Hey all! Just wanted to say that in chapter two when I said something about
how Spike fixed his hair in the mirror, I wasn't really thinking about how
he was a vampire who couldn't see his reflection. So please disregard that
and enjoy chapter three! And sorry if this chapter's kinda short. I may
be making them short so I can publish them faster for ya'll! Also, I'd like
to thank all of ya'll for your reviews! They've been really helpful and I
hope you like what I'm doing with the story! I have a great idea which
will be a huge surprise for all of you guys and I hope you'll like it!
More later! OOO! And sorry bout the wrong Xander spelling! I don't wanna
go through all of this and change it, but next chapter I PROMISE it will be
revised! And I will be separating lines after each person speaks in the
next chapter. Sorry bout that too! I hope ya'll will forgive me!
~*~Rinn~*~
Spike moved his hands into the stream of sunlight coming through the glass windows of the hotel restaurant. "Does anyone have a mirror?" He asked wanting to see his reflection to prove that he was really human. Willow handed him the compact from her purse and he opened it and saw himself for the first time in decades. "Wow. I'm one sexy bugger ain't I?" He chuckled. "I thought you looked a little less pale this morning." Dawn said to him and looked around the table at the shocked faces looking up at Spike in disbelief that he was human, let alone that he was alive.
"There's got to be some prophecy about this somewhere." Giles said flipping through one of his books and cleaning his glasses. "Spike, how did you uh, reappear?" he said in an inquisitive tone. "Well, Buffy and I discovered that when she puts the ring I gave her on her finger, I appear, but when she removes it, I disappear to some white room somewhere. Oh, and a side-note. If that ring is taken off of her finger and I'm stuck in that G-d awful room again with that annoying noise, when I'm back, whoever took that ring will be really sorry." "Oh." Giles said. "Alright then." He adjusted his glasses and continued flipping through the book. Willow and Kennedy were sitting on the couch, Zander and Andrew were sitting on Zander's bed, Buffy was sitting on Andrew's bed, Giles was at the desk researching and Spike was pacing around by Giles. Faith and Wood had chosen to go back to their room for a while, so they weren't there. Andrew started poking Spike's arm. "Could you bloody stop that? It's beginning to really bug me." Spike glared at Andrew. "Oh. Sorry Spike. I just wanted to see if you were any different now that you were human. Please don't kill me!" Andrew backed off and cringed. "All I'm gonna say is you better sleep with your eyes open." Spike taunted. "Honey, don't even joke about that. Even though he's annoying as hell and tried to kill me in the past, well, Andrew's not a bad asset to our team. Plus, you wouldn't wanna get your new human teeth all dirty now would you?" Buffy joked. "BUFFY!" Andrew shouted at her and they all laughed. "Quiet please." Giles told them. "I think I found something." He focused closer on the book and everyone fell silent, intent on learning what he found. "Well, it says here that a vampire, once dead, will rise again but as a human. It also says that when he rises as a human, that he will have to defeat another demon-turned-human or human-turned-demon before he can live without depending on the ring." They all continued to be silent as a long pause occurred. "So, what is it?" Spike asked. "What is what?" Giles answered. "The 'Big Bad' I have to kill?" "It doesn't say. Only that you will have to defeat it, and that it will be very strong and powerful." He paused and overlooked the page again. "Wait a second. It also gives an approximate time of your battle. The book says it will take place sometime between next Wednesday night and next Thursday morning." "Well that helps. We can just all assemble an army and help him kill it." Buffy said, already prepared to fight anything that came between her and Spike's future together. "That's just it." Giles said. "He has to kill it himself, and only himself. Then, and only then, may he live without the power of the ring." "Well then I guess we better get you prepared." Buffy told Spike.
Two days had gone by and it was already Friday evening. There were five days left until the big battle and as it got closer, Buffy became more and more nervous about losing Spike again. She was training him to the best of her abilities and even got Willow to teach him a few spells. Even though he wasn't a witch or a warlock, the spells still gave a small effect. He would need to become more powerful to do spells even close to Willow's level. She had Zander and Andrew making weapons for Spike to use, and Faith was helping him train when Buffy was too tired to. They had all banded together to help because they all owed Buffy their lives, and if this were what she wanted them to do, they'd do it no questions asked.
Another two days went by and it was already Sunday night. Buffy and the gang were exhausted from their all-nighters preparing Spike for Wednesday. They decided to stop early that night so everyone could have energy for the next two days. Spike went back to Buffy's room after he had been training with Faith and when he opened the door, he heard a chorus of "SHHHHH"'s from Dawn. She pointed to Buffy's bed where she was sleeping like a baby. He knew she had looked exhausted earlier that day, but he hadn't realized she was that tired. He lay down next to her on the bed and wrapped his arms around her. He'd do anything to be with her, and this battle would prove that. Then he shut his eyes and went to sleep.
It was very early Monday morning, and Spike awoke with a jolt. He woke up in a panic and was clammy and covered in sweat. He almost couldn't breathe. Buffy woke up too since she felt him moving on the bed. "Spike, are you ok?" She asked him, worrying that something was wrong. "Yes love. Just a bad dream is all. Go back to sleep. Don't worry about me." He put his hands through her hair, kissed her, and tried to go back to sleep. He wasn't a vampire anymore and he knew he needed his strength, but he just couldn't keep his eyes closed after his nightmare. In it, he saw Buffy laying dead on the ground, covered in blood, and above her, he was standing holding a knife covered in her blood. He had killed her in his nightmare.
Spike moved his hands into the stream of sunlight coming through the glass windows of the hotel restaurant. "Does anyone have a mirror?" He asked wanting to see his reflection to prove that he was really human. Willow handed him the compact from her purse and he opened it and saw himself for the first time in decades. "Wow. I'm one sexy bugger ain't I?" He chuckled. "I thought you looked a little less pale this morning." Dawn said to him and looked around the table at the shocked faces looking up at Spike in disbelief that he was human, let alone that he was alive.
"There's got to be some prophecy about this somewhere." Giles said flipping through one of his books and cleaning his glasses. "Spike, how did you uh, reappear?" he said in an inquisitive tone. "Well, Buffy and I discovered that when she puts the ring I gave her on her finger, I appear, but when she removes it, I disappear to some white room somewhere. Oh, and a side-note. If that ring is taken off of her finger and I'm stuck in that G-d awful room again with that annoying noise, when I'm back, whoever took that ring will be really sorry." "Oh." Giles said. "Alright then." He adjusted his glasses and continued flipping through the book. Willow and Kennedy were sitting on the couch, Zander and Andrew were sitting on Zander's bed, Buffy was sitting on Andrew's bed, Giles was at the desk researching and Spike was pacing around by Giles. Faith and Wood had chosen to go back to their room for a while, so they weren't there. Andrew started poking Spike's arm. "Could you bloody stop that? It's beginning to really bug me." Spike glared at Andrew. "Oh. Sorry Spike. I just wanted to see if you were any different now that you were human. Please don't kill me!" Andrew backed off and cringed. "All I'm gonna say is you better sleep with your eyes open." Spike taunted. "Honey, don't even joke about that. Even though he's annoying as hell and tried to kill me in the past, well, Andrew's not a bad asset to our team. Plus, you wouldn't wanna get your new human teeth all dirty now would you?" Buffy joked. "BUFFY!" Andrew shouted at her and they all laughed. "Quiet please." Giles told them. "I think I found something." He focused closer on the book and everyone fell silent, intent on learning what he found. "Well, it says here that a vampire, once dead, will rise again but as a human. It also says that when he rises as a human, that he will have to defeat another demon-turned-human or human-turned-demon before he can live without depending on the ring." They all continued to be silent as a long pause occurred. "So, what is it?" Spike asked. "What is what?" Giles answered. "The 'Big Bad' I have to kill?" "It doesn't say. Only that you will have to defeat it, and that it will be very strong and powerful." He paused and overlooked the page again. "Wait a second. It also gives an approximate time of your battle. The book says it will take place sometime between next Wednesday night and next Thursday morning." "Well that helps. We can just all assemble an army and help him kill it." Buffy said, already prepared to fight anything that came between her and Spike's future together. "That's just it." Giles said. "He has to kill it himself, and only himself. Then, and only then, may he live without the power of the ring." "Well then I guess we better get you prepared." Buffy told Spike.
Two days had gone by and it was already Friday evening. There were five days left until the big battle and as it got closer, Buffy became more and more nervous about losing Spike again. She was training him to the best of her abilities and even got Willow to teach him a few spells. Even though he wasn't a witch or a warlock, the spells still gave a small effect. He would need to become more powerful to do spells even close to Willow's level. She had Zander and Andrew making weapons for Spike to use, and Faith was helping him train when Buffy was too tired to. They had all banded together to help because they all owed Buffy their lives, and if this were what she wanted them to do, they'd do it no questions asked.
Another two days went by and it was already Sunday night. Buffy and the gang were exhausted from their all-nighters preparing Spike for Wednesday. They decided to stop early that night so everyone could have energy for the next two days. Spike went back to Buffy's room after he had been training with Faith and when he opened the door, he heard a chorus of "SHHHHH"'s from Dawn. She pointed to Buffy's bed where she was sleeping like a baby. He knew she had looked exhausted earlier that day, but he hadn't realized she was that tired. He lay down next to her on the bed and wrapped his arms around her. He'd do anything to be with her, and this battle would prove that. Then he shut his eyes and went to sleep.
It was very early Monday morning, and Spike awoke with a jolt. He woke up in a panic and was clammy and covered in sweat. He almost couldn't breathe. Buffy woke up too since she felt him moving on the bed. "Spike, are you ok?" She asked him, worrying that something was wrong. "Yes love. Just a bad dream is all. Go back to sleep. Don't worry about me." He put his hands through her hair, kissed her, and tried to go back to sleep. He wasn't a vampire anymore and he knew he needed his strength, but he just couldn't keep his eyes closed after his nightmare. In it, he saw Buffy laying dead on the ground, covered in blood, and above her, he was standing holding a knife covered in her blood. He had killed her in his nightmare.