A/N: Well yay, I actually got some reviews, and they didn't tell me that I couldn't write and that I should throw this story in the bin, so that's a plus! Anyway on with the next chapter, I realise the story may take a while to set off but I've just got to get it started before jumping into something wacky like a story line :D

Oh and a question, I was just wondering how people wanted me to set this up, I was thinking of alternating each chapter between the Sunnydale universe and the normal again universe, but if anyone else has any other suggestions, of which universe or relationship (William/Alex or Spike/Xander) they would like to see be developed the most, I would be glad to hear them.

Sorry this is a short chapter, but I'm kinda busy with school and getting my outfit ready for halloween on Sunday (a friend's party) I promise the next chapter will be better and I'll see if I can get it out before I go back to school on Monday!

Disclaimer/Summary/Warning etc. : See previous chapter (I'll post again if ratings change)

Another thing, yes Spike and Buffy had a 'thing' but it's over now and neither of them want to get back together.

"Xander, Xander, XANDER!" Xander's eyes opened with a start as he felt a hand slap him across the face. Hard. His eyes locked with Buffy's sheepish looking ones, well that answered his question the whole thing with the demon and the hospital must have been some weird dream thing and that was why he was here lying on.... Buffy's bed?

"Why?... What?... Huh?" A place he had wanted to be for years and when he finally got here all he could do was stutter, typical, of course he had been over Buffy for ages, but still that wasn't the point.

"You got a little hurt on partol, a demon stabbed you with this thing that came out of its arm" Buffy was holding out her arm trying to show Xander what had happened but he was too lost in thought to notice Buffy's efforts at filling him in on what had just happened, it was still possible that everything had just been a dream, it just got a little mixed in with reality, that's all, still he had to be sure.

"Buffy, where's Spike?"

"Spike? Why, you two can't stand each other. He hasn't said anything to you has he?" Buffy's face suddenly grew very suspicious, she and Spike had agreed to keep their, whatever it was that they had had a secret, but Spike wasn't typically known for keeping his word.

"No, what would the bleached wonder have said?"

"Oh nothing, I just.. you know what Spike's like" Before Xander could query any further into Buffy's sudden change in behaviour a nervous face popped round the corner.

"Wills!"

"Hey Xander, how are you? I heard the pair of you talking when I came in. I've just been doing another search as to where the geeks could be hiding out since the last one was a no go but so far no luck" Willow put on a lopsided grin and threw a bar of chocolate at Xander. "I hear it's a miracle medicine, doctors all around the world are using it now"

Xander caught the bar and looked back at his oldest friend.

"Well who am I to argue with what the doctors are saying?" He greedily opened the bar and began chomping.

"Well if you're up to it you can come back out with us tonight, we're looking for the demon, but we're gonna bring Spike along this time, just incase things get out of hand again." She paused for a second looking thoughtful "And incase I need a human shield"

"Human?"

"Well human shaped... whatever"

"Yeah I'm fine, that chocolate cure has worked like a charm. Anything you need me to do until we go out in..." he looked at his watch "2 hours? How long was I out for?"

"Almost 20 hours, but the poison doesn't seem to have had any long lasting side effects, we tried to run a search for it but that came up a no go, we didn't get a good enough look at it"

"Anyway we'll let the patient rest in bed for a couple more hours before we go out" Xander started to argue but he saw the resolve face planted firmly on Willow's features and let it drop. He watched the girls head out and close the door behind them and his mind wandered back to Spike, or William as he had called himself, and the hospital, it wasn't exactly the kind of thing he usually dreamed about, his dreams normally consisted of scantily clad girls having pillow fights and letting him join in, not Spike kissing him.

He decided to switch off and try and get a couple of hours sleep before he had to face Spike again.