Chapter 4

Deal with the Devil, almost

"So Are you gonna ask him out or what?" Anya took a sip of her Diet Pepsi,

Buffy rolled her eyes, "No way, besides I like dating Angel right now, he is such a sweet heart"

Cecily gasped and put her hand to Buffy's forehead, "Anya, I think she's caught a disease she said dating and sweet heart in the same sentence,"

Anya giggled, "Next thing you know she'll be telling us that she's fallen in love"

Buffy sighed and munched on her curly fries, Cecily and Anya loved to make fun of her when they thought she was going soft. They thought Buffy was incapable of falling in love, but that wasn't true or at least it didn't used to be true. Long before, she met Anya and Cecily, she used to know what love was but now, that was a feeling that simply did not exists.

Cecily stood up, "Hey Buffy, look I think that's him, what was his name again?"

"Spike"

"What the hell kind of name is Spike?

"I don't know, that's what he said his name was, but I am sure his parents named him something else, like I told you he's a Goth, they change their names to all sorts of funky stuffy"

"Well anyways he's over there sitting with...I think that's Faith Aveo and that one guy Oz and his girlfriend, Willow I think, then there's some other guy."

Buffy stood up, "that guy is Andrew Travis, remember him, he didn't used to be a Goth, neither did Willow she changed a few years ago when she started dating Oz," She sat back down, and ate more fries.

Now Anya stood up, "Your Spike seems awfully close to that Faith Aveo; jeez you'd think he would have the decency to wait till you were dating to cheat on you"

Buffy grabbed both of their hands and pulled them down next to her, "Listen guys I am not going to date Spike, not matter how hot and sexy he is"

Anya and Cecily looked at each other, "Did we say Sexy?"

"No I don't remember saying sexy"

"That's funny cause she said hot and sexy"

"You know, I don't think we said Hot either"

"Oooo some one is in some serious denial"

Buffy groaned, "Come on, stop it"

Cecily took one of Buffy's French fries, "Only if you agree to go out with him"

"What!"

"An, don't you think that's fair? Our little Buffy seems to be developing a little crush an that is not good for the Slayers is it?"

Anya shook her head, "Buffy its not right, you can not start having feelings that would totally ruin the Slayers, something you started"

Buffy stood up, her face was red with anger, "You guys think I am starting to love? Never! I do not love! Okay!"

Cecily grinned evilly, "Prove it"

Buffy's jaw dropped, "What!"

Cecily stood up, "You heard me, prove it. I dare you to go out with Spike for a month, make him fall in love with you, then dump him"

Buffy took a step back, she had never had a month long relationship, not for a long time, "Cecily...I can't you know I can't,"

Anya took her hand, "Don't worry Buffy, I'll take the dare too, you and me can take the dare together, and double date, you and Spike, me and some guy"

Buffy shook her head, "Anya you don't understand, I haven't had a long term relationship since...since" tears were starting to form; She couldn't tell Anya about it, thinking about it hurt too much. But that was the point right? Stop the feelings? Cecily is right I am going too soft, Its already starting.

Buffy wiped her eyes, "Fine I'll do it, on one condition."

Cecily smiled, "What's that?"

"Anya has to date Andrew"

Anya let go of Buffy's hand, "Are you crazy, just because I said I would take the dare with you doesn't mean our boyfriends have to be from the same crowd!"

Cecily was growing impatient, "Listen Anya, either you go out with Andrew for a few weeks or we loose Buffy forever."

Anya sighed, "Fine but he had better be good in bed otherwise this deal is off"

Cecily looked at Buffy and put out her hand, "So it's a deal then?"

Buffy looked at Anya, then across the lunch room at Spike, and back to Cecily, "Deal" and they shook, "When does the month start?"

Cecily gathered up her books, "lets see, how about as soon as you and Spike run in to each other again?"

"Fine"

Cecily smiled, "Pleasure doing business with you" and she left Buffy and Anya on their own.

Who is Buffy Summers?

As soon as he sat down he could feel her starring at him, Spike glanced up, Faith was eating cheese fries and starring at him.

"What?"

"You're bloody starrin' at me!"

"You said that you would tell me what you were thinking so hard about, earlier in Algebra."

"You're a buggerin' pain in the ass!"

Faith grinned, "You love me anyways"

Spike couldn't help but smile at that, Faith was right, he did love her, they had been friends for so long, they were practically brother and sister, "You're right,"

"So spill"

"I bumped into a girl this mornin', been on my mind ever since"

Faith laughed, "Thoughts over some girl, you met this morning, you have some issues Spike, "She continued laughing at him.

Willow and Oz came over and sat down next to Faith, "Is she high in the middle of the afternoon again?"

Spike chuckled, "no"

Willow took a bite of her grilled cheese sandwich, "What's so funny"

Faith stopped laughing for a minute to answer the question, "Spike has a crush on some girl he ran in to this morning!"

Oz looked at her, "That's why you're laughing like you're on crack?"

Faith frowned, "Fine, but I thought it was hilarious,"

Willow rolled her eyes, "So what was her name?"

"Whose?"

"The one you met this morning!"

"Oh right, 'er name was Buffy Summers"

As soon as he said her name, Faith started choking on her cheese fries, and Willow spit out her grilled cheese. They both looked at him like he had suddenly grown another head.

Willow put her sandwich down, "Did you say..."

Faith shook her head, "Something must be wrong...my ears..."

Oz put an arm around Willow and pulled her close to him, "Okay sweety just breathe, come on take a deep breath"

Willow took a deep breath, "What was that name again?"

Spike frowned, "What 'ave you all gone deaf or what, I said 'er name was Buffy Summers"

Faith fell out of her seat, "B-Buffy Summers!"

Willow's eyes popped out of her head, "You're in love with Buffy Summers?"

"'Ey, 'old on a minute never said I was in love with 'er, just said I couldn't stop thinkin' about 'er"

"What's the difference?"

"Well, I've never met Buffy before; we've both gone 'ere for two years and never knew the other existed."

Faith sat between Spike and Andrew, who was busy listening to the new Good Charlotte CD, "You don't know who Buffy Summers is?"

Spike starred at her, "Well should I know 'er?"

"Yes!" shouted both Willow and Faith

"She a famous girl 'round these parts?"

Faith shook her head, "My god Spike, I mentioned her at least once last year didn't I? That was when her whole big reputation started; I said how lame and pathetic she was."

Spike still did not understand, Well I really fell into this time, the prettiest girl with the largest reputation and I've never heard of 'er, I must be a buggerin' idiot.

"Well, are you going to Bloody tell me who she is, or not?"

"Have you heard of The Slayers?"

Spike gapped at them, "She's one of them?"

This time Oz had to answer, "Dude, she is the Founder, the leader, she is the very first Slayer"

"Bloody hell!" damn. I really did fall in it this time!

Willow nodded, "Bloody hell is right, now that she knows who you are its just a matter of time before she decides to digger her claws into you."

Faith nodded, "I should know, she asked me to join a few months after 'The Slayers" were established, but I turned them down, all they are is a group of cheerleaders trying to get attention by dumping every male, who thinks he has a chance with them"

"Buggerin' hell, probably means I'm next"

Oz shrugged, "Not necessarily, last I heard Buffy was still going out with Angelus O'Conner."

"Peaches! She's goin' out with Peaches! Maybe these little bints aren't so bad after all, they got to Peaches" Spike laughed.

"Well she must really be setting him up for a bad breakup; they've been together for almost two weeks now"

Spike laughed some more, this was just too good. He might be spared from dealing with Buffy the Heart Slayer but his enemy Peaches was about get the worst breakup of his miserable life.

Still, those girls a really evil, breakin' 'earts and such. Spike felt a little bad for Angel, but got over it quickly when the bell rang signaling that lunch was over.