DISCLAIMER: all belongs to Joss Whedon, Sky and Sir are mine

"You know about vampires? You kill them yourself?"

"Connor, I'm surprised you hadn't guessed before."

"Well I," he began. But she cut him off.

"Let's spar."

"Spar?"

"Yah, you know fight but as a practice. Come on show me what you got I mean you're already really late for ancient history anyways." She smiled and backed herself onto the mats steadily facing him a smile of playfulness splayed across her face. He couldn't resist that; he smiled and stepped onto the mats to join in. They began with simple punches and blocks then picked it up to kicks and swipes. Sky started to get bored so she decided to see how good he really was, she quickened the pace and added more energy, Connor could only make the adjustments to keep him steady with her time. Then suddenly her style changed to a more ruthless one and the energy heightened even more. Connor pulled out his inhuman strengths to oblige her. The pace was like lightning and the blows were strong and hard like he was on the street with a demon. She landed a kick square on the chest and he realised it. As she backed up so he could return to his feet he hesitated.

"You're…. you're a demon!" He jumped to his feet and she smiled mischievously.

"Hey you finally guessed. Took you longer than I thought it would though."

"You're holding back."

"Aren't you?"

"Maybe a little." He grinned. "Wanna' go all out? See what we're really like?"

"If I gave everything I had Connor, I'd kill you." Said Sky seriously no grin on her face. Connor narrowed his eyes.

"Maybe you underestimate me."

"I don't think so." But she came at him again even harder than before. It was like she hadn't been doing anything previously and was fresh out of the showers. The energy she had after the two-hour workout they'd just had and half an hour of sparing already under their belts was incredible. But Connor could keep up and they both gave and received painful blows as the fight got even more intense. Connor landed a well-placed combination of kicks and punches and got Sky on her back. As he came in to the finish the fight she did a flip kick thing he had never seen before and in seconds she was sitting on him, one of her hands on his throat and the other in the poised in a claw-like gesture. All this in fluid movements that were definitely otherworldly.

They were both breathing hard from the loss of breath. Connor looked up into her eyes and for the first time she showed them for what they really were, the usually sparkling grey was replaced with a dark bluish black colour with no pupil. They were the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen, like dark pools you could drown in for eternity. His emotions and the tiring energy overtook him and without thinking his upper body arched upward as much as their positions on the mats would permit and took her lips fiercely in his own. She obliged by removing her death grip on his throat and tangled both her hands in his hair, as the kiss grew deeper and almost painful. The energy that had been built up during the match was lost in the fury of passion. With the sudden need for blood and to kill something Connor accidentally bit down on her tongue. For a moment Sky let her blood trickle down his tongue then she bolted backwards and perched herself on the balancing beam as if she were a predator glaring down her its prey, her eyes flashing. Connor closed his eyes and let the intoxicating taste of her blood drive his taste buds crazy.

"I'm so sorry." He said finally breaking the silence. Sky nodded her head her eyes had returned to their light grey colour. "Now, will you tell me?" Sky shook her head.

"You're still not ready." She replied bluntly. It was like another blow to his face, Connor was winded.

"What! I know you're a demon now and after all I…we…?" Sky stepped down from her perch and walked over to him, helping him up off the floor.

"I will tell you some things but the whole story will be revealed when the time is right." She cupped his face and smiled up at him. "Take me out to dinner tonight and we'll talk, I promise." Connor sighed and took her hand into his own.

"Oh, all right. You're a moocher you know." Sky grinned and kissed his cheek before heading off for the women's locker room with her bag. Connor shook his head and followed suit by picking up his own gym bag and going to the men's locker room to shower.