Just Let It All Go
"Go. Get out while you can. I'll be fine."
"You're on fire dude."
"Astute observation Faith. "
"We can't leave you here Spike." He smiled at her, his fingers tightening against each other as he held on for his dear undead life. He just needed to hold it a little while longer, just a few more minutes to let them get far enough out.
"We gotta B. William, pleasure knowing you." Faith nodded at him, grabbing Buffy's wrist and literally yanking her up the stairs.
"You take good care of her firecracker!" he could hear her laugh as they disappeared out of the seal. The last things he heard were their foot falls, as they pounded out of the building until he finally, with a deep breath, let it all go.