A/N: Uhhh wow plot!?!!! Who wutta thunk it!?!? We *actually* get into some actual beastie action. Review me! :)
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Willow gulped down her water, the kitchen being the second place she headed after telling Buffy about wonder-dog. He looked like a cross between the hellhounds and the demon that Buffy faced from Jonathans spell to be cool, the one that had gone after...

She glanced down at the floor, upset about Tara once again. She hadn't had time to think about it before, but now that Buffy knew of the threat, she felt herself slipping into sulk-mode. But she pulled herself out of it when Buffy and Spike came down the stairs, holding hands.

Willow looked at there clasped hands strangley, but didn't say anything. It could wait, there was more important things to talk about. Like the ugly demon that was roaming the town.

Buffy was freaking out. When Willow had barged into there room, it had terrified her that she would lose another friend, or get into another argument with the ex-witch. She was surprised when Willow said nothing, but not so surprised that once again in Sunnydale they had trouble. And when Spike had started to pull away from her, obvieously scared that now Buffy would reject him, she made sure that he knew she wouldn't. Walking down the stairs with their hands held was a risk, and scary, but Buffy knew it was how she wanted things.

Though concerned, her friends had no imediate say in her life, and she would go out with anyone she wanted, no matter what they thought. Though that hurt her, it was inforced, expecially after her return from the dead.
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Buffy sat down on the couch with Spike in tow, Willow already seated. "So whats the stitch?" Buffy asked her, ready to get down to buisness.

"Demon. Cross between a hell-hound and that creepy Jonathan monster thing, when that spell he cast to be cool backfired" Willow told her.

"I remember. How did you know about this?"

"At the clinic, it came through the window and attacked a girl. I managed to get it off of her, but it took off --fast. I couldn't catch it". Willow explained, wondering if Buffy would ask *how* she managed to save the girl.

"Oh. Y-You managed to stop the thing? Thats...good...you know it must have been pretty strong, your lucky....theres not..one..scratch..on..you...uh, so how did you--" Buffy was stamering, and Willow knew what she was thinking.

"I didn't use magick, I kicked it and I guess it realized it was out numbered, it just took off".

"Oh" Buffy sighed, clearley relieved. Willow couldn't blame her.

"We need to hit the books" Spike said, looking at the two.
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An hour later Dawn, Buffy, Willow, and Spike were at the magick box looking through dozens of texts that had just got shipped in. Since Willow had drained all the Magical texts the gang had ordered copies or the ones they had and some new ones, and were thanfull they finally came in.

"My head hurts" Dawn said, throwing down her book and rubbing her tempals.

"I know Dawn, just keep looking" Buffy told her.

"Oh whoo! I found it! I found information about the demon!" Willow exclaimed. Her face droped though when she finished reading. "Buffy can I talk to you for a second...alone?" Willow asked. Buffy's smile was instantly off her face when she heard the tone in Willow's voice.

"Sure" Buffy said, leading her friend outside.
"Whats going on Willow?!?" Buffy asked

"Buffy, what ever demon that gave Spike back his human form, well, created this one. Let me finish before you interupt. It's linked to Spike, Buffy. If you kill the demon, than Spikes soul dies, along with his chip. Buffy, don't you get it? If you kill this thing, Spike will revert to what he was when he first came to town. A souless monster." Willow continued to explain all the details of the demon to Buffy but she didn't hear a word of it.

All she could hear was Willows words echoing in her mind over again . "Buffy, don't you get it? If you kill this thing, Spike will revert to what he was when he first came to town. A souless monster."


TO BE CONTINUED

A/N: Cliffhanger!!! *evil laugh* I'll post more today don't worry!! :) Review!