Spike looked out the car window from the back of Xander's car. He listened to the conversation Buffy and Xander were having and regretted ever getting into the car.

"I don't see why he's got to move in with you!" Xander said angrily but kept his eyes on the road, "He comes out of know where
and you just decide to try and help him!"

"I didn't just decide, look at him, XAnder, being in that basement was killing him!" Buffy told her friend taking a glance at Spike was staring out the back window of the car. "I couldn't just leave him."

"Why not?!"

"Because!" Buffy yelled back, "He never gave up on me!" Buffy closed her eyes the painful memorys of last year flooded back to her like a title wave. "If it wasn't for him I would have probably killed myself, Xander!"

Spike looked at the two best friends fighting over him, 'killed herself?' Spike asked himself.

"Killed? Buffy, he hasn't done anything but cause truble!"

"No, Xander, He's never caused me any trouble, he tried to help me! and guess what? He did!"

-Summer's-

Buffy watched as Spike slept on the couch, his chest softly rising and falling which made he smile softly. He didn't have to breath so why did he? Buffy sighed, she noticed Dawn at the door frame watching the vampire sleep as well. "Is he doing any
better?" Dawn asked hope in her voice.

"He's holding himself together as best he can." Buffy explained.

Dawn moved and sat on the couch and looked down at Spike's sleeping face, "He looks so diffrent."

"Yah," Buffy nodded, "our bleached vampire is know longer bleached."

Dawn smiled, "Yah, Spike will be Spike again soon... right?"

"He's in there Dawnie, he's just got a lot to fight." Buffy told her sister, "He's strong, I know he can do it." Buffy smiled at the vampire who slept on her couch.

"So you think he'll be ok?" Dawn asked.

"Bloody hell!" Spike said opening his eyes, "Hard enough to sleep with you two yammering in my bleeding ears!" Spike said looking at the two woman he loved more then anything in the world.

"Looks like he's back already." Dawn said with a smile,

"Yah, back to you're annoying self, Spike?" Buffy asked with a smile.

"You two don't shut up, I swear I'll bite the both of you." spike said.

Buffy and Dawn smiled, "Yah ok." They said sarcasticly.

"Good to have you back, Spike." Dawn told him with a soft loving smile and kissed him on the forehead before getting up and
running up the stairs.

"Good to be back."

End of chap...

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