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Los Angeles Wolfram and Hart

Next day

Angel was sitting behind his oaken desk in a luxerious leather chair as he saw Buffy and Dawn walking in. He noticed how she ignored him and was only looking around.

"Buffy?"

The blond Slayer turned her attention towards the vampire. "Where is he?"

Angel took on his appearance of being stupid. "Who?"

"Spike."

Angel shrugged. "Haven't seen him since yesterday."

The souled vampire saw flashes of nervousness behind her confident eyes as she was silent for a moment. "How is he?" she finally asked.

He didn't give in an inch. "Like Spike."

He saw the nervousness change in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Spike is Spike, what else can I say about him. He's all about the good fight now, but that's about it."

She flashed a smile. "That's good . . . I guess," she muttered the last two words.

Angel switched his gaze to Dawn who shrugged. He flashed a smile. "How are you?" he asked her friendly.

"Fine," she answered curtly.

Angel sighed a bit. Ever since Angelus had threatened Buffy, she was mildly hostile at the least. Especially when she had been one of the main persons to hurt her older sister.

"Better than you and your house of evil," Dawn continued.

Angel sow how Dawn's comment made Buffy snap out of her worries and turned her face to him. "Why do you have taken over this place?" she asked waving her hand. "And what is Harmony doing here?"

Angel clearly felt pushed into the defense, but had problems to find the right words. "I-I . . . To fight the darkness on equal terms."

He saw Buffy nodding slowly. "You know that its like playing with fire, don't you?" Angel nodded, but felt some unfair acquisition in her words. Apparently she knows it as well as she continued. "I'm just worried." Feeling some relief he nodded. "That's why I'm staying," she added firmly.

Angel blinked. "What? You're staying to do what?- making sure I'm . . ."

"She bloody hell does, mate," he heard an annoying voice interrupt him and making Buffy snap her head towards it.

"Spike?"

Spike smiled. "Hey, luv," he said, with a small trace of nervousness in his tone.

Buffy rushed over to him and slapped him straight on the face, causing him look confused and hurt. "W-what?"

"Bastard!" she yelled

Angel couldn't help himself to allow himself a rare smile as he saw Spike incredulous look.

She slammed him again on his face. "This is for not telling me that your back." And again. "And this is for making me going through hell after Xander of all persons had to tell me."

Angel's smile reached its maximum as he took in his grand-child's dazed face. The boyscout had to tell the truth, he thought. Angelus inside of him roared in pleasure for the stupid bleached vampire, but he roared even harder for its cursed soul as Angel saw how Buffy planted her lips firmly on Spike's.

Angel looked disgusted as she pulled back and smiled. "And this is for loving me."

". . ."

"You do love me?" she asked, her eyes desperate.

". . ."

"Spike?" she asked nervously.

"Bloody hell I do," he finally said, making Buffy smile brightly before kissing him again.

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Nominations:

Aurora

Tanya-Joyce

Annabelle

Anne

Lysandra

Anya

Tara

Aniela

Anastasia

Mallory Anne