Next Door

“Are you serious?! So you get to spend like hours with him everyday alone in his house. You’re a lucky bitch.” Cordelia laughed as she swirled some noodles around on her plate.
“How am I lucky in anyway! You’re the one with Angel following you around with moon eyes.” Buffy teased.
“Yeah he is pretty great.” Cordelia sighed dreamily her eyes glazing over with thoughts of Angel.
“But seriously. With all this alone time something’s gunna happen soon.” Cordelia smirked going back to the topic at hand.
“Cordelia. We’re just friends! He’s eight years older than me for gods sake….and he’s got a wife!” Buffy added almost forgetting about Drusilla.
“Buffy seriously. He moved in three months ago and I haven’t heard him even speak about his wife once. I mean come on. He’s at dinner at your house all the time, he comes to every football game with Angel now and you’ve gone with him to the movies and to The Bronze how many times now?” Cordelia reasoned.
“Yeah but that’s all with you guys. Angels his brother so he hangs with him and its by default he see’s me…im like a tag along.” Buffy sighed.
“Well he don’t look at you like you’re a tag along.” Cordelia smiled.
“Buffy?”
Her name being spoken from behind her surprised her and she turned around to see Riley standing there awkwardly.
“Hey Riley.” Buffy nodded.
“Listen…can we talk?” He asked.
“Sure.”

“Okay look…we haven’t pent much time together recently….actually scratch that we haven’t spent no time together and…well what’s going on?” He asked.
“Well…urm…” Buffy stumbled for something to say but just couldn’t find anything. Her mind came up completely blank.
“We’re over aren’t we?” Riley sighed shaking his head.
“Im sorry Riley.” She said apologetically.
“I’ll see you around.”
And with that Riley stood and walked away leaving his girlfriend of two years behind.

“Are you okay?”
Buffy looked up when she heard the softly spoken question and was surprised to see Willow Rosenberg standing there looking at hr awkwardly. Great I must look a state. Sitting in the girls bathroom bawling my eyes out. Way to go Buffy.
“Uh yeah im good thanks Will.” Buffy murmured wiping at her tears.
“You know my name?” The red head said in surprise.
“Of course I do. We’ve gone to school together for like four years.” Buffy laughed a little.
“yeah of course….what’s the matter? Anything I can do?” Willow asked sympathetically.
“No…its stupid.” Buffy laughed wryly once again.
“Well im a pretty good listener and I bet you I wont laugh.” Willow assured her taking s eat on the sink next to the blonde.
“Its nothing…I…Riley and I broke up…but…well to be honest I haven’t felt like he’s my boyfriend for a long time so I don’t know why im crying. We didn’t have the best relationship and we kind of unofficially ended it awhile back but for some reason it just sorta hit me today.” Buffy sighed annoyed with herself. She didn’t even like Riley that much. Her thoughts had been invaded by a handsome British older man so why was she crying over Riley.
“Well you guys have been dating for as long as everyone can remember. It will take awhile for you to get used to it I suppose even if it has been over for awhile.” Willow said wisely.
“Yeah….I suppose so. Thanks Will…I’ll see you around.” Buffy smiled hugging the shocked red head before disappearing out of the bathroom door just as the bell rang signalling the end of the day.

“Hey pet ready for the lesson?” Spike smiled as soon as he opened the door to reveal Buffy.
“Hell yes.” Buffy grinned.

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“Joyce…”
“Yes honey?” Joyce replied walking up behind Giles and wrapping her arms around him.
“How many lessons has Buffy had with William?”
“Im not too sure. She’s been going there for about two months. Why?” She asked.
“Nothing…she spends a lot of time over there. I’ve been here everyday for the last two weeks and she’s gone over there 11 times not including the times she and Cordelia have joined him and his brother for outings.” Giles said suspiciously.
“Giles. How many times have I told you this! She’s fine.” Joyce smiled warmly leaving a kiss on his shoulder.
“Now why don’t we take advantage of her lesson and go to bed.”

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“ce qui sont vos intérêts?”
“J'apprécien patinage et art.”
“ce qui pas vous aimez?”
“uhh…je n'aime pas français.”

“Ha-ha funny pet.” Spike said sarcastically.
“What? Its true!” Buffy laughed sipping on her coke.
“Well I must say your pronunciation is getting much better.” Spike smiled.
“Yeah right. No need to lie to me Spike. Im a big girl I can handle the truth. I suck.” Buffy shrugged.
“I wish.” Spike mumbled under his breath as he went for a refill.
“Hey what did you say?” Buffy asked getting up and following him.
“What? Oh nothing.” Spike smirked.
“Aw come on you know I hate it when I don’t understand what your saying!” Buffy grumbled pouting at him.
“votre plus beau que le plus fin s'est levé.” Spike said softly smiling at her scrunched up face.
“Oh come on you cant say something all sexy like that and not tell me what it means.” Buffy whined moving closer to him and holding onto his t-shirt.
“You thought that was sexy?” Spike smiled down at her. She was inches away form his face and it took all of Spike’s strength not to lean down and kiss her. In the five months he had lived next door the feelings that he had felt that first night in that club hadn’t faded like he had hoped. Instead every minute he spent with her made him want her a thousand times more.

“French? Are you kidding? What’s not sexy about it?” Buffy said quietly now staring outright at his lips.
Spike gulped and shook himself back to reality before backing away subtly.
“Right…well then…guess its uh…time to….uh go.” Spike mumbled wincing when he saw the hurt look on her face.
“Oh…okay. I’ll go.” Buffy spoke so quietly he almost didn’t hear her and he watched her grab her school bag before heading towards the door.

Oh bloody hell.

“Buffy. Wait!”
She stopped with her hand on the door and turned back to him with a hopeful look on her face.
“Do you wanna have dinner and watch a film or something?” Spike suggested awkwardly.
“Really?” Buffy asked with a smile.
“Sure why not. Dru probably wont be back till tomorrow morning anyway.” Spike smiled.
“So…Pizza or Chinese?”

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"What ar your interest?"
"I enjoy Ice Skating and Art"
"What dont you like?"
"Uhh...I dont like French"

Thats a translation of the conversation above. If there are any french speakers out there im sorry about any mistakes. Not to good at French :S