Thanks an enormous bunch to my reviewing regulars, uskohakuchan, Lilith Sora, and RabidReject (you're back! I missed you!). Also to Mrs Brood, to whom I say "maybe" and also "thankyouthankyouthankyou".

"By the way, I've screwed with canon a bit. The Gem of Amara only protects against the sun, not crosses and stakes, for the purposes of this fic. I didn't want it to make the wearer totally invincible, 'cause that gets boring fast. I hope no one gets angry with me for my plot jiggles :S.

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Spike wandered up Crawford Street, hands in his pockets, whistling an old song. Angel's mansion was just around the corner. Maybe I'll give the poof a visit, see the look on his face. He smiled and turned the corner, strolling up to the enormous old house with not the slightest bit of fear.

He pulled the curtain open so that a huge chunk of sunlight hit the floor. Buffy looked up with a start from where she had been sitting, nursing her burnt fingers.

"Slayer," said Spike with a smirk. "I didn't think I'd be seeing you this soon. I was going to have a speech." She was looking at him in shock.

"You're… the sun… you're not burning!" His smirk widened to a grin and he raised his hand.

"Gem of Amara, Slayer. I can go wherever I want, whenever I want." He spread his arms. "Come fight me Slayer." She was scowling at him, an expression he supposed she'd learnt from Angel.

"I can't."

"Why not? I'm right here, the Big Bad. Come get me."

"I said 'I can't'" He lowered his arms and looked closely at her. She looked pale, deathly pale. she wasn't breathing.

"So... he got you."

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That evening, Harmony walked into April Fool, running her perfectly manicured hands over the rails of oh-so-cool clothes. A sales assistant glowered at her.

"We're about to close. Why don't you come back tomorrow?" Harmony laughed.

"Oh, no, I can't. I'm… busy tomorrow." She held up two tops. "I know they'd both look cute on me, but which one'd look better?" The assistant reached in her bag.

"You have to leave now, we're closing." Harmony sauntered up to her.

"Make me!" She morphed into game face. "Ha! What are you gonna do about-" the sales assistant pulled a cross out of her bag. "Oh. That."

"I know what you are. Get the hell out of this shop!" Harmony stamped her foot.

"You are being so unfair! I was totally gonna eat you!" With that, she turned and strutted out of the shop, taking both tops and knocking down as many rails as she could reach. The sales assistant leant against the counter.

She hoped all the vampires she met would be that stupid.

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Angel sighed as he entered the mansion. He fet bad for leaving Buffy on her own all day, especially while her friends were out having fun. Someone had broken into an old crypt, rumoured to contain the Gem of Amara. If a vampire had it, it meant they could walk unharmed in the sun. he couldn't let that happen, especially now that Buffy wouldn't be able to fight it.

As he neared the main room, he thought he could hear laughing.

"… with Harmony! How tolerant are you?"

"Keep laughing, Slayer. Just look who you're stuck with for eternity."

"Hey, that's different. We're in love."

"Oh, really? Even with the-" Angel chose that moment to enter the room, scowling. He still does it better than Buffy, thought Spike to himself.

"Spike." Spike grinned at him from the couch, where he was sitting with Buffy, who was looking a little awkward. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm on business." Angel's frown deepened.

"Really? Wouldn't have anything to do with the Gem of Amara now, would it?" Buffy stood up.

"Spike was just leaving." Spike turned to glare at her. "Now, please," she hissed. He turned to go, with a final smirk at Angel. "Oh, Spike. One more thing."

"Yep?" She jumped forward with astonishing speed, and grabbed the ring off his finger.

"Thanks! I'd been waiting for hours to do that!" She ran with incredible speed out of the mansion, laughing. He stared after her, astonished. Angel smirked at him.

"I believe you were about to leave." Spike stammered a bit, still staring after where Buffy had vanished. Then he turned around and stumbled out of the mansion.

Angel watched him leave, then turned and followed Buffy's path. She was standing just a few metres from the mansion, smiling more than he'd seen for a while. The ring was already on her hand, shining in the moonlight.

"Do you know what this means?" she asked excitedly. He blinked.

"You can walk in the sun." She ran forwards and hugged him.

"I can still go to college! First thing tomorrow, I'm paying my mom a daytime visit. Everyone's gonna be so surprised!" She broke away from him, still beaming, and ran back into the mansion. He gazed after her, smiling slightly. Then shook his head and grinned as he followed her, yet again, inside. He had nothing to worry about – she hadn't changed a bit.

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Huge chunk of sunlight... writing that made me laugh. It sounds edible.

Anyway, Spike'll be back (probably – I love him a lot, and I also love Harmony… and reviews, but you already knew that) but I promise no spuffy. Hope you enjoyed, and if you did… REVIEW!