Chapter 4
Buffy knocked lightly on the bedroom door and when she didn't hear anything she opened the door and found Spike in bed tossing and turning and mumbling something in his sleep. It looked like he was having a nightmare. Buffy walked towards him and shook him gently awake.
"Spike, come on, you're having a bad dream wake up." After a few seconds he sat up with a start and looked around like he didn't know where he was, till he saw Buffy
"Buffy." He whispered as he touched her face to make sure that she was real. Buffy touched his hand. She could tell that he was terrified.
"Spike, it's okay. You were just having a dream." He took his hand away and shook his head.
"No, it was real. The First is coming back for me. It's not done with me yet. It wants to finish the job." He looked down not sure what else to say.
"Spike, look at me." He looked right into her eyes. "That is not going to happen, I won't let It. We are going to beat this thing. I am not going to let It hurt you or anyone else again. I promise that." He smiled at her.
"I know." He whispered. She kissed him on the forehead.
"I'm going to get you some blood, you're probably hungry." He nodded. "You should get dressed and come downstairs when you're ready." She started walking to the door when Spike spoke again.
"Buffy." She stopped and looked at him.
"Yeah?" She replied. He looked at her like he's never looked at her before. Buffy thought it felt like he was looking into her soul.
"Thank you, for everything. For saving me from that hell, for being good to me when I don't even deserve it. Just for everything." Buffy smiled at him.
"You're welcome." She said as she left the room and went back downstairs. Buffy found Dawn sitting outside by herself. She sat next to her. "Nice day isn't it?" Dawn nodded. Buffy looked at her. "Look, Dawny, I know that you wanted to be a Potential, didn't you?" Dawn Shrugged.
"I don't know I guess it would have been neat. To be Chosen for something, to be powerful. When I thought it was me I admit I was a little scared, but then at the school facing that vampire, I realized I could do it. I felt strong and powerful, like you. I guess I just wanted you to be proud of me." Buffy looked at Dawn and brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"I am proud of you. I always have been and I always will be. You will always be special, no matter what." Dawn smiled.
"Yeah, Xander said the same thing." Buffy returned her smile.
"Well, he's right." She got up and headed to the door. "I better get Spike some blood." Dawn looked at her.
"How is he doing?" Buffy shrugged.
"He's still hurt and a little freaked, but I think he'll be okay." With that she went inside. Dawn stayed outside a little while longer; it was starting to get way too crowded in that house. Buffy found Spike in the living room talking with Kennedy.
"So, what is being a vampire really like? I had a dream that I became a vampire once, it was kinda scary. I don't even think that I could stand the taste of blood." Spike smiled at that, he liked this girl.
"Well, if you were a vampire you would welcome the taste of blood, you would get used to it, but I don't think you'll have to worry about that. Buffy wouldn't let that happen and you're pretty strong yourself. You have the Slayer attitude and you'll need that in a fight." He told her.
"You really think so?" She asked him.
"I know so." He leaned in closer to her. "Don't tell the others, but you're my favorite." She had to smile after that. Buffy had to smile also. She had to admit that Spike did have a way with the girls. She went into the kitchen and found Xander getting some coffee, still looking a bit tired.
"Morning Xand, you sleep well?" He yawned.
"As well as I can on a couch with a bunch of junior Slayers surrounding me, talking about boys all night." He looked at Buffy. "Did Will and the others get back yet?" Buffy shook her head.
"Not yet, wonder what's taking them so long." Xander shrugged. Andrew came in whining as usual.
"I'm hungry!" He exclaimed. Xander just handed him the cereal box, hard and went into the living room. That made Andrew happy. "Ooh, Lucky Charms!" He took the whole box and left the kitchen. Xander walked over to the couch.
"Move over, overbite." Spike rolled his eyes and made room for Xander. Buffy was alone in the kitchen when she heard a familiar voice.
"You're exhausted; you need to walk away from this." She looked up and saw Joyce before her.
"No, you're not my mom." Joyce looked down then back at Buffy.
"You have to be ready for what is to come. Everyone is depending on you." After that she vanished. Buffy just kept staring when she heard someone behind her.
"You saw her too." She turned around and saw Dawn. "Mom, you saw her too." Buffy nodded. "It has to be mom Buffy, it can't be the First." Buffy hugged her.
"I know." At that moment Willow, Giles, and Anya walked in.
"Hey, Buffy, sorry we took so long, it was crowded today." Willow told her. Buffy and Dawn looked at all the bags they had.
"We got a lot of goodies!" Anya said excitedly.
"If you ask me it's just junk." Giles claimed.
"You would say that because you're old and British." Anya told him. Giles just glared at her. Buffy rolled her eyes and grabbed one of the bags.
"It's fine guys. These are teenage girls it won't matter, they'll eat anything." They were all quiet after that.
Buffy knocked lightly on the bedroom door and when she didn't hear anything she opened the door and found Spike in bed tossing and turning and mumbling something in his sleep. It looked like he was having a nightmare. Buffy walked towards him and shook him gently awake.
"Spike, come on, you're having a bad dream wake up." After a few seconds he sat up with a start and looked around like he didn't know where he was, till he saw Buffy
"Buffy." He whispered as he touched her face to make sure that she was real. Buffy touched his hand. She could tell that he was terrified.
"Spike, it's okay. You were just having a dream." He took his hand away and shook his head.
"No, it was real. The First is coming back for me. It's not done with me yet. It wants to finish the job." He looked down not sure what else to say.
"Spike, look at me." He looked right into her eyes. "That is not going to happen, I won't let It. We are going to beat this thing. I am not going to let It hurt you or anyone else again. I promise that." He smiled at her.
"I know." He whispered. She kissed him on the forehead.
"I'm going to get you some blood, you're probably hungry." He nodded. "You should get dressed and come downstairs when you're ready." She started walking to the door when Spike spoke again.
"Buffy." She stopped and looked at him.
"Yeah?" She replied. He looked at her like he's never looked at her before. Buffy thought it felt like he was looking into her soul.
"Thank you, for everything. For saving me from that hell, for being good to me when I don't even deserve it. Just for everything." Buffy smiled at him.
"You're welcome." She said as she left the room and went back downstairs. Buffy found Dawn sitting outside by herself. She sat next to her. "Nice day isn't it?" Dawn nodded. Buffy looked at her. "Look, Dawny, I know that you wanted to be a Potential, didn't you?" Dawn Shrugged.
"I don't know I guess it would have been neat. To be Chosen for something, to be powerful. When I thought it was me I admit I was a little scared, but then at the school facing that vampire, I realized I could do it. I felt strong and powerful, like you. I guess I just wanted you to be proud of me." Buffy looked at Dawn and brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"I am proud of you. I always have been and I always will be. You will always be special, no matter what." Dawn smiled.
"Yeah, Xander said the same thing." Buffy returned her smile.
"Well, he's right." She got up and headed to the door. "I better get Spike some blood." Dawn looked at her.
"How is he doing?" Buffy shrugged.
"He's still hurt and a little freaked, but I think he'll be okay." With that she went inside. Dawn stayed outside a little while longer; it was starting to get way too crowded in that house. Buffy found Spike in the living room talking with Kennedy.
"So, what is being a vampire really like? I had a dream that I became a vampire once, it was kinda scary. I don't even think that I could stand the taste of blood." Spike smiled at that, he liked this girl.
"Well, if you were a vampire you would welcome the taste of blood, you would get used to it, but I don't think you'll have to worry about that. Buffy wouldn't let that happen and you're pretty strong yourself. You have the Slayer attitude and you'll need that in a fight." He told her.
"You really think so?" She asked him.
"I know so." He leaned in closer to her. "Don't tell the others, but you're my favorite." She had to smile after that. Buffy had to smile also. She had to admit that Spike did have a way with the girls. She went into the kitchen and found Xander getting some coffee, still looking a bit tired.
"Morning Xand, you sleep well?" He yawned.
"As well as I can on a couch with a bunch of junior Slayers surrounding me, talking about boys all night." He looked at Buffy. "Did Will and the others get back yet?" Buffy shook her head.
"Not yet, wonder what's taking them so long." Xander shrugged. Andrew came in whining as usual.
"I'm hungry!" He exclaimed. Xander just handed him the cereal box, hard and went into the living room. That made Andrew happy. "Ooh, Lucky Charms!" He took the whole box and left the kitchen. Xander walked over to the couch.
"Move over, overbite." Spike rolled his eyes and made room for Xander. Buffy was alone in the kitchen when she heard a familiar voice.
"You're exhausted; you need to walk away from this." She looked up and saw Joyce before her.
"No, you're not my mom." Joyce looked down then back at Buffy.
"You have to be ready for what is to come. Everyone is depending on you." After that she vanished. Buffy just kept staring when she heard someone behind her.
"You saw her too." She turned around and saw Dawn. "Mom, you saw her too." Buffy nodded. "It has to be mom Buffy, it can't be the First." Buffy hugged her.
"I know." At that moment Willow, Giles, and Anya walked in.
"Hey, Buffy, sorry we took so long, it was crowded today." Willow told her. Buffy and Dawn looked at all the bags they had.
"We got a lot of goodies!" Anya said excitedly.
"If you ask me it's just junk." Giles claimed.
"You would say that because you're old and British." Anya told him. Giles just glared at her. Buffy rolled her eyes and grabbed one of the bags.
"It's fine guys. These are teenage girls it won't matter, they'll eat anything." They were all quiet after that.