It was a cool night, Buffy Summers and her friends were looking for Willow. She was dangerous, after Tara's death she was going after Warren. Sure, Buffy thought that Warren did deserve some punishment but not to be killed and her best friend was put to jail for murder. Anya couldn't sense Willow since she vanished when they tried to stop her from killing Warren.

"Where did she go?" asked Buffy. "And what the heck was she doing to Warren?"

"I have no idea," said Xander. "But he was screaming in pain,"

"This can't be good," Buffy panicked. "Where could she disappeared to?" She started to pace back and forth. Her vision became blurry. Then Buffy Summers woke up.

"Oh, my goodness!" She screamed. "What a horrible nightmare," she try to relax but it wasn't happening. " I wonder if it was all a dream?" she asked herself. She got up to see that Willow and Tara were asleep in their room. They weren't. Willow was gone. Buffy started to panic. "What if it wasn't a dream?" She went downstairs to find that Xander was keeping Dawn (Buffy's little sister) company.

"What's wrong Buff?" he asked in concern.

"Was Willow going after Warren and is Tara dead?" Buffy asked.

"I'm afraid Tara is dead but Willow went for a walk after she turned in Warren for killing Tara." Said Xander. "Why? Is there something the matter?" asked Xander.

"No, I just thought. I had a nightmare about it again," said Buffy. "And Spike is really gone?" she asked.

"It's kind of funny that you mention Spike," said Xander.

"Why is it funny?" she asked. She saw Xander eyeball towards the chair and there sat Spike with his usual clothes on.

"Why did you ask love? Did you miss me?" asked Spike with his evil looking grin on.

"What are you doing here?" she asked. She started to glare at Xander.

"I've tried to make him leave but his threaten me!" Xander replied to Buffy's glare.

"What do you want?" she asked Spike.

"Well, I'd like to talk to you in private," he said. Eyeballing Dawn and Xander for his sign as not in front of those to type of look.

"All right, we'll go in the kitchen and talk," she said as she headed towards the kitchen. Then Spike got up and followed. He closed the door behind them.

"All right, now what do you want to tell me?" she asked in an annoyed voice.

"To tell you the truth about Willow and Tara," he said.

"But Xander..." she started.

"That was his back up plan to tell you so you wouldn't worry so much about her," said Spike. "I'm telling you the truth and I want to help."

"Why do you want to help?" she asked him in an angry voice.

"To make it up for hurting you so bad," He said in a desperate voice. "I never meant to hurt you, I've changed, please let me help you to make up all the pain and suffering I caused you," he finished.

"All right, you can help but what about Dawn?" she asked him. "Whose gonna look after her?"

"Well, have Xander look after her while we're gone or what do you think?"

"Xander is good enough, but what should I say so he doesn't know I know about Willow?" She asked him.

"How about that there's demons running lose and you need him to stay with Dawn?" He suggested.

"Or how about I found out what Willow is really up to?" asked a voice from behind.

Spike and Buffy both turn around to see Xander standing in the doorway.

"Xander, I'm sorry but we need to stop her," Buffy explained.

"But I want to help," he told her.

"But someone need's to watch Dawn," Buffy pointed out.

Dawn then had enough of the fighting about who was going to watch her. "Well, why can't I come?" she asked and she crossed her arms to her chest.

"Dawn, it won't be a pretty sight, you shouldn't come," Said Spike. "You're to young,"

"I'm fifteen, and I'm in high school, I think I'm old enough to go!" she protested.

"No, we think someone should watch you," she told her sister, "Spike, what about that friend of yours?" she asked him.

"I think he's still at my place," said Spike.

"Okay, we'll go check," said Buffy, All of them started to head out the door towards the Sunnydale commentary towards Spike's place. They went into the "house" and started to call for Clef. Clef jumped up and turned around towards them.

"Oh, it's you, you scared me." He said.

"Oh, we're sorry, could you do us a favor?" Buffy asked him.

"Sure," he answered.

"Could you look after Dawn while we're gone for a couple hours?" she asked him.

"I'll be glad to, I could always use some company," he said.

"Thank you," said Buffy. Spike, Xander, and her headed off to the sidewalk.

"How come I remember chasing Willow in the daylight about her killing Warren?" she asked Xander.

"We did but she disappeared. I was kind of hoping you would think it was all a dream. I didn't want you to get too upset that's all." Xander explained.

"Well, that's okay, I know you didn't want me to get too upset," Buffy told him. She heard a scream.

"What was that?" asked Xander.

"I don't know but I'm gonna find out right now," said Buffy as she ran towards the scream. Spike and Xander followed her.

So what do you think? If you have any suggestions, comments, what you want to happen next, improvements review me so I know what to do next and so I know anyone wants me to continue.