Title: Because You Loved Me

Summary: A/U Buffy Summers has the perfect life, great boyfriend, awesome friends and amazing parents. Her life is going great until someone new decides to join it. Will this new person cause her perfect life to crumble before her? Or make it better then she ever thought possible?

Disclaimer: I do not own them

.:A/N:. Thanks for the reviews guys! Moluvsnumber17: There is zero B/A from now on. Unless it's arguing.

~~**~~

"That was so fun," Buffy said, sitting down next to Spike. The two had danced to at least ten songs since they'd come to the Bronze. Buffy was convinced that Spike and her were meant to be together. The way their bodies fit, the way he knew what she wanted before she said it. Perfect.

"Right about that luv," he said.

"I can," she said, out of the blue.

"Can . . ."

"Can be with you," Buffy smiled.

Spike leaned over the table and kissed her, "Are you serious?"

"Yeah, I am. I wasn't too sure before, but now . . . Now I know. We're meant to be together Spike."

Spike couldn't help but smile at her. She had made his day, made his wish come true. "And you wont be leaving me for Peaches tomorrow?"

Buffy laughed, "Never."

"Good," he said, kissing her again. "Dance?"

~~**~~

When Buffy got home, she ran up to her room and found Natalie reading the book she had earlier deserted once finished. "Good book," Natalie said, looking up at her cousin. "You look overly happy. What happened? Are you and Angel back together?"

"Me and Spike. Spike and me," she said, sitting on her bed.

"You mean . . . You and Spike?!" Willow yelled. "Buffy, that's . . . Great?"

"Yes! I mean, if asked earlier today, then I would so deny it. But, I actually listened to your words and now . . . Now I'm happier then with Angel. Well I shouldn't say that. I was happy with Angel but . . ."

"He wasn't the one. I get you. You shouldn't be embarrassed that you have feelings for Spike. People just don't care to get to know him. I only talked to him a few hours and I thought more of him than people who have known him for days, weeks even. I don't get them," Natalie said. "But maybe I'm just like that. Non-judgy."

"I know I shouldn't be embarrassed, I'm not anymore. Its just real weird you know? One minute I hate him, the next we're friends, then I hate him. We're just so odd. But I'm just like that. Non-admitty feely."

Natalie laughed, "Whatever you are, Spike seems to like it . . . A lot."

"I know," she sighed. "The gang's gonna hate me when they see me hanging on to Spike's hand."

"And? Look, if they hate the fact that you're dating a guy that makes you happy, they aren't friends. Maybe they are with some serious judging issues, but still. They should be happy that you're happy. And if it means being with a guy that doesn't make them happy, too damn bad."

"You're a great cousin," Buffy said, hugging her. "And you'll be a great cousin and let me read this book, wont you?" Natalie asked sweetly.

"Go ahead," Buffy said.

"Thanks. I'm going to go read," Natalie said, moving from her bed to the door. "Downstairs. You look like you need some sleep."

"Have fun," Buffy said, lying down on her bed, still fully clothed.

~~**~~

"Buffy!" Natalie yelled, hitting her in the arm. "Wake up would you?"

Buffy rolled over, opening her eyes. "Huh?"

"We have school smarty. You need to get up now or we're going to be late," she said, pulling on her. "Just wear that, I don't think it'll do any serious damage to the social status you don't have."

Buffy gave her cousin a "fuck you" smile and sat up. "I'll change. Quick. Promise."

"I'll be downstairs. Hurry. You have Rhymes!"

~~**~~

Buffy opened the door to her CNT class, hoping that Mr. Rhymes was out of the room. When she got it fully open, she spotted Spike and smiled at him. He smiled back at her but it disappeared as soon as Mr. Rhymes spotted her.

"Ms. Summers," he said. "What's it this time?"

"Overslept," Buffy shrugged. "But you have to let me in cause it wasn't my fault."

"Who's was it? The boogieman?"

"No . . . Spike's," she said perkily.

"Is this true?" Mr. Rhymes asked, turning to Spike.

Behind him, Buffy nodded her head for Spike to agree. He didn't know what she was planning but went with it. "Yeah, it is," he said. "I . . . Uh, trashed her locker and . . . Uh, she couldn't . . . Um," Spike said but Mr. Rhymes saved him the trouble.

"Both of you can go down to the office and sort it out there. I have a class to teach," he said, sitting down in his chair.

Spike gathered his things and headed out the door behind Buffy. He stopped when they were near the office and asked, "What the bloody hell was-" Buffy's lips crashing against his stopped him from continuing. She pulled away, leaving him breathless. "That," he finished.

"C'mon," Buffy said, taking his hand. She pulled him through a door and down a flight of stairs. Throwing him against the wall, she attacked him aggressively with a kiss. Her hands found his neck and she pulled him closer to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and gently rubbed her exposed skin.

"What are we doing?" he asked.

"Having a little fun before being forced to sit through hours of hell, why?"

"Just wondering," Spike said, leaning down and kissing her again.