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Summary: Totally AU. Spike and Buffy are highschool seniors and are best friends until Spike becomes a famous actor and. well just read it.

Authors Notes: Please give feedback. I will beg if I have to. Oh and I hope you like the story, it's one of my very firsts so be gentle.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except maybe a few original characters but they're pretty easy to spot.

To blood red rose: I am so, so, so sorry if I offended you. A thousand apologies and more. Plus, I was never planning a Buffy and Riley thing so don't worry.

To Oregano: Thank you. I was having a hard time writing and all what with you strangling me and all.

To Dee: Thank you. For what? What else but everything. Your reviews are very important to me. They always pick me especially when I'm too lazy to write. (Not that I'm saying other reviews don't.) When I got my first ever review, I couldn't stop smiling at the computer for five straight minutes.

* Okay I'm totally babbling already. This happens when I lack sleep.

To everyone: I know I usually mention almost everyone who review in my thank you's, I even write them in my stories. I'm sorry though that I can't do that tonight. Or this morning since it's currently very very early. So I'm really sorry but still Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed. Or read and didn't review. Not a problem. Thank you to you also. This is a very short chapter, which I must say is totally because of the mood I was feeling when I wrote it. (which was sleepy, if you want to know.) Hopefully you guys still enjoy my story. Thank you again. : )

Chapter Ten

"Spike! Guess what?" Angel asked excitedly as Spike entered his office.

"What?" Spike asked a little annoyed. Angel had interrupted him while he was playing golf and this time he almost broke a hundred. Unfortunately he wasn't able to finish his game since Angel had called him about something.

"The movie... they've found someone."

"Really?" Now this had piqued Spike's interest. "Great! So who the bloody hell did they pick. If you tell me its Drusilla I'll stake myself."

"Stake yourself? Really now Spike...You've been watching too many horror movies. What do you think you are a vampire?" Angel commented slightly veering off topic.

"Uh huh but really who'd they pick?" Spike asked.

"Some newcomer. I heard she's real pretty though. Buffy something was her name. Summers I think. Yeah that's it, Buffy Summers."

"WHAT?!?" Spike asked.

"Yeah. No need to shout t me. Look I know you were kinda hoping for some big name star but you know Mr. Giles. He's picky. He'll pick whomever he wants whether she be some no name struggling actress or the highest paid one in all of the industry."

'What? No I wasn't shouting because of that."

"Then why?"

"I-I-I sort of know Buffy."

"So? What's the problem with that? Won't that be easier, working with someone your friends with?"

"I said I knew her, I never said we were friends."

"Whoa. Sounds like a sore spot. Can I ask why?"

"No I would really rather you not. It's a little something called my personal life."

"Spike, you've been here like what five months? I thought you would have learned by now."

"Learned what?" Spike asked puzzled.

"That in this business, there's no such thing as a personal life. Especially since you're in the limelight now. The press is hungry and they'll stop at nothing. So now tell me. I am your agent after all, I have to know these things."

"Look she's was an old friend okay. Lets' just say that it was my fault cause I was a jackass and all..."

"So what, you turned your back on her when you got famous or something?" Angel asked.

"You really creep me out because sometimes you know too much." Spike said. "But that is about correct. I was total asshole and now she hates me."

"Well suck it up man and swallow you pride. You're going to have to work together. Maybe you could apologize. I think that a movie is always better if costars actually like each other."

"Believe me, I've tried apologizing. But there was something that happened and even with your whole reverse psychology mumbo jumbo, I'm not telling you what."

"Fine, be that way. If someone from the press finds out, then you're a dead man."

"Why are you worrying about it so much. It's not like you're my publicist or anything."

"I know I'm not. But I'm your agent so I have to look out for you."

"Uh huh."

"So suck up pride and apologize again and again till she forgives you?" Angel asked

"Yeah yeah yeah." Spike answered.

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Buffy had exactly two weeks to get ready for her role but with Ava's help she knew she could get it done. She was going to be tutored on set since she would be missing a lot of classes. She still had no idea though who her leading man was but she didn't really mind. After all, they would be working together for two to three months so that was plenty of enough time to get to know him. Little did she know that during the first day of shooting she would meet her leading man and realize that he was all too familiar...

Buffy walked to the set that Monday morning two weeks after she got the part. Today, she was told, was just a reading of al the actors to see how well they jelled together. When she entered the room where they were doing the reading she stopped in her tracks. Spike. He was sitting there from across the table. Oh no., a thought entered her mind, he can't be... her leading man. Suddenly she was handed a script and sure enough written on it was Spike's name as the lead character.

"Oh good Buffy you're here. We can get started." Mr. Giles said. "Okay now everyone..."

Even though she was supposed to listen she couldn't she found herself staring at Spike and he was doing the same thing. Spike gave her a tiny smile from across the table where he was sitting and Buffy felt that she needed to get out of there. So suddenly stood up which made Mr. Giles stop speaking.

"Buffy, is anything wrong?"

"I-I-I just need to get some air. Excuse me." And with that Buffy ran out the door.

'Well that went well.' Spike thought to himself.

A/N: So they finally meet again. I know, they just looked at each other. Jut wait till the next chapter. Hope you guys liked this one though. Thanks for all the reviews and encouragement. : )