"Um would you believe me if I said trick of light" Buffy asked Spike quietly. He looked at like she was stupid and said "No what do I bloody look like, a pansy." She stared and said "Ok a what?" Spike rolled his eyes and said "Never mind, now what was that." "She bites he lip and says "A vampire". Spike opens his mouth to say something but promptly closes it again.

Buffy rolls her eyes at this and says "Ok Spike Vampires are real, I slay them don't tell anyone ok." She turns around and starts to continue her patrol when she feels Spikes hand on her shoulder. She turns around and he says "Ok why". She narrows her eyes and says "that's all you got, why? Let's see um because it is my destiny, why else." "So you're what a slayer." She rolls her eyes and says "Yeah well so what if I am. I don't feel like talking about it ok, let me just finish my patrol, I'll tell you later.

3 hours later... "Bloody hell, 16, I can't believe you kept it to yourself, luv." Spike had just finished hearing all the details. Buffy shrugged and said "So I was 16 it wasn't like I had anything else going in my life, the way I figure it, it was a blessing." Spike shook his head and said "You shouldn't have do this alone, no one should". Buffy was getting angry she got up off the bed and said "Yeah well you weren't there were you. You were off being the popular one."

Spike got up as well and said "What are you 12, grow up that was years ago, Get over it". Buffy felt tears building up but she shook them away and said "Maybe I would have if you hadn't teased me every day of my oh so perfect life". He sighed and put his hand through his hair and said "I know and if it would make it better I would say I'm sorry but it doesn't change anything does it?" Buffy shook her head and said "No it doesn't".

Spike smirked and said "you know in the beginning I only teased you because I like you." Buffy looked at him shocked and said "You huh?" Spike nodded slightly and said "It kind of changed when you lost that fire you used to have". Buffy shrugged and said "Yeah well things happened." Spike genuinely smiled and said "You got that fire back though".

Buffy looked at him carefully and said "Riiighht, what does that mean exactly?" Spike shrugged and said "You work it out". He got up and left the room leaving a confused Buffy behind.

Spike stood on the other side of the door with his heart racing. Would she work out what he meant, would she care? He didn't know what made him tell her especially after hearing her secret but he felt he had to. He chuckled when he heard "He couldn't could he?" She wasn't as dumb as she made out!

He walked over to his door and went in to wait for her response which hopefully didn't involve anything painful.