Disclaimer: I do not own anything; Characters belong to Joss Whedon & Mutant Enemy. However this story is my own.
Summary: ONESHOT. Takes place immediately following chosen.
A/N: As always reviews are greatly appreciated, a few quotes etc may be used and obviously belong to the very talented people who wrote them - Loverswalk89 x
He's My Hero
Buffy jumped down off the top of the school bus and looked around. Dawn opened the emergency exit door at the back of the bus and jumped down and gave Buffy a warm hug.
"I don't understand. What did this?" Asked Giles looking around.
"Spike" Buffy replied.
Buffy walked away from the bus a few feet toward Sunnydale, which was now a vast cavern. The "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign still stood, perched precariously on the edge of the canyon. The sign teetered a little before falling backwards into the pit that used to be its city.
Buffy fought back tears as she remembered how Spike told her he always made it his mission to knock down the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign when he entered the town.
The group began chattering about their next move all Buffy could think about was how she'd finally said those three little words to Spike when it was too late.
In flashbacks she remembered their first kiss, after the all singing all dancing saga. The first time she slept with him and literally brought down the house. The first time she saw him after he got his soul. And the first time she let him just hold her whilst she slept.
And then she thought of his face just moments ago, his eyes wide and twinkling with the knowledge that his soul was really there.
She was proud of him, every wall she built up he had managed to knock them down. He fought at her side and loved her fiercely, but when it was all said and done he gave her something that nobody else had. Freedom.
He was her hero.