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

Chapter 26: Big council is watching

A petite body flung itself onto the bed and this person screamed in frustration. Buffy buried her head in the pink, fluffy pillow as she tried to get her head round what had happened at school. The blonde didn't even give him a chance to explain she just fled from the scene. Friends and the other her giving her quizzical looks. She told them that she had to go home and that she would see them the next day. She had to admit it was nicer than she expected it to of been. Those big blue eyes that you could get lost in so easily and those oh so gorgeous lips of his...WAIT! Just stop this is wrong...but it feels so right the slayer thought as she lay on her tummy. Suddenly the door flew open and the brunette strolled in, jumping onto the bed next to Buffy.

"So, what's the deal B?"

Buffy rolled over and furrowed her brows.

"What's the deal with what?" she asked in confusion

"You running off home this afternoon...did somethin' go down that I should know about with say a certain bleach blonde that we both know you're crushin' on?"

"No! Nothing happened I just...had to get out of there," she lied

"Right...and that explains Spike's very confused looking face as he came out after you,"Faith quite happily pointed out

Her green eyes widened and as she did so a smirk played on her cousin's lips.

"So I'm right then?"

The slayer rolled her eyes, grunted and got up off the bed, collecting her bag and jacket. Not answering was an answer enough for her but she wasn't going to find out what happened like that.

"It's none of your business Faith,"

Buffy simply said before walking down the stairs only to be confronted by her mother. Joyce's hands were firmly on her waist.

"Where are you going?" the elder woman enquired

"Oh, I forgot to give Giles a book back, I was just going to give it back...I mean, you don't mind do you?"

Deep breath. Sigh. Roll of the eyes. Joyce finally smiled and nodded. Her daughter flashed a bright smile.

"Back for 8:30 ok?"

"Sure,"

He had been in his room for an hour before he announced he was going in the shower. He walked into the living room, rubbing his damp hair with a towel and wearing a white vest. Giles frowned at his son.

"Isn't it a bit cold to be wearing that?"

Shrug of the shoulders. Dawn kept on staring at Spike's arms. Wonder if he works out? She thought. The slayer however, was busy flicking through a magazine and the vampire was flicking through the TV channels. He had ordered Giles to bring the television or heap of junk as he called it, out of the basement and into the living room so that he could watch his programmes with ease and comfort. Buffy grunted and glared up over the top of her magazine.

"Do you have to do that?"

"Nothin' good on and I don't see why it's bothering you so bloody much anyway, too busy with your nose stuck in THAT garbage,"

The rest of the people in the room watched as the pair squabbled on. Knock knock.

"I'll get it," the teen announced

When he opened the door he was surprised to see who was behind it. Buffy. In her sweats and a hoodie. She took her hood down and smiled lamely.

"Feel free to tell me to go away,"

Spike shook his head in the negative.

"No...about this afternoon pet..." he started

"I'm sorry," they both said in unison

They both smiled at each other.

"Ah Buffy, what are you apologising for?" Giles spoke from inside.

The blonde walked in to see the others looking at her.

"Oh...book I lent, split coke all over it,"

The watcher went to reply when the phone rang.

"Excuse me,"

"So,"

"Yeah,"

Giles picked the phone up and faced away from the group.

"Hello...(tone turns abruptly unhappy) what can I do for you?...when? (pauses) no problem...yes I will do that, see you then, goodbye," Giles put the phone down and cleaned his glasses.

"Who was that?" Spike enquired

"The council are coming...said they have something rather important to talk to me about and they want Buffy to be here,"

The older slayer bolted up, frowned and scoffed.

"Might of known they were going to turn up at sum point, let me take a guess they have detected that there is two slayer in Sunnydale?" she guessed

The watcher stared in shock at what she had just said.

"H-how did you guess?"

"Well, your precious council of wankers seem to have extraordinary ways of finding these things out...seriously though did any of you really think that this would go undetected by them? Pfft not a chance and really thinking about it, tis sodding stupid of you Rupes" the vampire filled in for the slayer, whom let her frown fade a little.

"As much as I hate to admit this but...Spike is right, you should of known that this would happen,"

The other slayer looked baffled and turned to Giles.

"Can they really do that?"

The watcher nodded. The vampire had a smug look on his face. That was the first time that Buffy had admitted that he was right in anything. Actually getting somewhere with her. The younger slayer huffed and looked like a child that had lost it's candy.

"It's so unfair. I mean, i-it's like Big Brother can spy on you all the time," the older slayer ground out

"More like Big sister..." Dawn muttered, which earned her a glare off Buffy.

"Instead of Big Brother it's Big council is watching...I mean once I set fire to the school library (Giles frowns) right ok, I get it 'Now is not the time, William do shut up' " Spike impersonated his father.

Dawn giggled. Both Buffys stared at Spike and the other Spike gave him a thumbs up. The watcher gathered a few things and informed the group that he had to go and prepare for the council's visit. He also told them that Quentin Travers would be leading them. Buffy hated that guy so much. All prim and proper. Thinks he knows everything. Both the teens knew they had to talk this out so when the trio headed off down to the basement, it presented the perfect opportunity for this to happen. Spike felt so nervous he thought he was going to be sick and he even looked it.

"Spike, are you okay?" Buffy eyed him with concern

Gulp. Why am I finding this so bloody hard? He thought

"Yea...this afternoon, seeing you like that I just wanted to comfort you...I don't know what came over me,"

A light giggle from the slayer.

"It's fine, I mean I could of pushed you away before I did so its just as much my fault as yours, lets just forget it, yeah?"

Like that's going to happen Buffy thought

He nodded in agreement.

"Fancy a game of Rummy or Egyptian corkscrew?"

So what do you guys think? I know it took me ages to update but i had major writers block. It would be a great help if you could tell me what works and what doesnt :) What do you want to see in the next chapter? Tell me in your reviews and thanks for the reviews so far and keep it up!