Note: okay I have only gotten a few reviews, and the general direction was that they were glad Spike told Angel off. They want Spike, and Xander to have a perfect, happy little life. I warn you now…no chance. The ending might be a bit happier and lighter than now, but so much is going to happen before it gets there. I'm not even sure what the happiness if going to be from, just that it is going to be happy, or people will bitch. Lol.

The Harsh Light of day

{{    }}=Xander

[[     ]]=Spike

Chapter 5

Time goes by fast in Sunnydale. The situation between Angel and Spike had been odd. After the confrontation Angel backed off. Spike was unnerved. This was no Angel he had ever known. Angel immediately backed off. He didn't talk about it, and didn't mention it to anybody. He just met the group the next day to talk about Buffy's shower. He said hello and charmed everyone like usual. He talked to Spike like everything he had said the night before had been a dream, and Spike was going nuts.

Spike even confronted him about it. He asked him how he had the nerve to say the stuff he had, and then act as if it never happened. Angel simply replied,

"Why dwell on bad thoughts." Before he had walked away. And the way he said it was so final. It was left at that, and slowly Spike thought about it less and less. He lost the fright he had the night before of not knowing what was to come. It so difficult. A short time earlier he would have been able to judge his grand-sire's actions before he thought of them himself. Now he didn't know what to expect.

The days flew by after that, and Spike quickly reformatted to the Angel that had showed up a few months earlier. He got comfortable, and soon he never thought about the incident at all. For a short time he watched Angel around Buffy, but it was nothing new. He was her friend again. There was nothing, 'I'm still in love with you', ish about it. The thoughts slipped form his mind one by one.

He hadn't told Xander of it either. He almost had when he came home earlier that night.

Flashback

"Have you seen Angel recently pet?" he asked sitting on the couch holding a jawbreaker in his hand and staring at it blankly.

"Um. Just with you and the gang today. Why?"

"Just wondering. Say earlier. Did he seem to be acting strange? You know."

"Um no. Just normal, old, couldn't hurt a puppy, Angel."

"Oh. What about Buffy. Has he been hanging around her a bit more lately."

"Now that you say that, a bit, but guess that's just because of the wedding. He's getting so wrapped up in it. It's kinda creepy."

"How so luv." Spike was still staring right at the jawbreaker absently. Xander was just sort of standing there in front of him.

"Well come on. I mean. This is his ex. The girl he slept with and lost him his soul, only to have her best friend return it, right before she plunges sword into his gut, sending him to hell for 5 hundred years. Then 5 years later he comes back and makes hunky dory with all of us, and helps with her wedding, like it was his." [[Sounds like I'm not the only one seeing the quirky side of this]].

"Breathe pet." Xander sounded upset, but he had nothing to be upset about. He found things very weird. Angel just popped up, as much of a good guy he had turned out to be, he had still just popped up. Though he wouldn't go so far as to say Angel still had a thing for Buffy. He paid attention to all of them, just like normal friends did, but Buffy more so, but only about the wedding.

"Why all the questions?"

"Just thinking the same thing. Hope Riley boy doesn't get jealous."

"Why do you think Angel is still after Buffy?"

End flash back

Spike had thought about telling Xander then. For about half a millisecond. He thought to let it go on till he got the whole situation. [[No need to scare the poor thing.]] He had simply answered that he noticed the same things Xander had. Then he put down the jawbreaker, and took Xander to bed. Spike smiled. He couldn't actually remember sleeping that night.

6 months later

Angel had been there for almost a year. They all had such great memories. It had been a really good year. All the years together had been good, but with Angel there it felt better like everything had come full circle. First there was Angel-Buffy, then Buffy-Riley, and then Buffy-Spike. Now it was Buffy-Riley, and everyone was there, every era of Buffy's life was there. And they all loved it. The group was complete once again.

But now it was Buffy's wedding day. And they couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. The wedding was in LA and on the beach. They had decided to start right after sundown, it would benefit the vampires, and be 'extra romantic', Buffy had said. Willow was the maid of honor, Tara, dawn, and Giles, as of then girlfriend, Nina, were bride's maids, with little Jamie as the flower 'Princess'. She had specifically asked to be a princess. Graham had showed up just for the occasion to be the best man, and Giles, Xander and Spike were groomsmen. The pairing was obvious, Giles-Nina, Willow-Graham, Xander-Tara, and Spike-Dawn. Little Jamie was on her. The center of attention, after the bride of course.

It was beautiful. It went smoothly, and was sure to be a hit at all upcoming parties. Besides the small contacts it was a full beach. There was Buffy's family, and what they knew of Riley's. Plus a few demons' that were and weren't invited. For this they had security. They knew it would happen. What demon wouldn't become a big bad for killing the Slayer on her wedding day.

Then came the honeymoon. The two would be gone the next day for 2 weeks in beautiful Barbados. The group was at the bronze. Getting drunk, and just having fun. They were joking, and telling stories.

"And then he stole the Barbie doll right out of my." Willow was recounting her version of her brief yet passionate relationship with Xander, when she was 5. They were all laughing.

"I went right up to him, and I grabbed it back, and in the process of ripping it's head off, I hit him over the head with her, and told him we were over. I had seen it on TV lots of times. Then I went home and cried." She sighed heavily for emphasis.

"Oh Willow. I'm sorry I broke your heart." Xander said laughing.

"You didn't. I was crying cause I had just ripped the head off of my favorite doll." And the whole table burst out again into laughter.

"Okay pet I'm going to the bar. You want something?" Xander shook his head no. Spike got up to go to the bar. Angel got up with him.

The two vampires went up and ordered their drinks.

"So Angel. What did you think of the wedding?"

"I thought it was beautiful. Buffy looked so gorgeous. She looked like an…well…and Angel for lack of a better word." Angel had a dreamy look on his face

"So you liked it. She really was knockout wasn't she?"

"Yeah. Only one problem."

"What's that?"

"Wrong groom."

"What do you mean?"

"Well I thought it was obvious Spike. I should have been the one up there with her."

"Oh come Peaches. Don't tell me you're starting that bollish up again." their drinks got there yet they stayed there and kept talking.

"You know if you had done what I asked we wouldn't be here. I would be with Buffy, and we all would be happy."

"You're wrong. You're right about something though we wouldn't be here, but we wouldn't be happy, and you wouldn't have Buffy."

"How so. Elaborate." Angel slouched against the bar nonchalantly as he sipped his drink. Spike turned to him as he started to explain. He was calm. He was acting as though the last this came up it had been a silly prank.

"Well, you wouldn't have Buffy. She would never have slept with me. And she would never have gone running to you if she had. She would have gone to Willow. A situation like that needs a women."

"A gay women?"

"No one who new her better than anyone. Xander would be out of the question. She wouldn't tell him until she got pissed off at me enough to tattle. And Xander and me would be messed up. That is not worth all the pain. The gain is not worth the loss."

"You know now that I think about. Tonight would be perfect."

"Perfect for what Peaches? Throwing darts under the full moon?"

"Seducing Buffy. It's her wedding night, day before her honeymoon. Most likely to distress her the most."

"When are you gonna get it through your bleedin' head Angel. This is not being done. I don't care if it is a debt. It's not worth what you did for me. Okay it is, but his is so exaggerating it. All you did was put a little spell on Xander. This is full out seduction for evil. We shouldn't even be talking about since it is no issue to me."

"Spike. If you don't do this you will regret it."

"Look Angel. I've thought about his only a few times since you first said it 7 months ago. But each time I couldn't think of how this could be bad for me. Now come up with a logical payment that is equal to the price then pay me a visit." Spike downed his drink, and walked back over to the table with Angel not far behind.

"Xander pet. Can we go home? It's starting to feel a bit too evil in here." He looked specifically at Angel who just put a blank look on his face and shrugged his shoulder.

The two said goodbye and gave out hugs.

"Hey Angel. I'll see in a couple days 'k buddy?"

"Yeah."

"Where you two going pet?"

"Oh me and dead boy are going to the arcade. I don't know. He asked me earlier."

"Arcade? Isn't that a little boyish."

"You know me perpetual child."

"Bye guys."

They walked out of the club. Spike wasn't exaggerating. The air in the club did change. It smelled darker. Eviler. Exactly like he said.

Note: well things are getting juicy don't you think. I'm sorry for all of you looking for slash. I'll get there. I just haven't found the perfect time to add it. It'll come.