Chapter 8

As Buffy step into the Bronze it brought back all the memories of her youth. Six years later, it still hadn't changed. The dark lighting, somewhat mystic vibe the place had always gave her some comfort. This was like her second home. A place where she could unwind and let loose.

As the trio went and sat at their old, usual spot they scanned the room for old acquaintances. Buffy was still amazed by the fact that the usual crowd she usually saw 6 years ago was still the same crowd she saw at that very moment. At last she saw the one person she had been hoping she would see at the club. There in the middle of the dance floor with a crowd of guys surrounding her was Faith, her best clubbing buddy.

"Alright you guys," Buffy said to Xander and Willow, "I'll meet you guys on the dance floor. I've got some catching up to do with Faith." She grinned.

Buffy slowly made her way towards the dance floor, absorbing the atmosphere so she could get into the mood. She wanted to surprise Faith so she decided to go behind her while Faith was dancing by herself and her usual crew of guys that surrounded her. Buffy made contact with Faith, grinding with her like old times. Immediately Faith turned to see who was brave enough to try that on her and with a great cry of shock and excitement screamed…

"OH my god! B! When the hell did you get back into town? Why didn't you call me up? I've missed you." They started hugging.

Buffy started laughing, "Hey Faith. I just got back recently and besides, I wanted to surprise you. I see you haven't changed over the years."

Faith smirked, "Of course not, you know me. I like the attention as always. Jees B! It seems to me you've changed a lot. Is it just me or did you get incredible hot? Damn, has Angel seen you yet? Cause let me tell you, enough people are checking you out."

"Oh Faith. Yes, Angel has seen me unfortunately but who cares about him anyways. We'll go for lunch and chat up on everything else, but in the meantime, let's show these guys what we can do."

And with that, the inseparable duo began to dance, accumulating an even bigger male crowd around them, with their gyrating dance moves and provocative techniques that made them the center of attention.

It was at that moment Angel, Spike and Gunn decided to make their appearance. Despite the years that have passed, they all were still considered the most popular group within the town that everyone wanted to know/ befriend.

Angel immediately sensed there was a change in the usual atmosphere at the club. Despite the fact that he immediately got the attention of most of the girls in the room, he didn't from any of the guys. Instead, as the trio walked further into the club they saw what every single guy was looking at.

There in the very center of the dance floor was the one person he thought he could forget about for the night. The pair looked seductively delicious together, both grinding against each other, wearing the most scandalous clothing he seen yet. He couldn't take his eyes off Buffy, who was only wearing a red leather midriff tube top and a really short red leather skirt that aroused him like no other had ever done before.

"Bloody hell! Is that my sister? With Faith? What is she wearing? Why, she's almost naked!" Spike was fuming.

There in the center was his sister in almost next to nothing dancing with the one person he actually came to the bronze to see which was all ruined by the fact that the same guys that were drooling over Faith were now drooling over Buffy as well.

Angel replied, "Alright Spike. This is what we do. You go on, and take Faith on. You know she has a soft spot for you. Take her somewhere and I'll take care of Buffy."

"Thanks mate."

"No problem." Angel said, acting as if he was doing it as a favour for Spike but in truth it was so that he could have his time with Buffy. He couldn't stand the swarm of guys surrounding her. Looking at her, seeing her body like that. It wasn't meant for anyone to see except him. A deep primitive urge surfaced in him, like a predatory ready to pounce on his prey, the one and only Buffy.

Spike strode towards the two, and started hugging Faith from the back.

"Hello there beautiful" Spike whispered to Faith. Faith gave in to a small shiver and excitement while he said, "Buffy, where on earth did your clothes disappear to?"

"Oh Spike. Knock it off. This is clubbing gear. You know. What to wear to clubs because everyone sweats. Don't worry. I'm a big girl now see?"

"Well bloody hell. Next time, could you cover up a lil' bit more you know? So at the end of the night, I won't have to fight off 20 guys who'll try to hit up on you?" Spike said, annoyed at the prospect.

"Well, anyways Faith, care to have a drink at the bar?"

"Sure Spike, you okay B me leaving you alone like this?" Faith asked Buffy.

"Yea sure. No problem. You two have a good time, and Faith, we definitely need to have a little talk soon." As Buffy eyed the obvious attraction between Spike and Faith. She wondered when on earth did that ever happen?

When Angel saw that Spike was too busy giving all his attention towards Faith, he decided to make his move.

Buffy's eyes were closed while she was moving to the music. She didn't care that she was being watched by at least 20 guys that were around her. After all of the events throughout the whole day she needed some space and time to relax. She felt the beat pulsating through her body, and all that mattered was that her mind and body felt free.

She suddenly felt a hand creep over her hip, coming from behind her back and felt a warm body around her presence. She would have shrugged him off and danced elsewhere but for some reason she relished in his person's presence. There was something about it, even without looking at the person that made her decide to let me be an exception. They both danced for what it seemed like an eternity. Both bodies mingling as if they were one. She had no idea who was this person but there was something about him that screamed power, lust, and masculinity.

When the song finally ended she decided to see who this mysterious person was. Before she had the chance to turn he whispered to her

"I never knew office girls would wear such devilish things. I wonder what your boss would say if such a picture wound up on his desk?"

Buffy was horrified. She knew that voice. It was a voice she knew throughout her life. She shock quickly wore off as she retaliated

"Well, well Angel. You shouldn't be the one to talk. I'm pretty sure with all the girls you've slept with I can get so much dirt on you that our boss will think I'm a saint compared to you."

Buffy made sure that when she turned her face towards him that she summoned as much hatred as she possibly could and transfer it on her face. But quickly enough she decided to play around with him.

She cocked her head to the side, and gave him a flirty smile.

"So Angel, what made you decide to come up and dance with me? Is there something that you wanted?"

"Are you sure it wasn't the other way around?" Angel stepped in closer and whispered into her ear, "I mean, I know you enjoyed that. I could tell by the way your body always responds to me." He smirked.

"Oh really?" Buffy responded. "By the way, wasn't that your boner I just felt?"

She knew she had the last laugh because she saw his smirk wipe off.

It was ironic. She came here to get her mind off of Angel and here he was. Enticing her to want him more than ever. She knew she had to get out. She had to leave. The more angry he looked the more handsome he appeared to be. The more turned on she was.

She decided that this was a game she would win against him.

"Just to let you know Angel. I'm not the girl you remembered last time. Yes, I'll admit I did have a crush on you but that was 6 years ago. I've grown up. I've moved on. I'm not going to be those girls that will lavish their attention on you and will do anything for you. I'm over you. You don't mean anything to me. Period."

With that, Buffy walked away from Angel, quickly said goodbye to Willow and Xander who were just dumbstruck at what they just witnessed and left. Angel too was dumbstruck. Angry pulsating through him but understand, he felt more anguish than anything else. This wasn't anything like he had ever felt before. No one had ever said that to him. He was used to having it all. He was used to having her. It seemed that maybe things really did change and ironically, he wished things didn't.

/Editor's note./

------->Wow. I don't know how long its been since I've updating any of my stories but I'm sure its been awhile. To tell you the truth, I haven't been interested in writing any stories lately and life really has been busy. With my 1st fic, Through Thick and Thin I really don't know if I'll ever update that story again. I might just leave it like that. I don't know. I can't think of a way to really end it so I might leave it. Again, I guess with all of the fics it depends on my mood whether or not I feel inspired/ want to finish them off. I'll have to see. But anyways, I made sure this chapter was somewhat lengthy to give you guys a bit of a read. If there's grammatical errors sorry I got lazy to re read over my stuff. Sorry about that! ----------

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