This is part two of Cursed. It continues right after the first episode with no real break. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: How to Reverse a Spell

Willow sat in Xander's basement with him frowning. They had been trying to cast any and all spells for over two hours now and getting nowhere but exhausted. Above their heads both of them could hear glass breaking, shouts as well as doors slamming as his parents fought. He hated that sound and had been so thankful when he had moved out to be with Anya. This was not how it was supposed to be! Xander's concentration was broken as Willow stated, "There has to be a way to undo this. What does the clauses in that book say?"

Xander shrugged feeling quit angry and very defeated as he read them carefully, "Can be undone with a memory trigger and reversal of the spell by the caster."

Willow stated as she clapped her hands together loudly, "That's it! We need to find something to trigger Buffy's memory of Spike."

Xander rolled his eyes. Enough was enough. Everything was a waste of time. Nothing was working. If he ever fixed this he was going to hold Anya tightly and never let her go. Annoyed Xander turned towards Willow aiming to make her stop wasting his time and come up with a real solution, "Just what do you have that will remind Buffy of Spike? Seeing how he's in some far away country while we are here what do you suggest?"

Willow sighed, "I normally would say Angel but he's probably still Angelus. I'd say Drusilla too but well she's not around."

Xander frowned finally getting annoyed with Willow herself. She had done this. She had assured Xander it would be ok and nothing was ok about this world. It was a mess and now she was saying he was stuck here? He glared at Willow demanding loudly, "Something has got to work. You're a powerful witch Willow. FIX THIS!"

Willow sniffled as she whined, "I don't know how. Let me do some research about Angelus, Drusilla and Spike and see if I can figure out anything about them. Perhaps we can convince Spike to come to Sunnydale if we can find him."

Xander shrugged willing to try anything if he could just have his life back literally.

Buffy yawned sitting with Riley as he rambled about the Initiative. She was actually so bored with Riley but didn't have the nerve to break it off since no one else seemed to want her now that she was a vamp. She sighed as he held out his wrist to her expecting her to again bite him. She shrugged and carefully bit his wrist pulling a few drops of blood, just enough for Riley to get his high and her to appease his issues.

She was tempted to spit it out but swallowed knowing that it was nice to have human blood once in a while but she had to admit, she was so tired of Riley's. His always tasted the same, boring, peaceful and with a lack of power. He had lost most of his power a few years ago when he had a relapse due to some drug his professor had been pumping into his system and now he was pretty weak and mostly unhappy.

The only time he seemed happy was when he was having sex with Buffy or making her bit him. She wanted out so badly. She frowned trying to make an excuse, "My mom expected me home soon. It's a movie night tonight."

Riley looked disappointed, "Aww do you have to? I think we could you know, make love some more." '

Buffy mumbled in her head, 'It's only making love if you actually love the person,' but she said nothing out loud. Instead she offered, "I'll come by in the morning and see you. I have the morning off so we can spend it making love then."

Riley smiled at that and gave her a boring kiss, "See you later then." Buffy rushed out the door.

Anya was closing up the shop thinking about what Willow and Xander had been saying earlier in the shop. They seemed to think a world existed where her and Xander worked. She longed for that to be true but thought he was just playing his games and had this time talked Willow into joining him in it. She rechecked the lock on the cash register and sighed climbing the stairs to her apartment.

It was a simple small apartment but did the trick. She had moved up there after Xander had left her that night he went and got himself turned. She couldn't believe he had the nerve to go beg Angelus to turn him so he could be part of Buffy's family. She shed a few tears remembering this and felt so lonely. She missed Xander but knew this was what was best. She got dressed for bed and closed her eyes wishing sleep to hit her soon.

Giles laid in bed thinking about what Willow and Xander had said as well. It unnerved him that they both told the exact same story. Perhaps he would contact the coven tomorrow to see at least if a spell that powerful was possible and also to see if there were any traces of one that powerful being casted in the last two days. He let out a sigh, "If only Buffy wasn't a vampire and if only I could return to England.'

He wanted the best for Buffy and thought of her as a daughter and hated to see her die. He remembered laying her in his bed and watching over her for two days until she had rose again. He waited as she arose being locked in chains to protect him from her in case he had to stake her. He had Anya by his side and a stake at the ready and Anya explained, "She's fine. She had a soul already. I can see it on her aura."

Giles had sighed in relief and let her go thankful that slayers couldn't lose their souls when turned. Xander hadn't been so lucky. He had been turned and had gone after Willow and Anya. Oz had been there luckily and had protected both of the girls with his very life. Xander was about to kill Giles when the coven came through and had given him a soul. Xander hadn't been a vampire long so he wasn't really tormented by it and had adapted but stayed very strange. He sighed wishing there was a way he could be sure this other world they spoke up didn't really exist.

Buffy lay in her bed trying to sense Spike. She was lonely and needed comfort and he was always great at sending it. Spike was lying in his bed drinking from a blond he had found conveniently outside his crypt. He felt Buffy's presence again and grinned. Perhaps it was time to take a little trip to Sunnydale to meet this fellow family vampire.

He was sort of lonely missing Drusilla who had left him after Angelus had died. She had never been restored to full strength and had met up with a powerful seer who could provide her with power whenever she needed it so that she could feel as though she were in full strength. Spike couldn't blame her and wished her happiness but he grinned as he figured Sunnydale was on his agenda for tonight's adventures.