Part 9

Everyone's voice shouted at once and Willow burrowed herself into Spike's chest.

"Hey now! Quite yellin' at my Red." Spike growled at the others.

Giles turned to Aphrodite, "Can Cupid fix this?"

"Not a problem, cutie." Aphrodite turned to the empty space next to her, "Come on, Cupid I know you're listening."

The space next to Aphrodite shimmered and a handsome blonde man with wings appeared next to her.

"HOLY CRAP!" Buffy, Harmony and Cordelia exclaimed.

Cupid just smiled at the girls before turning to Aphrodite, "I guess the fun's over, huh?"

"Sorry, love. Start with them and then we'll finish up."

"What?!? We're not under any spell, it's the adults." Buffy yelled. "Start with my mom and Snyder. Make sure there is NO LOVE there."

Cupid grinned, "The spell can only be reversed if you haven't seen your heart's desire. If this Snyder person is her heart's desire there isn't anything I can do to stop it. It won't be as intense as it is now but the feelings will be strong."

"Trust me, Snyder is not my mom's heart's desire."

Cupid touched Giles' forehead as he walked by. As he did a blue vapor rose out of his eyes and disappeared.

Giles rubbed his eyes as a slight headache began to form behind his eyes. God, what an ass he'd been. Unfortunately with the spell over he still remembered what he did and said. It was the Band Candy incident all over again. At least this time there hadn't been any partners in his embarrassment.

He glanced over at the others and thought the only ones that wouldn't be affected by this were Xander and Cordelia. Giles slowly made his way closer to Willow. He didn't even want to think what Spike might do to her when the spell wore off.

Cupid touched Cordelia and Xander's heads and nothing happened. He touched them again but still nothing happened.

"Hey, quit pokin' at me. Buffy said it was only the adults." Xander glared at Cupid.

Cupid could see the mist rise from the two but they seemed to not be affected by his touch. Cupid just smiled and made his way over to Angel who was kissing Harmony.

With a grin he waited until Angel pulled Harmony closer before touching both of them. The blue mist rose and Angel stopped mid-kiss. His eyes blinked as if he was just awakening from a dream. He lowered his eyes to see a blonde slowly backing away and wiping her lips.

"Um, yeah. You know tonight was um, an experience. Gosh look at the time. Mom must be really worried about me. Gotta go. Later, Cord."

Buffy watched Harmony beat a hasty retreat and grinned up at Oz. Yeah, okay Angel was spellbound which totally explained Harmony but Buffy kind of felt bad that she had Oz and Angel had no one now.

Before Cupid could touch the next couple the library doors opened and Snyder entered.

Buffy grabbed Cupid's arm and dragged him over to Snyder and her mom, "They're next."

"Buffy what's going on? Who is this person? Are those wings?" Joyce asked as Buffy led a man with wings toward her. "First vampires, then Mayors making deals with demons and now Angels? What's next?"

Giles blinked, "W-what did you just say, Joyce?"

"I said first I learn about vampires and then Harold takes me to meet the Mayor." She leaned over and placed a kiss on the top of Snyder's head and whispered in his ear, "Quite the turn on too."

Buffy watched horrified as Snyder blushed at whatever her mom had whispered. "Fix it NOW!" She practically yelled at Cupid.

Cupid touched both Snyder and Joyce and Buffy watched relieved to see the blue mist rise away from her mom.

Joyce blinked a few times and then quickly disentangled herself from Snyder. OH MY GOD! This was the third time she got caught by some spell. Her eyes drifted over to Rupert Giles who was studiously trying to avoid eye contact with her. Ever since the Band Candy incident she had made a vow never to buy or receive as a gift anything that might have magickal qualities. Damn it was like that time with Xander all over again except this time it was with Buffy's principal. Not like she could avoid seeing him if she knew her daughter.

Snyder looked at those gathered in the library and was about to open his mouth to read them the riot act when the night's memories played themselves out in his mind. Oh Crap. He'd taken Joyce to see the Mayor and she had seen the Mayor make a deal with a demon. He quickly looked over at Joyce, who was avoiding eye contact. He had to see the Mayor right away and fix it.

Buffy stared in disbelief as Snyder turned on his heels without a word to anyone and left.

"Wha- huh?"

Oz leaned down to nuzzle at her neck, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. At least your mom's no longer with Snyder."

Buffy beamed back at Oz just when Cupid touched their heads. The mist rose from their eyes and they blinked rapidly at each other.

"Um…" Buffy began.

Oz softly disentangled himself, "Yeah." He turned expectantly to Willow who was securely in Spike's arms with Giles ready to leap to her aide once Cupid touched them.

Cupid could feel the love radiating off this last couple and smiled as he touched their heads to release the vapor.

Giles and Oz watched as the vapor rose but Spike didn't stop nuzzling Willow's neck. Or was he biting? Damnit Giles couldn't tell. He grabbed Spike by the back of the neck and yanked while raising a stake.

"GILES!" Willow yelled as Spike threw the Watcher away from him.

"What the bloody hell is your problem?" Spike growled.

"I-I thought you were hurting Willow." Giles turned confused eyes to Cupid, "Why didn't it work with them?"

Cupid rolled his eyes and talked to him like he was three, "I told you, that if they saw their heart's desire I couldn't reverse it."

"NO! Nope not gonna believe that the bleach blunder is Willow's heart's desire." Buffy huffed. "He's a demon! He has no soul."

Oz looked sadly at Willow before quietly leaving the library. All he ever wanted for Willow was for her to be happy and if Spike made her happy then so be it.

Spike narrowed his eyes at the Slayer. Yeah okay what he was feeling for Willow wasn't as intense as it had been before. So he had been under a spell but like that Cupid bloke said Willow was obviously his heart's desire.

Before Buffy could protest further Angel interrupted, "Leave it, Buffy. He loved Dru for over a century which proves he has humanity in him and great capacity for love." He turned to Spike, "And you, wise up. Willow could never love someone that hurts others. So if you want to deserve her love you better change."

Willow softly caressed Spike's chest, "I love him just the way he is, Angel. Demon and man."

Spike smirked at Angel as he wrapped Willow in his arms but the smirk died as Willow continued, "Besides Spike wouldn't just kill for the fun of it right?"

Spike looked down into Willow's green eyes and sighed. He really was love's bitch. "Well, how 'bout I kill just the old ones. I mean they're getting ready to die anyway, right? Or criminals, you know save prison space?"

Before Buffy could retort to that Cordelia turned narrowed eyes at Xander, "Secret Smoochies with WILLOW!"