A/N: Okay… well I got back from my little 'holiday' today, so I thought I'd attempt another chapter :D Hope everyone likes;

spikegothicchick: I'll try do some more Spuffy – but I'm trying to save it so it's all ripe and new when it happens. Know what I mean? Thanks for the review :D

Pulchra Nex: Hope this was soon enough… Yeah I play guitar, though, its getting a little dusty…

Mony19: Thanks! I'll try to get them to speak more in the coming chapters, but as I said, I'm trying to save it up – y'know, their moments together…

funkydevil206: Thanks :D I think this was pretty soon considering the whole 'on holidays' thing…

Joyce left the room, leaving Buffy with the knowledge of playing the guitar. Who knew that she was such a natural at it?

Her song had already started to sound more like music than noise, which was progress.

She had decided that she was going to play her guitar with backing music – so she'd have to make a CD to play in the background, with keyboard, drums and bass for a little emphasis, though she would have the amp really loud so you could tell what was her and what wasn't.

Jotting down a few more notes on the paper, Buffy jumped when the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Buffy?"

"Uh… yeah it's me…" Buffy said, trying to figure out who was on the other end of the line.

"Wanna come Bronzing tonight? Oz's band is playing," It was Willow, she was boasting about her boyfriend again, though, it only made Buffy smile, "We could dance…"

"It's okay, Will – you don't need to persuade me, I'm in," she grinned, wondering if she could learn any handy guitar tricks from Oz without letting him in on her solo.

"Kay… Well… we'll see you there then."

Buffy thought long and hard about what to wear. Should she go with the cute little floral dress that she had bought after her moving to Sunnydale… or let the innerBuffy out for a night and wear something astounding and interesting.

She looked at the floral dress, then at the short black one and knee high boots that could replace it.

Then she made a decision.

"Yo B! I'm likin' what I see!" Faith called out to her as she wondered over to them.

Of course, she had gone with the short black dress which covered half her thighs and dipped at top of the front and back, showing a lot of skin. What her dress didn't cover on her legs, her boots made up for, coming up a little over her knees. Her hair was straight and make-up was little – she didn't want to go too far over the top.

Xander's jaw dropped straight to the floor, and Willow's wasn't far from it. Buffy blushed, looking at Willow in her overalls and Xander in his casual jeans and overshirt.

"Comin' to the dance floor?" Faith asked, pushing off the sofa to reveal an outfit that was so small and showed so much skin that she may as well have come naked – that is, almost nothing was left to the imagination.

"I really don't dance," Buffy shook her head.

"Come on! You know you want to!"

"Lemme rephrase that – I really can't dance," Buffy said, smiling softly.

Faith smirked, "Will soon."

And with that, she pulled Buffy out to the floor, and started to dance, swaying her hips to the beat of Dingoes Ate My Baby's latest tune.

Hands went to her hair and she started to twist and close her eyes and smile. Buffy watched in shock.

"Come on, B – have a little fun! Let go!" Faith whispered dangerously to Buffy.

Buffy watched Oz playing the guitar before she felt Faith's hands on her hips, "Feel the rhythm," Faith whispered, swaying Buffy's hips, "Breathe the music," she pushed Buffy down in a twist, "Be the beat," she held Buffy's hands above her head, "And let go."

Faith stepped away and watched Buffy for a second, seeing her hips move, and her body sway and shoulders follow, then she joined in, and they both danced together.

Buffy's hands went to her hair, messing it up slightly as she made love to the music. She breathed in and moved with it, every part of her body following her hips.

She closed her eyes and moved like there was no-one else there, and it felt great.

Spike watched her from the shadows, sitting with Angel, Cordelia, Riley, Harmony and Anya, who were all talking about Mrs Walsch's latest essay.

He watched the petite blonde girl on the dance floor, wondering how a girl so shy could wear something so outgoing, and be so completely different outside of school.

He wondered what her story was, and he wondered why the hell she wasn't sitting with them, with him, right now.

"Buffy!" Willow gasped, running over to her and snapping her out of the musical frenzy she was in.

"What, Will?" she asked, glancing around for Faith who seemed to have disappeared.

"Xander's got himself into trouble outside with Scott and Jesse… Faith tried to stop them… but…"

"Where did you say they were?" Buffy asked, eyes wide.

"In the side alley… outside…"

Buffy sprinted out the side door, studying the alley quickly before spotting Jesse and Scott on top of Xander near the garbage.

Faith was standing near them, yelling crude comments to throw them off a little, but Buffy could see that it wasn't really helping.

She ran over to where Jesse was and grabbed him by the lapels of his shirt. She chucked him out of the way for the time being, then grabbed Scott.

"You know, it really isn't very nice… beating a classmate," she said, "But if you're allowed – why shouldn't I be!" And with that, she punched Scott in the nose, and kicked Jesse in the groin, helping Xander to his feet and letting the other two curl up in pain, "You okay, Xand?"

Xander moaned softly, but nodded just the same.

"Buffy, do you need any-" Willow stopped as she saw the two boys lying on the ground, groaning.

"Not so much, Wills…" Buffy said, levelling Xander between Faith and herself, "We'd better get home though."

Then she realised, that she had six days to go before her solo, and her friends had helped her to forget the anxiety for one night. She smiled to herself at that thought.

A/N: Okay… how was that? I know there was no communication between Spike and Buffy, but their will be next chapter… hope you liked Number Four!