A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I finished this quicker than I expected. As you might have noticed I changed the rating mostly due to my use of language. I hope you like it. Also I hope I'm not rushing the relationship between Spike and Buffy. So anyways enjoy.

Disclaimer: Don't own. It's Joss's.

Chapter Six

Not All Angels Have Wings

Buffy did a very impressive goldfish impression several times as what Giles said sunk in deep, maybe a little too deep for her liking. She blinked a few times as if trying to make sure she was awake and coherent.

"What the fuck!" she exclaimed. Giles flinched away from the powerful young woman in front of him. Many emotions flooded her: anger, hate, sadness, and hope. 'What is it, luv? You're upset, pet.' Spike's voice entered her mind. 'I need some time to think.' She thought almost a little too briskly and cold for her own liking. Something like a mental nod was felt inside her mind and Spike was gone almost as abruptly as he had entered.

"Buffy?" Willow ventured slightly frightened by her blonde friend. She gave Giles a nervous look as if trying to get his help backing her up against the Slayer.

"I'm fine. I just need sometime to think. Can someone tell Spike, I would hate to bother him after dismissing him," She said as she tried to get her emotions and body back under her control.

"What do you mean?" Giles asked carefully.

"Oh, Spike and I have a telepathic connection. Happened this morning when I woke up," She answered grabbing her coat and heading for the door. "Xander, make sure Dawn gets home safe please." Xander nodded and she left.

Buffy wandered the streets lost in her thoughts. 'I'm to fall in love with Spike but he doesn't have a soul so how is he going to fall in love with me?' her sensible side thought.

'What about this morning? You did think he was hot,' A little voice nagged.

'So what he's hot but could I fall for him?'

'You already know the answer to that, you don't need me to tell yo,.'

'Yes, you need to tell me,'

'Let's see. One, he's hot, two, he can have his sweet moments even though he would kill you for thinking that, three, he saved your life last night, four, he's a fallen angel and you know he's a better match for you than even Angel. Admit it you've been falling for him for a while now,' The voice said.

'Ok so I have a crush on a soulless vampire, who's tried to kill me several times. Oh my god...I have a crush on Spike,'

'Actually I think it's not a crush but more like falling in love with him,'

'Fine. I'm falling in love with Spike, William the Bloody. There happy?' Buffy sighed, as there was no answer. She stopped realising where she had been heading. 'Since I'm not buying blood, might as well buy him a new set of clothes.'

Spike sat watching TV. Dinner was cooked, the house clean and now he had nothing left to do. The sun had set and he was getting hungry again. He had already drank that awful pig's blood in the fridge. A soft knock came to the door. Spike stood walking to the door and opened it. Angel stood there.

"Well isn't it the bloody poofter?" Spike said cocking his head to the side.

"Why don't you come out here so we can have a little chat?" Angel said. Spike glared at him.

"I'm not so sure that's in my best interest," He drawled. Angel grabbed the front of his shirt pulling him outside.

"Now, William, I only want to tell you this fucking once. Got it?" Angel said.

"Big bad words...what a sorry excuse for a git," Spike drawled. Angel punched him in the face. Spike growled.

"Listen here, William. If you fucking hurt Buffy in anyway, I will fucking kill you with my bare hands," Angel said before hitting Spike in the face. Spike fell to the ground from the force. Angel started kicking him repeatedly.

"Fuck you wanker," Spike yelled at him.

"Spike!" Dawn exclaimed trying to run to him but Xander held her back.

"Naughty language Spikey. Wouldn't want to teach the youngster too much," Angel said kicking Spike after every word.

"You better bloody leave him alone or I'll fucking kill you," Dawn yelled at Angel earning a chuckle from Spike.

"That's my girl," Spike said after he spat blood out of his mouth. He carefully got up and punched Angel hard in the face. "Who fucked you to get rid of your bloody soul?" Angel growled about to hit him when two hands stopped him; they turned him around and punched him in the face.

"No one hits Spike except for me," Buffy said walking up to Spike. "You have the extra power why didn't you fight back?"

"I don't know," He said wrapping his arms around her as she turned to face Angel and he leaned heavily against her.

"Drink," Buffy said. Spike grinned as he changed. Watching Angel, he bit down on Buffy's neck drinking her blood. Angel gave a growl as Spike pulled away. Glaring at Angel, he changed back.

"Thanks, luv," He whispered. Buffy nodded.

"Just making sure your warning stuck right Angel? Thank you but I can take care of myself. Now if you're going to hurt Spike again you'll have to get through me," Buffy told Angel.

"Why take up for an evil soulless thing like him?" he asked.

"I've fallen and I need his help," She said. Angel's eyes widened and he nodded.

"Very well then. Do be careful and Spike take care of her. You don't know how lucky you are," He said then disappeared into the night.

Joyce paced the living room floor; she had arrived only moments after Angel had left. Dawn sat nervously beside Spike whose wounds were being tended to by Buffy.

"Mom stop pacing. Dawn wasn't hurt and if she was in any danger Spike would've made sure to protect her," Buffy said. Joyce paused to look at her daughter.

"I know but Spike was hurt," Joyce said. Buffy blinked.

"I'm already healing." Spike commented. Joyce nodded.

"No patrol tonight. We have to talk and sleep will do you good," Buffy said standing holding out her hand for him to take. He stared at it before she sighed grabbed his hand leading him upstairs. Buffy sat Spike on the bed and went to close the door. She came back standing before him clasping her hands together behind her back.

"Uh...Giles found out the heart bond," Buffy said. Spike gazed up at her jade eyes.

"And?" he prompted.

"Well, it would seem for the heart bond to be accomplished, we have to...fall in love," She answered. Spike looked at her.

"You're concerned I can't fall in love without a soul," He said.

"Just a little," She whispered. Spike stood searching his duster for his cigarettes. He found them moving to the window and lit his cigarette before taking a long drag.

"My only love sprung from my only hate. Too early seen unknown and known too late," He said.

"That sounds familiar," Buffy whispered.

"Romeo and Juliet. Describes it perfectly. I hated you so much but as time went on I started falling in love with you. Though now I know I loved you from the moment I saw you," Spike took another drag.

"You are falling in love with me?" she asked.

"Done falling, luv,"

"Oh. I guess it's possible for a vampire to love then?"

"Yes but not usually. I believe I am an exception to the rule,"

"Oh okay." Buffy said.

"You're still trying to figure everything out," Spike stared at her.

"No, I have it figured out,"

"Oh?" he asked raising an eyebrow and tilting his head to the side to observe her.

"Yeah...I'm falling in love with you."

To Be Continued...

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