*****
Willow was worried, Buffy hadn't called her for ages and it wasn't healthy for a slayer to lose touch with the world. Dawn had been very good and phoning every night to let her know Buffy was alright. She may be alright as in the sense of not being dead, but inside she was having a breakdown. They all new that she missed Spike more than words could say, they had all tried everything they could do with researching, it was like he had just vanished off the face of the earth, or was dead. Buffy wouldn't let them except he was dead, she said she would know, just like when Giles knew something was wrong just before Jenny died.
Xander had gone out to Willy's everyday to ask for knew information, most of the time he would find Buffy in there or Willy would tell he she'd already been in. They were worried but the problem was past there reach. Spike was gone, forever and Buffy would just have to learn to deal with it.
*****
Buffy sat curled up on the sofa hugging Spike's duster, she didn't feel like going to Willy's today, she just wanted to stay at home. She starred into space thinking about what if this and what if that.
Suddenly Buffy heard a knock on the door.
"S'open" she called. Angel ran threw the door, coat thrown over his head but he was still smoking. Cordelia and Wesley soon followed.
"Buffy, you should know better than letting anyone in" Wesley complained to her.
"Shut up Wesley" Cordelia yelled. "Its so obvious that Buffy's upset and plus its daytime, not many vampires go around during the day."
"I guess" Buffy sighed. She didn't make any expression or even move. The other three looked at each other, they were very worried. Slayer's didn't last long without feeling's, Angel knew, he had met a few.
"Buffy, what has happened?" Angel asked.
"He's gone, he just vanished and we can't find him" she said, tears started to well up in her eyes.
"How long?" Angel asked, if it was only yesterday he would understand she would be worried.
"Four months, nineteen days, eleven hours and" she looked at her watch, "fourty-seven minutes".
They looked at each other, over four months and she still was moping. Angel pulled the others aside.
"She obviously feels it's her fault that Spike disappeared. I think we should talk to her friends, they'll be at the magic shop.
"Buffy, will you be ok if we go out for a while?" Angel called over.
Spike lay on the cold, hard floor. He wasn't sure how long he'd been unconscious this time, last time it was four weeks. He had no idea where he was. The last thing he could remember was calling out into the night how Buffy hated him, the next thing he had woken up a month later in this hot room.
This time, he wasn't the only person in the room. A thin bald man, about 60 sat opposite him.
"How long you been here?" Spike called over to him, his voice was horse from lack of blood.
"'bout two weeks, some one pops food through the ceiling about twice a day. I figured you being a vampire and all they been sending you these," he held up a few bags of blood.
"This is like being back in the bloody initative!" Spike yelled.
"Well, I counted up the unopened blood bags and looks like you've been unconscious for exactly three weeks"
"Not s'long as last time" Spike mumbled.
"What was that, how long you been here anyhow?"
" Four and half months, what did you say your name was?"
"I didn't, but its Hawk, Hawk Alsoer."
"I'm Spike"
They spoke for quite some time, neither of them had anything better to do.
****
"So what is it" Angel called as he ran into the magic shop, smoke pouring from his body.
"Angel!" Giles looked very surprised to see Angel, especially in the middle of the day. "What's what?"
"The thing that got Spike"
"We're not sure" Willow said, appearing from the back room. "Hi Angel, Cordy, Wesley."
"We're not even sure if it's a demon, maybe he just took off" Giles shrugged. He didn't seem the least bit worried.
"Giles, you would have found him by now, if he was on this planet anyway. We need to find him, I've seen this happen before, if we don't find him soon, we…" he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"We'll loose Buffy forever" Wesley said.
*****
Dawn was back outside in the rain, she was soaked to the bone and was freezing cold, but she still stood out there.
She was going to loose her sister, again. From what the gang had said, if they didn't find Spike in the next week, then she would be lost, and this time she wouldn't be coming back.
"Please, somebody help, I need to show her that she has friends in this world, I need to make her care," She called out desperately.
The thing from the bush heard her, she had called out, she was finally ready. It suddenly jumped up from it's hiding place. The Mistress wanted, no, needed her. It jumped out and pulled a large sack over her head. Of course, Dawn screamed and kicked and called out for Buffy, just like the last one, but she would not be heard.
She had called out, she had been chosen.
Willow was worried, Buffy hadn't called her for ages and it wasn't healthy for a slayer to lose touch with the world. Dawn had been very good and phoning every night to let her know Buffy was alright. She may be alright as in the sense of not being dead, but inside she was having a breakdown. They all new that she missed Spike more than words could say, they had all tried everything they could do with researching, it was like he had just vanished off the face of the earth, or was dead. Buffy wouldn't let them except he was dead, she said she would know, just like when Giles knew something was wrong just before Jenny died.
Xander had gone out to Willy's everyday to ask for knew information, most of the time he would find Buffy in there or Willy would tell he she'd already been in. They were worried but the problem was past there reach. Spike was gone, forever and Buffy would just have to learn to deal with it.
*****
Buffy sat curled up on the sofa hugging Spike's duster, she didn't feel like going to Willy's today, she just wanted to stay at home. She starred into space thinking about what if this and what if that.
Suddenly Buffy heard a knock on the door.
"S'open" she called. Angel ran threw the door, coat thrown over his head but he was still smoking. Cordelia and Wesley soon followed.
"Buffy, you should know better than letting anyone in" Wesley complained to her.
"Shut up Wesley" Cordelia yelled. "Its so obvious that Buffy's upset and plus its daytime, not many vampires go around during the day."
"I guess" Buffy sighed. She didn't make any expression or even move. The other three looked at each other, they were very worried. Slayer's didn't last long without feeling's, Angel knew, he had met a few.
"Buffy, what has happened?" Angel asked.
"He's gone, he just vanished and we can't find him" she said, tears started to well up in her eyes.
"How long?" Angel asked, if it was only yesterday he would understand she would be worried.
"Four months, nineteen days, eleven hours and" she looked at her watch, "fourty-seven minutes".
They looked at each other, over four months and she still was moping. Angel pulled the others aside.
"She obviously feels it's her fault that Spike disappeared. I think we should talk to her friends, they'll be at the magic shop.
"Buffy, will you be ok if we go out for a while?" Angel called over.
Spike lay on the cold, hard floor. He wasn't sure how long he'd been unconscious this time, last time it was four weeks. He had no idea where he was. The last thing he could remember was calling out into the night how Buffy hated him, the next thing he had woken up a month later in this hot room.
This time, he wasn't the only person in the room. A thin bald man, about 60 sat opposite him.
"How long you been here?" Spike called over to him, his voice was horse from lack of blood.
"'bout two weeks, some one pops food through the ceiling about twice a day. I figured you being a vampire and all they been sending you these," he held up a few bags of blood.
"This is like being back in the bloody initative!" Spike yelled.
"Well, I counted up the unopened blood bags and looks like you've been unconscious for exactly three weeks"
"Not s'long as last time" Spike mumbled.
"What was that, how long you been here anyhow?"
" Four and half months, what did you say your name was?"
"I didn't, but its Hawk, Hawk Alsoer."
"I'm Spike"
They spoke for quite some time, neither of them had anything better to do.
****
"So what is it" Angel called as he ran into the magic shop, smoke pouring from his body.
"Angel!" Giles looked very surprised to see Angel, especially in the middle of the day. "What's what?"
"The thing that got Spike"
"We're not sure" Willow said, appearing from the back room. "Hi Angel, Cordy, Wesley."
"We're not even sure if it's a demon, maybe he just took off" Giles shrugged. He didn't seem the least bit worried.
"Giles, you would have found him by now, if he was on this planet anyway. We need to find him, I've seen this happen before, if we don't find him soon, we…" he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"We'll loose Buffy forever" Wesley said.
*****
Dawn was back outside in the rain, she was soaked to the bone and was freezing cold, but she still stood out there.
She was going to loose her sister, again. From what the gang had said, if they didn't find Spike in the next week, then she would be lost, and this time she wouldn't be coming back.
"Please, somebody help, I need to show her that she has friends in this world, I need to make her care," She called out desperately.
The thing from the bush heard her, she had called out, she was finally ready. It suddenly jumped up from it's hiding place. The Mistress wanted, no, needed her. It jumped out and pulled a large sack over her head. Of course, Dawn screamed and kicked and called out for Buffy, just like the last one, but she would not be heard.
She had called out, she had been chosen.