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Chap 2

There she was.

The most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

She was strong and courageous and hell she was even a bitch. But he loved her for it. Every little bit about her, he loved.

That is why looking on at the scene enfolding beneath him he could not stand it any longer.

There his Buffy sat, so quiet and docile. Her head held between her hands as she wept piteously, her heart broken by what had happened. She was wasting away, already he could see her thin frame beneath her skin that used to look so full of life, but now clung miserably to her bones.

******

Such a beautiful creature.

The demon inside me violently hurls at the thought of the slayer, which I quickly hold in. I love her but I cannot change what my demon thinks. That part of me will always want to kill her.

What could be my heart melts as I continue to watch the scene, her crying my name piteously and instantly I can feel my own tears starting to well. I want to be there, hold her, and tell her I will never leave her again.

"So Spike, you have seen the slayer and what she is like now. What do you wish to happen? Do you choose ultimate heaven? Or do you wish to return to the slayer almost human?"

"Hang on a minute mate. ALMOST human?" OK need to know the loopholes.

"Well you will still have your strength, stamina and senses. You'll just be minus the demon."

I don't need to think twice about what I want. She needs me even I can see that.

"I'll take a peek at what's behind door number 2." I reply, smiling my usual cheeky grin.

There's a flash of blinding light and I let out a scream as pain sours through my body causing me to drop to my knees in agony.

******

Shopping.

Me like shopping.

Today I have gone for the dark chick look, picking out finally another new pair of leather trousers and a black top to match. It's about time I had a new wardrobe.

I hum to myself softly as I walk through the mall, admiring various outfits that are shown in the shop windows when -

"BRRRR"

The beautiful peace of shopping noise, is interrupted by my cell causing a flurry of movement and various shopping bags to be hurled at the floor in an attempt to reach my cell which of course is buried underneath everything in my purse.

I swear for the tenth time and answer my phone in an incredibly bad temper.

"WHAT?"

"Uh- Buffy, it's um Giles." Hear comes sweet voice Buffy.

"Oh Hi Giles."

"I need you right away to - to come home at once." OK chill, whatever it is I'm sure the other slayers can deal with it perfectly fine.

"Geez, Giles, take a chill pill! Call the others in and give me half an hour to finish s - "

"Buffy, I need you home NOW!" There's urgency in his voice that makes my blood turn cold. I'm sure he's cleaning his glasses at the other end as we speak: That being a sure sign of impending doom.

****** Shock could be one word for the state I am in now. How could this be? Why? Why is it always me? I need to ask again:

"Temporary? You sure?" I smile weakly at Willow in an attempt to encourage a nicer answer.

"Yes Buffy, quite sure. The spell Willow cast on the potentials was only temporary"

Bugger.

I think back to that moment where we all fought together, side by side against evil. But how did it end again? I shook my head in frustration and tried to remember what happened just before I escaped the collapsing building.

"Has anyone remembered what happened yet?" I ask for the millionth time since we returned.

"No. One of the potentials mentioned it could have been pretty little fairies that cast a spell on the demons and then POOF! They disappeared." Willow gestures a poof looking symbol and I frown in return.

Who had heard of fairies saving the day?

******

I open my eyes slowly and stare up at the twinkling sky above me. My whole body feels as if I have been stamped on a million times by a very large bull.

Ow.

I stand slowly and am pleased to see I'm back to my original colour of black. Thank God.

I look around me and notice that I am stood in a street I had never seen before yet instinctively I felt I had a purpose for being here. I looked around at the houses and from where I am stood I can see her in the window of the living room, talking to red and the watcher. No doubt discussing her sudden "free time." So this is where we are!

I take a few steps away but my body feels as if I am on a roller coaster, my head is spinning and all I want to do is lie down. I know I will never make it back to my crypt in time.

So I have no other choice.

Slowly I make my way up the path to the slayer's new house and knock on the door lightly. Bloody hell, she'll go nuts when she see's me. This isn't exactly my idea of her finding out I'm back but I have no other choice.

I lean against the doorframe as the door swings open and I look up to see Buffy, her beautiful face smiles at me. I smile back and make a move to step in towards her.

"Hi." I smile weakly.

"Hi." She answers but doesn't make a move to open the door wider to let me through.

"How can I help you?" She quizzes

"What? Buffy? Its me"

"How do you know my name?" All I can do is repeat myself.

"It's me"

"Well hi me, what can I do to help?" She answers sarcastically.

I stumble forward as my legs give way and I start to fight to stay conscious.

"OH!" She leans in and grabs me, holding my weight against her. "Giles!!" I hear her cry out for help as everything fades to black.

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