A/N -=- This is only to say that this chapter fully explains to the vampires what exactly happened. There's the greatest laugh of all in season 7, wee little puppet man. Anyway, hope the explanation didn't dissappoint you!

Chapter 8 -=- Explanation Part 2

Flashback -=- Galaway Ireland Cemetary

Everybody who was in the conference room at the watcher's council was walking through the full sunspotted cemetary...including the annoying Andrew.

"Oh please, come on Buffy. You're not the least bit curious. I mean this is where your famous Angel was buried. I mean you don't wanna look around at all."

Buffy stopped in her tracks and stared at Andrew. He backed down in a hurry and Buffy kept walking at a fast pace that only Faith dared to keep up with. "Faith I want to see it."

"You got it B."

Faith grabbed her hand and drug her passed the group. They didn't bother much knowing they would find the crypt themselves eventually. Faith and Buffy ran up and down aisles trying to get as far back as the dates would go. They finally made it. Faith stopped and let Buffy walk there by herself, it was defenitely an alone moment. Buffy followed her instinct and managed to find her Angel's grave in seconds amongst his families. She remembered the time when Angel had told her that his family was killed by vampires, now she knows why he wouldn't talk about it afterwards; Because he was the one that did it. He hadn't been a vampire then but she knew it hurt him on a deeper level. She didn't know why being at his grave hurt so much. She had been to Spike's the first time she was in England. Being at Angel's just hurt so much more. She outlined his real name engraved on the tombstone ignoring the crack in it which obviously came from the night he got out. Angelus may of rose from that grave but Liam will always be here. Only a glimor lingered in even Angel now. Buffy wiped the tears from her face.

"I knew you would come here." A voice cam from behind Buffy. A voice she knew all too well

"Whistler. How you been?"

"Great dandy. I've been bored. See I thought you guys woulda figured out your big connections last year before a town was taken off the map."

Buffy stood making sure the tears were no longer and the tracks made on her cheeks were barely visible. "Well you came to Sunnydale once, I don't see why you couldn't of come this time."

"Because we weren't aloud to interfere. The only reason you even got that necklace that saved your asses was because our dearest Angel made a deal with evil."

"Why weren't you aloud to interfere?"

"The first was meant to destroy the world when the balance in good and evil was toppled. Slayers die all the time but when you came back, or when your friends there brought you back, it unevened the scale big time. You were in hell and your friend was using so much evil power. Not one of you called for us, it was a dark time for you and you paid for it last year."

"I paid for it. I live again and the world almost ends because of it. It might end again becaue I stand here. I know killing myself won't do any good for you guys but maybe I'd feel better if I did." Buffy was angry now

Whistler who was still calm, "But if you did, could you exist through eternity knowing you didn't help your friends live?"

Buffy just shook her head, "Of course I couldn't but hey. A lot of them died last year. I got to live so Spike could die, i mean what the hell is t....?"

"You don't know?" Buffy shook her head and Whistler smiled, "Spike didn't die. He's at this moment tormenting your other ex lover."

Buffy threw her hands up, "What the hell? Doesn't even phone me. Like a 'hey Buffy, I didn't burn up like you thought, how are things?' wouldn't of been nice."

"You will see him again...Very soon!"

Buffy stared up at him slyly, "Can i see them now, just really quickly?"

Whistler nidded and ade a circle with his hands, "I'm only showing you this because you will laugh your little tootse off." He was right for what Buffy saw was Spike making fun of Angel...as a puppet behind his desk. "Look at the wee little puppet man."

Buffy was laughing so hard and then Whistler closed the window.
Pause Flashback

"You saw me as a freaking puppet?" Angel growled and yelled

Buffy and Spike were uncontrollably laughing on the couch remembering the sigh tof him as a puppet. Finally Buffy's head rested on Spike's shoulder and without pulling away and resting there, "Yea it was pretty damn funny." The blonde vampire and slayer burst out into laughter once more.

Return flashback

Whistler stopped giggling and walked towards the girl. He touched her shoulder and instantly they were in front of the crypt they were looking for. The group stood there and waited for Buffy but were surprised out of their pants when they saw her just pop out like that. "Guys I'm gonna need some new pants." Andrew yelled

"Guys this is Whistler. Whistler, I'm sure you know everybody."

"Whistler old chap, nice to see you again."

Whistler and Giles embraced in a hug. "You too Rupert. It's been what, Three slayers now since we last spoke."

Buffy looked back and forth, "You too know each other?" And then she realized something else. "Giles, you had more slayers then me? Were they better? I bet me and Faith were better then all of them combined right Faith."

Faith nodded a hell yeah nod and Giles just stared at his two slayers, "Yes, you two defenitely gave me a headache or two i didn't need."

Faith and Buffy hugged, "Told you we were better B."

The slayers smiled and then got serious when Whistler did, "Okay we don't have a whole lot of time. The slayers and the witch are coming through?"

Giles nodded as Willow stepped up to the strange man and the two slayers. Willow had gotten used to Buffy and Faith being friends again knowing that their bond was greater then just normal stuff. Whistler created a small white portal in front of the door and walked in. Buffy, then Faith and Willow walked through. The portal instantly closed behind them. They turned out to be in a bright pure white room, it was like it was made out of light, out of energy.

Whistler got down to business, "Okay girls, specifically Buffy you need the 411 and I don't have the time to be cryptic. I wish i did because it's so much fun to piss you off but there's things that need to be done. In a little while, I'm guessing a month, one of the biggest fights, well wars will take place. You've heard of the end of days, and how it only comes when the balance is unequal, well guess what..."

"Where?" Buffy asked

"Where do you think sweetie. Next to you, who are the strongest warriors we have?"

"Well to L.A. it is." Buffy mocked enthusiasm

"Not that simple. It's going to take a lot of power to beet what you'll see." Whistler reached to a bag on the only table in the room. He pulled out 3 necklaces and a very old wrinkled paper.

Buffy recognized the necklaces instantly, "Those are the..."

"Same necklaces as your blondie bear wore? That they are but the only reason he burned up is because he didn't take the necklace of in time. His strength wasn't enough. If it was you who wore the necklace and was always planned to then it would of been different. Anyway back to the now. This Spell I hold in my hand could save the world for another 1000 years maybe 2000."

"What's the catch?"

"Whatever do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb Whistler, I've been around long enough to know that I don't get anything good without a price

"Score one for the longest living slayer. This is alot of power you're asking for."

"I know that but we have no other way. So what's the catch?"

Whistler sighed, "There are consequences to this kind of power. Your little red headed friend here should know that."

"What are they?"

Whistler moves to sit on the only chair in the room, "This power involves making a sacrifice, one you have made recently. Your life will be at risk every moment of every day. You are not the one risking your life though. Your soul is split so many ways. With your slayer strength and your bond to people you feel everyone you love. By taking this power you make the greatest connection you have before. You make the greatest soul connection between the two that love you the most."

Buffy played Dumb, "Xander and Willow?"

Whistler tried a smile but got right back tot he point, "I'm talking about the two ensouled vampires that never left your heart or soul and if you decide to use this power they never will leave your soul."

"Explain it all, I just need to hear it straight out what this all means."

"It means you'll be connected to them. When they get hurt you do too. If they get staked and turn to ashes you die slowly. They do feel pain but you feel 5 times what they do."

"So literally connected huh? Does this go for them too. If I die to they burst into ashes?"

"No, this goes one way. One of them dies and then you die too."

"Do I still age? Or do I just wait around like this for one of them to croak?"

"You will go on as normal but if they get hurt and you're 60 you could obviously die easier."

"I think i get it now. Will this connection with them dim my connection with the slayers and Willow and Faith and Dawn and everybody else?"

"Nope, but this will add a lot of strain knowing that. Until you can control the connections it will be hard to deal with."

"Do I have to decide now?"

"Nope, I'll give you the necklace and the spell but the moment you decide in your head you want to use them, that connection is activated."

Buffy looked to her right at her red headed best friend who winked and then at Faith who also winked and Buffy turned to Whistler and took the necklace and Spell. "Thank you Whistler. I mean it for last time to."

Whistler just nodded and like noting happened The 3 girls were outside the crypt once more. There was a soft whisper in the wind that said thank you. Buffy just did a low whisper of over dramatic much and then the wind blew her necklaces down.

Forward Flashback -=- Buffy's place in Italy

Buffy watched and listened as the words lingered in her mind, "People change, you should try it sometime."

Andrew left with his new girlfriends. I could of sworn he was gay with the way he also touches and talks about Spike and Xander. I saw him leave and then a few minutes later I saw Spike and Angel exit my apartment. Good thing buffy was good at hiding in the shadows or else they would of known she wasn't really out with the Immortal. She knew it wouldn't sit well with Angel and Spike if she dated him so they were just friends but she needed a reason to get them down to Italy to see if they were still worth her giving up her life every day. Buffy knew Angel had a guy watching her for weeks now so she asked the Immortal not to kill him but to hurt him and it worked." It was that moment she was the most grateful of her decision made a week ago to give her life to them. She didn't want to tell them her life was in their hands or else they would go extreme on her and she just wanted as much normal was possible for the rest of the week that was left until the big fight.

Forward more Flashback
In L.A. the team setup shop in the Hyperion. Buffy knew his scent would linger and that's what she wanted. She walked in three days after the Italy incident and smelled the hotel air. She loved big places, sort of reminded her of the mansion on crawford. So many memories, well this place had a few just most were for Angel. Personally she liked his old apartment, that held happier memories for her. Yes she was suppossed to forget but hey, his heart was connected to it, sometimes she loved feeling his feelings.

The moment Buffy set up her room a small paper appeared on the desk that read, 'You know the consequences and you still want them. You still want the power to save them. The powers didn't think your bond and his would go this far but once again you turned it all around. Continue to surprise the higher ones and I might get a promotion. Good luck slayer!' It was signed PTB. Powers That Be. Everyone had decided that no one would make contact with anyone from Wolfram and Hart at all in case Angel or Spike found out. Until the night of the battle it was all pretty cramped and stuff, but I had Angel's room. I was perfectly fine.
End Flashback

Buffy stared between the two vampires. Spike, the one she was still lying on wouldn't even look at her, his face was blank and the worst part was the one thing that everyone thought would never happen happened, Spike was speechless! She stared up at Angel whom also avoided her stare and stared straight out as if he was trying to move something with his mind. Buffy got tired of the awkward quietness, "So what did you guys think?"