Rating- PG-13 for violent/disturbing imagery and angst.

Disclaimer- BtVS doesn't belong to me- Joss Whedon, people. I hope you get the picture by now.

Summary- "Every night I save you," Spike told Buffy. What if saving her meant giving up his own life?

Author's Note- Please give feedback. It means a lot to me. Also, I have honestly no idea where this came from. Probably from listening to a combination of the songs "Hold On" and "#1 Crush" too much.

Every Night I Save You

by Starbrigid

Wake up and LIVE

(You'll never live now) I (know now)

Shut UP!

Because...

And I BELIEVE, oh god

I BELIEVE IN YOU-

I'd give my LIFE

For you to

wake up

and LIVE.

I won't let you stop.

I BELIEVE in you-

Take the CROSS for you

Hang there up on high

Martyred just for you

SPIT ON, DESTROYED-

Take the cross.

Because I BELIEVE

And that's more powerful

Than ANYTHING.

More powerful than the SUN

and MOON and STARS

More powerful than the MOUNTAINS

I'd take and bleed

Blood spattering my cross

Just for YOU-

I BELIEVE.

Heaven.

HELL.

I'll GO there,

the SECOND, and

you'll-

you'll NEVER.

You'll live FOREVER.

Because YOU

are so BRIGHT, so

GOOD, so BEAUTIFUL,

so PERFECT,

and I'm-

I'm nothing.

I'm a vampire-

(Your blood tastes so pretty-)

Wake up

and

LIVE.