Disclaimers: All the characters in this story belong to Joss Whedon.

Chapter eleven: I love you, but you don't love me

The library. The globe up on the stack level was spinning. Giles stopped it while he lectured and made his way down to where Buffy, Willow, Xander and Spike were at the study table.

"This world is older than any of you know. Contrary to popular mythology,

it did not begin as a paradise. For untold eons demons walked the Earth. They made it their home, their... their Hell.

But in time they lost their purchase on this reality. The way was made for mortal animals, for, for man. All that remains of the old ones are vestiges, certain magicks, certain creatures," Giles explained and was faced with silence.

"And Vampires," Buffy pointed out.

Willow looked like she had seen a ghost and Xander looked like a rabbit in headlights.

"Okay, this is where I have a problem. See, because we're talking about vampires. We're having a talk with vampires in it," Xander said as he struggled to come to terms with it all.

"Isn't that what we saw last night?" the red-head asked

"No. No, th-those weren't vampires, those were just guys in thundering need of a facial Or maybe they had rabies, well that's what I said first time pops took me out,"Spike furrowed his brow. Everyone stared at the bleach blonde and the comment he had made was weird. Why was he there anyway? Xander rolled his eyes at him.

"And maybe they swim with dolphins?" the darked hair boy said sarcastically.

Spike scoffed. The slayer giggled but Giles threw her a warning glance. That shut her up.

"I-I need to sit down," Willow looked ill.

"You are sitting down,"

"Oh...good for me,"

Xander pursed his lips and started waving his hand about, theatrically.

"So vampires are demons?"

Giles nodded and as he began to speak both Buffy and Spike groaned.

"Here we go again," Buffy muttered to Spike and he grinned.

"The books tell the last demon to leave this reality fed off a human, mixed their blood. He was a human form possessed, infected by the demon's soul. He bit another, and another, and so they walk the Earth, feeding... Killing some, mixing their blood with others to make more of their kind. Waiting for the animals to die out, and the old ones to return,"

Silence once more.

"So when do we go out and kill these evil blood suckers?" Xander questioned

"There is no we it's me, I'm the slayer and its my job to kill them, not yours,"

Xander looked very annoyed and was pointing at Spike.

"What about captain peroxide? How come he gets to go and we don't?" he whined.

"Because I do, it's in my blood, whelp,"

The two boys were facing each other and they both looked ready to pounce. Buffy, glasses and all stepped in between them and pushed them both back down. Both of them scowling and rubbing their shoulders.

"Civilians cannot go on patrols or fight the forces of darkness, " the watcher stated

"But we could be like the slayerettes, I-I could help out with research, hacker action,"

It was the lunch hour and Spike hadn't seen Drusilla all day. He was worried, what with her having a bad head the other day. He decided to go wondering down the many corridors of the school, until he came across the music section. There was a crashing sound of things falling, which caused his head to turn towards it. When he got the the room the sound was coming from he couldn't believe the sight that was before his eyes. His girlfriend and his best friend were making out on a table. His nostrils flared, jaw clenched and his fist was ready to punch that idiots lights out. Spike pushed the door open and went straight at them, pulling Angel off Drusilla. He had Angel by the collar of his shirt and she just sat and watched them.

"How long?"

"Well uh-"

Spike slammed him up against the wall and screamed in his face.

"HOW LONG?!?"

"Summer...all summer," Angel gulped.

Spike glared at him and then at Drusilla. His blue orbs swimming with so much hurt and upset that he was finding it hard not to break down. He let go of him and ordered him out of the room. Drusilla went to follow and he stopped her. How could she do this to him? He loved her and he thought that she felt the same but it was obvious that she didn't.

"What's is so bloody wrong with me that you have to go get your itch scratched by Peaches, huh? I thought you loved me Dru...I've given you everything I have, my heart, body and soul and you go and do this to me!" he half yelled and half said with such anger and venom. Dru went to stroke his cheek but he pulled away from her.

"But you're wrong!..It'd not me who doesn't love you...because I love you but you don't love me," she stated

Confusion. That was what he was feeling. He loved her more than anything and here she is saying that he doesn't.

"How DARE you say that I don't love you..."

"But you don't, my sweet William, you're in love with sunshine,"

She gave him a wary look and then walked away, not noticing the tears that were falling from his eyes. Giles was frantic. Spike hadn't met him after school like they had arranged and it was now 5pm. Buffy had walked through the door to see him wearing a hole in the floor. She looked at him, worry clearly all over his face.

"Giles," she said softly

He spun around to see her looking at him confused.

"Oh..Buffy I- uh..."

"Spit it out Giles..."

"It's Spike, he hasn't turned up,"

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