Previously: We rounded the block and came face to face with a group of vampires. All of them none the wiser.

'I could really get used to this town' I smiled.

Tonight was just about to get interesting.

Chapter 12

The vampires were all huddled around something. I couldn't quite make out what it was, until Buffy called out

'Hey! Why don't you pick on someone who can hit back!'

The vampires all turned their heads and moved slightly away from the 'something'. I wasn't all together shocked however, when I found out it was a pregnant woman. She seemed so scared and all that stress couldn't be good for the baby. Buffy seemed to notice the woman too and although she knew she shouldn't show it, she couldn't help but voice her anger.

'A pregnant woman! You would take a pregnant woman!'

'C'mon pet. I would have done the same thing in my day'

'Well this isn't going to happen in my day!'

Buffy launched herself into the thick of the group. I sighed and then threw myself into the brawl too. The woman ran to hide against they wall while we kicked ass.

Buffy was against three vamps while I handled my two. One struck a kick at me, I managed to grab the other and use them as a shield. I threw the vamp to the ground and threw a punch to the other knocking him to the ground. I knelt down and staked him, Buffy had turned a vamp to dust and was working on the other two, who were kicking and punching like no tomorrow. Buffy started heading back towards me and soon we were fighting back to back.

'Spike. Plan B'

'Which is?'

'This!'

Buffy grabbed my arms and threw me onto her back. Using my legs, I kicked at every vamp in the way. They fell to the floor and within seconds Buffy and I were saying hi to big piles of dust.

The woman, who had been hiding against the wall ran out and embraced Buffy. Buffy, who hadn't really been expecting this, was shocked at first, the look on her face was priceless. Eventually she relaxed and hugged the woman back.

'Thank you. For everything' the woman breathed.

'No prob, good luck with the baby' Buffy smiled.

The woman said her goodbyes and made her way home, or wherever she was headed.

'Well pet, had enough fun for one night?'

'We'll do a quick sweep and then head home'

'You mean, you'll head home. I'm going to the butchers'

'What do you- oh, oh I get it' Buffy said.

For someone so beautiful, she wasn't exactly the brightest star. Though I couldn't really talk. I'd been around for years and still didn't know some things.

We did a sweep and then parted our separate ways. Buffy going home and me going to buy blood. I was just outside the door, when it opened and Gary, the butcher who served me the first time, came out and handed me a bag.

'Saw you coming. Thought you might want this' he stated.

'Thanks mate. Might be needing some more though'

We made our way into the store and I quickly purchased more blood. It would be enough to keep me content for the next couple of days. I would see to it that it was.

I said my goodbyes to Gary the butcher and headed back to my waiting apartment.

Buffy walked back to the apartment. She was tired it was true. She knew that Spike wasn't going to leave her on her own in a new city. She was glad about that too. She slowly made her way to the front door and unlocked the door. Willow and Dawn had fallen asleep on the couch, Buffy decided not to disturb them and made her way to the kitchen. She looked in the fridge and found another tub of yoghurt. She didn't know how much yoghurt she had eaten that day, but she knew it wasn't going to have a result. Yoghurt never had a good result with her.

She ate her yoghurt at the kitchen table and then made her way to her bedroom. She remembered what had happened earlier today with Willow and Spike and couldn't help but smile at the sleeping figures as she made her way past.

She lay on her bed, too tired to change. Though she knew she should. She looked through some of the clothes Dawn had left in her room and found a pair of pyjamas. She pulled them on and crawled into bed. Within minutes she was fast asleep.

I had just entered the hotel and headed to my apartment. I knew that Buffy was home, because I stopped and listened through the door. There were three heartbeats. So I had made my way home. I unlocked the door and entered the kitchen in search for a mug. I found one in the cupboard and heated up some blood. I slumped onto the couch and drank my blood. It wasn't as warm as I would have liked it, but it would do this time.

After I drank my blood, I went into my bedroom and attempted sleep. It was no good. I couldn't sleep at all, it was different with Buffy. I could sleep easier with her. Although I knew I wasn't allowed to get into her bed, I knew I could at least sleep on the floor or the window seat.

I rolled off the bed and once again headed down the hall. Slowly I opened the door to her apartment and found Red and the Niblet sleeping on the couch. I stepped into the apartment and heard soft snoring coming from Buffy's bedroom. I made my way into her room and found her sleeping. She had kicked off all of her sheets and the comforter, so being the nice guy I was, headed over and slowly covered her up. Buffy moaned and rolled over. I stroked the stray hairs away from her face and she smiled in her sleep.

'Stay' she sighed.

She slowly made room on one side of the bed and sighed 'stay again'. Knowing that that was my invitation to jump into her bed, I shed my duster and my shirt, though I kept my pants on, thinking that waking up to a nude Spike might shock her. I climbed into the bed with her and pulled the covers up, engulfing her in my arms once again.

It was easier to sleep with her in my arms, it felt natural and I loved it.

Within moments, I was sound asleep and happy.