She mounted up with weapons as Dawn came into the library.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Just stay out of my way, Dawn." Julie said sharpening stakes.

"You can't do that, not till we have a better idea of what shes capable of, im already gonna loose my sister again, i dont wanna loose my best friend too" Dawn said as Julie calmed down and agreed to stay back.

--The mansion--

Manda sat in what used to be Spikes chair, they were all covered in dust from the years of non useage, but she didnt care she knew he wouldnt stay gone long.

He walked in with caution. he spotted her sitting in his chair, and thought to himself why does it have to be this way?

"It doesn't have to be" Manda said outloud, "oh yeah i can read your mind" manda said as she played with a doll that Dryu had left. "Honestly Spike Dru and Dollz, what was with her" she asked standing up and turning to face him.

"Why are you being so cruel?" He asked

"Oh come on, you must remember what its like to do what you want when you want, i died saving this miserable planet i think it owes me something" She said as she crossed her arms and walked closer to him. She licked her lips suductively and wispered in his ear "you can help, then it would be like it was supposed to be me and you till the end" she said

Spike closed his eyes and then took a breathe,"No. I wont do it.. "

"Oh come on Spikey.. are you afraid you'll hurt poor little Julie?" Manda said,"You hurt me.. and you didn't care how I felt.."

"That's a load of jack, Manda, and you know it." Spike spat.

"is it?" she said as she strided off in the other direction Spike closely following her

"Yeah, it is Manda. You don't know what I felt. I loved you.." Spike growled a bit.

"yeah, well doesnt matter now does it" Manda said with a little sadness in her voice, she stood there in front of the statue of icathla, it as well as all the other things were covered in cobwebs

"A part of me still love you. And that part is killing me..." Spike said.

"If you love me, join me.. we'll rule the world together." Manda said seductivly.

"No, I refuse to do anything to help you. I may love you, but I'm not willing to let everyone else die because of your selfish act." Spike stated.

"They're all gonna die someday Spikey," she said.

"Yes, but not now. Now, is not their time."

"Well it wasn't mine either!" Manda said with a stomp.

"You know damn well that a slayer never makes it to 20, but you were lucky. You had friends who brought you back twice. Now you wanna kill them?" Spike spat.

"where were they when i needed them spike? HUH? when i was dieing, feeling like i couldnt breathe, when all i wanted to do was live HUH WHERE THE HELL WERE THEY!?" she spat as she walked off into the other room fast

Spike followed her,"DAMNIT AMANDA! THE PARAMEDICS SAID YOU DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES! THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY FOR THEM TO BRING YOU BACK!!"

"GO ASK GILES HOW IT HAPPENED" she spat back "there was nothing NATURAL about your fucking lungs not working" She said

"HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN PEOPLE WITH EMPHYSEMA, SOME UNEXPLAINABLE THINGS HAPPEN MANDA! STOP BEING SELFISH AND START THINKING OF OTHER PEOPLE BY YOUR DAMN SELF!!" Spike yelled.

"THINKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE IS HOW I GOT MYSELF KILLED. WHEN I WAS ALIVE ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT WERE OTHER PEOPLE, DAWN, XANDER AND GOD EVEN YOU BUT NOW WHO DO I HAVE HUH JUST ME, WELL EXCUSE ME IF I WANNA LOOK AFTER MYSELF" she said

From right behind Manda a tranqualizer dart hit her. She fell to the ground, passing out. Julie dropped out from the shadows and looked at her.

"Help me bring her back to the library. We'll lock her up. Giles has started the ritual." Julie said.

"Ill help you get her there, but im not gonna watch you kill her" he said

"Fine with me.." She said as she helped Spike bring Manda back to the Library.