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A/N: Okay so here you go. This chapter is nice and long. Special thanks to the reviewers that keep this story alive. You guys are so great. Let's see some more reviews people. Come on, please! Thanks to Mia-chan the Shadow. It was brought to my attention, by Mia-chan that my Maddy character doesn't have that many flaws. I'm working on that. There's sort of an element of mystery I was trying to build with her so if it seems like she's a little too perfect sorry about that. Don't worry there'll be lots of dirt soon. It's just that with all the characters and Spike's chip not to mention the LA gang coming and the Initiative I just haven't had any room to you know add some flaws. So thanks for telling me that those were needed. On with the story.

Chapter 18:

The music in the Bronze pounded loudly in her ears. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Even Buffy, who had sworn to it that she wouldn't be able to have a good time, was dancing around freely. Maddy stood at the bar focusing on the drink in her hand. Not what she wanted, but it would definitely do. Bad habits were bad.

"Hey why aren't you out there frolicking with everyone else." Maddy looked up to see Connor standing next to her.

"You do know that you used the word frolicking right?" Maddy asked.

"Yeah, I'm aware of that. Still doesn't explain why you're all alone. You don't seem to be having a good time." Connor said taking the seat next to her.

"This from the guy who thinks killing demons is a good time." Maddy said taking a swig at her Coke.

"Yeah I may not know fun personally, but what they seem to be having looks like fun. Again I'm no expert." Connor said.

"Yeah well maybe I don't feel all that sociable. There a law against that."

"No, of course not. It's just. . . it's a little dark over here isn't it."

Maddy looked around the bar. The fact that it was the basis of it's appeal.

"Not much for the bright lights."

"Yeah they are really bright. It was pretty dark in that hell dimension. I guess the lights get to me as little too."

"So we're two people stuck in the dark when we should be in the light. Interesting."

"Well I guess it is." A comfortable silence fell over them.

"I don't know what to say next." Connor said.

"Well at least you're honest about it."

"Seriously. Okay so I haven't exactly had an experience with girls at all and I'm slightly puzzled by it all."

"Confusion is good sometimes."

"Yeah and sometimes it leads to me doing something really stupid."

"We learn from our mistakes."

Connor looked at her.

"Is that all the infinite wisdom you have to impart?"

"Sorry fresh out of good wholesome wisdom. Try again later."

"Well do you have. . . any of those like, like feelings for me?"

Maddy could have laughed at his helplessness. It was so weird that he was asking relationship advice from her. If only he knew, but then again not many people did know.

"Connor your cool and everything, but I just got out of a pretty strenuous break-up so I'm not really going for a new guy. You don't think of me that way right?" Maddy asked looking at him curiously.

"Well you're pretty or at least when you try."

"Thanks I'll take that as a weird compliment."

"Sorry I'm not good with words. You have a natural beauty that you hide under layers of bulky clothes or black make-up. You like fighting demons and sure that whole magic thing throws me, but you're strong. I feel comfortable around you, but. . ."

Connor's eyes went over to the group they were supposed to be with and to the dancing form of Dawn.

"When you're around her your palms get sweaty and in a good way." Maddy said.

"I guess. Not sure what the good kind of sweaty is. I just know that my mouth dries up when I talk to her and yet it flows freely when I'm around you. Shouldn't it be the other way around if I like her?"

"You really do have a lot to learn. It's okay though. Some guys have lived on this dimension their whole life and are just as confused as you. You should talk with her. Could be just a physical thing. I don't think we have anything here other then friendship."

"Oh good so now I'll I have to do is get the courage to talk with Dawn. Should be fun."

"Well I think she likes you. You know if that helps."

"Little bit yeah. Okay well wish me luck."

"Good luck. Break a leg."

"Why would you want me to break a leg?"

"It's an expression. I have a lot to teach you. After this girl thing it's time for a makeover and some lesson in good music."

"Should I be afraid?"

"Only a little."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Buffy walked back to the table. The LA gang seemed to be having a great time. Giles was sitting in his seat drinking his third maybe fourth beer of the night. The rest of the gang was out on the dance floor shaking their groove things.

"Hey Giles." Buffy said bouncily.

"Oh hello." Giles said after gulping down the beer that was in his mouth.

"You know even Wesley put his stodgy English-ness on the shelf and look at the wonders it's doing him." Buffy said.

"Oh right. Well I feel rather old here."

"Oh too bad Angel and Spike couldn't come. Maybe then you wouldn't feel as old." Buffy turned around to see Cordy, Dawn and Anya standing behind her.

"Well technically I'm older then Giles. Eleven-hundred year old vengeance demon here." Anya said.

"Well that's the problem. I'm not older then you or Spike or Angel and yet I look it. Still makes me the old one." Giles said a little frustrated.

"Cheer up Giles. You have a cool car." Dawn said.

"Yeah that is if Willow doesn't suck it into a hell dimension." Anya said.

"Anya this is a stress release. Please no talk about work." Buffy said.

"I hear you on that one. Wes was already getting all Watcher-y and saying we had better not stay out too late so he could research. Research is supposed to be the last thing on his mind and yet he keeps making hints about it. Gets annoying." Cordy said grabbing pina colada and taking a long sip.

"Where Connor?" Dawn asked as offhandedly as possible.

"Oh would you look at that. Someone's smitten." Cordy said.

"Am not." Dawn said defensively.

"Sure you are Dawn. You have it bad for Angel's son. He's good looking enough. Sort of scrawny, but whatever floats your boat." Anya said.

"Oh look he's over there. With. . . Maddy." Buffy said. The three girls turned in the direction of Maddy and Connor who were sitting at the bar talking avidly.

"See he's with Maddy or at least it looks like he's with her. No chance and that's okay." Dawn said a little sullenly.

Giles snorted.

"What?" the four girls said still watching as Connor and Maddy laughed about something.

"Well Maddy isn't really inclined to date anyone as of late." Giles said.

"English, British man." Cordy said.

"She's sort of in a relationship." Giles said.

"Sort of. How can you sort of be in a relationship?" Dawn asked.

"Well she was married, but I think she's getting an annulment or a divorce. The coven didn't offer many details." Giles said

. "She's married." The four women said at the same time.

"She's only like two years older then Dawn. How is that possible." Buffy asked.

"Her parents are dead and the coven has rights over her. They allowed her to get married and technically she is eighteen. Old enough to get married." Giles said.

"Well everyone's just getting married." Anya said.

"I think you let out to much bitterness there Anya." Buffy said.

"Good. Bitterness is good for the soul." Anya said.

"This is certainly interesting information." Cordy said.

"Well it doesn't change the fact that Connor might like her more." Dawn said.

"Well maybe you can ask him. He's coming this way."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Will you please try to concentrate." Lorne said huffily.

Angel sat in one of the chairs in the living just watching, as Lorne was ready to tear out his horns. Lorne was normally a calm collective easygoing guy. Even when Angel was destroying his club he was cool. An hour or so with Spike and he was ready to commit homicide on a certain bleached blonde vampire.

"'M tryin', but this is bloody hard." Spike complained as he closed his eyes again trying to focus on the feelings in the room.

"Anything?" Lorne asked after a few minutes. Spike shook his head and Lorne let out an exaggerated sigh.

"Well what do you expect when you're bugging me every five minutes." Spike said.

"Okay let's just try to calm down." Lorne said to himself more then to Spike.

"The empathy isn't exactly my forte. That's Maddy's area. Why don't we try the reading destiny thing? Angel could you sing something for me." Angel opened his mouth to say something but Spike spoke before him.

"No, no. Why can't you jus' sing somethin'." Spike said with a pleading tone in his voice that Lorne could laugh at.

"No it doesn't work on me so it wouldn't help." Lorne said.

"Great this is bloody great." Spike said.

"Hey I'm not that bad of a singer." Angel said feeling the need to say something in defense of himself.

"It's not just the singin'. Hell I really don't care if you sing off key. Lots of people do that. We had a bloody musical 'ere. 'S the Manilow songs. Oh Mandy and all that rot." Spike said.

"Oh yes and the Sex Pistols are so much better. I'll have you know that Manilow is a very talented singer and lots of people love him."

"Yeah poofters.

"Spike." Angel said in that low growling voice he used. "

"Hey kids lets not get all testy. Let's just listen to Angel sing a horrible rendition of Mandy and get it over with." Lorne said.

"Oh, a'right." Spike said.

"Yeah sure." Angel said.

"Okay sing."

Angel started to sing. At first Spike was so occupied on how sucky his Sire's voice sounded compared to his own. Sure Spike wouldn't tout his own horn, but he did have a nice enough voice. Then Spike remembered he was actually supposed to be doing something and he tried concentrating.

Then he sensed it. It was funny how instead of seeing what was going to happen he sensed it. It wasn't like that witch show on TV with those three sisters where that one got the premonitions and actually saw the future. It was like a feeling that something specific was going to happen. And this something was bad.

The Initiative was going to attack them. Him, Angel and Lorne would be taken to a lab and experimented on. In fact they were on their way here right this very second and there was a van parked right outside watching them. Sure they'd put up hell of a fight, but it appeared that Lorne would get hit first, with one of those tazer guns the Initiative was so fond of and Angel would get distracted.

Meanwhile Spike would be fighting them the best he could, but sooner or later one would catch him. They'd use Lorne and Spike to get Angel to surrender without much of a fight. Then that'd be it. With them gone things would get only get worse after that.

Angel stopped singing after he saw the worried look on Spike's face.

"What's wrong." Angel asked.

"You felt it to?" Lorne asked Spike.

"Yeah it was pretty bad. I think we should get out of 'ere."

"Where though? I think they might even have this place bugged." Lorne said.

"I don't know. We have to move though. We'll take Angel's car and go somewhere." Spike said.

"Hey someone want to fill me in on what just happened." Angel asked.

"It would seem that we're going to have company real soon. Company of the government kind and jus' think Roswell." Spike said.

"Oh this all just keeps getting better and better." Angel said.

"Well thas' the general idea of an apocalypse." Spike said.

"So where are we going and how are we getting there. More importantly why are we sitting around to talk? We should get a move on it." Lorne said.

"Okay we take Angel's car to go to my old crypt. It should be safe there." Spike said. "Alright then let's go." Angel said.

"Yeah let's get a move on."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"So what's a pretty girl like you doing here all alone." Maddy turned around. She would have screamed, if she were scared. There was nothing to be afraid of.

"Brian why are you here." Maddy said giving him a glare.

"Just thought I'd drop by and give my best girl a ring. Well not a ring considering I came here. Maybe just a quick chat." Brian said.

"Please leave."

"No, see I can't do that. Why do you fight for that side." Brian asked.

"Because it's the right thing to do."

"Right thing to do. The right thing is us Mad. Remember us."

"Yeah I remember how you flipped out and left me when you found out I was part demon. That doesn't exactly scream right."

"Yeah well how would you react. You find out the love of your life is a demon. Something you've vowed to spend your life fighting. Sorry if I over reacted a tad."

"Brian can you just leave. I don't want to have to refrain from kicking your ass." Maddy said.

"You think you can take me let's go. I'm ready for a fight."

"Not here in a club crowded with people. It would draw too much attention. Maybe later."

"And you were the one arguing about bad rain checks."

"Well excuse me for not wanting to draw attention. Big fight going on here, Brian. I don't need to go to jail for disorderly conduct in a public place."

"You could just magick yourself out."

"That's not what magicks for."

"Geez could you sound more like a spokesperson for good. It's really annoying."

"Wouldn't have to if you would just realize the error of your ways and stop this stupid path to self-destruction."

"You know, Mad, I just don't get it. With the kind of power you have riding on your side. The kind of power you have at your fingertips I can't help but wonder why in the hell you haven't done anything to take out the 'Dark Mistress'. It would be so simple for you to just best her with magick." Brian said sliding into the seat Connor had been sitting in. "I have my reasons." Maddy said looking straight ahead at the bar and taking a sip from her drink.

"What these good doers you've surrounded yourself with. They're only there so you could feel better about yourself. Poor Madison. Her husband left her 'cause she was part demon. Seeking redemption in all the wrong places. It's weird. I used to be the calm reserved one and you were the wild one. Now it seems the positions flipped. You still haven't answered the question."

"Maybe that's because I watch too many bond movies. So just drop it. You're not going to recruit me into your band of evil. Does the 'Dark Mistress' even know you're here?" Maddy asked.

"No. She knows you're powerful, but she decided that she doesn't want to recruit you. Too hard to change good doers."

"So why are you here?"

"To see what kind of plan you have up your sleeve. I know you, Mad. You would have already ran in their guns blazing and dragged me out of there kicking and screaming and possibly unconscious. So what's the deal? Does it have anything to do with this prophecy?"

Maddy looked over at Brian in alarm.

"Who did you. . ." "Maddy you weren't the only one who got and A in prophecy remembrance class. I know it well. Have you told them what it in tails?" Brian said pointing his thumb at the group. Maddy looked over at them. They were all having such a good time.

"No I haven't."

"They'll figure it out sooner or later. So am I the wind? You going to risk me for the good of mankind."

"I don't know. If faced with that option. . ." Maddy looked over into his eyes.

These were the eyes of the only person she had ever truly loved in her lifetime. The only person she had ever given a damn about. They were cold and cruel now, but they used to shine with light. There had to still be a part of him in there.

"I don't know. I haven't quiet figured that out yet. Guess I'll just have to see how it plays out like the rest of them."

"She's trying to figure it out too you know. She probably will. Give it time and one of the seers will see something."

"You aren't as power hungry as you were before. Something happen while you were away." Brian looked away for a second.

"I miss you. I guess I always will. What's the sense of being on top if you have no one to share it with? Then again you don't want that kind of power. I thought I'd check one last time. I guess after this we're enemies. Doesn't seem really."

"We came this far. I guess the parting of ways is turning out to be something very. . . easy."

"Yeah easy." Brian said standing up from his seat.

"I guess it's only fair that I do this one last thing for you." Brian said pulling Maddy out of her chair and hugging her close to him. He let his hand rest on her back and she saw it.

Brian had a way of showing people the future with the simplest touch. Right now the future she saw wasn't exactly all that great. The world had a general dark feel to it. Screams and shouts could be heard from all directions. People were running away from something. All Maddy could see was a general big black cloud hiding whomever or whatever it was causing this mass destruction.

Everything seemed to be burning. Going into further detail were the cemeteries. Overrun with vamps. It seemed the sun no longer shone and it was free range for vamps and demons. The graves of the group stood with big tombstones. Even Willow was dead and buried. Standing in front of one of the many graves was a figure in a heavy black cloak. There was Maddy's grave.

Maddy was shook out of her trance and gave a loud gasp as if she had been buried in that grave and was getting out.

"I'm sorry for having to show you that. I had to. That's what'll happen if you don't try to stop this thing. They'll die." Brian said craning his head in the direction of the group.

"You'll die. I can't let that happen. I still love you. So if this prophecy means you have to kill me then you have to do it."

"I don't know if I can."

"You have to God damn it. Promise me you will." Maddy could feel tears forming in her eyes and she started to shake her head.

"Promise me damn it." Brian yelled shaking her slightly. The tears fell.

"Promise me."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Connor walked over to Dawn. He wasn't exactly sure what he was going to say exactly, but he thought it would be along the lines of 'Do you want to dance' although Connor had no idea of how to dance. The girls, Cordy, Buffy and that Anya lady were giggling and pointing to him. Connor took a deep breath and took the final steps over to Dawn.

"Hey Dawn."

"Hey Connor." Dawn said hoping her voice didn't sound too squeaky.

"So you wanna dance?" Connor said mustering up his courage and giving her his best hopeful eyes.

"Sure why not." Dawn said gleefully dragging him over to the dance floor passing the rest of the group whom were coming back from the dance floor.

"Ah young love. Isn't it cute." Xander said.

"Kind of sickening when you think about it." Faith said.

"Well good for them. At least they're trying to start something. Connor's been a closed shell these last few months. It's time he open up." Fred said cheerfully.

"I think someone needs to stop drinking." Buffy said.

"No Fred's always like that. Sans alcohol." Cordy said.

"Shouldn't we be doing tactics instead of this partying. An apocalypse is upon us." Wes said.

"When isn't there an apocalypse upon us. Everyday there's some sort of evil trying to kill us. Why not party just a little." Gunn said.

"I know that the partying is overdue. Been locked up a bit too long. Bronze hasn't changed much though." Faith said.

"Well when you live in a one Starbucks town like Sunnydale, change isn't really a friend." Xander said.

"Yeah, but you'd think there'd be some." Cordy said.

"No none whatsoever. This place is still them same as it was when we were back in high school." Buffy said.

"Well that's certainly cheap of them." Faith said.

"Well if you want to save money why would you give it a new look. This place rakes in the customers without even having to try. It doesn't have to look nice." Anya said.

"Nice capitalistic views there, Ahn." Xander said.

"Well I think it's nice. No demons so it's a plus from Caritas. That place just gave me the hibbie jibbes what with all those demons. I mean sure Lorne had that nice demon sanctuary going on, but still." Fred said.

"Yeah this place is definitely a good dive. I mean sure this whole town is pretty much lackluster, but it has its moments." Gunn said.

"Yes, I guess it does. I'm just worried that while we're out blowing off steam something big will happen." Wes said.

"Geez, Wesley bring it down a notch. Nothing bad is going to happen." Faith said.

"Something's wrong." Buffy said in a quiet almost eerily calm voice.

"Great now you've got Buffy all worked up." Xander said.

"No something is seriously wrong at the house. I feel it. I don't know why I just do. Angel and Lorne and Spike are in trouble." Buffy said.

"Buffy I think you're just projecting from leaving Spike at home alone with Angel and Lorne. I'm sure they're fine." Giles said.

"No I can feel something wrong. An attack of some sort is going to take place on the house. I feel Spike's fear." Buffy said.

"Okay what in the heck is going on." Cordy said.

"I think she's finally cracked." Anya said.

"Wouldn't be the first time." Faith said.

"Could it be that maybe Lorne and Maddy's spell didn't work properly. That Maybe Buffy is know experiencing some of the powers Lorne and Maddy were talking about." Wes said.

"It's very possible. We'd have to check and see. I don't think there is any other explanation for it." Giles said.

"Unless she's crazy and this is one of her crazy rantings." Anya said.

"Anya I highly doubt that." Xander said.

"Whatever look we just need to get home." Buffy said.

"Good idea let's just get Maddy and the love birds and we'll be fine." Gunn said.

"Where is Witchy Chick?" Faith asked.

"Over by the bar." Cordy said. The group looked over at the bar.

"Who's that with her?" Fred asked.

"Oh my God."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A nice slow song began to play when Connor and Dawn stepped onto the dance floor. Hesitantly, Connor wrapped his arms around Dawn's waist. The moved in a slow rhythm with the music swaying back and forth occasionally twirling around.

"So how goes things with you." Connor asked letting the silence get to him.

"Things are good. A little scared about this whole Willow thing, but other then that I'm doing good."

"Yeah I guess you would be after all Willow is your friend. I don't think your sister would let anything get to you."

"Oh I know. She died for me after all. It's just the pre-apocalypse jitters I guess. Those don't go away no matter how many apocalypses you fight."

"This'll be my first actually. Lived in a hell dimension so everyday was like its own mini-apocalypse, but other then that." Connor said letting his voice trail off.

"You don't like to talk about it." Dawn said.

"No I'm okay with talking about it, but I just, it's one of those horrible experience that travel with you no matter how much you try to get rid of them."

"Yeah I get that. I mean the whole thing about me being the key gave me some insight to the whole thing."

"You being the what?" Connor asked.

"Oh well see I'm not really real. Technically I'm only supposed to be like two. I was this big ball of mystical energy that was compacted into this conveniently human package." Dawn said with her voice getting a little downcast.

"If it helps I'm only supposed to be like two myself." Connor said.

"Well that works out nicely then." Dawn said smiling up at him.

"Yeah I guess it does. We're two people that aren't supposed to exist and yet here we are. I guess it's kind of neat." Connor said.

"So you and Maddy." Dawn said letting her voice trail off.

"I don't have that good of knowledge on relationships. See being in a hell dimension made it so that there were no girls. Maddy and me are nothing more then friends. That's all she wants and now that I see it clearly I know that's all I want.

" "Well that works out nicely for me doesn't it."

"Yeah I guess that works out nicely for the both of us." Connor said swirling around.

He looked deep into Dawn's inviting blue eyes. She really was a very kind loving person. He could tell all that from her eyes.

"So all this apocalypse talk is kind of crappy you know. It puts a dent into any date plans we might concoct. So how about we wait until after this apocalypse to actually go on a real date. Buffy and Spike's date ended up in Willow finding them and trying to kill Spike." Dawn said.

"Yeah I guess I can wait. We can do other things like you know talk when we have free time."

"Yeah just as long as we don't have to go demon hunting together." Dawn said giggling.

Connor smiled kindly at her. Dawn made a mental not that he never seemed to laugh and that it was her new mission to try and make him laugh.

Connor let his eyes wonder from Dawn's face to the people around him. He let his gaze linger over all sorts of things and finally landing on the bar where Maddy was sitting. Only Maddy wasn't alone. A guy was with her.

He was at least nine inches taller then her with striking features and unruly brown hair. He was holding her by the shoulders shaking her slightly saying something loudly to her as she silently cried. Her body was shaking and her head was shaking no. A frown crossed Connor's features.

"What's wrong?" Dawn asked in a slightly worried voice.

"That guy over there. Do you know him? The one with Maddy." Connor asked.

Dawn turned around to look at the guy.

"No I don't. He doesn't look like he's being friendly." Dawn said.

"We better go see what's going on." Connor said taking Dawn's hand and dragging her to the bar.

"I don't know if I can promise you that." Maddy said her voice thick with emotion.

"You have to. Listen to me if you act weak then that world that I showed you. Everything in it could happen. I can't lose you even if I don't have you anymore." Brian said his voice thick with desperation.

"It might not happen like that. If you change now things could be fine." Maddy said hopefully. "I can't."

"Why the hell not?"

"Because I can't. I can't tell you why I just can't. You have to promise that if it does get to that that you will do what I asked you to do." Brian said. Maddy looked at him her eyes filled with tears.

"Okay." She said in a small voice.

Brian brought a hand up to brush off her tears.

"That's my girl. Here you go." Brian said. Another picture floated in Maddy's mind.

This one was of Angel, Lorne and Spike being attacked by men in black clothing. They were dressed like the commando guys that had come to take out Spike's chip. Angel, Lorne and Spike were running away from them in what looked like Buffy's backyard. The vision stopped and Maddy looked up at Brian.

"Where are they going?" Maddy asked.

"I don't know. You'll figure it out soon enough." Brian said about ready to lean in to kiss Maddy's forehead when Connor and Dawn came up to them.

"Hey is this guy bothering you, Maddy." Connor asked in a very protective voice.

"No, its okay, Connor." Maddy said not taking her eyes off of Brian. There was something that he wasn't telling her.

"Are you sure cause he looked like he was getting grabby to me." Dawn said.

"I better go before the whole group gets here. I don't think I'm wanted." Brian said.

"Yeah sure, go." Maddy said finally wiping away most of the tears with a little magically assistance.

"Maddy remember what you said." Brian said.

"I keep my promises, Brian."

"And that's why you're better then me." Were Brian's parting words as he snapped his fingers and disappeared.

"Should he have been using magic in such a public place?" Dawn asked.

"It's okay. To everyone who isn't supernatural it looked like he just walked away." Maddy said. Just then the group made there way over to Maddy, Connor and Dawn.

"Was that who I think it was? Why didn't you kick his ass?" Buffy demanding leaving everyone else in the dark behind her.

"He was here to give me some interesting information." Maddy said.

"Interesting information or not isn't he a bad guy." Buffy said.

"Yeah I guess he is. He just was relaying a message. Next time I see him we'll be fighting on different sides."

"Weren't you already fighting on different sides?"

"No we were fighting each other."

"Okay for everyone else who isn't Buffy and Maddy can I just say we are totally in the dark." Xander said.

"Don't worry about it Xand. We have to go see if Spike is okay." Buffy said.

"He's being attacked by those initiative guys." Maddy said.

"How did you. . . never mind. Let's just go."

"They're on the run you know. We'll have to go to the house first. Then we have to figure out why Buffy has the power of empathy." Wes said.

"You do?" Maddy asked.

"Yeah I guess I do. Botched spell?" Buffy asked.

"No I think that this might be a whole vampire mate type thing. The spell worked just fine as far as I can tell." Maddy said.

"Great so I'm just feeling Spike's feelings just because."

"Basically."

"Well let's just hope he doesn't feel anything to icky."

A/N: okay, okay so what do you think? Good? Here's the thing people. I'm swamped. Its vacation so I should be able to type some more. You know with Christmas and everything there's time to type, but on regular basis it's getting hectic. So you need to tell me if you like this story. It's not a threat because I'll most likely keep it going. I really like writing this story a lot, but when you have three other stories that have lots of interest and this one doesn't necessarily have as much you kind wonder if maybe you should put it on hold. If that becomes the case it won't happen until 2004, because I have time to write now, but if there isn't any interest or lots of reviews saying 'Hey if you take this story off you're the stupidest person in the world' or you know something to that effect then this story might go bye, bye. So come on all you reviewers I can count on. You know how you are. You're the guys that always review for this story. And come on you guys that read this story and love it but don't review (I know that you're out there because I do the same thing) let's review for another chapter. Having written that long A/N because you know fanfic net doesn't allow separate chapters for A/N anymore I say bye.