A Change In Destiny
TITLE: A CHANGE IN DESTINY AUTHOR: Wicked Angel

RATING: PG-13 some bad language, nothing too bad

DISCLAIMER: None of the characters in this story belong to me; Buffy, Angel and all other characters belong to Joss Whedon etc.

AUTHORS NOTES: This is my first attempt at Buffy fiction so be gentle and I hope you enjoy! Anyone who is not a fan of the Buffy – Spike pairing please turn back now!

FEEDBACK: Only if it's good! Only joking all feedback would be much appreciated

SUMMARY: Some strange vampires come to town. Buffy and Spike find out their destinies are gonna change


Spike stood in the shadows hoping not to be seen by the Slayer and the rest of the Scooby Gang, not a hard task considering that Spike spent most of his time either hiding in the shadows or skulking around in the background. Even though a kind of 'friendship' of sorts had developed between them recently he still felt awkward being around them, doing the socialising thing and doing normal stuff like hanging out, it just didn't seem right to him he was once their mortal enemy and was only part of their group because he had nowhere else to turn since the initiative put a chip in is head to stop him killing humans. He watched as the giggling group of friends started making their way from the college dorms to Buffy's house, it was an informal night in for the slayerettes and Spike was given an invite but declined,

"A cheesy night in with Scooby gang watching some stupid flick with a totally obvious and happy ending while munching popcorn on the slayers couch, nah I'd rather pull my fangs out with a pair of bloody pliers!"

Spike did actually want to go, he didn't know why but dismissed it as loneliness on his part. Instead he decided he would go on patrol and left Buffy, Xander, Willow, Anya and Tara to head home and enjoy an 'exciting' night in.


"So what film did you rent Willow?" Xander asked as they approached the Summers' house

"Well Xander I don't know if you can handle it?"


"Why? You didn't rent the Sound Of Music did you?"

"No" giggled Willow "Scream 2"

"Oh great" muttered Anya

"Yeah a cheesy teen horror flick – brilliant" grumbled Xander "I've seen it anyway – it's crap!"

"Well Buffy wants to see it, don't you Buff?" Willow sent a longing glance in Buffys direction but she wasn't paying attention

"Buff" repeated Willow "Buffy?"

"You okay?"

"Oh, yeah, sorry, I'm just cold let's just hurry home so we can watch……."

"Umm… What did you rent again Willow?"

Tara, Willow and Xander all laughed at her, Anya simply looked on

"What's so funny I don't get it?!"

"Come on you guys lets just go"

"Good idea Buffster" Xander laughed as he fell into pace with her leaving a confused Anya straggling behind

"Humans, I never will understand, aghh…" flapping her arms in the air

Spike sauntered through the cemetery oblivious to the other beings who where present, this was unusual as his vampire senses would have usually picked them up straight away but this time it was too late, he was surrounded! He hadn't been concentrating on patrolling his mind was elsewhere.

"So you're the Big Bad, the one and only Spike? – You don't look that scary to me!" Said a tall and ugly vampire as he decked Spike and pinned him to the ground with the assistance of his three companions

"Well that was darn easy!"

The tall vampire chuckled to himself, and then whispered to his friends in such a manner that he knew Spike could hear

"Heard he's out of business anyway, if you know what I mean, and helping the Slayer into the bargain. Mind you boys, Angelus was his sire!"

The vampires all laughed at his last comment

"Fuck you, I'm nothing fuckin like the poof!" Spike snarled at the four vampires who surrounded him

"So you talk, do you?" Questioned one of the vampires who was holding him down

"So answer me this then, if your nothing like your sire how come you love the slut as well, just like him, and why are you helping her battle against your own kind you freak, you disgust me! You're a disgrace" The vampire spat at Spike venomously.

At this point Spike let out a loud growl and let his game face show as he tackled the two vampires who were holding him down he kicked one in the face and swivelled quickly catching the other one in the stomach before snapping both their necks as they tried to regain their balance, the two piles of dust settled on the ground and he looked down at them smiling then he made a move to tackle their companions but as he did more vampires came from the shadows ALL attacking him, it was useless.

"This is what Buffy-lovers get, beaten up. Unlike you however we don't kill our own kind just thrash them to within an inch of their afterlife!" Laughed the largest vampire who to Spike appeared to be the the leader, he knew his face but then it went black as he felt the large vampires foot come crashing down on his face.

"This film is soooo lame, you know that we could be at your house having lots and lots of…"

"Ice-cream, yes but I'm sure Buffy has some in her freezer if you ask nicely Anya!"

Stated Xander firmly with rosy cheeks but an icy glare to his bewildered girlfriend

Anya had the most inappropriate timing and sense of judgement and Xander often had to finish her sentences for her before she embarrassed him and his friends.

"Yeah whatever Xander" Anya replied huffily

Xander looked to Willow but she was totally engrossed in the film and in Tara and then to Buffy but she seemed to be somewhere else altogether

"Buff you with us" Xander asked concerned

"Huh?" Buffy turned with a puzzled look on her face

"You say something Xander?"

"Nothing important, you okay Buffy, you look kind of dazed - whatcha thinking about?" Xander questioned her further

Buffy blushed what was she meant to say 'Nothing much Xander I was just wondering what our undead sidekick was up to because I was worried about him, you know the guy you totally despise but who I find growing on me more everyday!' Buffy had started watching the film but found her mind wandering, she was wondering what Spike was up to, why he hadn't come and hoped he hadn't gone on patrol alone because he wasn't the most popular vampire in town, anyway she had intended on going on patrol with him later once the others had left and until then tried to pay attention to the rubbish film Willow had rented

"Just thinking about how totally lame this film is" she lied looking at Xander,

 "I mean come on how stupid are these teen horror flicks! I mean this   Ci-Ci chick stays in a frat house all alone and then gets chased upstairs by some psycho in a ugly outfit – you never run upstairs – just to be thrown off a balcony! And don't even get me started on the acting she is a terrible actress, who is it anyway some nobody that hasn't been heard of before now! This film was as bad as the first and there is probably gonna be another one to look forward to!"

"Ok then" Xander looks slightly bewildered at the passionate outburst.

There was a short silence as everyone's attention returned to the film but Buffy was still preoccupied

"Look, I'm gonna go patrol you guys, will that be okay you can let yourselves out, I'm in a funny mood tonight I can't seem to concentrate on anything let alone a stupid film I'm gonna do some dustin help clear my head" She turned to see her friends all nodding in approval but Xander was laughing to himself

"Erm, Xander, what's so funny?" Buffy asked

"If anyone outwith this group heard that comment they would actually think you were going to do housework" Xander giggled at his own rather unfunny joke

"Shut up Xander I'm trying to watch this!, Buffy you sure your alright?" asked Willow in a concerned voice while throwing a cushion at Xander

"I'll be fine, I'll see you guys tomorrow, okay?" Buffy muttered this sentence to her friends not even knowing what was wrong herself

"See ya later Buff"

"Be careful" they shouted after her

Just as she got to the front of her porch she heard Xander

"You shouldn't throw things at people you know its not nice"

"Shut up" Tara and Willow shouted in unison

"Fine be like that then, oh by the way it was her ex-boyfriend Billy's mom and the psycho she goes to college with that killed everyone"

"Xanderrrrrrrr" Tara and Willow growled at him

"Does this mean we get to go home and have 'Ice-Cream' now?" asked Anya with a wicked smile on her face

'God that girl has a one track mind!'

Buffy only giggled to herself and walked into the darkness with a smile on her face.

Buffy strolled over to the cemetery, she couldn't concentrate she had a lot on her mind, college, slaying and surprisingly Spike. Even though it was Spike he had kind of become a part of the gang in the slaying sense, she had got used to his help and him being around and she was worried. She had dropped by his house and he wasn't there,

'Hope he didn't go on patrol – nah he is probably lying blind drunk in some sunnydale side alley' she smiled at the thought

Buffy climbed over the fence of the cemetery and just started to walk through when she was suddenly surrounded by three vamps

"Well, well, well what do we have here boys? Looks like a little slayer to me" the largest vamp addressed the other two

"Yeah but where's her sidekicks" one asked mockingly

"Not to sure, but our little vampire lover should know better than to come out in the dark all alone"

Buffys face reddened at the mentioning of the relationship between herself and Angel, and rage built up within her

"You know nothing about Angel and I" she spat at him

"Angelus, who mentioned Angelus – mind you he is another waste of space, a traitor, you tend to fall for them all! Silly little slayer"

"Well death-breath if you aren't talking about Angel then who?"

The large vampire merely laughed at the comment

"Well he was an old friend of mine, he was a good vampire at one time but not now, and was a good fighter no matter whose side he was on but I don't think he'll be up to much fighting anymore!" the vampires all chuckled evily

"You know who we mean Slayer, I mean how many vampires have you fallen for?" he laughed at her

"What are you talking about you fucking idiot, Angel is in L.A and the only other vampire I have non-violent contact with, if you could even call it that, is Spike…"

The vampires all looked at her with their yellow eyes grinning and flashing their fangs

"Well that sure narrows it down then don't it sweetheart"

"Oh god Spike… you guys never could have defeated him he's…" she was interrupted by laughter

"We surrounded and beat him easily Slayer he wasn't concentrating, think his little mind was somewhere else…" the large vampire chuckled "Its your fault he met his demise, your fault we defeated him, all because he couldn't get little Miss Barbie Slayer out his head!"

"You bastards what did you do to him, where is he?" Buffy screamed at the vamps, she could feel rage building within her, she resumed her fighting stance and without much difficulty staked the vamp that was standing next to her and when she turned the other two were already making a swift exit

"This won't be last you see of us slayer!" shouted the large vamp over his shoulder

"Yeah Slayer see you soon! Different time, different place, different people – same purpose!" the other vampire winked at her and laughed as he ran

"Where is he, tell me, where is Spike??????"

The only reply she got was a laugh from the distance

"Did you guys think that Buffy seemed a little preoccupied tonight?" Willow looked around to her friends for support

"Well yeah, I think that is why she went on patrol" Xander nodded in agreement "She looked tired, coming to think of it she should be home it's late"

"She is probably with Spike, wouldn't worry too much she'll be fine, I'm sure they are both quite safe" Anya suggested with a slight grin not removing her eyes from the TV screen

"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Willow gasped and an equally shocked Xander managed a

"Yeah I mean.. Anya.. What.. How.. Eh?!"

"God I know you humans are stupid but not blind as well, that was what was troubling her tonight, she was thinking about Spike. He was probably somewhere sulking about her too, they like each other, duhhh!" Anya looked at them as if she had said something they already knew "You did notice right, right?"

"Ewwwwwwwww! No way" Xander spat

"Uh yes way" Anya looked at Willow and Tara for support

"Well they have been getting closer recently" Tara suggested to Willow "Yeah although it's kinda 'eww' it's not totally unbelievable" she agreed

"We are soooo not having this conversation, lets go home" Xander headed for the door everyone was silent, their minds ticking over with the possibilities.

Buffy stood panic stricken in the middle of the cemetery staring around her not processing what had happened

"Spike, Spike where are you?" Buffy wailed and fell to the ground upset not knowing what to think

Within 2 minutes she was back up again and scouring the graveyard

'He can't be dead, he just can't'

She stood scanning the nearby area when she realised the gut wrenching effect even thinking about losing Spike was having on her

'I don't love Spike and he certainly doesn't love me if it wasn't for the chip he'd be trying to kill me – wouldn't he?'

Shaking the thoughts from her head Buffy continued on her search.

"Spike, Spike where are you, come on you stupid bloody blonde British poof!"

Buffy grinned when she realised what she had said

'Spending way to much time with him!'

Buffy stopped when she heard some rustling to her right hand side

"Spike you there?"

Buffy moved quickly and peered behind a large gravestone and discovered a bloody and beaten, semi-conscious Spike on the ground

"Oh god Spike what did they do to you?" Buffy could feel her eyes stinging at the sight

Giles was busy dusting his shelves when his front door burst open

"Giles help Spike is really sick" Buffy panted and Giles noted her tear stung eyes

"Whatever happened Buffy" Giles asked rubbing his eyes as the Slayer layed Spike on the couch

"Vampires attack Spike, beat up, attack me, I get away…" Buffy managed to pant this out before collapsing on the floor next to the couch with exhaustion from carrying a rather heavy Spike all the way across town so quickly

"Oh dear" Giles muttered, "This is a mess, Buffy do get up and we will get you something to eat and drink and deal with Spikes injuries, ok?"

"Ok"

After cleaning Spike up and dealing with his more severe injuries they let him rest so his Vampire healing process could fix the remaining injuries and Buffy went on to explain to Giles what exactly had went on in the cemetery omitting the parts about the vamps insights into Buffy and Spike's personal lives

"So did you recognise these vampires Buffy?"

"No but they knew Spike" Buffy thought back "They said they knew him years ago and knew Angel was his sire"

"Mmmmmm… maybe it was some sort of revenge for past discrepancies?" Giles pondered the idea

"Nah they are just a bunch of poofy wankers I used to know" came a voice from the other side of the room

"Spike are you okay, god I thought you were a gonner when I found you!" Buffy ran over to his side with a beaming smile

"Concerned about me?" Spike questioned her with a grin "Miss me wouldn't you?"

"Spike we will talk about your attackers in the morning, its late and I'm tired and everything appears to be in order here so I'm off to bed, ok?" Giles through a glance at Buffy and she nodded

"Is it okay if I stay here tonight Giles I'll sleep on the other sofa" The watcher looked at the Slayer and nodded

"Just as well I don't have company I suppose" the older man mused

This statement caused Spike and Buffy to giggle

"Does that amuse you two?" he asked irritated

"Yeah cause your ever gonna have company staying over Rupert!" laughed Spike "Owwww.. god remind me not to laugh it hurts"

The watcher merely shook his head at the vampire and looked at Buffy giggling.

"Goodnight" and with that he turned and headed upstairs

The morning came far too quickly for Spike who was awoken with a burning sensation in his foot caused by the leaking sunlight coming through a crack in the blinds

"Bloody hell Slayer I thought I told you to shut the ……" Spikes sentence was interrupted when he turned to look at the Slayer and found her still asleep on the other sofa

'God she looks fabulous even when she is sleepin – NO Spike come on gotta stop thinking like that she's the Slayer – get your act together!'

"Mmm…. Spike did you say something" she murmured stirring slightly

"Nothin important luv, nothing important"

"God Spike how are you, after last night, how do you feel" she asked quickly and suddenly awakening from her slumber

"Not too bad I…" Spike didn't have time to finish his sentence before the Scoobies burst in the door

"Oh come on Willow why the hell would Spike have a crush on… oh hi Buffy how are you? and Spike? look everyone it's Spike and Buffy, Buffy and Spike, a Slayer and a Vampire who we have just woken up, they're just hanging out… and on different sides of the room… bein buds…" Xander stuttered the whole way through his statement

"Yeah whatever Xander" Buffy looked puzzled "Look Spike got attacked last night and then the same vamps tried to attack me they did some serious damage to Spike too and said they would be coming back"

 "I know them from a long time ago and we have to find them and dust them before they cause anymore trouble" Spike added

"Great so some old pals of Deadboy Jr are after us? thanks a lot Spike!" Xander grumbled but Buffy soon shut him up

"Look these guys are pure evil and are up too something we have to get them no questions asked, ok?"

"Sure whatever you say Buff" was the only response she got from them.

Buffy and Willow went over to the dorms and collected some of Buffy's things and she filled Willow on on the whole Buffy-Spike situaton and on the insightful vampires, however Willow did not seem as surprised by the Vampires comments as Buffy thought she would be.

"Well I can understand were he is coming from Buffy you guys have got closer and do spend a lot of time together, you know?" Willow looked sheepish as she said it

"Yeah but Spike that's like ewwww much!" Buffy screwed up her face

"Ok Buffy but I want you to know that I am here should you EVER need to talk" Willow looked at her friend and gave her a sincere smile

"Thanks Will but I don't need to talk about THIS it's beyond stupid – lets go we need to get some blood and some supplies for Giles" Buffy smiled at her friend as they headed out the dorm doors

Later on that day all the Scoobies, Buffy, Spike and Giles were gathered around Giles table discussing a plan,

"So you know these vampires Spike, who are they and where do they originate?" the desperate watcher asked wanting more details

"Well I first encountered them in Europe, they were causing havoc in Paris and since then having been making their way east until they got here – they are highly trained evil vamps" Spike looked around the room till his eyes met with Buffys "They are lethal"

"Do they have names then?" Giles asked impatiently requiring further information

"Yup" Spike leaned back on his chair and put a cigarette between his lips

"Poena, he was the large one, the leader, his minions were Disficare the tall dark foreign one and the young but evil looking blonde one was 'Horry'!"

"Harry?" said Willow

"No Red, H-O-R-R-Y, its short for Horrificare"

"God for being a bunch of bad-ass vamps they sure have stupid names" chuckled Xander

"No not at all Xander" interupted the watcher "The leader Poena, his name is latin for Pain; the foreigner Disficare his name roughly translates to undo, destroy and the third Horry, horrificare is latin meaning to shake with cold and fear"

"I knew that" piped in Xander

"Yeah book man is right they each wished to pick names that could be associated with fear and death – to represent how evil they are" Spike spoke up

"So what we gonna do?" Willow asked looking sheepish

"The only thing we can do, kick some Vamp ass!" Buffy looked over to Spike for support

"Yeah I should be on my feet soon and we can go teach those fucking idiots a lesson, won't we pet?" Spike stared longingly at Buffy

"We sure will, no one gets away with doing that to one of my fr… anyone"

Buffy blushed at her slip up

"Yes well I suggest we all get some rest and perhaps speak to Willie in the morning and then maybe read up on our friends of the night"

"Good thinking Giles man, rest, sleep, an early night, excellent" Xander smiled contented but still had his worries about Spike and Buffy on his mind

"That's just a cover up we aren't actually gonna have a early night are we? We are gonna have se…." Anya looked up at her boyfriend

"Yes Anya we are gonna have some serious intellectual discussions then go to sleep" Xander interupted

"No Xander honey I meant sex" Anya stated bluntly

"I knew what you meant now will you please shut up" Xander hissed at his girlfriend as they walked toward the door

"Night everyone" Xander shouted back at his friends

As everyone dispersed for the evening Buffy and Spike once again settled themselves on separate sofas for the evening

"Spike will you be ready for a fight tomorrow?" Buffy asked as she glanced over at Spike with a concerned look on her face

"Don't worry about me pet, I'm gonna kick their bloody asses! They caught me off guard that's all" Spike laughed

"Mmm, what happened anyway?" Buffy asked not quite knowing where to put her eyes

"I don't actually know luv, one minute I was walking through the cemetery and the next they had me surrounded, they came out from nowhere!"

"Oh right cause that Poena guy said you were distracted, he said you looked like, deep in thought and that was how they got you" Buffy managed to stutter this out without blushing

"Yeah well he's a stupid prick, doesn't have a clue what he's talking about that's why I'm gonna dust him!" Spike spat triumphantly

"Yeah I know he is pretty clueless" Buffy laughed "He thought you and I were, ya know, in love or something"

Buffys face fell when she realised what she had said and she met Spikes cool blue eyes as he glanced over to her

"Yeah idiot!" Spike replied

"Mmm… I know" Buffy agreed

The two of them looked around awkwardly and then looked at each other,

"Ok time for bed I think" suggested Buffy secretly hurt that Spike had disregarded the comments so easily

"Yeah good idea Slayer" Spike muttered awkwardly wondering how Poenea knew so much about them.

When she awoke in the morning Buffy was surprised to find Spike staring right at her

"Spike… what are you doing?"

"Sorry pet I was just noticing how your eyes roll when you sleep its pretty amusing"

"Haha funny, funny I don't like being watched when I'm sleeping I'm probably catching flies!" she giggled "What time is it?"

"About 11 o'clock I think"

"You're joking, Xander and Anya will be round shortly with Willow and Tara and where is Giles?" the Slayer sounded exasperated as she leaped off the sofa

"Xander is going down to see Willie to find out more about the vamps, I told Anya to go with him, for back up. Willow and Tara are gonna try some location spells and Giles is researching down the magic shop" Spike answered triumphantly

"I slept through this? God you have EVERYTHING organised" she said slightly shocked

"Well of course and you better get ready we are all meeting here in about half an hour" Spike grinned as the Slayer scurried upstairs to get washed and ready

"Right now that everyone is here, what information have we gathered while the Chosen One was in the land of nod snoozing on her own watchers couch?!" Giles asked sarcastically

Everyone turned to look at Buffy grinning

"Look you guys didn't bother to wake me if you had I would have contributed… probably" she looked at them all with puppy eyes, Spike felt his heart melt but Xander started proceedings anyway

"Well Willie told me they left town last night, they are heading to L.A supposedly, he says it was just a flying visit here, and that's what they do, pry on smaller towns and then move on to the bigger cities, kind of building themselves up. Willie says that they like to disturb things, causing trouble among people, wreaking havoc and generally making a nuisance of themselves. The strange thing being that they only killing when they are hungry, but he says they mainly care to interfere and upset things" Xander spoke to a shocked table

"YOU got all that information from Willie?" questioned Buffy slightly surprised that Willie was so intimidated by Xander

"Well technically… no" he answered

"I did, he caved in after I pinned him up against a wall and threatened him" chirped in Anya

The whole group laughed

"Well I guess I should phone Angel and warn him they are coming" suggested Giles

Both Buffy and Spike cringed at the name of her ex-lover and his Sire

"However I have more information to share, I encountered an entry about these Vampires in an old prophecy" Giles looked to Spike and Buffy and then to the rest of the group "It may account for their strange behaviour and their lack of Vampire eating habits"

"Well, what was it?" asked Willow impatient

"Well I'm not to clear but it says that three Vampires with the ancient names, meaning Latin names I assume, of death and destruction would come to a town of great evil and great importance, I'm assuming Sunnydale, to help two people come together and that was their lives work. Each had been cursed by gypsies, on Valentines day and told by a gypsy whom they had tried to feed from that although she had not the capability or strength to curse them with a soul or kill them that she would make sure they would spend eternity bringing other lost souls happiness by interfering in their lives and those who did experience their input were blessed with eternal happiness together, the vampires could only help those people who wanted to be helped though. Shortly after they fed from that gypsy and sealed their fates and that of all their minions" Giles finished reading and looked around the room "Can anyone make ANY sense of that?"

Everyone looked awkward

"Nope, but shouldn't you be calling Angel?" quizzed Willow

"Oh yes, thank you Willow" Giles nodded and left the room

Everyone was silent all processing the meaning of the Prophecy when Buffy suddenly pushed the seat from under her and stood up

"I'm gonna do some training in the basement" with that she stood up and stalked off, she had a lot to think about 'What if the prophecy was true?'

"Ok that was totally weird, do you think they were talking about Spike and Buffy?" Anya tried to ask discreetly

Xander just stared at her and Willow couldn't even bare to look, Tara was still in shock and Spike was confused

"You are about as discreet as an elephant disco dancing in the middle of Times Square on roller blades you silly little vengeance demon" Spike fumed across the room

"Hey don't take it out on her" Xander shouted defensively

"Will everyone stop fighting please this is very complicated and I think Buffy and Spike should talk" Willow added productively

"Yeah, I think…" Tara was suddenly interupted by Giles

"Spike and Buffy should talk about what exactly? And what do disco dancing elephants and roller blades have to do with it?" He looked very puzzled standing halfway down the stairs

Spikes pale face dropped and he flopped down onto a chair, then everyone looked around not knowing where to put their eyes

"I think I should explain" suggested Willow

"Yes I suggest you do" answered Giles

Willow told Giles everything she knew even about the obvious mutual attraction going on between them and what the vampires had said to both Buffy and Spike as he looked on in nothing but complete shock, he glared icily at Spike and after a few minutes of silence declared

"That's preposterous!" Giles exclaimed "Ridiculous, totally ridiculous there has to have been a misunderstanding!" Giles stood up and started to pace the room

"I don't think so Giles" Willow looked at the watcher "The prophecy just about confirmed it, they interfered in their lives and told them things, planted ideas in their heads which have led to them realising the truth. Even when Spike was hurt they done it for them the thought of losing Spike helped her realise the truth"

"I need to sit down" Giles looked once again at Spike and the vampire made no effort to contradict what Willow was saying

"This is a lot to take in!"

After a few minutes silence Willow piped up

"Spike I think you should go talk to Buffy?"

"Yeah ok" Spike slowly stood up and headed for the basement door

"Harm her in any way and I WILL kill you, that's if Joyce or Angel don't get to you first" Xander added

"Joyce, Angel, who is going to explain this whole Spike-Buffy eternal happiness to THEM? It's meant to be Angel-Buffy eternal happiness!" exclaimed Willow in shock, this thought having just arose

"Yeah what about Angel" asked Tara "I thought they were destined to be together?"

"Ah well I didn't like to say in front of Buffy but if the prophecy is true then the Powers That Be have other plans for him too – I quote 'The strong, souled one will find comfort through vision and sight it will make him eternally joyful' it goes on some more but nothing of great importance" Giles looked at everyone's reaction and noticed a slight grin on Spikes face as he went towards the basement, everyone else just sat shocked.

"What does that mean?" Xander looked around until he met Willows eyes, she looked kind of sympathetic which through him off guard

"Will why are you looking at me like that? What's going on?"

"Xander I'm afraid that if I understand this properly then the prophecy is referring to Angel gaining happiness through his vision and sight – assuming that they don't mean his natural vision which I doubt they do – they mean his supernatural vision…" Giles was jabbering

"Look just cut to the chase Giles" Xander interupted

"I think… I believe… I know they mean his seer" Giles stuttered out

"Oh, but isn't like Cordelia his seer" Xander asked bewildered as he met his friends eyes once more "…Coredelia…" he gasped "…and Deadboy"

"Yes Xander but you mustn't tell Buffy, not just yet" Giles insisted

"What's wrong honey, you look a bit pale?" Anya asked concerned

"Nothin it's just a bit weird - we kinda used to date and stuff, but it doesn't matter now I was just taken aback" he exclaimed lying very well

"Oh" Anya looked hurt

"Right well I think we should keep everything under warps until we know better what is going on between Buffy and Spike a what those vamps are up to in L.A" Giles suggested to the group

"Sure thing G-Man" agreed Xander and nods were given from the rest of the group

"Umm don't you think we should like go out or something give them like privacy or something" Willow said sheepishly

"Yes Willow good idea I'm sure they have a lot to… discuss" Giles grabbed his keys shuddering at the thought of leaving the Slayer in his house alone with a Vampire who was in love with her and most probably her with him too.

The Scoobies all headed out unnoticed by the quarrelling couple downstairs

Buffy was still in the basement, she was taking her anger out on the punch bag, she had sweat glistening on her forehead and Spike admired her well toned physique as he descended the stairs she was wearing a training top which showed her midriff and a pair of training pants with her hair tied up loosely

'God is she sexy' Spike thought to himself as he stood still in the doorway

Spike had descended the stairs in complete silence but Buffy had heard him she was trained to

"What do you want?" she asked with anger in her voice without turning to face him

"I dunno pet what do you want?" Spike asked

"I didn't mean that I asked why you came down here" she turned on her heels to look at him

"I thought we should talk… you know about… well us" Spike stared at his feet as he said it

"Us… us… ha, don't give me US there can never be an US!" Buffy was shouting at Spike but his facial expression hadn't changed

"Why?" was all he said

"Because you're a vampire without a soul, I'm a slayer, we were mortal enemies, Drusilla, Angel, my mother what would they say! It just can't happen no matter how much we want it… it just can't!" by this point Buffy was on the floor weeping and Spike was quick to be at her side

"Hey Buffy everything will be okay, and Joyce likes me more than she did the poof anyway!" Buffy laughed at his last comment and then a shiver went up her spine as she realised he had said her name he had called her Buffy

"Look Slayer I think, I could be… in love with you… in fact, bloody hell…" Spike stood up pulling Buffy up from the floor with him "Buffy Summers I LOVE YOU! – I bloody well adore you, I love you so much" Spike looked at her with longing and hope in his eyes

"Spike… I don't know what to say… I love you too but The Powers That Be say that me and Angel are destined to be together so I don't understand how that prophecy and this can all be so real" Buffy looked hurt at the thought of all this not being true and tears were still steadily streaming down her cheeks

"It's okay luv, everything will be okay, before I left Rupert was telling the others that the PTB's have other plans for Angelus as well as you I didn't find out what" Spike couldn't say it fast enough he was standing with his hands gripping the tops of each of her arms staring at her beautiful tear stung eyes and she smiled

"Really?" she asked hopefully

"Yes, really – don't you understand now you are free to shape your own destiny, your new future" Spike also smiled, Buffy melted,

'God he was sooooooo sexy and gorgeous when he smiles'

"Yes I am Spike, a future with… you!" Buffy couldn't stop the tears from flowing as she finally got to put her arms round Spike and hold him close to her taking in his scent as he took in her own Vanilla scent, they broke away from the embrace and looked each other in the eyes Spike took Buffy by the chin and lifted it up, wiped the tears away with his thumbs and kissed both her cheeks. She felt herself go weak and she placed her hands on his hips just as he cupped her face with his hands and leaned forward and kissed her – a long, slow, passionate kiss he could feel her warm lips pressing on his cold ones and it felt fantastic. Buffy had never experienced feelings like this with Angel his cold lips captured hers as he kissed her with a passion neither had ever experienced before. After what seemed like forever they broke away from one another and looked at one another

"Oh my God" Buffy exclaimed out of breath

"Yeah I agree" Spike's mouth was still open and he was in shock

They stood in silence for a few minutes and then Spike took her hand

"Want to go up and tell your friends that you're my new 'Girlfriend'. I have a Girlfriend, Buffy Summers is my Girlfriend" Spike grinned proudly

"Yes I sure do, I want to go show off my new boyfriend but they aren't up there, I heard them all go out the door just before you came downstairs. So why don't we all go round to mine tonight and tell them ALL including Mum and Dawn there" Buffy beamed back at him

"Great idea" Spike leaned forward to peck her on the lips but she captured his lips with hers

"Slayer" muttered shocked as she grabbed him and tackled him onto the floor

Buffy straddled Spike sitting on top of him

"Well, let me see everyone is out we have a large house all to ourselves what can we do?" Buffy asked seductively

"Well I dunno Slayer what can we do" Spike grinned at her as he rolled her over and he lay on top of her and kissed her passionately

"I could get use to this!" Spike mumbled into her mouth

Her only response being

"Mmmmmm, me too!"

                                      THE END

                                                (WELL NOT QUITE!)