When Buffy woke the next morning she was disappointed to see that Angel had gone leaving her only a note telling her he'd be back from his trip in a few days. She groaned and got up to get ready for work at the Double Meat.

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When Buffy woke the next morning she was surprised to feel warm arms around her, then she remembered kissing Spike last night and how things had escalated. Smiling she opened her eyes to see a pair of blue ones staring at her.

"Sorry, I didn't want to wake you," Spike smiled kissing her.

"That's okay you're nice to wake up to," Buffy deepened the kiss and was rolling her body on top of him when she noticed the clock on the nightstand. "Oh god, I have class in an hour." She screamed as she rolled off him and started hunting the room for her clothes, which had been scattered the night before in their haste. "Sorry, but Willow and Tara got me into their English Class at UC Sunnydale and its kind of bad to show up late for your first college class in two years."

"Its okay, I'm glad you're going back to school. Can I see you tonight?" Spike asked not moving from the bed.

Buffy pulled on her blouse and moved seductively over to him, "I promise I'll be at the bar by five," she kissed him. "Darn higher education," she sighed as she took one more look at him before she left.

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"I can't believe you yelled at Buffy," Angel screamed at Darla on the drive to the bed and breakfast they were staying at.

"What's the big deal? It's not like the idiot knows we are sleeping together. I just wanted to know what was so fascinating about this girl that makes you so determined not to leave her and frankly I just don't see it." Darla glared at him as she turned a corner in her red convertible.

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"I just don't see why he couldn't end up with Esmerelda." Willow declared as they were walking out of English Literature. "They could have the wedding right there. Beneath the very bell-tower where he labored thanklessly for all those years."

"No, see, it can't, it can't end like that," Tara declared. "Because all of Quasimodo's actions were selfishly motivated. He had no moral compass, no understanding of right. Everything he did, he did out of love for a woman who would never be able to love him back. Also, you can tell it's not going to have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy."

"What did you think, Buffy?" Willow asks turning to face Buffy.

"The test isn't till next week, right?" Buffy shrugs. "I don't have an opinion till then."

"But, you read it, right?" Willow asked suspiciously.

"Kind of not. I rented the movie." Buffy admitted.

"Oh, the one with Charles Laughton?" Tara smiled understandingly.

"I don't know. Was he one of the singing gargoyles?" Buffy asked.

"Oh boy." Willow and Tara exchange a glance and walk off.

"What, I, I'm kidding!" Buffy laughed running after them so fast that she didn't notice Angel standing behind a pillar staring at her or Darla walking up behind him.

"So this is where you keep running off to," Darla sneered watching the three woman leave laughing. "I can't believe you are still in love with her."

"Darla," Angel starts to explain.

"No Angel, there is nothing you can say. We are over." Darla storms off leaving Angel by himself.