Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
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Chapter 11
"They're going to take her away?" Dawn's voice was shaky and quiet, showing the fear that was coursing through her body. "But if they take Buffy away, they'll take me too." Spike's jaw clenched as she said this, instantly he was in front of her, holding her shoulders.
"Listen to me," he almost growled. "I've promised Buffy two things in the time I've known her. You know me, I don't break primacies."
"What were the primacies?"
"To look after you 'till the end of the world, and to never leave her."
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An hour later the entire Scooby gang, including Xander, was assembles in the Summers living room. Once everyone was filled in concerning the new problem and Xander was told to shut up about Spike at least five times, discussions started about what to do. After another two hours little headway had been made.
"We need a good lawyer."
"Yes Whelp, we know that, just like when you last said it. But how are we going to pay for one? Pull the money out of your arse?" Spike was getting very angry, very quickly. "Dammit! I should just go there and threaten to eat them all!" Willow shook her head.
"Can't, chip remember?" Spike vamped and gave her a grin that had set fear into the hears of men for over a hundred years. The red head paled.
"They don't know that."
"Look we need to find a way to actually help Buffy, not mess around." This came from Anya.
"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT!" Spike had reached breaking point. "Sod this, tell me when you've thought of something." With this he got up and went to leave the house. Remembering both that it was midday and that Buffy didn't like him leaving. Instead he changed directions and went into the basement.
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Twenty minutes of sitting in the basement had actually managed to calm Spike down slightly. He was just about to get up and head back upstairs when he heard the door open and close and someone enter.
He knew who it was. Just like Buffy had a 'slayer sense' enabling her to tell when a vampire was near, he had his own sense that told him when his slayer was close by. It angered him slightly that nobody had been looking after her and let her wander around on her own.
"What's up luv?" Buffy came down the stairs to sit next to Spike on the old cot.
"Lonely."
"Nobody sat with you?" Buffy shook her head. 'Dammit does nobody give a shit about her but me?' Spike thought. Dawn had wanted to stay off of school again but Spike insisted that she go, a good impression would be needed to be put forward in two days and any further absences should be avoided. The fact that Buffy had just lost her job would also not look well in their favour.
"Spike mad again?" Spike was glad to see that there was no fear in Buffy's eyes when she asked this. He decided that he should explain the situation to Buffy.
"Yeah pet, I am. There are some people who like to help people and now they want to help you."
"Help me?"
"Yeah, but the way they want to help is to have you live in a place where people get better."
"Spike and Dawn come?"
"No luv. They want to make it so you don't live with us anymore." Now he did see the look of absolute fear in his slayer's eyes. "But remember I said that I would stay with you. I wont let that happen Buffy." He hugged her tightly to reassure her that he wouldn't leave. He felt her start to sob against his chest.
"Shhh luv, nobody will take you away. I'm staying with you." His tears were flowing along with Buffy's
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The entire gang looked up when Spike lead Buffy out of the basement. Well, almost all of the gang. Spike noticed that Xander was missing.
"Where's the whelp?" Tara was the one to answer him.
"Everyone got into an a-a-argument about what to do. Xander wouldn't s-s- shut up about how you shouldn't be near Buffy. When he actually s-s- suggested she would be b-b-better off locked up Dawn threw him out again."
"Well done Nib." Spike was proud that she had stood up to Xander again.
"So what's been decided?" Everyone looked down. Again it was Tara to speak.
"We don't know."
"Then we loose Buffy and Dawn."
TBC
AN: I just want to thank everyone for all the very kind reviews. Special thanks to Rachel who has been reviewing from the beginning. I'm not sure what being able to come up with a plot that is 'evil, pure and simple' says about my psychological state but THANK YOU anyway, looking forward to hearing more from you! : )
Oh, and glorywillow, that thing I'm doing besides writing is working. As much as I would prefer to be writing, if I stayed at home to write I would be fired, then I would have no money, be thrown out onto the streets and then you wouldn't get any story at all. Sigh.
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Chapter 11
"They're going to take her away?" Dawn's voice was shaky and quiet, showing the fear that was coursing through her body. "But if they take Buffy away, they'll take me too." Spike's jaw clenched as she said this, instantly he was in front of her, holding her shoulders.
"Listen to me," he almost growled. "I've promised Buffy two things in the time I've known her. You know me, I don't break primacies."
"What were the primacies?"
"To look after you 'till the end of the world, and to never leave her."
*****
An hour later the entire Scooby gang, including Xander, was assembles in the Summers living room. Once everyone was filled in concerning the new problem and Xander was told to shut up about Spike at least five times, discussions started about what to do. After another two hours little headway had been made.
"We need a good lawyer."
"Yes Whelp, we know that, just like when you last said it. But how are we going to pay for one? Pull the money out of your arse?" Spike was getting very angry, very quickly. "Dammit! I should just go there and threaten to eat them all!" Willow shook her head.
"Can't, chip remember?" Spike vamped and gave her a grin that had set fear into the hears of men for over a hundred years. The red head paled.
"They don't know that."
"Look we need to find a way to actually help Buffy, not mess around." This came from Anya.
"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT!" Spike had reached breaking point. "Sod this, tell me when you've thought of something." With this he got up and went to leave the house. Remembering both that it was midday and that Buffy didn't like him leaving. Instead he changed directions and went into the basement.
*****
Twenty minutes of sitting in the basement had actually managed to calm Spike down slightly. He was just about to get up and head back upstairs when he heard the door open and close and someone enter.
He knew who it was. Just like Buffy had a 'slayer sense' enabling her to tell when a vampire was near, he had his own sense that told him when his slayer was close by. It angered him slightly that nobody had been looking after her and let her wander around on her own.
"What's up luv?" Buffy came down the stairs to sit next to Spike on the old cot.
"Lonely."
"Nobody sat with you?" Buffy shook her head. 'Dammit does nobody give a shit about her but me?' Spike thought. Dawn had wanted to stay off of school again but Spike insisted that she go, a good impression would be needed to be put forward in two days and any further absences should be avoided. The fact that Buffy had just lost her job would also not look well in their favour.
"Spike mad again?" Spike was glad to see that there was no fear in Buffy's eyes when she asked this. He decided that he should explain the situation to Buffy.
"Yeah pet, I am. There are some people who like to help people and now they want to help you."
"Help me?"
"Yeah, but the way they want to help is to have you live in a place where people get better."
"Spike and Dawn come?"
"No luv. They want to make it so you don't live with us anymore." Now he did see the look of absolute fear in his slayer's eyes. "But remember I said that I would stay with you. I wont let that happen Buffy." He hugged her tightly to reassure her that he wouldn't leave. He felt her start to sob against his chest.
"Shhh luv, nobody will take you away. I'm staying with you." His tears were flowing along with Buffy's
*****
The entire gang looked up when Spike lead Buffy out of the basement. Well, almost all of the gang. Spike noticed that Xander was missing.
"Where's the whelp?" Tara was the one to answer him.
"Everyone got into an a-a-argument about what to do. Xander wouldn't s-s- shut up about how you shouldn't be near Buffy. When he actually s-s- suggested she would be b-b-better off locked up Dawn threw him out again."
"Well done Nib." Spike was proud that she had stood up to Xander again.
"So what's been decided?" Everyone looked down. Again it was Tara to speak.
"We don't know."
"Then we loose Buffy and Dawn."
TBC
AN: I just want to thank everyone for all the very kind reviews. Special thanks to Rachel who has been reviewing from the beginning. I'm not sure what being able to come up with a plot that is 'evil, pure and simple' says about my psychological state but THANK YOU anyway, looking forward to hearing more from you! : )
Oh, and glorywillow, that thing I'm doing besides writing is working. As much as I would prefer to be writing, if I stayed at home to write I would be fired, then I would have no money, be thrown out onto the streets and then you wouldn't get any story at all. Sigh.
MORE SOON - REVIEW PLEASE!