Disclaimers: All the characters in this story belong to Joss Whedon.

Chapter Six: Revealed

The bronze was packed to the rafters. Teenagers, adults and even a few elderly people were there dancing to the band; Dingoes ate my baby. Oz was the guitarist. Willow fancied him like crazy and every time he would come on stage and play all she would do was watch him play and not listen to her friends, which was what she was doing when Buffy came over with the drinks. Tonight Buffy was wearing her hair in bunches, with her glasses she wore a lime green, long sleeved top and over that were a pair of dungarees, accompanied by a pair of white sneakers. She purposely banged the glass on the table to make Willow jump out of her trance. Willow now scowled at her friend.

"Did you have to do that?" she sulked. The blonde giggled and Xander replied.

"Willow, you do know it's rude to stare?"

"Of course I do?!?...can't help it,"

"Go ask him out then," Buffy insisted and the red-head stared at her. Mortified.

"Buffy, are you kidding? He is popular, so the odds of him actually going out with me are zero to none...I can't..." she was panicking now. Buffy patted her shoulder and smiled as one of her favourite songs came on. It was Crazy by Gnarls Barkley and she was bobbing her head up and down.

"Don't worry!"

Spike was pacing in the living room of the house, waiting for his dad to return. There were two possibilities of who could be the slayer. Firstly Gina Yates, she this afternoon swung a door and it came off it's hinges and there was her. Buffy Summers. The one person he hated more than anything in the world. The chit always out smarted him in everything and if it was her it would be even worse. The fact that one day out of the month his father insisted that they go round to the Summers' house and have dinner. OK, he didn't have a problem with Dawn, Adrian or Mrs Summers, just her. All they would do was pass insults like "Girly boy," and "Brat," he hated her and she hated him, enough said. Giles walked in the door to see his son pacing.

"You're going to end up wearing a hole into the carpet...so have you got me any news?" Spike pursed his lips and told Giles the options and the reasons. Giles nodded his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. Half seven on the clock.

"Sorry dad, promised Dru I'd meet her..."

Spike left his dad to mull over the option. Buffy Summers or Gina Yates, now that would be interesting.

Down an alley there was a girl taking a short cut through down when four men cornered her. She dropped her bag at their feet and was shaking with fear as they approached her.

"P-p-please, take anything you want!" she stuttered out and the men laughed.

"Well since there is no slayer in Sunnydale...I guess we could start our killing spree with you!" they turned into their games faces and the girl screamed before all four of the vamps bit her. Draining every last drop of blood out of her body. Meanwhile, Spike had been in the bronze for an hour now. He was trying to take his mind off finding the slayer. Who cares about some stupid destiny anyway? He thought. Drusilla was making out with him as usual. Angel was making out with Darla. The rest of them sat chatting about Cordelia and her nose. They all listened intently as Harmony relayed the story, again. The black beauty had pulled away from Spike now and was listening, much to his disliking. He was sick and flaming tired of hearing about the chit! How she was going to pay for what she did and that she should have the same done to her. The blonde stood up abruptly.

"I'm going to get a drink," he announced and made his way over to the bar. As he got there he rolled his eyes. Great, why did she have to be there of all people? She was tapping her fingers on the counter and Spike came up beside her.

"One coke, please mate,"

"Coming right up," the barman said

It was Buffy's turn to roll her eyes, accompanied by a groan.

"Not only do I have to sit next to you in English and be your 'Study buddy' now you've decided to bring your British ass over here and harass me," he chuckled softly and she glared at him.

"Hardly, don't flatter yourself, love,"

"I'm not your love...William," she retorted and he glared at her, nostrils flared. The barman came over with his drink. Spike snatched his drink and walked away. The barman looked at Buffy bewilderment all over his face.

"What's his problem?" she shrugged.

Buffy had just left the bronze when she walked down an alley. She knew that it was dangerous to do this at this time of night but she didn't want to go home yet because if she did go home now that meant she would have to go to bed. Nightmares plagued her sleep and she became more restless each night. The same one over and over and over. She was just rounding the corner when a guy appeared from the shadows and pushed her against the wall and covered her mouth with his hand to muffle any screams. She looked terrified. Once she was silent he removed it and gave her a sickening smile.

"Number four tonight...must be my lucky night...what's your name sweetheart?" Buffy swallowed hard and whispered her reply, stuttering along the way.

"B-Buffy,"

"Well, B-Buffy, how do you felling about dying?" he mocked and then changed into his game face, giving her a toothy grin. Her eyes widened with fear at him. Spike had just left the club, cigarette in mouth and was smoking it quite happily when he heard a small whimper. Wondering where it had come from he stood by the entrance of the alley where Buffy and the vampire were. As the vampire was about to sink his fangs into her neck, Buffy pushed him away causing him to go flying into the dumper, putting a dent in it. She was now sat leaning her back against the wall and the vampire looked at her, shocked.

"Holy crap..." he whispered and then ran straight into Spike, whom at this point had a stake ready. He tilted his head, sucked in his cheeks and smiled evilly at the vampire before he plunged it into his heart, causing him to turn to dust. Spike wiped the dust off his hands, placed the stake back into his duster and ran off down the alley to see her. A touch of concern twitched in him as he walked over to her to see if she was ok. Wait a second, this is Buffy Summers were talking about, get a bloody grip man! Spike thought. He sighed and offered her his hand to pull her up. Tears were streaming down her cheeks and her glasses were crooked. She took his hand and pulled herself up off the ground. She abruptly pulled her hand away from his.

"Are you hurt?" he asked with a softness to his voice. Buffy shook her head in the negative and had confusion mapped all over her little features. What the hell was that? And when did she get that strong? And why the hell the Spike being nice to her?

"Good...that's good (looks at her) you have to come with me," he stated running his blue eyes over her. The slayer is a geek, how she going to kill the big nasties, with her knowledge of algebra?

"No, I have to go home, now move out of my way, Spike,"

He stepped in front of her as if to stop her.

"Get. Out. Of. My. Way," she spat out at him and he let out a small chuckle and then put a serious face on and grabbed her arm.

"You don't get it, do you Summers, you have to come with me...now!" his voice now sounding angry. She tensed her jaw and clenched her fist and punched him in the nose. He instantly let go of her arm and grabbed his nose.

"Oh, bloody hell, OW!" he yelled. Buffy looked at him and looked shocked at what she just did but ran off out the alley and home.

Spike slammed the door to his house and went to the bathroom. She had clonked him good and proper but she just didn't get it, didn't find the situation unusual or said anything about it and now he would have to put up with his dad training her Why that bloody bint!?! i hate her soddin' guts! He thought as he cleaned his nose up. Giles entered the bathroom and frown at his son's nose.

"What on earth have you been doing, William?" he asked his son

Spike growled in response and threw the tissue in the bin.

"Finding your bloody slayer is what! Stupid bint clonked me one,"

"And?"

"And what?"

"Who is it?"

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