TITLE: Cheater

AUTHOR: Me, who else? *Wink*

DISCLAIMER: I own none of the characters. Everything that happens in the story in real-time(not flash backs) is my made up plot, however the flashbacks are all based off of my own personal life. Yep, this is a 75% true story Kiddies. Brace yourselves ;)

CONTENT: S/B with some minor S/Dru, S/other and some minor B/Ang

TIMELINE: This is AU, therfore, there is no timeline. There are years listed though on the flashbacks. Just a warning.

FEEBACK: If I could live off it I would. So come on, feed me. *wink*

DEDICATION: This is dedicated to CJG. You know who you are ;)

SUMMARY: Buffy and Spike have known eachother since Junior High, while on her way to his house she think back over the years about their rocky start and even rockier relationship.

WARNING: This is not Fluffy. This is like real life and as we all know life isn't always happy. I warned you. So no flames that you want me to write something fluffier because I don't do that.

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PRESENT

Buffy grimaced at the memory. That hadn't been a good day for her. She had also failed a history test she hadn't studied for and had to improvise a project for english she had neglected to do. It was all her fault, but that didn't make it suck any less.

The week following the break-up with Spike was hell. He wouldn't speak to her or look at her. He avoided her in the halls and when they had to pass eachother, his friends had formed such a tight-knit circle around him, he was virtually invisible.

Finally she decided she just couldn't take it anymore and had asked him back out. He semmed almost relieved when he said yes. Buffy smiled as she remembered their first week back together.

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FEBRUARY 7, 1998

Buffy walked through the halls, thankful the whole mess with Spike was over. She had asked him back out a couple weeks ago and he had, thankfully said yes. She entered her math class just as she felt a hand grab her arm and pull her back into the hallway. She turned around and was faced with Spike's very happy face.

"Hey!" Buffy said happily as she hugged him. He squeezed her back and murmured a hello into her golden hair.

'How is it he always smells SO GOOD!'

Buffy pulled back and smiled at him again.

"Oh! Before I forget, here's a little something for you to read and well, think about in math." He handed her a small folded up letter. She glanced at it nervously and raised an eyebrow. He looked confused for a second before he realized why she was scared. "Don't worry luv, it's nothing like that." He smiled crookedly at her before handing her the letter and giving her a peck on the cheek.

Buffy sighed in relief and waved bye to him, while walking back to class. As she got to her seat, she opened the letter carefully and began reading,

'Hey Luv,

I was wondering, since we've been goin steady for 'bout a couple weeks now, and it's three if you count...before. I was wonderin if you wanted to do stuff like hold hands or kiss the way frenchman do. ;) If you don't want to, that's fine. I'll understand.

-Spike'

Buffy smiled to herself. He was asking her if he could kiss her? How cute! And how very gentlemanly of him. Oh wait...

'What if I'm a bad kisser? I haven't kissed anyone since Scott and that was a year ago. What if I'm rusty and I'm bad and I kiss him and he dumps me?!?'

Buffy breathed deeply, in and out, trying to calm herself down. This was bad, this was very bad. She had to think of a solution before things escalated.

'I got it! I just won't kiss him! I'll tell him, whatever, I just won't do it! There. That's a good idea. Now if he'd just stop smelling so good and looking so cute, maybe I could stick to it...'

TBC...

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