Buffy looked at Spike and he gave her a smile to reassure her that they
would get through this. They had too she thought. She finally has found the
happiness she had been looking for all her life and her friends deserved to
have a chance to get their lives back on track too. They were all still
young. Especially Dawn she hadn't even graduated high school yet. There was
so much that she still hadn't experienced. Buffy remembered how she had
promised her that she would teach her to fight and show her all the good in
the world. Unfortunately she hadn't had the time too with everything with
Spike and The First. Not to mention all the potentials she had to protect.
She was brought out of her thoughts seeing that the barrier was now up.
"Ok, Spike get Dawn and Connor to the seal." Buffy yelled.
"Buffy I don't know how long I can hold this." Willowed said trying her best to hold off the bringers.
"Just hold it for as long as possible Wills. I know you can do it." Buffy reassured her and walked over to the seal with the others.
"Alright with this knife each of us has to make deep enough cut that will cover the seal and close it for good." Spike said as he cut across his palm and quickly handed the knife to Buffy and she did same.
"Willow, why are you doing this?" The First asked in the guise of Tara.
"No you aren't her." Willow said firmly.
"If you just let this happen we can be together. Isn't that what you want?" Tara asked.
Willow was having trouble concentrating. Seeing what only appeared to be Tara in front of her was sending her reeling.
"Don't you understand? We will be together with all of your friends and happy for all eternity. Willow it is such a wonderful place." Tara said trying to convince her.
"No I will always love Tara but you're not her and I'm not ready to die I can't let the others down again." Willow said as she felt herself gaining new strength.
Meanwhile back at the house Amy was helping Giles perform the spell that would tell them who the new slayer would be.
"What was that yelling?" Giles asked looking at Wesley.
"I believe Andrew has worn out his welcome with Faith." Wesley said.
"That boy would drive a sane person insane. Believe me when I say I am close. Giles said seriously.
Xander and Anya laughed along with Wesley and Amy.
"I am serious. He is on my bloody last nerve. I don't know why he is even still here. Giles said raising his voice.
"Well it's not like he has any other place to go. You know it's really sad that he will most likely die a virgin."Anya said
Wesley quickly got up wanting to get as far away from this conversation as possible.
"I will go make sure she doesn't kill him." Wesley said running up the stairs.
"Why don't you just let her kill him and then we won't have to worry about him anymore." Xander suggested. Wesley was already gone.
"I mean I still think the verdict is out on whether or not he is gay but really what woman or man would be able to put up with him?" Anya continued even though everybody in the room wished she would shut up.
"You know I think that you and Andrew would make a perfect couple." Giles said looking at Anya.
"What are you serious? Xander tell him that is just gross." Anya said.
Xander didn't say anything.
"That is the meanest thing anyone has ever said to me. Anya said crying.
"Anya I didn't mean to make you cry." Giles said trying to convince her.
Giles was exasperated.
"Amy is the spell done yet? he asked.
"Almost I just need to add a few more ingredients." Amy said.
"How many times do I have to tell ya that I don't care about Gocrew or Dragon whatever! "Faith tried to say calmly. This boy was getting on her last nerve.
"Actually it's Goku." Andrew said correcting her.
"Tell me Andrew have you ever been bitten by a vampire?" Faith said with an evil glint in her eye.
"Actually yes Spike bit me once." he said not realizing that Faith was seriously thinking about killing him.
I would be doing the world a favor if I killed the dork. she thought rolling her eyes.
"Is everything alright?" Wesley asked coming in the room.
"No!" Faith said a little too quickly.
"Ok Andrew you can go. I will look after Faith." Wesley said.
Faith let out a sigh of relief.
"Fine, did Mr. Giles find my comics yet?" Andrew asked.
"I'm not sure why don't you go ask him." Wesley said.
Andrew nodded and walked out the door with a slam.
"Wes tell me what I can do to thank you?" Faith said smiling.
"You don't need to do anything?" Wesley replied as he sat next to her on the bed.
"I mean you weren't even that annoying back when you were a geek." Faith said laughing.
What's so funny? Wesley asked.
"Oh just the fact that now you are all rugged and handsome. Have I told ya how good I think you look? she asked looking at Wesley with lust.
I want him so bad. I never thought he would ever look this hot! Faith thought.
"I don't believe you have?" Wesley said trying to sound cool and sexy.
Faith has always been so hot and dangerous. She wants me. Wesley thought with pride.
"Well ya look really good." Faith said huskily moving to kiss him. Wesley quickly closed the distance between them giving Faith a mind blowing kiss.
Dawn was now the only one who hadn't cut herself.
"Dawn, sweetie come to me.? I am the one who loves you." The First said in the guise of Joyce.
"Dawn no you can't this isn't her." Buffy said frantically.
Dawn stood there frozen looking at what seemed to be her mother.
"Buffy and the others don't understand how wonderful everything will be. Just come with me and I promise everything will be alright. "Joyce said smiling.
"Nibblet, I know you don't want the world to end. I also know that you love your mother. This isn't her. You have to be strong." Spike said almost pleading.
"Dawn we need your blood to stop this. I know you that you want your mother back." Connor said trying to get the knife to cut Dawn whether she wanted it or not. "No!" Dawn screamed and began crying and pulled away.
"I never even knew my mother. I know you want to believe it is her, but it is a trick." Connor explained.
"Dawnie, you know that Connor is right." Buffy said trying to hold back tears knowing what a struggle her sister was having.
Dawn's mind was racing. All she could think about was how much easier it would be to go to heaven with her mother. She basically hated everything about her life. It wasn't as if she was even supposed to exist. The truth was that in many ways she felt like nobody even really knew she was there. All last year Buffy had ignored her and now she didn't have time for her at all. She tried to contribute as much as she could but the truth is that she never felt like she belonged.
Time was ticking away and if Dawn didn't do the right thing soon all hell would literally break lose.
A/N I know Cliffhanger! Sorry but Feedback will get the next chapter up quicker. Thanks for all the reviews and Spikealicious for being a Great beta.
Thanks
Jaime Bee
"Ok, Spike get Dawn and Connor to the seal." Buffy yelled.
"Buffy I don't know how long I can hold this." Willowed said trying her best to hold off the bringers.
"Just hold it for as long as possible Wills. I know you can do it." Buffy reassured her and walked over to the seal with the others.
"Alright with this knife each of us has to make deep enough cut that will cover the seal and close it for good." Spike said as he cut across his palm and quickly handed the knife to Buffy and she did same.
"Willow, why are you doing this?" The First asked in the guise of Tara.
"No you aren't her." Willow said firmly.
"If you just let this happen we can be together. Isn't that what you want?" Tara asked.
Willow was having trouble concentrating. Seeing what only appeared to be Tara in front of her was sending her reeling.
"Don't you understand? We will be together with all of your friends and happy for all eternity. Willow it is such a wonderful place." Tara said trying to convince her.
"No I will always love Tara but you're not her and I'm not ready to die I can't let the others down again." Willow said as she felt herself gaining new strength.
Meanwhile back at the house Amy was helping Giles perform the spell that would tell them who the new slayer would be.
"What was that yelling?" Giles asked looking at Wesley.
"I believe Andrew has worn out his welcome with Faith." Wesley said.
"That boy would drive a sane person insane. Believe me when I say I am close. Giles said seriously.
Xander and Anya laughed along with Wesley and Amy.
"I am serious. He is on my bloody last nerve. I don't know why he is even still here. Giles said raising his voice.
"Well it's not like he has any other place to go. You know it's really sad that he will most likely die a virgin."Anya said
Wesley quickly got up wanting to get as far away from this conversation as possible.
"I will go make sure she doesn't kill him." Wesley said running up the stairs.
"Why don't you just let her kill him and then we won't have to worry about him anymore." Xander suggested. Wesley was already gone.
"I mean I still think the verdict is out on whether or not he is gay but really what woman or man would be able to put up with him?" Anya continued even though everybody in the room wished she would shut up.
"You know I think that you and Andrew would make a perfect couple." Giles said looking at Anya.
"What are you serious? Xander tell him that is just gross." Anya said.
Xander didn't say anything.
"That is the meanest thing anyone has ever said to me. Anya said crying.
"Anya I didn't mean to make you cry." Giles said trying to convince her.
Giles was exasperated.
"Amy is the spell done yet? he asked.
"Almost I just need to add a few more ingredients." Amy said.
"How many times do I have to tell ya that I don't care about Gocrew or Dragon whatever! "Faith tried to say calmly. This boy was getting on her last nerve.
"Actually it's Goku." Andrew said correcting her.
"Tell me Andrew have you ever been bitten by a vampire?" Faith said with an evil glint in her eye.
"Actually yes Spike bit me once." he said not realizing that Faith was seriously thinking about killing him.
I would be doing the world a favor if I killed the dork. she thought rolling her eyes.
"Is everything alright?" Wesley asked coming in the room.
"No!" Faith said a little too quickly.
"Ok Andrew you can go. I will look after Faith." Wesley said.
Faith let out a sigh of relief.
"Fine, did Mr. Giles find my comics yet?" Andrew asked.
"I'm not sure why don't you go ask him." Wesley said.
Andrew nodded and walked out the door with a slam.
"Wes tell me what I can do to thank you?" Faith said smiling.
"You don't need to do anything?" Wesley replied as he sat next to her on the bed.
"I mean you weren't even that annoying back when you were a geek." Faith said laughing.
What's so funny? Wesley asked.
"Oh just the fact that now you are all rugged and handsome. Have I told ya how good I think you look? she asked looking at Wesley with lust.
I want him so bad. I never thought he would ever look this hot! Faith thought.
"I don't believe you have?" Wesley said trying to sound cool and sexy.
Faith has always been so hot and dangerous. She wants me. Wesley thought with pride.
"Well ya look really good." Faith said huskily moving to kiss him. Wesley quickly closed the distance between them giving Faith a mind blowing kiss.
Dawn was now the only one who hadn't cut herself.
"Dawn, sweetie come to me.? I am the one who loves you." The First said in the guise of Joyce.
"Dawn no you can't this isn't her." Buffy said frantically.
Dawn stood there frozen looking at what seemed to be her mother.
"Buffy and the others don't understand how wonderful everything will be. Just come with me and I promise everything will be alright. "Joyce said smiling.
"Nibblet, I know you don't want the world to end. I also know that you love your mother. This isn't her. You have to be strong." Spike said almost pleading.
"Dawn we need your blood to stop this. I know you that you want your mother back." Connor said trying to get the knife to cut Dawn whether she wanted it or not. "No!" Dawn screamed and began crying and pulled away.
"I never even knew my mother. I know you want to believe it is her, but it is a trick." Connor explained.
"Dawnie, you know that Connor is right." Buffy said trying to hold back tears knowing what a struggle her sister was having.
Dawn's mind was racing. All she could think about was how much easier it would be to go to heaven with her mother. She basically hated everything about her life. It wasn't as if she was even supposed to exist. The truth was that in many ways she felt like nobody even really knew she was there. All last year Buffy had ignored her and now she didn't have time for her at all. She tried to contribute as much as she could but the truth is that she never felt like she belonged.
Time was ticking away and if Dawn didn't do the right thing soon all hell would literally break lose.
A/N I know Cliffhanger! Sorry but Feedback will get the next chapter up quicker. Thanks for all the reviews and Spikealicious for being a Great beta.
Thanks
Jaime Bee