Chapter 12
Spike walked into Buffy's room and kneeled down beside her. Everyone else was just watching, hoping that he could pull this off. Spike knew that this was the only chance they had to get Buffy back and he was afraid of blowing it when Xander came next to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Bring her back, Spike. We're all here with you." Spike looked at him and nodded. Xander then backed away to give him some room. Spike took a deep unneeded breath again and got close to Buffy.
"I love you." He whispered to her as he bent down and gave her a soft kiss on the lips that lasted a few seconds. He then pulled away and looked at her, hoping to see some change. He stood up and walked back over to the others. A few more seconds went by and nothing happened. Spike sighed and looked at the others around him. "I'm sorry, I guess it wasn't enough." He was about to walk out when Dawn grabbed his arm.
"Spike, look." She told him. He then turned back around to look at Buffy and noticed that the claw marks on her stomach were disappearing. When they were gone, Buffy opened her eyes and looked around like she was seeing the place for the first time.
"Wow that was weird." She said as she sat up and like before Dawn gave her sister a big hug. Everyone else joining in, she was finding it hard to breathe. "I love you guys too, but oxygen is becoming an issue." She told them as they let go.
"You came back, Buffy. I knew you would." Dawn told her.
"Yeah, that is what I usually do. I'm not going anywhere." Dawn then hugged her sister again.
"Seriously, Buff. You have to stop making a habit of this death thing." Xander told her and she smiled at him.
"I'll work on it." Spike was standing off by himself and he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He was surprised that it managed to work and maybe a little shocked. Buffy looked at him. "Hey, don't I get a hug or something." He looked at her and then smiled as he walked over to her and gave her a hug, afraid to let her go. He realized that he was crying and he wiped at the tears before anyone could see them. He let her go when Dawn spoke up.
"Spike is the one that saved you, Buffy. Of course, we had no doubts that he wouldn't." Buffy nodded and then looked at Spike.
"I guess I owe you my life, thank you." She told him and he felt like he would cry again, but he kept it in.
"Don't mention it." He told her as he kissed the top of her head and then hugged her again. Angel then came into the room and went towards Buffy.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. It was chaos out there; I see that you're better." He told her and she nodded.
"Yep, as good as new." Angel hugged her also.
"Welcome back." He whispered in her ear. He let her go and then looked at the others. "I guess you figured it out." He told them.
"You knew about the cure, didn't you?" Wesley asked and Angel nodded.
"Yes, I came across a few of those demons before in my time and did my research. I figured you would find out the cure from Giles. I left so I wouldn't be here when you found out because I know you would have wanted me to try and save her, hence the not having my cell phone on. This way, Spike was your only other option and I guess this is my way of having the truth revealed. With both of you." He said looking at Buffy and Spike. Gunn then slapped Angel on the back.
"That was real slick man, but what if it didn't work?" He asked.
"I knew it would. We all know that Spike loves Buffy and I knew that she loved him too even though she never said it, that's why I did what I did. She has a way of keeping her feelings inside, so I made it easier." Buffy looked down at his realization.
"Is that true?" Spike asked her and she looked up at him and nodded.
"Yeah, it is. I'm alive after all. I could kill Angel though." She said as she glared at him, in a friendly way and he smiled.
"Yeah, love you too." He told her and she returned his smile. She looked at everyone.
"Well, this has been fun, but I think I'm ready to go home now." She told her friends and they all agreed.
Spike walked into Buffy's room and kneeled down beside her. Everyone else was just watching, hoping that he could pull this off. Spike knew that this was the only chance they had to get Buffy back and he was afraid of blowing it when Xander came next to him and put his hand on his shoulder. "Bring her back, Spike. We're all here with you." Spike looked at him and nodded. Xander then backed away to give him some room. Spike took a deep unneeded breath again and got close to Buffy.
"I love you." He whispered to her as he bent down and gave her a soft kiss on the lips that lasted a few seconds. He then pulled away and looked at her, hoping to see some change. He stood up and walked back over to the others. A few more seconds went by and nothing happened. Spike sighed and looked at the others around him. "I'm sorry, I guess it wasn't enough." He was about to walk out when Dawn grabbed his arm.
"Spike, look." She told him. He then turned back around to look at Buffy and noticed that the claw marks on her stomach were disappearing. When they were gone, Buffy opened her eyes and looked around like she was seeing the place for the first time.
"Wow that was weird." She said as she sat up and like before Dawn gave her sister a big hug. Everyone else joining in, she was finding it hard to breathe. "I love you guys too, but oxygen is becoming an issue." She told them as they let go.
"You came back, Buffy. I knew you would." Dawn told her.
"Yeah, that is what I usually do. I'm not going anywhere." Dawn then hugged her sister again.
"Seriously, Buff. You have to stop making a habit of this death thing." Xander told her and she smiled at him.
"I'll work on it." Spike was standing off by himself and he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He was surprised that it managed to work and maybe a little shocked. Buffy looked at him. "Hey, don't I get a hug or something." He looked at her and then smiled as he walked over to her and gave her a hug, afraid to let her go. He realized that he was crying and he wiped at the tears before anyone could see them. He let her go when Dawn spoke up.
"Spike is the one that saved you, Buffy. Of course, we had no doubts that he wouldn't." Buffy nodded and then looked at Spike.
"I guess I owe you my life, thank you." She told him and he felt like he would cry again, but he kept it in.
"Don't mention it." He told her as he kissed the top of her head and then hugged her again. Angel then came into the room and went towards Buffy.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. It was chaos out there; I see that you're better." He told her and she nodded.
"Yep, as good as new." Angel hugged her also.
"Welcome back." He whispered in her ear. He let her go and then looked at the others. "I guess you figured it out." He told them.
"You knew about the cure, didn't you?" Wesley asked and Angel nodded.
"Yes, I came across a few of those demons before in my time and did my research. I figured you would find out the cure from Giles. I left so I wouldn't be here when you found out because I know you would have wanted me to try and save her, hence the not having my cell phone on. This way, Spike was your only other option and I guess this is my way of having the truth revealed. With both of you." He said looking at Buffy and Spike. Gunn then slapped Angel on the back.
"That was real slick man, but what if it didn't work?" He asked.
"I knew it would. We all know that Spike loves Buffy and I knew that she loved him too even though she never said it, that's why I did what I did. She has a way of keeping her feelings inside, so I made it easier." Buffy looked down at his realization.
"Is that true?" Spike asked her and she looked up at him and nodded.
"Yeah, it is. I'm alive after all. I could kill Angel though." She said as she glared at him, in a friendly way and he smiled.
"Yeah, love you too." He told her and she returned his smile. She looked at everyone.
"Well, this has been fun, but I think I'm ready to go home now." She told her friends and they all agreed.
