a/n: ok, well I'm taking Buffy Fan's suggestion and putting them both in one chapter. So, "BUFFY 1" is the first Buffy, you know the odd chapter one. And the "BUFFY 2" is the second Buffy... K?

-------BUFFY 1-------

Buffy flipped through a book she held in her hand. It was about alternate universes. Giles had questioned her about why she was all of a sudden interested in learning, but she had told him that she wanted to "get in touch with her Slayer side". Which was true, but not the case.

"A good read?"

Buffy jumped at the voice behind her and turned to see Spike standing there.

"Um..." she said, closing it and hiding it behind her. "It's for a project. So, no. Boring. Snore."

He nodded. "We're still hitting Rain tonight, right?"

"Rain? The weather man said it was..."

Spike laughed. "Rain... It's a club."

"Oh. Right," Buffy said. "I knew that. I was just... Testing you!"

He eyed her, but let it slid and leaned in for his kiss. Buffy tried to move to the side, but he was holding her, there was no way for her to escape him. Closing her eyes, Buffy waited for what she thought would be the most disgusting thing of her life. What she got wasn't what she'd expected.

His kiss was soft but passionate and Buffy was slowly starting to give in to him. His arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer to him, and she brought hers up to his neck.

"Buffy? Buffy, how many times do I have to tell you... Not in here," Giles said, coming up the stairs.

"Oh... Oh my god," Buffy said, pulling away. "Sorry. Sorry. Sorry."

"It's quite alright... Just try not to do it so often."

"Often?" Buffy said quietly. "Ok, yeah. Deal."

"Are you coming with me luv, or did you want to stay around and read?" Spike asked.

"Um... You know what, yeah, I think I'm going to go with you... You can, um, drive me home... Right?"

"Home?" he asked, a bit surprised. "You want to go home?"

"Yes?"

"Ok. If that's what you want."

"It is," Buffy said, picking up her book. "Um, I'll see you tomorrow Giles."

"Yes, hopefully," Giles said, cleaning his glasses.

-------BUFFY 2-------

Buffy laid on "her" bed, flipping through a magazine, painting her nails black while talking to Willow on the phone.

'So, you're bronzing with us tonight, right?'

"Yup."

'Today was a pretty weird day. Are you sure nothing's bugging you? You know I'm always here to listen. I mean, I don't want you to think that because me and Xander are sort of... Together. That you're a third wheel. Because in no way are you a third wheel. You're all...'

"Will, it's fine. I have my own man, remember him?"

'Right. I guess I just forgot where you just only started to go out. Of course, you liked him for a long time, but... I'm doing it again, aren't I? I told you to stop me when I rambled.'

"I promise to catch it next time. Hey, Wills?"

'Yeah?'

"What do you know about alternate universes?"

'I know they exist... I... I can look some things up for you.'

"Great. Cause, you know how I am with books... You know, right?"

'Yeah... I know. Oh, I have to go. But, I'll see you at the Bronze at nine.'

"Nine."

Buffy hung up her phone, threw the magazine on the floor and sat up on her bed. She started to blow on her nails as she walked over to the closet. Lifting her foot up, she managed to open it and began searching through the clothes with her eyes.

"No, no, definitely not, ok, no, yeah right, no, no, no, no, no, no... What a surprise, no. God, I need to get some new clothes," Buffy said. "So why don't I? I could squeeze in a little shopping..."

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Buffy calmly walked out of the store. Hoping the jewelry she'd stuffed into her pocket would go unnoticed to the people around her.

"Excuse me Miss."

She turned slowly to see a man dressed in a security uniform staring down at her.

"Can I help you?"

"May I ask what's in your pocket?" he asked.

"No. But you can ask me where the exit is," Buffy said, turning to leave.

He coughed, and said in a deeper tone, "Empty your pockets."

Buffy rolled her eyes. She had two choices. One, she could run and get away. Or two, she could empty her pockets and be charged for shoplifting.

Sighing, Buffy took off toward the escalators, looking for the quickest escape. Once there, she pushed past a few people to get on, but found herself stuck behind an elderly couple.

Well I can't trample old people, she thought.

"Hey! Hey you! Hey stop!"

She turned around, glancing over her shoulder, and saw the security guard, along with one of his co-workers just getting on. Sighing, she jumped up onto the railing and down onto the floor below her. Looking up at the escalator, she smiled and waved to the security guards before hurrying out the doors.

"Haven't done that since... Yesterday," she said to herself as she pulled out the pair of black and pink hoops she'd stole from the store. "Perfect for my new outfit. All on the mall."