TITLE: Good Timing
AUTHOR: Cheeky Chick
DISCLAIMER: None of this is mine except the non-important characters!
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: Buffy is all ready to head to L.A for Michaels wedding with Spike as her 'pretend' date, but they have a few things to deal with in Sunnydale before they go.
AUTHORS NOTES: Spike has the chip although there is no mention of it!
FEEDBACK: Yes please!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be excellent!!!!!!!
"God I am so bored!" Anya slumped herself over the table and stared at the pile of musty old books that were spread over the surface. "It's Saturday night and we're sitting in an empty magic shop – reading old dusty, dingy, disgusting books" Anya huffed and leaned on the table. She casually flicked through a book on the eating & sexual habits of a Retillian Demon as if it was the latest issue of 'Hello' magazine "Ewww… I actually dated one of those!"
Anya was getting annoyed – no one was paying any attention to her. Willow and Tara were totally engrossed in some article they found on the Internet about witches in the 21st century and had been staring at the laptop for the last hour. Xander was pretending to read an ancient book of prophecies and rituals to see what up and coming events were heading in their direction, but he had actually sneaked a copy of his favourite Spiderman comic in between the covers and was keeping himself occupied with that. Buffy was working out with the punch bag in the back room and Spike took his chair through and was just sitting there smoking, occasionally watching her and sharing some moves with her but she'd just tell him to
'Keep his God damn opinions to himself' and he'd sit back down in a huff until the next time he decided to offered his advice.
Giles of course was in his element he didn't know which book to read next he was like a kid in a candy store.
Buffy finally took a break from beating up the punch bag and wandered over to the table and sat next to Anya,
"That was a good workout – think I'll go for a patrol now" Buffy wiped her forehead with a towel
"Ahh yes Buffy - I meant to tell you" Giles looked up from his book "There may be a new vampire in town – Vernon, now do be careful, I think he's up to something"
"A vampire up to something in Sunnydale – NEVER!" Buffy looked across at an unamused Giles "Joke… as in haha, funny, funny"
"Yes well, none the less this Vernon could prove to be a difficult bugger – he's rather old about the same age as Spike and he's after you I believe"
"He's after me – no biggie!" Buffy shrugged, most vampires that came to Sunnydale came to kill her "Vernon? What kind of name is Vernon anyway?
"Yes, well you should be careful anyway this one's a strange one alright" Giles nodded his head and pushed his glasses further up his nose "I believe it was him who's going to call upon this demon we are looking for"
"Oh right, that would be the demon that as Spike put it is 'a big, scary, ugly beast like creature who shoots venom and wants to kill us'?" Buffy grinned to herself and turned to Spike "Do you know him?"
Spike walked towards the table, as he passed by Xander he yanked the comic from in between the pages and pocketed it into his duster, winking at Xander who silently fumed
"Yes, that ponce – who could forget, all brains no brawn as I recall, well considering he's a vampire" Spike sat down next to Buffy and looked at Giles "So it's his doing then, it's him that's calling on this demon is it? I'm not surprised – never could do his own dirty work"
"So you do know him then?" Giles was eager for more information
"Yeah" Spike popped a cigarette between his lips "He was sired shortly after me by a friend of Angelus – well not a friend more of a colleague – anyway Vernon, he was a professor of… of like everything, History, Physics, English blah, blah and he carried all this wisdom into his afterlife and he never changed his name either – weirdo. He's a brainy bugger, like I said, all brains no brawn – he's needing a boot up the arse!"
"Right so he won't be difficult to defeat?" Buffy looked over to Spike
"Well no he won't but his large entourage will, and I'm sure he's under a protection spell of some kind, that's why he's survived this long – he's never actually got himself into a fight he always gets someone else to do it for him" Spike stood up "That's why he's called this demon, he'll want it to kill Buffy"
"Great" Buffy sighed, "My life just can't get any worse!"
"Yeah I know" Anya had been observing the conversation out of boredom "I mean, your last boyfriend left you for the jungles of Southern America, he's probably dead by now. Then there's the invitation to your other ex-boyfriend's wedding and he's getting married to a complete bitch that you hate, and to top it all of you don't have a date and you've got a psychotic, super-intelligent vampire and an evil venom spitting demon who both want to kill you"
"Anya…" Xander stood up angrily and grabbed her by the arm "Time to go I think"
Xander shot an apologetic look in Buffy's direction but she was staring at the ground
"Umm… maybe see you guys in the Bronze later?" Xander looked around the awkwardly silent room
"Sure… we'll be there later" Willow piped up
Xander dragged Anya out the shop and they could still hear her half way round the block
"What? What? What did I say?"
Spike felt really bad for Buffy who was still looking at the ground
"Come on Slayer – lets go see if we can get this demon, it would be good to get rid of it before we go to L.A" Spike stood up, kicking himself at his slip of the tongue 'Shit she probably doesn't want them to know I'm going with her!'
"L.A?" Giles was confused "When and why are you two going to L.A?"
Buffy looked up at Willow, Tara and Giles "Umm well you see I decided that umm…"
"Buffy and one of her school chums are going to that wankers wedding together, but the dumbass Slayer here can't drive yet" Spike was faking sarcasm "so lucky old Spike here is gonna drive her down"
Buffy looked up surprised at him
"Really, who you taking with you then?" Willow was surprised and disappointed Buffy hadn't told her first
"Erm" Buffy was struggling and then she noticed the comic poking out of Spike's duster "I'm taking Peter"
Giles looked up at her "Peter?"
"Yeah Peter… Peter Parker I went ot Lawson with him" Buffy was dying to laugh and nearly did when she caught Spike's eye
'Peter Parker was that the best you could come up with Slayer?' Spike said to himself
"You went to school with Spiderman?" Willow looked at her suspiciously
"Very funny, his name is… it's actually a bit of a sore point with him, he got a lot of hassle about it at school" Buffy was blushing she was a terrible liar "anyway he called to see if I was going and it turns out he hasn't got a date either because… his girlfriend… she's… she's in France so we're going to go together"
"Oh right okay" Willow eyed them both suspiciously "It's just a bit sudden and Spike" she turned to face him "It's not like you to play the good citizen?"
"Yyyeah why are you being ssso nice all of a sudden" Tara piped in
'Damn witches' Spike thought "Ahh well you see I have some business I have to attend to with Peaches and why ride solo when I can take someone with me to annoy"
They all understood the Spike logic of it all and nodded their heads
"Ok Summers time to go get rid of some demon!" Spike grabbed her arm; he was still dying to laugh
"Yeah, good idea" Buffy grabbed her coat and headed for the door "See you guys in the Bronze later"
They didn't wait for a reply and headed straight out the door and ran for about half a block before they both stopped and leaned against the wall nearly collapsing with laughter
"Peter Parker?" Spike grinned
"What? It was the first name that came into my head!" Buffy stood up and grinned a little
"You might as well have said you were taking Clark Kent!" Spike laughed at her
"Very Funny" Buffy looked over at him "So why did you lie for me?" she asked him raising an eyebrow
"Well I don't want them all to think that I was going soft did I?" Spike lied "That wouldn't do much for my reputation would it?"
"Oh" Buffy was slightly disappointed "and there was me thinking you were doing it to be nice to me"
There was an awkward silence,
"Right what'd ya say to us getting on with this patrol?" Spike looked over at her "Cos the faster we get the patrol over with the faster you can get home and get changed and the faster we can get to the Bronze and then I can get a basket of chicken wings and a cold beer"
"Ok" Buffy started walking towards the cemetery "Hey wait a minute what's wrong with what I'm wearing?"
"Nothing if you're going for the I'm 'sweaty and dirty and in total need of a shower' kinda look" Spike looked her up and down
"Hey you're hardly the one to be handing out fashion advise Mr 'I dress like I'm going to a funeral EVERY day'. I mean do you even own coloured clothes or underwear, stripes or anything?" Buffy liked bantering with Spike it always made her feel better
"Excuse me! How would you feel if I asked you about the colour of your underwear" he looked over at her with a classic Spike sly smile "anyway how do you know I wear any?"
"Eww much!" Buffy said with a disgusted face and then smiled "Well no matter we'll have a major wardrobe re-vamp or un-vamp as the case may be before we go to L.A. I'll even buy you some new underwear! What size?" she rested her chin on her hand as if she was thinking "Mmm… I'm thinking small!" she walked away and headed across towards the cemetery leaving a shocked Spike standing in the middle of the road
"Hold on Slayer that wasn't part of the deal" Spike yelled at her, he hadn't moved from his spot in the road but she was still strolling away "You never mentioned new clothes, Summers...? And I'm a medium…! Slayer? Slayer are you listening to me?" Spike shrugged his shoulders and pulled a packet of smokes out his duster pocket "Stupid bint… I'm not getting new clothes… god damn slayer…" Spike continued muttering and then started walking to catch up with her
"So how was Buffy after we left?" Xander looked over at Willow and Tara and then Anya as they all sat in the Bronze
"Look I didn't mean anything by it" Anya twisted a lock of her hair "I just don't think before I speak"
"Yeah we had noticed" Willow was blunt "Anyway she was okay, turns out she's going to the wedding after all, some old school buddy is taking her"
"Well that's good, who" Xander took a bite of his burger
Willow grinned "Peter Parker"
Xander spat his burger all over the table "Buffy went to school with Spiderman?"
"No" Willow and Tara were giggling and Anya evidently didn't get the joke "It's just some guy in her class, he called and they're gonna go together and get this - Spike is driving her" Willow raised an eyebrow
"Really? Why?" Xander questioned her
"Well he says he's got to go see Angel and he might as well take her down with him" Tara answered "Talk of the devil" she nodded towards the door as Spike sauntered in and headed for their table
"Hey" Spike pulled a stool over and signalled the waitress "A basket of chicken wings and a beer please"
"Sure thing" the young waitress winked at him but he barely acknowledged her
"Ta much" and he turned back to the table
"Um okay" Xander started shocked at the waitress' behaviour "Hi Spike"
Spike nodded "Whelp"
"Please stop calling me that?" Xander's face began to colour
"Ok"
He continued, "Where's Buffy?"
"She went home to get changed – she looked and smelled like a bag a washin" Spike looked for the waitress coming with his beer
"Take it that's one of your little British sayings?" Tara loved the difference in culture, they said and did things so different in Britain, it fascinated her
"Uh yeah I guess so, where is that waitress with my beer?" Spike had no patience
"Oh, you mean that totally cute waitress who was totally checking you out?" Willow smiled over at him
"What?" Xander spat jealously "She wasn't checkin him out, she probably noticed what a freak he is"
"What you gibbering on about Red?" Spike looked over at the witch
"Well I don't pretend to be a mind reader but I think she likes you, she was totally checking you out" Willow playfully punched Spikes arm
"Don't be daft Red" Spike looked at the rather attractive waitress making her way to their table
"Yeah Willow don't be stupid" Xander stuck up for Spike "I mean look at her she's hot! And Spike's well he's Spike" Xander received a punch… from Anya
"You think she's cuter than me?" Anya started pouting
"No honey, I just meant she's too hot for Spike" Xander then met the face of a growling Spike "No I didn't mean that either – oh god I don't know what I meant"
"Ssshh here she comes" Tara whispered and everyone was silent
Spike was cringing as she approached
"There you go" she smiled a 100-watt grin and sent it in his direction "2 beers, chicken wing and fries"
"Erm sorry love I didn't order all this" Spike looked up at the pretty brunette
"Yeah I know" she turned on her heels and walked back to the bar but as she left she dropped a bit of paper on the ground and Spike picked it up, Cheryl 555-7878
"Oh my god she was soooo hitting on you!" Willow laughed, "Please tell me that isn't her phone number?"
"Well I hate to disappoint the Whelp but it is" Spike was a bit pleased with himself
'There's still life in this old dog yet' he thought
"Hey guys!" Buffy strolled over to the table all cleaned up and changed. She was wearing a pair of figure hugging jeans and a pink sleeveless top and black boots "So what's up?"
"Nothing much, by the way I'm real sorry about earlier" Anya looked over at Buffy "You know me, big feet, bigger mouth, big foot goes straight into big mouth!"
"That's okay, don't worry about it" Buffy smiled
The music was getting a bit louder as a band came on and Xander took Anya up to dance
"Good timing Buffy" Willow smiled over "But you already missed this evenings entertainment"
Buffy was confused "Oh, why? What did I miss?"
"You missed the really cute waitress totally and obviously hitting on Spike" Willow grinned
Buffy was thrown off guard but picked herself and grinned a little "Really, which one?"
Spike felt so humiliated "Right haha, very funny, just leave it will you Red"
"Oh getting touchy about the new girlfriend Spike?" Buffy was going to enjoy this; she loved annoying him.
"Right enough is enough. Shut up" Spike was getting pissed off
"Right well what we all drinking?" Buffy looked around
"Umm we're okay and well she brought Spike 2 beers so he should be alright" Willow shook her head "Just whatever you're having"
"Mmm well I'll have one of these" Buffy reached forward and took one of Spikes beers. Then she noticed the waitress out of the corner of her eye, Cheryl was looking Buffy up and down and was drawing her a dirty look, which she thought Buffy couldn't see.
Buffy sat up straight in her stool "Bitch! Take it it's Cheryl that's got the hot's for you then?"
"What? Who's a bbbitch?" Tara looked at her surprised
"What? How do you know her?" Spike took a sip of his beer
"She used to go to my College, met her through Riley at a Frat party" Buffy sat up "Right well she isn't getting away with looking at me like that"
"Buffy what you doing?" Spike looked over at Buffy, 'shit what's she gonna do?'
Buffy signalled the waitress and she strolled over, Spike stared at the table
"Hi Cheryl" Buffy smiled falsely
"Hi Buffy" Cheryl smiled back "How are you?"
"Yeah I'm okay, didn't know you worked here"
"Yeah, started last week, so how's Riley?" Cheryl looked at her brightly
"Couldn't tell you" Buffy scowled
Cheryl realised she'd hit a nerve so she continued "Oh sorry, did you guys break up?"
"Yeah, a while ago actually"
"Oh I'm really sorry" Cheryl said with a super-fake smile
"Don't be, I'm not" Buffy plastered on her grin and stroked Spikes leg "and neither was Spike were you?"
Spike was caught of guard "Huh??"
"Oh right" Cheryl looked down at her notepad embarrassed "Anyway what can I get you guys?"
"Umm I dunno" Buffy glared at the menu "Spike honey, do you want anything" she put her other hand gently on his knee
Cheryl went crimson and stood awkwardly
'Oh my God I don't believe her! Well two can play at that game!'
Spike placed his hand on her knee and put his other hand round her waist pulling her close to him, she could feel his cold skin and shuddered,
"Tell you what luv" Spike turned to the waitress "I'll come to the bar and order when little miss picky has decided what she wants" Spike smiled at her
"Sure, no bother" she left pink cheeked
The minute she was out of sight Spike turned to Buffy
"Why did you do that? That was really mean"
"What, I was only joking, and you can let go of me now" Buffy pushed him away, he'd forgotten he was still holding her
"Right fine…" Spike turned away in a huff
"Fine…" Buffy done the same
Willow and Tara left to join Xander and Anya on the dance floor leaving dumb and dumber to sort things out
Spike was the first to turn back round "Right look I was…" but he stopped mid-sentence and stared into space
"Spike? Spike what's wrong?" Buffy had concern written all over her face
"Don't ask any questions… just follow me" Spike pulled Buffy out of her chair and onto the dance floor, he found a secluded corner and pulled her close to him
"Right you better explain yourself and you better do it quick before I have to pull out Mr Pointy" Buffy muttered into his shoulder. She could smell him off his duster; he had a musky smell about him, and stale smoke. It was a comforting smell to her; it made her feel strangely safe.
Spike balanced his head so he could speak to her "Right look, Vernon just came in with about 3 other vampires, now I'm guessing he won't recognise me if he doesn't get a right good look. I mean the last time he seen me I had brown hair and a ponytail and they haven't seen you before. They'll be able to sense I'm a vampire though and that always attracts their attention, this way they'll think you're just my meal ticket"
"Oh okay" Buffy nodded "So what do you want to do?"
"Well I'm thinking we get outta here and wait on them and then we can follow them back to there hideout and take it from there. This way we can brush this all under the carpet and head for L.A in a couple of days" Spike turned her around so he could get a look at Vernon
"Right well we leaving then?" Buffy looked up
"No not yet"
"Why?"
"Cos I wanna get some dancing practice in for this wedding" Spike grinned and she dragged him off the dance floor
"Come on" Buffy signalled to the others and everyone followed them outside
They all stood in the cold alleyway
"Right Spike and I will follow them to wherever it is they're staying – probably The Factory – so predictable" Buffy nodded
"Right meanwhile Anya and I go tell Giles and get some more weapons and meet you outside The Factory as soon as we can" Xander looked up
"Yup, that's right Whelp" Spike then turned to Tara and Willow "Now Vernon has a kind of protection barrier set up around him – I reckon it's definitely a spell of some kind – he doesn't like fighting or getting hurt but it means we can't get near him so you two try and see if you can find a reversal spell"
"Sure thing!" Tara grinned, "We love a challenge"
"Right that's that sorted then" Spike turned to Buffy "Ready?"
"Yup" Buffy stood up "Let's go"
Buffy and Spike hid in the alley waiting on Vernon and the rest of the Scooby's left to put the plan into action.
About 6 cigarettes, 2 toilet breaks, 4 arguments and 3 dustings later Vernon and his gang emerged from The Bronze.
"At last!" Buffy let out a sigh of relief, they were hiding behind a large dumpster as they all walked past
"Right we'll let them walk a few minutes in front" Spike nodded at Buffy
They waited until they were out of sight and then made their way out of the alleyway in silence as they rounded the corner they saw them heading across town
"Just as I thought – The Factory!" Buffy crouched down behind a car "I knew it"
"Yeah, yeah, three cheers for the Slayer!" Spike mumbled sarcastically, "Lets get on with it"
They followed them down the main street but it was difficult to be stealthy as there was nowhere to hide, then suddenly Vernon's head shot around and looked right in their direction. Spike had seen his head turning and acted quickly; he grabbed Buffy and pushed her into the doorway of a shop putting his hand over her mouth to stop her screaming abuse at her
"Sshh, he knows someone is following him" only taking his hand away when she nodded in understanding
"Mmm… I really must get rid of this blasted spell, I do believe it is beginning to interfere with my god damn senses!" Vernon turned back around to face his minions "Right well come on we don't have all evening you know – carry on!"
Spike and Buffy sighed in relief
Spike shook his head "Always was an obnoxious git!"
They hadn't moved and Spike could feel her heartbeat racing against his own chest, he could feel her hot breath against his cold cheek. She smelt like vanilla and her breath was sweet and he could smell a trace of that one beer she'd had.
"Spike? Spike? Hello earth to Spike!" Buffy was hissing as quietly as she could
"Huh" Spike shook himself out of the daydream 'Shit Spike what was that all about – Slayer smelling – ewww!'
"Are they gone yet?" Buffy whispered
"No, not yet, just wait to they're out of sight!" Spike peered over his shoulder and noticed them nearing the corner
'They better hurry up' Buffy thought to herself 'Getting way to close to Spike here!' Buffy had spent way to much time up, close and personal with Spike tonight as far as she was concerned
"Right they're gone!" Spike stepped away from her but she didn't let go "Slayer, they're gone"
"Right, right, okay, good" Buffy stepped away from him "Well come on - let's go!"
They followed them until they entered The Factory.
"Psst, psst… Buffy!"
Buffy and Spikes head shot around and they saw Xander on the sidewalk, hiding behind a dumpster with a bag of weapons
"Hey guys, what took you so long we've been here for ages!?" Xander stood up, he handed them both stakes and gave Buffy her crossbow
"Yeah well they were in The Bronze for about an hour after you guys left" Buffy looked around "Umm where's Anya?"
"Oh it's okay I'm just back here putting my clothes back on" she stood up pulling at the bottom of her jumper, flushed she looked at a gob smacked Buffy and Spike and a very red Xander "What??? What??? We got bored!"
Buffy and Spike just looked at each other and Xander stared at his shoes
"Have you NO shame whelp?" Spike wanted to laugh "I mean I expect this from Anyanka but Xander Harris you Dog! – Oww Oww Oww!"
Spike received a slap on the chest from Buffy "Right ok, come on we've got work to do, where's Tara and Willow?"
They all looked around and noticed the two witches running towards them, Willow was waving a bit of paper
"We got it!" Willow panted out waving the reversal spell
"Good, well lets go kids!" Spike headed into the factory followed by the Slayer and the Scoobies
Vernon was sitting in a large chair, he was instructing one of his minions
"Now the demon will be summoned tonight, midnight to be exact" Vernon passed the vampire a large book pointing to one page in particular "Now you must recite this passage if the demon is to make the transition into this world and please do try and read it properly! You can read Latin can't you?"
"Yes master – perfectly" the vampire nodded and moved away
"Good" Vernon stood up and made his way over to the large cage that was in the middle of the room. It was set in the middle of a large chalk circle surrounded by candles and stones "Yes well, I shall have the Slayer, she will die!"
The minions all nodded eager to please their master. Suddenly the double wooden doors burst open; Spike sauntered in and stood in front of the shocked vampires, he took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it taking a puff
"Hello Vernon, long time no see!"
One Vampire ran towards Spike ready to attack. Spike just took another puff of his cigarette and grabbed the vampire by the throat "Do you not know who I am?"
The vampire struggling to break free shook his head
"The name's Spike as in William The Bloody!" Spike smiled as a look of recognition came across the vampires face he looked slightly in awe "– and you'll take care not to forget it" he threw the creature across the room and they all stood simply staring at Spike.
Vernon let out a laugh "William my old friend! How art thou?"
The rest of his minions all stared at him suspiciously "Do not just stand there staring at him, get on with what you were all doing!" Vernon roared at them "Now William, please sit"
Spike nodded and moved next to Vernon
"So Vernon what brings you to the Hellmouth?"
"The Slayer of course!" Vernon stared at him "And you?"
"I've been in Sunnyhell for a while now, I like to think of it as home" Spike looked towards the door as Buffy sneaked in and hid in a corner
"Really?" Vernon was surprised "And the Slayer is still alive? I thought you would have already notched up number three William!" he laughed heartily
Spike cringed as did Buffy "Ahh well this one is different Vernon, she has a spirit and a strength I have never come across before especially in one so young"
"Really?" Vernon pondered, "No matter – I'm sure I can defeat her"
Spike then gave Buffy the signal and she stood up
"I'd like to see you and your stuffy English stiff upper lip try!" Buffy shot her crossbow but the arrow just dropped to the floor about a foot away from him, stopped by the barrier
"At last I get to meet you Slayer, oh you are a dainty little creature – quickly get her!" Vernon called on all his minions and they ran towards her attacking
Spike decided it would be better to keep up the pretence "Told you she's feisty!" he received a dirty look from Buffy
The first vamp ran straight at her, she knocked him out with one punch and staked him, Anya and Xander soon joined her.
They disposed of most of them easily enough; many were not long turned. Then a few more experienced vamps came out from the shadows and they began to struggle slightly. One took the legs away from underneath Buffy and had her pinned to the ground, he was strong but she managed to roll him over, she banged his skull of the ground several times and rammed the stake home. Another one came up behind her pulling her arms behind her back, but she flipped him over her head and Anya dusted him.
"She is strong and she has little assistants– how very… quaint!" Vernon rubbed his hands together
Spike just looked at him 'what a bloody creep!'
By this time Willow and Tara had nearly finished, they were sitting in a dark corner chanting unnoticed because of all the fighting going on around them.
Suddenly two of the minions had Xander and Anya and took them up to where Vernon and Spike were seated
"Chain them up over there!" Vernon nodded to the corner
Buffy was left fighting the four remaining vampires alone, then Willow and Tara stood up from their hiding place
"We're done – that's it Spike!"
"What???" Vernon turned and looked Spike who was grinning
Spike grabbed Vernon and twisted his arms behind his back "Order them off the Slayer and her friends or I will kill you"
Vernon was shocked "How?? Why??"
"Enough with the questions buddy – just do as I say"
"Stop! Stop! Leave her! And release them" Vernon's voice was shaky as he nodded towards Anya and Xander
Buffy smiled and staked the remaining Vamps while they were distracted.
"William why are you helping the Slayer?" he looked up at Spike who hadn't released his strong grip of him "and how did you break my spell?"
"Well you see my dear Vernon, I discovered that it's more fun to fight for the Slayer than against her" Spike grabbed his feeble body and chained him up
"Yeah I'm a fun kinda gal!" Buffy walked up to him, Vernon couldn't even speak he was so shocked
"She's got a great wee gang here Vernon" Spike looked around at the Scoobies "She's got an ex-Master Vampire, two witches who cleverly undid your protection spell" Willow and Tara smiled "She's even got an ex-vengeance demon, you know Anyanka?" Spike looked around and Anya waved
"Hi Vernon!"
"Ahem…ahem" Xander coughed
"Oh I almost forgot" Spike looked over at Xander "We've even got a Xander"
Vernon looked confused "A what?"
"Look it doesn't matter, doesn't concern you anyway" Spike stared at Buffy and she nodded he threw a stake at her and she caught it raising it she was ready to stake him
"William you disgust me you are a pitiful excuse for a vampire!" Vernon laughed
"Well that's rich coming from a vampire who's never fought before and hasn't even fed from his own kill!" Spike was red with rage
"Ahem… look I don't care all I know is you're gonna be dust in less than 10 seconds so I'd shut up!" Buffy raised her stake above Vernon
"Fine but I want you both to know that it can never work!" Vernon grinned, shutting his eyes and braced himself for the impact that came seconds later and he landed a pile of dust on the floor
"Eww he gave me the creeps" Willow shuddered
"Yeah what a horrid little creature he was," Tara agreed, "Come on let's get out of here" and the two witched turned to leave
"I'm a Xander am I?" he looked at Spike "I really don't know how to take that?"
"Take it whatever way you want whelp" Spike nodded and Xander took the backhanded compliment and nodded in response then they all headed out the door
"So what did he mean anyway?" Anya looked at Buffy and Spike "What won't work?"
Everyone looked puzzled remembering what he had said but all shook their heads
"Mmm… I dunno" Spike shook his head "He always was a complete weirdo… stupid poof!"
"Yeah who cares anyway" Buffy shook her head "What do you say we all head back to The Bronze for an hour before we go home I think we deserve it!"
Everyone nodded in agreement and they all headed back across town.
Spike stopped for a second to light up another cigarette, he knew what Vernon had meant 'Insightful git! Doesn't have a clue – Me and her! Doubtful!'
"Spike you coming to The Bronze or not?" Buffy looked back at the vampire
"Keep your panties on Slayer I'm coming!" Spike walked towards them and the all headed back to The Bronze.