"We're Fucked."

Everyone turned immediately and Buffy stood up resisting the urge to jump on Spike, "Are you okay?" Spike started to nod when a big break announced itself over the television.

["Breaking news..." Said the woman on the television, "We've just received reports of what sounds to be a complete report of Falling Down To Summersets lead singer, Spike's, secret double life. Here's Aaron with the report."]

The TV flickered to the next portion and everyone's attention to to the screen. Spike even managing to sit up some how out of disbelief of the information being portrayed.

["Thank you Sarah. Standing outside the hospital that Spike is reportedly staying and healing, I have an eye witness here to tell us, What exactly has Spike been up to?"

The camera angel panned and there was the she devil herself, Cordelia, already getting right into it. "Well... I just found it an odd coincidence that today, when I get to my English class, we had a substitute. Then, and I wonder why I didn't catch it before, I realised, why my teacher had been so damn good looking..."]

Buffy growled and let go of Spike's hand, "I'll kill her..." She said as she left the room, David quickly following behind her rambling on an on as he tried to talk her out of it.

"Wait just wait, buffy. Hang on. why do you walk so fast. No don't close the doors on me." He slid into the elevator last second and landing on the floor next to buffy. "You almost took my hand off!" He yelled up at buffy as she ignored him. Reaching up he hit the stop button, "Buffy just listen. If you go running out there, what the hell do you think the tabloids will say?"

Buffy shrugged and hit the start button once more, "Don't care, I'm smashing her face in."

Once again David hit the stop button, "Just listen."

She hit start again, "Stop that." She said.

He hit stop, she started again. So far they had only dropped two floors. Stop, Start, Stop, Start. Until finally buffy reached out and smacked him. Sending and accusing look her way he slapped her hand as well. The start button was the last to be pressed and they continued down as they escalated into a full blown wrestling match.

Staring at the television Spike watched as his comfy normal life crumbled before him, tears welled and he slowly sat back in his bed. "This can't be happening..."

[Back on the TV the reporter nudged Cordelia slightly, "OH right, yeah..." She gathered himself, "The things he would say to our class, '*BEEP* You guys' or 'Shut the *BEEP* up' He was really a terrible role model. I heard he bought alcohol for some of my friends, plus he beat up a student."]

Spike's hands covered his face as his head shook slowly back and forth, "Nonononono..." He looked up suddenly, almost blowing his vocal cords as he gave an order. "GO GET BUFFY. Make sure David stops her..." Nick took off after them.

A brassed off Buffy busting into the scene wasn't going to help at this point. He hoped they could talk her down. Shuffling his body to the elevator he hit the button and saw it was stopped, "Shit!" He said and went for the stairs, dropping down the from the 6th floor in no time. Getting to the first floor he passed the elevators just in time to see a Buffy confined only by David's long lanky arms as she tried to escape the elevator. Seeing Nick there, David squeaked, "Well get your arse in here! She's a squirmy little bint." Following in Nick in the close doors button and sent them back up to the sixth floor.

["Hitting on students at the local club, I mean what a skeeze..." Cordelia finished and plastered on her most dazzling smile for the camera as it panned back to the on site reporter. "And there you have it. We'll have more details as they come to light."]

The report ended and commercial's came on. Spike was quickly becoming distraught. With all the drugs in his system he couldn't think clearly but knew thinking would have to occur at some point. Nick and David returned finally with an apprehended Buffy. The girl showed a definite shade of red from the high blood pressure she was no doubt accumulating. But defeated she gave in and took her seat next to the bed. A pout on her lips.

Watching her Spike reached out a hand and smiled when she grasped it. "Come here and give me a kiss. I can't exactly get to you with all this shit running in and out of me."

Buffy's pout turned into a small half smile as she stood up and leaned over the bed, so they could exchange a soft kiss. Sitting back down she still held his hand. "What are we gonna do?" She asked quietly.

"Stay here until I'm released, basically we're barricaded in. I'm sure you and mum could escape as long as Cordelia didn't see you. Rupes there can walk right out."

Giles stepped forward for the first time that evening, "No... We'll stay." Everyone was surprised, yesterday this man was going happy hitler on their relationship. "I'm sure Buffy wants to stay... Joyce, I'll take her home if she needs the ride." Joyce walked the short distance to Giles and gave him a hug. Closing his own arms around her he looked about, "Anything I can do. I'll help." He said as Joyce and him embraced each other.

And there it was, waiting out the storm. Everyone was in on this, and they weren't giving it up that easily. Silence passed over everyone for sometime before Buffy remembered something very crucial, "Riley..." She said pulling out her cellphone and trying to figure out who to call.

"Oh shit... I forgot about that little prick." Spike's raspy voice bellowed out.