"I don't like it, Buff. You know how Spike can get all obsessed with stuff, and he's not exactly the safest person to be around, even with the chip in his head."
"I know, Xander! But what can I do? I've tried telling him I'm not interested but I don't know... all that peroxide must have got to his brain." Buffy was in the Magic Box with her friends, discussing a vampire problem of a slightly different nature than they were used to dealing with.
"There might be a spell... an anti-love spell?" Xander looked pointedly at Willow.
"I don't know if we should mess with that kind of thing Xander. Love spells have got us into trouble before. Remember?"
Xander remembered alright. He laughed slightly, embarrassed. "I said an anti love spell. No more hoards of adoring women for me, thanks."
"Still. Buffy has a point. That's powerful magic, and so many things could go wrong. Couldn't you try and, y'know... knock some sense into him?" Willow made little punching motions with her hands.
"Again... I've tried that course of action."
"You must admit he's kind of sexy. He is muscular and has a very attractive face." Anya piped up, and was silenced by a look from Xander.
"He's a vampire, Anya."
"Angel was a vampire."
"Angel was different! Angel had a soul. Spike just has... a leash. Besides! I'm not attracted to Spike."
"Not even a little?"
"No! But I'm beginning to think you are!"
"That's quite enough," Giles sighed "Buffy, I think you are making a bigger deal of this than necessary. Yes, Spike is... an annoyance at best, but he poses no serious threat at present. However, I am interested in hearing more about the demon you encountered before seeing Spike. Describe it, again, you say it had four arms?"
"Yeah, and each of them hit as hard. It was kinda, purplish blue and it had little horns on his head," Buffy made little horn gestures on her head with her fingers.
"It sounds to me like you're describing a Golgey demon. They're very powerful..." Giles pulled a book from the shelf and started flicking through the pages. "A-ha. Is this the one?"
"That's the one. Man it's even uglier than I remembered." Buffy gave a little shudder and passed the book back to Giles.
"Did you see which way it was heading when it got away?"
"Um, towards the graveyard."
"That makes sense. These demons feed on grief. Awful creatures. An infestation can lead to mass suicides, whole villages have been known to be wiped out."
"How do I kill it?" Buffy asked, rising from her seat.
"It won't be easy Buffy. You will need to remove its heart."
"No problem Giles, I'll just kill it, then-"
"No, Buffy. You need to rip out its heart while it is still beating."