A/n: And the plot thickins! lol, or as thick as its gonna get with this brain! Its been kinnda angsty, which I planned to do, to give the story a bit more depth, but don't worry, the story won't end anti- B/S! Please Review!
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After the attack Buffy finally decided to sit down with Spike. He needed to know what was going to happen to him. Pushing back tears, she started to explain.
"Umm, Willow said that the demon..that made you human, it made *this* demon too. See your conected to this monster. He repersents you without a soul, and the you I'm sitting in front of is the soul-having half. If I kill this thing, I kill you too. Not you totally, but it would cause you to...revert back to k-killer form. Only worse than when you first came to town....." Buffy trailed off, noticing the look on Spike's face, and she crumpled into herself.
"Hey...Buffy...luv" Spike sat next to her and held her, but Buffy's sences picked up that he was crying too. "We are gonna figure this out, and I'm gonna be here, annoying as ever." Spike reasured her, attempting to get a laugh. Buffy's mouth only slightly twitched in barley a smile.
"We should help them research, move along the progress" Spike told her.
"Lets go" the Slayer replied, wiping a tear from her eye.
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The bell chimed as Spike and Buffy entered the shop. Willow and Dawn looked up, and Dawn ran to Buffy's side giving her a hug. *I guess she knows* Buffy thought.
After Dawn hugged Spike, and Spike and Buffy filled the gang in on there little attack, the group got to work, and within the hour Dawn jumped out of her seat.
"I found it! I found its name! It's called a Effesk demon, and its a price for a reward, a consequence. It says here that it feeds off the blood of the persons conected to the object of the spell, Spike, but apparently never hurts the actual person who was rewarded...you know, except the whole...kill me and you go grrr thing." Dawn said, looking up at Spike sadly.
"So that explains it attacking Xander, and me, but why the girl at the clinic? And it did wound Spike" Buffy pointed out.
"Well apparently it searches for the people's auras, so it's possible that they can get confused, and Willow was in the room at the clinic, it could of senced her and just jumped on whatever was there to you know, jump on." Dawn replied
"But this...." Buffy trailed off looking up at Dawn expectently.
"Effesk" Dawn told her.
"This Effesk thing, it just stops, it never even cuts blood!" Buffy said.
"Yeah, but maybe thats because it can sence us, maybe it smelled a better meal....uh-oh" Willow's eyes widened and she trailed off.
"Xander!" Willow remarked, jumping up and runnin gout the door.
"Willow wait!!" Buffy called, helping Spike up, who was still hurting from his injury. "You stay here with Dawn, Spike. Both of you look for a way out of this whole thing, like a way to kill it *without* the consequences! I'm going after it with Willow" Buffy said, easing Spike down and grabbing her coat.
"Be carefull!!" Spike called out as she left.
"I will!!" Buffy replied, and than all was silent as the pair got back to work.
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Buffy caught up to Willow easily. She wasn't that fair gone, though farther than Buffy had expected. Willow was determened to see that Xander was safe.
"Willow, it could be any of the others!" Buffy told her, trying to make her slow down.
"ANY OF THE OTHERS!!" Willow screamed, pointing ahead. There on the street, Xander was fighting with the Effesk, and not winning. Suddenly the beast stopped, smelling Willow and Buffy coming. Apparently knowing of Buffy's slaying ability, it ran off, again, to the three's dismay.
"Xander!! Are you ok!?" Willow said, running to his side.
"I had it right where I wanted it!!" Xander said, before falling onto the ground.
"Xander!" Willow yelled, trying to lift his weight, Buffy came back from accross the street, where she had been trying to keep the Effesk put.
"No joy" Buffy said, helping Willow with Xander and slowley walking back to the shop.
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"Xander!" Dawn yelled, running to his side when the trio returned to the shop. "We've got some more news, Buff" Dawn added to her sister, helping the two bring Xander to the table and seat him. After filling him in, Dawn's face went grim.
"Spike found this part, not me. Buffy the only way to kill this thing without...you know...you have to go through three tests, just like the ones Spike did to become human in the first place, only about 10 times harder. If you pass, the demons gone, no clause, happily ever after and all that jumbo...but if not....."
Dawn didn't have to finish, Buffy knew she would either die trying, or not try and have to kill Spike. She had to make a choice.
"Take me to the tests" Buffy said, in a voice that made clear she had made up her mind, and nothing would stop her from saving the man she loved.
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A/N: Writting as fast as I can type (lucky for you thats 54 words per minute on a good day!) Posting this, than writting some more, so look forward to a couple more chapters today. Please Review!
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After the attack Buffy finally decided to sit down with Spike. He needed to know what was going to happen to him. Pushing back tears, she started to explain.
"Umm, Willow said that the demon..that made you human, it made *this* demon too. See your conected to this monster. He repersents you without a soul, and the you I'm sitting in front of is the soul-having half. If I kill this thing, I kill you too. Not you totally, but it would cause you to...revert back to k-killer form. Only worse than when you first came to town....." Buffy trailed off, noticing the look on Spike's face, and she crumpled into herself.
"Hey...Buffy...luv" Spike sat next to her and held her, but Buffy's sences picked up that he was crying too. "We are gonna figure this out, and I'm gonna be here, annoying as ever." Spike reasured her, attempting to get a laugh. Buffy's mouth only slightly twitched in barley a smile.
"We should help them research, move along the progress" Spike told her.
"Lets go" the Slayer replied, wiping a tear from her eye.
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The bell chimed as Spike and Buffy entered the shop. Willow and Dawn looked up, and Dawn ran to Buffy's side giving her a hug. *I guess she knows* Buffy thought.
After Dawn hugged Spike, and Spike and Buffy filled the gang in on there little attack, the group got to work, and within the hour Dawn jumped out of her seat.
"I found it! I found its name! It's called a Effesk demon, and its a price for a reward, a consequence. It says here that it feeds off the blood of the persons conected to the object of the spell, Spike, but apparently never hurts the actual person who was rewarded...you know, except the whole...kill me and you go grrr thing." Dawn said, looking up at Spike sadly.
"So that explains it attacking Xander, and me, but why the girl at the clinic? And it did wound Spike" Buffy pointed out.
"Well apparently it searches for the people's auras, so it's possible that they can get confused, and Willow was in the room at the clinic, it could of senced her and just jumped on whatever was there to you know, jump on." Dawn replied
"But this...." Buffy trailed off looking up at Dawn expectently.
"Effesk" Dawn told her.
"This Effesk thing, it just stops, it never even cuts blood!" Buffy said.
"Yeah, but maybe thats because it can sence us, maybe it smelled a better meal....uh-oh" Willow's eyes widened and she trailed off.
"Xander!" Willow remarked, jumping up and runnin gout the door.
"Willow wait!!" Buffy called, helping Spike up, who was still hurting from his injury. "You stay here with Dawn, Spike. Both of you look for a way out of this whole thing, like a way to kill it *without* the consequences! I'm going after it with Willow" Buffy said, easing Spike down and grabbing her coat.
"Be carefull!!" Spike called out as she left.
"I will!!" Buffy replied, and than all was silent as the pair got back to work.
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Buffy caught up to Willow easily. She wasn't that fair gone, though farther than Buffy had expected. Willow was determened to see that Xander was safe.
"Willow, it could be any of the others!" Buffy told her, trying to make her slow down.
"ANY OF THE OTHERS!!" Willow screamed, pointing ahead. There on the street, Xander was fighting with the Effesk, and not winning. Suddenly the beast stopped, smelling Willow and Buffy coming. Apparently knowing of Buffy's slaying ability, it ran off, again, to the three's dismay.
"Xander!! Are you ok!?" Willow said, running to his side.
"I had it right where I wanted it!!" Xander said, before falling onto the ground.
"Xander!" Willow yelled, trying to lift his weight, Buffy came back from accross the street, where she had been trying to keep the Effesk put.
"No joy" Buffy said, helping Willow with Xander and slowley walking back to the shop.
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"Xander!" Dawn yelled, running to his side when the trio returned to the shop. "We've got some more news, Buff" Dawn added to her sister, helping the two bring Xander to the table and seat him. After filling him in, Dawn's face went grim.
"Spike found this part, not me. Buffy the only way to kill this thing without...you know...you have to go through three tests, just like the ones Spike did to become human in the first place, only about 10 times harder. If you pass, the demons gone, no clause, happily ever after and all that jumbo...but if not....."
Dawn didn't have to finish, Buffy knew she would either die trying, or not try and have to kill Spike. She had to make a choice.
"Take me to the tests" Buffy said, in a voice that made clear she had made up her mind, and nothing would stop her from saving the man she loved.
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A/N: Writting as fast as I can type (lucky for you thats 54 words per minute on a good day!) Posting this, than writting some more, so look forward to a couple more chapters today. Please Review!