Chapter 7
"Buffy wake up." Spike said shaking Buffy gentally. "What's up Spike? What's wrong?" Buffy said sitting stright up. "You're breathing." Spike said with a sad touch in his voice. "What? I'm what? I am Spike I'm alive again and so are you." Buffy said in an exstatic voice. "I know." Spike said somberly "I'm going to go tell Dawnie. You wanna come?" Buffy said practically jumping out of the bed. "No pet go ahead I'm going to go take a shower." Spike said getting up not so egerly. "Okay Spike I love you." Buffy said then kissed Spike and headed for the door. "I love ya too pet." Spike said then sat back down on the bed.
"Look what you've done Willam. I had a family." "I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Spike kept saying over and over again "Spike what is it?" Buffy asked trying so hard not to cry. She had never seen him that bad before. Spike was always the strong one. "I'm sorry." Spike said from the cornor where he was sitting in a ball "Spike what is going on? Spike?" Buffy said frantically. "It wasn't me." Spike said to no one. "But it was Willam. You killed my family and made me watch before you tourchered and killed me." "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Just leave me alone." Spike screamed.
"What should I do. Cordy will know what's going on. Cordelia I need you."Buffy yelled toward the celling. "Buffy what's wrong ?" Cordy asked appearing instantly " It's Spike he has been like this for almost three hours. What's going on?" Buffy asked frantically "Buffy it's his soul." Cordy said with a somber face "What am I suppost to do how can I help him?"Buffy asked on the verge of tears. "I don't know talk to Angel. He has a soul try to get him to talk to spike. And Buffy hurry we need a sane Spike." "Okay thanks Cordy. See you later." Buffy said then ran to go talk to Angel alittle afraid to leave him alone but she need to get him help.
"Angel? Angel where are you?" Buffy said running into the mation where he stayed while he was in Sunnydale. "Buffy I'm here what's wrong?" Angel asked as he came rushing out of the room . "Angel it's Spike he's just sitting in the corner and talking to himself. I think it's his soul getting to him." Buffy said on the verge of breaking down but she knew she couldn't because Spike needed her. "It'll be okay Buffy just calm down." Angel said walking over to her and gave her a hug. "You need to talk to him get him to realize he was a different person when he did those things and he's not that person anymore." Angel said trying to help Buffy calm down. "Thank you Angel. I'll see you later." Buffy said then turned and bolted towards the door. "No problem Buffy." Angel said after her.
"Spike honey listen to me. It's me Buffy." Buffy said kneeling infront of him "Buffy what have I done?" Spike said looking into her eyes. "Spike listen to me those things happened a long time ago. You were different then. You don't kill people anymore you help them and we're going to need you're help." Buffy said trying to stay cool. "But Buffy I killed you. The one person I love the most I killed and I killed all her friends. " Spike said looking away from Buffy. Buffy couldn't help but looked shock "No Spike you didn't kill me I'm right here and the scoobies are fine. Let's go to bed and when we get up we will go see the scoobies alright." Buffy said helping Spike up and conincing him she was alright and that everything was going to be okay. "I love you Buffy." Spike said once they had gotten into bed."I love you too Spike." Buffy said spooning up against him. They spent the rest of the night in each others arms not putting more then an inch of space between them.
"Feeling better Spike?" Buffy asked when they woke up the next morning. "Yeah pet thanks to you. Hey Buffy." Spike said looking at her with all the love he possesed. "Yeah Spike." Buffy asked looking at him with that same intenisty "I have something to ask you." Spike said looking down and started to fittle with something. "Okay." Buffy said trying to figure out what Spike was messing with. "Buffy you're the love of my life and sense we're no longer tecnically mates." Spike said looking up to look in Buffy's eyes. "Spike we will always be mates." Buffy cut in. "I know pet but let me finish." Spike said looking at Buffy and saw her blush and he gave her a slight smile."Okay sorry." Buffy said and smiled back at him. "Where was I? Oh yeah So now that we're not vampires anymore I wanted to know." Spike said then hit on knee right in front of her. "Buffy will you marry me?" Spike asked and pulled out a beautiful ring Buffy couldn' even speak for a whole minute. "Oh Spike of course." Buffy said and Spike slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her passonatly. After a while they hed to pull away to get air. "The pink band stands for you as my life, the gold stands for my love and the silver stands for my mate, soul and vampire." SPike said sitting back on the bed and looking at her ring. "Oh Spike it's beautiful. Come here." Buffy said then tackled Spike and was kissing him up and down when they heard the front door open. "Buffy Spike we're here. You guys home?" Willow shouted upstairs. "Oh shit I forgot about the scooby meeting. Come on Spike we got to go. And besides we can tell everyone we're engaged." Buffy said glowing "Good idea luv lets go." Spike said jumping up and grabbing his pants. "You're anxious." Buffy said smiling at him. "No just excited." Spike said walking over and wraping his arms around her. "Me too. Lets go." Buffy kissed him then they headed downstairs.
"Hey guys we're here but first we have an announcement." Buffy said trying to hide her excitement. "So do we." Dawn said copying Buffy's look. "Well go ahead Dawn." Buffy said jestering for her to go. "Okay Steven and I are engaged." Dawn said almost screaming. "Ahh." Buffy said low but Dawn heard her. "What Buffy?" Dawn said looking at her sister. "Copycat." Was all Buffy said. "What?" Dawn asked confused "Spike and I are engaged." Buffy said still beaming. "Hey copycat when did you get engaged?" Dawn said not liking the idea of having to share her day. "About an hour ago at seven. When did you?" Buffy said looking up at the love of her life. "About seven." Dawn said. "Well it doesn't matter congradulation to both couples." Willow said going over to hug the two couples "Thanks Will." Buffy said hugging her back then showed her the ring and was in the process of explaining it when Giles inturupted the party. "I hate to brake up the festivties but we have an apoclyps in about sixteen hours. " Yes Giles so what's up?" Buffy asked looking for a place to sit so they could get down to business "Here B sit here." About to get up to give Buffy her seat "No thanks Faith I've got a better seat." Buffy said walking over to sit on Spike's lap. "Hmm I see that." Faith said looking at Spike. "Hu hum." Buffy said when she thought Faith was looking alittle to hard. "Sorry." Faith said then she looked at Angel.
"So this thing happens at the hellmouth. " Willow asked "So that means we get to go back to high school." Xander stated. "Presicly." Giles said. "Pist Faith." Buffy whispered."Yeah B." "You okay with going back to high school?" Buffy asked worried about everything that had happened at that school. "I'm 5 by 5 but thanks for your consern." Faith said with a smile towards Buffy. She was glad they were getting past everything that hapened to them. "So Dawn will have to use her powers to close it which will take a little while." Giles continued. "Wait what power? Dawn has powers?" Buffy asked shocked to hear her that her baby sister has powers. "We found out about a year ago that I could open and close portals to other diamentions. So Willow and Tara worked with me to help harness my powers to use when I need to. " Dawn said smiling at Buffy hoping that she takes it okay "And it doesn't hurt you right Dawnie." Buffy asked conserned. "It's tiring but no physical damage." Dawn said trying to prove to her sister it was okay. "Anyway back to what I was saying Dawn would have to close the portal but until she could she would need a protection spell." Giles said continuing with the plan. "Check we can handle that." Willow said glancing over at Tara who gave her a quick squeeze of reasurance. "I know Will but we also need a spell to keep whatever comes out of the portal in a closed space and also to keep the rest of Sunnydale out." Giles said alittle worried he was putting to much pressure on the witches. "We can do that right Will." Tara said giving Willow a reasuring smile. "Yeah I think so Tara." Giving her a smile back, but on the inside she wasn't that sure. Sure her and Tara have now gotten over the magical fight they had and Willow was trying to be very good about it "Okay so the rest of us will fight whatever comes out of the portal." "Except Anya and Xander." Cordy said appering once again out of nowhere. "What's up cordy? why can't I fight?" Xander asked alittle weirded out that she told him he couldn't fight. "Because the newest scoobies will need both a mother and a father Xander." Cordy said with a smile and a wink at the couple. "What?" Anya asked but she knew what Cordy ment. "Congrats on the baby Anya." Cordy said then turned to Buffy. "Thanks." Anya said rubbing her stomach then looked up at Xander who as soon as their eyes met so did their lips. "And Buffy please please be careful. I know you have to be in this fight but be careful. Spike make sure you watch over her." Cordy said pleading with them to be careful "Of course I will but why are you being like this Cordiela? " Spike asked confused "I can't tell you yet but please just watch after her." Cordiela begged trying not to sound to dier but they had to understand that they need to be careful. "Sure Cordy with my life." Spike said wrapping a protective arm around Buffy who just sank into it a little scared at why Cordy was being like that. "You be careful to Spike we need you too." Cordiela said looking at the couple and thought they have no clue what they're in for. "Alright Cordy I'll make sure they both make it out okay." Angel said walking up to stand behind his childe and grandchilde even if they we're vampires anymore they would always be like a family. "Thank you Angel. And everyone please be careful. Bye. " Cordy said then diapeared.
