Previously: 'Where are we going Ally Belly? Is your sister there?'

Ally smirked 'Oh yes she's there. Drusilla my dear, pack your bags, we're going to Cleveland.'

Chapter 17

It was six in the morning. Buffy usually got up round seven, same as Dawn, though they both did completely different things. Dawn got ready for school and met her friends Candice and Carly at the door, whereas Buffy walked down to Giles' store and either helped the Scoobies stock the store or trained with either myself or Giles.

Today however was the exception. Giles had told her to take the day off in order to see the city in the sunlight. Buffy was in need of a break. She had worked her fingers to the bone so to speak the last few days; dusting more and more vamps.

Buffy having the day off meant that Buffy would be in the sun, which also meant that I couldn't be around her for a whole sodding day! The boredom would kill me.

Finally seeing that I had little time to say my 'good morning' to Buffy I rolled out of bed and threw on some clothing.

I walked to the fridge for blood. There was none. Another reason why I mostly stay at Buffy's. There's always blood in the fridge. Not that no blood in my fridge bothered me. I'd buy some more tonight and it gave me a legit reason to go over there now.

Happily, I bounced through my apartment door, down the hall, to hers.

I had just let myself in when I heard the shuffling of feet. Dawn made her way sleepily into the kitchen only to become fully awake and jump when she saw me.

'Spike? What are you doing here? I thought Buffy told you to live in your apartment last night?'

'She did pet. I came for some blood. There's none in the fridge back home'

'Oh ok. Well you wanna have breakfast with me?'

'Sure love'

Dawn walked to the fridge and pulled out a packet of blood, a carton of milk and a tub of yoghurt. Then she headed to the cupboard and pulled out a bowl, a spoon and cereal.

'Where's your sister pet?'

'Willow swung by really early this morning. She said she had to go past the uni before her and Buffy could do anything else. So Buffy went with' Dawn explained.

It made sense but I just couldn't see Buffy getting up this early or even earlier for a day of shopping. But it was Buffy; full of surprises.

We ate our breakfast while having light conversation, mostly about how cool Carly was because she was a vengeance demon.

'…And she always gets up to go to the toilet during class. That's when she teleports all over the world. Plus, she's got a weak bladder so the teachers let her go and are none the wiser!' Dawn exclaimed.

I had been sitting there, not really caring about the whole bladder thing, but I tried to look interested for Bit's sake. The doorbell rang. There was some muttering from Dawn about how the time had passed so fast; as she rushed around the apartment gathering up whatever items she needed for school. Dawn rushed to the door and flung it open. There stood Carly.

'Hey! Where's Candice?' Dawn asked

Carly shifted uneasily. She was still getting used to the whole 'Dawn's sister has a hot vampire boyfriend' thing. It probably didn't help I was standing right there in plain view. I loved every second of it.

'She's… er, not feeling well. Her dad said she was staying home today. Hi Spike' Carly explained.

'Hey pet'

Carly blushed. Dawn sensing the awkwardness of the situation grabbed Carly's arm and asked if she was ready to go. Carly nodded and both girls said their goodbyes as they exited the room and headed down the hallway.

So Buffy had left early with Willow this morning? Today was going to be the most boring day of my existence, unless I decided to head to a bar or something. Maybe I could even call Angel and piss him off. Or make him feel really guilty. Either one did right by me. Now what to do with the rest of the day?

Willow and Buffy were walking among the university's garden. Willow all excited like, Buffy not so much. She could believe she had gotten up that early this morning. Willow was chattering away in her normal bubbly tone, so Buffy took it as a moment to zone out.

'Buffy? Did you hear me?' Willow's voice broke through.

'What? I'm listening'

'What did I just say then silly?'

'Umm… Something about flowers?' Buffy guessed.

Willow smiled and shook her head. 'No what I was talking about was this girl I met yesterday. Her name's Angelina. You're going to love her'

'Any friend of Will's is a friend of mine. Unless they try to eat someone'

'Well she won't be eating anyone Buffy. She's a slayer just like you. She moved from Australia the other week, just so she could attend the arts course they have here'

'Sounds impressive' Buffy admitted.

'And you should hear her sing!' Willow exclaimed. 'It's like… er… it's just wow!'

Now it was Buffy's turn to smile and shake her head. Good old Willow. Always able to put what she means into a proper sentence.

'Oh hey! There she is!' Willow exclaimed.

Buffy looked ahead and over to the left, sitting on a bench in between the rose bushes was a girl. She wasn't overly short, though she wasn't a giant either. Her hair was a chestnut brown and she wore army cargo pants with a black sleeveless top. The girl reminded Buffy of Faith. Not a lot, but there were subtle things, like her dress and hair. Buffy wondered how Robin and Faith were doing right now?

'Angelina! Over here!' Willow called.

The girl looked up. She was as pale as a vampire, but Willow assured Buffy that she wasn't anything but slayer. Even if she was a vampire, she'd burst into flames. Buffy had nothing to worry about.

'Buffy, this is Angelina. Angelina, this is Buffy. The slayer I was talking about' Willow said.

Both slayers exchanged smiles and shook hands.

'So you're the slayer I've heard so much about' Angelina said in an accent Buffy found different.

'And you're Angelina' Buffy didn't quite know what to say.

'Oh Buffy you wouldn't mind terribly if Angelina came with us do you? You could talk about all your adventures, and hey… another ally' Willow hinted.

Angelina laughed. Buffy was glad this girl had a sense of humour. It could get you very far in the slayer business.

'Sure. Wanna tag along?' Buffy asked the girl.

'Sure' was the reply.

I had spent hours upon hours watching mindless television shows. I had showered, I had eaten and now I was bloody bored. That left one thing: Call the ponce, Angel.

I picked up the phone and dialled the number. The phone rang, and rang, and rang. Finally a voice sounded.

'Hello?' it sounded like the bastard.

'Hey Peaches! Guess who?'

'Spike? What do you want?'

'Well you see I was ringing to piss you off'

'It's working… What else?'

'That and the fact that you left us just before the big battle'

'Oh… that'

'Yeah that mate… We are all fine by the way. Thanks for checking up on us'

'Spike, I've been… busy'

'Sure you have. Well you don't have to explain to me. God I hate you. You will have to explain to Buffy though'

'Oh god! Buffy! How is she?'

'She's pretty pissed at you Peaches'

'Well, can I… er… umm… tell her I'll be there in a week or so'

'What! You cant come here!'

'Well you just said I have to explain to Buffy didn't you Spike? I'll explain to her in person. I'll be there in a week or so all right?'

'But…But'

'Goodbye Spike' and with that the poof hung up.

I was left with a phone in my hand, shocked at what I had just created. Angel, my worst enemy was coming here, to Cleveland, to see his ex. This wasn't good.

Then I realised I hadn't told him where we were living. He didn't know we were in Cleveland, and then I felt like the clever one. Stupid prick. That'll teach him for hanging up on ol' Spike.

I chuckled and hung the phone and walked back to the couch, settling myself in for the next episode of 'Passions'.