Title: Rude Awakening

Summary: Spike loves Buffy. Faith dies and soon a new slayer comes into town. Spike then starts to fall for this new slayer, April. How will Buffy react? Will she finally come to terms about being in love with William the Bloody?

Rating: PG 13 as of now. . .but probably going to change to an R later on. . .

Timeline: Post Normal Again. May have a little bit about that episode but I'm not sure yet

I don't own any of the characters; they all belong to Joss Whedon. Lucky him.

~Please review. . .thanks. (~ oh and flashbacks are marked with a ~ and I got the information from the flashback is owned by Alexander Thompson. . .but on with the story!

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"Um, you're Buffy right? Buffy Summers?" April asked in a bored and tired voice.

"Uh. . .oh, yeah, sorry. Yes. Hi. Buffy Summers." Buffy answered. Even though she knew what would happen if Faith had died, it still came as a shock to see the new vampire slayer on her front door step.

"Yeah, so can I come in or what? 'Cause these bags are kinda heavy. I'm still not quite used to the whole super human strength part of the deal."

"Oh! Sorry. Yeah, come on in," She said trying to sound polite. "Just make yourself at home. . .my home," Buffy muttered softly to herself.

Suddenly remembering the phone call she was in the middle of before she got her unexpected visitor she rushed back to the kitchen to pick it up.

"Angel?"

"Buffy! Was that her?"

"Wait, you're the one that sent her here? You know her?"

"Well, yeah. . .it's sort of a long story. I mean, one night she came strolling into the hotel asking where she could find you. She told me her and her watcher were heading off to Sunnydale when a demon attack right outside L.A killed her watcher."

"But, how did she know to go to you?"

"I asked the same thing. Apparently her watcher had some files about me she carried with her and I guess April figured I could help her out. She stayed with me for a few days before I sent her on the bus heading to Sunnydale."

"Wow. Her watcher died? Reminds me of Faith. . ." She said the last part softly, remembering that Faith was now dead. "Wait a second. If she was staying with you for a few days, why didn't you contact me? I mean, it would have been nice for a least some kind of notice, a heads up of some sort."

"I know. I'm sorry. It was just such a shock that I didn't think to call you until I had her on the bus to Sunnydale. I did try and call you earlier but I guess you were on patrol or something."

"Oh. Well, yeah, I was. But Dawn was here. . . but I guess she may have been in the shower or something."

"Yeah. . ."

Suddenly a loud noise came from the living room where April was at.

"Damn. I think she just found my weapons chest. I better go. Um, thanks Angel."

"For what?"

"Just for taking her in, giving her a place to stay for a couple days. It was real nice of you."

"Anytime Buffy."

After hanging up with her former lover Buffy hurried over to the living room. When she got there she found April holding up and inspecting one of the crossbows.

~Buffy and Kendra are in the office in Sunnydale High School Library. Buffy's sitting in the chair sharpening a stake, getting ready to try and rescue Angel from the clutches of Spike and Drusilla.

Kendra looks out the small office window at the gang doing research, "And dose two, dey also know you are de slayer?" referring to Willow and Xander.

Buffy glances up from her sharpening, "Yep."

Walking over towards the desk, "Did anyone explain to you what 'secret identity' means?" she asks picking up a crossbow from the weapons chest.

"Nope," Buffy answers, "Must be in the handbook, right after the chapter on personality removal," she frowns when she sees what Kendra is holding, "Be careful with that thing!"

Kendra glances up with a look of determination on her face, "Please. I'm in expert in all weapons," she finished the statement out with an example of how 'good' she really was.

The bolt flew off the crossbow, breaking the lamp that was sitting on the desk. Buffy looks on startled for a second while Kendra looks on sheepishly. Suddenly Giles comes into the room, "Is every-"~

"BUFFY!"

"Huh? What?"

"Uh, you were like spacing out or something," April looks at her with squinty eyes as if trying to real her thoughts, "You okay?"

"Oh, uh yeah. I-I'm fine. Good. I'm good," Buffy answers noticing that April had put down the crossbow already, "Um, so I guess you could sleep in Dawns room since she's not here for the night."

"Dawn? She your sister or something?"

"Yeah, shes my-"

Suddenly the front door opens and slams shut.

"Slayer? You 'ere?" The familiar british voice booms through the quiet house.

"Oh, shit," Buffy mutters quietly to herself, barely considered a whisper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hmm. . .I don't really like this chapter but had to do it. Oh, and sorry it took so long for me to update.had majors writers block and lots of other work to be done but thanks for those who reviewed, it means a lot! Hopefully ill be able to post the next chapter in the next couple days. . .maybe even sooner. Ok, well until next time r/r please! Thanks ~+~BtVSfanatic06~+~