Buffy POV

The day of Spring Fling arrived and so far no big bads had shown up in Sunnydale to interfere with Buffy and Xander's plans for the night, which was a small miracle. It was a Saturday so Buffy, Willow, and Xander had the whole day off of school to prepare for the dance. Buffy and Willow got manicures and pedicures together to match the color of their dresses and then went to get their hair styled at the hair salon. Willow had her red hair styled in a bun with two strands hanging loose at the sides. Buffy's hair was left down except for the top which had been swept back into a small ponytail. Buffy had butterflies in her stomach from nerves and anticipation that got more intense the closer it got to being time for the dance. She really wanted the night to go well for her and Xander. Afterwards she and Willow went to Buffy's house to do their makeup and get dressed.

"How do I look?" Willow asked Buffy doing a little spin to show off her dress. Her cheeks were flushed so much with excitement, she really didn't need any blush to bring color to her cheeks.

"You look wonderful, Tara's going to love you in this dress" Buffy assured her.

"Realy? Are you sure the neck isn't too low cut?" Willow asked looking down at her chest where you could see a little cleavage showing.

"I'm positive." Buffy said. Sometimes Willow was a little too modest. She lacked confidence in herself. Buffy hoped that she would be able to come out of her shell tonight and really enjoy herself.

Just then there was a knock on Buffy's bedroom door. "Come in" Buffy called.

Buffy's mom, Joyce Summers walked into the bedroom. "I just wanted to check on you girls and see if you need any help getting ready for the dance" she said.

"Things are going well. We're almost ready to go." Buffy said putting a few finishing touches on her makeup.

"You both look so beautiful." Joyce said wiping a few tears from her eyes.

Xander POV

Xander straitened his tie for what felt like the thousandth time that evening. He really wanted to look nice for Buffy. He gave himself a once-over in the mirror to make sure that nothing was out of place. He was wearing a black suit with a black tie and a white shirt. The suit had been passed down to him from his father. He looked at his bedroom clock and realized it was almost time to leave. He was so nervous he felt like he was going to vomit. He really wanted this dance to go well. He was also really excited to finally be going on a date with Buffy, which he had been dreaming about ever since he first met her. He went down into the living room and saw his father sitting on the couch.

"Are you ready?" Xander's dad asked.

"Yes, I think so." Xander said. He fidgeted with his tie nervously. His dad noticed the fidgeting.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Just relax and have fun at the dance tonight. If this girl doesn't realize what a great guy you are, then she's a fool."

"Thanks Dad. That really makes me feel a lot better." It was true, the knot that had formed in Xander's stomach felt a little less tight now.

Xander, Buffy, Willow, and Tara all met at the dance. It was going to be like a double date. When Xander got to the dance and saw Buffy in her dress, his breath caught in his throat. He felt that thrill in his stomach like he always did when he saw her. She looked so beautiful, and her dress hugged the curves of her body in a very sexy way. Just then, a slow song came on.

"Do you want to dance?" Xander asked Buffy offering her his hand. Buffy took his hand in response and they walked together to the dance floor. Xander's hand tingled in a pleasant way when she grabbed it. Out of the corner of his eye, Xander could see Willow and Tara doing the same.

"I have to warn you I have two left feet." Xander said turning red from embarrassment. He couldn't dance well to save his life, and he didn't want to look like a fool in front of Buffy. Buffy laughed.

"That's okay, I'm not much of a dancer myself, so you're not the only one." Buffy said smiling. Xander loved her smile. It made the world seem a little brighter. Xander and Buffy made a clumsy attempt at slow dancing. While they were dancing the rest of the world seemed to go away and it was just the two of them.

Buffy POV

Another slow song came on, and Buffy and Xander kept dancing. Buffy looked into Xander's eyes and thought it was strange that she had been friends with Xander for so long and fought countless vampires and demons with him without ever really seeing how attractive he was. She had always wanted a guy who was kind and sensitive and who would always have her back no matter what. It had taken Xander asking her out to make her realize that what she wanted had been right in front of her all along.

"This is nice. Dancing just the two of us." Buffy said after awhile.

"Yeah, it is nice dancing, especially with a girl as beautiful as you. You look amazing in that dress." Xander said.

"Well, you don't look so bad yourself." Buffy teased.

Eventually a fast song came on and they sat back down at their table with Willow and Tara. The four of them had an excellent time talking and laughing until the dance was over. Buffy and Xander kept toughing hands underneath the table and smiling at each other. It was obvious to anyone watching them that they were starting to fall for each other.

After the dance, Buffy and Xander decided to go get some ice cream so that they could have some time just the two of them.

"I had a great time with you at the dance." Xander said as they were walking over to the ice cream place.

"I had a great time too" Buffy replied. She felt like the evening felt like it had gone by too fast, but at least it wasn't over yet.

They stopped walking. She and Xander looked into each other's eyes and started to move closer and closer to each other until they kissed. The kiss was long and passionate. Xander's lips were really soft. Buffy felt like she was flying; she was so happy.

"You're a really good kisser." Buffy said to Xander when they ended the kiss.

"You're not so bad yourself." Xander teased Buffy just like she had teased him when they were dancing.

Buffy and Xander started walking again down one of the less-traveled streets. As they were nearing the ice cream place, they ran into a vampire. Buffy and the vampire started to trade blows. Buffy eventually managed to get the vampire up against a wall.

"Spike, give me a hand." The vampire shouted desperately. Buffy quickly looked over her shoulder to make sure no one was there. When she saw that there wasn't, she staked the vampire. Suddenly, she and Xander hear slow sarcastic clapping, and a certain platinum blond vampire comes into view.

A.N: sorry for the late update, my computer decided to commit suicide and take a dive off of my bed. It broke and I had to get a new one .