Part 5

Spike's Crypt…

Buffy finally managed to break free of Spikes kiss.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING!?"

She begins to punch Spike repeatedly in the face. She grabs him by the arm, spins, and throws him clear across the room.

"Bloody hell woman. That hurt."

"I'm not done yet."

Uh oh, Spike thought.

Buffy grabbed the cement top of the coffin and threw it on Spike.

"If you EVER touch me, or come near me again, I will stake you. That's a promise."

With that she storms out of the crypt, slamming the door behind her. Spike gets up slowly, and starts to laugh evilly.

"Oh no slayer. You'll be dead."

The Buffy-bot bounced out of the bed and helped Spike to the bed. "Who hurt you Spikey."

"Don't worry pet. She'll be dead soon."

Spike pulls out a cell phone out of his coat pocket and dials a number.

"Yeah. Its me. Tell Glory I'll have the Key by the end of the night."

He hung up the phone. "I you to do me a small favor love."

Buffy's House
Saturday, May 19, 2001
10:00 pm

Xander is playing Monopoly with Joyce and Dawn.

"Ha. Boardwalk. Pay up Xander," Dawn said.

"But I don't have enough," he replied.

"I guess that means you lose."

"How 'bout I by you a box of Twinkies instead."

"Five."

"Two."

"Four."

"Three and that's my final offer."

"Nice work Xander," Joyce said. "You should teach me how to do that to the bill collectors."

"Nah. Wouldn't work. They just don't appreciate the goodness that is the Twinkie."

As they began to play again Buffy came into the house.

"Hey Buff," Xander said. "So will the Billy Idol wanna be take care of Dawn until Tuesday."

"Who?"

"Spike."

Buffy ran up to Xander and hit him in the head.

"OW! What was that for?"

"Don't ever call Spike that," she said.

"Sorry."

"I still don't see why Spike has to do it. I feel safe with Xander watching her," Joyce said.

"But he isn't that strong," Buffy replied.

"So, I know he wouldn't let anything happen to her, and I don't trust Spike."

"Well she's going," Buffy said. "Dawn go get your stuff."

"Buff. Can I talk to you in the kitchen? There's something I have to tell you."

"Sure."

The Magic Box
Same time…

Buffy barges into store.

"Eww. Eww. Eww."

"Something happen at Spike's," Oz asked.

"He kissed me."

"That would explain the 'eww'," Oz joked.

"That's not funny."

"Sorry, since Xander's not here I thought someone had to make the joke."

Buffy sits down at the table.

"Where is he anyway?"

Anya answered from behind the counter, "He went to your place to watch Dawn and Joyce. In case Glory showed up."

"I guess I better go home and let them know she's NOT going to be protected by Spike."

She gets to the door and turns around, "Oh and if Spike shows up, you have my permission to stake him."

Buffy's kitchen
10:15 pm

"There are some things I never told you when we went to that karaoke bar. The Host told me I would be the one to protect Dawn from Glory. Which is why I came here. The second is…boy this is hard."

"Just say it."

"He said we were destined for each other. That I was meant to fight along side of you."

"Well, that guy was wrong. We can never be together. I love someone else."

"Who? Ben? You went out with him a couple times. Nothing developed there when you found out he and Glory were connected."

"Not Ben, Spike. I love Spike."

"Are you under a spell again?"

"No. The only thing I see is some guy trying to step in-between me and my love."

With that she throws him out the back door and slams it shut, making the door fall on top of him.

"Why did you do that to Xander," Joyce asked.

She turned around and saw Joyce and Dawn standing there.

"No reason. Let's go Dawn."

"I'm not going with you."

"Yes you are," Buffy said. She grabbed Dawn's arm and started pulling her.

"Ow! You're hurting me. Let go."

Joyce tries to release Buffy's grip, but with her other hand starts to choke Joyce. Xander sees this and runs back inside.

"Buffy! Stop it!"

Before he can lay a finger on her she back kicks him. He hits his head on the cabinets and falls to the ground unconscious. She lets go of Joyce as she falls to the floor, lifeless.

"Let's go Key. My Spikey told me if I brought you to him, we could have sex all night."

"What are you?"

"I'm Buffy."

"No you're not, you're a robot."

Buffy just smiled and said simply, "Same thing."
She throws Dawn over her shoulder fireman style and leaves.

Dawn tries to call for Xander, "Help Xander."

But he doesn't hear her. Xander is still out cold.

The Magic Box
Same time

"So that's everything you missed while you were gone," Willow said.

"Wow," Oz said. "I guess the fun started after I left."

Giles closed his book slowly.

"I found out how to destroy Glory."

"Shouldn't you be smiling more Mr. Giles," Tara asked.

"It says that the Chosen One and her White Knight are the only one to do it."

"So we find her White Knight and they stop Glory, what's the problem," Willow asked.

"They have to fight as one. This means they must be together in marrige, being intimate or dating. Buffy isn't seeing anyone. The only person I can think of is Angel and Riley."

The door opened and closed behind them, "Someone mention my name?"

They turn and see Riley.

Buffy's house…

Buffy came in through the front door and started calling for her sister.

"Dawn. Xander. Mom. Where are you?"

She goes to the living room and sees the Monopoly game still out.

"Xander!"

She goes to the kitchen and sees Xander over her mother, crying.

"Mom," she said softly.

End Part 5