A/N: Sorry that this chapter's so short, but I'm just starting to recover from a writer's block, so if you also notice that the vibe of the fic is a little different, that's why.

Chapter Five

".You can't just stop loving someone by killing them!" Kanika said. After Spike left Ranae had told Kanika about their time together and what Spike had told her that night.

"Well, I think what Spike had felt for Buffy wasn't much more than lust. Also, I think he just felt like he needed someone back then. It was hard for him to cope after Dru left," Ranae explained.

"Well, still.don't you think that it's kinda weird, that after two years he suddenly shows up like this? And how did he find you anyway?"

"He sired me, Kanika; he's always known where I am."

".I still don't like this." Kanika said.

Ranae just shook her head and got up from the couch. She walked up the stairs to her room, thinking about how fast the night had gone. She had gone out with Spike for a few hours; they had walked around town, mostly catching up on what the other had been doing.

When Ranae reached her room she switched on her 3-cd changer and chose cd 1, then pressed "play". The changer was filled with 3 Tool cds, so it didn't really matter to her which one played. She grabbed a thick book off her desk, "The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe", and lay down on her bed to read.