Taking Chances

Life's a show and we all play our parts . . .

Spike couldn't believe his eyes. But then again if he took a moment and thought about his day, he should have expected this really.

Spike stood staring at the very green, two horned musical demon standing in the doorway. He couldn't help but think the demon looked exactly the same as he did when he left Los Angeles. And here was Spike, getting his ass handled like a child. Spike managed to wiggle out of Buffy's grasps and fixed his leather jacket to fit on him as it should.

"What in the name of the god almighty is going on here?" Lorne asked.

Spike looked to see what Buffy would say next. But the petite slayer just sighed. She let go of Xander and turned around heading to the glass window that showed the many dancing Irish teens.

Lorne somehow had moved closer to Spike without him knowing. Spike turned to Lorne missing whatever the demon was saying to him.

"Come again mate?" he asked him.

"I said what are you people doing in Ireland? I would have thought you would go somewhere more demon angry; keeping the hunting alive that sort of thing."

"We needed to go somewhere safe" Angel told him. Lorne nodded his head showing that he understood.

"So you went to the arms of your ex-lover and most tru-"

"Lorne" Buffy warned him from the glass window. Buffy was staring at them from her reflection. Lorne chuckled slightly.

"Only kidding baby doll you know playing games with the old friends" he told her. But Buffy's eyes did not lighten up.

"How did you guys meet?" Gunn asked as he pointed to Buffy with his pinky and his index at Lorne.

Spike saw Buffy's reflection staring at Lorne sternly. Lorne looked at her reflection quickly before turning to Gunn with an answer.

"She was looking for work, having to be new in town and all. Lucky for her my once small pub was filled with some not so pleasant demons. Once I found out who she was I told her, 'Hun, you can run this pub with me with all your little mini slayers!' I tell you, business had never been better with all the human running around and half breeds too. I've struck gold with this smart and gorgeous woman. I can see why Angel and Spike always fight over her."

Xander let out a snort. Spike looked over at him. Xander noticed Spike turned to him and walked over to Ally. He probably thinks the mini Faith could protect him. Spike smiled. Ally seemed to notice Spike was looking at them and pointed to Lorne. He was trying to get Spike's attention again. Damn women. Or was it just damned Summers women? When Lorne spoke again Spike was pulled out of his thoughts.

"So you guys will be staying at the castle with us huh?"

"Seems so" Spike said.

"Looks like the family all back together again. Wolves, Shape shifters, vampires, slayers, witches and etc. Sounds like fun!" Lorne said in excitement.

Hours later the gang had finally moved down to the dance floor. Angel and the others had gone ahead of him as Spike followed Ally and Conner. Unfortunately Ally had disappeared into the crowd, and where Ally goes Connor follows. Which meant Spike was on his own. It wasn't for too long like though.

"Oh-em-Geee!" a young but very loud voice said.

Spike turned around to the echoing sound which over powered the music. But as soon as he did he was wondering if he needed glasses. There she was, lying down on her side; behind all the people that were dancing next to her looking like miniature dolls was a giant Dawn.

"Little bit, you've grown . . ." he said wondering why he had not seen her before when he had come down the stairs. The girl was the size of half of the building.

"Yes . . ." she said. ". . . all the side effect from some evil spell. Who would of thought when you sleep with your boyfriend you'll blow up like 20 times your size! Actually . . . I remember dad used to tell me that whenever I asked about boys . . . but he also said I would grow an extra pair of two limbs and I haven't . . . as of yet . . ."

"How?" spike asked. His mind was still wrapped up the fact the girl was the size of a building and can still fit into a small night club with three floors. How did she get in . . . he would never know. Spike caught a familiar scent. He looked down to his left seeing Buffy walking up. Spike pointed towards Buffy but she only shook her head in response.

"Don't ask you'll get a headache . . ." Buffy told him. She looked around them before looking at spike.

"Where's Ally?"

Spike looked at her. He suddenly remembered that Ally had mention that she was being watched. In a small sympatric way he felt sorry for the girl. "Bathroom." he quickly lied to her.

Buffy didn't fall for it. "She left you didn't she?"

But before he could answer something from a few feet behind them had crashed and broke into millions of pieces of glass.

Spike saw Buffy shut her eyes slowly as she silently cursed something. Dawn was looking towards where the sound had come from and was grimacing. He didn't want to ask whether or not they knew what the sound was. Spike turned around looking as a small crowd started to huddle in a form of a circle. Then he saw her. Ally red faced, her dark hair flying as she swayed around dancing on the bar counter. Conner was watching her intensely. Spike figured he was watching her steps in case she trips.

"Bloody hell . . . is she . . ." Spike asked then looked down at Buffy.

Buffy grunted. Spike could tell the woman was bothered. Buffy decided to move forward to the drunk teenager, and as if Dawn read his mind she pushed him forward with her giant French manicured figure. As they got closer, Spike could smell the strong sent of alcohol over everyone around them. The most of the scent was coming from Ally, who was swaying left to right dancing to the music.

"This is what I call a party!" she yells over the music. Somehow the girl reminds him of a younger Buffy. She was surely dancing like her, the way she was in Italy. But then again that was a robot. Maybe it was just because the girl hung out with them too much. Buffy walked up to the counter.

"Alison Summers get your ass down here!"

Ally stopped dancing the moment she heard Buffy's voice. She slightly turned her head to look at her then looked back at Conner. She put a finger to her lips and directed him to be quiet and making a 'shh' sound as she turned around in a circle. There were a few chuckles and giggles. Then she finally looked at Buffy.

"Ms. Mmama ssslayer, looking finnnee as alwaysss." She slurred

"What?"

"You're a mama slayer! Ms. Protector of all of the baby slayers just like me!" She said and then giggled.

"You're drunk . . ."

"No!" She said angrily then smiled. "Maybe . . ." Her smile widened. "Yes! And it feels so good!" she yelled throwing her arms out in the air. The crowd cheered.

Buffy frowned she looked at the sheepish Conner behind the counter.

"You were supposed to watch her."

"I was! Someone was feeding her drinks and you know how she is!"

"Who was feeding her drinks?" Buffy yelled as she looked around. Her eyes caught a group of tanned teenage boys. They frowned at her and tried to run. But they were stopped by Jacob and Nessie as they blocked them from escaping. Emmett was holding one of boys by the arm while the Bella walked up with a very pale man and two other pale people.

"Sorry Buffy" Bella told her. "We didn't notice it was happening, we thought they were just laughing and joking around."

Buffy sighed. She mumbled under her breath before looking at Spike. She made a small disapproving sound when she noticed he had a smile on his face as he watched Ally make a fool of her own self.

"Help me get her down." she ordered him.

"Oh . . . right" he said moving towards the girl. "She seems to be a happy drunk"

"That's because she hasn't gotten annoyed by anyone yet. Her temper is the worst!"

"I do not!" Ally yelled at her. She bent down towards her and started crawling on the counter as she got closer. "I have a better temple then you do!" she said in a child like mocking way. Then turn to lie on her back.

"Temper . . . "Jacob corrected her.

"That's what I said!" she said then looking towards Conner. "Conner, come over here" she told him wiggling her finger to him. Conner looked at Buffy for approval before he went on. She nodded to him. Conner took a breath before he began to walk towards her. He bent down over her body. His arms were on each of her sides, Spike could see her smile. "Give us a kiss love" she told him in a surprising British accent. Spike wondered how was it possible for the girl to talk that way, when she spoke most times like a New Yorker. He looked at Conner who looked up at the gang around them and smirked at her.

"You're drunk. Come on do you think you had enough for the night?"

"Not enough of you" she told him in a seductive tone. She pulled on his shirt forcing him to get closer. Conner eyes went from hers to Buffy. Spike could hear the boy's heart pound like a humming bird flapping its wings. Honestly he would not understand what she was to him. He would make sure later to find out. Spike moved closer to them but Buffy put a hand back.

"Go ahead Conner give her what she wants"

Conner looked up to Buffy again. He was surprised at her comment. Spike could see the mixed emotions from his face. He couldn't tell whether he wanted to help her or jump on her.

"Buffy" Angel said as he finally made his way through the crowd.

"It's alright just give it to her maybe she'll cooperate afterwards"

"Ya Conner don't you want me?" Ally asked him beneath him. She lifted her leg up and pulled him closer with it as she crossed her leg over his waist. Conner looked down at her and she just wiggled her eyes smiling at him. Conner had no choice. It's not like he didn't wanted it either. He moved his head closer to her, his breath was on her skin before it could reach it. Ally closed her eyes readying herself for the kiss. But it never happened. Instead, Conner lifted her off the counter with his hands and placed her on her feet off the bar counter. He was still having a good hold on her, holding her close to him. Ally had no balance to stand on her own. Ally on the other hand looked at him in question. Conner shook his head.

"Kissing you wouldn't be right" he told her.

Spike would agree. But Ally took it different. She seemed confused before looking around her and pushing Conner off. She stumbled backward catching her stand with the help of the counter. Her eyes seemed more watery then they were before and then in a split second she hit the nearest person to her with her elbow. She turned around and kicked them to the ground. Spike had enough; before anyone had a hand on her he grabbed her arm and whirled her around to face him. He had a strong grasp on her arm that her skin seemed to be punctured.

She growled in protest. This time he knew it was her that was growling. But it didn't sound like a human growl it sounded more like an animal growl. "Stop fighting nibblet"

"Let go of me!"

"Sorry . . . I can't do that!" She growled at him and then with all her force head butts him in the nose.

"Argh! Bloody Hell!" Spike yelled as he held his nose.

"Alison!" Buffy yelled as she went to grab her shoulder but Ally grabbed her hand and flipped her over the counter.

"Sorry Ally's not in at the moment . . . " she said smirking. "leave a message after the beep"

"You bloody little bitch!" Spike yelled at her. Ally turned to look at him glaring. "That's the best you got?"

The crowd had spread out giving them room. Spike couldn't figure out why anyone wasn't helping them. They all just stood there watching like statues. Bloody chickens.

"Some friends you got pet . . ." he said to Buffy as she got up from the bar.

"They can't help her or us . . ." she told him.

"Why the bloody hell not?!" he retorted.

"Enough! Game over!" Ally yelled out. Spike felt a small breeze blow past him. He looked up to Ally who was still on the counter. A gust of wind formed blowing around her hand and then shifted into a ball. Her hand began to glow a bright red color.

"Oy! That's not fair!" he told her pointing to her hand. "Bloody first slayer to have magic and she's the nut case kind!"

"No one said I'll be playing fair . . ." she said told him.

"disberse!" a voice called out. Spike had seen it come and go in two seconds. Ally's hand quickly returned to normal as if it was a balloon being popped by a sharp needle. Her green eyes had rolled to the back of her head and she had lost her balance on the counter and fell into Connor's awaiting arms.

"oh sure! Now you help!" he retorted

Connor glared at him. "I couldn't even if I wanted to." he said as he lifted Ally fully off to get a better hold. "And trust me . . . I really wanted to. Ally's temper gets the worst out of her" Connor turned to Buffy who stood in the corner of the bar. "What does he mean he couldn't?"

Buffy sighed. Before she could answer a familiar voice answered.

"He means that if he had help . . . he would have fell under the spell that we have over the bar"

Spike took notice of the new voice that appeared. His eyes shot out and smirked when he saw a familiar face.

"Ah isn't Gelinda!"

"How's it going Spike!" she asked him smiling at him. "I see you're no longer a pile of old dust; having fun being your old cigarettes loving bad boy wanna be self?"

"wanna be?"

"You know you're a big old soft teddy bear" Spike jaw dropped. He could hear the snickers around him which made him growl . . . loudly.

"oy! I'll have none of that red!" he told her pointing to her. "I'll rip your tongue out!"

"No he won't" Buffy chirped in. Spike turned to her. "You be quiet! Wait what you meant if they had bloody help we would of -"

"Like I said . . ." Buffy told him. "You'll just get a head ache." she turned to Connor. "Take her upstairs, you know what to do. I'll be there soon. "

"You know it would be just easier if you just-" Connor had stop talking hearing a moan escape from the unconscious Ally. Spike saw how stern Buffy's eye turned and quickly shifted.

"Go Connor, she can't be in this environment. You guys go with him" Nessy, who was basically the tiniest girl Spike has ever seen, had moved swiftly by Connor's side. She had nodded when Buffy had ordered for her and her rather large boyfriend, Jacob to go with peaches jr. What in the world was going on?! He had better start to get answers or else. He watched as the three of them left along with the unconscious Ally in peaches jr's arm. Buffy turned around.

"Alright we're closing early tonight! Everybody out!" Buffy yelled out. A few aw's could be heard but Buffy just shhed them all. "Leave tonight -come back tomorrow! Or would you rather be turned into a rat by Willow?"

The place burst into panic and quickly everyone started to run to the door. All but the gigantic Dawn, Angel, Gunn, Illyria, and Xander had remained.

"Where's Andrew?" Willow asked noticing a missing crew member.

"He ran out with the others." Xander told her. He went to hug his old friend. "Guess he took Buffy's threat open to everyone . . . including him."

Buffy shook her head. "Oh he wishes! I have something worst planned for him".

"Can someone please tell me what had just happen?" Spike yelled out. The room fell silent after his outburst. "Why the bloody hell did people just watch your bitch of a slayer run wild?!"

"Because of the spell" Willow told him. "The spell is if anyone fights they would have to sing to everyone."

"Okay so why didn't Ally fell under it?" Gunn asked. Everyone looked at each other. Buffy was the first to speak.

"It's a loop whole. Few of us . . . have this spell blocker thingy. As long as we have it, we won't fall under the spell."

"Spell blocker thingy? Why do you have a loop whole?"

"Just in case we really do need to fight. You know new visitors . . . other demons. Kind of like a backup security thing." Willow explained.

"And Ally's one of your back up security?" Spike asked.

"She's one of my best . . . " Buffy said. Then she cocked her head as if something hit her. "Besides the small anger issue"

"Small?!" Spike exclaimed. "She was going to blast me away!"

"We didn't say she perfect . . . but she is really good." Spike shook his head at her. Back in the day they wouldn't have been this laid back.

"You all have gone nuts." Spike told them. It was when he noticed one of the pale ones, what did Ally say . . . the Cullens come up. He seemed to stand tall and broad with blonde hair. Oh great . . . Angel as a blonde . . .

"It's been a long night. We should all go rest."

"Carlisle is right. I'll clean up the place. You guys go ahead and I'll meet you there." Willow said.

The group turned to one of the exits while Dawn crawled her way out the other way. Spike wondered if there might have been a hidden door for her somewhere. When he turned to leave, Emmett stood there in front of him with the other Cullens. Two other males plus the one called Carlisle. What were their names again? Before he could remember, his mouth went on.

"Oye you! You wouldn't know what had just happen?" spike asked Emmett who was just smirking at him. The smirk on his face made him just want to wipe it off.

"Don't get your boxers tied up. It's just a usual weekend at our pub. The mut- Jacob's boys tend to forget that they should not mess with Ally like that."

"So will there be punishment? Unless the slayer gone soft" Spike asked.

"There will be scolding . . . lots of it . . ." Spike looked at the blonde vampire who spoke. "I'm Jasper, You must be William-"

"I prefer Spike" Spike cut in which made Jasper smirked.

"Of course . . . Dawn has told us so much about you" Spike cocked his eyebrow. "Back when she was petite that is"

"How do you lot know the Scoobies?" Spike watched them looked at each other before the other male spoke up. "We're old friends…I am Edward."The male spoke. Then he cocked his head at Spike in which looked like he was trying to find the right words. He spoke again. "It's been a very long night maybe we should let Willow tell you"

"Edward is right" Willow stated as she had come up behind them with a box of bottles in them. "Emmett sweetie be a dear and pack up the liquor, maybe I should take it from here. I'll give Spike the black and white review of our wonderful meeting." They all nodded disappearing into the darkness of the club. Willow was left with Spike. "So… where to start?" she smiled at him shrugging her shoulders.