Hey everyone! I'm back! Thanks for everyone who reviewed the last couple chapters, I love reading what you think about them. Makes my day.
Guest: Yes, they do remember, and the ring is something that will be talked about soon, but not yet. There are other things they will have to deal with after this chapter :P

Hope you all enjoy this one. I'd really love to hear what you think about it!
Lee out.


"Again?" The vampire voiced, shooting a dry glare at the blonde Slayer as Ally smacked his thigh under the sheets, trying to put her underwear on as quickly as possible. "Ever think about a Lojack for the girl?" That earned him a deathly look from both girls, making him roll his eyes. "What's the story?"

"She went out with Willow."

Ally froze in place, arching an eyebrow and tilting her head, not sure where the problem was. So? Dawn was with Willow, that wasn't really a reason to get worried. "Willow? Buff, just because they went out doesn't mean..."

However, Buffy cut her, obviously worried. "Willow's into something. Okay, her and Dawn have been missing for hours. The-there's some guy named Rack."

Spike seemed to recognize the name, as he stilled in his efforts to pull his pants on without flashing the blonde. "Rack?" He frowned, catching his lover's attention as she pulled a t-shirt over her head.

"Yeah, he's, uh, some sort of..." The blonde went on to explain, only to be interrupted by the vampire.

"I know who he is, he deals in magic. Black stuff, dangerous." He looked over towards the brunette to make sure she didn't completely freak out, being as overprotective of her sister as she was.

Buffy only added to her fears. "I've been all over downtown and I can't find his place."

He shook his head lightly, knowing she wasn't going to be able to find it alone. So the little bit was in danger, again. He would have to go help them once more. "Because he cloaks it. You can't feel it unless you're into the big bad - a witch or a vampire or..."

"So let's go!"


The tension was obvious as the trio walked around town, waiting for the vampire to catch a sign or feeling or whatever they got when they were near Rack's place. The blonde Slayer hadn't really commented on finding them both naked in bed, she knew they'd done it before, but seeing them like that was a whole other thing. She didn't like seeing her sister with a vampire, that vampire, yet she couldn't deny he was not the same he once had been.

Definitely not comfortable with her baby sister banging a vampire.

After the thousandth time Buffy asked Spike if he felt anything yet, the vampire started to growl lowly, warning her to stop bothering him. Ally shot her a dry look, siding with him as her constant questioning was getting on the brunette's every last nerve too.

"Really? Aren't you worried about Dawn?" The blonde snarled, glowering at the youngest Slayer.

"Of course I'm worried about her. And Spike is too. He'll tell us when he feels something, so stop it."

"Yeah, sure he's worried." Buffy rolled her eyes, turning away from them once again.

"He was there for her when we weren't, Buffy. You seem to forget that quite often." Ally hissed, halting in the middle of the street, her vampire standing right beside her as his eyes travelled from one Slayer to the other.

Buffy's head whipped around to look at them once again, eyes narrowed in anger. "We weren't there because we died for her."

"We are her sisters. But he is not, and he still risked his life to keep her safe, several times. Remember Glory?" The brunette took a couple steps closer to the blonde, straightening her spine to tower over her, even if Buffy was older. "I do. I remember how we got him back. But you are awfully willing to forget that, aren't you?" Her lips curled in anger before falling into a thin, tight line, her sister copying her, her hands turning into fists.

"Just because you are sleeping with him doesn't make him one of us." Buffy shot back, not cowering at the difference in height. "He's a vampire. He doesn't have a soul. He is a monster and will someday go back to his old ways. And I'll be there to drive my stake through..."

That was it. At the threat, Ally's nostrils flared, her muscles tensing to get ready for a fight, to defend him, her arm going back before striking the senior Slayer in the gut, making her tumble back and clutch her abdomen.

"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Buff." Ally warned, immediately feeling Spike's hand grabbing her arm to prevent her from attacking her sister anymore.

"Leave her, love. That is our usual dose of threats toward one another. Keeps the patrolling and walking around from getting boring." He tried to calm her down.

Still, Buffy's eyes held a fire that had not been there before. Glaring at her sister, the senior Slayer straightened herself once more, squaring her shoulders while clenching her jaw. "So this is what it has come down to. You're siding with him before your own family."

Ally bristled, holding her sister's gaze with the same fire, the same strength. There was no doubt both of them were true Slayers, Chosen Ones, powerful and deserving of the fear they caused among demons and any kind of monster. "He is my family too. Just because you're are a straight up bitch with anyone that..."

A quick punch to her jaw interrupted her, her face turning to the side as Spike growled and swung at Buffy himself, immediately throwing his hands to his head and half-screaming, only to stop as soon as he started.

Buffy's anger seemed to have been replaced with shock, her eyes no longer on the brunette, but the vampire watching his hands and frowning in bewilderment. Ally watched them both, wondering what had happened to stop the fight so suddenly. Vampire and blonde Slayer looked at each other for a moment before Buffy took a step back, eyes wide. "What did you do?" She asked, glancing quickly at Ally as Spike did the same.

"Let's try again." He suggested, throwing another punch at the Slayer's face, one she did not even try to dodge.

"What are you doing?!" Ally screamed, finally realizing that was her sister they were hitting, knowing things had gotten out of hand.

"It's not working." Buffy muttered as she stared at the vampire, her hand cupping her jaw and keeping herself from flinching at the pain.

"What?" The brunette's gaze went from her boyfriend to her sister, confused at their current situation.

"The chip." The bleach blond briefly explained, frowning to himself.

Silence fell in the group, Buffy watching Spike, the vampire watching Ally, and Ally just trying to understand what it all meant.

His chip wasn't working. He wasn't neutered anymore. He could go back to killing people if he wanted to.

She locked gazes with the man she had fallen for, relief flooding through her when she remembered his words a couple months earlier.

"We still have to find Dawn." She refocused the little group, taking Spike's hand and resuming their walk, making sure to squeeze a bit to let him know she didn't fear him going dark side again.


Buffy was seething, she obviously didn't trust Spike not to start killing humans again, but she had already angered Ally once that night, she wasn't risking a second one when the vampire could join in the fight. A highly trained Slayer and a master vampire together were too much even for her. Hell, training with Ally was challenging enough, both of them struggling to come on top each time they sparred. Buffy had more experience as a Slayer, yet Ally had been trained to win in a situation where her opponent had the advantage, where she was the weak one. Now that she had the power of legendary warriors, she was a machine.

It didn't take them much longer to find Dawn, either, as a scream coming from an alley where a car had been crashed into a concrete pillar, a nasty demon ready to pounce on their baby sister.

"Dawn!" Ally rushed to her aid, tackling the demon and sending it away from the teen, only having a couple minutes to fight it before it started shaking violently, screaming and bursting into a ball of fire that turned it into a pile of dust.

Not ten feet away from them, Willow stood with black eyes and red sparks crackling around her hands, yet her face was one filled with anguish and regret.

She had put Dawn in danger. She was responsible for the gash and blood on her baby sister's face, the pain and fear she had gone through that day.

Her and her magic.

"Stay away from Dawn." Ally hissed in warning before turning around and running back to were the most important people in her life stood, her vampire and eldest sister helping get Dawn to the hospital.

As they all hurried as much as possible in the teen's state, Willow ran after them, eventually Buffy turning around to face her as Spike and Ally took Dawn away from the witch and to safety.


Once Dawn was patched up, Buffy had dealt with Willow and they were all safe at home, Ally left her sleeping baby sister's side and walked out of the house, knowing Spike was waiting for her outside. There were still things that had to be taken care of, like his sudden ability to hurt people again.

"Take a swing." She invited him with outstretched arms as she neared him, leaning against the tree in front of the house.

"I'm not gonna hit you, love." He frowned.

"Come on, it's just one hit. We need to know if it is working or not. Don't worry." She smirked, taking hold of his hands in hers. "Sometimes I like it rough."

His lips twitched, but he still didn't move. "Don't want to hurt you" He admitted, his voice low and silky.

"You won't. Really, just get it over with." She smiled encouragingly and took a couple steps back, making room for him to move.

"Don't smile, makes it harder." He ordered as he straightened himself, Ally obeying and trading the smile for a sneer, one that had the vampire almost chuckling.

It was over in a second, a quick hit to her gut, not the most painful or well-aimed she had gotten, yet her attention wasn't on herself, but on him.

No headache. No pain. The chip wasn't working.

"Nothing." He confirmed, looking frustrated. It was weird. He should have been happy, no electric shocks restraining him, yet he could only think of what Ally would think. What if she didn't want him near anymore. He had to know what was happening to the chip, know why it wasn't working. "Stay here. Look after the Nibblet. I know where I have to go."

She took hold of his hand once again, just to prevent him from leaving so soon. He wasn't going to kill anyone, was he? "Where?"

"There's a nerd who can check it. Tell me what's wrong with it. I'll be back when he's done." His hand grabbed the back of her neck and brought her closer to him, his lips covering hers hungrily before pilling away. "Rest."

"Wake me up when you get back." She asked, her hand coming up to rest on his cheek for a couple seconds before stepping away.


She hadn't been able to sleep, but she was laying on her mattress, blankets covering her up to her chin, protecting her from the chilly night air. She often found herself watching Dawn's silhouette in the dark, just to make sure she was there, that she was okay.

When the door slowly opened she sat up, already awaiting her vampire, who shook his head and gestured for her to following him out of the room. She got up and walked downstairs with him, both completely silent. She hugged herself in an attempt to stop her arms from being hit with the cold, yet only recovered some warmth when they got to the entrance and Spike placed his coat over her shoulders.

She lightly smiled in thanks, but his expression was too grave and it immediately fell, worried eyes glancing up at his baby blues. "So?" She whispered, knowing the news weren't good. What that meant for him, she had no idea.

"The chip is fine. I even kicked a jerk in a ridiculous motorbike on the way. Chip went off." He explained, his face turning more solemn with each word.

"The chip is fine." She repeated, her mind trying to understand what it meant. He had hit Buffy, and the chip hadn't done a thing. He had hit her, and there had been no headache.

"Goldilocks and you, you came back different." He voiced, making her blood run cold.

Her eyes stared at him in utter shock, her words trembling when she spoke. "We came back wrong. Not human anymore."