Please god, for my sanity and your safety, let this be the last on Lindsey. Firstly I meant virtually no-one on the show liked him. Secondly even though I hated/despised /really didn't like the fella he probably did deserve a proper burial but he didn't get one and there's nothing I can (or want to) do about it so please nothing else.

Next chapter. This is the first part and I hope to get the next part out in the half term which is about a week and a half long. I may add more in that time depends on if I have any ideas or not.

"Come on luv. They'll be here soon."

"Ease up. I'm nearly finished." Replied Buffy to Spike as she chicken stir fry they would be eating for dinner that night, onto 8 separate plates.

A key was heard turning in the lock and then:

"Hey Buffy we're back." From Dawn and muffled noises from Andrew.

"Welcome home." Answered Buffy as she went to help Dawn and Andrew, or more accurately just Andrew, with the bags.

Spike was hidden in Buffy's bedroom. They had decided to reveal his return to this world once everyone had arrived. As he had gone into the room, Spike had left the bedroom door slightly ajar so he could see when everyone had arrived and when Buffy signalled to him that it was safe to come out. As it was night all questions about his newfound humanity would at least be put off for the time being.

Buffy manoeuvred Dawn and Andrew so they were sat on the couch facing the front door and with their backs to the room that held their back from the dead friend.

A resounding doorbell echoed through the apartment and Buffy headed towards the door to greet whoever was on the other side of it.

Opening the door, Buffy found Giles and Xander arguing over something that they will probably have forgotten about in 10 minutes time.

"You do know it's traditional to say hello when someone opens the door."

"Hello Buffy." Giles greeted his former slayer.

"Hey Buff." Came from Xander as he hugged one of his best friends.

"Hi Giles, Xand. Dawn and Andrew got back a little bit ago. They're sat in the living room. Willow and Kennedy should be along in a while."

Buffy led Giles and Xander through the oak door, down the long hallway and into the leather furnished living room.

"Giles, Xander." Called out Dawn as Buffy motioned for them to sit on the couch.

"Hey Dawnie, Andrew." Replied Xander as he pulled Dawn in close for a hug and shaking Andrew's hand.

"Nice to see you both. Hoe did the slayer hunt go?" asked Giles as he took a seat in between Dawn and Andrew. Xander seated himself on Dawn's other side.

After 5 minutes of tales of their lives since they last met, slayer hunts; major construction work and important council work among them, the doorbell sounded again.

"That'll be Willow and Kennedy." Stated Buffy. "I'll get it."

As Buffy made her way to the door for the final time tonight, she began to get more nervous. She knew that soon she would reveal that Spike had returned to the world of the living and that they were together again. She was worried about her friends reactions but at the same time knew that she didn't need their approval on how she lived her life.

"Hi Willow, Kennedy." Welcomed Buffy.

"Hi Buffy." Replied Willow as they hugged one another.

"Hello Buffy. Thanks for inviting us over." The ice between those two hadn't completely thawed yet but they were trying to get along for Willow's sake. They might be friends new day but not quite yet.

Willow had started to make her way, Kennedy closely following, towards the living room to greet the remaining members of the former Scooby gang and of course Andrew.

Spike had heard the doorbells and seen all the expected people assembled in the living room. He was getting slightly more nervous. He didn't know why though half the people in the room hated him, or used to. He did know that they were important to Buffy, which made them important to him.

As they locked eyes for a split second, Buffy gave a slight nod signalling to Spike that it was time for him to reveal himself. Quietly opening the door he stepped into the now full living room.

"Guys turn around. There's something you should see."

Simultaneously turning to face Buffy's bedroom door, with Spike stood in front of it, and each but Andrew who already knew of Spike's return to life but not to Buffy, had the same question on their mind.

"Aren't you dead?"

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