A/N: First I want to thank everyone who reviewed! I really love that you guys take the time to do that. Next, I am so incredibly sorry this chappie took so long everybody! Bad Wicked! And sorry it's so short, too. But school started and it's been a bitch between that and work. I'll try and get things more routine again, but I can't really say. BA Shipper, sorry you don't like the Spuffiness, but it's what I do. And on the whole sunlight thing, I may incorporate part of that in the next chapter or so. And I promise, Buffy will never call Faith "F". That's just so retarded. Sorrow1, on why the demons went after her is explained, and how they took her out so easily… We'll just say there was a LOT and well, I hope it gets explained. If not just tell me, and I'll try to better explain it next chappie.

In case anyone's forgotten what went on last chappie… Faith and Buffy started to become friends again, whilst the rest of the gang, minus Karen, worries over Buffy being back and acting so strangely. Buffy doesn't want to be the slayer anymore, and she told them the true story of the other slayer-turned-vamp. Spike roared into town, and they all went to the cemetery to find Faith and Buffy. A pack of demons attacked, but everything was fixed, and Spike and Buffy left together.

Chapter 11: Firing Squad

The next morning, Buffy awoke to find strong arms wrapped around her. She smiled as she snuggled into Spike's chest, sighing softly. His grip around her tightened slightly.

"Morning, love," Spike whispered into her ear. She grinned.

"Hey, yourself," she replied.

Suddenly, a knock on the door shocked the two of them so bad that Buffy shot straight up, accidentally hitting Spike in the nose in her shock.

"Bloody hell, tiger!" Spike said.

"Buffy?" Joyce's voice came through the door, albeit slightly muffled. "What was that?"

"Uh, nothing mom!" Buffy quickly tried to cover, panic edging her voice. The doorknob jiggled as Joyce tried to turn it.

"Honey? Why's the door locked?"

"Uhh… I forgot about it last night!" Buffy said, finally having found a pair of pants and securing Spike in the closet. She went over and opened the door. Joyce gave her an odd look, but then shook her head.

"You kids," she said. "I was wondering when you'd feel ready to go back to school? You just need to take some tests checking what classes you can be in, and you'll be fine," Joyce said. Buffy stared dumbly.

"School? But… why?" Over her months as a vampire, Buffy had gotten used to the fact that Spike had ways to pay for everything and anything she desired. Now it was Joyce's turn to stare dumbly.

"Well, so you can have an education and get a job. Since you're not the slayer anymore really…" she trailed off.

Buffy shook her head. "Mom, it's cool. No more school for Buffy is a-ok. Buffy has sire with the money," she grinned. Joyce look confused.

"Sire?" she repeated slowly. Buffy's eyes widened as she realized just what she had gotten herself into. As she opened her mouth to try and backtrack somehow, there was a crash from her closet. Joyce looked over curiously.

"What was that?" she asked.

"Nothing!" Buffy jumped in front of her mother as she tried to move to the closet. "Probably just uh… just the wind!"

"In your closet?" Joyce looked skeptical. She managed to get around Buffy and open the closet.

Spike stood there, still in just his boxers. He gave a hesitant half-smile and little wave.

"'Lo, Joyce," he said. Joyce stared in horror, then promptly fainted.

"So, let me see if I understand this…" Joyce said. "Spike… made you?" she looked at Buffy.

"Into a vampire. Yes," Buffy told her mother.

"And now… you're together."

"Right."

"But he doesn't have a soul like you? And he's still good?"

"Exactly."

"So… he's a good vampire? Who turned you into a vampire. And who is now your… boyfriend?"

"Perfect," Buffy nodded. Joyce looked at her, still looking a bit confused. Then she shook her head.

"Oh, I'll never be able to keep up with all this."

Buffy patted her knee apologetically. "I'm sorry, mom. But now I should probably go to the library and face the firing squad… Or the gang, really. You coming, Spike?" she looked up at her lover.

With a sigh, he nodded. "Sure, tiger."

The pair had spent all day trying to explain things to Buffy's mother, and now the sun was just going down. They got ready and went out to Spike's car, which they drove to the school in. As Buffy and Spike pulled into the parking lot, the Scoobies were talking about them.

"I can't believe it. It's just… not right," Willow said.

"It's more than not right, It's… It's sacrilegious!" Xander sputtered.

"Surprised you even know a word that big," Cordelia said.

Giles interrupted the couple's upcoming argument. "I believe Angel may be right about it being some kind of spell. She seemed fine until he got here."

Wesley nodded in agreement. Angel grinned, happy someone else thought the same as he did. Karen glared in disgust.

"I dunno. At that party, hell, even last night, things between those two looked way too hot to be a spell. I think it's all real," Faith said. Almost everyone stared at her, shocked.

"I agree," Oz spoke up. "Really now, Buffy's not the slayer anymore. She's a vampire. The same rules that applied before don't now. There's a completely different set."

Everyone thought over what he said. Xander and Angel normally would have immediately objected, but the group knew that when Oz spoke, it was something big and at least deserved some thought.

As the group sat or stood in silent thought, Buffy and Spike walked in, or more accurately, Buffy dragged in Spike.

"Uhh… Freaky silence is kinda wiggin' me out here guys," Buffy said with a weak smile.

The group looked up with mixed reactions to the pair's arrival. Xander, Angel, and Giles all glared at Spike. Willow and Wesley looked terrified of him, whilst Cordelia looked slightly scared as well. Karen glared at Buffy. Oz seemed indifferent to it all. Faith, however, went over to them.

"Hey, B. You know, your vamp here is a pretty good lookin' piece of meat," she eyed Spike.

Buffy's eyes narrowed. "Yeah. And my vampire is just that. Mine," she said. Faith laughed.

"All yours. I like to keep saying 'live and kicking' more than just kicking," she said. Buffy grinned.

"I dunno. I kinda like just the kicking. Well, maybe not really the kicking exactly…" she winked, and the two burst into laughter; Spike smirked, letting out a chuckle as well. The others stared on in complete shock.

So, patrolling?" Faith asked. Buffy shook her head.

"Think I'll cut it after those huge things last night. By the way, Giles, what were they?" Giles stared at her as she stared at him, then it registered that she had asked him a question.

"Ahh…" he began to clean his glasses. "I believe they were G'hauralyk demons. They eat people, and sometimes vampires. That's most likely why they attacked you. They're very powerful, especially in packs such as last night." Buffy nodded.

"Well, I'll see ya, then. I'm outie," Faith told the blonde couple before walking out.

The rest of the group stood around awkwardly. Finally, Buffy sighed.

"All right, let's just get to this. Guys, I know you don't approve of me being with Spike," Xander interrupted with a short laugh. Buffy glared at him.

"But," she continued, "it's my choice. And nothing you say is going to change it. It's not a spell, it's not some weird sire/childe thing. It's just that I want to be with Spike. And if any of you have a problem with that, then I don't need you. Because I do need him." Everyone stared at her in silence, various reactions on their faces. Karen seemed like she would jump for joy, Spike was in awe, and everyone else was just either indifferent, or still not buying it.

"Buffy…" Angel started tentatively. "Whatever this is, whatever you think this is… It's not. You have to know that, somewhere inside you." Buffy sighed.

"God! Do you people just not give up?" she exclaimed as she threw her hands in the air. "C'mon, Spike. We need to find a new place to live. I don't really think it'll be the best of ideas to live with my mom." She grabbed his wrist, and the two left everyone else to their own thoughts.

As they reached the parking lot, Spike asked, "So you want to stay in Sunnyhell then, tiger?"

Buffy shrugged. "Yeah. By mom at least. And maybe if the gang stops being so wigged by all of this… And Faith seems kinda cool…" She let her thoughts trail off. "I don't know. But I think at least for now. Is that all right?" she asked, looked up at him.

Spike smiled at her. "Course, love. But we'll start looking for a place tomorrow. Right now, you look like you could just use some sleep. So, your mum's place for tonight at least?"

She nodded, and they settled into the car. She slid over next to him and he put his arm around her as she snuggled into him.

A/N: Well, what do you guys think? This is actually going to be taking longer than I thought, not that you all mind I think. Lol. But anywho, Sorry to anyone who wanted Buffy to get back with Angel or something, but… I'm a stern, non-wavering Spuffy fan. Next chapter, some of the gang, besides Faith, will start to accept Buffy and Spike's relationship. Well, at least 2 or 3 will. I'll try and make that chappie faster than this one, but no promises. And in reference to some other reviews, I did want the whole telling Joyce thing to be more entertaining, but it didn't quite come out so funny. Maybe more later. I have plans… mwahaha… Poor Joyce… But anywho, Then I'm still just not really sure what to do with Karen. Let her be with Angel, not now obviously because he's hurt about Buffy, but later… Or just have her leave, or let her stay but not be with him… I mean, her original purpose of being there had been to get with Angel and distract him from Buffy and make him let go of her easier. But now I just really don't like her. She's so whiney. Brat. Lol. So if anyone has advice on that, it'd be much appreciated. Iluvglorfindel, I do like the psycho idea. Lol. And ms trick, nope, definitely not a Mary Sue! lol