Spike was standing in the shadows watching his red head at another boring research session. They all knew he was there, but none of them paid much attention to him. A thought occurred to him:

I'm the invisible man,
I'm the invisible man,
Incredible how you can,
See right through me,

He started singing quietly while watching his red head.

Willow got up and could have sworn she could hear something as she started out the door. She just wasn't sure what it was.

When you hear a sound,
That you just can't place
Feel somethin' move
That you just can't trace,

He watched her as he followed her home. She would stop every now and then, but he could tell she wouldn't find him. He could hear the music playing softly. He wondered what it was, that they kept singing. He was still in wonder at the song Willow had been singing in the cemetery. He knew exactly how to approach her about it.

Willow could swear someone was behind her but every time she turned around nothing was there. She had the same feeling when she was in the cemetery, but she thought that was only because Buffy and Riley had been there. She could tell now that, that had not been the case. She walked into her parents house and went straight to her room. She hoped the uneasy feeling would leave her soon.

When something sits
On the end of your bed
Don't turn around
When you hear me tread.

Spike was still very quiet as he sang and he jumped up to her balcony. The more and more he watched her the more cautious he had to be. It was very tricky. He didn't know when he was going to approach her, he only knew how.

I'm the invisible man,
I'm the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me

She was so very beautiful to him and the words had a lot of thought. He wondered if she could hear any of it.

I'm the invisible man
I'm the invisible man
It's criminal how I can
See right through you.

He knew so much from watching her all this time. He knew what every sigh, every smile meant. He knew what she was feeling by the looks she got on her face. He knew when she was lying, something the others hadn't appeared to be picking up on.

Now I'm in your room
And I'm in your bed
And I'm in your life
And I'm in your head

When Willow turned off the lights she turned her back to the door unable to hear the doorknob turning. She was so lost in thought. She could hear soft music and she didn't know what was going on. Why were people singing all of a sudden?

Like the CIA
Or the FBI
You'll never get close
Never take me alive

Willow could hear the voice, it was soft and it was beautiful to her. The song made sense to her. She didn't know why she could hear it so clearly, or why she could hear anything in her room at all. This song reminded her of someone, of the only person that would watch people from the shadows… The only one in Sunnydale anyway.

I'm the invisible man
I'm the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me

Spike knew the instant she could hear the words, yet he didn't stop singing because she didn't look around. He wondered what exactly she was thinking about. Someone was in her room, and she knew it, yet she did nothing to see who it was…

I'm the invisible man
I'm the invisible man
It's criminal how I can
See right through you,

It was strange how you could know so much about a person and they could still baffle you. He knew everything about her, and she still managed to pull surprises like this. He heard her sigh as she layed back on her bed.

Hah, hah, hah, hello,
Hah, hah, hah, hello,
Hah, hah, hah, hello-hello-hello-hello,

He sounded like he was laughing. She looked longingly at her balcony doors. She wanted to see him. She wanted to be with him. He was her best friend and he hardly spoke to her recently.

Never had a real good friend - not a boy or a girl
No-one knows what I've been through - let my flag unfurl

He noticed that she was staring at the door he got really close to it and put his hands on the glass. Something sort of scary was happening to him lately. He loved her so much. They'd been friends for awhile and he was scared to tell her what he felt.

Willow knew Spike had never really had any friends. Being a vampire kind of prevented you from having friends. She didn't want to think of how lonely his life must have been before he had the implant.

So make my mark from the edge of the world,
From the edge of the world,
From the edge of the world,

He looked at Willow as she closed her eyes and turned her back toward the door. He silently opened her door and slipped inside. He sat on the bed behind her hoping she wouldn't turn around.

Now I'm on your track
And I'm in your mind,
And I'm on your back
But don't look behind

Willow knew he was there. She kept her eyes closed and sighed as his hand brushed back some of her hair behind her ear. She should be questioning him as to why he was there, but really at the moment she couldn't bring herself to care.

I'm your meanest thought
I'm your darkest fear
But I'll never get caught
You can't shake me, shake me dear,

Spike's hand moved to her arm as he grasped her arm tightly, but not enough to hurt her.

Willow thought about his words and knew they were true. Her biggest fear did involve him. Nobody liked that they were friends. And she was scared to think of what her friends might do to him if they were to get together.

I'm the invisible man,
I'm the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me

He wondered what she was thinking about that caused her to not turn toward him. He wondered what had possessed him to actually come in. He thought it might have been because he had wanted to touch her. Just a gentle touch, nothing she would have been opposed to. He wondered if she knew as much about him as he knew about her. He also wondered if she'd ever thought about them being together…

I'm the invisible man
I'm the invisible man
It's criminal how I can
See right through you
Look at me, look at me

Spike got up and stood in the doorway his back to her. Willow turned to look at him as he walked out. She was curious as to what that whole thing had really been about. It confused her to no end. Maybe it meant that he loved her. It could have also meant that he was only worried about her and nothing more…