A small Goth-looking girl stood with the mic in her small hands looking out on the crowd, Spike looked at her he could smell her fear from there, he chuckled to him self about the teens of this age so scared of everything. The goth girl finally spoke

"Now the ones you've been waiting all night for, Autumn Night!" the people around him went crazy as the small girl walked off stage and three men replaced her. He waited for someone to come on and take them mic but no one came, they started playing and a confused Spike just waited. Suddenly a voice came from the dark and almost entranced Spike

Close your eyes and make believe
This is where you want to be
Forgetting all the memories,
Try to forget love cause love's forgotten me
Well hey, hey baby, it's never too late pretty soon you won't remember a thing
And I'll be distant, the stars reminiscing
Your heart's been wasted on me

Sorry its so short, its all I could think of until next chapter.

Damien.