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Once again, I would like to appologize for my lack of updates...school sucks...they decided they would pile a ton of homework on us so I have being crazy trying to get that done...but it is all good now, so not only is this chapter getting posted but there will be another one tomorrow and one for every one of my other stories sometime this week...plus another song fic I was thinking of posting...

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Chapter three: Parental guidance recommended

Buffy paid the taxi driver and stepped out of the cab; she made her way to the front door and opened it using her key.

She threw her back down on the couch and stormed into the kitchen to get a drink

“Hey honey, how was school?” her mother, Joyce asked

“Horrible” Buffy grumbled, sitting on one of the stools, pouring herself a glass of juice

“What? Why? I thought you liked your new school? You’re doing well in all of your classes and you’ve made friends with that Harmony girl” Joyce began to worry

“Oh, no, school is fine mum, I’m just having a bad day, that’s all” Buffy re-assured her

“Do you want to talk about it?” Joyce asked, sitting on a stool opposite her daughter

“Ok, so you know that stupid guy I told you about that knocked me over yesterday?” Buffy asked, and as Joyce nodded she continued

“Well, it turns out that he’s in the same English class as me but I didn’t know that because he never shows up. When I actually got to school this morning, I was late and miss Walsh was cranky, then she decided to pair me with Spike for an assignment that we have to do” Buffy told her

“The boy’s name is Spike?” Joyce asked confused

“Oh, he goes by Spike but his real name is William” Buffy clarified “Anyway, I get paired with him and we decide to go to his place to work on the assignment after school, then he’s late showing up, but when he finally gets there, we go to his place to start re-searching” Buffy continued, purposefully leaving out the whole motor-cycle ride

“Everything was going fine, we were getting along nicely and then I started up a conversation, but it went the wrong way and we got into this big fight and I stormed out and he was going to let me walk all the way home by myself but I decided to call a cab instead then I came home and he is a total jerk and I hate him” Buffy said the last part in one rushed sentence

“Buffy, you’ve known the boy two days now, why do you hate him?” Joyce asked

“Because I like him!” Buffy yelled, Joyce gave a knowing smile at the dreamy expression that appeared on her daughters face

“Because he is rude, and he’s a jerk and has the hugest ego ever and everything that comes out of his mouth is sarcastic” Buffy told her “but when he’s not being like that, when you get him alone and get him to open up, he’s sweet and funny and kind and he has the most gorgeous blue eyes I’ve ever seen”

“So, what’s the problem?” Joyce asked, once again confused

“The problem is he probably hates me now, I doubt that he would even want to talk to me again” Buffy groaned, hitting her head on the kitchen bench

“Buffy, I’m sure it wasn’t that bad, and you still have to do this project together so he will have to talk to you eventually, you can just apologize and try to make it up to him” Joyce told her, Buffy raised her head from the table, a hopeful expression on her face

“You’re right mum, I’ll just make it up to him when I see him tomorrow” Buffy said, brightening up a great deal

“That’s great sweetie” Joyce told her

“Oh God, what if he doesn’t show up?” Buffy asked suddenly, all hope washed from her face

“Do you really think he would do that?” Joyce asked

“I don’t know, he said he didn’t want me to fail because of him, I’m pretty sure he meant it but what if he didn’t?”

“Buffy, from what you’ve told me, he seems like the kind of person who keeps his promises” Joyce said

“Yeah, you’re probably right” Buffy said with a lot more conviction than she really felt

“Sweetie, I have to go, I have a meeting at the gallery, I probably won’t be home till late, will you be ok here?” Joyce asked, getting up off her stool and grabbing her purse and keys from the bench

“”I’ll be fine mum, I’ll have something for dinner then go to bed”

“Ok, don’t stay up to late” Joyce told her as she kissed Buffy on the cheek

“I won’t mum, see ya tomorrow” Buffy called as Joyce replied then walked out the door

Buffy headed straight for the lounge room and sat on the couch, thinking of what she would say to Spike when she saw him tomorrow.

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Ethan Rayne walked into his house to find his son pacing in the living room, he knew that whenever Spike paced, something was wrong

“What happened William?” Ethan asked

“Dad, how many times do I have to ask you not to call me that?” Spike snapped

“Fine, what happened Spike?” Ethan asked again, Spike turned to face his father

“What makes you think something happened?”

“Son, you’re pacing, I know something happened, now, are you going to give in easily and tell me or will I have to continue interrogating you?”” Ethan asked with a slight smile, Spike sighed and flopped down onto the couch and was soon joined by Ethan

“Well, there’s this girl” Spike began

“Of course there is” Ethan said, with a nod of his head to confirm it, Spike scowled at him and continued

“I met her yesterday, knocked her off her feet…literally, I tormented her to no end and today I found out that we had to do an assignment together, so we came back here to re-search stuff and we were getting along great, she tried to start up a conversation with me, but I really didn’t like the topic, so instead of asking her nicely to drop it, I yelled at her and she walked out and now she’s mad at me” Spike explained, running his hand through his hair, causing it to curl slightly

“You’ve only just met this girl, why does it matter weather or not she likes you?” Ethan asked

“Because I like her, I don’t want her to hate me” Spike said “I want her to get to know me and like me to”

“Do you mind asking me what’s so special about this girl?” Ethan asked, noticing the far off look in his son’s eyes

“She’s beautiful, she’s fiery, she’s smart she’s fun to be around and she is nothing like the other girls at out school, I barely know her, but I love being around her” Spike told him

“Then what’s stopping you from getting to know her?”

“Well, besides the fact that she will never speak to me again and probably hates me now, nothings stopping me dad” Spike replied dryly

“Spike there is no need for sarcasm” Ethan told him

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know what to do” Spike admitted

“Well, you’ll see her at school tomorrow and she will have to speak to you so you can just find someway to make it up to her” Ethan said

“You’re right, it’s not that bad, I’ll just find someway to apologize, thanks dad” Spike said

“No worries son” Ethan replied, getting up from the couch and vacating the lounge room, leaving Spike alone with his thoughts.

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The next day at school, Buffy and Spike’s English class wasn’t until the last period of the day.

They had seen each other from opposite sides of the cafeteria at lunch time, but both had been too nervous to actually approach the other and speak.

When their English class finally began, they both walked silently into the room and avoided making eye contact.

“Ok everyone, split up into your assigned pairs, you will have this lesson to work on your assignment then after that, it has to be done on your own time, ok, get to work” Miss Walsh gave out instructions and sat down at her desk while the rest of the class moved around and began working.

Buffy sighed, she had to talk to Spike, there was definitely no more putting it off, she grabbed her stuff and went to sit in the empty chair next to him.

Spike had seen her get up and begin to walk over to him, originally, he was going to make the first move and be the one to talk to her, but she had bet him to it and he knew he was no longer able to avoid talking to her.

He began psyching himself up and reciting what he was going to say in his head as Buffy sat down beside him,

Both sat their in silence for a full sixty seconds before either of them dared to speak.

“Spike I…”

“Look, about…”

They began at the same time, causing a small smile to appear on both their faces.

“You first luv” Spike offered

“Thanks, um, about yesterday, I’m really sorry about how it turned out, I just wanted to talk and get to know you, but I shouldn’t have pushed you like that and I’m…sorry” Buffy told him truthfully

“there’s nothing for you to be sorry for pet, its my fault, I shouldn’t have snapped at you like that, it’s just a sore subject for me, but I shouldn’t have taken it out on you, but I do want to get to know you, so maybe if you can forgive me for being a stupid git, you could give me a second chance?” Spike asked her hopefully

“On one condition” Buffy told him, and at Spikes questioning look, she continued “Can you forgive me and give me a second chance?”

“Oh, I think I can manage that” he told her

“Good, now, do we actually want to try and get some work done?” she asked him

“Not really, but I suppose we should” he said “And Buffy, I’m sorry I made you walk home” he told her, eyes downcast

“Yeah right, I’d really walk that far” Buffy scoffed “I called a taxi, so it’s all good” she told him with a smile

“Oh right, wouldn’t want you to ruin your shoes” Spike joked, earning himself a glare from Buffy’s direction

“Watch it mister” she told him, Spike raised his hands in surrender and the both began to work, laughing and joking with each other and both feeling the need to thank their parents the second they got home.

TBC





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