Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Buffy or Angel characters.

A/N: Hey there. Well I was reading over this story and I don't have paragraphs in some chapters and I also have mistakes and also it kinda sucked at some points so this is my re-write.

Summary: An old flame of Angel's who just happens to be a slayer comes to LA. Takes place after You're Welcome, season 5. After Cordy comes to see Angel he leaves W&H. Also Fred is Fred and Girl in Question hasn't happened.

The sun had just set and Spike was out looking for some demon to kill. They had just left Wolfram and Hart a week ago, W&H hadn't sent anything after them as of yet but there was still time. He was just walking around the bus station when the bus from New York pulled up only one girl stepped off, but she caught Spike's attention and he stared at her.

She was about 5'6 tall, had shoulder length dirty blonde hair, she was wearing light denim jeans and a white tank top, but the thing Spike had noticed most was her amazing blue eyes, that could rival his. When she stepped off the bus she was looking at the ground she soon turned her gaze towards Spike. She smirked slightly but he never noticed. He also didn't notice when she was standing right in front of him, looking up at him.

"Hmm… excuse me." The blonde said and it took Spike a few minutes to realize she was there and talking to him.

"Oh, mmm…. Sorry, didn't mean to stare." Spike stuttered.

"It's ok." The blonde says giving him the once over. Spike composed himself before speaking.

"So luv, what can I do for you?" asked giving her his sexiest smirk.

"Well…" she waited a moment before continuing. "I'm here to see Angel. Didn't he tell you 'bout me? Doesn't surprise me." She added the last bit to her self.

Angel was walking around the streets waiting to find a vamp. Cordy's death had hit him hard, he had been a mess since that day, he had left Wolfram and Heart and never left his room except to go out slaying. Fred had said something about a call from someone and that she was coming today or something, but he never really paid it much attention. There was only one girl he wanted to see but she wasn't coming back.

There was something off about today; as though something was coming he didn't know about. Then he sensed it, or smelt it, there was a light breeze tonight and it carried her smell. The one he left, Claire's sent and she was a slayer now. Shit, Spike's with her. he thought before running in the direction of their scents.

"Well, do you want to tell me who you are, pet?" Spike asked.

"An old friend… I suppose you could say that, well I think it was just rude he never told anyone I was coming. I wonder if that girl even gave him the message, she seemed nice enough, but you can never tell." Claire said to herself.

"So what's your name?" Spike asked wondering if that was the phone call Fred told Angel about.

"Claire, well I better be off, people to see demons to kill, you know the great life of a slayer. Maybe I'll see you around sometime, Spikey." Claire winked at him before going to walk off but Spike grabbed her arm and pulled her flush against him.

"How do you know my name?" He asked.

"I know more than you think. Maybe I'll tell you how sometime, but I got to go. Oh and could you do me a favour, tell Ace I stopped by." She said before moving away. She walked towards the main street road and around a corner.

Spike stood there for a few moments thinking of the blonde slayer, his thoughts drifted to another blonde slayer. Have to get over her sometime. He started to walk away when Angel came around the corner and grabbed him by the throat and pinning him against the wall.

"What the hell did you do to her?" Angel growled at him.

"What are you talking about you ponce?" Spike asked pushing Angel off him.

"I'm talking about Claire, what the hell did you do her?" Angel asked.

"I ate her." Spike said sarcastically. "It's your fault you knew she was coming but no, didn't want to come and see her." Spike said pissing Angel off even more.

"Spike." Angel said dangerously.

"Fine. I was minding my own business and she got off the bus, stopped to ask me about you, then she left, that was it."

"Where did she go?" Angel asked calming down ever so slightly.

"How the hell should I know?... So what is your relationship with the fiery blonde?" Spike asked smirking.

Angel went to punch Spike but, Spike caught his hand and pushed it away, his eyes dancing with laughter.

"That's none of your business." Angel said in a low dangerous voice. He didn't want Claire involved with Spike in anyway.

"She is pretty hot, you know. Maybe I'll go and see her sometime." Spike said, before walking away, but Angel pulled him back and slammed him against the wall, with his arm around his throat again.

"Then again, maybe you won't Spike. You won't be going anywhere near. If I find you do I'll…" He stopped talking when he heard someone enter the alley.

"This looks cosy, talking about me when I'm not here. Making my decisions for me, just like the Angel I knew." Claire said walking towards Angel and Spike.

"Look Claire, I'm sor…" Angel started but Claire cut him off.

"Don't even think about saying that word to me. 'Cause if you do then I actually have to start forgiving you. And I don't think I'm ready for that." Just for split second, her calmness dropped and both vampires seen the pain and hurt in her eyes, but it was gone as fast as it came. "Spike, do you think maybe you could go, me and Angel have some unfinished business we need to take care of." Claire said looking at Spike.

"Sure." Spike told her removing Angel's hand from his throat he walked to the end of the alley before calling behind him. "Have fun peaches."

"Look, Claire, I'm just trying to do what's best for you." Angel told her.

"I'm not here because of me and you, yeah we need to clean this mess up but I think you need to try and do what's best for everyone. Everyone like, your friends, you know them, the people who have stuck by you through thick and thin." Claire said looking at him.

"That's different, you don't know what happened." Angel told her looking away from her.

"Yes I do. I know every little detail, about Angelus coming out, about Conner, about you joining W&H. Can I just ask what the hell were you thinking? And I know about Cordelia."

"Don't speak about her." Angel said in such a dangerous tone Claire had to shiver.

"I'll speak about what I want Angel. I won't walk on eggshells around you just because you're hurting. I know people in LA, they have told me what a mess you've been making, so I had to come here and sort it out, also we do need to sort things out like last time I seen you. Been a while, you got an explanation yet for why you left?" Claire asked.

"What I do in LA has nothing to do with you." Trying to dodge her last question.

"Yeah it does, if it concerns the world or an apocalypse, cause hello slayer." Claire told him. "But do you know what I want to talk about? Why you left, that sounds like a good one so come one… what no answer this one? Do you want a different topic?" Claire asked, with fake sweetness.

"You know, I would have understood, that you had to leave, if you'd told me or left a note or called. But no, you left, you did leave one of your shirts but that was it. So why did you leave? Go on Angel, you usually have an answer for everything but not this?"

"It was… I… I didn't love you." He knew that was the worst thing he could have said, he seen the hurt in her eyes and he seen the unshed tears well up in her eyes. "Claire I just…"

"Save it Angel. You didn't love me so now I see why it was so easy for you to leave without telling me, 'cause you didn't care. Because I was the fucking rebound girl! Just hurry up and get your life back on track so I can leave already." Claire said the tears coming down her face as she turned and ran out of the alley.

Spike was sitting on a bench smoking he was thinking about Claire. He didn't really know her but he felt protective over her. And he was attracted to her hell. Maybe I am starting to get over Buffy. Just then he seen someone running in his direction, he seen it was Claire and she was crying. He stood up and moved towards her, just as she was going to run past him he caught her.

"Hey pet, what's the matter?" Spike asked as she looked up and seen it was him, before wiping her tears away.

"I just… he… he didn't love me." Claire said in-between sobs. "I'm sorry… I …hardly know you… and… and I'm…."

"It's fine, really. Come one just show where you're place is and I'll take you there ok." He said soothingly to her before touching her arm he felt it was cold.

"Wow, luv, you're freezing. Here." He said taking off his duster and putting it on her. Inside he was fuming, she had been here little over an hour and already she was crying because of that ponce.