CHAPTER 5



"Wow," said Fred " I never knew that vampires could smell all those different things, or hear all those things either"

"I suppose that means when Spikes is at the Bronze, he hears every single person's heartbeat in the joint, as well as all their different smells" said Xander.

"Uh.guys.." Dawn was standing by the window looking outside, there was Spike talking to himself.

"What is it ?" Said Buffy, they all got up and went to the window.



"You are so stupid, you actually thought that you could co-exist ?" Spike punched a brick wall. He began attacking anything near by; trees, benches, potted plants, he had to work out his aggression.



"What's he doing ?" asked Dawn, as the all looked through the window at Spike as he smashed a potted plant."

"He's working out his demons." Said Lorne

"What do you mean? Spike's all demon, or didn't you get the whole vampire bit ?" said Buffy sarcastically what was this guy talking about ?

"Do you really believe that ?"

"What ?" asked Buffy, confused.

"Uh, guys ?" Dawn sounded worried, Buffy looked outside, Spike was holding a piece of the wooden bench to his heart, it was a makeshift stake. "FUCK !" they heard him say as he threw the wood down and stomped off into the night.

"Dawn, if I ever hear you saying such words you will be grounded until your 21rst birthday and then some." Buffy's annoyed, though Dawn but not with me.

"Lorne can read people, but only if they sing." Said Wesley

"Or hum" chimed in Fred

"Spike was humming a tune as he left !" said Dawn

"Slayer, do you really think the only reason he doesn't kill is because of the chip ?"

"Yes."

"Then you are a fool. Think about it, he could kill Cordilla, Dawn or you but he doesn't, why do you think that is ?"

"Buffy, he can hurt you ?" asked Giles

"I 'came back wrong' and now he can hurt me."

"Does he ?" asked a concerned Giles.

"No" replied Buffy, feeling sheepish.

"He can hurt me because I'm a key." Said Dawn, she wasn't sure to be upset or happy, she should be upset because it meant she wasn't 'human' but she was happy because maybe Buffy would realize that Spike was good.

"He didn't hurt his family once he was turned, he even helped his sister with an abusive husband." Said Cordilla.

"What ?" asked Wesley

"Her husband was a wife beater and a rapist."

"What did Spike do ?" asked Fred

"He rammed a railroad spike through his head."

"Cool !"

"Dawn !" yelled Buffy.

Lorne coughed "Excused me ladies I'm sorry to interrupt but I hadn't finished talking."

"Sorry." Mumbled Buffy

"I'm not saying he has a soul,"

"He doesn't !" interrupted Buffy, angry.



"His ties to the human world were so strong that part of his soul remained."

"What ?" asked Buffy, surprised.

"It was his mother and sister, now its you and your sister."

"Spike's a soulless demon and always will be." Buffy then ran up the stairs and locked herself in the bathroom.

"What's with that ?" asked Cordy.

"Well," said Dawn "I'm not sure if I should tell you this."

"Tell us what ?" asked Giles.

Dawn gulped, "BuffyandSpikehavebeensleepingtogether" she took in a breath "theonlyreasonshewon'tlovehimisbecausehehasnosoul"

"What !" yelled Xander.

"Slowly, Dawn slowly."

"Buffy and Spike have been sleeping together and the only reason she won't love him is

because he has no soul."

"For how long ?"

"How long what ?"

"How long have they been sleeping together ?"

"Since she was resurrected"

"Oh." Said Giles, as he cleaned his glasses.