AN: Here's Chapter 15 of Grief, In this Chapter Tara tells Willow about Spike and Buffy has her first encounter with the first Vampire Uther, Spike also makes a choice.
Buffy walked around the graveyard with Xander and Giles, they hadn't seen Uther anywhere and the thing was they had no idea what he looked like.
Buffy: How come they never come out when you're looking for them but they do when you least suspect them?
Giles: That is a mystery we will never solve, now keep your eyes peeled.
Buffy: I think we should have went and searched the factory again
Xander: We didn't see anything earlier
Buffy: He might have been hiding
Xander: I don't think Uther is a hiding type of guy
Buffy: Why do you say that?
Xander: (points) Cause I think he's right there
Buffy: See I told you
Buffy turned to her left where a vampire with long black hair and deep dark eyes, he had the Dracula look going on. Buffy raised her crossbow.
Uther: I do not wish to fight you little girl
He had a heavy English accent. Buffy narrowed her eyes at the vampire.
Buffy: Well you better change your wish then buddy, cause I came here to fight
Uther: (pauses and cocks head) You are troubled slayer... lost someone I suppose?
Buffy looked at Giles a confused expression on her face, he shrugged.
Buffy: What does that have to do with anything?
Uther: Everything... your feelings will ruin your judgment
Buffy: Did we come here for a conversation or to fight?
Uther: You can not fight me slayer, you can not kill me... I am eternal
Buffy: (sighs) Where have I heard that before?
Then Buffy suddenly shot the crossbow, it hit Uther in the chest, he didn't explode into dust. Buffy, Giles and Xander looked at the vampire amazed.
Uther: As I said I am eternal
Then the vampire disappeared. Buffy turned and looked at her watcher and best friend.
Buffy: I think that proves he isn't a normal Vampire
Xander: I thought we already proved that?
Buffy shrugged and they headed back home defeated, but with more information. The vampire's words had stunned Buffy, she had lost someone... Spike. She shook thoughts of him away, there were more important things to think about.
***
Willow smiled at Tara, who shyly smiled back, they sat in silence looking up at the stars like they did almost every night.
Tara: If I tell you something will you promise not to tell anyone?
Willow: Yes of course
Tara: You know how I guide lost souls?
Willow: (nods)
Tara: Well my newest charge is a friend
Willow: (looks confused, then remembers) Spike?
Tara: (nods)
Willow gasped and looked at her deceased lover.
Tara: He has done so much good that he is able to make a choice, of what he wants to do with his life and I'm the one who needs to help him choose
Willow: What do you think he will do?
Tara: He wants to be with Buffy
Willow: I know that... is there anyway he can?
Tara: (nods) But it comes with consequences
Willow: Doesn't everything?
Tara gave Willow a small reassuring smile.
Tara: Your better now Will, don't let the past stop you from being who you are
Willow: I won't... cause I still have you
Tara: I will always be with you, remember that
Willow: always
The two lovers once again sat in silence looking up at the stars.
***
Spike paced around the White room as he mentally called it, The images of the lives he could have, were still being shown to him, his eyes always lingered on the image of him and Elizabeth, he would know the part of Buffy that loved him but something was nagging him at the back of his mind, if he chose that life would he be happy?
***
Tara left Willow alone on the step when they heard voices coming to the front of the house, Willow always hated saying goodbye, but at least she had a chance to, she smiled at that thought and went in the house to see what her friends had found out about Uther. Willow walked in the room as Buffy sat on the couch sighing, she looked at Willow.
Buffy: He can't be staked and his fashion sense sucks
Willow could still feel the hurt coming off in waves from Buffy, but she still tried to hide it, Willow respected her for this and wished Tara didn't tell her about Spike cause That's all Willow wanted to tell Buffy at that moment but she kept her promise to Tara.
Buffy: Giles, Do you know anyway to kill a eternal vampire? I mean if the first slayer could do it I'm sure I can
Giles: I'm not totally sure of the details, but I suppose we could capture him in some way like the Demon Moloch... the one that was released onto the internet
Willow: Trap him in a book?
Giles: It's a good chance, I think his essence was actually trapped in the Master's bones, and he was simply released
Buffy: And how are we going to do this?
Giles: I can research on how to bind or trap the undead and I guess you can go looking for him and trying different methods to see what harms him the most
Buffy: So next patrol I should bring holy water, and matches oooo fun
Giles rolled his eyes at Buffy and picked up the book Dawn had brought home with her from LA.
***
Dawn was laying on her bed phone in hand, pen in the other writing in her diary, she was talking to Conner, who was telling her about the demon that crashed into the hotel that day, he said things got hectic and Cordelia kept yelling something about a mortgage and Conner along with his father which he was proud to say slayed the beast.
Dawn was too busy laughing, she didn't notice her sister standing in the doorway smirking.
Dawn: (in phone) Well it's getting late and I think Buffy just got home I will call you tomorrow
Conner: Ok, good bye Dawn
Dawn: Bye
Dawn turned off the cordless phone and turned around, she jumped when she saw her sister leaning on the doorframe.
Buffy: So, you have a thing for Angel's kid huh?
Dawn: I guess... yeah
Buffy: (sits down next to Dawn) He seems like a great guy, so... good for you
No one could have missed the sadness in Buffy's voice, Dawn looked down at her feet.
Dawn: You know I understand if you don't want me calling him any more
Buffy: (shrugs) Doesn't matter to me anyways I know you would call him anyways when I was at work or on patrol
Dawn: That's true... well what have you found out about the vampire guy?
Buffy: Well he's immune to stake through the heart and I'm going to try Fire and holy water tomorrow night
Dawn: Does Giles have any ideas on how to stop him?
Buffy: Try to bind or trap him, it a book or something
Dawn: Cool
The two sisters then made there way down stairs to find that Xander had left to go be with Anya, he seemed a little over protective of her and the rest of the scoobies could understand this.
***
Spike was still pacing when Tara came back, he had no idea what he was going to do, if he went to Buffy he would lose everything, but if he went with Elizabeth he would always have a part of Buffy but he knew in his heart that she wasn't Buffy. He already knew he didn't want to be with Cicely or Drusilla he had been there and done that and he knew it would never work no matter the powers that be did to change anything.
Tara: So have you chose yet?
Spike: I'm down to two choices, Buffy and Elizabeth
Tara: You have to chose Spike
Spike: (eyes pleading) Please love... tell me there is a way I can be with Buffy with out losing her all together
Tara: Elizabeth is the only way Spike
Spike: (shakes head sadly) She's not Buffy
***
The next day Buffy headed to the graveyard to patrol and look for Uther's weaknesses. She sat on a headstone, waiting for any sign of unlife, so far there was nothing, till Buffy heard a voice behind her.
Uther: Your alone... fantastic
Buffy: (turns around) Well, well isn't it the guy I was looking for
Uther: None of your weapons will harm me, I am eternal
Buffy: (sighs) Geez I know stop drilling into my head already
Uther: You still are troubled Slayer, do you wish to share?
Buffy: ah... no
Uther came closer to Buffy, he circled her looking her over.
Uther: You have been bitten by my kind
Buffy: (crosses arms) So?
Uther didn't respond he just kept circling her, Buffy sighed and finally gave the vampire a roundhouse kick to the head, he stumbled surprised by her sudden attack.
Buffy: (in a fighting stance) Come on, you ready to fight?
Then Uther did something that made Buffy's heart skip a beat, she dropped her fists and looked at the man in front of her.
Buffy: Spike?
The white haired Vampire looked at Buffy and came towards her, wrapping his arms around her.
"Spike": Slayer
Buffy welcomed his touch happy to see him tears rolled down her face.
He then kneed her in the stomach, Buffy fell to her knees she fell to the ground holding her stomach, she looked into the eyes of her former lover, they were dark, dead, empty.
"Spike": Your feelings for this man cloud your judgment Slayer
Spike then changed back into Uther, he smiled down at Buffy, his eyes dark and empty, Buffy looked away from him, tears running down her face. When she looked back he was gone.
***
Spike looked at Tara his eyes pleading for a chance, some way to be with the only woman he knew he could spend the rest of his days with.
Tara: Spike, I don't know what to say to you, I can change anything, I'm just a guide, I show and... guide, I don't know what to tell you
Spike: Can you talk to them? Ask them?
Tara: (shakes head sadly) I'm sorry Spike, I am and I wish I could help you
Spike: I want to be with Buffy
Tara looked at Spike and she knew he had made his choice.
Tara: Are you sure?
Spike nodded and looked back at the image of Elizabeth and their daughter
Spike: That's everything I've ever wanted but if it's not with Buffy, the whole Buffy, the slayer and girl it's not the same
Tara nodded smiling at her vampire friend.
Tara: I hope you find your way to her Spike.
As Tara let Spike go back to Sunnydale she couldn't help but mutter a spell under her breath, she just hoped she was just as stroung as a witch here as she was when she was alive.
Everything went dark and Spike fell to the ground of Sunnydale California, he didn't know who he was and he didn't know where he was, this frightened the man who remembered nothing, he stood up and turned right into...
AN: oooooo Who did Spike run into? How will this person react to his reappearance? Will he remember anything? Find out next time... PLEASE REVIEW!!! Remember reviews help me type and post a lot faster soooooooooo Review!!!! I know it seems Uther is a Dracula like Vampire but he's not really gonna last much longer for a little spoiler for the rest of the story.