A/N : I hope everyone is enjoying this story. I'm planning on putting a Chapter or two out everyday, until this following Monday. Unfortunately, then I'll have to drop to a Chapter every couple days. If you're enjoying the story, please review. I'd hate to think that I'm putting a lot of time into a story no one likes.

A/N : Oh and this story goes to the beginning of School Hard .

Chapter II: Dreaming of You

Sunnydale

Buffy tossed and turned in her sleep.

She'd had this dream so many times before .When she'd almost forgotten it, it would reappear and rebrand itself on her subconscious. Almost as if any other dream was an irregular occurrence and this was her brain's scheduled programming.

"Why do you have to go?" she pleaded. Her house was just across the street, but at the moment she wished it was a thousand miles away. He sighed and tipped her chin up so her gaze was level with his.

"I don't want to pet, but I've got to."

"But why?" She pleaded. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you to luv, but you're not ready yet."

"Yes I am! I promise I am!"

He sighed and ran a hand through his damp curls.

"You're just too young princess."

Her eyes swelled with tears. "But I'm not little! I'm a big girl, My Mommy told me I was!"

"Buffy, you're too young to understand it, but I have to go. I'll be back when you're bigger I promise. You have to trust me Goldilocks." He tucked a stray lock behind her ear and cradled her cheek.

"Can you do that for me?" She nodded meekly. "That's my girl."

He stood up and lead her across the street. He let go of her hand when they reached her door.

"I'll be back later I promise pet."

In the corner of her vision she saw her door open. Her Mother gasped and grabbed her arm, pulling her back toward her. He was across the street by now, but her vision was blurring, she could hardly see him. He turned one last time.

"Promise" His lips moved to form the word, but no sound emerged. The rain poured harder and all she could hear was the thunder rolling over and over, while lighting split the sky, blinding her…

Buffy woke to her body twisting violently in the bed. She gasped and tried to slow her erratic heartbeat. Something about this dream left her breathless and empty. She remembered telling her Mother about the strange man who'd saved her. She'd been sent to a counselor who tried to convince her that the man and the monsters were just over-exaggerations of her subconscious. After weeks at the clinic, she'd been convinced, only to discover that those monsters were really out there. That still left her savior and the dreams. She rose from her bed and stumbled into her bathroom. She rubbed sleep from her eyes and pulled her toothbrush from her mirror cabinet. She didn't want to deal with this now. She had enough trouble dealing with Parent Teacher Night and the upcoming Night of St. Vigenous. She groaned, there'd be no more sleep for her tonight. Not without anymore mysterious dreams. Might as well patrol.

As she changed out of her pajamas, she wondered over the significance of the dream. She could still remember sitting at her window and watching the street at nightfall to see if he would show. He never had. That's probably why she'd believed the counselor, it was better to believe he'd never been real than to believe he'd lied. Because he hadn't come back. Not even when she'd sit and cry while her parents fought, he never came back for her. She shook her head to rid herself of these thoughts. When she'd become the Slayer, she'd considered asking Merrick about it, but she never had. Something told her the dreams were meant for her and her alone. She pulled on her boots and tucked a stake into her pocket. Maybe she'd ask Giles. Maybe.

A/N: Yes I know that this one is kind of short. But Spike and Buffy meet again in the next one!