Story: Everything's going great, the slayer's with her vampire boyfriend, Spike, and she's doing great at her job, staying alive is key. Then, one night, a visitor comes baring news to Buffy. There were two arrivals tonight, one a slayer (Faith) and a vampire (Angel), who plan to meet with the Slayer.

Pairings: Xander/Cordelia, Buffy/Spike, Willow/Oz

Chapter One

Morning's light shone through the small windows and onto the stone cold floor. Buffy yawned and turned in bed. She looked over at her watch and saw that it was seven thirty. "CRAP!"

Spike sat straight up. "No, it's my precious!" He looked around, realizing where he was. "Right."

"I'm gonna be late." Buffy slipped on her light pink, silk skirt that cut off just below the knee.

"That's impossible love. I can't have any offspring. Shame though. I'd have some good lookin' kids."

"I meant late for school Spike!" Buffy grabbed her white shirt and frantically buttoned it with one hand as she shuffled through the mass of clothes to find her black, knee high boots.

"It was a joke love."

"Yeah well it's not that funny when I'm twenty minutes from being late." She threw Spike's pants to the side and revealed her shiny, black leather boots. "Found them!" Buffy plopped down on the edge of the bed and zipped her boots on her feet.

Spike crawled over to her and started kissing her neck. "You could just not go."

Buffy had a smirk escape, the thought of staying in bed with Spike all day comforting her. She snapped herself out of it and jumped up. "No, I can't miss school again."

"It was just that one time," Spike defended.

"That one time after the dozen others."

"But there were good reasons."

"Really? Like, I'm not feeling good and I need you to get me my blood."

"Hey, I was sick."

"Or when you heard something rumbling downstairs and you thought it was a horde of demons."

"Ya gotta admit that was a big rat."

"Spike, I'm going." Buffy kissed him on the lips quickly so she wouldn't be pulled back into bed. "I'll see you after school." With that, she rushed out the door. Spike wrapped his sheet around his waist and brought a small black backpack to his living room. Buffy came running in seconds later to get it. "Thanks." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and disappeared.

"Girl's a menace."

At school Willow, Oz, Xander and Cordelia were gathered in the quad, sitting together at a table. They were discussing a date night. "I was thinking bowling. You get dress up in ridiculous shoes and throw a ball down an alley. What's more fun than that?" Xander asked.

"I am not putting my feet in those smelly, shoddy leather bound things which have been worn by half this town's population," Cordelia commented.

"That's what makes it fun. You get to test out a new smell every time."

"I'm with Cordelia on that one. Seems a little unhygienic for me," Oz replied.

"Will, c'mon. You're the bowling train aren't you?"

"Well, I was but thinking about the smells and the many feet… it's not very appealing."

"How 'bout a movie?" Xander suggested.

"That would be great. Then I could invite Harmony. She just dumped her boyfriend and she's still pretty bummed."

"Harmony? This is a couple's thing sweetie, not a couples and their annoying friend Harmony thing."

"Why are you being so insensitive?"

"Insensitive? Insensitive? I'm just thinking about our well being. Show her a little sympathy, open the door just a little, and she'll be all over us," Xander whined.

"Xander!"

"She'll attach herself and the suck the life right out of us. She's like an alien."

"You're overreacting," Cordelia stated, becoming angry.

"Oh yeah? Try saying that when we're sitting down having breakfast some weekend and she just bursts out of my chest. Boy are you gonna have egg on your face and it's gonna be egg I've just eaten."

"Xander, it's just one night to help her get back on her feet. I'm helping her out, one human being to another."

"Haven't you heard a word I said?"

"Yes I have, and I'm not so sure I even want to hang out with you!" Cordelia got up from her seat and grabbed her bag. Meet me outside the nurses office after school and we'll see if I'm still mad at you!" She stormed off, holding her corduroy backpack tightly.

"So I won't see you at lunch?"

"Screw you Harris!" she yelled back.

"Love you too," Xander yelled back with a smile. He looked back at Willow and Oz who seemed a little uncomfortable. Well, Willow did, Oz remained in his one emotion look. "Ours is a complex love."

Buffy quickly walked up the steps and over to her friends. "Hey guys." Her blonde hair was held up with two dark brown chopsticks with a twist pattern on the ends. A few wisps of hair hung by her face.

"Someone's cutting close to homeroom," Oz observed. He stood up, keeping his hand in Willow's. Xander stood too, taking the hint that school was about to start.

"My alarm didn't go off."

"Well I'm sure it's hard to here your bedroom alarm when you're in a crypt," Xander snidely commented. He wasn't a big fan of Spike.

"You don't even know if I was there," Buffy shot back.

"You're right, let me check your schedule." Xander pretended to be looking at a calendar. "Yup, day ends in 'y', you should've been there." They headed into the school and down the hallway.

"Ha ha," Buffy said. "Where's Cordelia? Oh wait you probably had a fight today because, as you said, the day ends in 'y'."

"This time it was worth the breath. She wants me to hang out with Harmony for at least an hour and forty-five minutes. Maybe even two if the movie's long."

"How cruel," Buffy said, fully understanding him.

"That's what I said but she took it the wrong way."

"You compared her best friend to an alien that'll burst out of your chest cavity," Oz reminded.

"That is what I said isn't it?" Willow and Oz nodded.

Buffy let out a laugh. "Smooth Xander. Real smooth." Buffy watched the room numbers run by. "This is my stop. See you guys at lunch."

"Bye," they said in unison.

"Why am I the only one that seems unnerved by her thing with Spike?"

"Because, even though we agree that a slayer dating a vampire is like a cat mating with a dog, he has a soul."

"Does that make him any less fangy?"

"In a way. He doesn't really use them because he doesn't feed. So, even though the fangs are there, they're serving him no purpose," Oz addressed.

"Isn't he cute when he's all brilliant?" Willow kissed him on the cheek.

"He's even cuter when he smiles," Xander sarcastically said. "Okay, even though that was sarcastic, it was a little disturbing."

"Just a little," Oz seconded.

"Bye." Willow and Oz gave each other their typical peck and went their separate ways.

"Bye Oz. And stay uncute."

"I'm doing my best."

"That's all I ask buddy." Xander followed Willow into their classroom.

Author's Note: All right, I hope you liked it. Please review because I really like to know that people enjoy reading my stories.