I think I revealed in the beginning that Spike was three years older than Buffy, so that would make him only 19. I didn't want him to be too much older than her. Thanks for all the reviews. I'm glad you guys like it so far!

Chapter 5

"What?" Buffy finally said after a minute of silence.

"I said that I was thinking about you. Why do you look so surprised?" He wondered and she shook her head.

"I just wasn't expecting that. Why would you be thinking about me? I mean, I'm definitely nothing special." Spike caressed her cheek and looked into her eyes.

"You're very special, Buffy. I have always seen it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, alright?" Buffy nodded and still couldn't believe everything he was saying.

"I never thought you noticed me." She told him and he gave her a small smile.

"I thought I was being obvious. I'm always going to your house. I only went to that party because I knew you would be there. I thought you knew that I liked you." Buffy shook her head and felt embarrassed.

"I usually don't catch things like that. I'm not exactly used to it. I've had a crush on you for a while now; I never believed you would ever have feelings for me." Spike grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze.

"Well, now you know. So, would you like to go out with me tomorrow night?" Buffy smiled and still couldn't believe that this was happening.

"I would love to." He then brought her hand to his lips and gave it a kiss.

"It's a date then. I'll pick you up at 7:30." Buffy nodded and couldn't seem to keep the smile off of her face.

"Yeah, it's a date." He nodded also and they were silent after that. Buffy had an even bigger smile on her face when she thought about her sister. Yeah, Harmony was going to love this.

They got back to her house a little while later and Spike was finding it hard to let her hand go. "So, I'll see you tomorrow?" He said and she nodded.

"Right, unless you change your mind at the last minute. You could just stop by to let me know, since you live next door and all. You wouldn't even have to use the phone." He stopped her rambling by placing his finger to her lips.

"I won't be changing my mind. I'll be here tomorrow." He told her and she smiled this time. He then did something completely unexpected and leaned closer to her, placing a soft kiss on her lips. It only lasted a second, but Buffy has never felt anything like it. She touched her lips when he walked away and had to force herself not to let out a squeal.

"He kissed you? You are so lucky." Dawn said after Buffy told her what happened.

"It was just a peck on the lips." She replied and Dawn shook her head.

"His lips still touched yours. I'm so jealous of you right now. Oh, can I be around when he picks you up tomorrow? I would give anything to see the look on Harmony's face." Buffy smiled at her sister's excitement.

"I thought you were going out tomorrow night." Buffy said and Dawn frowned suddenly.

"Oh, I forgot. You'll take pictures, right?" Buffy rolled her eyes and nodded.

"Sure, Dawn. I'll do that." She told her and Dawn was soon smiling again.

"And you were worried that he was interested in Harmony. I so knew he had a thing for you. You'll be the envy of every girl in school. All of my friends like Spike, but you're the only one that he has showed any interest in. Can I just say again how lucky you are?" Buffy blushed at the comment and realized that Dawn was right. For the first time in her life, she actually did feel lucky. That quickly faded when Harmony decided to make her presence known.

"Jeez, thanks for letting me know that you were leaving." She said and Buffy raised her eyebrows.

"I didn't know you cared, Harmony." Buffy replied and Harmony rolled her eyes.

"Please, I only don't wanna get in trouble with mom. I was too busy looking around for Spike anyway. I don't even know where he went. Did you see him?" She asked and Buffy shook her head.

"No, didn't see him." She said and Harmony let out a sigh.

"Well, it's obvious that he's playing hard to get. Cordy told me that she saw him leaving with some girl, but that has to be a mistake. Spike is clearly interested in me." Buffy and Dawn exchanged looks before turning back to Harmony.

"Did she see what the girl looked like?" Buffy asked and Harmony shook her head.

"She didn't get a good look. Oh well, I'm sure it was no one important. Why am I even talking to you?" She said as she walked away and headed to her room. Buffy and Dawn started to laugh when she was gone. Yeah, this was going to be good.

Buffy was waiting for Spike to pick her up the next night. It was hard for her to keep a straight face around Harmony. She finally heard a knock on the door and was about to answer it, when Harmony beat her to it. She had a huge smile on her face when she saw Spike standing there. "Spike, what are you doing here? Did you come by to talk to me? You felt bad about ditching me at the party, didn't you? It's so sweet of you to apologize." Spike rubbed the back of his neck and looked like he didn't know what to say. Buffy decided to help him out as she stepped closer to him.

"Actually, he's here to see me. We have a date tonight." She said and Harmony's jaw practically dropped at that.

"That's crazy, you expect for me to believe that?" Buffy shrugged and then looked at Spike. He caught her look and nodded as he turned his gaze back on Harmony.

"It's true, Harmony." He said as he put his arm around Buffy. "We're going out now." Buffy smiled and was pleased at the look she saw on her sister's face.

"Don't wait up." Buffy said as she walked away with Spike, leaving Harmony to stare after them and wonder what just happened.