Angel insisted on walking Nikki home. Although she had been living on the Hellmouth for some time he didn’t like to think of her walking home on her own.
“You’re a real gentleman, Angel”, Nikki linked her arm in his. “Buffy is a lucky girl”.
He smiled at the mention of Buffy. “I think I’m the lucky one. It’s not often that a slayer dates a vampire”.
“I suppose not”, she laughed. “Either way I think you two make a lovely couple. You are bringing her to the dance on Friday, aren’t you?”
“I don’t know, Nikki”, Angel began to look uncomfortable.
“Angel”, Nikki looked at him sternly. “Buffy may be the slayer but she’s also a 17-year-old girl who I’m sure would like to go out on a proper date with her boyfriend - vampire or not”.
Angel stopped walking suddenly. He had the sudden feeling that they were being followed.
“Stay here”, he ordered her and walked back a few steps. Sure enough two vampires came out of the shadows to face him. Angel made the first move, grabbing one of the vampires by the neck and lifting him off the ground.
“I told you I’d be back”, Nikki swung around only to come face to face with Spike. She tried to run or scream but he grabbed her and quickly put his hand over her mouth.
“Now”, he whispered in her ear. “I need your help so I’m kinda hoping that you won’t put up too much of a struggle”.
“I wouldn’t count on it Spike”.
Spike turned around, still holding onto Nikki.
“Well hello, slayer”, Spike smiled. “I think your boyfriend might need some help”.
Buffy glanced over his shoulder at Angel who seemed to be on top of things.
“I’d prefer to fight you”, she pulled a stake from her bag.
“The feelings mutual”, Spike released his hold on Nikki and pushed her to the ground.
Buffy attacked, knocking Spike to the ground. She lifted her stake but Spike managed to knock it out of her hand and push her off him. Buffy was quickly back on her feet. Spike stood before her smiling wickedly.
“Buffy”, Nikki threw a stake to her. Buffy grabbed the stake and turned back to face Spike who was ...... gone.
“I hate it when he does that”, Buffy looked around but the only other person there was Angel. He was wiping ashes of his clothes as he made is way over to the girls.
“Are you two okay”, he asked, looking at Nikki.
“Yes. Fine. I’m beginning to really hate that guy”, Nikki tried to smile but she was really too scared to do anything.
“We should get you home”, Buffy pulled her bag from the ground and they began walking towards Giles place.
“Why is this guy fixating on me”, Nikki wondered aloud as they approached the front door.
“It’s probably because you’re a friend of Buffy”, Angel said. “but we better mention it to Giles, just to be safe”.
Giles had his head buried in a book when they walked in. He looked up at their dirty clothes and dishevelled looks and immediately jumped up.
“Are you okay?”
“We’re fine”, Buffy sat down. “but it seems that Spike has taken a liking to Nikki”.
Giles looked concerned.
“This is great. The only guy whose shown any interest in me is a vampire”.
“It is quite unusual”, Giles ignored her joke. “It is the second time in a matter of weeks and, even thought he had chances, he hasn’t ...um..”
“...taken a bite”, Nikki finished for him.
“Well, yes. I had better consult my books”.
“You do that Giles”, Buffy stood up. “And I’m going home to bed. I’m planning to get at least four hours sleep a night before Friday”.
“What’s happening on Friday?” Nikki asked as she walked them to the door.
“The dance”.
“Oh yeah”, she remembered and then looked at Angel.
“You are coming”, Buffy looked at her.
“I don’t know. It’s not really my sort of thing and I don’t have anything suitable to wear or ....”
“You’re coming”, Buffy told her. “We’ll go shopping after school tomorrow and get you the perfect dress. No arguments”.
“I suppose then”, Nikki sighed. “I don’t really have a choice”.
“No you don’t”, Buffy laughed. “See ya Giles”.
“Yes. Good bye”, Giles said, distracted by the book he was reading. “are you sure you are okay”, Giles looked at Nikki as she closed the door.
“Yes, don’t worry about me - I’m getting quite used to it. And I’m safe now”, she smiled as she sat down beside Giles. “So, what can I do to help”, she yawned.
“Go to bed”, he suggested, seeing how tired she looked.
He returned to his books when he heard the door of her room close.
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