Buffy stepped out of the bathroom in a knee length denim skirt, a light blue tank top, and a pair of dark blue flip-flops. She left her hair down to air dry. She stepped into the kitchen, "Mmm, what smells so good?"

Spike looked up from the sports section, "Pancakes." He gestured to the chair in front of him.

She at down and started to eat, "You said we need to talk."

He nodded, "Yeah. We do."

"About?"

"Us."

"What about us?"

"Well, when Willow mentioned Kennedy, I realized that they won't let us be together."

Buffy stood, put her empty plate in the sink, pulled Spike's chair out a little, and sat on his lap, "I don't care. I want to be with you. And I'm not going to let some tight assed princess stop me." Spike smiled. "Besides," Buffy went on, "I need someone to protect me from the vampires…and Riley."

Spike laughed, "I think Riley's worse."

"Yeah, you're right."

Spike took off one of his rings, "I want you to wear this."

"What is it?"

"My class ring." The ring was silver and had a light green gem imbedded in the middle. Around the gem were the words 'SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL'. One side had 'WILLIAM' written on it and a music note below that. The other side had a '98' and below that was a karate robe. "The gem is my birthstone, the music note is for choir, the robe is for martial arts, and I graduate in ninety-eight."

"Wow. It's pretty." Buffy slipped it on her ring finger on her right hand. Surprisingly, it fit. Of course, Spike had been wearing it on his pinky.

He leaned his head on her shoulder, "We should probably be going."

"Yeah."

Buffy and Spike entered the school holding hands. Luckily, Spike had driven his Desoto instead of his cycle, so there were no embarrassing skirt acts. As soon as they got to Spike's locker, he put his arms around her waist and leaned down and kissed her, "Are you sure about this? You'll be disowned from the popular class." His only response was an eye roll and her linking her arms around his neck to pull him down in a kiss.

As they kissed, the Cordettes and Willow came walking down the hall. "Who's sucking face with Spike?" Angel asked.

They got closer and froze. "Oh." Harmony started.

"My." Cordy said.

"God." Doyle went.

Darla was next, "Is."

Then Kennedy, "That."

"Buffy?" Riley finished. He looked hurt.

Cordy walked up to the kissers and attempted to pull them apart. Reluctantly, Buffy and Spike separated and looked at Cordy. She glared, "What the hell?"

Buffy raised an eyebrow, "What?" She secretly linked her hand with Spike's.

"What are you doing with him?"

"I think she was kissing me." Spike smirked.

"You do realize this is Spike, right?" Harmony asked.

"Well duh." Buffy said.

Xander, Tara, and Anya came up and stood behind Spike and Buffy. "It's not a crime to kiss someone." Spike explained.

"What did Riley tell you? About how we don't mix?" Angel stepped in, completely ignoring Spike.

"I-if B-buffy wants to be with S-spike, I think you should l-let her." Tara stated.

"Yeah. Tara's right." Anya agreed.

"Did we ask for your opinion? No, I don't think so." Harmony spat.

"Hey! Leave them outta this!" Spike growled.

Cordy turned her attention back to Buffy, "It's your choice Buffy, him or us."

Buffy turned to Spike with sad eyes. Spike's eyes widened. He though she wanted to be with him. He was about to protest when she brought her mouth to his in a rough kiss. She paused for a moment with an unexplainable look on her face. Riley took this as a good sign and attempted to grab her and kiss her. But Buffy had other plans. As Riley tried to slip his arms around her, Buffy pushed him away. He wouldn't give up. So, Buffy grabbed him by the neck and shoved him against the locker. "You do not touch me. You understand?"

Riley nodded, a look of pure fear in his face, "Yes mam!"

Buffy let him go, "Good." She turned to the others, all of them had their mouths open and their eyes wide. "I've made my choice."

"What is it?" Darla asked.

Buffy smiled and ran to Spike, "I choose him."

If you guys are wondering why I'm updating this so fast, it's because I wrote this during my freshmen year, 3 years ago. I just found it yesterday while cleaning my room. So, I thought I'd post it. It's 43 pages and I'm only on 27.