Ok, After that second chapter I realized that I didn't really want them to fight either...I didn't really know what to do but I've made Buffy kind of too emotional to really process all that, so she's not really that worried about everything she said before

Tears streamed down Buffy's face and she turned to leave the room, a hand grabbed her arm...

"Spike" Buffy screamed, almost hysterical she slapped him in the face, directing all her anger into one blow, Spike looked at her, his eyes were glassy with tears, looking up at his face she collapsed into his arms, sobbing hard into his shoulder

"Spike, never leave me again, please, tell me you won't leave me again, I can't do this without you" Buffy pleaded, her knees were weak, if she hadn't been clinging to him she would've fallen to the ground

"what can't you do" Spike asked

"life" Buffy's answer was almost inaudible, only Spike's vampire hearing and Faith's slayer senses picked it up "promise you won't leave again"

"Never" Spike promised quietly "never again, Buffy I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have waited to come to you" he spoke softly, desperately begging for her forgiveness "I promise...." Buffy cut him off "I don't care Spike, none of that matters anymore, you're here and I'll never lose you again, as long as you're here now it's okay" Buffy started to smile, she was still crying, mostly from the feeling of too many emotions at once, she laughed leaning towards Spike her lips captured his in a gentle kiss, Spike deepened the kiss and they sat there, lips burning, bodies on fire before Buffy broke the kiss

"Unlike you, I actually need air, that's the second time today someone has almost suffocated me" she gasped, laughing as she looked into his eyes.

A few minutes passed, Buffy and Spike stood, unmoving, staring at each other, oblivious to everyone else in the room. The others were silent, in awe of what they had just seen, Willow looked a bit embarrassed at witnessing such a personal moment, finally Faith spoke up "Wow!" The silence was broken and Buffy and Spike turned to look at everyone else,

"So, is anyone hungry?" Buffy asked somewhat awkwardly

A chorus of yes' resounded around the room and everyone followed Buffy into the kitchen, as they ate some biscuits Buffy managed to dig up from a box which had been marked on all sides "property of Andrew, please refrain from eating the contents of this box, and if you do, don't throw out the limited edition Star Wars tin" When they had finished eating Buffy dropped the tin into the bin, where it made a loud clanging sound before hitting the bottom.

The group were sitting in the living room that afternoon when Dawn returned home, they had decided to play Monopoly although Willow and Faith wanted to talk to Buffy and leave the boys alone, at that time Buffy and Spike were inseparable, and unstoppable at Monopoly it seemed. Faith and Robyn were coming second, they worked on the principal that Robyn bought Faith all the properties with pretty colours. Despite Willow's complicated and well thought out gameplans, she and Xander were almost bankrupt.

"Hey" Dawn's voice resounded through the house

Dawn walked through the door into the living rrom and saw that everyone was playing Monopoly, looking at the familiar faces she smiled, this is exactly what Buffy needs, time with her friends, Dawn thought to herself going over the visitors; Robin, Willow, Xander Spike, Faith...Dawn did a double take "SPIKE" she screamed running to the couch tackling Spike, knocking down the entire game in the process

"good to see you too Nibblet" Spike smiled laughing softly at Dawn's enthusiasm

"When, why, HOW?" Dawn fired the questions quickly almost screaming the last part

Buffy remembered her earlier anger at Spike not telling her he was back straight away, she looked at him intently, but it didn't look like he was going to answer Dawn's questions, Buffy decided to wait and bring it up later when they were alone, no, that was stupid, she changed her mind and began to ask a question "Spike?..." Buffy was cut short by the telephone

"Hello, Buffy Summers speaking...is that Angel"

I know, really short chapter huh? But I have been posting one every single day so you have to forgive me! I really wanted to end on that note so you couldn't have more, and I also know that I want to bring the AI team and Giles into the story but I need a complication, Angel needs to need their help and I have to think of something either a prophecy or a new big bad....so again, I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THIS I won't be able to update until I figure out what to do Thanks to everyone who reviewed, especially the-princess-06- you have been really great helping me out with this, I am going to include minor Faith/Robin, I think it was you who asked that.. So, until I (or one of you) think up something that resembles a plot bye!