Spike kept his eyes on the ground as he quickly walked to his "home". He bumped into somebody as he opened the door to his crypt. He snarled and looked up. His gaze softened as he realized it was Buffy. He bitterly snapped, "What you doing here, love?"
"Lookin' for you, Spike." She replied calmly. Spike rolled his eyes. "Really, what were you doing here?" Tears streamed down her soft cheeks. "Really, I was." Spike saw this and placed his cold hand on her shoulder, pulling her further into his crypt. "What do you want, mate?" As soon as he said this, he regretted it. She looked up at him with hate in her eyes. "Uh…I meant, are you OK? Tell Big Bad what's wrong." Buffy threw her arms around his neck and sobbed. " I…I…Dawn, she's…Oh my god…dead." She sobbed some more. Spike placed a finger under her chin. " Love, tell me exactly what happed." "Angel…no, oh, I can't believe it…oh god… I saw…Dawn, lying in his arms, naked. Blood was…everywhere. She's dead!" Spike's handsome face formed into vamp-mode. He sat her down on the bed. Spike, what are you doing, she thought. "Are you sure Angel did this, pet?" "Yes." Buffy stared into his black, soulless eyes. He snarled and cussed. Slowly, he got a hold of his temper, and he turned normal again. They just sat for a while staring at each other, not knowing what was going to happen next. Finally, Spike thought, I know this is a horrible time, but I have to do it. He leaned over and planted a kiss on her lips. He pulled back to see if see was pissed. There was no expression on her beautiful face. Then she moved in for a kiss. This time it was longer, and more passionate. Spike laid her down on the bed gently.
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Buffy's dream:
Angel handed Buffy a heart shaped box full of chocolates and a bouquet of 20 long stemmed white roses. "Angel, you're so sweet!" A kiss reached his lips. "I got you something, too!" She jumped up and down excitedly. "What?" Angel grinned. A voice from behind her said, in a rather low singsong voice, "Your death." A wooden stake about 9 inches long came crashing down onto Angel's chest. A look of terror mixed with sadness and rage flashed in her eyes. "Buffy?" Angel said and then exploded into dust. A hand covered her mouth and the other spun her around. The Master removed the hand from her mouth and kissed her roughly.
Spikes dream:
Buffy jumped into Spikes arms. They were in a flower field. "I love you!" She whispered in his ear. He licked her neck then bit down hard. Warm blood filled his mouth. Her dead body dropped to the ground. Spike wiped his mouth then walked on, leaving her there. " Sweet dreams, my love." He whispered in delight as he walked merrily to his crypt.
Spike and Buffy lay silently under the white silk sheets on his bed. Suddenly Buffy got up and started to dress. "Buffy-where are you going?" Spike jumped up, reveling his naked body. Buffy would never admit this to anyone, but she loved his muscles. She loved his firm shoulders. She loved EVERYTHING about him. Buffy quickly turned around. Spike rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on, love," he started to grin and laugh, " It's not like you've never seen me naked before!" Buffy turned around and gave Spike a dirty look. " I am disgusted with myself. I cannot believe how shallow and stupid I am for having sex with you! My sister's dead because you weren't there to protect her like you promised!" She yelled and slammed the door. Buffy would never, ever know how deeply that hurt him. Words could not express how much he loved Dawn. He may not have acted as if, but to hell to anyone who thought he didn't love her. It was impossible to not love Dawn. She was perky, nice, funny and really cute.
Buffy walked out into the bright sun. Xander ran up to Buffy breathlessly.
"We…have been…looking…for you." She pushed past him with all her might. Xander
flew to the grass. " I don't feel like talking." She said than wandered off.
"Buffy?" Was all he could say.
