a/n: ok here the update you all have been waiting for. I'm sorry its kind of short but don't worry I finally have my computer back full time so I'll have time to work on my stories. Hope you all like this chapter.

Ch.5. all's well that ends well.

Why? Why did the damn student council have to decorate the whole damn school for Valentines Day? It wasn't until next week but already the walls were covered in pink and red hearts and annoying images of cupid. It was as if the building itself was mocking her with all its cutesy images of love and romance. Faye glared at several innocent freshmen who had the bad luck of sitting next to her in first hour. They shied away from the obviously pissed junior and fidgeted nervously in their seats. Faye however was too sunk in her despair to even feel satisfaction at scaring the poor freshmen.

At lunch Danae found her sitting in a secluded corner of the cafeteria.

"What are you doing here?" her friend asked sitting down next to her. "I figured you'd be off with Spike somewhere."

"Why would I want to spend my valuable lunch time with that loser?" Faye asked in an indifferent tone.

Danae blinked in shock, "uh, well I figured you'd hit it off at lunch and were you know an item by now."

Faye snorted. "Don't be ridiculous Danae; I would never in a million years have anything to do with Spike."

Danae however saw through her friends posing. "God, Faye what happened yesterday?" she asked concerned.

"Nothing," Faye replied.

"Liar! Tell me." Danae persisted.

Faye knew Danae wouldn't give up until she knew everything so she had little choice but to relate everything that had happened since yesterday at lunch. After Faye finished Danae whispered a few words of comfort before excusing herself to go kill Spike. Faye didn't let her unfortunately.

"Let it lie Danae, he's not worth it, the arrogant jerk." Faye said.

"Fine, but is still want to kill him." Danae replied. "After all it's the best friend thing to do."

Faye managed a small smile at that. "Looks like we go alone to the valentines dance once again." Faye remarked in an attempt to calm her friend down.

"Well one of us wouldn't be if some prick hadn't broken her heart." Danae growled.

Faye was about to reply when she spotted Spike at the far end of the cafeteria. "Uh, I gotta go. Danae just stay away from Spike." Faye stood up and left through the cafeteria's second exit. Danae watched her friend go but noticed she wasn't the only one to have caught the violet haired girl's hasty exit. Spike too had watched her go with a longing look, before determinedly following her. Danae let him go, she had a feeling this situation would work its self out.

Faye wandered aimlessly for a while before unknowingly sitting against the very same tree she had sat next to with Spike yesterday. She stared at the ground with a forced fascination. Moments later a shadow appeared on the ground she was observing.

"Faye I want to talk to you."

She didn't need to look up to know the owner of that voice.

"About what?" she asked refusing to look up at Spike.

"About yesterday." There was a pause. "I lied." He said.

Faye did look up then. Spike was standing in front of her looking no different than any other day except for there was no trace of his arrogant grin anywhere. He looked almost hesitant, that is he would if Faye didn't know for a fact that Spike didn't have a hesitant bone in his body.

"Lied, when?" she asked unsure of what he meant, hoping but not daring to believe.

"When I said I was joking about asking you out. I really meant it. I … like you Faye." He said this all rather fast.

Faye blinked in shock. "What?" she yelped, shock making it come out different than she had intended it.

Spike nodded slowly he was looking at her but not meeting her eyes. "It's true."

"No," Faye said.

Spike felt his heart sink at that word.

"You better more than like me Spike Spiegel. If you expect to date me." Faye said with her heartbreaking smile.

It was then Spike met her eyes and Faye felt the sensation of drowning in his gaze she always got when they locked eyes. He grinned and pulled her to her feet.

"I knew you liked me Faye," he said in a half teasing half relieved voiced.

"Idiot," she said shaking her head.

Still grinning Spike laced his fingers with hers, "c'mon the bell is gonna ring. Let's go inside."

Faye blushed slightly and nodded. They walked back inside holding hands. And for some reason Faye didn't mind the hearts and cupids on the walls so much anymore, they no longer seemed to be mocking her.

She saw Danae waiting for them by the school entrance with a knowing smirk.

"Get every thing worked out children?" she asked in a matronly tone.

Spike grinned and Faye glared.

"Don't sound so smug, Danae. After all I'm the one who has Spike." Faye replied.

"No worries Faye, but I'm not the one who is going to have to deal with all the jealous girls when they find out that Spike's back off the market. " Danae smiled sweetly.

Faye frowned, "it's not like I haven't dealt with jealous bitches before." She said.

Spike grinned. "As interesting as this conversation is ladies can we get moving? I happen to like my third hour and want to be on time for once. I really don't want to end up in detention today."

"Where do you want to meet after school? I still need a ride home." Faye asked.

"The south exit, my car's parked there. What you say we stop for a bit to eat before I drop you at home?" spike asked casually.

"That's sounds wonderful—" Faye began then stopped. "Oh, I just remembered I promised I'd watch my cousin after school."

"Uh oh, making excuses even before the first date, not a good sign." Spike joked.

Faye glared at him. "It's not like I want to watch her, believe me I'd much rather be with you."

Spike grinned, "aww that so sweet Faye."

Faye stuck her tongue out at him.

"Don't stick that out at me Faye," Spike said seriously, "unless you intend to use it that is."

Faye threw up her hands in exasperation. "I give up, there's just no way to win!" she said tragically while Danae sniggered.

As she walked to class with her newly acquired boyfriend Faye couldn't help but smile. Things had a way of fixings themselves. It was funny how life threw you curve balls but some how you all ways managed to come out on top in the end. Little did she know that at that very moment a little cheerleader was planning another curve ball as she watched Spike and Faye walk hand in hand down the hallway. Jelously hung in the air.

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