* * *

      "We barely see her for a month and then she wants us
to meet for 'movie night' at Deadboy Jr's apartment?"
Xander whined, trudging along next to Anya as they
made their way through the twilight ridden streets of
Sunnydale. He couldnt understand why his childhood
friend would want to meet *there* of all places. After
all, she had her parents' house all to herself for the
entire summer. Prime party place if you asked him.

      Anya shook her head almost imperceptibly. She had a
pretty good idea about Willow's sudden urge to get
together at the blonde's apartment was about. But she
wasn't going to be the one to even mention the idea to
Xander. The former demon knew that her boyfriend would
react, well, badly to the idea of Willow with the
vampire. And she had a sneaky feeling that 'badly' was
putting it mildly. She smiled. "Yep. Thats what Willow
said. Movie night at Spike's. And if we dont hurry
we're going to be late." Grabbing his arm. she pulled
Xander more quickly towards the apartment.

      She didn't want to miss one minute of the bloodbath
to come.

* * *

      "I see your plan..." Spike grinnned, surveying the
wide assortment of bottles on his kitchen counter.
"We're going to get them all royally pissed and take
them on a walk through the graveyard and let some
fledglings have at it? Bloody brilliant, luv." He
joked. "Best way to deal with those morons you call
your friends, if you ask me."

      Willow smacked his arm playfully. "Thats actually
pretty close to the truth, dear. Well...except for the
part about walking them through the graveyard and
making them the first meal for Sunnydale's newest
vampires." She grimaced. "Of course...dont hold me to
that." They both knew that the night was going to be
far from easy. Better to get the Slayer drunk *then*
tell her about the relationships that had formed under
her upturned nose. Less likely for her to stake anyone
that way.

      The red head looked up into his blue eyes, a small
smile playing across her lips. "Nice movie choice by
the way."

      "Glad you agree, pet." Spike purred, leaning down to
brush his lips across hers. The movie in question was
sitting on the counter with the alcohol - 'My Best
Friend Is A Vampire' written clearly on the plastic
'blockbuster' box. Spike had almost burst out laughing
when he had seen it in the movie store, the title just
too perfect for the night ahead. He kissed her again,
drawing her bottom lip in between his teeth for a
small nip before allowing his tongue to plunder her
mouth. He hadn't forgotten the teasing 'punishment'
she had dealt out to him the previous weekend and his
entire body wanted to pay her back touch for touch,
action for action. He groaned aloud and released her
mouth as a loud thumping came from the door. "They're
here." He grinned.

      Willow glared at him, slapping him hard on the butt
as she walked by to the living room. She braced
herself, taking a deep breath, and pulled open the
door. "Buffy, Riley, come in!"

      "Hey, Wills." Buffy gave her the girl a half smile as
she took in the blush on her friend's cheeks. the way
her lips were red and swollen. Buffy wasn't stupid.
She knew what was going on. Had known for a couple
weeks, in fact. The little looks the red head and the
vampire gave each other while researching when they
thought no one was watching? Well - she had seen them.
It had upset her at first. Then she had been happy for
her friend to have found someone. As the days had gone
by and Willow hadn't mentioned her little relationship
to her 'best friend' she found herself getting upset
again. She acted like she thought she'd stake him or
something. {Well, wouldnt you?} the little voice in
the back of her mind whispered.

      "Can I get you guys a drink? Soda? Water? Beer?
Vodka?" Willow hoped the nervousness she was feeling
wasn't obvious to the two people staring at her.

      "Trying to get us drunk?" Buffy grinned at her. "Come
on, Will, just tell me what it is that has you so
nervous and get it over with. I'm sure you'll feel
better once you do."

      "Nervous? Who me? I'm no nervous. And what makes you
think I have soemthing to tell you? I dont. Nope. Not
a thing." The red head rambled, her face slowly
turning a bright red.

      The blonde haired girl sighed. "Fine." Buffy smirked.
If Willow wanted to treat her like this about it that
was fine with her. The red head was so sure she'd
overreact when she found out - she'd do just exactly
that. "Forget I said anything. A drink would be
great."

* * *

      Spike looked over the humans assembled in his living
room. Under the guise of talking over a few drinks
Willow had managed to convince everyone that they
weren't quite ready to watch the movie yet. No one
knew that they were really waiting on Angel and
Cordelia to arrive. He watched the moron polish off
another shot of tequila. He would be laid out on the
floor before Willow ever got around to revealing their
little 'secret' at this point. The vampire hoped this
wouldnt take too long. He wanted to get back to what
he had been doing when Buffy had showed up.

      Willow grinned. Spike was watching her again with
that little smile. It wasn't even a smile really, just
a little quirk of his lips in the corner of his mouth.
Her mind went back to the kiss they had been sharing
earlier that evening. The feel of his cool lips on
hers. Ever since the previous weekend she had found
herself wanting to speed up their relationship - take
it to the next level, but she didn't feel they were
ready for that *yet*. Soon, though.

      The grin on her face faltered as she heard the soft
knocking on the front door. Green eyes flew to Spike,
filled with worry. Almost tripping over Xander's feet
she made her way to the door, opening it with a smile.
"Hey guys! So glad you could make it!" Willow hugged
first Cordelia, then Angel, as they stepped into the
apartment.

      "No one told me Deadboy and Cordelia were going to be
here." Xander muttered. Anya looked at the brunette
who had just arrived. This was Xander's ex? She was
pretty. Her eyes settled on the hand Angel had placed
lightly on the brunette's back and her face lit up
with a smile. No need to worry about her wanting
Xander - she was taken.

      "No one told me either." Buffy directed her whine at
Willow. Had this been the reason her friend had seemed
so nervous earlier? It wasnt that she was *finally*
going to tell her about her relationship with Spike,
it was because she was worried Buffy would be mad
about Angel coming to visit?

      Riley rolled his eyes, sighing softly. He knew Buffy
was over Angel, but her little bouts of sadness and
jealousy concerning the vampire still reared their
ugly heads occaisionally. And this would be one of
those times.

      Willow avoided Buffy's eyes. "Lets start the movie."

* * *

      Riley laughed as the title of the movie flashed
across the screen. How utterly appropriate with the
company he was in - a movie about vampires. Part of
him still couldnt believe that he, the man who had
been one of the Initiative's top agents, was now
getting friendly with hostiles. He grinned.

      Willow watched as her friends started to get caught
up in the movie. Even Angel and Spike seemed to be
enjoying it. Should she tell them now or wait until
the movie was over? Her chest tightened with
nervousness again. "Cordelia? Help me make some
popcorn?"

      "You need help with...?" Cordelia shut her mouth with
a snap when she saw the pleading look in the red
head's eyes. "Sure. I'd love to help you." She
followed her friend out of the room and into the
kitchen.

      "I cant do this." Willow whispered. Her hands
shook as she tried to open the plastic wrapper on the
microwave popcorn. What if they yell? What if they try
to hurt Spike? What if they never talk to me again? A
million what ifs ran through Willow's head as she
placed the popcorn into the microwave.

      "Yes you can." Cordelia said firmly. She tilted
Willow's head up enough to look into her eyes. "If
they are really your friends they will be *happy* for
you." The brunette smiled, she had dealt with her own
fears on the way to Sunnydale. "'Sides, you'll still
have me and Angel, no matter what."

      Willow nodded slowly, thinking it over while they
waited for the popcorn to finish. Cordelia was right.
If they really cared about her, they'd be happy for
her. Givign her friend a shaky smile she said, "So
we'll tell them *after* the movie."

* * *
      Spike and Angel groaned as the movie portrayed yet
another myth about vampirism and being turned. "Its
nothing like that!" Angel grinned. He loved movies
like this - they were so funny.

      "So what is it like, then?" Anya smiled, always the
curious one. She looked at the dark haired vampire
with all the innocence of a child asking her parents a
question.

      "Yeah. Whats it like?" Willow mimicked Anya's tone
perfectly as she turned to the blonde vampire next to
her. Buffy reached over to mute the movie, she was
curious about this as well. She had seen the end
product of being turned many times, but she had never
had someone tell her what experiencing it was like.

      Spike suddenly found every eye in the room on him. "I
think I'll have to defer this question to my dear old
sire. Seniority and all." Spike smirked, watching the
humans turn their attention to the older vampire.

      "So you want to know what its like to be turned?"
Angel smirked. The demon within him would give
anything to show the humans what turning was like -
firsthand. He squelched that idea with a grimace.
There was no one in this room he could bear the
thought of spending eternity with. Well, maybe Willow
and Cordelia...and of course, Spike - as he had
already proven.

      The blonde haired vampire cleared his throat. "Are
you going to get on with storytime, daddy?"

      "Impatient as usual, my boy." Angel purred. "Well, as
you all know, the process of being turned starts with
a bite, being drained."This can be either extremely
erotic, or extremely painful for the one being
bitten."

      "It doesnt always hurt?" Willow asked shyly.

      "No." Angel grinned, giving the red head his full
attention. "Even outside of making a childe, a
vampire's bite can be extremely pleasurable. We bite
not merely to feed or make childer, but also as an act
of passion." He watched Willow blush. It hit him then
that her and Spike hadn't had sex yet, otherwise she
would have known all this. Wouldnt be blushing so
badly now. He grinned at the sidelong look she gave
his childe.

      "As I was saying. First you get drained. And
then...well...you die. There's no way to sugar coat
it. Your heart stops beating, lungs stop filling with
air, you cant see, cant feel, and then you cant
think." He looked around at their stunned faces. "Oh
come on, you know we're the walking dead - did you
think we got that way without actually dying?" He
smirked.

      "Then, as you are laying there taking your last
breath, your sire-to-be forces some of their blood in
your mouth. And your last thought while you still have
your soul is that you are drinking someone else's
blood - not really a pleasant thing." One look at his
childe told Angel that Spike was remembering his own
turning, the blonde's eyes had a far away look in them
that the older vampire usually associated with trying
to repress fear. "Then the demon starts to take over,
and you drink, and drink, your body slowly gives out.
And you pass out."

      Cordelia was shuddering next to him and he absently
leaned back, laying his arm on the back of the couch
and, conveniently, around her shoulders. "Hours later,
you wake up. You remember who you were, who you knew,
what you did for fun. But none of it matters anymore.
The demon makes you want to destroy anything and
everything that reminds you of your humanity. Then
there's the hunger. Its overwhelming when you first
wake up. It eats you from within. Its enough to drive
some fledges mad. That and the fact that every sense
is heightened. Smell, touch, taste,
hearing...everything."

      He looked over and saw that Willow was clutching
Spike's hand. He hadn't meant to scare her. He hadn't
meant to scare any of them. He gave a small smile.
"All in all, not a pleasant experience. Definitely not
something I recommend."

      One by one the humans laughed, shaking off the
haunting feeling his words had provoked. "That was way
more than I ever needed to know about that subject,
but thanks." Riley grinned, pulling Buffy against him
for a quick kiss.

      Xander nodded, squeezing Anya's hand lovingly.He
looked around the room at the weird assortment of
friends he had. There was Buffy, the Slayer, with
Riley, the ex-commando, getting all cuddly on the
floor. Spike, the vampire, patting Willow's hand
reassuringly. And Angel, another vampire, with his arm
around Cordelia's shoulders. Not to mention the fact
that Willow was a witch and Cordelia had
visions...and... "GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!" Xander
yelled at Spike, jumping up.

      "Eeep!" Willow gasped, realizing that she and Spike
had just given themselves away. She had gotten so used
to the little touches and caresses she shared with the
vampire that she didnt even realize when they were
doing it anymore. "Now, Xan...."

      "Willow!" Buffy stood hesitantly, slightly wobbling
thanks to the three margaritas she had drank. "You and
Junior?!?" She glared at the red head, prepared to
give her all the hell she had *assumed* she was going
to get.

      "He makes me happy..." Willow murmured. "Please,
Buff..."

      "He makes you happy?!?" Buffy repeated, groaning.
"Wills, he's dead! He's a corpse!"

      "Your point?" Willow smirked, raising an eyebrow at
her friend. "You mean to tell me its wrong to date a
member of the undead?" She let her eyes slowly wander
to Angel, making her point known.

      "Thats different Wills!" Buffy's alcohol dampened
mind struggled to come up with a reason why it was
different. For a second she considered just ending her
game and going back to cuddling Riley.

      "How is it different, Buffy?" Angel asked softly. His
dark chocolate eyes caught hers.

      "You have a soul. He doesnt. He'd kill us all if he
could." Buffy grinned. There! That was a *good*
reason. Her face fell as Angel continued to stare at
her, a smile turning up the corner of his mouth.

      "Of course Buffy," Angel purred, taking on the cocky
air that Angelus' had loved so much. "And I never hurt
anyone..."

      "Well...well...aarrrggghh!" Buffy screamed,
collapsing in a fit of giggles back next to Riley. She
looked up through tears of laughter into Willow's
confused green eyes. "Its all good, Wills. I guessed
about two weeks ago...you guys are *so* obvious around
each other."

      Xander looked at the giggling Slayer in shock.
"Buff...shes dating a *vampire*! Slay. Slay!" He
ignored the growls coming from said vampire. "You cant
let her date him!"

      "Let her?" Willow was looking at the ground, staring
at it as though she had found soemthing interesting.
She slowly raised her eyes to his. "There really isn't
any *letting* going on Xander. I am dating Spike. He
makes me happy. That is final. And if you are *really*
my friend you will be happy for me." Willow stuck out
her bottom lip, pouting at her childhood friend.

      "Yeah, Xan, just deal with it." Buffy snickered. She
watched Willow return to her position next to Spike,
leaning into the vampire's embrace, and smiled. They
were cute together.

      Xander glowered at Buffy. She was supposed to be on
his side damnit! He looked over at the red head who
was still pouting at him, her eyes starting to get
moist. "Will..." He sighed, "I'm sorry. If he makes
you happy then I guess I can get over the whole him
being a vampire and a murderer part." He turned to
Cordelia. "So how long have you and Deadboy been
together?"

      "WHAT?!?" Buffy was on her feet again, finally
noticing Angel's arm around the former cheerleader's
shoulder. {Cute together too!} Her alcohol numbed mind
shouted at her. They were waiting for her to start
screaming she realized. She opened her mouth to start,
shutting it when she noticed that she didnt feel
jealous of them. They were happy together. She was
happy with her Riley. It was good. She smiled.

      Cordelia stared in shock as Buffy calmly sat down
without saying another word. She made a mental note to
thank Willow for getting the Slayer wasted before
hand. It seemed to have worked wonders.

      "Theres not going to be any fighting?" Anya asked,
unable to keep the disappointment out of her voice.
She thought for sure she'd get to see a *little*
bloodshed that night.

      "Sorry, honey." Xander grinned, kissing her on the
forehead. "We can fight when we get home if you want."
He lifted his eyebrows suggestively.

      "Goodnight everyone." Anya grabbed the dark haired
boy's hand and practically dragged him to the door.
Xander barely had a chance to wave goodbye before the
door shut behind him.

      The others say in stunned silence before breaking out
into laughter. "They have a good idea, though" Buffy
smiled. "Well, except for the going home to fight, or
have sex, or whatever it is they were going to do."
She grimaced at the unhappy mental pictures it was
giving her. "I'm tired. Lets go, Riley."

      "Are we ok, Buffy?" Willow asked. The question wasn't
just for her, but for the others in the room as well.
She didn't want Buffy leaving with hard feelings
towards either of the couples she had just found out
about.

      "Oh yeah, we're just peachy." Buffy smiled at her
sleepily. "I'll call you tomorrow. We have alot to
talk about." She leaned in and whispered a little too
loudly, "I want *details* girl!"

      Spike laughed as his little witch turned the most
amazing shade of red.  "There are no *details*" Willow
spluttered.

      "Oh." The Slayer laughed. "Well then, I'll leave so
you can make some *details* happen.  Night Cordy, nice
seeing you Angel." Then the Slayer disappeared out the
door, leaving Willow still blushing furiously.

      "Do we need to leave you two alone to make some
*details*?" Cordelia laughed. "Nevermind, dont answer.
Angel lets go find a hotel."

      "You will not be staying in some bloody hotel when my
spare room is ready for the two of you." Spike scolded
goodnaturedly, wrapping his arms around the furiously
blushing red head.

      "Are you sure?" Angel asked. He knew Willow had no
intention of doing anything with Spike while they were
there.

      Willow smiled. "Yeah we're sure." It just wasn't time
for the next part of their relationship yet, having
Angel and Cordelia there was like having a safety net.
She yawned. "I'm gonna crash guys. I'll see you all in
the morning." She heard Spike saying his goodnights as
she made her way to his room. By the time she had
pulled off all but her panties and crawled under the
covers he was in the room with her.

      "So are you sure you dont want to make some *details*
to give Bitchy in the morning?" Spike leered as he
stripped down to his boxers. He gave her a small
smile, running his tongue lightly over his teeth. He
knew his sire's talk about biting had aroused her
earlier.

      Willow shivered at the mere thought of taking their
relationship to the next level. "Soon, Spike." She
whispered softly, meeting his eyes. "I promise. But
for now..goodnight and sweet dreams." She closed her
eyes as his strong arms encircled her, allowing sleep
to come claim her and bring dreams of her own. Happy
dreams.

      Dreams involving lots of *details*.
 

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