Chapter 12


"Today at lunch, do you think we were being a bit too...harsh?"

Willow sighed. "Yeah, I guess we were. I guess we totally overreacted on it. I mean she could date whoever she wants, but why keep it a secret from us?"

"Maybe because she was afraid of how we would take it." Xander replied. "I mean we weren't exactly too happy about it. Do you think we should we apologize?"

"I don't know. Maybe we should. I feel really bad about the whole thing." Willow said, pulling her sweater tighter around her. Spring was almost coming and it was still as chilly as winter. They were taking a walk around the block, to rethink the whole scene at school. Maybe they did overreact. I mean a little thing like this ,shouldn't ruin a great friendship.

"I miss her already too. Its not the same without Buffy." Xander spoke up after a while.

Willow nodded slowly. "Yeah." She stared up at the velvety night sky and wondered what Buffy was doing at that exact moment¦.



Meanwhile...

Buffy moaned. "Oww" She touched her bleeding knee. The vamp lunged toward her again, but Buffy got up, despite her pain, and pulled out her stake that was hidden in her jacket. "You're going to pay for that."

She kicked the it in the stomach a few times, before it cried out in pain and tripped up on a rock. It was her perfect opportunity now. She bend over and quickly stabbed it in the heart. She stood up and wiped the sweat on her forehead, and watched it turn into dust.

"Well, at least its good exercise."

She was heading home now. It was getting late and her mom was getting so worried about her and Faith lately. 'Wait.' She stopped herself. Her slayer senses told her that someone was watching her that moment. She looked around. Nothing. Maybe it was her imagination, but her slayer senses were never wrong yet. "Hey, why don't you just show yourself? I'm tired, hungry and freezing my butt off, so lets do this quick so I can go home." she said, annoyed.

"Do what quick?"

Buffy looked up in astonishment. "What are you doing here?!?"

Spike shrugged. "It's a free country, luv. I'm allowed to be anywhere I want."

"No, seriously. No person in his or her mind with enough sense would be in a cemetery in the middle of the night."

"Like you?" he smirked.

"God, do you know how annoying you are?"

"Yeah, but that's why you love me." he replied. He walked toward her, kissing her on the cheek. He glanced at her serious face. "Okay okay, I came by here to get something from my crypt, and I saw you here."

"Oh."

"Why are you getting so nosy and suspicious of me anyway?" he asked raising an eyebrow. "What are you doing here?" He turned the tables on her.

"Well, uh..." she quickly tried to think of something. "Thought it was a beautiful night and wanted to go on a little stroll."

"Stroll, huh? Through the cemetery?"

She panicked. "Well, uh, you see... was walking by this cemetery and decided to visit my grandmother's grave."

She looked at the gravestones and randomly picked one. "Susannah Hilton." she read. "Yeah, Susannah Hilton was my grandmother."

Spike looked at the grave mark and silently read '1982-2003.' He saw this but decided not to make her more nervous than she was. "Right. Visiting your dead grandmother in the middle of the night. How thoughtful of you."

She nodded. "Yup."

"Well, you want me to walk you home? Don't know what kind of nasties are lurking around tonight." he asked.

"Sure. That'd be great." she replied, relieved. 'Woah, that was close.'

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"Spike, what are you doing??" Faith asked crossly, pulling Spike away from Buffy. As they walked down the school hallway together. "What are you doing, hanging around my little sister??"

Buffy tapped her foot impatiently. "Come on Spike. We're going to be late for class."

Faith glanced at Buffy, then back at Spike. "Are you like friends with my little sister!?" she demanded.

"Well, uh-"

Buffy butted in, "Actually he's my boyfriend."

Spike looked at her surprised. That was the first time, she ever said it like it was official or something. Buffy and Spike, a couple. "BOYFRIEND??", Faith said, infuriated. "You're her boyfriend?"

He nodded. "Yeah, see I was going to tell you but-"

"But what? You were too busy making out with my little sister or something?"

Spike sighed. He knew this was going to happen sooner or later.

"Faith? shut up! Just mind your own business, and butt out of ours. Why does it matter if we're dating? What's it got to do with you?" Buffy asked. She grabbed Spike's hand, "Come on, lets go." Buffy and Spike walked past Faith, who was extremely pissed off and more hurt than you could imagine.

"Pey, why can't you just forgive her?" he asked.

"Oh, now you're on her side?"

"I'm not on anybody's bloody side, but she's your soddin' sister for God's sake." he exclaimed.

Buffy stopped. "I told you before, she's not my sister-"

Spike interrupted her. "Yeah she is. She will always be your sister, no matter what stupid things she does or did. She's sorry for what she did. What more do you want?"

Buffy glared at him. She knew he was right. She should forgive Faith, and move on, but it was hard. She walked off, leaving Spike by himself.

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"We need to talk."

Willow and Xander looked up at Buffy, surprised. "Yeah, we know." Willow answered.

Buffy took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry." they all in a unison. Buffy, Willow, and Xander laughed, and hugged each other.

"I'm so sorry, you guys!" Buffy began. "I should've told you from the beginning."

"No, we're sorry. We shouldn't have overreacted. If you didn't want to tell us because you weren't ready, we shouldn't have gotten so mad." Willow said.

They both laughed. "I missed you guys."

"Same here Buff. Lets not ever fight again." Xander replied.

They agreed.

"Buffy, are you really happy with him?" Willow asked, referring to Spike.

She smiled and nodded. "Happier than I've ever been. He's really sweet."

Xander snorted. "Is that the right Spike we're talking about?" Willow jabbed him in the ribs.

"That's nice. Well if you're happy with him , then that's all that matters. He's never going to be good enough for you though."

Buffy grinned. "God, I missed you guys so much."




A/N: Okay you know the drill: read and review!!! Please tell me what you thought!!!!
I wanna say thanks to Aleesha who's the best beta ever!! Well she's my only beta but you know what I mean. Thanks gurl!

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