~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Angel opened the car door for Buffy once they arrived and walked her up to her front door. As she turned to say good night to him, he leaned in and kissed her softly at first on the lips. What started gentle however, turned more passionate as he was now placing his hands on her hips and pulling her closer. She placed one hand on his cheek and the other in his hair as she melted into his kiss. It was unexpected but she had been hoping to be kissed all night.

Spike was livid. Angel had swooped in on the girl HE was trying to get in good with. Not that it really surprised him that Angel would be so forward, it still irked him. Now how was he going to get Buffy to notice him? He would have to be crafty in his pursuits.

Buffy was in heaven. She never knew she could be kissed like this. It was so gentle and yet passionate that she could feel his want for her. It was unlike anything she had ever felt with Riley. Angel made Riley look like an amateur. Realizing that her kid sister was inside however, she forced herself to pull away from him and go inside quickly.

Angel was kind of disappointed that she run off like that but he remembered her saying something about a sister so he let it go… for now. He would continue what he started at a later date though. He was after all pretty good at this whole seduction thing and he knew it was only a matter of time before he had her. He did like her but the look on Spike's face when he told him would make it that much sweeter. For now, he would pick someone up from The Bronze and in the morning he could form a "how to get Buffy" strategy. Yes, this would be sweet.

Watching her walk inside, Angel turned back to his car when he noticed the bleached blonde wonder. Smirking to himself he strode over to him. "Hey Spike, you catch the show?" he gloated. He wasn't prepared when the fist met his face. "OW WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" he yelled.

"For being a right prat, that's what" Spike calmly said. "And if you hurt her after everything she just went through, I'm going to do more than just bruise your precious nancyboy nose, Peaches" With that Spike walked off, needed to cool his jets before he did something he probably would not regret. Angel had the ability to really get under his skin sometimes and tonight was no exception. Why had Buffy let him kiss her when she could so obviously have someone who was better suited for her? Peaches had never even opened a book before let alone be able to talk about them with her. Bloody git is what he is.

"So Buffy, who's tall dark and handsome out there?" Dawn teased.

Buffy jumped a little, she was so focused on her thoughts she hadn't even seen Dawn walk into the living room. "I-he's just a friend. His name is Angel" she swooned as she spoke his name. When she left this morning she never thought the day would turn out the way it did.

"Angel, huh? What about Riley? When you left this morning you were all ready to go have smoochies with him. Will he not be making appearance here?" she asked hopefully. She never really liked Riley and she always felt something was a bit… off with him when he was around her sister. There was no love lost there and she doubted she would even think about him after today.

"Riley…um. Well Riley and I won't be seeing each other anymore. Things just work out like that sometimes. And on a totally unrelated note, Faith won't be showing her face around here either" she said calmly, hoping Dawn wouldn't notice the look of disgust when she spoke Faith's name.

Too bad it was so plainly written on her face that Dawn couldn't help but notice. "Faith and Riley? Oh Buffy, I'm so sorry" she ran over to console her in a huge. She should have known there was something going on.

"It's actually okay Dawnie, he tried to get back in good with me at The Bronze tonight but I made some new friends today and they kept him away" she smirked at the memory of Angel and Spike tossing him out on his head. They were certainly a godsend to have been there for her. She would have to make sure to let them know just that tomorrow. Tomorrow… she was suddenly giddy at the thought of seeing everyone again. It had been awhile since she had any real friends, she just had to make a conscious effort not to screw it up. And if there was a handsome brunette in her future, then all the better.