A Certian Level of Trush: Part 3
by Theory Queen
Explaining the prophesy to Spike turned out to be easier than explaining it to Xander and Willow and the other two, but Giles gave it a try anyway. It didn't go well.

"What?!" cried Xander. "What do you mean, she has to sleep with Spike? SPIKE? You do remember who we're talking about here, don't you? Vampire, big pointy teeth, wrinkly forehead, drinks blood?"

"Yes, Mr. Harris, I remember," Giles sighed. He was beginning to feel the back of his neck tense up. "What you don't understand is that if they do not team up and learn to trust each other, everyone here who knows Buffy will be destroyed. I told you that. If you cannot listen to me, why be bothered coming here at all?"

"Well, Giles, you have to admit it's a little... unusual." Willow said.

"Yeah. I mean, what happens if she kills him? Or if he kills her? Do we all have to die, then? That's not exactly fair, is it?" Cordelia spoke her thoughts on the matter.

Oz responded, "Yeah. That's why I live on the hellmouth. Because unlike the rest of the world, life is fair here."

Cordelia looked at him seriously. "You know, I've heard that, but I just don't believe it!"

"So do you think they can, um, do it?" Willow asked Giles.

"Hey. Nobody's doing anything with anyone around here. Especially not with Spike," Xander ordered.

"Uh, Xander," Willow looked pointedly over Xander's shoulder. "Hi, Buffy!" she said brightly.

"Hi, guys. Well, it's official. I have a date with a demon." Buffy announced, striding into the room.

"Gee, Buffy, it's so brave of you to go ahead with this, after what happened with the last demon you dated, with you having to kill him and all," Cordelia gushed her admiration, until Buffy fixed her with a look. "What?"

Giles pointedly ignored Cordelia, and spoke to Buffy. "Well? What happened with your meeting with him?"

Buffy told her story. As an initial show of trust, Spike had told Buffy where he was sleeping for the day. In response, she had gone to see him, and hadn't brought a single stake with her.


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