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Buffy had spent yet another night with Angel and again she sneaked back into her dorm room she shared with Willow. Willow was sleeping peacefully and she went straight to bed, trying to be quiet as possible not to wake her.
Her alarm clock started ringing and she groaned while prying her eyes open.
“Good morning, sleepyhead”, came Willows bright voice from behind her. She rolled on to her back and gave her a halfhearted glare.
“Good morning. Why do you have to be so chirpy at this time of the morning?”
“Well, I wasn't the one that sneaked back in at ungodly hour. I bet you spend the whole night with Angel. Tell me, was there a lot of smoochies involved?”
Buffy grinned. “Maybe”, she answered and got up from the bed.
“Okay. So are you coming to the party? Oz is playing.”
“I don't know”, Buffy hesitated but Willow shook her head and said pointedly: “But you must come. It's college, parties, Oz.”
“I don't know”, she said still not sure but relented after Willow gave her her best puppy dog look. “Okay, I'll think about it.”
“Don't forget, tonight we're going to the Bronze, it will be like old times. And tomorrow we will party like the crazy college kids we are”, Willow said happily and Buffy fell back to the bed. Who would have thought that Willow would be more into going to a college party than her.
After her last class was over, she went to the mansion but to her wonder, it was empty. She called after Angel but there was no answer. She finally set her books on the table and started doing her homework. She managed to finish her essay before she fell asleep on top of her books.
When she woke up, she found Angel staring at her with a small smile on his face. She smiled.
“Hi.”
“Hey. When did you come here?” He reached out and brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
“After the last class. I think I fell asleep while reading about the Neanderthals”, she answered while starting to get up and Angel gave her a understanding smile. “So, where were you?” she asked and pulled him closer.
“Heard there was a new player in town. Been recruiting so I went to have a talk with Willie”, he answered and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips.
“Did you find out anything useful?” she asked while snuggling more closely into his embrace.
“It's Spike”, he answered and she pulled away enough to see his face.
“Spike? He's even dumber than I thought.”
“Yeah, well, he never was much of a thinker.”
“He's a masochist, cause I'm gonna kick his ass, again.”
“How about if we don't talk about Spike right now?”
Buffy smiled and pulled him into a kiss. “Fine by me”, she managed to mumble before she was silenced by his lips. They stumbled into the couch, her on his lap.
Finally she broke the kiss, trying to steady her breathing. “Are you coming to the Bronze tonight?” she asked out of the blue. He looked at her funny.
“What?”
“Me, Willow and Xander are going to the Bronze. Xander is bringing Anya, naturally Oz is playing, so are you coming with me?”
He shook his head. “I don't know.”
“Come on”, she whined with her best puppy dog face.
“I'll think about it”, he finally relented. “That's more like it. And after some dancing, we could go for a quick patrol. By the way, Willow asked me to a party but I don't know if I'll go.”
“You should go, don't stop living just because I'm here”, he said even if he was feeling the jealousy burn inside him.
“Are you sure? I'm not that keen on going.”
“I'm sure. I don't want to be an obstacle.”
“You're not an obstacle and you'll never be”, she whispered and kissed him with all love she could put into that kiss.
The night at the Bronze was like any other night, only Buffy was feeling a little like a fifth wheel cause Angel hadn't shown up yet. It wasn't like he had promised he would, he had said he would think about it.
She was nursing her drink, not listening to what Xander and Anya were discussing, Anya had no tact, even less than Cordelia and she really wasn't interested in their sex life.
She felt a warm hand on her shoulder and she turned to look at who it belonged to. Parker, she had met him in school and talked to him couple of times.
“Hi.”
“Hey, Buffy. I wanted to ask if you'd like to dance.”
Buffy glanced at the door but there was no sign of Angel. Then she saw the encouraging looks from her friends and decided to loose some time before heading out. “Okay”, she said and took the hand he offered.
They went to the dance floor and started to dance to the beat. After one dance, she felt the familiar feeling that told her Angel was near. Quickly she scanned the area and found him standing in the shadows, she couldn't see his face but she knew he wasn't happy, dancing with other guys always made him jealous. She smiled and kept dancing a little more provocatively keeping her eyes on him. After the song ended, she pulled away from Parker, thanked about the dances and headed towards the bar. She ordered a coke and drank it down greedily.
She felt an arm circle her waist and without looking she knew it was Angel. She smirked and turned to look at him, the serious expression revealed his jealousy even though he tried to hide it.
“Hey.”
“Hey. Whose your friend?” he asked trying to sound casual but his voice told other story.
“Just Parker. You wanna dance?”
“I found a fresh grave”, he stated changing the subject, she had danced enough for his liking, in front of too many male eyes.
“Okay, business before pleasure”, she answered huskily and led him away from the club. Parker watched from the distance, she had left with another guy but it only made it easier for him since she was loose enough to leave a club with a stranger, it didn't even cross his mind that the older guy could be her boyfriend.
The newly risen vampire wasn't much of a threat to Buffy and Angel, he was quickly taken care of.
“Were you jealous?” Buffy asked smiling widely while patting the dust off her clothes.
“No, I'm not jealous”, he answered quickly, frowning and that made her smile even more widely.
“You are, you're jealous. Every time I dance with other guy, you are just spilling with testosterone.”
“If you would actually dance and not imitate mating, I would not be spilling with testosterone.”
Buffy walked closer to him, swaying her hips with every step she took. “It was innocent, I'm not interested in Parker. Besides, I only made the show for you if you didn't notice through the jealousy”, she said with a husky voice.
“Well, I would prefer if you didn't show anything like that in public places.”
She giggled and slid her hand to his shoulder, her fingers playing with the short hair on the back of his neck. “I love it when you get jealous, all possessive and growly”, she said and nipped at his neck before giving his skin a gentle bite.
“Buffy”, he groaned trying to chastise her.
“Mhmm?” She kept showering his neck with small kisses till he couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Their hands were roaming all over their bodies and he pushed her against a tall headstone. He lifted her into his arms and her legs wrapped around his waist instinctively.
“We should go back to your place”, she said breathlessly but a moment later they slided to the ground. All thought of leaving flying out of their heads. Their hands worked quickly shedding their clothes, trying to find naked skin. Her fingers were furiously opening his pants while he tried to pull her shirt over her head, she stopped her actions and helped him get rid of her shirt. Angel growled at the sight of her naked breasts and the sound send shivers down her spine, almost making her groan.
He bend down and wrapped his lips around her already erect nipple, his hand gently massaging the other breast while his free hand made it's way down her side. She threaded her fingers into his thick hair and arched off the ground when she felt him tucking her pants down. Soon she was clad only in her silk panties.
He rose to his knees, pulling his shirt over his head in a flash and tossing it to the ground. He tumbled with his pants but Buffy sat up, slapping his hands away and with few quick moves opened his pants, shoving them down his thighs along with his boxers. He pulled her into a fiery kiss and they fell down to the ground. She wrapped her legs around his thighs and she could feel his hardness against her core. Her other hand wrapped around his neck, her fingers playing with his hair while his other hand made its way down her firm stomach. Finally finding his hard member, she curled her fingers around it, stroking it gently before gently raking her fingernails along the underside to his testicles.
He growled and grabbed her hand, placing it over her head and with one swift move he was sheathed inside her. They both moaned in ecstasy. He started to move inside her in steady pace, sucking her skin on her neck and caressing her breasts and thighs. She grabbed his ass, trying to pull him deeper inside her and raked her fingernails along his spine before burying her fingers into his hair.
She pulled his face up and kissed his lips hungrily before suddenly grabbing his shoulders and throwing them over so that she was on top. She smiled innocently but still seductively at the same time and started to move on top of him placing her hands on his chest for balance. Angel watched hungrily as she pounced on his member, her breasts swinging on her movements and her face twisted in pleasure.
He growled and sat up, wrapping his arms around her and attacking her lips with untamed passion. He grabbed her hips and slammed her down on his cock, hitting the wall of her womb and making her cry out in pleasure. He repeated the movement, feeling her release nearing as well as his own.
She pulled him back by his hair and not stopping her movements, demanded with a breathy voice: “Drink.” He hesitated but she would have none of it, she tightened her grip on his hair and tilted her head to the side revealing her neck to him before pressing his face against the tender flesh. He let out a low growl before his face changed and his fangs gently pierced the soft skin. As soon as the strong nectar filled his mouth, he felt her inner muscles gripping her tightly and her screaming his name. Only seconds later he spilled his seed inside her and pulled away from her neck, giving it one last soothing lick.
They fell to the ground with Buffy still on top of him and his softening cock inside her. She pressed her head against his hard chest and closed her eyes letting out an unintelligible murmur. He smiled looking at the top of her head and gently smoothed back the sweaty locks of hair before pressing a soft kiss to her forehead.
Neither of them noticed Spike through their passion clouded minds. He was standing behind the bushes, his eyes wide and a burned out cigarette hanging loosely, forgotten on his lips.
Buffy and managed to get back to the mansion later in the evening and before sunrise Buffy came back to her dorm room. In the morning Willow told her about her encounter with Harmony, that she had grown fangs instead of claws. The classes went on as usual and after school she went to see Angel. He promised to do the patrolling since she was going to the college party so it was like a night out for her. She gave Angel the choices of what she was going to wear and it didn't come as a surprise when he didn't approve of them in front of other guys.
Buffy and Willow went inside the house where the party was held. They both looked with wide eyes as people were acting as drunk as can be, making out or some of them were already passed out. They were both feeling out of place.
Parker ran to them. “Hey, Buffy”, he said and a pause later added a court 'Willow'.
“Okay, I'm gonna go look for Oz”, Willow said and left Buffy with Parker.
“So you came”, Parker started trying to sound enthusiastic.
“Yeah. Willow talked me into it, her boyfriend is playing here. It's just different subject does anyone listen, since they seem busy, making out and passing out”, she said and looked around her awkwardly.
“Yeah, it's a mad house. Do you wanna dance?”
“Nah. How 'bout we just talk”, she answered and he lead her to the couch.
They talked for a while and it was okay conversation, he gave her his sad story. A small pause came and he took it as his cue to kiss her. He leaned closer to her, ready to claim her lips but she pulled away looking at him like he had lost his mind.
“What are you doing?”
“I'm sure you know what I'm doing”, he answered like it was obvious.
“Why were you trying to kiss me?”
“Stop acting like a virgin, Buff. I thought you were out to have a good time. I can show you real good time”, he said trying to sound seductive but only managed to make her nauseous.
“Why would you think I'd like any of that with you!?” she said and jumped up from the couch.
“Come on, Buff. I know you are loose, I saw you leaving with that stranger, who would have thought you're into older guys.”
“That was my boyfriend.”
“We can still go back to my place. He doesn't need to know”, he suggested and she looked at him like he had gone mad.
“You're disgusting”, she said before she started to walk away from him starting to feel nauseous just looking at him.
She didn't manage to get outside when she ran into Spike and Harmony, holding a nearly dead guy.
“Slayer”, Spike hissed and Harmony just looked clueless, “Buffy.” Then she turned to look at Spike and asked: “Slayer?”
“Spike, Harmony. Spike come on, first psycho lunatic and now shallow bimbo. Did you loose a bet?”
“Hey!” Harmony yelled after a while and Buffy just rolled her eyes, she really hadn't changed that much.
“Did Dru dump you again?”
“No”, Spike said defensively but Harmony rolled her eyes and answered: “Yes. Sometimes it's all he talks about. Dru this, Dru that. Like she's the only one out there. Like I really care about miss Daisy.”
“Miss Edith”, Spike corrected.
“What ever.”
“As nice as this is, but you really should have stayed away from my town, Spike”, Buffy interrupted their moment of bickering.
“Yeah, I know. What the hell were you thinking, slayer, shagging the bloody poof. Like I haven't got enough problems and now I have to worry about the bloody crazy bastard of a grand sire coming after me!” “What are you talking about? He's not Angelus.”
“Well he looked bloody delirious to me when you were shagging the living daylights out of him.”
Buffy's eyes widened and she gasped: “You were spying on us!”
Spike smirked. “Why do you sound so surprised?”
Her eyes darkened from anger, Spike had seen her naked. She punched him hard and he fell to the floor. Harmony went to help him up and looked angrily at Buffy.
“You hurt my little Spikey. You are going to be SO sorry. When he finds the Gem of Amara, you'll be like SO sorry!”
“Harmony!” Spike yelled and started to drag her away from the house. Buffy looked after them and decided to go to Giles, she needed to find out what this gem was.
When Buffy arrived to Giles' apartment, she saw through the window that he was with Olivia. She decided not to disturb him and went to the mansion. Angel was just going out hunting when she arrived.
“Hey. Were you leaving?” she asked looking at his appearance.
“Yeah. Weren't you supposed to be at the party?”
“Yeah. But it was lame. Till I ran into Spike and Harmony. She accidentally slipped that he's looking for the Gem of Amara. Do you know what it is?” Angel frowned and dropped his weapon bag to the floor.
“Every vampire knows about the Gem of Amarra. It's supposed to make you invincible, but it's guessed to be just a myth.”
“Well, Spike thinks it's real. And he's looking for it here.”
“He must know where to look”, he said thoughtfully, his face in a frown. Spike had always been a dreamer, believed in myths and all that, if he found the gem, it would be bad.
“We'll think about it later. You were going out patrolling, how 'bout I come along. Maybe we get lucky and get to stake Spike and Harmony”, she said pulling him out of his morose thoughts and pulling him along with her.
Buffy was walking on the campus, she had two hours of free time between classes. Maybe she'd go see Angel. Or maybe she should visit Giles, she hadn't spend much time with him lately since he had Olivia visiting and she had Angel and school. Also the comment of being more independent, that he wasn't her watcher anymore, had hurt more than she admitted, even to herself.
She was pulled out of her thoughts when she saw Spike waltzing towards her. And it was sunlight, and he wasn't bursting into flames.
“Well, it's a lovely day. Birds singing, sun shining and no cloud in the sky. It's nice after a hundred years, especially without the hazard of setting on fire. Do you think I'll need sunblock, slayer?” he chatted while she looked at him in wonder.
She punched him hard and he fell to the ground but jumped up instantly. She pulled out the stake and he seemed to loose his guard a little too easily. She drove the stake to his heart but he didn't turn to ash. She looked at him with wide eyes but he just giggled.
“That was fun. Do it again! Do it again!” he encouraged like a young child to a mother.
“The gem”, she whispered to herself and quickly scanned his appearance.
“Yeah, that's right slayer. And now it's time for me to kill you”, he said showing her the ring and punched her in the face with the fist. She almost fell to the ground but managed to keep herself up.
“Like I haven't heard that before”, she said back and hit him. They traded punches and kicks fighting long and hard.
He managed to throw her against a tree and she felt disorientated for a moment too long. He grabbed her by the neck and smashed her head against the trunk. He was about to sink his fangs into her neck but he couldn't resist the last comment.
“Too bad I have to kill you, you do have such a great body and someone who is nearly a virgin, you sure are talented, maybe I should keep you as a toy for a while.” His hand trailed down her side, that's when her eyes darkened and her head cleared.
She head butted him hard and threw punch after punch at him. He fell to the ground and she jumped on top of him. She grabbed his hand and pulled the ring off. He screamed in pain, threw her off of him and ran into cover, disappearing into a manhole.
She laid on the ground where he had thrown her, she was breathing hard after hard beating. Her head was starting to feel too full and every part of her body hurt but she couldn't move, all she could do was stare at the ring. She knew exactly what she was going to do to it.
