On the ground I lay
Motionless in pain
I can see my life flashing before my eyes
Did I fall asleep?
Is this all a dream
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare

Spike stared up at the smoking cathedral that he had just fallen from. Pain rippled through his body, insensitive to his gasping breaths.

"I'm going to die," he thought. He didn't really mind dying…he just wished it wouldn't take so long. Falling out of buildings hurts ya know. The images surrounding him grew blurry. All the objects around him seemed to warp into one giant sea of swirling colors.

He could imagine the Reaper standing above him, black cape and all, offering him his hand. Spike was about to accept the extended hand of bone, but hesitated as a name shook through his mind.

Julia.
I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive

Now next to the Reaper stood Julia. Her wavy hair perfectly placed. How could he have forgotten his Julia? Death faded away and Spike was left alone with his blonde angel. Spike stared up into her gentle, serene face. He wasn't done yet. He had to find her.
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying

"I'm not dying, I'm not dying," he whispered, his voice hoarse. He tried to stand, but couldn't seem to control his legs. Blackness enveloped him. Panic filled him. Was he going blind? Dying? Going unconscious?

Just then he heard a curse next to him. The voice sounded like Faye's. He felt a hand touch his face and thought, "What do ya know? The shrew is actually being gentle. Gotta live so I can annoy her about it." Then he was gone.

On this bed I lay
Losing everything
I can see my life passing me by
Was it all too much
Or just not enough
Wake me up, I'm living a nightmare

While Spike lay unresponsive, Faye glanced nervously up into the sky.

"Dammit, Jet. Where are you?" She placed a hand over Spike's mouth to see that he was still breathing. Then she put one hand below his head and lifted it to rest on her lap. She bit her lip as she took in the blood covering him.

I will not die (I will not die)
I will survive

He was 20 again. Sitting in an old ship with a beautiful woman beside him. Unsurprisingly the woman had blonde hair, but her face was obscured from his vision. He didn't care though. He was with Julia and they were free. No Syndicate, no Vicious.

Huh, here's a surprise…. Julia was pregnant. They were well on their way to having a little family.

I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying

Even while his dream played out, Spike repeatedly heard the words, "Live, live, live, live, live, live, LIVE!" rumbled like thunder through his dream world's air. Another thing that was odd about Spike's dream world…the thunder sounded a lot like Faye.
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
I feel alive, when you're beside me
I will not die, I'll wait here for you
In my time of dying

Author's note: this just a little drabble. I heard this song and thought, "Why not? It kind of describes spike….then again it's more like Julia. So maybe I'll take this song and write a bout Julia instead." Not very pleased with it. Please tell me what you think.