A/N-Okay, sory it took me so long, but I do have a life so I haven't
exactly had alot of time to spend on this. Anyways, hope you enjoy his next
chapter, there shoud be another one up in not to long.
Chapter 6.............Wide awake again
"Buffy?" Spike said softly. He held one of Buffys hands between his, softly stroking her cold palm, "Buffy?" he said again. He got no response. Ezra and Aaron had been gone for quite some time, but Buffy remained unconscious.
Xander walked over from where he was standing by Buffy's door. "She's not waking up, this isn't working" he said. He still couldn't get past the thought of Buffy and Spike as an 'item'. He put one hand on her forehead, "Buffy" he said. "Can you hear me Buffy?" She moved slightly. Just enough for him to feal it. "She moved' he said.
Willow and Dawn came over at this point, looking over her, "Buffy" they said at the same time.
Buffy moved more this time. She turned her head so that she was facing Spike. Her eyes opened a crack. "Spike?" she asked, her voice was raspy and her lips were chapped
"Water" she said and started coughing. Anya who had been keeping her distance before now, rushed down to get her a glass of water.
Xander looked down at the slayer with brother like affection. The worry that had struck his heart when thought that they might loose Buffy again was unbearable. But she was awake now, kindof, and she was breathing well. And she was gazing at Spike. Xander made a mental shudder.
He looked over at Dawn. She was standing next to Spike, who was siting on the edge of Buffys bed. She had a hand on his shoulder. Xander looked at the three of them. They looked peaceful. Right. Like they all belonged right here, right now. He would never fully approve of Buffy loving Spike, but he couldn't begrudge them this.
Anya returned with a glass of water, and gave it to Spike, who helped Buffy drink it. Anya came and stood by Xander, putting an arm around his waist. Xander put his arm around the shoulder of his fiancé. He looked down at her and kissed her forehead. He couldn't be mad at Buffy for wanting peace. He had the peace. He was lucky and he knew it.
Buffy drank about half the glass of water, and the laid back down. She closed her eyes and drifted back into the safe and peaceful land of dreams. Spike kissed her forehead, then he stood. He put his arm around Dawn and led her out of the room, "Let's all let the slayer sleep" he said. They all followed them out.
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Buffy lay with her hair spread out around her. The green grass was a soft bed to her, It comforted her, soothed her. She watched the clouds float over her head, in shapes that looked like flowers and bunnies and other such fluffy things. Buffy loved this place. There was no need to worry about the other dark matters in her life.
"I'm leaving B" Faith said leaning over Buffy. Buffy sat up and looked at her. "And sorry, but I'm not coming back. They wont let me. He says its my time, whatever the hell that means."
"You cant leave. Your not going to leave me, not really are you?" Buffy said looking at her. She knew that it wouldn't be so peaceful here without Faith.
"Well, he's sent by the powers, so I've got to" Faith said.
"He?" Buffy asked, "Who's he, and who are the powers?" Buffy felt confused.
"Oh yeah" Faith said, "forgot your not all dead smart, Well the powers, you know the powers, they're all mystical and all. And, well, you'll meet him soon. You'll probably wish you hadn't, but you will" Faith looked at Buffy.
Buffy reached over and hugged faith. "Good-bye sister" she said.
"Catch ya latter B" Faith said, she pulled out of the hug and winked at Buffy. She turned around and walked away, slowly fading. Buffy laid back down and waited for herself to wake from her dreams. She felt the peace leaving already.
Buffy awoke and sat up in bed, and thought about what Faith had said. Who was 'He', why was he talking to Faith, and why does he have anything to do with anything. She felt a little better then she had earlier when she woke up, but now she was extremely confused.
She swung her legs around in bed and put her feet on the ground. She slowly and carefully stood up. Her knees were still a bit shaky, but she could move now. She slowly went down stairs.
She turned the corner and looked into the living room. Willow wasn't in there, Buffy assumed she went to bed. Xander and Anya were asleep on the floor, curled up with each other. Spike sat on the couch reading a book, Dawn was asleep, with her head in his lap. He had a hand laid protectively on her shoulder. She didn't see Ezra and Aaron, but they could be sleeping somewhere else.
Buffy walked into the room as quietly as possible, trying not to wake anyone up, "Hi" she said quietly to Spike. Spike looked up at her and smiled. "Where are Aaron and Ezra?" She asked him.
His smile turned into a frown. He carefully, without waking Dawn, stood up and pulled Buffy outside. "Your not gonna like what I have to tell you pet." He said. Buffy looked up at him waiting for him to go on. "They're gone" he said.
Buffy continued to look at him. Her mind could not process what he had just said. "What?" she asked him. Spike told her the entire story, about Ezra and Aaron, the creepy woman, and the stone. Buffy just stared up at him. Her big green eyes blank, her face lacking any emotion.
When he finished, she said nothing, there was just a long silence. They just stood there and stared at each other. Rain started to lightly fall, then it began to poor. Finally Buffy spoke, "No, they can't be gone, we have to go after them" she said.
Spike heard the desperation in her voice, and saw the tears forming in her eyes, but knew that they couldn't go after them. He wanted to, he wanted to tell her that they would, and that everything would be okay, but they couldn't, not yet, and he knew it. He also knew, that when it was time to look for them, it would be almost impossible to find them. They were not normal people.
"Buffy, no! They don't know how to stop this woman, and you can't help them, you can barely walk. We will help them. We will, but not now" He told her.
She looked at him, and for a minute he thought she was going to agree. He thought she just might walk inside and lie down in his arms. But then she shook him off and ran down the stairs of her porch. She slipped on the wet wood and fell down on her face. She didn't get back to her feet. She just sat up and stared out at the night.
Spike went over to her and got on his knees in front of her. The rain quickly soaked them. He put his hands on her face and pushed back her wet hair. She out her hands on his face and looked deeply into his eyes, "I failed Spike. I failed them all" she said. She fell forward into him, letting her arms wrap around her neck, and cried.
Spike wrapped his strong arms around her and rubbed her back. And they sat there, in the rain, and let is soak through them.
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Chapter 6.............Wide awake again
"Buffy?" Spike said softly. He held one of Buffys hands between his, softly stroking her cold palm, "Buffy?" he said again. He got no response. Ezra and Aaron had been gone for quite some time, but Buffy remained unconscious.
Xander walked over from where he was standing by Buffy's door. "She's not waking up, this isn't working" he said. He still couldn't get past the thought of Buffy and Spike as an 'item'. He put one hand on her forehead, "Buffy" he said. "Can you hear me Buffy?" She moved slightly. Just enough for him to feal it. "She moved' he said.
Willow and Dawn came over at this point, looking over her, "Buffy" they said at the same time.
Buffy moved more this time. She turned her head so that she was facing Spike. Her eyes opened a crack. "Spike?" she asked, her voice was raspy and her lips were chapped
"Water" she said and started coughing. Anya who had been keeping her distance before now, rushed down to get her a glass of water.
Xander looked down at the slayer with brother like affection. The worry that had struck his heart when thought that they might loose Buffy again was unbearable. But she was awake now, kindof, and she was breathing well. And she was gazing at Spike. Xander made a mental shudder.
He looked over at Dawn. She was standing next to Spike, who was siting on the edge of Buffys bed. She had a hand on his shoulder. Xander looked at the three of them. They looked peaceful. Right. Like they all belonged right here, right now. He would never fully approve of Buffy loving Spike, but he couldn't begrudge them this.
Anya returned with a glass of water, and gave it to Spike, who helped Buffy drink it. Anya came and stood by Xander, putting an arm around his waist. Xander put his arm around the shoulder of his fiancé. He looked down at her and kissed her forehead. He couldn't be mad at Buffy for wanting peace. He had the peace. He was lucky and he knew it.
Buffy drank about half the glass of water, and the laid back down. She closed her eyes and drifted back into the safe and peaceful land of dreams. Spike kissed her forehead, then he stood. He put his arm around Dawn and led her out of the room, "Let's all let the slayer sleep" he said. They all followed them out.
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Buffy lay with her hair spread out around her. The green grass was a soft bed to her, It comforted her, soothed her. She watched the clouds float over her head, in shapes that looked like flowers and bunnies and other such fluffy things. Buffy loved this place. There was no need to worry about the other dark matters in her life.
"I'm leaving B" Faith said leaning over Buffy. Buffy sat up and looked at her. "And sorry, but I'm not coming back. They wont let me. He says its my time, whatever the hell that means."
"You cant leave. Your not going to leave me, not really are you?" Buffy said looking at her. She knew that it wouldn't be so peaceful here without Faith.
"Well, he's sent by the powers, so I've got to" Faith said.
"He?" Buffy asked, "Who's he, and who are the powers?" Buffy felt confused.
"Oh yeah" Faith said, "forgot your not all dead smart, Well the powers, you know the powers, they're all mystical and all. And, well, you'll meet him soon. You'll probably wish you hadn't, but you will" Faith looked at Buffy.
Buffy reached over and hugged faith. "Good-bye sister" she said.
"Catch ya latter B" Faith said, she pulled out of the hug and winked at Buffy. She turned around and walked away, slowly fading. Buffy laid back down and waited for herself to wake from her dreams. She felt the peace leaving already.
Buffy awoke and sat up in bed, and thought about what Faith had said. Who was 'He', why was he talking to Faith, and why does he have anything to do with anything. She felt a little better then she had earlier when she woke up, but now she was extremely confused.
She swung her legs around in bed and put her feet on the ground. She slowly and carefully stood up. Her knees were still a bit shaky, but she could move now. She slowly went down stairs.
She turned the corner and looked into the living room. Willow wasn't in there, Buffy assumed she went to bed. Xander and Anya were asleep on the floor, curled up with each other. Spike sat on the couch reading a book, Dawn was asleep, with her head in his lap. He had a hand laid protectively on her shoulder. She didn't see Ezra and Aaron, but they could be sleeping somewhere else.
Buffy walked into the room as quietly as possible, trying not to wake anyone up, "Hi" she said quietly to Spike. Spike looked up at her and smiled. "Where are Aaron and Ezra?" She asked him.
His smile turned into a frown. He carefully, without waking Dawn, stood up and pulled Buffy outside. "Your not gonna like what I have to tell you pet." He said. Buffy looked up at him waiting for him to go on. "They're gone" he said.
Buffy continued to look at him. Her mind could not process what he had just said. "What?" she asked him. Spike told her the entire story, about Ezra and Aaron, the creepy woman, and the stone. Buffy just stared up at him. Her big green eyes blank, her face lacking any emotion.
When he finished, she said nothing, there was just a long silence. They just stood there and stared at each other. Rain started to lightly fall, then it began to poor. Finally Buffy spoke, "No, they can't be gone, we have to go after them" she said.
Spike heard the desperation in her voice, and saw the tears forming in her eyes, but knew that they couldn't go after them. He wanted to, he wanted to tell her that they would, and that everything would be okay, but they couldn't, not yet, and he knew it. He also knew, that when it was time to look for them, it would be almost impossible to find them. They were not normal people.
"Buffy, no! They don't know how to stop this woman, and you can't help them, you can barely walk. We will help them. We will, but not now" He told her.
She looked at him, and for a minute he thought she was going to agree. He thought she just might walk inside and lie down in his arms. But then she shook him off and ran down the stairs of her porch. She slipped on the wet wood and fell down on her face. She didn't get back to her feet. She just sat up and stared out at the night.
Spike went over to her and got on his knees in front of her. The rain quickly soaked them. He put his hands on her face and pushed back her wet hair. She out her hands on his face and looked deeply into his eyes, "I failed Spike. I failed them all" she said. She fell forward into him, letting her arms wrap around her neck, and cried.
Spike wrapped his strong arms around her and rubbed her back. And they sat there, in the rain, and let is soak through them.
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