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~~ Meeting the Parents ~~
Xander, Anya, Willow and Tara were at the Bronze waiting for Buffy to arrive. They were going to meet her new boyfriend whom she’d been dating for almost three weeks. She hadn’t given them any clues as to who this new guy was, but she claimed that they’d known him since high school. Even though Willow already knew about Spike, she pretended not to know anything about the ‘mystery man’ in Buffy’s life. Her drama classes had really paid off.
“She’s gotten over Riley pretty quickly in these last three weeks,” Anya noted. “Maybe she just on the rebound.”
“Yeah, maybe this guy is just taking advantage of her like that Parker jerk,” Xander said. “Wait till she’s all lonely and depressed and then try to reel her in.”
“Xander, Buffy’s careful now,” Willow said. “She’d never let anything like that happen again.” Willow was happy that Buffy and Spike had finally decided to make their relationship known to the rest of the Scoobies. She wasn’t sure how much longer she could keep a secret this huge.
“There she is,” Willow said excitedly, looking over at Buffy entering the Bronze. She walked up to the table with a big smile on her face.
“Hi guys,” she said.
“Hey Buff,” Xander greeted. “Where’s your suitor?”
“Oh, he’ll be here in five minutes. I asked him to let me prep you guys first.” she replied.
“About what?” Willow asked with a knowing grin.
“Well, when you guys meet him, please don’t be judgmental because he’s really nice and I like him.” Buffy explained.
“I’m sure we’ll like him, Buffy.” Tara said with a smile.
Spike walked into the Bronze and looked around for Buffy. He spotted her talking to her friends and he took a deep, unneeded breath and began walking over to their table.
“I hope so.” Buffy said. “I have to tell you--”
Xander saw Spike approaching. “Oh great, Spike’s here.” he mumbled, interrupting Buffy.
Buffy turned to look at him then looked back at Xander. “Just be nice, he hasn’t caused any trouble lately.” she said. She stood up and walked over to him.
“Hey, you look nervous,” she said. “Just relax. And I know that’s easier said than done but just try...for me.”
“It’s like meeting your parents,” he said. “Except that I’ve already met these guys and not always under friendly circumstances.”
“That’s in the past now,” Buffy reassured him. “I’m sure they’ll understand. I mean, for a while Xander dated a mummy and now he’s dating an ex-demon. And Willow already knows and she’s fine with it. And I’m sure Tara and Anya will be cool about it too.”
Spike nodded. The gang still sitting at the table, wondering what the two were discussing. Xander and Anya provided the voiceover for the vampire and Slayer while Willow and Tara laughed at their mock-conversation.
“Hey bloody Slayer, I bloody got my bloody chip out. Now I can bloody drink your bloody--blood.” Xander said in a bad English accent.
“But Spike, I am the strongest Slayer ever and you can never defeat me.” Anya said triumphantly.
“Not this bloody time, Slayer. I’ve been bloody practicing my bloody fighting and Deadboy---err, Peaches bloody told me how to bloody kill you.”
“Xander, Angel would never tell Spike how to kill Buffy.” Willow protested.
“You’re right,” Xander agreed. “He would want to do it himself.”
Willow smacked Xander on the arm as Spike and Buffy walked over to the table. When they got there, its four occupants were still laughing.
“What’s so funny?” Buffy asked.
“Nothing, just a joke Xander told us,” Willow covered quickly.
Buffy nodded and sat down. “Spike’s going to sit with us tonight,” she said casually as Spike pulled up a chair.
“Um, okay, but Buffy,” Xander began, “What about your date? Or your sanity for that matter?”
“Well that’s what I wanted to tell you...it’s--” Buffy trailed off as she noticed a familiar figure walking across the room. “Angel.” she said to herself.