"You know what? If I piss you off so much why don't you just get out?" Buffy yelled at him.
"Fine. I will. Lived for sodding ever before you came along!" Spike hollered back snatching his leather duster from the couch and storming out of the front door.
He slammed it behind him and the door quaked in its frame. Buffy sighed and settled down on her large double bed, Spike's red button-up still lay discarded on the duvet. She kicked it off onto the floor and quickly dialled a number from memory, "Will? I need you and Xan."
Less than five minutes later, the original Slayerettes were at her door.
"So what's up, Buffy? Monster trouble?" Xander asked eagerly.
Buffy shook her head and Willow put an arm around her. "See, Harris? After all these years you're still a rookie, I told you Buffy's voice called for ice cream."
Willow produced a massive tub of Ben and Jerry's from her handbag and the trio curled up in Buffy's bed, a spoon each.
"Do you remember when we used to do this all those years ago at Willow's house?" Xander laughed.
"Yeah and you guys would braid my hair." Willow replied licking some chocolate from her spoon.
"Those were the days. No boy trouble." Buffy huffed taking another huge mouthful of ice cream. Willow and Xander spun their heads around and stared at her. "What?" She said through ice cream.
"No boy trouble? Can you say ensouled vamp numero uno?" Xander pointed out.
"Ugh the man has a point." Buffy relented.
"So what did you guys fight about?" Willow wondered.
"I don't even know. Everything at once really. And now I've lost the love of my life."
"Nah come on. I hate Peroxide as much as the next guy, actually probably more than the next guy, but I have to admit he's always been smitten with you." Xander comforted Buffy.
"Not this time, guys. I really think it's over." Buffy sighed swirling her spoon in the nearly finished tub of ice cream.
"I may have a way to fix that." Willow suggested. "I've been looking at this new spell, really cool stuff actually. Memory hopping, kinda similar to when I got inside your mind that time and saw you as a kid? Anyway it can show you your love life memories."
"That would be tragic." Buffy laughed.
"It'll just be times in your life when you've either felt in love or experiences you've had with those you've been in love with rather than random guys you dated. I mean we won't be seeing an appearance from Parker or anything!" Willow chuckled remembering the slime ball Buffy had slept with when they'd first started at UC Sunnydale.
"How would this help with Spike?" Buffy attempted to bring the conversation back on track.
"Well it could show both of you the value of what you've got."
"This spell's not dangerous right, Will?" Xander asked.
"Not really and should be pretty simple too." Willow answered. "I should just need some regular supplies and well...Spike."
"He's probably at that bar downtown but something tells me he's not gonna wanna speak to me." Buffy admitted.
"I'll get him." Xander offered, rising from the bed.
With one last scoop of ice cream, he was out of the door.
"I think I have some supplies in that chest over there if you wanna have a look." Buffy pointed to the weapons chest Xander had made for her a few years prior.
Willow began rifling through it and soon found what she was after. She emerged with a handful of supplies- typical spell stuff. Just as she closed the lid of the chest there was a knock on the front door.
Buffy opened the door to see Xander holding Spike by the collar.
"Oi get off me." Spike growled and Xander obliged lobbing him into the room.
"Hello, Spike." Willow smiled sweetly at him.
"What am I doing here, Red?" He said shooting a look at Buffy.
"I thought I could try out a little spell on you two."
"Didn't you hear? There is no 'us two' anymore." Spike glowered.
"That's exactly what the spell's for. It'll take you on a little trip through your past loves. So you ready to do it?"
"Not bloody likely." Spike began heading for the door but Xander blocked his path.
"Just do it. We both know Buffy was the best thing that ever happened to you." Xander rolled his eyes.
Spike didn't answer but turned back to Willow. "What do I do?"
Willow ordered them both to sit on the couch next to each other while she threw around a few ingredients and tried to remember the spell.
"Okay now can you guys just hold hands." Willow gestured to the former couple.
"Umm..Willow..." Buffy trailed off.
"Just do as the lady says." Xander glared at the duo.
Reluctantly, the two blondes took each other's hand. Their fingers instantly interlocked like it was second nature.
"Iter praeteritum amat." Willow spoke in Latin and repeated it three times. No sooner had the phrase left her lips had the pair fallen asleep. Their heads lolling against the back of the couch.
"Was that supposed to happen?" Xander checked.
"Uh huh." Willow confirmed.
"And they didn't have to hold hands did they?"
"Nope." Willow grinned.
