Note: so here is the second chapter. Trust me it will be more upbeat than the last one.

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The Harsh Light of day

{{    }}=Xander

[[     ]]=Spike

Chapter 2

Two weeks. It had been two whole weeks since they had started their new sleeping habits and it had been hell, and a big laugh for anyone who watched them night after night. Oh sure the first night had been a breeze. They slept to the alarm clock just like they said they would, and they had no problem staying awake the first night. It was when the second night of being a wake came that they started having problems. Although it might have been the fact that they were cocky enough to think this would be easy, so they did everything they would normally do and more, thinking they had all the time in the world to get it done. After two weeks, no matter how long they slept they were still always sleepy. So here they were into the second half of their two day no sleep period half dead, and in Spike's case, dead and a half.

"Why can't we just go to sleep? With our normal patterns if we got tired we would sleep whenever we wanted. Why can't we now?" spike whined draped over the couch with his eyes shut.

"Stop whining Spike. These are our normal patterns, and sleeping now until we get used to it would admit defeat. Or are you to much of a baby to…hey open your eyes mister."

"Oh sod it. I'm tired and I am going to sleep, and starting tomorrow I am going back to normal. I don't care what you do, but I suggest you do the same." Spike stood up and headed to the bedroom. Xander had no intention of giving in, but he yawned anyway. Spike caught it and turned around. He walked back over to Xander and pulled him up out of the chair he was in. "okay strike that. I do care, and I am ordering you to do the same." He drug Xander into the bedroom. He put up a small struggle, but nothing worthy of anything. It mostly to convince himself he wasn't giving in. just being an obedient mate. {{Oh who am I fooling? This was a stupid idea.}} He let Spike walk him rather than drag him the rest of the way, and they collapsed onto the bed to fall asleep right away.

Two nights later the 2 woke up, still sleepy, but happy at the prospect of going to sleep whenever they pleased. They weren't up long, just long enough to get something to eat, and pride themselves on their stupid decision-making put to rest. They went back to sleep and didn't wake up for two more days after that. Now being gone 5 days, and dead the rest of the time they were around them. The gang had become a tad worried.

"Maybe they died!" Buffy gasped putting her hand to her mouth in shock.

"Oh don't say such nonsense Buffy." Giles said.

"Yeah. You know cause Spike's already dead and all."

"Willow that doesn't make me feel better." Buffy whined. Putting her head into Riley's shoulder.

"Oh come on Buffy. I'm sure their fine. They're probably asleep. They probably figured out that that stupid plan of Spike's really was stupid and decided to get some sleep." Willow reasoned.

"I thought it was Xander's idea?"

"That's what I thought Riley. And at first it was, but then they started to wilt a bit and it became Spike's fault instead of Xander's idea.

"Hey Willow? What are they doing this for again?"

"Xander supposedly said that they were boring, and that they needed to add something different to their relationship, and he mumbled something about turning into us."

"Add something to their relationship? Like what?  Not energy. That's for sure." Just then the couple walked into the shop all happy, and well rested. They were holding hands, and making jokes.

"Well I see you guys finally gave up." willow said.

"Actually Spike did. He just grabbed me, and took me with him."

"Hey. I didn't say you had to fall asleep, just that you had to lay down with me. 'S not my fault you gave up."

"I did not give up. You taunted a bed in front of me. What was I supposed to do?"

"There's bloody well more than one use for a bed if I recall correctly pet. You didn't have to sleep."

"And what was I going to do. Screw myself?"

"Like you haven't before?"

"This is so totally differ…hey. You guys are still here. You heard all that."

"Yes we are and yes we did, and Xander. I'm glad you decided to sleep opposed to hearing of what else…I'm just going to stop." And Buffy pulled herself into the kitchen till her blush went away.

"So." Willow picked up on where Buffy had left off. "You guys finally put the sleeping idea to caput?"

"Yeah. It was a bust idea anyway. We're all good, but we are still so boring. Well not really, but my days have just become way too routine." Spike just nodded. He was sitting down next to Riley reading a magazine, and Buffy was coming back into the room. He look was low, and a bit shocked.

"Well I just found something that will brighten your day. Total change.

"Really Slayer? What?

"Spike you remember how much you and Angel don't get a long?"

"Well yeah. Not a bloody secret."

"And Xander? You two, just didn't mesh well right?"

"Duh."

"And me. We're just complicated."

"Obviously. Come on Slayer what does that bloody pouf have to do with anything?" there was a loud knock at the door.

"I just saw him coming up the sidewalk. Guess you guys are really gonna get that excitement you were looking for.