Spike stood on stage, tuning his guitar. "Hey Spike." a guys with blue spiked hair said holding his bass.
"Oz man, you're late." Xander said behind the drum set.
"Yeah." Devon McLeish said, also tuning his guitar.
Spike looked out into the crowd, looking for Buffy. "She's gonna be late." he whispered, suddenly worried she wasn't going to show.
The owner of the club, Faith Wilkins, came up to them, "Are you guys ready?"
"We are now." Xander shot a look to Oz.
Faith grabbed a mike, "The Fish Tank is proud to introduce Dingoes Ate My Baby!"
The crowd cheered as Spike spoke into the mike, "Our first song is called Gunning Down Romance."
Love and other moments are just chemical reactions in your brain
And feelings of aggressions are the absence of the love drug in
Your veins
Love come quickly
Because I feel my self-esteem is caving in
It's on the brink
Love come quickly
Because I don't think I can keep this monster in
It's in my skin
Love and other socially acceptable emotions are morphine
They're morphine
Cleverly concealing primal urges often felt but rarely seen
Rarely seen
Love I beg you
Lift me up into that privileged point of view
The world of two
Love don't leave me
Because I console myself that Hallmark™ cards are true
I really do
I'm gunning down romance
It never did a thing for me
But heartache and misery
Ain't nothing but a tragedy
Love don't leave me
Take these broken wings
I'm going to take these broken wings
And learn to fly
And learn to fly away
And learn to fly away
And learn to fly away
I'm gunning down romance
As the song ended, Buffy and Willow entered the club. "We're late." Buffy whispered.
Willow gently shoved her, "You're the one who drove."
Buffy rolled her eyes, "Whatever." They walked up to the bartender, "Two pepsis please." She paid and grabbed the glasses. She handed Willow a cup, "Come on, let's find a place to sit."
As the twins sat down, Spike spoke into the mike again, "Now, here's a darker song. It's called Forsaken."
I'm over it
You see I'm falling in the vast abyss
Clouded by memories of the past
At last I see
I hear it fading, I can't speak it
Or else you will dig my grave
You feel them finding, always whining
Take my hand now be alive
"They're pretty good!" Willow yelled over the loud music. Buffy wasn't listening, she was entranced by Spike's voice and the way he looked while playing his guitar.
You see I cannot be forsaken
Because I'm not the only one
We walk amongst you feeding, raping
Must we hide from everyone?
I'm over it
Why can't we be together embrace it?
Sleeping so long taking off the mask
At last I see
Spike looked around the club and made eye contact with Buffy. He was relieved. She's here. He smiled
My fear is fading, I can't speak it
Or else you will dig my grave
You feel them finding, always whining
Take my hand now be alive
The band finished out the song. "We're going to take a break. We'll be back in two hours." He set down his guitar and walked off stage. He came up behind Buffy, "Enjoying yourself?"
Buffy jumped and scared Willow, "You scared me!"
Spike sat in front of them, "I'm surprised you came."
"And miss hearing you rock out? Never." Buffy smiled.
"Spike! There you are!" Xander came up with the rest of the band and their girlfriends.
"Goldilocks, Red, this is Xander Harris, Anya Jenkins, Oz Osborne, Veruca Page, Devon McLeish, Kendra Lawson, and finally Tara McClay. Guys, this is Buffy and Willow Summers."
They all said their hellos and sat down. "So, Spike already gave you two nicknames." Devon started. "He must like you."
Buffy smiled, "So, do all of you go to Sunnydale High?"
"Devon doesn't go to school. Kendra, Oz, and Veruca go to SU. But, the rest of us go to the high school." Anya explained.
Willow tapped Buffy on the shoulder and whispered, "Vampire in the upper left corner."
Buffy looked over there and her spider sense started tingling, "Let's go." She looked back at the group, "We'll be right back." The girls walked over to the vamp and began flirting with it/him.
Spiked watched as the trio walked outside. Xander put an arm over his shoulder, "Sorry man, Buffy's not interested."
Spike smacked the back of Xander's head, "You idiot! That's a vampire." He looked at Tara, "Ready?" Tara nodded.
Buffy, Willow, and the vamp formally known as Hansel walked out of the club. The girls were being very flirtatious, making Harry think he had the upper hand. When Hansel had vamped and Tara and Spike walked out, Willow cast a shield spell on Buffy. Buffy kicked him so hard in the face that blood spurted out from his nose and all over her outfit. Hansel pushed Buffy down, seeing as she was distracted by the blood, and straddled her. Just as Willow was about to cast a spell, a friend of Hansel's did the same.
It was now time for Spike and Tara to make their move. Spike shot a stake from his mini-crossbow at Harry and Tara levitated a stake into the other vampire's back. They both disintegrated at the same time. Spike helped a shocked Buffy up and Tara helped a shocked Willow up. Buffy and Spike looked at each other. "What are you?" they both asked.
The songs used in this chapter were "Gunning Down Romance" by Savage Garden and "Forsaken" from the Queen of the Damned Soundtrack