Buffy The Vampire Slayer "Not Forgotten"
Story by JLC

Disclaimer: I do not claim to own the rights to any of the characters or ideas of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

Chapter One-

Buffy paced at the docks. Faith was with her. Faith shook her head.

"Relax B."

Buffy glanced up at her.

"Relax? Spike was supposed to be here two hours ago Faith, and it's dead quiet, when is it ever dead quiet in the middle of the night here?"

Faith raised a brow. Buffy had point. Rome was filled ghouls of all kinds...they hardly ever got the chance to take a quick breather.

The horn from the ship sounded as it came into the port. Faith smiled.

"There...see...what did I tell you? Ship is just late that's all."

"Just late?" Buffy sneered.

Faith shrugged.

"Hey, it's better to fashionably late, than really late." She said.

Buffy shook her head. She approached the ship as it began to unload. Spike came out of the ship. He glanced at Buffy and stopped for a moment. He paused and looked at her. It was a while since he had seen her, and he was with Angel...which didn't make things any easier. She still hit him right in his heart. He sighed and walked toward her.

"You're late." Buffy stated boldly.

"Sorry, I can't predict the correct speed of these freighters you know...they're not luxury liners..."

"Whatever...let's just go to the house...I don't like being out here in the dark this late." Buffy said.

Spike nodded. He looked up at Faith and smiled.

"Faith...lovely to see you again." He said. Faith shook her head.

"Sure...we're just you're here to help...we could really use it."

Spike nodded. He followed Buffy and Faith back to the house Giles had bought for the girls. The training home. Spike looked up at it. It was a large massive house...it looked new among all the old buildings of the blocks that closed around it. Than again, everything in Rome was old, even if it looked new. A strange feeling came across Spike...he felt as if he was being watch. He glanced around. He didn't see anything. He sighed and followed Buffy and Faith into the house. A small black raven flew down into the streets, from the fire escape it had been sitting on. It changed its form quickly, and now stood, a beautiful woman with creamy Carmel skin, long straight, dark hair...and eyes. Nice Asian features about her. She looked at the house Spike had just gone into and smiled. She disappeared in an instant and left the alley empty.