Chapter 6. Short Circuits.

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Xander opens the door and they all see Buffy standing at the doorway. They remain quiet for a while, making Buffy feel afraid to come into the apartment. She takes a deep breath and looks to her side, extending her hand over to someone who is not in the view of the gang in the doorway.

Spike then appears in the doorway next to Buffy and he gives a friendly wave to the Scoobies. He receives surprised expressions, but it's the usual from all of them.

"Xander, can Spike come in?" asks Buffy with pleading eyes.

"Sure," replies Xander. "Come in, Spike."

Willow, Tara, Anya, and Dawn look at Xander, surprised that he let Spike enter his apartment.

"Honey, I don't think that was a good idea," says Anya. "He could come in the middle of the night and murder us."

Xander looks at Anya and sighs. He then walks over to Buffy, hoping she would not be mad at him for what he was about to tell her.

"Don't kill me, Buffy, but I kind of told them and Dawn dragged it out of me."

"Oh," says Buffy as she sees everyone is looking at her and she tightens her grip on Spike's hand. "I guess you guys are looking for an explanation. Well, I don't have one." Buffy feels real nervous.

"Buffy, it's okay," says Willow. "We love you anyways, even if you did make a Spikebot to keep you company." Willow looks at the others, then they all look at her. "That didn't come out right."

"It's a nifty idea," says Anya. Xander looks at her and rolls his eyes. "What? You said to be nice."

"Buffy…" Xander begins.

"Xander, it's okay," says Buffy. "I do want to say something." Buffy pauses and starts to get all nervous. She wasn't that great at facing her friends with such a situation like the one she is in.

"Go ahead, love," says Spike, squeezing her hand tighter and lifting it up to kiss it. Buffy looks at Spike and smiles at him.

"I had sex with Spike," says Buffy, blurting it out.

"Oh my gosh, Buffy," says Dawn. "You had sex with the robot?"

Spike's eyebrow shoots up as Buffy looks at him, then back at Dawn. The others begin to get images of Buffy and the Spikebot.

"No, the real Spike."

"Oh," says Dawn. "That's a relief."

"Hey…never mind," says Spike, remembering that they didn't tell Dawn everything about Spike and his Buffybot.

"You guys aren't mad at me?" says Buffy.

"Buffy, no," says Dawn as she walks over to Buffy and takes her hand. She looks at Spike and smiles. "If you're happy, then we're happy for you, too."

"Oh, Dawn," says Buffy breaking down. She hugs her sister tight.

"So, when do we get to see the bots?" asks Anya.

"Bots?" says Dawn. "There are two?" Dawn figures it out when she sees Spike blush.

Everyone looks at Anya and she just shrugs. Xander nods his head and faces Buffy. He takes a deep sigh.

"Dawn's right, Buff," says Xander. "You've been distant and we haven't been paying attention to that. Just remember we're still here for you."

"Thanks, Xander." She hugs him.

"Xander is right," says Willow. She joins in the hug.

"I love you, too," says Buffy. "I promise for now on, I'll be truthful of how I feel."

"Good for you." Willow gives her best friend a smile as she releases her from the hug.

"So, where are the robots?" says Dawn. "Do they really look like you two?"

"Yep, identical," says Spike.

"I really don't think so," says Buffy to Spike. "That Buffybot is a horrible copy of me and I'm not that perky."

"Perky?" asks Dawn. "Buffy, you are the perkiest from all of us combined, except for when Willow has a really cool idea and there was also Cordelia when she finally understood something that Giles said."

"I am not perky. Spike, you really think I'm perky?"

"Spike, that's a trick question, man," says Xander, shaking his head.

"Xander, don't help him," says Buffy. "Spike, answer me."

"Pass," says Spike, raising his hands up.

"You can't pass my question."

"Yeah, I can. So, are we eating anytime soon because I'm starving?"

"Spike."

Later that day, Buffy heads back to her house with Dawn. Willow and Tara said that they would come over later that night to check out the bots, but Dawn was just dying to check them out. The two head over to the basement. As they open the door, they hear some moaning. Spike and Buffy look at each other, then quickly push Dawn out of the basement.

"Ah, man," says Dawn. "I never get to see anything good."

"Your bot is a sick, sick bot," says Buffy to Spike.

"My bot?" says Spike. "What about your bot?"

"Mine's very civilized."

"Spike's civilized?" Dawn laughs at that.

"Dawn," says Spike, glaring at her.

"It was only a question."

"Look, at least they're doing their own species." Spike tells his Buffy, who doesn't find it funny.

"He has a point." Dawn nods her head.

"Yes, but we can't have two of us," says Buffy. "It's just too weird."

"You can't shut them down, Buffy," says Dawn. "It wouldn't be fair."

"Dawn, they're robots. They are not humans."

"Yeah, we get that, love, but you obviously weren't thinking that when you had him made," says Spike with a grin.

"I've already told you," says Buffy. "He was only for companionship."

"Sure."

"Well, when you two are finished arguing, can we order out some pizza?" asks Dawn, still standing between the two.

"Right, oh, I like pepperoni," says Spike.

"We like cheese," says Buffy.

"So does Tara and Willow," says Dawn as she grabs the phone. "Sorry, four out of five." Dawn starts dialing the number for the pizza place.

"Fine," says Spike with a pout.

"Half and half," says Buffy. Spike gives her a grin and approaches her, then realizes Dawn is in the same room. He smiles at her and puts his arm around Buffy.

"Okay," says Dawn.

Spike walks over to the basement. He opens the door and still hears the moaning coming from down there.

"Hey, would you two hurry it up?" says Spike. "There are other people who'd like to use the basement." He closes the door and Buffy and Dawn look at him. "You know, to do the laundry and stuff."

"Right," says Dawn.