Chapter 18

Buffy was back in school a few days later and she told the others about what happened. They were surprised and also glad she was okay. "That's so cool, Buffy!" Xander exclaimed which got him an elbow in the stomach from Willow.

"Xander, she could have been killed." Willow stated and Xander looked ashamed.

"I didn't mean it like that. I mean it's cool that you were able to defend yourself. Not that I think you can't defend yourself or anything. As far as girls go, you're one of the strongest ones I know." He said trying to lighten the mood and Buffy gave him a smile.

"It's okay, Xander. I get what you mean." Xander sighed in relief and Buffy continued to tell them about her visit to the police station. They had enough information and were able to put Lindsey and Parker away, hopefully for a long time if Buffy had anything to say about it. Angel went with her, so he could tell them what he knew about Lindsey. Buffy was glad it was all over as she sat at the cafeteria with her friends. Spike with his arm around her.

"Your brother is so hot, Buffy." Cordelia suddenly said as she remembered the gorgeous man that dropped Buffy off at school. Buffy shook her head.

"Sorry, Cordy. He already has someone." She stated which caused a frown to form on the cheerleader's beautiful face.

"Yeah, so do you." Xander said as he looked at his girlfriend and Cordelia rolled her eyes.

"Lighten up, Harris. I didn't mean anything by it. I'm allowed to look at attractive guys, just like you're allowed to look at attractive girls. There's no harm in it." She commented and Xander smiled at her.

"Sure, that's fair." He replied as he then gave Buffy a look. She raised her eyebrows at his staring. Spike pulled her even closer to him and glared at Xander.

"There will be harm if you look at my girlfriend like that, mate." He almost growled and Xander actually looked afraid. He sometimes missed the bookish nerd that Spike used to be. Xander held up his hands in surrender.

"Alright, I won't look at her. I was only kidding anyway." He mumbled as he looked away from Spike's gaze.

"Don't you just love it when he gets all possessive like that? It's definitely sexy." Cordelia said as she looked at Buffy and Spike. Spike blushed and looked away from her.

"He got possessive with you?" Buffy wondered and Cordelia nodded.

"Are you kidding me? He wouldn't let any guy look at me in the wrong way. When they did, he would grab me tighter like he just did with you. It was very sweet. I'm not used to guys being like that with me. I'm almost sorry that I let him go." She said when she noticed the strange looks she was getting. "I said almost. I'm totally cool with it. You guys are better together anyway. You have that real love going for you. All we really did was make out constantly. You can't build a real relationship on that." Xander shook his head and then stood up.

"We should get to class now, Cordy." He said as he grabbed his girlfriend's arm.

"What did I say?" She asked as Xander pulled her away. Willow looked at Buffy and Spike, who were sitting in silence and she stood up also.

"I think I'm gonna find Oz. See you guys later." She said as she left the table, leaving Buffy and Spike alone. They both remained quiet, until Buffy decided to speak up.

"So, you guys made out a lot?" Spike sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"It wasn't a lot. Not as much as with you." Buffy nodded as she looked away from him.

"At least you didn't sleep with her." Spike then put his finger under her chin and brought her gaze back on his.

"I couldn't do that, Buffy. I was waiting for you. I would have waited forever if I had to. I wanted you to be my first; no one else would have been good enough." Buffy smiled and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.

"That's good to know." She whispered and rested her head on his shoulder. They were like that for a few seconds, when the bell rang signaling that lunch was over. They pulled apart from each other and Spike grabbed her hand as they both stood up and headed to their next class.

Buffy was walking to her locker after school, when she saw this young girl walk by with her books clutched to her chest. She then saw some jock knock the books out of the girl's hand. The girl looked embarrassed as she bent down to pick them up, while the guy laughed with his friends. That made Buffy angry as she walked over to them. She helped the girl with her books and she gave her a shy smile. Buffy then turned cold eyes on the familiar jock. "What's your problem, Ben? You have to pick on kids half your size now? That's just really pathetic." He glared at her.

"What do you care, Summers? I'm just having some fun, but I guess you would know all about that." He told her with a smirk and his friends laughed again. Buffy had enough.

"You know what? I've forgotten about our little time together. It really wasn't that memorable. I've had better in the 6th grade." She said and that made Ben angry.

"Yeah, we'll see about that. I can give you a go right now." He stated and Buffy rolled her eyes.

"Sorry, but I would rather not catch anything. By the way, I'm really sorry to hear about your syphilis. I hope all your conquests know about that." She stated as she then looked behind Ben to see two girls staring at them, with disgusted looks on their faces. "Oh, I'm sorry. You guys didn't sleep with him, did you? You probably wanna get that checked out. Better safe than sorry is my motto." Buffy said to the girls and Ben turned around and noticed them standing there also. They gave him a look and then turned and walked away. Ben took off after them.

"Wait, she was only kidding!" He yelled and Buffy laughed as she watched him go. His friends followed after him and Buffy then turned back to the girl, who was just standing there in silence.

"You okay?" She asked her and the girl nodded.

"Yeah, that was pretty great." She replied and Buffy gave her a smile.

"It was nothing; you just need to know how to handle guys like that. I'm Buffy by the way." She said as she introduced herself.

"I'm Dawn; it's nice to meet you." The girl stated and Buffy figured that this was the girl that Spike was tutoring. She only gave her a smile.

"It's nice to meet you, too. Let's go for a walk. I may know of something that can help you against bullies like that." Dawn nodded as she followed Buffy out of the school.