The Key resurfaces
Spike desperately grasped hold of Buffy's wrists.
" Please Buffy ! Let me explain !"
With a snarl Buffy threw Spike from her, her strength sent him flying into the other end wall.
" EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY ? ABOUT DAWN ? ABOUT WILLOW ? HOW YOU KNEW ? WHY YOU DIDN'T TELL ME !"
Spike didn't bother to stand back up, he picked himself off the floor, and wiped at the blood that had began to stream from nose and sat with his back against the wall.
" I thought I could do it."
Buffy laughed cruelly.
" DO IT ! DO WHAT SAVE HER ? DAWN LITTLE VAMPY HERO !"
Spike closed his eyes against Buffy's tirade, he knew she was hurt, but he was hurt too, one of them had to keep their calm.
Flashback – few minutes
Dawn sighed as she felt cold arms wrap her in embrace, it was the warmest she had ever felt. The fantasy had been made real, the two people in the world she wanted most to be happy had found happiness, in eachother. She felt for the first time in a long while, loved.
That's when she felt it happen.
The world seemed to turn green, a horrible pain suddenly stabbed her body and she withered and screamed in Spike's hold. Disturbed, Spike pulled Dawn back and studied her intensely, his blue eyes raking her form for any cause of her pain. He could find none.
Thoughts that's weren't her own but had her voice filled her head.
It's Time Dawn, I told you, you and him. I told you I was coming, what was happen.
Dawn shook her head unknowingly screaming out no.
Spike grasped her tighter, bringing a hand to her face and delicately tracing circles on her cheek.
" No what Dawn ? Dawn what is it ?"
Tears flooded down Dawn's face and her legs gave away beneath her, Spike caught her in his strong arms, and brought her to the floor.
" BUFFY ! BUFFY COME DOWN HERE ! WILLOW ! BUFFY AND WILLOW !"
When Spike finally looked back down at Dawn the answer was immediately apparent. Her right eye was a lime green. It was The Key. The spell binding Dawn and The Key had completely unravelled.
Deep shame burned through Spike, he had promised to protect her, he had sworn he would. He had failed her.
Dawn captured his gaze and she looked at him powerfully.
" You have to promise me Spike, you have to promise me that if you can't fix the spell, that your stop me. You have to promise me your kill me."
Spike looked like he was going to be sick.
Dawn persisted,.
" Buffy won't be able to do it, even if she knows it's the right thing. Spike I need you to promise me you'll save me. Please, I don't to watch her kill everyone around me please !"
Spike's whole body quivered, but as he saw Dawn's body turn green and her remaining normal coloured eye turn green he forced the words out.
" I promise."
A look of gratitude passed over Dawn's face, but when her eye fully turned lime the gratitude faded till Dawn was gone...
Spike was thrown up into the air as Dawn rose from the floor, she rose a hand and pinned him to the ceiling.
" Promised her did you ? Promised you'd kill us. I'd like to see you try."
Spike growled as he tried to fight against her power that was pinning him to the ceiling. Dawn smiled evily at his efforts.
" Oh I wouldn't bother, you can't beat me. My power's absolute, the most powerful thing in existance you can't hope to beat me, not even with your Vampric Vampire Slayer. I'll spare her, and I'll spare you if you join me. If you join me now."
Spike sneered at her, trying to remember that it wasn't Dawn he was dealing with.
" I'll never join you, I'll repair the spell and this time I'll do it properly."
Dawn smilled widely.
" Goodluck."
She waved her hand and Spike crashed to the floor, he hit his temple and the Vampire was out. Dawn smiled at her mini victory, but then she heard Willow's screams and she rushed up the stairs.
Buffy lunged at Willow, her face vamped out. She had no idea what was happening, only that Spike had seemed to need her and Willow urgently when Willow had turned on her. Her eyes turning onyx and her hair turned raven and all at once Willow was attacking her. Saying she was protecting the Key and that she would never win.
Buffy made a final lunge, she knew her aim was true and Willow let out a petrified scream, Buffy had just braced herself for the feeling of her fangs sinking into her best friend's neck when suddenly, like she had been hit by a powerful gust of wind, she was forced completely off target and into the nearest wall.
Buffy growled as she leapt back on to her feet, but the sight of Dawn took all the fight out of her. Dawn was covered in a green aura, her pretty face tainted by evil and her lovely eyes a horrible lime green.
Dawn sneered at Buffy.
" You better check on your hubby, Got a bit carried away."
Buffy looked at Dawn in open confusion.
" Dawn ?! What is this ?"
Then Buffy looked at Willow and she pointed at her in accustation.
" THIS IS YOUR DOING ISN'T IT !"
Willow wiped some blood from the corner of her mouth, her onyx eyes glittering with dark amusement at Buffy.
" Not me. Not even a goddess could do this, maybe you should ask Spike, if you get the chance I mean."
With a cruel laugh, Willow and Dawn joined hands and in a puff of green smoke vanished.
(End of flashback)
" We're going to fix the spell and your going to tell me EVERYTHING you know."
Spike nodded, tears of emotional pain trailed down his face.
" I just wanted to save her. Like she saved me."
Buffy smiled bitter sweetly and knelt before him.
" I know."
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