--Manda--

"Come here you big chicken" Manda said as she chased the deamon. "What Im not good enought for you but Dawn was" she screamed

"Manda!" Julie called out.

She stopped and looked at Julie,"What are you doing out here?"

"I was just visiting Spike.."She sighed,"Need some help?"

"i dont think so this is my fight, but if ya wanna i can't stop you, got a weapon?" Manda said a little out of breath

Julie reached behind her,"All I got is a stake."

"good enough, come on its getting away" Manda said as they both started to run, Manda shot out ahead of Julie who followed closely behind.

Manda picked up the tranquelizer gun and shot at the deamon. The dart hit it and the thing fell to the ground. They both ran up to the deamon.

"Eww.. what the hell is that thing?" Julie scrunched her nose, frowning in disgust at the deamon.

Manda started kicking the no comatosed deamon uncontrolably. "That was for my sister" she said as she continued to kick and throw the deamon.

"Manda calm down." Julie said,"What are we going to do with this thing?"

"We're going to kill it." Manda stared at it.

"How?"

"Easy." Manda pulled out a sword and jammed it in the deamon a few times with rage, then decapitated the deamon, causing it to turn to dust.

Julie winced a little as the cold air hit the scrape that was now somewhat bleeding, and showing. Manda looked up and saw it.

"oh my Julie what happened?" Manda asked as she took out a napkin and placed it on Julies neck

"I.. it's nothing." Julie said realizing what she was saying that to.

"You're bleeding, it's something. Spike didnt do this to you did he?" Manda said looking at her.

"No! Well um.. kinda.. yes.. he did.."She sighed,"To show me that he can hurt me... and that I should stop loving him like I do.." She sniffled a bit from the pain.

"not easy is it? not loving him" she said sorta confessing something

"What do you mean?" Julie said looking at Manda.

"Well.." Manda started,"There was a time where I loved Spike. Like you do. I had to get over him, and it isnt the easiest thing to do.."

"Yeah.. it isnt easy.."Julie started to cry a little.

"yeah, at least your woman enought to admit your feelings, all i do is push em away. Come on we should get you back to Xander, hes a little worried about you." Manda said as they started walking back to her house
***
Julie sat on the window cill of her new room looking out at the stars with a bandage over the scrape. She sniffled. All she could think about was Spike. The door opened and Xander walked in.

"Hey you." Xander said.

She looked over at him,"Hey Xander."

"i brought you some tea" he said "rough night an all" he continued

"Thanks.."She said taking the cup he handed her.

He pushed some of her hair out of her face,"Just get him off your mind. I know it's hard but you gotta try. I had to do it with Anya. There's plenty normal, great guys for you. You're only young once. Don't be like me and waste your youth fighting deamons or falling for a vengance deamon. Have fun with life."

"Thanks Xander." She set the cup down and hugged him sniffling.

"Get some sleep. You need it." Xander said kissing her forehead, then exiting the room.

She sighed and looked out the window one more time, then sighed again. After, she slid into her bed. She closed her eyes and a tear hit the pillow.