A/N: Before I start, I would just like to apologize to everyone who has been waiting for this story. There's been a lot of drama and stuff happening in my life lately. One of my friends stole this guy who one of her best friends had been crushing on for years. Then my group of friends just split down the middle. Then there was prom and graduation… It's been a hectic few weeks. Also, this should be the last chapter, so I'll try to make it longer to make up for the delay.

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"So, let me get this straight… You live with Raven and her family, and have since you were about seven… You watched your family die less than an hour before they did thanks to your visions, and you moved in with your godparents, who were ignoring their own daughter because she brought her little brother back to life magically?"

"Yep… Though you're forgetting the fact that I didn't speak for a few years and Izzy was about as wild as you can get. Oh, and my visions sometimes border on clairvoyance."

"Wow… So when did Rat come into the picture?"

"About three years ago. We all went to the pound because Izzy's parents wanted to get her a pet. They were thinking a dog, but she took one look at Rat, and she was hooked. It wasn't until about a month later that he started talking to her."

"And he hasn't shut up yet!" Raven joked from across the table. The girls had both agreed to a date with their respective guys, and both guys had decided on the same restaurant, the same night. To make things more comfortable on all of them, Raven and Riley had agreed to double-date with Spike and Gypsi. Riley and Spike had already shared their stories, and were listening intently to the girls.

"I have just one more question," Riley announced. Raven looked up at him expectantly. "What made you finally agree to go out with me?"

"I know I can trust you now, and I figured if Gypsi could accept a date with a vampire, I could accept a date with a man in uniform."

"And what made you agree to go out with me?" Spike mumbled into Gypsi's hair as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"You cared enough to risk frying yourself. There aren't a lot of people in the world who would do that for me. It just… I don't know… It touched me."

"I don't just care for you," Spike insisted softly. "I think I've fallen in love with you." The young seer's eyes opened wide as she stared at him, seeming to look into his soul for his sincerity. Before she had a chance to respond, a couple of demons burst into the restaurant. "Bugger!" Spike snarled. "Can't even have one bloody date!" The group jumped up and settled into fighting stances. Spike moved slightly in front of Gypsi, trying to protect her from the need to fight. Raven and Riley stood side-by-side, Riley looking resigned, and Raven looking forward to the prospects of a good fight.

Spike and Riley jumped into the fight first, while Raven began chanting a spell and Gypsi called out warnings as she got brief flashes of a vision. After nearly ten minutes of fighting, Raven finally let loose her spell. It completely demolished all of the attacking demons.

"It took you long enough," Spike teased her as the group left the building.

"It was either take my time and focus it on those particular demons, or releasing it immediately and destroying you as well."

"Then I thank you for waiting," Gypsi interrupted, smiling from under Spike's arm.

"So you fought all of those demons by yourselves?"

"Raven's spell and Gypsi's visions helped us out the entire time. We were only fighting for about ten minutes, fifteen tops."

"So does this mean the group has two new couples?" Buffy asked from her place on Angel's lap.

"Yes, it does. And now, Riley is going to come dance with me," Raven announced, standing and dragging her new boyfriend onto the dance floor of the Bronze. Gypsi looked at Spike hopefully, and he nodded, leading her after the other couple. Tara and Willow exchanged a look before they, too, headed for the dance floor.

"It looks like another day in Sunnydale."

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A/N: Alright, well I tried. I've been slowly losing interest in writing Buffy stories. Hopefully I'll keep the interest long enough to finish off I'll Always Remember… But please review and let me know what you thought of the story and this chapter. Maybe someday I'll even write a sequel if enough people liked this one. BTW, I can't get any other way of spacing in, so this is my new way of writing in seperations.

Thankyous:

cowgirl-nm1 - Thanks a bunch, and if memory serves correctly, you're the reason I added the explanantion in the first place... And a short review with substance is better than a long review without, right? That works for chapters too, right? smiles

sheilamarie - Yes, but sadly, this is it. No more... Sorry. Hope you enjoyed it.