As soon as she walked through the front door Buffy ran up to her room. Picking up her phone she dialed Willow's number.
"Hello."
"You'll never guess what I did today!"
"Hi Buffy."
"Hi! Now try to guess what I did today."
"I have no idea."
"Come on try to guess."
"Buffy." Willow sighed
"Fine be that way." Buffy pouted
"Fine I'll bite. What are you so happy about?"
"I apologized to Drusilla today."
"And this makes you happy because?"
"I insulated her while I did it."
"Cool" Willow squealed "I think I might be a little over excited."
"Ya think? But isn't that great?"
"It's beyond great but when did you see Drusilla?"
"When I went over to Spike's house."
"Why were you at Spike's house?"
"He asked me too." Buffy said quietly
"And you just went over?"
"Well…yeah."
"Buffy."
"Oh don't Buffy me you know you would have done the same thing if it was Xander. If Xander hadn't said a nice thing to you in four years the second he called and asked you for something you would have given it to him in a heartbeat. Admit it."
"You're right."
"I know but now I'm not all happy anymore."
"Sorry."
"That's okay."
"Buffy I have to go Xander just got here."
"You're hanging out? Without me?" Buffy said in a small voice
"He just needs a place to stay, he had a fight with his dad."
"Is he okay?"
"Yeah that's why he's here."
"If you need anything just call okay?"
"Of course."
"Give Xander a hug from me will you."
"Sure."
"Thanks Wills. Talk to you later."
"Yep bye."
"Bye." with a sigh Buffy hung up the phone
A few hours later Buffy was sitting in he living room watching Beauty and the Beast. Hearing a knock on the she paused the movie and walked over to the door.
"Who is it?" she asked
"It's me." came Spikes reply from the other side of the door
"What do you want?"
"Drusilla left a little while ago and I saw the lights on so I decided to come over."
"But what do you want?"
"To talk."
"How does it feel to want?"
"Buffy just open the door."
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm mad at you."
"What'd I do?"
"Would you like me to answer that or should I just glare?"
"It's kind of hard to glare through a solid piece of wood isn't?"
"Shut up."
"Buffy please just open the door."
"Fine the doors unlocked. You do know how to open a door don't you?" Buffy said as she walked back to the living room and sat on the couch
"Why are you leaving the door unlocked? What if someone tried to beak in?"
"Why would someone try to break in at six o'clock at night? And who ever tries to beak in won't have to break my lock, which would be such a pain to repair. Why do you care anyways?"
"Because I do."
"Sure you do that's why you didn't talk to me for four years. Now stop standing in the doorway and sit down."
"The main reason I came over was I wanted to thank you for apologizing to Drusilla."
"Why, I insulted her in the process?"
"Yeah but I don't think she realized it." Spike said with a smile
"Good point." Buffy said returning his smile
"Are you watching Beauty and the Beast?" he asked looking at the TV screen
"Yeah."
"I can't believe you still watch this movie."
"It's my favorite movie." Buffy said defensively
"Still?"
"Yes it's a good movie."
"I know, but I thought that by now you would have got a new favorite movie."
"Well some of us don't pick a new favorite movie every week." she said with a smile
"Some of us aren't stuck in a rut."
"Excuse me!"
"Yeah excuse you." Spike said with a big smile
"Do you want to watch it with me?" Buffy said with a shake of her head
"I guess if there's nothing better on."
"How rude."
"I know I'm a bad rude man."
"You are such a cad." she said with a laugh
"Tell me something I don't know. Where's your mom?" he asked as he sat next to her
"At work and there's a perfectly good chair on the other side of the room."
"But you can see the TV best from here."
"If you don't wan to sit in the chair you can leave."
"Fine make me sit in the cold hard chair in the corner."
"Are seriously trying to guilt me into letting you sit on the couch with me?"
"Well….yeah."
"You never really change do you?"
"I've changed."
"Not really you still act exactly the same."
"I have too changed." Spike said crossing his arms across his chest
"Fine you've changed." Buffy said rolling her eyes
"Don't roll your eyes at me missy."
"Oh yeah and what are you going to do if I don't?"
"Unspeakable horrors."
"Really?" Buffy said disbelieving
"Really."
"I don't believe you."
"Try me."
"Okay." She said as she slowly rolled her eyes
"Oh now your gonna get it." Spike said as he grabbed for her. Buffy jumped out of his reach and ran to the other side of the coffee table. With a laugh Spike gave chase.
"Haha you can't get me." Buffy said as she ran into the dining room and behind the table. Growling Spike ran after her.
"Come here." Spike said as he ran around to her side of the table. With a giggle Buffy ran into the kitchen. Sprinting after her Spike grabbed her around the waist and started to tickle her.
"No! Stop, I'm sorry. I swear I'll never roll my eyes at you ever again." she said gasping for breath
"I'm taking your word on this." he said
"You have it." she saidas sheturned around in his arms "You know what's not fair."
"What?"
"How ticklish I am and the fact that you don't have a ticklish bone in your body."
"Life's not fair." Spike said with a smirk
With a sigh and a shake of her head, Buffy said "While we're in here do you want anything to eat?"
"I'll take some popcorn."
"Okay but I'll only give it to you on one condition."
"What is it?"
"Let go of my waist."
"Oh right sorry." he said releasing her
"That's okay." Buffy said as she took the popcorn out of the cabinet.
As she was taking the popcorn out of the plastic wrap she threw it in the microwave, she said, "This takes three minuets to cook what do you want to do until then?"
"Watch the movie?"
"It makes no sense to watch the move for three minuets pause it and then get the popcorn."
"That's what we used to do."
"Yes when we were young and foolish."
"We're not that much older."
"Yes but" hearing the microwave beep she took out the popcorn "we are older."
"In the words of a valley girl duh."
"Come on valley girl let's go watch the movie." She said with a laugh
"Hey! I am not a valley girl."
"Oh yeah than what are you?
"I'm a rock star."
"Right, of course." she said sarcastically
"I used to want to be a rock star. I learned how to play the guitar and every thing."
"I remember."
"You would." he said with a snort
"Don't start being a jerk again! I was just starting to think that you might not be as bad as I thought you were."
"Sorry old habits die hard."
"Like calling your best friend every Saturday morning."
"Buffy."
"Sorry forget I said anything I guess I'm just bitter."
"Buffy."
"No forget I said anything or even better just ignore me I know how good you are at it."
"I'm sorry." he said
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm sorry I was such a bustard to you for four years. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings. I'm sorry I caused you so much pain. I can't tell you how sorry I am. There aren't enough words."
"Sorry doesn't erase all the mean things you said to me. Sorry doesn't make all the times you laughed when someone made a joke at my expense go away. Sorry doesn't erase all those nights I cried myself to sleep. Sorry doesn't make anything better it just means you feel bad." Buffy half yelled half sobbed
"Buffy." Spike said reaching for her
"You know what it doesn't matter, it's in the past. Lets go watch the movie." Buffy said as she grabbed the popcorn and walked into the living room
"I still play you know." he said fallowing her
"Really."
"Yeah and I even wrote some songs."
"That's great."
"Buffy I'm sorry."
"I know you've told me so, repeatedly."
"Well if you believed me."
"I'll believe it when I see it."
"Right." he said as he sat on the couch next to her "How do I make you see it?"
"You just do." Buffy said as she picked up the remote and unpaused the movie
AN: Thank you to everyone who's been reviewing you keep me writing and you make me REALLY happy. So thank you.
