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Buffy woke to familiar sight of her lover next to her. She didn't know why but ever since she nearly lost him last year, she couldn't bear to be parted from him. The last year was the hardest of her life, or so she thought. Battling the First, training potentials, and getting her head and heart back in sync almost got to her. But she is the Slayer, she can't be weak. Only now there were millions of Slayers, all fighting to keep the balance.

"Buffy, you know, that is beginning to really scare me, luv," Spike said as he sat up next to her.

"What? You used to watch me sleep," She said pouting.

"True, but this has gone on for months now. You'd think you would be tired of lookin at me now wouldn't ya," Spike said ignoring Buffy's playful tone.

"Well, you thought wrong now didn't you."

"Apparently. You-" Spike was cut off by the sound of Buffy's stomach growling.

"Why don't we continue this conversation over some food?"

They got dressed and headed to the kitchen from their room. They were playfully pushing each other and whispering some nasty little comments before they got to the kitchen.

"Which one of you did it? Hmm? I know it was one of you. You know that the Jelly goes in the door of the FRIDGE!" Andrew was ranting about someone moving his food and it looked as if Rona and Faith were about to shut him up permanently before Buffy and Spike walked in and saw what they were up to.

"Not in the kitchen, please," Andrew jerked around to see Faith with a knife and Rona with a bat behind him.

Buffy and Spike walked over to the cupboard and began to fish for food.

"Andrew, I thought you went shopping yesterday," Spike said as he noticed the sheer lack of appetizing food.

"I did. I thought it would be better for the girls if I bought something a little healthier."

Buffy and Spike growled as they walked out the front door to get some food.

"You know I'm still not used to the whole you in the sunlight thing yet. It kinda gives me the wiggin's," Buffy said as they looked at the sun.

"Yeah, me too. But if it means I get to spend more time with my girl, who am I to question it?" Spike put his arm around Buffy as they walked toward town.

They had moved to this quaint little town just outside of Belfast after the collapse of Sunnydale. For the first few weeks they didn't know about Spike's immunity. It came out as an accident that resulted in the 'Big Bad' screaming and leaping a good 3 feet in the air. One of the new girls did not know that he was a vampire, and opened the curtains in a room he was in. When the shock, and laughter, died down everyone got together and began to research his new gift only to come up empty. No one knew why or how and no one knew what else would present itself.

They argued playfully on the way to town about where they should go eat, but as usual Buffy won. Wasn't as if she played fair though. She'd promised to do all kinds of things to him that night if he would just get her what she wanted.

"You know it's completely unfair when you say things like that to me. I just can't seem to think straight," Spike said as she gloated at her victory.

"Yeah, but this way I'm sure to win the argument."

When they reached the restaurant Buffy said that she wanted him to order for her. She then went to the back to make a phone call.

"Hey Dawnie, how's school? No, I'm out with Spike right now. Seems Andrew thought it was best to be the responsible one and get actual nourishing foods for the girls. I'll call later when I can talk more. I love you," Buffy ended the conversation and headed back to the table.

"What'd you get me?" Buffy asked as she plopped back down at the table.

"It's a surprise."

They sat there talking until their food arrived and they began to eat. Spike had a steak with all the trimmings, while he had gotten Buffy the chicken with vegetables and a salad.

"Looks great, I am so starved."

"I know, heard your stomach all the way over here."

"Jerk."

They were just finishing their food when Buffy asked him what time it was.

"Nearly 7:30, luv. Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to know how long we'd slept this afternoon."

"We wouldn't have slept at all if you hadn't been so insatiable."

"Me! Oh no, I believe it was you who started that little escapade this afternoon."

"You were the one who joined me in the shower."

"After you woke me up playing hide the sausage!"

They both began laughing at the comment and Spike noticed how many people were looking at them.

"Buffy, I think maybe we should leave."

She looked around the restaurant and after turning a particularly bright shade of red and agreed.

"Sausage, luv?"

"Oh, shut up. It was the first thing that came to mind."

They began to walk home laughing at the whole ordeal.

"We should probably keep this to ourselves, you know, not scar the girls for life and all that."

"Right, luv, thinking of the girls are we?"

"Yes. Now why don't we go do those things we talked about before we ate that wonderful dinner?"

With that, Spike picked up the pace and rushed her home. Nothing, not even an apocalypse was going to interfere with his time with his girl.

When they reached the house, Buffy and Spike ran directly upstairs to their bedroom.

"Now, Spikey. You aren't getting impatient are you?" Buffy said coyly backing away from him.

"Buffy, you know how much I love games."

"Right, then hard-to-get should be your favorite."

Buffy moved as he lunged at her and before she could turn around, he had her by the waist.

"I do love that game, but I love this one even more."

Spike began to kiss her neck which he knew would have her putty in his hands very quickly. Buffy turned to face him and he smiled as she pulled off her shirt. As they began to move toward the bed, Buffy was trying to remove Spike's clothing. She was having a particularly difficult time as he kept nipping at her neck making her hands shake and her knees turn to butter.

"Now who's being impatient?" Spike asked as she shredded his shirt.

"Not impatient, hungry."

"Buffy, luv, you just ate," Spike had a look of pure innocence on his face as he teased her.

"Yes, human food. And it didn't satisfy any more than it did me," She grumbled as she prepared to strike.

"Do your friends know about this yet?"

"No, they think I'm still regular old Buffy. I just can't bring myself to fill them in yet. I don't want to have to field questions that I really don't have the answers to."

Spike looked down at his now fed goddess and licked his lips. She moved to allow his access to her neck, but to her surprise, he didn't bite her. He gently ran his lips over the nape of her neck and began to kiss her collarbone. Her body shuddered as he ran his hands over her back.

"Spike, I need you now."

"As you wish."

With speed she could hardly imagine, he had them both nude and in their bed.

"Wow, that was fast."

"You drive me wild Slayer."

"We're back to Slayer, huh?"

Buffy decided if he wanted the Slayer tonight, he would get the Slayer tonight. She turned them over and straddled him. She could tell by the look in his eye he was enjoying this as much as she was. She grabbed his hands and pinned them above his head.

"Now, Spikey, try not to be too loud."

Spike took in the look on her face and shuddered beneath her. She grinned down at him and began her slow torturous pleasure. As the night wore on the screams of ecstasy could be heard throughout the house.

"Willow, are you sure you can't do anything to shut them out?" Xander gave a disgusted look at the ceiling above him before turning to Willow for an answer.

"I've already tried Xand. And besides, I think it is good for them to get out all of their tension."

"Yeah, but do they have to be so loud about it?" Anya yelled startling everyone.

Giles began to clean his glasses for the eighth time in fifteen minutes and the gang kept arguing about the volume of the couple. Why no one thought to leave was lost on the group assembled in the living room.