The bodies

Buffy's home

She had just got out of class a little while ago had went by the doughnut shop. She came in with her double mint mocha in her hand. "Mom!" she yelled up stairs.

She didn't get an answer. She headed a bit up the stairs then glanced at the couch. Her mom was lying there.

She went over and tapped her mother on the shoulder. "Mom, wake up!"
She saw how her eyes were wide open. "Mom? Mom? Mom!" she shook her. "Wake up," she screamed aloud. "Please?" she saw what she never thought she would see; her mom dead.

"Mommy?" she said rushing to the phone. She dialed 911 as fast as she could.

She filled them in on everything and begun CPR. Nothing. Minutes later the paramedics rushed in. they began to work on her.

Minutes later upon hard work at trying to revive her. A paramedic approached Buffy. "Miss?"

"Yes," she said looking up at him.

"I'm so sorry but your mother is dead. She most likely died a little before you got here."

Buffy burst into sobs. She fell to the ground. He helped her up. "Thank you," she said sitting on the kitchen table. She picked up the phone and called Giles.

"Come," Buffy said

"Buffy?" he asked

"She's here,"

The dial tone rung in her head as she hung up the phone.

A while later at the morgue. The whole gang was there. All of them were sad. Dawn was heart broken when she found out the news at school. Willow was extremely hurt.

"Guys," Buffy broke the silence. "Thanks,"

"No need for thanks," Xander replied.

Dawn gave him a hug. "Thank you," she said.
Then turned and started to walk away. "I need to pee,"

Buffy nodded "Do you want someone to go with you?"

"No, I think I still know how to do it." Dawn said smartly.

As Dawn went to the bathroom, the gang circled each other. "So how did she go?" Willow asked.

"I told you already," Buffy said

"Do you really think that?" Willow asked

"Huh," Buffy gasped. "What are you trying to say?"

"Me and Xander discussed it earlier but you don't think Glory had anything to do with it, do you?"

"No, the doctors said it was natural," she said

"Sorry," Willow said.

"Its ok," Buffy said, "at I just don't know what me and Dawn are going to do."

"All will be fine," Giles implemented.

"Thanks," she said flatly.

Then they heard a scream. A scream that was too familiar. Dawn! They rushed toward the room wit the bodies.

Dawn laid out on the floor unconscious. "Willow get her out of her!" Buffy demanded.

Willow nodded and got Dawn out of the line of fire. There was not a soul in sight. Then Buffy flew across the room. The gang turned to reveal Glory standing in a red short skirt. "Hey slayer," she hissed.

"You killed my mother?" Buffy asked.

"No, not me," she said "But I do know who did." She leaped for the slayer.

They began to fight. It was a furious battle. Buffy was going to take out all her anger on this hell bitch. Buffy jumped into the air unlashing a bicycle kick. Glory took her by the leg and tossed her into the wall.

Xander came up behind her and struck her with a chair. She took him by the neck and tossed him across the room. Giles went up next. He punched the god in the mouth. She did a twist and cracked his neck with a blow that killed him.

Buffy's heart ached as she saw her watchers motionless body fall to the ground. "No!"

"Glory made an exit. "This is just the beginning,"

Buffy ran to his body. "No!" she checked for any signs fro life. He was dead as were her mother. Glory was going to pay.

She glanced over to Dawn who stood above their mother lifeless body. "Buffy, why did she die?"

"I don't know," she said.

"Is it my fault, is it something to do with the key, did I do this?" Dawn asked.

"No," Buffy said embracing her sister into her arms.

"It is isn't it," Dawn said

"No," Buffy said

"Where did mom go?"

"Away," Buffy said.

"Is he coming back?"

"I don't know," Buffy answered.

Later on at the Summers', household.

Buffy and Dawn lay on the couch. In each other's arms. Buffy noticed that Dawn was asleep. Buffy headed out.

Spike's crypt

"Hey," she said entering.

"I'm sorry," he said

"I was going to come by," he said "But I thought you might not want to see me."

"It is the thought that counts." She said

He approached her. "I know my feelings are wrong," he started but stopped when she held up a finger.

"Don't re hatch this," she pleaded.

"I am trying to fight these feelings, I want to help you." He said patting her on the back.

"Thanks," she said. "Spike..."

"Yes," he said

"Does it hurt?" she asked

"What Giles and your mum dieing," he asked "A bit, but what hurts is seeing you hurt and I'd give anything to make it all ok."

"I didn't meant that," she said "Me not loving you?"

"Yes," answered easy and simple. "Why?"

"Cause this is how I felt when Angel left me," she said "But it really hurts now, cause I want him here to love me I need love from someone. I want to go to my mother but I cant. I want to go to Giles for help, I cant. Why?" she asked bursting into sobs.

"I don't know," he answered.

"When will all the pain go away?" she asked

"Soon," he said he leaned in for a kiss.

She moved away. "This isn't right," she said getting up and leaving. "See you later,"

"See you," he said

"Thanks," she said

She walked home as it began to rain. No one could tell that the tears in her eyes were not rain. She hurt, how was she going to stop Glory. How was she going to survive? How?

She came home. In addition, she sat down the phone ranged.

"Hello," she said

"Hello," her father answered

"Dad?"

"Yes, I am coming we have a lot of plans to make."

"Yeah, yeah, your right we do." She assured him. "I thought I could handle it."

"I did too, but I think it would be best if I take Dawn with me until you get out for summer vacation."

"No," she gulped. "What will I do?"

"Move into a dorm," he said.

"No, dad I cant do that,"

To be continued in GROUP INTERVENTION