TITTLE: A Little Crumb of Hope

AUTHOR: chiare

DISCLAIMERS: J-O-S-S W-H-E-D-O-N owns it. Not Saddam Husssein.

DISTRIBUTION: Yay for me! Please e-mail me first at chiare4luv@hotmail.com or leave a review.

SUMMARY: Will the Scoobies ever forgive Spike? Alternate Season 5  but Clem is here. Yey! B/S

FEEDBACK: Yes, Please. Bad and good comments are welcome but please not with my grammars. I know it's bad. Blame my MS Word. Nyahaha… Btw, not beta read and I'm not an English speaking person also.

A/N: If anyone is wondering… Joyce is still alive. Thanks SinisterChic for the review! I don't know if this will be a happy ending story. I'm kind of disappointed on a spoiler I *accidentally* saw for the S7 finale and it broke (still is) my heart. But I'll try to make it light and happy in other chapters. Thanks again. Don't forget to review! Ciao! J

----CHAPTER 2---- Vision Will Be Damned

Two and half months ago…

"Hey." Buffy approached her new vampire boyfriend and hugged him tightly.

"Hey, luv. Are you ready for the next end of the world?" Spike asked as he wrapped his protective arms around her.

"No." she simply answered.

"No? Are you afraid we'll not defeat the current big bad? You know you're the strongest Slayer. You can not be insecure now, Slayer." He made circular motions to her cloth back.

"I feel this will be my last battle and I'm scared for everyone, Spike. I think I'm going to fail." Buffy whispered as she hugged onto Spike's embrace and comfort like it's their last.

"It's alright. The Scoobies are here to help you. No matter what will happen. We're a team, luv. Like the ghostbusters."Spike tring to lighten up the mood and brushed his lips to her hair. He looked at her in the eye. "No one's dying. I promise that. I won't let anyone touch you, Dawn, Joyce, Red..everyone! Even that Whelp and your Watcher! I love you too much, Buffy. Always remember that." Spike eyes are filled with tears as he again confesses his undying love to the Slayer. He tenderly touched his lips to hers as his sign of love and promise. But inside… Spike felt so wrong. He knows that it's wrong to lie. Not about the love part but the dying part. Everyone knows someone's going to die. He saw it in his vision and it ache his unbeating heart to not utter a single word. It hurts him even more to not tell the Slayer and he knows that it will pain him and as well The Slayer if he will disclose his secret. Buffy will be broke and she will not be ready for the fight. He must carry the burden of a vampire with the vision. It's his duty to save the world from misery. But tonight they will sleep.

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PRESENT

"Can you not do that now? It's very annoying." The ex-demon soon to be bride is very annoyed by what her fiancée is doing. You know what he's doing? Guess.

"What? I'm nervous.*munch* We're finally announcing to the gang the good news *munch* and I don't know – why are they taking so long?" Xander as poofy as ever gained at least 20 pounds since the girl talk incident.

"They probably will surprise us with expensive gifts and money. Come on, Hon. We still have time and I'm very hor--" She said huskily as she stroll to him and gave the sexiest pout he'd ever seen. He's trapped between the chips and the bazoombas.

The bell jingled in the Magic Box and the gang approached them with their tiring faces.

No gifts. Maybe it's money. Anya assumed.

"Hey, guys. You look- happy today with all the faces…" Xander tried to hide his panicky-ness. "Since you all are here, *sigh*"

"We're getting married! Look at my ring! Look, it's a simple diamond ring but I know it's from the bottom of his heart."

"It's from the bottom of my bank account as well for like forever." Xander kissed her cheek and made googly eyes at each other.

"You guys are getting married? Oh my god, when did it happened? You had time on proposing when there's apocalypse Xander? I'm very happy." The Slayer shook her head but smiling widely. They all said their best wishes and such.

"Congratulations, Xander. Take care of Anya." Giles shook his hand.

A rumbling sound came from outside. A thunder-like sound made everybody jumped. A storm. Definitely a creepy hellmouth storm.

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PRESENT

"No. No. No…It's coming. Not again. Not again. Can't take it any much longer. Aargahhhh….pain.Buffy. What? No, I won't tell them. They've been bad. I'm badder. Yes. No. Stop doing this to yourself, William. I'm good. No, you're not."

Spike slumped his skeletal body to the old and burnt Sunnydale HighSchool basement as the rain poured down to his bleeding and muddy hands. His eyes are no longer a cerulean tone. It's a dark shade of black.

There's a big circular hole in front of him. The Hellmouth has opened.

A/N: Yeah, I know I didn't say what Spike had done. So what? It's my fic. Find it out in later chapters. I love feedbacks! Please review. J