"Man. It's a good thing that Buffy came along and saved you last night, huh, Anais?" Xander said, as he sat next to her in Giles' Magick Shop.
"Buffy didn't save me," An stated plainly, causing everyone to gasp. "Spike did."
"What? No way." Willow seemed shocked.
"Way. I was really busy last night," Buffy stepped in, entering the shop. "There's a changling in town." Anais froze, her breath catching. "You okay, An?"
"Yea. I'm fine," she breathed. Xander looked at her, concern in his eyes. "I've gotta go. Band practice." With that, Anais got up and left the shop quickly.
"Well. That was weird," Xander said, matter-of-factly. Willow agreed. Just then, Giles came out of one of the storage rooms.
"Wasn't Anais here?" he asked, wiping his glasses with a small white cloth.
"Band practice," Willow and Buffy answered in unison. They didn't believe An. Something just wasn't right.
Anais ran to Spike's crypt and banged on the door. She waited a moment before knocking again.
"What the bloody hell do you want?" Spike cried, before even knowing who it was. When he looked into Anais' eyes, he was taken aback, his breath catching. "Oh. I'm so sorry, An." She just smiled as he stepped aside to let her in.
"I'm sorry, Spike. I know it's in the middle of the day and all, but I needed to talk."
"It's fine. Really." He gestured towards the couch for her to sit and he sat next to her. "What's the matter, Pet?"
"Buffy says there's a changling in town," Anais told him.
"So? There's always a new creature here," he replied. An hesitated. "Do you know something about this changling?"
"No. Of course not," she answered, a little too quickly. Spike squinted his eyes slightly. Then, without warning, Anais kissed him, her tongue entering his mouth immediately. He had no choice but to kiss her back. Not that he cared, mind you. She straddled him, still kissing him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Spike began to slide his hands up her shirt, when his crypt door swung open. Anais jumped off Spike, her eyes flashing.
"Anais!?"