Part 5

"We have so got to find out what is causing this." Xander mumbled as he followed Cordelia into Oz's van. He could deal with Buffy and Oz and for Willow he could deal with Spike. What was it about Buffy and Willow that drew them to vampires? Xander shuddered at the thought and glanced over to Cordelia. Yeah okay he may have had female demon problems in the past with the whole praying mantis bug teacher and Ampata so he couldn't really throw stones BUT at least they weren't the living dead!

"Do you think Giles will be able to know what is happening?" Cordelia paused, "OH MY GOD!"

"What?" Xander looked worriedly at Cordy. Had she just decided to discuss the whole secret smoochie thing with Willow?

Cordelia had an eww face, "What if Giles has been infected, too? I so don't want to see who he's paired with. What if we're interrupting something?"

"Well at least he's not paired with my mom this time. Though now that I think about it they weren't that bad together considering who she's with now."

"What? Giles isn't so bad. I think he's kinda handsome." Willow looked as everyone stared at her open mouthed. Spike narrowed his eyes at her.

"You think the Watcher's cute?" Spike asked dangerously. He wondered who he could get to kill the Watcher so his Red didn't suspect him doing it.

Willow smiled and nodded. "Yeah I just love a British accent. It's very sexy. Though not as sexy as yours of course."

"That right?" Spike asked as he pulled Willow into his lap. "You think I have a sexy accent?" Spike leaned in and nipped at her bottom lip.

"Ack, visual! I'm gonna be blind." Xander closed his eyes and desperately thought of something else. ANYTHING else rather than Willow and Spike. Geez, at least with Buffy and Angel they weren't attached at the lips. Well if they were they didn't share it with the rest of the world.

Cordelia just rolled her eyes, "Get a room."

Without breaking off the kiss Spike flipped off Xander and Cordelia then pulled Willow closer.

Cordelia turned back to the others. "What if Giles is infected do you think he'll still help us research? I mean will he believe us that something is going on?"

"Oh he'll believe us. How can he not? All we have to do is show him my mom and Snyder and that should convince ANYONE that the adults are acting strange."

Oz pulled up to Giles apartment building. He turned over to Buffy, reached for her hand and gave it a soft squeeze. "You okay?"

Buffy squeezed back and softly smiled, "I'm dealing."

Oz nodded and then looked worried. "What about Angel? When are you going to tell him?"

Oz was not looking forward to that conversation. He knew that the vampire still loved Buffy even if they were trying to be 'just friends'. He didn't see Angel letting go of Buffy to let her move on. Not while he was still in Sunnydale. Oz knew that if he didn't have Buffy he wasn't sure he could stand seeing Willow so happy with Spike knowing that she hadn't been happy with him.

Buffy leaned over and kissed Oz. "After we tell Giles I'll go see Angel."

Oz had a half smile, "WE'LL go see Angel."

Buffy smiled brightly, "Hey maybe he's moved on, too. I mean look at Willow. You both moved on and were okay with it."

Cordelia cleared her throat for the second time this time louder.

Willow dragged her lips from Spike's throat and dazedly looked over at Cordy. "What?"

"Try to drag yourself away from Spike. We're here."

"Oh, okay." Willow went back to kissing Spike who was caressing Willow.

"Do you mind?! We're right here." Xander yelled as he saw Spike's hand caress Willow's breast.

Spike and Willow reluctantly pulled back. Willow was breathing heavily and trying to calm her racing heart. Spike leaned his forehead against Willow's and looked into her eyes. "We're not finished, pet."

Xander and Cordelia scrambled out of the van as they saw Spike's eyes turn amber as he glared at them. Oh yeah, they could wait for them outside. Or you know, go in without them.

"Wasn't Giles supposed to go to that Watcher retreat thing this weekend? He's here right?" Xander asked Buffy as they walked toward Giles' door.

"Yeah but he decided at the last minute to not go. I was supposed to meet him here after patrol anyway."

"Does he know about Willow and Spike?"

"What about me and Spike?"

"That he kidnapped you and we were looking for you" Buffy answered for Xander.

Spike rolled his eyes, "Must you lot keep harpin' on that?"

"Umm, let me think." Buffy pretended to think about it. "I'll have to go with yes."

Spike whispered in Willow's ear, "Come on, luv. One punch. It's not like she'd be in pain long. Slayer strength and all that."

"Oh you THINK you could touch me?" Buffy narrowed her eyes at Spike.

Spike smirked, "I don't think, Slayer. I know I could land my punch. You always duck to the left."

"I do NOT!"

"Actually you do, Buffy." Giles said as he opened the door. He'd heard their yelling from inside.

"GILES!" Buffy turned to her Watcher. "You have to help. There is something really weird going on."

"Odder than Spike being here in Sunnydale, you not dusting him and Willow attached to his hip?"

"Oh so much weirder than that! I saw my MOM WITH SNYDER!!!!" Buffy narrowed her eyes at Giles, "You don't happen to know of any candy sales goin' on here do you, Giles?"

Giles opened the door wider so they could enter his apartment. Spike stood just outside the doorway with his arm around Willow, "You gonna invite me in, Watcher?"

"Is there a reason why I should?"

Spike tightened his hold on Willow and glared at Giles, "I can think of one." He looked back down at Willow and then at Giles.

"Are you threatening Willow?" Giles growled as he grabbed a crossbow and pointed it at Spike.

"Giles!" Willow exclaimed as she pushed Spike behind her. "He just meant that because he's with me you should invite him in."

"And why should I invite you in, Willow?"

She rolled her eyes and walked in the apartment, "Cause you don't have to. Living breathing me. How come everyone thinks Spike turned me?" Willow whined. "Do you not think that I could fall for Spike if I wasn't turned?"

She turned her back on Giles and looked at Spike, "Come in, Spike."

Willow turned to glare at Giles, "I trust that he would never harm you. He wouldn't hurt those I care about."

"Well, not badly hurt anyway." Spike mumbled as he came up to stand next to Willow.

Giles reluctantly lowered the crossbow and turned back to Buffy, "You say something worse than Spike and Willow is happening in Sunnydale?"

"HEY!" Spike and Willow protested.

"Yeah. There are way too many couples roaming around Sunnydale. I think someone's put a spell on the adults again."

Giles glanced in the hallway mirror and then back at Buffy, "Why do you think just the adults?"

"Well, obviously we haven't been affected."

Giles glanced at Oz's hand holding Buffy's and then over to Spike and Willow. He wasn't too sure about that.

"Well, of course you'd come here for my superior intelligence to help fix this problem."

The Scoobies and Spike all looked at each other with puzzled expressions and then back at Giles who was busy fixing his hair in the mirror.

Giles turned back around when he noticed them watching him. "Oh sorry. I had a hair out of place. Well, whatever is affecting the rest of Sunnydale obviously isn't affecting me. My skills in the dark arts and my intelligence obviously prevented whatever is happening to happen to me."

The others looked at Giles and then at each other, "Riiiiiight."

Unfortunately for Giles, he had been glancing in the mirror when the blue mist invaded his apartment earlier in the evening.