Chapter 10

Spike knocked on Buffy's door and had to get her to talk to him. He wouldn't lose her over something as stupid as this. He was relieved when she opened the door and then surprised when she didn't even look angry or hurt. She just pulled him into the house and then closed the door. "Did Harmony follow you?" She asked and Spike tried to push his shock aside to answer her.

"I don't think so. Buffy, are you okay? I thought you were mad at me." Buffy waved her hand in the air and then pulled him upstairs to her room. She turned to look at him once they were inside.

"I'm not mad at you; I just wanted Harmony to think that. I knew something was wrong the second that jerk ex-boyfriend of hers started to talk to me. I didn't believe that you would really kiss her, Spike. I know Harmony pretty well, that was all her." Spike sighed in relief and then grabbed her in a tight hug.

"God, I was bloody terrified thinking that I lost you." He stated as he placed a kiss on the top of her head. "Don't do that to me, love." Buffy nodded as she pulled away from him.

"Sorry about that. I had to make it believable. I'm sick of her always getting her way and thinking that she's so perfect. It's time for things to change." She said and Spike had to smile at her. God, he loved this girl.

"What exactly did you have in mind?" Buffy gave him a smile in return.

"Oh, I'm not gonna do anything." She told him and Spike was confused, until he heard a voice behind him.

"No, but I will. Buffy could never pull this off." Dawn said as she showed them the pink book that she was holding.

"What's that, nibblet?" Spike asked her and Dawn smiled as she opened up the book.

"This would be Harmony's diary. She really needs to find a better hiding place. Keeping it in a box that has diary written on the top is so lame. You should see some of the stuff she has in here. She says something bad about pretty much everyone in school and most of them are supposed to be her friends. I wonder what they would think when they find out what Harmony really thinks of them." Dawn explained with a big smile on her face. Buffy looked at the diary and then at her sister.

"I don't know, maybe this isn't such a good idea." She said and Dawn rolled her eyes.

"Come on, Buffy. Don't chicken out on me now. You were all set to get back at her a few minutes ago. She has this coming, it's nothing compared to all the crap we've had to deal with over the years. She needs to be put in her place and who better to do that than us? I mean, dying her hair is nothing. We need to move on to something to bigger." She said and Spike spoke up after a few seconds.

"You two dyed her hair green? That was bloody great." He said with a smile and it quickly vanished when he saw the look on Buffy's face. He knew how much she hated pranks, but Dawn did have a point. "Well, you know I'll be behind you. No matter what you decide to do." He said and she gave him a small smile this time.

"Alright, but this is all your doing." Buffy told Dawn and she squealed as she attacked her older sister in a hug.

"I promise you won't regret it. Harmony is never gonna know what hit her." She said as she ran out of the room.

"Sometimes she really scares me." Buffy said as she sat down on her bed and Spike sat down next to her.

"It'll all work out, love. It's just a shame that I don't go to high school anymore. I would have loved to see her reaction." Buffy slapped him playfully on the arm.

"I wish you were still there, too. You were the only thing that made school worth going to, even if you didn't notice me then." Spike moved closer and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

"I always noticed you." He whispered as he kissed her again and this time made it longer. Buffy pushed him away a little when she needed to breathe.

"As much fun as this is, I think you should go now. I don't want Harmony to see you." Spike agreed and stood up.

"I'm already gone." He said as he grabbed her hand and placed a kiss on it. "I'll see you later." He told her and she nodded as she watched him walk away. She then lay down on her bed and thought about everything that happened. She really hoped they were doing the right thing.

Buffy sat up when Harmony barged into her room later and she tried to look upset, but all she felt was pissed off. "So, you left in a hurry. I hope it wasn't something I did." Harmony said as she tried to pretend that she was sorry.

"You know what you did." Buffy mumbled as she got off of her bed and walked over to the window.

"Seriously, Buffy. Did you really think you could keep a guy like Spike? He is way out of your league. He's had tons of girls and you just can't compete with that. I was doing you a favor." Buffy couldn't take anymore and decided to give Harmony a piece of her mind.

"You think you did me a favor? Admit it, Harm. You just couldn't handle the fact that Spike chose me over you. You already get everything in this world. Why do you have to go after the one person that means anything to me? God, do you hate me that much? I have never done anything to deserve this. I want you to leave me alone." She stated as she turned back to the window and Harmony was a little surprised at the outburst.

"Look, it's not my fault that Spike can't resist me. I tried to push him away, Buffy. He's been constantly following me around and saying he wants to be with me. I told him that I couldn't do that to you, but he wouldn't listen. It's obvious that he only started going out with you to get closer to me. You really don't want a boyfriend like that. So, I really was doing you a favor." She finished and Buffy cringed as she heard everything her sister said. There was no part of her that believed it. She trusted Spike completely and that was all she needed to know. She then turned back to Harmony and tried not to laugh at the fake look of concern that she had on her face.

"Thank you," she replied and Harmony gave her a smile.

"Hey, I'm just looking out for my sister." She said as she patted Buffy on the head. She then walked out of the room and Buffy glared daggers at her back.

"No, thank you for making me feel less guilty about ruining your life." She said to herself as she thought about what was going to happen at school the next day. She had no doubts that Dawn would pull it off.