BLAST FROM THE PAST
The disclaimer and warning can be found in Chapter One
Chapter 4: Wedding Bells?
"What?" Buffy yelled and jumped about a foot away.
"You heard me, Slayer. Not so willing now, are you?"
" William! Don't scare Buffy, you are making this sound a lot worse that it really is. Marriage is not bad at all, it can be wonderful," Arial tried to shine light on the situation and her efforts fell in vain.
"You are joking! This is some sick and twisted joke that Spike made you play! How much did he pay you for this cute little prank?" Buffy yelled while pacing through the whole house.
" See, I told you this was going to happen, she is too young and immature to do this," Spike said now speaking to Arial and ignoring everyone else.
" You can't possibly be serious about this?" Giles cut in.
" Yes, we are. The only way they are to defeat the First is if the combine their power through a marriage bond." After Arial finished, silenced reigned. It was Willow who broke it.
"Well, can't they get divorced. I mean if they need to be married to kill the First, can't they get divorced afterwards?"
" No, they can't, it will be a magical marriage, a bonding which you can't undo," Arial answered, crushing the rising hopes that came with the idea.
"That is preposterous, Buffy can't spend the rest of her life tied down to a man she hates. There has got to be another way."
"No, there is no other way. I have to do this before other people die or the First gets any stronger," Buffy said, displaying one the rare moments she was mature beyond her age.
" I will marry you, Spike but it will never be a real marriage. I don't love you and I never will, I'm only doing this to kill the First."
" So am I, Slayer."
" Wait, if you marry Buffy than you will be my brother. That's so cool! Welcome to the family, Spike," Dawn said and hugged Spike.
The sun had long ago sank into the horizon and it was dark outside. In the Summer house the only light was in the living room, where the candles made a circle in the middle of the room. Outside of the sacred circle stood the whole gang and Arial. Inside of it, were Buffy and Spike holding hands and facing a demon in black robes.
" From now till the end of eternity, your souls will be bound together in holy matrimony," the demon declared, finishing the ceremony and disappearing.
As soon as he did, Buffy withdrew her hand from Spikes and left the circle, almost running back to her room.
" Well, now that Buffy and Spike are married, how about we hear the plan with which we will kill the First," Giles spoke to Spike and Arial with slight anger in his tone for hurting the girl he considered his daughter.
"Of course, let's go into the dining room," Arial said, escorting everyone towards it. She turned towards Spike to look into his eyes and was lost in the emotion in them, it was sad that only she could see it.
Sorry this chapter was so short. The next chapter will have the battle itself. Please, leave a review, tell me what you think and how I can improve.