Sorry it's taken so long for an update. My muse deserted me for a little while. But it's back now so regular updates should be coming. There's probably only going to be one or two more chapters though. Read and Review!
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Buffy woke before Will the next morning. She sat up and looked at him, with the sun bathing him in a warm light. 'Would it really be so bad to leave him like this?' She made sure he was tucked in tight and went downstairs to procure some much needed caffeine.
As she headed into the kitchen she could smell he wonderful aroma of coffee brewing and decided that if Dawn got on her nerves today she wouldn't kill her.
"Morning, sleepyhead. Did you and Will sleep ok?"
"Huh? Yea, mornin' Dawn...slept fine. Need caffeine," she mumbled under her breath.
"Uh huh, so how did it go with Giles last night?"
"Fine. We talked about it some more, and I think I'm starting to see his side, but I can't help feeling that we should just get Spike back. He said he would look for the ingredients if I said to. What do you think we should do?"
"Well, first off, kinda harsh that it's just up to you to decide. But I love Will and all, I just think having Spike back would be better. The Hellmouth is no place to raise a kid."
"That's what I thought, too. I think I'm gonna tell Giles to go ahead and start looking for the stuff we need."
Dawn, having sensed that particular topic of conversation was over, walked over to the refrigerator and took out some eggs. "Want some, Buff? I can do some mean scrambled eggs."
"Sure, Dawn. Why don't you make enough for all three of us? I'll go get Will up as soon as this coffee starts working."
Buffy finished up her coffee and left the kitchen in Dawn's capable hands. She went up the stairs and made her way back to her bedroom. Will was still sleeping peacefully on her bed. She walked over and brushed some of his hair off of his forehead and gave him a quick peck there. "Time to wake up, Will. Breakfast is almost ready."
"Five more minutes, mum, please. Nanny won't be here for a while."
Softly chuckling to herself, Buffy nudged him again. "Come on will it's me, Buffy. Time to rise and shine."
He rolled over and squinted at her through his sleepy eyes. "Oh…um good morning Buffy."
"Mornin Will. Sleep okay?"
"Yes, thank you. Did I hear you say something about breakfast?"
"Yup. Dawn's making us scrambled eggs." She then pulled the covers back and scooped him up, so that he was hanging upside down. She carried him down the stairs like that, his giggling in the background the whole time. She plopped him on one of the stools in the kitchen just as Dawn was putting three plates of eggs down on the counter.
"Breakfast is served."
They all dug into their plates. After they were finished they went about getting ready for the day. Everyone got dressed and then they headed over to the Magic Box.
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Buffy pulled into the back parking, and everyone climbed out of the car. Upon entering the store they could hear Giles and Anya arguing over something.
"Giles? Hey we're back and we brought Will with us."
"Oh yes. Hello Buffy, Dawn, Will. I'll be with you in a second." Turning back to Anya, "I told you just call some of your inventory contacts first. Then we can check the other avenues available to us."
"Fine, whatever. Go talk to your Slayer."
Giles walked over to the research table and sat down next to where Will was drawing some pictures on a piece of loose-leaf. "So have you come to a decision Buffy?"
"Yes, I have. I want to do the spell to get Spike back."
"Very well. Hold on one moment please. Anya," Giles called.
"Yea?"
"Looks like we are going to have to order that O'lican slime after all."
"Ok, I'll get right on it."
"Thank you. Now, Buffy. This spell is very complicated. I
think it would be best if we did it at your house. The way it will work is Will
will be asleep when it is performed. The spell's affects will not be immediate.
He will just wake up in the morning as 'Spike'. Any questions?"
"No, I think that's it. How soon until we do this?"
"Not very long. We just need to find the slime and then the rest of the ingredients can be found here in the store. We will have to wait until the next waxing moon though."
"Ok, so you get to work on that then and Dawn, Will, and I are gonna head back to the house for a little while. Let me know when you find everything."
"Yes, of course. See you all later I suppose."
"Bye Giles."
Buffy, Dawn, and Will all piled into the car again heading back to the Summers' household. Once they were home they all silently went over to the couch in the living room and sat down. Dawn turned on the TV and found a Scooby Doo marathon on Cartoon Network, so they watched that. Eventually they had lunch and the day went on as what passed for normal on the Hellmouth.
Around five o'clock the phone rang. Buffy got up to answer and was surprised to hear Giles on the other end. "Giles? Did you find the slime stuff already?"
"Yes, Buffy I did. But they refuse to ship it to me so I have to go down there to get it."
"Um, well where is 'there'?"
"Oh, not far. Just an hour or so down the coast. I have made arrangements to pick it up tomorrow, and we seem to be in luck. The moon is in the correct phase now. So as soon as I get back Willow can perform the spell."
"Oh, that's great. Ok, I'll let you go, Giles. I'm sure you have other stuff to do."
"Yes, quite right. And Buffy, try to enjoy the time Will has left." With that Giles hung up the phone and Buffy was left staring at the receiver in her hand. She walked back into the living room, and faced Dawn.
"So who was on the phone?"
"Giles. He found all the stuff we need for the spell. We can do it tomorrow night. Did I make the right decision, Dawnie?"
"Of course you did Buffy. It's not fair to Spike if we keep him like this. Tell ya what. Let's take Will to Weatherly Park for awhile and then tomorrow we can do something special. Ok?"
"Yea that sounds good."
Dawn moved over to Will's side of the couch where he was lightly dozing. "Will, we're gonna go to the park. Wanna come?"
"We are? Are there any gardens?"
"I think so. Let's go in the car and drive over, k?"
"Ok, come on Buffy! We're going to the park!"
"I'll be right there guys, you head to the car without me." Buffy watched as they ran out the front door to the driveway and hopped into the car. 'I sure am gonna miss the little guy,' Buffy thought to herself.
