The next morning Buffy was getting ready to go to school when her mother walked into her room.

"Morning Buffy." She greeted.

"Hey mom." Buffy said.

"Now Spike is going to school with you today. He'll be taking your brothers car because Nick isn't going today." Her mother said.

"What? He's going to school with me? But mom we don't get along." Buffy complained.

"Buffy you will be nice and let him hang around with you and your friends."

"Fine." Buffy said and went back to getting ready.

~*~*~*~

Buffy threw her bag in the backseat of her brother's mustang and joined Spike in the front. They drove in silence to the school and he parked the car. The two got out and Buffy spotted her friends gathered by the school doors. She ran over to them, Spike following slowly.

"Hey Buffy!" Willow greeted as she saw her friend approaching.

"Hey Will." Buffy said.

"Who's that?" Skye asked.

"Spike." Buffy answered.

"He's hot." Skye said.

"Gross." Buffy said in disgust, as he grew closer.

"Hey there I'm Skye." She introduced.

"Hello pet." Spike said.

"And this is Xander, Willow and Oz." Skye finished.

"Nice to meet you all." Spike said as friendly as possible.

The bell rang and the group of friends headed to class. Willow had science with Xander, and Buffy and Oz had math while Spike and Skye had gym. Spike had hoped he'd be with Buffy, someone familiar but didn't mind Skye, she seemed nice and easy to get along with.

~*~*~*~

"So Spike, where are you from originally?" Skye really lived up to the "dumb blonde" status.

"England." Spike answered.

"That's amazing. You must feel scared being here all alone."

"Never really had anyone back home." Spike said.

"Awe that sucks." Skye said, moving closer to him. When it came to guys she was the biggest flirt you could ever find.

"It was alright luv." Spike said.

"So how's life with the Buffster?" Skye asked.

"Different." Was all Spike could think off. It had been greatly different then his life in England.

"Ya, she is different. Being a ministers daughter and all those are pretty hard standards to live up to." She said.

"So I see." Spike said but turned his head to the front of the gym when the teacher began to speak.

"Alright we're going to play some volleyball. Get a partner and toss the ball around." The gym teacher said.

Skye looked to Spike. "Be my partner?"

"O' course pet." Spike answered as the two grabbed a ball and began passing it back and forth.

~*~*~*~

"I like him." Oz said out of the blue.

Buffy turned to him and asked. "What? Who?"

"Spike. I like him." He repeated.

"Why?" Buffy asked, shocked.

"He seems cool."

"He's not Oz. He said I was a goody." When Buffy said that Oz looked away. "Oz." She said and hit his arm.

"I'm kidding Buffy. You're not a goody." Oz said.

"Thank you. And now I have to go to the opera with him." Buffy said pouting.

"He likes opera?"

"No. He likes missing his little group meeting." Buffy said.

"I thought you hated him." Oz said.

"I do."

"Then why are you taking him to the opera?"

"Because.he wouldn't leave my room till I told him I could." Buffy said honestly.

"Do you want him to?" Oz asked.

"Y-No.I'm trying to pay attention Oz, you should to." Buffy said. Oz just looked at her like there was something she wasn't telling him which didn't really surprise him, they had never been the best of friends.

~*~*~*~