Beats self with loaf of French bread. 'Bad songelf88, bad, bad author!' I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! My muse ran away and just came back! Sorry I haven't updated in so long! Extra-long chapter to make up for it!

Chapter 7: New hope and old love

Sunday came and still no surgeon. Willow was near tears for her failure (as she saw it) and she kept apologizing profusely. Jade was upset and disappointed but she didn't show it. Spike was just plain pissed.
"I suddenly feel the need to kill something." Jade said. She had been saying something like that for hours. "The more decorated in U.S. military garb the better." And although Buffy would never admit it she was too.
"Jade we can still kill daemons." Spike said to his only child.
"Could we get a fledgling vamp to dress in camo?" She asked hopefully.
"I don't know but it's worth a shot. I don't feel very patriotic right now either." Buffy had just entered the room with a packet of paper in her hands.
"What's that slayer?" Jade asked.
"Your files. Everything the military could dig up on you guys is in that pile. Jade, I know about your kill." Buffy said quietly. Jade gulped.
"Buffy I can explain! She had attacked me! If I wanted to live than I had to kill her!"
"Jade, I'm not angry at you for what you did. Although I think your father might have wanted to be informed." Buffy smiled sadly.
"Damn right I should have been told! What were you thinking?!" Spike yelled, looking at the papers the slayer held.
"I was thinking that 'hm, maybe I want to live today.'" Jade yelled back.
"None of that backtalk young lady! You could have been killed!"
"Oh and like you couldn't, bringing down the two you did, AND when you were trying to kill Buffy? But ho no! Jade's weak, Jade can't bring down a slayer! NO that's daddy's job!" Jade was storming around the crypt so loud that neither heard Buffy leave. 'Well,' thought Buffy, 'Things are certainly back to normal between those two.' She heard was sounded like a chair break against the wall. 'Yup alls well on this front.'
Suddenly all was silent. Buffy turned slowly back around and opened the door just as Jade ran out. 'Oh shit.'

~*~

"Willow you can slow down the search." Tara said worriedly. "You're going to make yourself sick."
"Tara I can't stop! I feel so horrid! It's already Sunday and I still have no cure for them! Their depending on me Tara!" Willow nearly cried in frustration as another search turned up nothing. She slammed the laptop lid down as Jade came running through the door.
"Hello witches. A little help at dad's crypt please." She panted, trying to catch the breath she didn't need.
"Jade what's wrong?!" Willow exclaimed.
"No time. Just follow." She turned and ran back out the door, Tara and Willow in hot pursuit.
"I wonder what's wrong." Willow looked at Tara.
"I don't know but it has to be big to spook a vampire into running for help." Willow nodded and they followed the form of Jade through the dark streets of Sunnydale.

~*~ (Back at the crypt)

"What are you doing here luv?" Spike asked the dark clad form before him.
"The stars told me to come find you Spiky, so I did. They told me you needed help." The figure answered.
"Hate to burst your bubble Dru, but I don't need your help." He replied.
"I heard about your little run in with the military. I know someone who can help you." She said flatly. "But your Dru needs some help from her Spiky first." She spoke in a baby voice and motioned at the now, tied up, unconscious Buffy. "She hurt me darling. Kill her for me? I'll help you get the big nasty chip out of your head."
"Sorry Drucilla. Not this time." Willow yelled from the door. "I thought you were told to stay out of Sunnydale."
"Nope. The stars told me to come back for my Spike."
"Like hell, get away from my father!" Jade yelled as she dove for her almost-step-mom. "You insane freak!" She howled as she hit the ground. Tara ran and untied Spike then Buffy.
"Why Jade I didn't know you cared." Spike said grinning.
"Yeah, yeah, less talking more ass kicking! Bloody bint kicked me out on my butt!" Jade told him as he stood up. By this point the slayer was awake. "Have a nice nap slayer?" Jade called jokingly.
"Yep, now I'm ready to face the whore that put me to sleep in the first place." Buffy grinned evilly as Tara tossed her a stake.
"WAIT!" Spike yelled and the crypt went silent. "She said she could help us get rid of the chip. How Dru? Answer me!" He growled at her.
"Ask the fallen one. He knows."
"What fallen one Dru?"
"THE fallen one. The one who fell from the stars to save us Spike. He knows." With that Dru pushed herself on the stake Buffy held over her heart and faded in a big pile of dust.
"So ends the step mom from hell." Jade said solemnly. Willow and Tara nodded while Buffy looked at Spike.
"The fallen one? What the hell did she mean?" She asked. Spike was looking blankly ahead. Without a change of expression he uttered one word that seemed to echo in the silent room.
"Angelius."

So? What do you think? That's my longest chapter yet! 2 ½ pages on word! I'll try to up date sooner I swear I will!