"Now every fool in town would've left by now
I can't replace all the wasted days
The memory of your face - can't help thinkin'
Maybe if we ever coulda kept it all together Where would we be A thousand lost forevers And the promises you never were giving me" -Matchbox Twenty
Buffy sat her bag down. "Are you okay pet?" Spike asked.
"He swore to me that he'd stop sleeping with her," she said. "The lying bastard. And I, the idiot, believed him. Am I that pathetic?"
"No," Spike said sincerely. "Slayer you wanted to believe in the man that you love. There's nothing pathetic about that." She sighed sitting on his bed. "So what are you going to do? After tonight?"
"Are my friends in danger?" she asked.
"Yes," he told her.
"Then I'm going to Sunnydale," she said. "I'm going home." Spike nodded and called reserving a flight for the next evening.
"I ripped the picture The one in the kitchen I looked weak, my eyes they gave it all away" -Furslide
In Sunnydale
"Good old Sunnyhell," Spike said running over the sign as they entered the town.
"Why did you do that?" Buffy asked.
"Tradition," he said lightly.
She rolled her eyes. "Okay, drop me off here," Buffy told him once they reached the cemetery. He pulled over. "I'll see you at the mansion later."
"Yeah," Spike said. "Be careful."
"Yeah, yeah," she said rolling her eyes again. He drove away. She began patrolling. A vampire lunged at her. She stuck out her stake killing him easily. She began walking again. After finishing the cemetery she went to the park.
"Hold him!" she heard someone shout.
"I'm trying!"
"Claws."
"You couldn't have said that before it nearly took off my head?"
"It didn't seem important."
"Willow I'm going to kill your boyfriend!"
"There will be no killing Oz!" Willow yelled. Buffy laughed softly.
"Look out!" There was a thud and Buffy stepped out. She grabbed the creature and snapped its neck. She dropped it to the ground fully aware of the four sets of eyes that were on her.
"Ewwe," Cordelia said.
"Buffy?" Xander asked his voice soft and hesitant.
"Buffy!" Willow exclaimed hugging her. Xander joined in the hug. Buffy was reminded of the years before.
"I missed you guys," Buffy said near tears.
"Where in the Hell have you been!" Cordelia yelled.
"I missed you too Cordelia," Buffy said rolling her eyes. "I was in Europe."
"I don't believe this," Cordelia said. "She gets to go to Europe before I do. That is so wrong!"
"So you're a good vampire," Oz said slowly.
"Yeah," Buffy shrugged. "How's my mom?"
"She was attacked after you left," Willow said. "She's okay but she found out about vampires, and you. She took it all surprisingly well."
"I saw Giles so I know how he is," Buffy said. "How about you guys?"
"The usual," Oz said.
"I'll fill you in later," Willow said. "You should go to see your mom."
"Yeah," Buffy agreed. "I'll see you tomorrow night."
"I was going to suggest lunch but that won't work," Willow said. "So um, meet me in the school and we'll go somewhere to talk."
"See you then," Buffy smiled. She left going up her drive. She stopped at her mom's house. "Well here goes nothing." She reached out and knocked.
"Buffy?" her mom asked. "Buffy!" She reached out and then they were holding each other both crying. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too mom," Buffy whispered.
"I won't yell because Willow explained why you were gone," Joyce said. "Why'd you come back?" Buffy looked up at her mother wondering how she could ever explain it to her. Spike pulled into the driveway and rushed up to them saving her the trouble.
"Inside ladies we have trouble," he said.
"Mom?" Buffy asked.
"Come inside," Joyce said understanding. They all went into the house.
"What's going on?" Buffy asked.
"Angel is here," Spike said. "I saw him in the mansion."
"Oh great," Buffy muttered. "Does he know that we're here?"
"I don't think so," he said.
"Good," Buffy said.
"Spike can you sleep in the living room?" Joyce asked. Spike stood and examined her curtains.
"No," he said. "Your curtains are too thin."
"Oh," Joyce said.
"The ones in my room aren't," Buffy said. Both turned to her.
"I don't know," Joyce said.
"Come on mom," Buffy said. "If he tries anything I'll kick his butt."
"I guess it's alright," Joyce said.
"Let's go get our bags," Spike said.
"Okay," Buffy said standing. Joyce hugged her.
"I'm so glad your home baby," she said.
"I know mom," Buffy said fighting off tears. "I'll see you tomorrow evening. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Joyce said and went upstairs.
"I like your mum," Spike commented as they brought the bags inside.
"And for some reason that I can't comprehend she seems to kind of like you," Buffy told him.
"She has good taste."
"Whatever."
"Once again what exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"Shut up Spike."
Maybe if we ever coulda kept it all together Where would we be A thousand lost forevers And the promises you never were giving me" -Matchbox Twenty
Buffy sat her bag down. "Are you okay pet?" Spike asked.
"He swore to me that he'd stop sleeping with her," she said. "The lying bastard. And I, the idiot, believed him. Am I that pathetic?"
"No," Spike said sincerely. "Slayer you wanted to believe in the man that you love. There's nothing pathetic about that." She sighed sitting on his bed. "So what are you going to do? After tonight?"
"Are my friends in danger?" she asked.
"Yes," he told her.
"Then I'm going to Sunnydale," she said. "I'm going home." Spike nodded and called reserving a flight for the next evening.
"I ripped the picture The one in the kitchen I looked weak, my eyes they gave it all away" -Furslide
In Sunnydale
"Good old Sunnyhell," Spike said running over the sign as they entered the town.
"Why did you do that?" Buffy asked.
"Tradition," he said lightly.
She rolled her eyes. "Okay, drop me off here," Buffy told him once they reached the cemetery. He pulled over. "I'll see you at the mansion later."
"Yeah," Spike said. "Be careful."
"Yeah, yeah," she said rolling her eyes again. He drove away. She began patrolling. A vampire lunged at her. She stuck out her stake killing him easily. She began walking again. After finishing the cemetery she went to the park.
"Hold him!" she heard someone shout.
"I'm trying!"
"Claws."
"You couldn't have said that before it nearly took off my head?"
"It didn't seem important."
"Willow I'm going to kill your boyfriend!"
"There will be no killing Oz!" Willow yelled. Buffy laughed softly.
"Look out!" There was a thud and Buffy stepped out. She grabbed the creature and snapped its neck. She dropped it to the ground fully aware of the four sets of eyes that were on her.
"Ewwe," Cordelia said.
"Buffy?" Xander asked his voice soft and hesitant.
"Buffy!" Willow exclaimed hugging her. Xander joined in the hug. Buffy was reminded of the years before.
"I missed you guys," Buffy said near tears.
"Where in the Hell have you been!" Cordelia yelled.
"I missed you too Cordelia," Buffy said rolling her eyes. "I was in Europe."
"I don't believe this," Cordelia said. "She gets to go to Europe before I do. That is so wrong!"
"So you're a good vampire," Oz said slowly.
"Yeah," Buffy shrugged. "How's my mom?"
"She was attacked after you left," Willow said. "She's okay but she found out about vampires, and you. She took it all surprisingly well."
"I saw Giles so I know how he is," Buffy said. "How about you guys?"
"The usual," Oz said.
"I'll fill you in later," Willow said. "You should go to see your mom."
"Yeah," Buffy agreed. "I'll see you tomorrow night."
"I was going to suggest lunch but that won't work," Willow said. "So um, meet me in the school and we'll go somewhere to talk."
"See you then," Buffy smiled. She left going up her drive. She stopped at her mom's house. "Well here goes nothing." She reached out and knocked.
"Buffy?" her mom asked. "Buffy!" She reached out and then they were holding each other both crying. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too mom," Buffy whispered.
"I won't yell because Willow explained why you were gone," Joyce said. "Why'd you come back?" Buffy looked up at her mother wondering how she could ever explain it to her. Spike pulled into the driveway and rushed up to them saving her the trouble.
"Inside ladies we have trouble," he said.
"Mom?" Buffy asked.
"Come inside," Joyce said understanding. They all went into the house.
"What's going on?" Buffy asked.
"Angel is here," Spike said. "I saw him in the mansion."
"Oh great," Buffy muttered. "Does he know that we're here?"
"I don't think so," he said.
"Good," Buffy said.
"Spike can you sleep in the living room?" Joyce asked. Spike stood and examined her curtains.
"No," he said. "Your curtains are too thin."
"Oh," Joyce said.
"The ones in my room aren't," Buffy said. Both turned to her.
"I don't know," Joyce said.
"Come on mom," Buffy said. "If he tries anything I'll kick his butt."
"I guess it's alright," Joyce said.
"Let's go get our bags," Spike said.
"Okay," Buffy said standing. Joyce hugged her.
"I'm so glad your home baby," she said.
"I know mom," Buffy said fighting off tears. "I'll see you tomorrow evening. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Joyce said and went upstairs.
"I like your mum," Spike commented as they brought the bags inside.
"And for some reason that I can't comprehend she seems to kind of like you," Buffy told him.
"She has good taste."
"Whatever."
"Once again what exactly is that supposed to mean?"
"Shut up Spike."
