AN: ok so here is the long awaited update. i know i have taken a bit longer than usual, but it is so hard to write. i haven't really edited this because i wanted to get it posted as soon as possible, so it might have some mistakes, but bear with me i will edit parts soon. also i know i keep attacking Angel and although i am not a massive fan of his i will be going easier on him soon. this isn't a really exciting chapter, just one to get everyone reintroduced oh and to lead up to the next chapter which will be based around Damage. So enjoy and please leave nice reviews.

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Finding Out

Previously...

"I'll get help" Fred blurted out, rushing out of the office.

"What the bloody hell was that?" Spike asked, Buffy simply kept staring at him confused.

"I think we should look that prophecy over again" Willow suggested.

Gunn and Wesley then walked through the double doors, unaware of what just occurred and didn't even notice anything, and went straight to Buffy.

"Buffy..." Wesley began.

"There's someone here to see you, well actually more than one" Gunn completed.

A very welcoming sight then entered the room. A smile soon replaced the breathless feeling Buffy was experiencing.

"Buffy?" the young brunette looked hard at the blonde, not quite believing her eyes and then turned to the vampire "Spike?"

Outside Wolfram and Hart twenty minutes later...

Wesley, Fred and Gunn ran into the street, where they found a very bruised bloody Angel sprawled awkwardly across the concrete floor. Blood leaked from the vampires mouth as he rolled over to reveal a large gash down his face. He mumbled something inaudible, keeping his eyes shut in obvious pain. He rolled over the other way and then with a groan rolled back again. Suddenly his eyes shot open.

"I'm gonna kill him" Angel growled through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing yellow.

"Now lets not get hasty" Wesley reasoned coming to the vampires side.

"He punched me out of a fourteenth story window, i think I'll get hasty" Angel replied scrambling to his feet.

"Come on Angel..." Fred was quickly cut off by Angels severely bruised face whipping around and giving her a deathly glare. She gulped and rushed after the very angry vampire who was now storming up the many flights of stairs in the building, obviously to preoccupied to bother pushing buttons in the elevator.

"Now, now Angel, lets think this over, you might want to know..." Wesley was now panting as he ran up the stairs after the determined vampire and was finding it very hard to form words.

"I don't want to know anything, unless it ends in Spike having a dusty ending" they finally reached the fourteenth floor, where Lorne soon followed.

"I think you might wanna know this..." Gunn mumbled under his breath.

Angel limped quickly to his office, closely followed by Gunn, Wesley, Fred and Lorne their demon friend. The furious vampire barged into his office almost knocking the doors off their hinges. He went straight over to the bleach blonde vampire, not even noticing the new guests in the room.

"Spike" he growled in a low threatening voice.

"Now, now it wasn't my..." Spike was cut off by a large vampire body tackling him to the ground.

"ANGEL!" Buffy shrieked as she watched the vampire repeatedly hit Spike in the face.

In the small moments where Angel pulled his fist back long enough for Spike to talk, the bleach blonde vampire just spat insults, his face wasn't even starting to bruise, but Buffy knew it was beginning to hurt, because she could feel it.

"ANGEL STOP YOUR HURTING ME THROUGH SPIKE!" she yelled , but he was too preoccupied hitting the other vampire.

It was then as the pain grew horribly uncomfortable around her face and no matter how much she tried Angel would not cease his actions, she snapped. He wasn't listening. It was too frustrating and she knew that her boyfriend was getting hurt as well as her. Suddenly an unbelievable force flowed through her blood, causing her almost dead heart to beat again, sending tingles all over her body.

As the power coursed through her, her eyes flashed an intense light. Her usual green eyes seemed to melt to a deep pink colour. Her chest began to rise and fall dramatically as her lungs unnecessarily began to function in overdrive. Before a second thought could form in her head she lunged at Angel and pulled him off her boyfriend with such power and force, she shocked herself.

With the brunette vampire in her grasp, she flung him into his desk, but luckily he simply slid over the polished counter. Then as quickly as it came it went. Her eyes faded back to green and she could feel the power not disappear but subside somehow. She looked to Spike, slightly dazed, knowing that what just happened to her was the same as what happened to him.

"Buffy, what the hell was that?" this was the first time one of the new guests spoke since Angels arrival. It was Dawn, who's face was a picture of confusion.

"I...I...don't know" Buffy replied blankly looking at her hands in confusion.

"I think there's something in that prophecy luv, that we don't know about?" Spike explained getting to his feet and rubbing his aching jaw.

"What prophecy?" Giles asked polishing his glasses.

"What happened Buffster?" Xander, still with his eye patch, asked. "Are you ok?"

"Where did you come from?" came Angels raspy voice to the three new visitors. How many times was he going to get his butt kicked today?

"Willow rang us" Dawn explained "Said something about Buffy, so we all came down, but we didn't want to get our hopes up, you know encase it wasn't true"

"Which it is" Giles smiled brightly at Buffy, which she faintly returned, still dazed from what just happened. "So tell me about this prophecy, maybe i can be of some kind of assistance"

"Ah, if you follow me, I'll explain the best i can" Wesley said motioning for Giles to follow him out of the room. Both Englishman left for the privacy of the library.

"I cant believe your really back" Dawn smiled brightly and hugged her sister so tightly, for the first time Buffy was glad she didn't have to breathe. "I love you so much," Dawn whispered in her ear, before yawning. " so stop dying, it's getting old"

"You should get some sleep Dawnie" Buffy insisted stroking her sisters brunette hair.

"But we'll talk in the morning?" Dawn asked hopefully.

"Of course, erm Willow, Fred can you show her the way to her room?"

"No problem," Willow replied and her and Fred went to leave.

"Lets hope the third time will be the last eh, Buffy?" Xander asked as he grabbed his blonde friend in a vice like hug "and as much as i'd love to talk, i think i should get some shuteye. See you in the morning Buffster"

"Night Xander" Buffy sighed to his retreating form.

"Night Buff" came his happy reply and with that they had left.

"I got some business, I'll see you tomorrow" Gunn said as he exited quickly and somewhat suspiciously.

"And i need to phone Brad and George about some party arrangements" Lorne said as he too left dialling numbers in his cell phone.

By now Angel just sat in silence on his luxury leather chair. With one swollen eye he gazed up at the two remaining occupants. They barely acknowledged him, too angry to care what state he was in. Without a single word said, both blondes left the room, leaving Angel in silence and on his own. The vampire gave a deep breathless sigh and slumped further back in his chair. He drifted to a deep, guilt and pain ridden sleep.

Ten minutes later on the fifteenth floor, room 201...

"Luv what's wrong?" Spike asked Buffy who was pacing their bedroom.

"How can you even ask that?!" she asked, hysteric building in her voice.

As her eyes began to well with tears and Spike could feel the sadness in her soul reach his,he got up off the edge of the bed and wrapped his strong arms around Buffy. Immediately she let the sobs escape and she leaned deeper into his chest. As she did this, their connection became uncontrollably strong. He could feel her fear and she could feel his concern, but somehow they found it oddly comforting to know each other so well.

Moments later Buffy's tears stopped and they both sat on the edge of the bed.

"Why are you scared pet?"

"Aren't you? Spike there's something in us"

"It's called power luv, all we need to do is control it"

"But i couldn't stop it earlier it just got too much and i snapped."

"Same here luv. Don't get me wrong, i hate the ponce, but throwing him out of the window is a bit much. I almost felt guilty"

"You gonna apologise?"

"Hell no, he might not of deserved it but it was bloody fun" he smirked and she giggled.

"We're gonna have to find out more about this prophecy"

"I agree, but for now i need to get some kip"

And with one last shared comforting smile they lay back on the cosy bed. Things suddenly didn't feel so stressful and just as sleep was about to take them a light knocking came from the door.

"Oh bloody hell" Spike moaned as he rolled over under the duvet.

"Come in" Buffy called out lazily removing her arm from Spike's waist and shifting out of bed.

The door creaked slowly as a small blonde man sheepishly entered. Buffy's jaw dropped at the sight of him in a suit. He didn't even look at her, just turned straight to the snoozing vampire.

"Spike?" he ran to the edge of the bed. "It's you. It's really you!" he jumped excitedly on the matress causing Spike to jolt out of his sleep, "My therapist thought I was holding onto false hope, but... I knew you'd come back. You're like... you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Ohh... he's alive, Frodo. He's alive."

Buffy blinked at the sight, trying hard to supress the fit of giggles on it's way.

"Andrew?"

"Yep"

"Oh bloody hell"

To be continued...

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