Okay, I'm just gonna say that a lot of stuff in this story was hard for me to write. Things are about to get intense, but just know that I always make up for it. I do need to have a little angst before the good stuff starts. It wouldn't be a good story without the drama. I know things will seem bad at first, but Spike isn't going to get rid of his real friends. He's gonna realize just how important they are to him. We all know how popularity can make you act, but it won't be that way for long. I hope you guys would still stick with me. Thanks for all the reviews!

Chapter 6

Buffy walked into her house and put her bag down on the floor. She went into the kitchen to see if her mother was there and the person that she found wasn't who she was expecting. "Angel?" He turned when he noticed her and gave her a big smile.

"Hey, you don't have a hug for your big brother?" Buffy smiled also as she went over to him and gave him a big hug, which he returned. She pulled away after a few seconds.

"What are you doing here?" Angel shrugged.

"I decided to pay my favorite sister a visit. Is that a crime?" Buffy slapped him playfully on the arm.

"I'm your only sister." Angel smiled at her.

"I must have forgotten. How've you been, kid?" He wondered and she rolled her eyes.

"I'm not a kid. Where's mom?" She suddenly asked.

"She's taking a nap upstairs. Told me to make sure that you do your homework." Buffy rolled her eyes again.

"It's the second day of school, Angel. We don't have homework yet." She explained.

"Well, when you do I mean. Mom told me that you barely passed and almost had to repeat your junior year. What happened, Buffy? You used to do so well in school." He said and Buffy shrugged.

"Things change, I'll try harder this year." Angel nodded accepting her answer.

"So, how was your summer in LA? I wish I could have seen you more, but I had a lot of work to do." He told her.

"Yeah, you and dad. We hardly did anything while I was there." Angel nodded again and felt bad that she didn't have a good summer.

"Sorry about that, Buff. You know how dad can get." Buffy sighed and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Yeah, but why do I have a feeling that he ditched me for more than just work. Like to spend time with that bimbo secretary of his. Harmony or whatever her name is." Angel shook his head.

"You don't know that." Buffy gave a short laugh.

"I'm not stupid, Angel. He sometimes came home smelling of cheap perfume and I caught lipstick on his cheek once. He obviously cared more about being around her than his own daughter." Angel didn't know what to say to that. "I'm tired; think I might take a nap before dinner. I'm really glad you're here. Since you went away for college, we don't get to see you much. It's not the same around here without you annoying me." She told him with a smile as she walked away. He rolled his eyes as he watched her go. He then let a smile of his own form on his face. He really did miss his little sister.

A few weeks went by and Spike was becoming more popular at school. All the girls seemed to want him and he was even making the guys jealous. He didn't think life could possibly get any better, when he then thought about the girl that he was walking into school with. He was officially dating Cordelia Chase and he couldn't believe it. He hasn't seen Buffy and the others much because he has been spending a lot of time with his new friends. He was starting to miss them though. Cordelia stopped suddenly to look at him. "I have to go to the ladies room. See you in class." She said as she gave him a kiss on the lips. She then walked away and Spike still couldn't believe that just happened, even though it wasn't their first kiss. He broke out of his thoughts when he heard a commotion coming from the distance. He decided to check it out, only to see a few of his new friends bothering Willow. The same jocks that used to always bother him.

"Come on, baby. I can give it good to you. You need to get laid. It's not like I've never taken a virgin before." Eric Waters said and his friend, Tom Bennett laughed. They were both popular and on the football team.

"I...I need to get to class." Willow said in a shaky voice and that only made them laugh harder, when someone else came into the picture.

"Why don't you jerks just leave her alone? Can't you pick on someone your own size?" They both stopped their taunting to turn a glare on the intruder.

"This doesn't concern you, Harris. Why don't you go back to your mommy?" Eric said which made Tom laugh again like everything his friend said was hilarious. Xander wouldn't back down.

"She's my friend, so it does concern me. Seriously, can't you guys find something better to do with your time?" Eric grew angry as he got in Xander's face.

"Yeah, how about this?" He said as he pulled Xander's pants down to reveal his smiley face underwear. They both burst out in laughter and noticed that there seemed to be a bigger audience around them as everyone started to laugh. Xander grew embarrassed and pulled his pants up. Eric stopped laughing when he noticed Spike standing close by. "Dude, did you see the look on his face?" Eric stated as he came over to Spike and put his hand on his shoulder. "That was priceless." He said as he laughed again and Spike looked at the faces of Willow and Xander and then back at Eric.

"Yeah, that was good." Spike said even though he wasn't really feeling it. Eric's smile got even bigger.

"You bet it was. Let's get out of here; these losers aren't even worth it." Eric said and Spike nodded as he chose that moment to look back and this time noticed that Buffy was standing with Willow and Xander. She only shook her head and then the three of them walked away. Spike sighed as he watched them go. He then let Eric lead him away, with Tom right behind them. He didn't hear anything they were saying as they walked to their class. His thoughts were only on Buffy and how hurt she looked.