A/N Hallo I'm back from Greece now so hopefully I'll be able to get the stuff I've written on paper up quickly. (This I worn may be difficult I cant even read my own handwriting some times.) Any way hope you like this one it's a little shorter than I had intended but I though I should put it up so as you know I haven't forgotten it.

Have fun!

Willow sat in the basement with Dru watching as the two girls they had captured earlier in the week danced for their amusement. Dru controlled one with her magic and Willow tried to do the same, Dru had only just started to teach Willow how to use the magic's but all ready she was able to control the girl and keep up with the dances of Drus. The two vampires watched as the girls cried silently and uncontrollably which was in sharp contrast to the erotic display that Willow and Dru were forcing their bodies to do. It reminded Willow of a marionette show her mother once took her to when she was young and human, but that wasn't the only connection all the marionettes were painted to look sad but the story had been Cinderella she had never understood that until now. Dru was trying to teach her a rather complex manoeuvre and Willow lost control her girl fell on her back, legs up in the air, there was an audible sob as her skirt fell and revelled that Dru had not decided to put underwear on the girls adding to the humiliation there were all ready in. Willow then remembered why she had gone down to the basement in the first place she stood up and walked towards the girl, her vampire coming to the front as she kneeled between the girl's legs and bit in to the tender flesh.

"Mmmmmmm Diner."

Xander sat in the darkest corner of the pub, it wasn't one of his usual haunts as it was not a demon bar but as his company tonight was not a demon that made sense. Faith swaggered over carrying their next two shots and pints, he smiled up at her and got a quick smirk in return. Faith went to put the drinks down but had to clear a space first as the table was littered with pint glasses and shot glasses, they'd been drinking for some time but had talked very little mostly just to ask what they were drinking next. Faith placed the shot in front of Xander and taped out the count down with her fingers, on the third beat they both took there shots and put them back down as quickly as possible. In break from what they had been doing up to now Faith looked him strait in the eye and asked.

"So X why would you be offering me this 'opportunity?'" the spite and scepticism not leaving her voice for a second.

"Look Faith were evil that's true but we were once the good guys round these parts and I guess part of that's still with us, any way we realise the importance of your line and how difficult it is to fight what you have to fight and so on, we don't want the end of the world basically and allying with you is a good way to stop that from happening." Half the words he spoke came out to slurred but the point still got across to Faith.

"So what you'll help me fight?"

"As long as your in Sunnydale."

"Right so in return for this help, I have to let you and your pack run round and kill any one it wants like that massacre in the Bronze." Xander could feel his argument collapsing round him, time for the last ditch approach.

"Look Apocalypses suck every one on both sides think so apart from those who are nuts enough to try it all were suggesting is that when someone tries it we work together, in return all we want is free run of the town and here's the real bragging chip we could all kick your ass so really this deal only benefits you."

"Fine Xander if it'll shut you up." She said giving him a quick smile that he retuned.

Kane Sat watching the door as he always did when Faith was out on patrol, she was late but that could have meant anything the problem was he couldn't help but jump to the worst case scenarios in his mind, the images of her lying bleeding in a alleyway on the edge of death waiting for him to come and rescue her. Or worse the depraved tortures that he was more than sure Buffys pack would be capable of putting his young charge through. Eventually he heard her keys in the lock and so her stager in, his first thoughts were that she was hurt until the light in the room finally met her face and he could see the drunkenly smirking face that she had on.

"Were have you been? I was worried about you."

"Chill I was in top level negotiations."

"What?"

"I was having a drink with Xander and he made me an offer, they want a truce and I said yes it works in both our interests."

"You what? How could you?" Kane was enraged his slayer had gone behind his back and allied with the very things that they had been sent hear to eliminate.

"What so you wanted me to get my ass kicked again."

"No I just, look go to bed well discuss this in the morning." Kane stood and walked towards his kitchen where he kept his whisky. From the living room he could hear Faith's hushed voice.

"Shit he wants me dead."

Buffy sat with Spike in their living room discussing Kakistos and what there options were in the battle that they both knew was coming. They had to accept that they were probably being spied on and anything they discovered would more than likely be false information that's why they needed the slayer on there side so they had at least one ace up there sleeves. That was why Xanders mission was so important if they did not succeed in recruiting the slayer then there fight was going to be just that much harder. Willow and Dru came up the stairs blood still smeared on there faces and the happy just fed look in there glowing yellow eyes, Willow walked over to Buffy and kissed her letting her taste the girl she had savaged down stairs before she then curled up next to Buffy resting her head in the other's lap. Dru similarly did with Spike before tacking up a seat in between his legs facing the fire. Spike and Buffy continued to discuses battle planes whilst Dru and Willow fell asleep. Then there was a crash out side which awoke the two sleeping vampires and had Buffy and spike up and out there seats in the blink of an eye, but then they heard a familiar voice.

"Sorry." Xander shouted from the garden outside. He then stumbled through the entranceway and lead on it as he took out a cigarette and lit it once he wa done he spoke again. "God can that girl drink." He then continued in and sat on the sofa, Spike and Buffy sat down as well, Dru and Willow got comfy again and tried to get back to sleep.

"So?" Buffy asked half impatiently and half amused at the state of Xander.

"Ssshe's in." Was all he said as he took another drag on is cig.

"Was she as drunk as you mate?" Spike said laughing. All Xander could manage was a smile and node. Spike and Buffy just laughed at him.