Chapter 8
Night fell and everyone was still busy with the researching except the Potentials who were upstairs. It was late and Buffy fell asleep on the couch, her head on Spike's shoulder while he was busy looking through one of Willow's books. Leslie was in the kitchen looking out the window. She had this strange feeling and decided to go for a walk. She knew she shouldn't go by herself, but she didn't care to tell anyone. Everyone was bored looking through books when Willow spoke up. "Oh, I think I found something." She said and got everyone's attention. Buffy woke up with a start and looked around.
"What happened?" She said.
"Thanks a lot, Red. You could have been a little quieter you know." He told her.
"Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to wake you like that, Buffy." Buffy smiled at her.
"Don't worry about it. What have you got?" Willow showed Buffy the book she was looking at.
"It's a spell in Latin about making someone mortal. I don't know if it would exactly work in this case though. I mean I don't think reversing immortality has ever been done before, but it's worth a try." Buffy nodded.
"I don't think we would be able to find that sorceress that performed the spell before. You think you would be up for it?" Buffy said looking at Willow.
"Yeah, I can do it." She replied.
"I don't know about this, it could be dangerous. Perhaps I should be the one to perform it." Giles stated after being quiet for so long.
"Giles, you're not as strong as Willow is. I know this could be dangerous, but I think it has to be her. She is the closest thing we have to a sorceress." Buffy said.
"It's fine, I think I can control myself." Willow said and looked at Giles and he nodded.
"Okay, glad that's settled. So, when do we do this?" Anya asked looking at the others.
"First we get Leslie and Will you get everything that you'll need for the spell." Buffy said and Willow nodded. "Dawn, I think you should go upstairs with the girls. It could get a bit crazed down here." Buffy told her.
"Come on, Buffy. I wanna stay down here. I promise I won't be in the way." Buffy sighed and agreed.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." Dawn smiled and Buffy went to get Leslie, Spike right behind her. They couldn't find her in the kitchen. "Where did she go?" Buffy asked Spike.
"I'll check the basement." He went down into the basement and came back a few seconds later. "She's not there." He said.
"This is just great." Buffy checked the rest of the house and there was still no sign of Leslie. "Where do you think she could have gone?" Buffy said when she was alone with Spike.
"My guess would be that she went after Marcus. I could kill her for going by herself, that girl has always been bloody stubborn." Buffy smiled at him.
"I guess it runs in the family." Spike glared at her.
"She reminds me of you. Now come on, we have to find her." Spike said as he headed to the front door and Buffy thought about what he said.
"Hey, are you saying that I'm stubborn?" Spike turned back to look at her and rolled his eyes.
"I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response, Slayer." He said as he opened the front door and headed outside. When his back was turned Buffy stuck her tongue out at him. "Oh, that's real mature." Spike said without even looking back.
"God, do you have eyes in the back of your head or something?" Buffy called after him.
"Nope, I'm just good and I know you." He replied and Buffy rolled her eyes and then noticed that she couldn't see him anymore.
"Hey, wait for me!" Buffy yelled as she ran to catch up with him.
Night fell and everyone was still busy with the researching except the Potentials who were upstairs. It was late and Buffy fell asleep on the couch, her head on Spike's shoulder while he was busy looking through one of Willow's books. Leslie was in the kitchen looking out the window. She had this strange feeling and decided to go for a walk. She knew she shouldn't go by herself, but she didn't care to tell anyone. Everyone was bored looking through books when Willow spoke up. "Oh, I think I found something." She said and got everyone's attention. Buffy woke up with a start and looked around.
"What happened?" She said.
"Thanks a lot, Red. You could have been a little quieter you know." He told her.
"Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to wake you like that, Buffy." Buffy smiled at her.
"Don't worry about it. What have you got?" Willow showed Buffy the book she was looking at.
"It's a spell in Latin about making someone mortal. I don't know if it would exactly work in this case though. I mean I don't think reversing immortality has ever been done before, but it's worth a try." Buffy nodded.
"I don't think we would be able to find that sorceress that performed the spell before. You think you would be up for it?" Buffy said looking at Willow.
"Yeah, I can do it." She replied.
"I don't know about this, it could be dangerous. Perhaps I should be the one to perform it." Giles stated after being quiet for so long.
"Giles, you're not as strong as Willow is. I know this could be dangerous, but I think it has to be her. She is the closest thing we have to a sorceress." Buffy said.
"It's fine, I think I can control myself." Willow said and looked at Giles and he nodded.
"Okay, glad that's settled. So, when do we do this?" Anya asked looking at the others.
"First we get Leslie and Will you get everything that you'll need for the spell." Buffy said and Willow nodded. "Dawn, I think you should go upstairs with the girls. It could get a bit crazed down here." Buffy told her.
"Come on, Buffy. I wanna stay down here. I promise I won't be in the way." Buffy sighed and agreed.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." Dawn smiled and Buffy went to get Leslie, Spike right behind her. They couldn't find her in the kitchen. "Where did she go?" Buffy asked Spike.
"I'll check the basement." He went down into the basement and came back a few seconds later. "She's not there." He said.
"This is just great." Buffy checked the rest of the house and there was still no sign of Leslie. "Where do you think she could have gone?" Buffy said when she was alone with Spike.
"My guess would be that she went after Marcus. I could kill her for going by herself, that girl has always been bloody stubborn." Buffy smiled at him.
"I guess it runs in the family." Spike glared at her.
"She reminds me of you. Now come on, we have to find her." Spike said as he headed to the front door and Buffy thought about what he said.
"Hey, are you saying that I'm stubborn?" Spike turned back to look at her and rolled his eyes.
"I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response, Slayer." He said as he opened the front door and headed outside. When his back was turned Buffy stuck her tongue out at him. "Oh, that's real mature." Spike said without even looking back.
"God, do you have eyes in the back of your head or something?" Buffy called after him.
"Nope, I'm just good and I know you." He replied and Buffy rolled her eyes and then noticed that she couldn't see him anymore.
"Hey, wait for me!" Buffy yelled as she ran to catch up with him.