I Don't Need You: Dinner

"I'm just saying if this place caters for all, then why don't they have blood?" Spike toyed with the glass in front of him and prodded the potential sitting opposite.

"Because it's very rare that a vampire would come in here. Especially for drinks when there are young children running about and adults having dinner." Red flicked an ice cube at the vampire and tried to ignore him again. No such luck.

Spike grinned and flicked the frozen water back across the table. It was fun to annoy Red. She was more fun to annoy than the scoobies or Angel. They didn't fight back so well verbally. Red knew tonnes of stuff to say. Although, it seemed that she picked up most words from Higgy.

"Oh, jealous are we? Rather I was sucking on your neck Red?" Spike grinned when the potential kicked him from under the table and flicked another ice cube at him. "That means yes then."

"I do not want you sucking on my neck! Creep."

"No, you'd rather have tall, dark and brooding sucking on yours wouldn't you?" the vampire grinned as Red blushed bright crimson. The girl was still pink when Angel and Higgy returned with their drinks. Higgy sat next to her charge and Angel was forced to sit next to the blushing potential. Spike grinned and gnashed his fangs at the girl, letting her know exactly how much he was going to tease her tonight.

DL was ordering the desserts for them all. They'd all finished their dinners earlier and now they needed something to fill the corners. Although Angel wasn't really into eating human food, he still ordered something to keep the girls happy. They kept pestering him about not being human enough.

"Spike stop teasing Red about her crush on Angel." Higgy sighed as she made her way to the bathroom. Spike snorted with laughter as Red turned an even darker shade and quickly followed her friend, intent on beating her for letting Angel find out. Spike was left at the table with his Sire who was doing his best to act calm.

"She has a crush on me?" the older vampire asked after a few minutes. Spike nodded and sipped at Higgy's coke. He'd finished his drink a while ago and couldn't be asked to go and order another. "Damn. You think I've been leading her on at all?"

"Nope." The blonde replied as DL came back. "Tell him DL. It's not his fault that Red's been lusting after him is it?"

DL sighed and sat in her seat on the other side of Spike. "He hasn't been encouraging her at all. Red's just like that. She finds a guy she likes and he's all she can think about. Trust me. I was there when there was Lewis..."

Spike and leaned closer. "Oh do tell..."

"I can't believe you said that!"

"Said what?" Higgy dried her hands and waited for the other girl to hurry up. "Oh, you mean the crush thing... You know me by now Red. That's what I do. I speak my mind."

"But did you have to speak it out loud?" Higgy contemplated the meaning of the words, before realising that they made no sense. She shook her head and waited for Red to catch up. "Wait a tic..."

"Red? Get over it. Spike had probably already told Angel anyway." The potential was now washing her hands whilst Higgy waited patiently. "Trust me, its no big deal."

"Fine. But if..."

"Red! Let's go?"

"Fine." Red stalked out before her friend and entered halfway through DL's story. "Oh for God's sake! Can we stop talking about my past?"

"Why?" DL grinned as Higgy sat down. "It's a good subject. All of our pasts are." Higgy smiled and began making a paper boat from her menu.

"I guess we all have weird pasts." Angel pointed out. He took his glass and held it in the air, waiting for the others to do the same. "A toast." He said. "To the past."

"The past." They all chorused before sipping from their drinks.

Higgy groaned as she woke up. Last night was a blur. She remembered a toast and then having dessert with the rest. Spike had been force-feeding his sire some of his ice cream for some reason and had managed to get some on the older vampire's nose. Angel had spent the next five minutes trying to lick it off.

Oh she remembered now. Some guy had approached her at the bar and he must've slipped a roofie in her drink. The rest of them must have brought her home when she passed out. Guess she had some thanking to do.

Yawning and rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she slipped out of bed and wrapped her robe round herself. Creeping into the main room she saw the two vampires sprawled across the couch watching some old movie. Red was in the kitchen singing to some busted song and DL was cooking something with her.

"Morning guys." The blonde told them all. Red came rushing over an immediately began checking her over for signs of injury.

"You feeling okay? Got a headache? Anything hurting?" eventually Higgy managed to push the girl away and explain that she was fine, and was sorry that she had ruined the evening for the rest of them.

"That's alright." Angel replied from the couch. "It was the guys fault you passed out."

"Yeah," Higgy brushed her hair from her eyes and looked at the clock. It wasn't morning after all. It was 5:30pm. Must've been a strong drug... "What happened to him anyway?"

"He'll be eating through a straw for the next six weeks." Spike grinned and chewed on his dummy. Sure he hadn't done the actual beating, but he liked to watch Angel vent his rage on something other than him for once. DL laughed and brought in the cookies she and Red had made.

"Go and get washed up Higgs. We're going out in an hour. Last night with these two. Then, you're a free woman again." She smiled and saw the grins flicker on Spike and Higgy's faces.

"Then let's make it good."

This chapter is pants. Sorry bout that but I couldn't think of anything to write so I got it to their last night before the girls and Angel leave Spike all alone. I need something fun for them to do on their last night. Please give me some fun ideas guys!!! Thanks. Higgy xxx.