Ruby sat and smiled at the blonde couple. He really liked her. Ruby could just tell. Anything to make Buffy happy. She was the sister Ruby had never had. Other than Nana Carol, the only true family she had too. Sure she had a biological drunken jackass father that was prone to hitting and a mother that was too depressed to get off the couch but they didn't count. They were only by blood but not by love. She sighed and looked down into her drink. No need to start that now. She looked up again to see Buffy and her new "friend" coming her way. She smiled at them both, "You leaving?"
Buffy nodded, "Yeah huh. Ruby this is Spike and I really like him. Will you cover for me?"
Ruby let out a small laugh, "How many times have you done it for me? Not a problem at all." She paused and looked Spike up and down, giving a pointed look at his crotch, "I want full blown details tomorrow. Maybe they call him Spike for a reason."
Spike smirked. To bad Buffy wouldn't be seeing this chit tomorrow.
"Okay Rubes," Buffy laughed, "Thanks. Night." With that, they started to exit, The Bronze.
"Have fun you crazy kids!" she called after them, "And remember, no glove no love!"
This caused a few people to turn and look at her. Kids from Sunnydale High and college regulars just shrugged it off due to the fact that it was Ruby and returned to whatever they were doing.
Yup, her reputation was still withstanding.
She then felt eyes on the back of her head. Being a girl of her rep, she was used to it and trained to feel it when someone was looking at her.
She turned to make eye contact with Xander Harris. He was sitting at a table with Willow Rosenberg, her boyfriend Oz and Faith Evans. The group that was known for much weirdness to revolve around them.
I flashed him a smile and stood up. She had a sudden urge to dance. She broke eye contact with him but headed over to his table.

"Hey Harris," Xander looked up and couldn't believe it. Ruby Singer was talking to him, "Wanna dance?"
He nearly choked on air in shock. Faith gave him a hard pat on the back which snapped him out of his daze, "Uh, yeah."
She flashed him a bright smile, "Coolness." With that, she pranced off to the dance floor, Xander in tow.
Xander was happy beyond belief. She was willing dancing with him. She'd asked him!
"Ruby," Riley Finn appeared behind here, "Where's Buffy."
Ruby turned around and smirked at Riley. He had his bonehead friends behind him.
"She left. Go please." With that she turned back to dancing with Xander.
He then grabbed her shoulder roughly. Ruby froze. Before she could speak up, Xander shocked her and himself and did, "Hey Riley. I can vouch that Buffy left okay. I saw here. Leave Ruby alone."
"Did the whore leave with some guy?" Riley demanded, "God, you're such a fucking slut, it's rubbing off on her."
Every muscle in Ruby's body went ridged "What. Did. You. Just. Say?"
"Riley, I really..." before Xander could finish his sentence, Ruby acted.
She hauled back and punched Riley as hard as she could in the nose, "Don't you ever fucking talk about Buffy or me that way do you hear me you bastard!" She then kneed him in the crotch. Riley doubled over in pain, one hand clutching his bleeding nose and the other his crotch. Xander couldn't help but feel sorta bad for Riley after that move but not really. Must just be the idea of being kneed in the balls.
Ruby turned to Xander, "I'm sorry we didn't get to finish this dance Xander. Maybe some other time?" She then leaned over and planted a chaste kiss on his lips, "Night."
Xander nodded mutely as he watched her disappear into the crowd, still stunned from her hitting Riley but more so of the kiss
What a night.

Buffy couldn't believe it. She was making out with a complete stranger in the alley that The Bronze exited in. It was invigorating. It was bad. Being bad sure was sweet. No wonder Ruby was the way she was. Oh yeah, this was good.
Spike pulled away from Buffy's lips and started to nuzzle and kiss her neck, picking out the spot where he was going to bite her. He finally found the spot and started to suck on the skin to the point of pain. She'd have to learn to take her pain with her pleasure. Once he'd successfully left a large hickey he pulled away once more.
Buffy whimpered at the loss. She didn't want him to stop. Ever, "Spike..."
"Shhh kitten," he whispered huskily, "Let me take you home and make you feel so good."
He was having a hard time not vamping. He could hear her blood rushing underneath her skin.
"Okay," she said quietly, "It's just..."
Then Spike smelt it, fear. His demon had been right. His Elizabeth...his Buffy was a virgin. That was the final straw. His demon surged forward, screaming at Spike to claim her right there and then.
Buffy looked up at Spike to continue her virginal confession and almost fainted. His once handsome face had morphed and was now bumpy and ridged.
"Oh god..."
"Won't help you now pet," he smirked, his voice slightly lisped.
She started to back away. Every step she took backwards, she took forward.
Ohgodohgodohgodohgodohgod. WHAT THE HELL WAS HE!?!
As if he'd read her mind he explained nonchalantly, "Wonderin what I am kitten? Well let me make it easy on you and tell ya. Vampire here."
"No," she shook her head, "Vampires aren't real!"
"That's funny," Spike smirked, finally backing her up against the wall, "Figuring that there's one standing right in front of ya."
"A-are y-our...a-are y-you g-going t-to, t-to k-kill m-me?" she stuttered, clinging to the wall.
Spike leaned in close, pressing his hard body up against her soft one, "But you won't stay dead."
Buffy gulped, getting it. He was going to turn her, make her into a vampire...a monster, "No."
She then started to struggle to get out of his grip which only turned him on more, "Oh just like that luv."
She froze, realizing that something VERY hard was poking her in the stomach and stopped. Oh shit, "No!" she repeated herself "Let me go! Ihateyou! You're a monster!"
Spike sighed. She was going to make this as hard as bloody possible. "So sorry baby," he whispered before he slammed her head against the wall, knocking her unconscious The last thing Buffy heard before everything went black, "So sorry baby." No you're not.

Ruby sighed as she exited The Bronze into the alley. What she saw next shocked her.
Spike had Buffy pinned up against the wall. She was about to go pull him off of her friend when he slammed Buffy's head against the wall, knocking her out. Tears rose in her eyes. Oh god no. As he picked her up in his arms and started to turn, she caught a glance at his face. It was messed up. Oh god no. She'd seen this before. Sunnydale wasn't so sunny when it came down to it. Their sleepy little town catered to things that went bump in the night. She'd lived in the wonderful land of denial with the rest of the town, till now. She didn't know what he was or how to stop him but she was pretty sure she knew someone who did. With that, Ruby rushed back into The Bronze to find Xander, Willow and Faith in hopes of saving her friend...before it was too late.
She quickly wove her way through the crowd, praying to god that they were still there. She finally reached the table they were at earlier. They were there. By this time, the tears were coming welding in her eyes. What if Buffy was already dead? No! She couldn't think like that!
"Guys?"
They all came out of their conversation to look at a glossy eyed Ruby.
"Ruby, what's the matter?" Willow asked carefully, "Are you okay?"
"If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I escaped from the nut farm earlier, if you do god please help me! Buffy, she left with this really hot guy and after what happened with Riley, I headed out. They were in the alley and she was saying NO and then he knocked her out but his face, ohmigod his face! It was all wrong, bumpy and freaky looking! Please you have to help me please!"
"Vampire?" Xander asked Faith who nodded.
HOLY SHIT, "Oh god. Please. She can't die! She's my best friend!"
"I know Ruby," Willow said, standing up and hugging her, "Come on. We'll help."
"I'm going to go follow the trail," Faith announced. She liked Buffy and when it came down to it, she'd much rather the vampire to have Cordelia or someone.
"I'm going to take Ruby to Giles's," Willow said, "I'll try to calm her down. That okay?"
Ruby nodded and then paused, "Mr. Giles's the school librarian?"
A sheepish look crossed her face, "Yeah, I'll explain on the way there."
Ruby just nodded and shut her mouth. Things couldn't get any weirder.