Title: Buffy: The Vampire?
Part: 8/10 "goodbye to you"
Disclaimer's, Note's, Etc. In part one.
Two more to go! Feedback is much appreciated and much welcomed! :) Hope ya'll like this so far... and hope it makes sense so far.
Apologies to my betas... for calling them ass-kissers. I didn't mean it in a bad way, you know I love you guys!

Buffy was looking at the pictures on a small table. Buffy, Willow and Xander. Buffy and Joyce. Buffy, Dawn and Joyce. Dawn and their dad.

She kind of missed when she had been a normal person. Missed not being able to see herself in the mirror. Taking pictures. Wanting to eat food. Sure she could and did, but it did little for her.

But, she'd do it all again. Being with Spike meant so much to her. She really loved him. Soul or not. He was everything. Being the thing she'd once fought to destroy was worth him.

She wanted to be home. She longed for his touch.

A big part of her worried that with her gone, he'd go back to being with Drusilla and forget all about her. She hated Dru, and once back, she'd stake her. "Send me away, will you?" She though with a mental growl.

"You need anything?" Buffy walked into the living room, a cup of coffee in her hands.

"Hum? Nah, I'm just peachy."

"It's almost sunset. Willow will be back from school soon." Buffy sat down.

"Look, I... thanks... for not staking me."

"I couldn't." She shrugged. "It'd be like killing myself."

"Your sister told me you were dead... and your friends brought you back... from heaven?"

Buffy looked down sadly. "They didn't know."

"That's kind of messed up. I wouldn't be all apologetic for them. Why would they automatically assume you'd go to hell? You're a good person, fighting the good fight and all. Of course you'd go to heaven. They should of known better."

Buffy sighed. "What's done is done. And... I'm fine with being back now."

Vampire Buffy laughed. "So, you and Spike together?"

"Wow... nice change in subject."

"He obviously likes you."

"This is weird... having a conversation with myself about Spike."

"Don't change the subject."

"Yeah, we're kind of together. I guess it's just weird. We went from mortal enemies to him loving me... now..."

"Are you in love with him?"

"I think so. I'm just... scared. Like I need to be in love with another vampire. And... every guy in my life has left me."

"Another vampire?"

"Angel. He was my first..." She explained. "And... part of me still loves him. It's so confusing."

Vampire Buffy was disgusted at the thought of her, even from another world, being with Angel. "Well, if it helps you any, Spike's great in bed."

Buffy giggled, blushing.

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Willow felt herself falling. Her eyes were wide open, but she couldn't see a thing. Then she crashed into what felt like a trash bin. "Ugh..." She sat up and picked molding food off of her. She blinked, then everything was clear.

She was in the alleyway behind the Bronze. Vampire Buffy had told her that she could find Spike at the mansion. But, Angelus, Darla and Dru would also be there.

She climbed out of the trash bin and clutched tightly to the backpack with all the ingredients for the spell. Vampire Buffy's collar was in her hand. "Gotta find Spike." She though with a sigh. "Big Bad... no chip in his head, Spike."

There seemed to be people all over. Stores opened, even at the late hour. "This place is so overrun with vampires..." She glanced at signs on doors. Places closing just before sunrise. "Sunnydale keeps vampire hours."

A figure clothed in black jumped in front of her. Willow was so surprised she let out a yelp.

"You shouldn't be out this late at night by yourself." It was Faith. She held a stake in one hand, a cross in the other.

"Faith!" Willow hugged her. "I can't believe I'm glad to see you."

Faith shoved her away. "Who the hell are you?"

"It... doesn't matter. I'm headed out of town anyway."

"Here, take this." She handed her the cross. "Be careful, Kid. Sunnydale isn't so sunny at night."

"Right. Thanks." Willow hid the cross under her jacket.

Willow got to the mansion and got past the minions, making them think she was a vampire with a spell. She rushed to where Vampire Buffy said Spike and her bedroom was. She shoved the door open.

"Spike?" She slipped in.

The aforementioned vampire lay on the floor, tons of empty bottles around him. "Great... drunk Spike." She sighed. "Been there... done that... not fun."

He sat up, vampire face on. "Who the hell are you and how'd you get in here?"

She tossed the collar at him. "Buffy... she's in my world. I'm going to do a spell to bring her back. I need your help."

He gripped the collar tightly. "She's alive?"

"Yes. And she misses you and is trying to eat me and my friends."

Spike grinned. "That's my girl."

"Yeah... whatever." She rolled her eyes and stared digging things out of her backpack. "Here, set these up in a circle." She handed him twenty black candles.

He took them and did as she told him.

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"So... Will should be doing the spell right about now." Buffy said.

"And I can go back home."

Dawn hugged her. "It was kinda cool getting to meet you... in that 'ahhh, you're gonna eat my friends' sort of way."

Buffy laughed. "Sorry about that."

"Hey... it'd be against your un-dead nature if you hadn't of tried." Anya commented.

"I wish I had friends like you." Buffy said wistfully, then shrugged. "Oh well, I'd of probably of killed you anyway."

"Gee... thanks. We'll miss you, too." Xander said.

Buffy wrapped her arms around the vampire her. "Try not to kill too many innocent people."

"I usually don't. Gives Giles the willies." She laughed. "He's always telling me I should feed off of killers and people like that. They don't taste very good."

"Okay... this conversation is just a bit creepy." Xander's face was a very pale color.

Suddenly Vampire Buffy began to glow.

"Guess Will's there." Tara said.

"Nice meeting you guys." Buffy said before disappearing into the light.

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Spike eyed the girl, Willow suspiciously as her eyes turned solid black and she began chanting in Latin. A bright light formed in the middle of the circle of candles.

He backed away from it a little. Then a body appeared in the light. Willow stopped chanting, her eyes returned to normal.

"Buffy?" Spike's eyes fixed on her as she sat up and stretched.

"Nice trip... wouldn't make a yearly habit outta it, though." She carefully stepped over the candles and hugged Willow. "Thanks. And... sorry for trying to feed off of you."

"No problem. What are friends for?" Willow laughed, then did a spell to go back to her world.

Buffy walked over to Spike. "Missed me?"

Spike pulled her into his arms, his grip tight. "Of course I did, Luv." He kissed her firmly, leading her to their bed. Ripping at her clothes and his.

"You and Dru didn't do... anything while I was gone?" She asked as he kissed his way down her body.

"Bloody hell, Woman... you should know I wouldn't." He growled against her skin.

"Good. It's not gonna save her from me and Mr. Pointy's wraith, though." She dug her nails into his back.

"Angelus and Darla have to get theirs too. Kendra's dead." He slid back up her body and held her. Tears streaked down her face. Spike wiped them away. "Everything will be okay."