I've Never…

Karaoke

PG-13

Summary: Set during and after the end of The Gift. Dawn dies instead of Buffy. Buffy doesn't want to be alone in her house so she turns to Spike for company. With a pink dress and a lot of alcohol involved the two become closer. AtS crossover.

Disclaimer: We own nothing, it all belongs to Joss

"Buffy are you okay?" Willow asked when she entered the kitchen.

"Not really. It's just…"

"Buffy I don't understand why you would sleep with Spike unless you were drunk but…"

"I wasn't drunk. I'm the one who suggested moving it to the bedroom in the first place."

"Oh...oh, okay why don't you explain it from the beginning," Willow suggested while taking a seat.

"Okay, it was the night we all went to the Bronze and when we came home I was being grumpy Buffy. I told him I was partly mad because I only got one dance. So he put in one of his country CD's and…"

"Wait did you say country?" Buffy nodded her head.

"Remind me to make fun of him later. Now continue."

"Ok so he put in one of his country CD's and we listened to a song or two and then this slow song came on called Amazed and he asked me to dance and I did. He was so sweet and nice and for once everything seemed to fit together. During the song I looked at him and something just clicked and then we kissed. Then when I looked back into his eyes he told me he loved me. Then I told him we should move it upstairs and then we did."

"Oh that was sweet, but are you too together now or what?"

"No, I don't think so. I mean the next day when I woke up I was a little disgusted with myself, but then I realized that is was my idea in the first place so I couldn't get mad at him. I did regret it just a little and when I told him he kind of flipped out and left. Later when I finally found the courage to go and talk to him that I maybe wanted to start something Angel came and I forgot about everything. Then last night we slept together."

"You did WHAT? While Angel was here in the house."

"No not sex. I meant sleeping together as in him lying with me. And now I'm not quite sure."

"You have to tell him."

"No, I can't."

"Buffy you have to tell him how you feel."

"I don't know how I feel."

"Then think about it."

"I think we should do karaoke." Tara suggested having a plan to get Buffy and Spike to at least talk to each other.

"That sounds like fun," Cordy agreed.

"What sounds like fun?" Willow questioned coming back into the living room followed by Buffy who just sat on the couch without looking at anybody.

"Karaoke," Fred answered Willow.

"Yeah okay we can do that."

"Okay so who's gonna start?" Angel inquired, "What about you Fred?"

"Oh I can't. I don't like to sing. Why don't you sing?"

"Oh I wasn't planning on singing. Not in front of you guys."

"So you can sing in front of twenty-or-so demons but you can't sing in front of us," Cordy told Angel.

"Fine!"

"Oh great Peaches is singing. Where's the earplugs?"

"Ha, ha, very funny, Spike."

"Hey Tara and I are going to go grab some cake. You just start without us."

"No, no, it's okay we'll wait," Angel insisted.

"Oh no I wanna hear this, we will not be waiting," Xander stated. Willow and Tara just left laughing at Xander. Angel started singing a very poor version of Mandy by Barry Manilow.

"Okay Willow I am about to tell you something that you might not like a whole lot."

"Tara? Sweety, you're not leaving me are you?" Willow asked with a tremor in her voice.

"Oh, no I could never."

"Oh, good," Willow said with relief, "Well then what is it you want to tell me?"

"Well Buffy told me about her sleeping with Spike before the game."

"But I thought that I was her best friend."

"She didn't exactly tell me she just kind of let it slip by accident."

"I guess that is reasonable." In the background they heard Angel's singing end and Wesley, Cordy, and Gunn's begin; singing We Are the Champions.

"Also, I have a plan."

"Oo, oo, plan. Plans are usually good. What's it for?"

"Well I was thinking I should sing."

"Um…Tara, honey, I don't think singing is a plan for anything."

"Oh but it is. You will just have to wait and see what happens."

"Now I'm confused."

"Let's just go back in there."

"You sang Barry Manilow, you are just so predictable."

"I am not predictable, Captain Peroxide."

"You so are."

"So now everyone is predictable?" Buffy blurted out, "Forget that. Tara your turn."