Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
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Chapter 6.
After the food for Buffy and Dawn had been delivered and eaten the three occupants of the Summers house sat down to watch the TV. Spike drank the last of the blood from the fridge.
Buffy sat between Spike and Dawn on the couch and watched the funny pictures on the screen. Dawn had said it was a Disney movie but Buffy didn't know what that meant so she ignored the comment and just watched the brightly coloured pictures.
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When the movie had finished Spike noticed that Buffy was looking tired so he lead her upstairs into her bedroom.
"Just wait here luv, just going to get Bit to come and help you get ready for bed." Spike was pleased that Buffy made no comment about him leaving her, she seemed to be realising that he meant it when he said he would not leave her.
Spike left Buffy's room only to find Dawn stood at the top of the stairs.
"You want me to help her get ready?" The teenager asked.
"Yeah, I'll wait out here, fetch me when you're done."
"Will do," and with that she went into her sister's room.
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Spike really wanted to kill something, preferably something tough and nasty that didn't want to die. They were the best type of kill, the hard kill that he could take pride in accomplishing. It was for this very reason that he had sought out three slayers in his time when he had been told that to do so was suicide.
However in this situation he knew that killing things would not help with Buffy's condition. He felt totally helpless and didn't know how he would be able to cure the girl he loved. Of course he couldn't discuss his feelings with anyone, Buffy needed him to be strong and Dawn was counting on him to look after her and Buffy.
He would just have to keep putting on a brave face and try to help in any way he could, even if it was just being there to calm Buffy.
Spike's thought were interrupted by Dawn opening the door and exiting the bedroom.
"She's in bed, she wants you to stay with her."
"Was plannin' to anyway Bit," Spike replied.
"We will be able to fix her wont we?" Dawn looked at Spike with pleading eyes, it didn't matter if Spike thought Buffy could be cured, she just needed to hear it would happen, she needed the hope. Spike picked up on this.
"Yeah Nibblet, she'll be good as new in no time." With this he went into the bedroom and slipped into bed with Buffy for the night.
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The next morning went much the same as the previous morning. Spike left the bedroom and got Dawn to help Buffy dress then make something for both of them to eat.
The only drama of the morning was when Spike discovered he would have to go fetch some blood from the butchers. It took him half an hour to convince Buffy that he would be back as soon as he could.
Once Buffy let him go Spike made a dash for the sewer access outside the Summers house and quickly made his way to his favourite butchers to buy a weeks supply of blood.
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Spike slammed the front door shut after bursting into the house, his blanket only slightly smoking. He looked around the living room to see Dawn crouched over Buffy who was sat on the floor crying.
At hearing the door slam Buffy looked up to see Spike enter. She immediately launched herself at the vampire, hugging him.
When Buffy didn't let go of him, Spike looked at Dawn questioningly.
"She started crying just after you left. She kept saying 'Spike gone, Spike gone' over and over."
Spike turned his attention to the crying girl in his arms.
"Shh luv, look I'm back now. I said I'd be back didn't I?" He reached up and used his thumb to wipe away the tears from Buffy's cheeks.
Dawn saw this and put it with the other little gestures from both Buffy and Spike over the last two days but decided now was not the time to ask about it.
Spike managed to calm Buffy down again eventually and he sat her down to watch some more TV. He realised that he kept putting her in front of the TV but she seemed to enjoy watching the children's programmes so he didn't think it was doing any harm. He then went into the kitchen to put away his blood.
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It was nearly 5 o'clock when Tara rang the door bell. Spike let her in and saw that she was carrying a pile of books listing different types of demon.
"Find many stinging demons pet?" he asked the witch.
"Six." She proceeded to show Spike pictures of the demons she had identified in the books. Spike rejected the first five pictures. Then he looked at the sixth.
"That's the bugger, he's the one that got the Slayer." He noticed the worried look on Tara's face. "What is it?"
"That's a Glarghk Guhl Kashma'nik demon."
"And that's a bad thing?"
Tara paused before answering, not sure how to tell Spike the bad news.
"W-w-well, the books s-s-say that there is no c-c-cure for this," she started stuttering, as she always did when he was nervous or anxious. "N-n- not even her slayer healing w-w-will help."
Spike didn't know whether to cry or shout at the news. He chose shouting.
"WHAT! MAKE AN ANTIDOTE! USE YOUR POWERS!"
"There is n-n-no antidote! And healing spells w-w-wont work! I tried allready!"
Spike visibly slumped at hearing this. Can't be cured? He felt tears fall from his eyes at the thought of Buffy being this way forever and did nothing to stop them.
Tara saw Spike start to weep and wrapped her arms around him to try and offer some comfort.
It was at this point that Dawn came to see what Tara had to say. She saw Spike crying and Tara holding him. Instantly she became very worried.
"What?"
Tara turned to face her, a sad look on her face.
TBC
AN: I try to use the correct spelling when writing and I hope that my spell checker picks up on any mistakes I make but I apologise for any misspelled words. One thing to take into account is that I am from England and so I use the English way of spelling certain words, not the American form. I hope this does not lessen your enjoyment of my fic.
Thank you for reading my story and I really appreciate the reviews posted.
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Chapter 6.
After the food for Buffy and Dawn had been delivered and eaten the three occupants of the Summers house sat down to watch the TV. Spike drank the last of the blood from the fridge.
Buffy sat between Spike and Dawn on the couch and watched the funny pictures on the screen. Dawn had said it was a Disney movie but Buffy didn't know what that meant so she ignored the comment and just watched the brightly coloured pictures.
*****
When the movie had finished Spike noticed that Buffy was looking tired so he lead her upstairs into her bedroom.
"Just wait here luv, just going to get Bit to come and help you get ready for bed." Spike was pleased that Buffy made no comment about him leaving her, she seemed to be realising that he meant it when he said he would not leave her.
Spike left Buffy's room only to find Dawn stood at the top of the stairs.
"You want me to help her get ready?" The teenager asked.
"Yeah, I'll wait out here, fetch me when you're done."
"Will do," and with that she went into her sister's room.
*****
Spike really wanted to kill something, preferably something tough and nasty that didn't want to die. They were the best type of kill, the hard kill that he could take pride in accomplishing. It was for this very reason that he had sought out three slayers in his time when he had been told that to do so was suicide.
However in this situation he knew that killing things would not help with Buffy's condition. He felt totally helpless and didn't know how he would be able to cure the girl he loved. Of course he couldn't discuss his feelings with anyone, Buffy needed him to be strong and Dawn was counting on him to look after her and Buffy.
He would just have to keep putting on a brave face and try to help in any way he could, even if it was just being there to calm Buffy.
Spike's thought were interrupted by Dawn opening the door and exiting the bedroom.
"She's in bed, she wants you to stay with her."
"Was plannin' to anyway Bit," Spike replied.
"We will be able to fix her wont we?" Dawn looked at Spike with pleading eyes, it didn't matter if Spike thought Buffy could be cured, she just needed to hear it would happen, she needed the hope. Spike picked up on this.
"Yeah Nibblet, she'll be good as new in no time." With this he went into the bedroom and slipped into bed with Buffy for the night.
*****
The next morning went much the same as the previous morning. Spike left the bedroom and got Dawn to help Buffy dress then make something for both of them to eat.
The only drama of the morning was when Spike discovered he would have to go fetch some blood from the butchers. It took him half an hour to convince Buffy that he would be back as soon as he could.
Once Buffy let him go Spike made a dash for the sewer access outside the Summers house and quickly made his way to his favourite butchers to buy a weeks supply of blood.
*****
Spike slammed the front door shut after bursting into the house, his blanket only slightly smoking. He looked around the living room to see Dawn crouched over Buffy who was sat on the floor crying.
At hearing the door slam Buffy looked up to see Spike enter. She immediately launched herself at the vampire, hugging him.
When Buffy didn't let go of him, Spike looked at Dawn questioningly.
"She started crying just after you left. She kept saying 'Spike gone, Spike gone' over and over."
Spike turned his attention to the crying girl in his arms.
"Shh luv, look I'm back now. I said I'd be back didn't I?" He reached up and used his thumb to wipe away the tears from Buffy's cheeks.
Dawn saw this and put it with the other little gestures from both Buffy and Spike over the last two days but decided now was not the time to ask about it.
Spike managed to calm Buffy down again eventually and he sat her down to watch some more TV. He realised that he kept putting her in front of the TV but she seemed to enjoy watching the children's programmes so he didn't think it was doing any harm. He then went into the kitchen to put away his blood.
*****
It was nearly 5 o'clock when Tara rang the door bell. Spike let her in and saw that she was carrying a pile of books listing different types of demon.
"Find many stinging demons pet?" he asked the witch.
"Six." She proceeded to show Spike pictures of the demons she had identified in the books. Spike rejected the first five pictures. Then he looked at the sixth.
"That's the bugger, he's the one that got the Slayer." He noticed the worried look on Tara's face. "What is it?"
"That's a Glarghk Guhl Kashma'nik demon."
"And that's a bad thing?"
Tara paused before answering, not sure how to tell Spike the bad news.
"W-w-well, the books s-s-say that there is no c-c-cure for this," she started stuttering, as she always did when he was nervous or anxious. "N-n- not even her slayer healing w-w-will help."
Spike didn't know whether to cry or shout at the news. He chose shouting.
"WHAT! MAKE AN ANTIDOTE! USE YOUR POWERS!"
"There is n-n-no antidote! And healing spells w-w-wont work! I tried allready!"
Spike visibly slumped at hearing this. Can't be cured? He felt tears fall from his eyes at the thought of Buffy being this way forever and did nothing to stop them.
Tara saw Spike start to weep and wrapped her arms around him to try and offer some comfort.
It was at this point that Dawn came to see what Tara had to say. She saw Spike crying and Tara holding him. Instantly she became very worried.
"What?"
Tara turned to face her, a sad look on her face.
TBC
AN: I try to use the correct spelling when writing and I hope that my spell checker picks up on any mistakes I make but I apologise for any misspelled words. One thing to take into account is that I am from England and so I use the English way of spelling certain words, not the American form. I hope this does not lessen your enjoyment of my fic.
Thank you for reading my story and I really appreciate the reviews posted.