Chapter 3 Let me Love You. Dawn encounters Spike in the basement. Will Buffy find Dawn before the dead people do? Find out next. People read my other stories if you like.

Spike walks up to Dawn and touches her cheek. Then Spike grabs her by the shoulders. Dawn freaks cause he pulls her away onto the floor. One of the dead people enters the room with a metal pipe and he tries to hit them with it.

Dawn and Spike roll away from each other. Spike then grabs the pipe and pushes it back onto the dead person hitting him on the head. He kicks the dead persons butt, while Dawn tries to exit the room.

"Spike watch out," says Dawn when the dead person catches him off guard. He then punches the dead person in the face. Dawn begins to sneak out of the room.

"Are you okay?" ask the girl to Dawn. She turns to her friends.

"We need to go," says Dawn. "Now." They begin to get away from the room but they stop when they see two more dead people.

The other dead person is thrown out of the room by Spike. He comes out with a metal pipe in his hand.

"Hey," Spike calls the dead people. They turn around to face him. He fights them and as soon as he had the upper hand the three dead people are standing in the same place they were before. "What the bloody…"

Back in the girls bathroom, Xander and Buffy are making out. Xander picks her up and put her on the counter.

"Xander oh," says Buffy as Xander kisses her neck. "I don't think we should be doing this right now."

"Why not," mumbles Xander in-between his kisses.

"Because we have to ouch," says Buffy. Something pokes her on her butt. "What's this?" Buffy stops the kissage and picks up the some strange talisman.

Then the dead people appear before them. One of the dead people grabs Xander and pushes him to the wall.

"Xander." Buffy jumps off the counter with the talisman in her hand. She begins to battle the dead person. The dead people then push Buffy into the hole. She falls hard on her back and the talisman falls out of her hand.

"Buffy," calls Xander noticing that she fell down the hole. The dead people disappear and appear surrounding Buffy.

"Xander find a way to the basement," says Buffy. "Hurry."

Xander runs out of the bathroom and down the hall way to find the basement entrance.

Buffy looks up at the dead people while flat her back.

"You guys mind give me a hand here," says Buffy with a smile. The dead people did not answer. "Guess not." Buffy gets up and position herself into fighting mode.

A couple of feet away Dawn hears her sister fighting and she turns to Spike who is looking towards where Dawn is looking. He drops the pipe and then grabs his head.

"No, you shouldn't be here." Spike turns around and walks back into the room. "It's wrong. It's wrong."

"What's up with him?" ask one of Dawn's new friends.

"Spike what's…" ask Dawn. Buffy comes running down the hall towards Dawn.

"Dawn!" Buffy calls.

"Buffy…" says Dawn when she sees the three dead people appear in front of them.

"Hold that thought," says Buffy. She picks up the metal pipe Spike had dropped. Buffy starts to fight the dead people as Dawn and her new friends stay back.

"Buffy," calls Xander running through the basement halls. He follows the fighting sounds and on his way steps on something on the floor.

Buffy is about to do a hurricane kick when the dead people disappear. Xander finds Buffy and surprises her when she spins into his arms.

"Where did they go?" ask Buffy.

"You scared them away," says Xander with smile. "Dawn you okay?"

"Yeah, what took you guys?" ask Dawn.

"Um, we got lost," replies Buffy with serious expression. She looks at Xander.

"Yeah, it's like maze here," says Xander. "Come on lets get out of here."

Buffy begins to explain to Dawn's two new friends about the dead people the best way she can. She said that the school is haunted and on occasions they will see strange things happening.

"Just stick together and everything will be fine," says Buffy.

"Yeah and try to stay away from the basement and the principal's office," says Xander.

Down the hall way Principal Wood walks up to them. Dawn and her new friends walk off.

"Man you're mom is so cool," says the guy.

"And you dad is so cute," says the girl. Dawn makes a strange face and looks back at Buffy and Xander.

"I have mom hair?" ask Buffy to Xander. Xander nods his head and puts his hand on her face.

"You just can't stay away," says Principal Wood. Buffy turns around to face the principal. Principal Wood sees Dawn walking off to class. "And miracles have been fulfilled."

"What?" ask Buffy confuse.

"Your daughter has just walked away with two of the most troublesome students here," says Principal Wood. "They have transcripts as colorful as yours."

"They seem nice to me," says Buffy.

"I'm sure they're just misunderstood," says Xander.

"It's highly likely," says Principal Wood. "Though I do see that you, Ms. Summers, have skill for helping those who are as colorful as you."

"You mean well rounded," says Buffy with a smile.

"Right," says Principal Wood. "These students need someone like you to help them through the most difficult time in their life time."

"Couldn't say it better myself," Xander mumbles.

"Excuse me," says.

"Nothing," replies Xander. "Hey, Buff if I didn't know any better I say Principal Wood is asking you to work at the school."

"Why?" ask Buffy.

"He's right," says Principal Wood. "It's not more as of I need you, but more that the students need you."

"Sure," replies Buffy. "Sounds like a good idea."

"Alright then," says Principal Wood. "I'm really good at this. I just got a parent to help the students."

"Congrates," says Xander. Principal Wood then smiles and walks off.

"I've got a job," says Buffy.

"Yep," says Xander.

"It's not the greatest but it's something."

"Dawn's going to hate it."

"Why?"

"Her mom working at the school. How lame is that."

"Ah…He just…I do have mom hair." Xander puts his arm around Buffy as they both walk out of the school.