Disclaimer: Sad to say, they aren't mine… I'm bring back my story from hiding. These are for the retro Buffy Fanfic readers who read my story… sorry for the wait guys… got sidetracked… pesky little thing called school…

"There's got to be a loop hole! There always is with magicks. FIND A BLOODY LOOP HOLE!" he shouted. "please" Spike whispered. " There has to be another way."

"Spike, I'm sorry! I tried! The book said: it requires the blood of a foe that the warrior wasn't able to kill. It's Glory! We know she couldn't kill a human! She couldn't kill Glory because of Ben…"

Giles hung his head for a moment. But no, he wouldn't feel guilty; he did a Watcher's job. He had stopped the bad guy.

Spike nodded for a moment, head down. When he finally looked up his eyes were red and puffy. "We do the spell as planned." Said Spike with a sniff.

"W-what do you have planned Spike?" asked Giles.

"The blood of a foe that the warrior could not kill eh? Let's look at Buffy's track record. Killed the Master, sent Angelus to Hell, killed Mayor, killed Frankenstein…"

"Then Glory." Said Xander.

The rest of the group looked confused.

"Oh come on! You can't remember the original Big Bad Buffy couldn't knock off? The spell goes as planned, I'll give you the blood of the only other Baddie she couldn't kill."

"Who's?"

Spike gave a halfhearted smirk "Mine."

The room went silent for a moment, disbelief hung in the air. Then the room broke out into an eruption of noise. Everyone had a comment, a refusal, an argument. None of which would make Spike change his mind. No, his heart. She was in there and would always be in there.

"Listen! I won't change my mind! If this is what we need to get Buffy back… then, I will do it. It's the only way. Besides, I couldn't live just to see her come back evil, and have to kill her. I'd die again, and at least this way I'm of some use. I couldn't help Buffy before." Spike tried to swallow the lump in his throat, but he didn't cry. He had to be strong about this, crying implied weakness, and he couldn't be weak in a time like this. "I failed her so many times…and I couldn't help on the tower the one time she asked for it. Let me help now. Let me do this the way it should be. I've lived my life, or unlife… I've had my time. She was robbed of hers. Let me give it back. Let me be the one that brings her back."

The room was silent once more. Better give it one more shot.

" I have to do what's right. Besides! It's the only way! She's coming back, and there is only one way to get her to come back and be fighting the good fight. And for that to happen, I have to die! Let me bleed! We don't have much time! She's coming back, and the only way you will survive, anyone will survive… Dawn…"

The washroom door opened and a teary eyed Dawn stepped out. Spike looked at her, the closest thing to Buffy, a little girl he loved… and continued without breaking eye contact with her.

" She'll come after Dawn. She'll kill all of you. Let me do the only good I can give to this world. I made a promise to keep Dawn safe. I intend on keeping it. You know it's the right thing to do."

Spike stopped, waited for someone to speak. For someone to do something. When he was hit with a cascade of teenager. Hugging him, crying, and saying her thank you's over and over.

"Spike, you can't mean it! No, but Spike… we… we'll find another way. But, oh! Thank you! Thank you! She'll be back! Oh thank you Spike!"

With a sad grin, he kissed the girl on her forehead. Tearing up, he did his part. The Warrior of Light the Powers foretold would fulfill his role, and bring Buffy back.

" Spike… this is very noble of you. I must say, this is one of the most noble and selfless thing I've seen any person do for another." Said Giles. " But we still have 4 days. If there is an alternative, we'll take it…"

"Thank you… but Red, continue preparing the spell, if we spend all our energy into finding another spell, and there really is nothing else we can do, I don't want us to not be ready for this… and miss out on our chance to bring Buffy back."

"Yes, we'll head back to the shop, continue researching and preparing… Xander, will you pick up Ayn and Blaine, we could use all the assistance we can get." Said Giles his voice quiet yet set.

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Ayn sat on one of the two twin beds that sat in the small smelly hotel. Blaine was in the shower. Thing were falling into place perfectly. In just 4 days the vampire would bleed, the seer would die, and the slayer would be hell on earth. Master will be pleased.