Previously: 'Well this'll be fun. A long boring flight sitting next to you.' she sighed.

'Don't be like that love, sitting next to me ain't that bad.' I said.

'Oh not the sitting net to you bit. The long boring flight bit.' She corrected.

'Well I can think of a few things that wouldn't make the flight so bad' I smiled.

Chapter 6

'I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with 'C'.'

'Spike it isn't that guy over there is it?'

'No why would it be love?'

'I heard what you called him before'

'And what was it then?'

'I'm not repeating it!'

'Well it's not him. Guess again.'

We had been playing 'I Spy' for ages. Or at least that's what it seemed like. Buffy had decided that she wasn't very good at the game, but she played it solely because it kept her mind off the long flight.

'Cabin?'

'Nope. Guess again.'

'Chair?'

'Not even close pet.'

'Canary?'

'Where the hell did you come up with that?'

'I give up Spike! What is it?'

I pointed out the window. 'Cloud.'

Buffy looked out the window. There was a cloud there. Just one lone cloud. Buffy smiled.

'Isn't it funny how too many clouds make you miserable, but just one can be beautiful?'

'Uh-huh. But I wasn't thinking about clouds in particular.'

'What were you thinki-' Buffy was cut off by my lips. Gently I pressed them to hers.

'I was thinking of you. You're better than any bloody cloud Buffy.'

She was quiet for a few seconds, just staring at what I think was my chipped black nail polish.

'Buffy?' I asked quietly. 'You ok love?'

I raised my hand to stroke her face. 'Buffy, you can tell me pet.'

Buffy softly took my hand and placed it on her chest, over her heart.

'You feel that?' she asked. I wasn't sure where this conversation was going.

'Yeah. What about it?' I asked.

'I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you Spike' she replied. 'I would be lying in a massive Sunnydale crater, dead.'

'I'd be ash if it weren't for you.'

'That's different though. My sworn enemy for so many years, saves me from death.'

'And I only did that because I love you Buffy. If you were any other person, I would have left you and saved myself.'

'I did mean what I said back there, you know.'

'What was that love?'

'I love you.'

'I know you did' I said softly as I lifted the armrest between us and shifted closer to her. She leant into my chest and I wrapped my arms around her in a hug.

'Wanna play 'I Spy' again?' I asked. Buffy chuckled.

'And lose to you? Again. No thanks.'

'What do you want to do then?'

'Thumb wrestle?'

'You're on'

So we then sat there for the next fifteen minutes having thumb wars. I was just about to win when Buffy hiccupped and took me by surprise. I laughed and she ended up winning. We were just about to start another round of 'I Spy' when the landing announcement sounded.

'We are now approaching Cleveland. Could you please make sure all armrests are down and tray tables are clipped back against the seat in front of you. When we land please do not stand, as we will still be moving. When stationary, please wait for the cabin crew to open the doors. Thank you for flying Express Air.'

'C'mon pet. We better find the others. And find somewhere to stay before sunrise.' I remarked. Buffy nodded and together we made our way off the plane.

We stood in the terminal waiting for the rest of the group to join us. Dawn and Willow found us first.

'How boring was the flight!' Dawn exclaimed. 'Not even a movie! Willow and I slept. What did you guys do?'

'We played 'I Spy' Buffy replied.

Dawn didn't really believe her; she turned to me for conformation. I nodded and her eyes widened. Xander and Anya were the next to find us. Giles was no where to be seen.

'Hey Giles was on the flight wasn't her? Xander asked. We all saw him sit down, so where was he?

'Ooh there he is!' Willow pointed. Red was right, there he was. We all headed over to him.

'Ah. There you all are. Ok, well, if you would like to follow me I have a car waiting to take us to our new homes.' He explained.

New homes? We had been in Cleveland for ten minutes and we already had homes?

'This way' Giles called. We all followed.

The sun was rising quickly and I knew I would be a pile of ash if I didn't find cover soon. Outside the airport a black SUV awaited us.

'Well, get in.' Giles instructed. We all climbed in and wondered where on earth he would be taking us. 'I hope your flights were enjoyable' he stated.

'Oh mine was great. Xander snored the whole time.' Anya replied.

'Hey I did not!' Xander defended himself.

'Oh yeah right. It was the guy behind us wasn't it? I know it was you Xander' she retorted.

'It was the guy behind us An' he said. Willow cut in.

'so Giles, where are we going?'

'Well you see, after the council heard that Sunnydale was no more, they offered us accommodation and schooling here' Giles explained.

Buffy was to tired to argue with him, but I could see she wasn't impressed. She despised the council, after with what they did. They had wrecked everything and then on top of that, had Giles drugged her. She wasn't impressed with them at all.

Twenty minutes later, we pulled up to the curb to what looked like a nice apartment building.

'Ah. Here we are. Buffy, Willow, Dawn and Spike, this is where you live now.' He said.

'Xander, Anya and I live a bit further down the road.'

'Yay for me, I'm in an apartment with Xander'

'Yes, yay for you Anya. anyway, get some rest and we shall swing by to see you later alright? Here are the keys to your apartments. Sleep well and we'll see you soon'

Giles handed over three apartment keys. How he had got his hands all these since the plane trip was beyond me. Buffy, Dawn, Willow and myself climbed out of the car and headed up to what would be our new homes.

I just hoped that mine would be close to Buffy's.