Spike sat his head in his hands in the school basement. He rocked back and forth as forces to her eyes could not see. Buffy walked a little closer to him calling him name another time. "Spike?" She called softly. She felt like she had been saying it for hours with no answer. She sat directly in front of him and only saw his brown hair with blond highlights, hid face was hidden in his arms. "Spike?" she called again desperate for some kind of communication, she wanted him to scream, to yell to say something hateful, but he wouldn't move, wouldn't react, at all. "Spike, can you hear me at all?" She asked. She reached out putting her hand on his arm and he lifted his head slightly.

Spike peeked one eye to see his angel staring at him. "B-Buffy?" he asked squinting his eyes. He had heard her calls but they sounded distant and he thought it was the first or something, one of the people he killed. He sees her small smile spread across her lips. She sat in front of him a big purse over her shoulder.

"Yah, it's me." She said softly.

Spike stared at her small hand on his arm. Then he looked up to her face, she was so beautiful. "G-Go." He said his voice shaking.

"No, Spike." She said and opened her bag and pulled out a thermos. "Spike, you need to eat." She opened the thermos.

Spike smelled the sweet blood as she opened the container. He lifted his head all the way as the sweet smell filled the air.

"Here." She handed him the thermos and watched as Spike gulped down the thick warm liquid greedily.

Spike took the thermos from his lips and handed it back to Buffy. "Tsk, bad puppy." He suddenly heard and looked over at the corner of the room to see Drusilla. "Playing nice with the slayer..."

"Please go away." He begged her.

Buffy looked at him and took the words personally. "I'll go, but I'll be back later to give you more blood." She told him.

Drusilla walked in back of Buffy with a knife in her hand. "NO!" Spike screamed. "Leave her alone, please, please."

Buffy noticed him looked directly over her. She looked up and didn't see anything. She turned back to Spike, "Spike, who's here?"

"Go, Buffy, she wants to k-kill you." He said looking up at the empty space once more.

"Spike, it can't hurt you, you need to fight back." Buffy said. "Something has been playing with us, you need to be strong."

"She thinks you can fight me, my William." Drusilla said walking up to Spike, and sitting beside him. "You can't and nor do you want to my love." Drusilla looked in Spike's eyes. "stop fighting your demon, my black night, you need to give in,"

"No, I'm a good man; I can be a good man." Spike begged himself.

Buffy watched confused. "Spike, who are you talking to?"

"Look, my William, she's begging you to taste her."

"I won't hurt her." Spike said out loud and Buffy looked at him.

Buffy knew he was talking about her, some how she knew. She wasn't sure what to say. "Spike, listen to me." She said. Spike looked up at her and focused on her. Tired not to think or look at Drusilla. "You need to know it can't hurt you." She told him. "It's not real." She pressed her hand to his cheek. "I am."

End of chap

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