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While Buffy went to find that Warren guy, Ally decided to visit a certain jealous vampire, knowing things would be complicated after his behaviour the previous night. They had to set things straight, if only for the sake of keeping their friendship.

Luckily, she was allowed to go to cemetery alone again, having started training once more the previous week. She was still not ready to go against Buffy, so Giles was assessing her individual training sessions and he was quite impressed if she said so. Not like she was going to find any vamps in the graveyard during the day.

Which meant Spike was probably sleeping. Should she wake him up or wait? Well, she was going to give him some time, it was the least she could do, he was thrown out of a window by a sexbot not twelve hours before.

The Potential opened the door to the crypt as silently as possible, only giving her enough space to get in and close it again, not wanting Spike to turn into a pile of dust right there. She looked over her shoulder to find him still sleeping on top of the tomb farthest away from the door, covered with a flimsy blanket, peaceful.

So the wannabe slayer took a seat near one of the tiny windows that let the smallest rays of sunshine into the crypt and got a book out from her bag, sitting down and waiting for Captain Peroxide to wake up on his own, hoping their conversation wouldn't go completely wrong.


It was well into the afternoon when her stomach started growling, apparently loud enough for vampire hearing to catch the noise and make Spike hop to the other side of the tomb, alert. She had completely forgotten lunch, immersed in the book as she was.

He didn't see her at first, looking towards the door while she was almost hidden behind a pillar, sitting on a block of stone, legs crossed. She could barely see him from one side of the pillar, one eye peeping at his shaken form. "It's just me, Spike." She made herself known, watching him visibly relax at her voice and his eyes frantically look for her, almost instantly spotting her.

What a second earlier had been a relaxed visage, turned into a scowl the next, dropping the blanket on top of the tomb and pacing towards the other side of the crypt, even further away from her. "What was that noise? It sounded like a hellhound."

"My stomach." She replied sheepishly, closing her book and getting off her seat. "Sorry, I didn't eat lunch today. I've been waiting for you to wake up for some time now." Her arms went around her middle, slowly approaching the sulking vampire.

He turned his head towards her, his back facing her still, and raised one eyebrow. "Your stomach." He repeated, incredulous, making her furiously blush. "How long have you been here?"

No love, no pet, no Ally Cat. He was pissed off at something, and she thought she had an idea what it was.

"I don't know, a few hours, kinda lost track of time while I was reading." She shrugged and stepped closer to him. "What's going on, Spike? I saw you at the party."

"Everyone saw me at the party. I was thrown outta a freaking window!" He fully turned to face her, throwing his arms in the air.

"No, I mean before that, when you were shooting daggers at James. What was..."

His jaw clenched and he started ranting again, just like Ally had feared. "Oh, so it's James now..."

"Shut it, Spike." She cut him, not ready to put up with his attitude. "We were talking, just talking, and you can't expect me to not communicate with any other man in this planet just because you think you're in love with me."

"I don't think I'm in love with you, I know I am. I'm bloody drowning in you!" He burst again, advancing on her until she had to step back.

"That's not what I meant. I'm just saying you can't start glaring at every single man that approaches me, Spike. For one, it's not healthy, and it really makes me want to punch you." She took a deep breath and rotated in place, back facing the vampire. "You can't do that, we're friends! You know I can't give you, or anyone else, more than that right now. So stop with the jealous act, cause it only makes me be cross with you." She glared at him from over her shoulder, seeing his gaze set on the wall, hands clenched into fists.

"It's not easy, you know. I feel like the moment when you can move on will come and it won't be me who will be there, but someone like James." He hissed the last word, so filled with venom that Ally cringed.

"Get over it. I won't have you controlling every single person I meet. I don't do well with being restrained." She spat, striding to the door and looking once at him, her hand on the knob. "Seriously, Spike, get over it."