Chapter One
Angel stormed over towards the couple. Spike turned his gaze to Angel, his eyes turned amber, and growled over at Angel, pulling Buffy somewhat behind him to shield her from his raging grand-sire A/N I don't care what people say Drusilla did sire Spike. Angel's fist pulled back before he tried to punch Spike in the side of his head, only to fall right through both Spike and Buffy and land with a thud on the floor.
Everyone turned their gaze immediately to the fallen vampire. Buffy kneeled down beside Angel "Angel?.." She tried to help him but her hand kept going right through him "What's wrong with me?.." Tears were starting to roll down her cheeks..
Gunn moved closer to Wesley and whispered "Um.. Who's the bleached wonder and the cutie?"
Spike rolled his eyes at Gunn's failed attempt to be quiet as heard every word that was said. He kneeled down beside Buffy and held her in his arms, whispering words of comfort into her ear. Wesley cleared his throat and watched the slayer and vampire in amazement "The 'bleached wonder' as you so kindly put it is none other then William the Bloody also known as Spike and the Slayer of Slayers… The blond in his arms is Buffy the vampire slayer." Lorne gasped when he heard the word slayer "Slayer! As in thee slayer?"
Fred stood up and moved closer to Buffy and tried to help Spike comfort her but couldn't stop her hand from going right through her. "If you two don't mind… Would you come to my lab so I can see why you're both… incorporeal?" Buffy smiled slightly and nodded "I'll do anything right now to figure out what's wrong with us."
/Fred's Lab/
(Buffy's POV)
I clung to Spike's hand as the girl, who's name I soon found out to be Fred, circled us both with what appeared to be a scanner of some sort. "Um.. What exactly is that… thing?" I watched Fred closely. When I had learned that I was currently in Evil incorporate, also known as Wolfram and Heart, I became wary of everyone. Fred laughed "Oh I'm scanning your electromagnetic readings… This is strange though. I'm getting electromagnetic readings consistent with spiritual entities, but there's no ectoplasmic matrix." I stared blankly at Fred "Huh?" I watched as Fred looked around and noticed everyone's confusion except Wesley's "Sorry Techno babbling" she winced slightly "Well ectoplasm is one of the basic components of a ghost.. Basically it's what makes them visible to the human.." Lorne coughed slightly from behind Gunn "..and demon eye. There's no ectoplasm here I don't know how we are able to see them both. I'm also reading brainwave activity from both of them. Angel smirked "Well that's a first for Spike." I glared at Angel "Watch it Peaches or I'll.." Spike was cut off in mid-sentence when the world turned black.
(end of Buffy's POV)
Angel ran over to where Buffy and Spike both disappeared "Where did she go!" Fred pulled her scanner back out and walked around the room trying to find a reading "They seem to have just disappeared." Spike reappeared on the other side of the lab from where he originally was holding the side of his head "Bloody Hell! Remind me never to put anything on that Captain Forehead has again." Buffy reappeared beside Lorne holding her head as well "This is going to get old quickly." Angel was at Buffy's side in a second "Are you alright?" Buffy rolled her eyes up at him "What do you think! If you were a ghost how would you feel?" She stormed right through Angel and right out of the lab. Spike smirked "Nice one Peaches" and followed Buffy out of the lab." Lorne looked around at everyone "Drink anyone?"
/Hallway outside the lab/
"Buffy wait up!" Spike ran down the hall after Buffy. Buffy stopped waiting for him to catch up "Why Spike?.. Why did they do this to us?" She turned around to face him tears rolling down her cheeks "I've already died twice…Why won't The Powers let me rest?" Spike wrapped his arms around her "Shh pet.. It will be alright. I'll make sure of it" He kissed her forehead softly.
Next Day /Lobby/
Angel walked down the stairs, heading for his office only stopping when Buffy and Spike materialize in front of him. "Bloody hell" muttered Spike "Not again".
Angel laughed before moving closer towards them "What happened boy? Getting sick of this place already?" Buffy rolled her eyes at them both "Can't you two ever grow up? If you want to know so badly what Spike is complaining about… We can't leave the city limits. Seems like you're stuck with us." Harmony ran over from her desk and tapped Angel on the shoulder "Angel, it's almost three o'clock. You have a meeting scheduled— Angel turned around "Not now Harmony! —What do you mean you're stuck here? I'm not having Spike haunt me for the rest of my un-life!" This only made Buffy laugh "You're acting like a child Angel!"
"Grox'lar Beast."
Both Buffy and Angel turned to Spike "What?" Spike pointed behind Angel just as a demon stepped out from the elevator. Angel turned around and threw a punch at the demon only to be punched back in return. Buffy moved closer and turned her body slightly to kick out at the Grox'lar but it did as much help as kicking air. "This is just not my day." She turned around and walked back over to Spike who watched the fight. No one knew whether he was cheering Angel on or the demon. The demon moved closer to Angel and they continued to fight hand-to-hand until Angel finally overpowers the demon, leaving him dead on the floor. "Does someone want to tell me how a Grox'lar got past security?" roared Angel looking around the stunned room.
Harmony cleared her throat and raised her hand tentatively "That was you're three o'clock." Angel looked back down at the demon "Oh.." he turned his gaze back to Harmony "They eat babies! Why am I meeting with them?" Gunn smirked as he walked down the stairs towards them "Actually only their heads. You were meeting with to try and negotiate them to stop eating baby heads."
Buffy sighed "Good idea and all but I think you screwed that up big time." Gunn shook his dead slightly "Not really, the Grox'lar clan respect someone who take a strong opening position." Spike stood behind Buffy and nuzzled into her throat "Looks like Charley boy saved Peaches from a lot of trouble." Buffy tilted her head to the side giving him more access to her throat. Angel glared at Spike "Stay away from her." Spike smirked and wrapped his arms around his waist "Make me." Angel vamped out growled for a second until he stopped "Get out of my sight". He turned around and stormed into his office, Gunn following close behind.
End of Just Rewards part 1