AN: THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR REVIEWS!!!!!! Here's Chapter three It's short but It has a lot of interaction between Buffy and Spike.

Buffy and Spike shared Eye contact for what seemed like forever.

Spike: I need to talk to you Buffy

Buffy: (nods) We can go in the Training room

Xander: Excuse me? Buffy why are you...?

Buffy: Xander, Please

Buffy and Spike walked Back into the Training room while the Scooby Gang stared wide-eyed at them. Buffy sat on her balance beam.

Buffy: OK Spike I think you have a lot to talk about

Spike: (nods) After I left your house that night, I was so angry at you and myself, I headed for Africa I wanted the chip out, I wanted revenge, I wanted to kill you...

Buffy:(cuts him off) And you never wanted to kill me before?

Spike: I wanted to kill you more then I had ever had before, you hurt me that night Buffy, the words you said to me they tore up my dead heart, when you said "Ask me again why I could never love you" I-I just realized What I did... that I crossed the line, I went back to my crypt I knew about a demon in Africa I was going to go get this bloody chip out, I wanted to go back to the way I was before, I wanted to give you what you deserved (pauses) The demon made me go through three trials then he gave me what I wanted.

Buffy: You got the chip out?

Buffy became alarmed Spike could be dangerous, he might be able to kill her and all of her friends, she tensed up ready to strike if he made a move.

Spike: That's not what I wanted though, That's what I thought I wanted, All I could think about when I was there was how I was going to get back at you. The demon saw through my anger and he knew what I really wanted... (trails off)

Buffy: Your soul

Spike: (looks at her surprised) How did you?

Buffy: Your eyes, Angel he had the same look when Willow restored his soul.

They sat in silence taking everything in, Buffy relaxed she was right Spike had a soul like Angel, a scary thought raced through her head:

I could be with him and he would never leave me.

She shook the thought away, no not after what he did to her.

Spike: Buffy, I know this wont mean anything to you, but it will to me (pauses) I've done a lot of bad things and I'm suffering... like Angel did. But the one thing that's haunting me is the look on your face after what I tried to do to you. I feel more guilt over that then anything else, the look of pain and fear on your face. I want to say I'm sorry and I don't know why I became so obbessed and I'm sorry and I love you Buffy and no matter how much you don't want me to I will always love you.

Buffy: (looks at her hands) I was so scared that night, more scared then I had ever been, even when I jumped off that tower to save Dawn. I hope your not coming in here, with a soul to try to win me back, because it doesn't work that way, I don't know if I'll ever get over what you tried to do but I do forgive you because you came here and confronted me and I-I believe that you are truly sorry.

They didn't say anything, talking was heard in the other room so was the telephone ringing and someone picking it up. Buffy looked over at Spike tears were glistening in his blue eyes he wasn't expecting her to except his apology.

Spike: I love you pet... I always will

Buffy looked at Spike, there was meaning in his words, she did love him she was just to scared to admit it... Till now.

Buffy: I lov-

Buffy was cut off by Giles' frantic call

Giles: Buffy! Buffy come here!!

Buffy and Spike rushed into the main room, Spike's dead heart was now completely broken she was so close, so close to telling him the words they both needed to hear.

Buffy: what? What is it Giles?

Giles: That was Wesley on the phone... Angel and Cordelia are Missing.

AN: Ok That was chapter 3 keep on the look at for Chapter four: Trouble in LA coming soon. Thanks for reading PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!