The Vampire God

Disclaimer: Look I'm new at this, sorry I didn't put it on the first chapter. Okay all the characters from Buffy and Angel are not mine, they are an invention of Joss Whedons imagination, I'm just borrowing them.

"I love you."

Spike looked into her eyes.

"No you don't, but hanks for saying it."

The next thing she knew she was falling it was a black tunnel.

"Spike your not a man you're a thing."

"You're a monster I could never be your girl."

"Ask me again why I could never love you."

Her own voice kept shouting things out to her as she dropped. Then she was back underneath the School looking at Spike his face was burning and small holes had formed in his cheeks, and yet he was laughing. Buffy thought she was going mad.

"Spike!" She yelled taking a step forward. But he just burnt into dust.

"NO!" She was sitting up in her bed now panting, there was sweat dripping all over her. Buffy had woken Dawn up and she was now sitting on the side of her bed.

"Buffy, its ok, it was just a dream." Buffy was amazed her sisters voice was never that soft.

"I'm okay, I just need a little rest."

"No you're not okay, you were just threshing around in your bed crying, and I couldn't wake you."

"Really Dawn I'll be fine."

"Don't lie to me, you should tell me what happened."

"What do you mean what happened?"

"You know in the hellmouth, I mean you haven't even told anyone how Spike died we just had to assume it when he didn't come out with you."

"Why would you think this is all about Spike?"

"Cause you said his name a few times in the middle of your trashing."

"Oh,"

"I think you would feel better if you told someone."

"I don't want to think about it."

"Look there's nothing you can do about that, you just had a nightmare about it, Spike was my friend to and I think I have a right to know how he died."

"Later Dawn, I need to have a shower."

Without another word Buffy got up and picked up the rest of her few clothes that they had gotten out of Sunnydale, and walked towards the door.

"You know you'll have to tell Angel later."

Buffy ignored her sister's comment and walked into the bathroom. She ran a warm shower for herself and got in, as much as she tried to block it out the last moments in the hellmouth kept running over in her mind. Isn't that what he had wanted to hear, isn't that why he got his soul in the first place? She couldn't make any sense of it why didn't he believe her. Buffy sighed as she got out of the shower and then it struck her, he had been evil for over a hundred years, the number of people he had saved couldn't possibly have overthrown the number of people he had killed, what if they had sent him to hell. Buffy knees buckled under her at that thought, what if after all he had done to help they had sent him to hell.

Faith sat looking around the waiting room, she couldn't believe how gloomy it was in there, you'd have thought they would at least try to make the patients feel happy by putting them in a nice happy looking place. The doctors had told her that they would have to run some tests to find out the full extent of the blood loss, they would also have to put stitches in.

"Faith?"

Faith looked up to see a young man looking down on her, she jumped to her feet.

"That's the one."

"I'm doctor Wilson, I've just finished running Robins tests."

"And?"

"He has suffered major blood loss we are trying to get more into him, though he has a very rare blood type AV negative. His titches have been put in, if all goes well he should be able to leave in about 10 days."

"So he'll be okay."

"Look, I'll be frank with you, there is a chance that he will die," Faith gasped "But it is very small and we are doing everything we can to stop it."

"So it's most likely that he'll be just fine."

"Yes, I'll take you to see him."

The doctor turned and led the way down the hallway before stopping outside room 409. The dorture held the door open as Faith walked in. She gasped as she looked in at a very pale Wood, there were machines all around him, one counting his heart beat, one pushing blood from and small bag into a vain in his elbow, and about two others, Faith wasn't to sure what they were doing.

"Hey," she said quietly as she sat next to him, it was obvious he was unconscious but she thought she would check anyway. When he didn't respond she sighed and sat back in her seat, he had said he was going to surprise her, he sure wouldn't be able to do that if he didn't wake up.

Dawn woke up to see her sister lying in the other bed, she wasn't sleeping though. Dawn was concerned her sister hadn't ever been the kind of person that would just lie in bed wide awake. She walked over and put a hand on Buffy shoulder.

"Are you feeling any better?"

"Yeah Dawnie, I'm feeling fine,"

"You don't look fine, I really think you would feel better if you told someone about it."

"No Dawn, I don't want to think about it."

"Well what else are you thinking about, look Xander said he would take me shopping today, do you want to come?"

"I'll think about it."

"Buffy you need clothes."

"I know."

"Fine, but going back to the original topic, what did you mean when you said Spike blew up Sunnydale. Cause you know Giles and Angel are gonna want to know."

"Dawn as I said, I don't want to talk about it."

"Well that's kind of unfair to the rest of us. Some of the SITS said something about a bright yellow light, and blowing up all the uber-vamps."

"Fine, look the amulet took its role, it blew up all the uber-vamps but it also blew a hole through the roof. The walls and pillars started to fall in, he told we to leave, I ran out jumped on top of the bus, and well you saw what the amulet did to Sunnydale."

"Yeah I did, but there has to be more to it then that, what else is bothering you."

Other then the fact that he thinks I would lie to him, she thought"Well you know how he was evill for like a hundred years…"

"You think he's in hell."

"I didn't, say that."

"Didn't need to, I recon Willow would probably be able to do a spell to find out where he is."

"No Dawn don't get Willow to do that, she did way to much magic yesterday."

"Fine I won't, now you should get up."

"I'm fine where I am."

"You'll miss breakfast."

"Dawn I just don't feel like going outside yet."

"Why won't you tell me everything."

"It doesn't matter, you probably wouldn't get it."

"Buffy?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you love him?"

"Pardon?"

"Did you love him? Cause I think that after all the stuff with O.J I would get that."

"It doesn't make any difference."

Dawn sighed as she got up and left the room. She walked down the stairs reasoning with herself, she didn't understand how her sister could love Spike after what he had done to her. But really she didn't care, she felt awful, she had hardly said anything to Spike all year, in fact the only thing she could remember saying was "If you so much as touch my sister I'll burn you while your sleeping." She felt awful about it now after all he had done to help them, but she could never understand how he could hurt someone he allegedly loved like that.

"Morning sweet cakes," Dawn look up at a green demon, he was wearing a bright yellow suit which was something Dawn had never seen a demon do before, she felt kind of awkward.

"Hi,"

"Oh I'm Lorne, I'm Angels friend."

"Well I'm Dawn, Buffy's sister."

"Nice to meet you, do you want some breakfast?"

"Yeah I just came to get some."

Dawn and Lorne walked to wards a table set up in the middle of the room, there was cereal, toast, donuts, a few spreads and drinks spread over it. She helped herself and looked around for somewhere to sit.

"Dawn!" Dawn turned and saw Angel gesturing for her to join his table. She walked over and took a seat between Lorne and Wesley, Fred was sitting next to Angel and there was a man sitting next to her who Dawn didn't know, also at the table was Giles.

"Well Dawn you met Fred last night, and this is Gunn." Angel gestured to the man.

"Hi,"

"So Dawn, how do you feel?"

"Alright, I wasn't really hurt." Other then a few scratches Dawn had gotten out alright

"Will Buffy be joining us?"

"She says she doesn't really feel like it."

"Oh" Angel sounded a bit disappointed.

They finished there breakfast in silence, with the exception of Giles and Wesley who would every now and then mutter something the each other in Latin which Dawn found very rude. After breakfast Dawn went into the garden she was trying to sort the whole thing out. She couldn't believe that Anya had died saving Andrew, and she was completely shocked the Spike had died saving them all. He really had changed, she remembered what it had been like before, he had been like a brother to her. And then she hadn't even tried to forgive him even after all he had done in the past year. Dawn heard a noise behind her and turned to see Giles walking up to her.

"How is she?" he asked casually sitting down next to her.

"She won't tell me everything."

"She said that the amulet did it all, but she refused to get up. I should bring her some breakfast."

"In a minute, did she say what happened down there."

"Well she said and the uber-vamps were killed and the cave started to collapse, and that he told her to get out."

"Well I don't see what else she could have to say, what don't you think she's telling you?"

"She just seems so unsettled, there is something driving her mad."

"So you don't know? It's just a feeling"

"Yeah, but she's also worried he ended up in hell."

"I can see some sense in that."

"You want him to be in hell? After all he did you want him to be tortured for all eternity?" Dawn was standing up now glaring a Giles. He stood up and put his hand on her shoulder to try and calm her down.

"No Dawn, I hope he isn't in hell, but he was an evil vampire for hundreds of years, and it's very likely that he is." With that Giles turned and walked inside. Dawn was stumped, how could he say that? Was it supposed to calm her down? She sighed and sat down, admiring a rose bush I front of her.

"Nice you could finally make it William, we've been waiting for you."

"Who are you?"

"Why I'm Zeus."

"Zeus?"

"Yes."

"Okay, so just where am I?

"Olympus."

Spike was in shock, What was he doing in Olympus? Why was Zeus here? Were all the others Gods and Goddesses as well?

"As I'm sure you are very aware, Sunnydale has been blown up, the amulet you wore was very strong, the first has once again been buried underground it is doubtful that she will ever return, your slayer got out safe, and has headed towards L.A."

"Buffy's okay, what about the Nibblet?"

"All the others got out alright, with the exception of a few slayers and the vengeance demon."

"Anya died?"

"She will be fine, they noticed how she had changed, her human half was good, so they sent her to heaven?"

"Oh, good."

"Look we were all very impressed with your performance when you got your chip, you fought for good…"

"What else would I do?"

"Do not disturb me William. And they answer to your question, you could have formed an army, you were a well respected vampire demons would happily have followed you in a pursuit against the slayer. However you didn't do that, you helped her, helped her family. About a month before you left for your soul the first rose against the gods, she rose the Titans and though Ares and myself managed to kill them all for good, Ares was killed in the battle. We therefore needed a new god of war,"

"But, aren't all the gods all family."

"No, that is a mortal tale, our gods come and go, the only remaining originals here are myself, my lovely wife Hera and our son Hermes. Our other children either gave up or died, they have moved on to heaven. Also there are only nine Gods, not 32 as are said in the legends. As there are fewer gods the ones we have need more duties. Anyway as I was saying we needed a new Ares, we liked you, you had shown great strength in the last few years, and we could use you on our team. Unfortunately there are two requirements, one they had to be stronger then humans, and two they had to die a champion."

"Which is me."

"It is now. But at the time you were not a champion, simply a vampire, with a chip. Now we knew that the first was heading on the earth, and would attack the line of slayers. There was an amulet in a law firm that your friend Angelous was very close to."

"Angel isn't my friend."

"Well we knew the person who died with the amulet would be a champion, we decided that we wanted you to die from that amulet, therefore making you a champion." When Spike went to say something Zeus held up a hand to stop him. "You needed a soul and you had to get it yourself, so we entered your mind and made you do something to make you want one."

"You made we try to rape Buffy!"

"Well yes…"

"No I don't want to work with you! You're sick! Send me to hell or something I don't care! Bloody Hell how could you do that!" Spike was mad, yelling at the top of his voice, and walking around in circles, he had never been so pissed off in his life.

"William, do you not understand, we helped you."

"Helped me! How did you help me! Make me try and rape someone! What if I actually did it!"

"You weren't going to rape her."

"How would you know!"

"You loved her to much it was perfectly obvious that you didn't want to hurt her at all. We just needed to give you a push, into getting a soul."

"So how did you help me?" Spike was beginning to calm down now, the shock had worn off

"Well afterwards she fell in love with you didn't she, something she never could have done had you not gotten your soul." This was said by a young woman around Spikes age, she looked like the youngest at the table.

"And you would be?"

"I'm Aphrodite, you can call me Jess, I'm the goddess of beauty and love."

"Isn't Eros the God of love?"

"As Zeus said we have few gods and more responsibilities."

"Anyway," Zeus was speaking again "After the incident you were slightly disturbed, we feared you were going to kill yourself so Naomi here," he gestured to a slightly older woman on his right, "went to talk to a demon, I believe his name was Clem, he was to remind you that you knew of someone who could give you a soul. You got it won the slayers trust, became a champion, and now you are here. This is where you have to make a choice."

"A choice?"

"Well yes, you see, you may either remain here, become a god, return to earth whenever you fell like it. Or we can forward you on to heaven, where you shall remain for the rest of eternity."

"But you said all gods go to heaven in the end anyway."

"They do."

"So I either go up there now, or become a God and o up later?"

"Yes, but you won't just be 'a' God like Glorificus was, you will be Ares 'the' go of war."