*Just out for a Smoke*

Willow slowly woke up, noticing that she had something in her mouth, she opened her mouth and moved her head back before opening her eyes and seeing black, she moved her head back and bit more and she began to lose her balance. She felt herself begin to fall off the bed and before she knew it she felt someone's arms catch her. She turned her head and was again presented with a wall of black, this time she closed her eyes. She felt the arms lift her slightly and place her back on her bed, she opened her eyes again when she felt herself stop. This time she was able to focus a little better and she saw that the black was actually just Spike's chest. She blushed slightly at the fact she had just been in his arms.

"Oh, Spike thanks."

"That's okay luv."

She turned her head and saw what she had been slobbering on when she had woken up, it was the corner of her bag, she knew from the darker and decidedly wetter patch at the corner.

"I noticed that, interesting bed habit, pet."

"Yeah, where is everyone else?" Willow asked changing the subject.

"There all in the kitchen. Are you coming luv or do you need some time to be with your bag," he asked chuckling as he began to walk away.

"Ha ha," she stood up and straightened her clothes before jogging to catch up with him.

When Spike opened the kitchen door and walked in he noticed two things, one Isabel and Thomas weren't there and two everyone else seemed to have overdosed on happy medicine. They were all sitting at various tables playing board games and everyone was laughing and joking and acting a bit too much like Xander. Spike turned around and mumbled his need for a smoke to Willow before leaving the kitchen.

Spike was leaning against the wall looking out over the field. He melted back in the shadows content to observe, the only acknowledgment that he was even there was the small red light at the end of his cigarette.

He finished his cigarette and was about to return inside when he sensed a vampire close, Spike slipped silently into vampire mode and was about to make his presence known when the presence suddenly disappeared. Spike changed back and remained in the shadows curious to find out what had happened. He waited for a good five minutes before reappearing and deciding that it must have fled after sensing his presence.

He turned to walk back into the kitchen when he heard someone in the carpark, he thought that maybe it was someone that had been attacked so he went to investigate.

He walked out into the carpark and found nothing, he turned to walk back cursing his imagination when he ran smack into Isabel who proceeded to stumble backwards into Thomas which resulted in both of them falling flat on their arses.

Spike lent over to help them up; he was just about to outstretch his hand when he noticed that they seemed to be in a great hurry to get away from one another. Spike found this odd but filed it away for later, he held out his hand and helped Isabel up, Thomas stood up by himself.

"Are you two all right?"

"Sure we are but what are you doing out here?"

"Oh I was just having a smoke, don't want to kill anyone."

"Just yourself."

"Not really a problem there," he mumbled in a hushed tone that they should not have been able to hear.

"Why, do you think you're invincible?"

"No, just don't think I have to worry too much." Confused as to how Isabel could have caught his words.

"Yes well, we better get inside, gotta cook dinner."

"Are you cooking again Isabel."

"Yeah, I like to cook so I do."

"Good for you luv."

Isabel turned and began to walk into the kitchen; Thomas gestured for Spike to follow and didn't move until after Spike was between him and Isabel. Spike filed that away too, bloody hell this file is getting big, he thought with a slight chuckle.