CHAPTER FIVE - 'Spiked'

Willow and Xander had listened intently as Buffy explained how she had gotten together with Spike but were a little confused about where the Angel romance fitted into all this.

"Sorry Buff but I really don't understand where Angel comes into this, all we've heard so far is that he's with that Cordy girl and he doesn't really like Spike." Xander said.

"See there's my point that's all Angel was Cordy's boyfriend who didn't like my boyfriend. Everything that I liked about Spike angel didn't, to be honest I didn't pay much attention to Angel in the beginning I didn't even like him that much he annoyed me way to much."

"So what changed?" Willow asked.

"We became friends through mutual hatred!" Buffy said a smile playing across her face.

"For who?"

"Spike."

~~~ FLASHBACK ~~~

Buffy breathed deeply, tonight was going to be the night that she lost her virginity. Angel's parents had gone away for the weekend and he was throwing a small party. Buffy was seventeen and most of her friends weren't virgins any longer and she had decided that tonight she was going to give her self to Spike.

They hadn't been together very long, a month max but she was sure that it was the right thing to do. She had spent nearly everyday with him since their first date and she was certain that she was in love with him and that was what mattered. After all Cordy had slept with Angel long ago and he hadn't been her first so it wasn't like she was the most slutty of all her friends.

"Do you want to go upstairs?" Buffy whispered into Spike's ear.

Spike's head shot round to look at his girlfriend, "Really? Are you sure love?"

Buffy smiled a coy smile, "Yes I'm one hundred percent sure."

With that Spike grabbed her hand and lead her upstairs towards to the spare room.

Within seconds of the door closing they were kissing passionately and tearing at each other's clothing, hands were roaming and they were both very aroused.

"One last time love are you sure?" Spike asked knowing that she was a virgin.

"God Spike yeah I'm totally sure now get on this bed." She answered pushing a side any first time nerves that she had.

~***~

Buffy and Spike lay next to each other, naked, not saying a word just enjoying the moment. It was a if there was no one else in the world apart from the two of them and if it could have stayed that way they would have let it.

Then there was a loud knocking at the door, "Buffy, you in there? It's nearly eleven and you've got to be home." Cordy said drawing the couple out of the perfect moment.

~~~ END FLASHBACK ~~~

"I know it all sounds great and you're probably wondering where hate part comes in. The thing was that the perfect moment ended the moment I left the room."

Buffy didn't really want to bring up that old wound again but she had started the story so she was going to have to finish, she took another drink and started to talk again.

"The next day I had to go to New York to stay with my dad over fall break I didn't want to go but it had been arranged before I even met Spike so I had to. Then when I got back and called Spike he said he was too busy to come over and that he'd be round when he had the chance."

Willow gasped, "Let me guess he never came round."

"Pretty much."

"So he used the old 'get the girl into bed then dump her' thing?" Xander asked.

"Well that's what I thought at the time and Angel didn't do anything to help."

~~~ FLASHBACK ~~~

Buffy was stood on Angel's front porch in the rain crying, she'd called Cordy's house only to be told that Cordy was at Angel's place. So here she was looking for comfort off her best friend.

Angel opened the door, "Buffy what's the matter?"

"He dumped me!" She sobbed as Angel showed her in.

"Did he call you?" Angel asked. He had known when Buffy was in New York that Spike was going to dump her when she got back.

"No," She hiccupped, "He just hasn't been seen for the last two weeks since I got back. I'm not stupid I know when someone trying to get rid of me."

Buffy looked round, "Where's Cordy?"

"Sorry but she left about ten minutes ago, but I'll listen if you wanna talk." Angel offered as he got her a towel for her wet hair.

"I don't understand Angel I thought he really liked me, he was so nice to me before I went away and then this? What's his childhood trauma?" Buffy said feeling very broken.

"He's just an arsehole Buffy, never thinks about anyone but himself you're better off without him."

"Maybe." She said trying to pick herself up a little.

"Listen Riley told me that he really likes you what about you hook up with him and forget all about Spike." Angel said pleased that Buffy would now know what Spike was really like.

"Riley's not really my type Angel."

~~~ END FLASHBACK ~~~

"Ok so Angel helped you threw your heart break even tried to set you up with one of his nice friends but you feel in love and got together? What about Cordy?" Xander asked as engrossed in the story as if it were a soap opera.

"If only it had been that simple. No I ended up dating Riley for a little bit after much pressure from Cordy and Angel but I didn't work out he really wasn't my type. And then Spike showed up again."

TCB.