Spike fell to his knees after being hung by his broken wrist for days and beaten to near unconsciousness. He was cold and tired and very hungry. He prepared for more pain but felt suddenly warm and full. The pain of his wounds still burned, but he felt better. He looked up with swollen eyes and could only see light.

"Come daddy, it is time to come home. Come home to mummy and me please"

"Daddy?" he questioned

"Of course silly." She kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear

"All will be well"

He felt a rush on his navel and then was cold and hungry again.

He couldn't do anything but lay on the cold earth. His broken body was limp and it hurt too much to move. His voice that he hadn't used n over 100 years cracked and croaked out the word Buffy, before he slipped into a beloved dreamless sleep.

Buffy walked around the cemetery. There wasn't one soulless demon out tonight.

She heard a whisper behind a stone and went to look She saw a vampire crouching behind it.

"Are…are you the slayer?" it asked she nodded

"yep and you are hist…"

"Don't kill me. I have seen you. I don't try to kill you. If I tell you something will you promise not to stake me?" he asked his eyes shut tight

"Maybe… watcha got to say?"

"I know where William the bloody is"

"Yea Hell I know. That wasn't save worthy"

"NO!' he yelled eyes still shut

"Why do you shut your eyes?" suddenly not in the mood to kill this pathetic thing

"You are bright. Like the sun."

"Bright?"

"You glow like fire it hurts to look at you and there is a whisper upon the wind. It says peace." She smiled and placed a hand over her stomach.

"You will not kill me…if I tell you William lays in this cemetery behind a catacomb. I don't know which one." She looked at him

"I have to…"

"Thank you Slayer… you are merciful" She reached down and grabbed his goshe collar.

"Tell any of your friends that I let you live and next time I wont."

"I swear. I swear. Not a word"

She nodded and ran as fast as she could toward anywhere that matched the description of where Spike was. She felt a pull at her gut.

"Show me Renee. Find him" She followed the feeling in her gut until she saw a crumpled heap on the ground.

"No… Spike" She ran to him seeing his bruised body.

"Oh god…" She took out he phone

"Giles?"…"Its Spike"…"He's in the cemetery…unconscious."… "I don't know but I don't want to move him"…"he's…he's all bloody and beat up. God Giles, I've never seen anyone look. Not even Angel after hell"…"thank you Giles"…"I have a flashlight and I'll put it up in the air"… "I'll explain when we get spike back"… "No I don't have to worry about Vampires"… "Giles not now. Please. Just get here"…"thank you, hurry" She waited patiently stroking spikes bloody brown hair

"Stay with me Spike, stay with me I love you please don't leave. I need you, we need you Spike" His swollen eyes opened into little slits

"Renee?" He asked

"Yes, yes Renee is here. She took what looked like his less broken hand and put it on her stomach.

"She's here Spike"

"Buffy?"

"I'm here too,"

"Your back with me Spike… your home"

She wiped away her tears

"don cr…y Sla.er. ple…" he croaked barley getting the words out