Buffy comes across a very reckless woman while doing some post Something Blue thinking. Of course Spike has to be there to help remind her. :) AN: Written for one of Taming the Muse prompts, it will be updated weekly as I get a new prompt. With luck, I'll be able to shoehorn them in without it being terribly noticeable. Banner by Always_jbj

The story continues...

Buffy learns some things about Spike that both surprise and confuse her. A bit of UST creeps into their relatinship.

People begin to see Spike with different eyes.

Spike makes a discovery

Spike and Buffy are still fighting the lingering effects of the spell - and then they have to fight commandos.

Spike tries to get used to being a white hat.

Professor Inkfel makes another appearance, and surprise! Buffy and Spike have to rescue her. It's all good though...

Spike and Buffy get interrupted, and Giles gets a few surprises...

Spike gets furniture...and he gets lucky...

Dealing with the end of the spell - might get trickier than they think

Compliance: or something like it.
The spell is over, but the Initiative is still around and Buffy needs a safe place to hide...

Buffy doesn't deal well with boredom, or with the close proximity of Spike's naked body...

The Initiative is still at it, but Spike and Buffy have a nice cozy place to hide...

Two steps forward, one back - that's Spike and Buffy. And then the Initiative shows up and things go really downhill...

Maggie gets a couple of surprises - none of them happy

Buffy and Spike leave the Initiative and begin working out how and if they will be a couple.

Time to share the news...

Will Willow catch Xander before he tells Angel?
Will anyone care?

This one might surprise you...

Some secrets Spike would have rather kept are revealed - but not the one Buffy wants. Last chapter.