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A/N: Thank you for all the reviews so far! You guys are awesome! Also this is going to be a little short, my apologies guys but chapter eleven will be longer I promise!
CHAPTER TEN
'Forgiveness Maybe?'
Buffy let out an exhausted sigh as she entered her apartment, she noticed her answering machine was flashing she hit the play button.
'Hey Buffy, it's Mike. Just wondering how you are I haven't heard from you in a few days. I miss you. Call me'
Buffy sighed again. She completely forgot about Mike in the mist of all the insanity that was her previous life, she was way too tired to even return his call right now. She slipped off her boots and padded into the bedroom and flopped onto the bed and closed her eyes. Within a few moments a loud knock came at her front door, with a huff Buffy got up and went to answer it.
She opened it to see Mike standing there
"Hey" she said tiredly
"Hey? That's all? I've been going out of my mind with worry!" he told her, pushing past her to get into her apartment.
"I'm sorry; I've just been so busy… With Dawnie and my friend Willow just came into town y'know how it is, girly catch ups and such. I'm sorry"
"I thought you were just ignoring me" he said sadly
"Don't be silly, I wouldn't do that" she said snaking her arms around his neck
"I've done it Buffy" he smiled brightly
"Done what?" she asked
"I've left her…"
"Oh"
"Oh? Is that all you can say? We've been planning this for months"
"I know and its great" she forced a smile
"Then why am I the only one with a true smile here?"
"We need to talk Mike"
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Spike strolled into the Research Room at Slayer Central, "So what's the score?" he asked
"What?" asked Willow
"Dawn said you found something out?"
"Oh right yeah, uh I've managed to look up the markings on all reliable databases and some non-reliable ones too. They all say the same thing"
"Which is?" he asked
"An ancient evil, Classicus translated into English as Ace. He ruled one of the demon dimensions thousands of years ago"
"So what does that have to do with me and Buffy?" he asked
"Well the thing is he got trapped here about ten years ago somebody invoked his power to close the Hellmouth"
"The amulet? I thought that was all Wolfram & Hart's doing?"
"Yeah well it seems they didn't count on this guy to survive being torn from his dimension to this one"
"So what does he want?"
"There's a ritual, he needs the last two people who were in the Hellmouth so he can reverse the spell" Willow told him
"And what happens if he manages to do that?"
"The Hellmouth won't just be a mouth it will literally be hell on earth"
"God I love apocalypses" he sighed.
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Spike tapped on Buffy's door and waited for an answer, Mike appeared at the door.
"Oh… I'm looking for Buffy" said Spike
"She's sleeping, she's really tired" said Mike with a smirk
"Right, wouldn't want to wake her. Can you just tell her that William stopped by?"
"Sure"
Mike closed the door on him
"Who was that?" asked Buffy coming out of the bathroom
"Uh kids" he shrugged
"Oh that's weird"
"Yeah you know the youth of today…" he said nervously "So have you given my offer some thought?" he asked
She sat down on the couch and wrapped her arms around herself "I have, I'm sorry Mike I can't do this. My sister has only just got here I can't just run away and start over again"
He knelt down in front of her "She can come with us? Come on Buffy we can make a great life together just like we planned" he pleaded
"Mike, do you love me?" she asked
"Of course I do"
"Really? Because we've been dating for almost ten months and you've only told me you love me once"
"Well you haven't been so forth coming with feelings either Buffy"
"I know, but I had to protect myself you're married for Christ sake!"
"Technically now separated"
"Mike" she took his hands in hers "You don't love me, I'm just a way out of your marriage"
"Buffy that's not true"
"Yes it is, you just can't be alone. I can't do this anymore, I think you should go back to your wife and try work things out because I'm not the girl for you"
"Okay…" he let go of her hands and stood up "Is there somebody else?" he asked
Buffy thought for a moment "Yeah, I guess there always has been. I just never realised it"
"Take care of yourself Buffy" he smiled
"You too" she hugged him tightly and watched him leave.
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Dawn bumped into Spike on her way into Buffy's apartment building "Judging from the look on your face it was Spike vs. Buffy round 3?" she asked
"Not exactly, that git Mike is there. I didn't talk to her" he sighed
"Oh… say why don't we go get some coffee or something. I really don't wanna be around that guy"
"Sure" he shrugged
"There's a great place round the corner" she said linking arms with him "I know you guys are fighting right now but you'll make up"
"I don't think so Nibblet not this time" he told her
"Look you guys have been through worse, your problem is you're both as stubborn as each other" she chuckled
"Things have been said and done that can't be taken back"
"You can never change anything that's been done Spike, but you can forgive each other and I know you two can do that" she smiled