Authort's Note:

Finally got the format fixed! Sorry, it took so long. It turns out that I now I have to upload my fics in a HTML format. So, now you guys can read this story better. Until next time.

Chapter Three: The Meeting:

Tara had come back from dropping Dawn off. She found Willow in the kitchen. "Buffy is missing Tara."

"We don't know that for sure." replied Tara.

"I do." Willow said.

"What? How?"

"I did a spell when you and Dawn left." answered Willow.

Tara let out a sigh. "Magic? Again?" she asked. "I thought we went through this. Magic can't fix everything. You are doing too much of it Will."

"I know. I know." said Willow with a sigh. "But this one was important!" she explained.

"All right," Tara said, crossing her arms. "What spell did you use?"

Willow told her the name of the spell and what happened. "I saw Buffy jump out the window with some money."

"Great." sighed Tara. "This isn't good." she said. "We should call everyone."

"All ready done." Willow replied. "Come on lets go."

At the Magic Box...

Xander, Anya, and Giles were waiting for Willow and Tara to arrive along with Spike. Anya was sitting with Xander at a table while Giles was pacing around the store. That was starting to get on Anya's nerves.

"Could you please stop doing that?" that was more of a order then a question.

Giles stopped. "Oh, sorry." he said to her. "I'm just wondering what the problem is. Willow sounded pretty worried."

"I hope it's nothing serious." Xander replied. "I mean things were just getting calm around here."

Giles was about to reply but was stopped when Spike entered. "All right, what's going on?" he asked, all ready knowing what was going on. He just wanted to play along and not give anything away.

"Not a clue Vamp Boy," answered Xander. "Tara and Willow called this meeting so I'm sure they'll know what's going on."

A few seconds later Tara and Willow entered the Magic Box. Giles was the first to greet them. "Could you please tell us what is going on?"

Willow sighed before she said: "Buffy is gone."

"WHAT?!" everyone (but Spike) said in unison.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Xander asked.

Willow told them about the spell she did. After she explained, Giles said: "She took some money."

"Yeah, from what I saw she did." replied Willow.

"So, now the question is where is she going?" Anya asked.

"No, the question is, why is she leaving?" corrected Giles

They all sat and thought about the problem that was at hand. Then Tara asked: "What are we going to tell Dawn?"

"The truth." answered Giles. "That's all we can tell her."

Dawn had gotten a message from school to meet at the Magic Box. At three o' clock, she dashed out of school and headed straight towards the shop. When she entered, she was greeted by sad expressions on her friend's faces.

"Okay, what did I miss?" she asked them. "Did somebody die?"

"No, just left." answered Anya honestly.

"Anya!" Xander scolded.

"What?" she asked.

Xander rolled his eyes. "Never mind."

"What does she mean Giles?" Dawn asked the Watcher.

Giles sighed before he answered her. He told her that Buffy left without a word to anybody. Dawn sank to the floor. She couldn't believe it.

Spike watched as the others surrounded Dawn and tried to comfort her. No one felt worse then Spike. He didn't end up telling anything. The others had figured it out all of their own. He just hoped that they wouldn't find out that he knew anything.

To Be Continued...