Disclaimers: It's all Joss's, I'm not crying sniffle

A/N: Sorry it took so long. My friend Caitlin (the one who help me write the song in the last chapter) has been in the hospital the past two weeks and I have been spending all my time with her (when I am out of school, that is) HOPE YOU LOVE!

Two days after Spike had heard Buffy's song, he decided on how he was going to get Buffy back. He pulled Willow aside one day, when the entire group was together.

"What do you want Spike" Willow said still upset about the fight they had back at the dock.

"Buffy…" Spike said under his breath, Willow still heard him say it though.

"What!" Will said shocked.

"Nevermind…" Spike sighed " I need your help with something"

"Why should I help you" Willow said sarcastically.

"Because your Buffy's friend" Spike said as silence grew between them.

"Fine what do you need"

"I… I… I need a favor"

Will walked into the kitchen and opened one of the drawers. She pulled out the duck tape and walked upstairs with a stack of papers in her hand. She taped a flyer on everyone's door.

Minute's latter Dawn walked out of her room, still half asleep. She yawned as she read the flyer…

Attention All Household Members
Get out your paper and pencils
Because…
There will be a poetry reading
Where: The training room
When: Next Friday
Hosted by: Willow
Who's invited: EVERYONE!
MANDITORY… Everyone must have a poem to read
(At least a paragraph long)

"AWSOME, a poetry contest" Dawn said now fully awake.

Before everyone knew it, it was Friday. Normally everyone would be out partying on Fridays, but tonight they all walked into the training room where all the equipment had been moved to the side and there was now chairs all over the place and a bench up at the front.

Everyone sat down one by one; they each had a single piece of paper in their hand. Everyone was glancing around trying to get a glimpse of what other people had written.

Willow walked in the room carrying a hat with folded pieces of paper in it. She stood up at the front of the room and starred at the crowd of her friends. "Can everyone take a set please, I know that some of you would much rather be out dancing or doing something way more fun then this, but since we have some new house guest, this will be a great way to get to know one another" She said as everyone began to sit down.

"I will pull a name out of this hat and who ever I pull will have to go" She pulled a piece of paper out. "Which means that Rona, your up first" she said pointing to one of the potential slayers. After she and a couple other people went Willow announced that it was Andrew's turn.

He slowly walked up, very nervous.

"No Respect
No Hate
No Hurt
No Death
No Murder
This is my life
It will always be the same
Tears
Smiles
Heartbreak
Grief
NO Love
NO Life
NO Fun" Andrew Slowly walked off and sat down next to Xander.

"Next is… ME!" Willow said pulling another piece of paper out and walking up to the front.

"I Killed, I Hurt
Humans…
I almost destroyed
The world
She is gone
Forever
How can I go on?
Without her
She died
I hurt
I killed
He saved me
I grieve" Willow started to get teary eyed as she sat back down next to Kennedy.

Kennedy pulled the name form the hat this time "Giles, Go head" she said starting to hug Willow.

"Old
Gray
Soon to be black
Almost
Gone
A life is what
I seem to lack
Can't seem
To go
To say
Goodbye
Always
Here
By your
Side" Giles glanced over at Buffy and sat back down.

Willow, who was a little calmer, pulled the next name "Gunn" She said glancing at him. He walked up and read his poem, followed by Kennedy, and then Illyrea, who had a very touching poem about Fread.

"Xander, your up" Willow said.

"Damit" Xander said under his breath as he walked up to the front of the room.

"I saved her
I saved the world
But…
I've broken the hart
Of the woman I love
I am so sorry
I do not disserve to be
Forgiven…
I broke her hart
And then I saved her
I saved the world" Xander sniffled and he sat back down.

"Dawnie, your next" Kennedy said, helping Willow.

"The key…
I am the key
I unlock the
Gates to hell
How can I be
Good
If I cause something so
Evil
I am the only
KEY" Dawn gave Buffy a hug when she sat back down.

Next came a couple more potential slayers… then it was Angel's turn.

"Can't see
what's right in front of me
Can't hear
what I don't want to
Can't touch
what I want
Can't taste
the thing I love
Can't smell
the decay of death
I must
Move on" Both Buffy and Angel got a little choked up from this poem.

Finally Spikes name was called, as he walked up to the front of the room, starring at Buffy the entire way. He stood up there in silence, trying to gather his thought.

"Tell me what you see
Is it love?
Is it something true?
These feelings I hold inside
Are nothing but love for you
This place that I hold dear contains memories,
moments we share
This once sad, lonely, place exist only
because of you once, beautiful, gentle glare
I know what I did was very wrong
We live in world like a movie,
like a very sad song
I don't know what to tell you
I don't know what to say
I have to let time go by
Until it reaches that very day
As my heart wonders how you feel for me,
I try and focus on everything that I see
I try to focus on the things you've done
And everything that we've become
These dreams that I once dreamt
That one day came true
Not seem to be fading away,
I didn't have a clue
Feels like your gonna leave me
Feels like you want to go
I wish I could stop you,
I wish time would go by really slow
What's perfect
Nothing is
Everything's so unfair
This is how I have to live
It breaks my heart to think that it was all a lie
How can is be?
Especially with everything seeming so true,
How can it be you?
Once again, my hear is confused
Lost with love
Pure as a white dove
The emptiness held inside
Cries out with tears
These relationship began to build up,
With nothing but fears
I'm scared
Scared to lose you,
Scared to die
All I do is cry
I cry for things that are so fake
I cry for your very own sake
I do this because of how I feel
I give you my heart
What do you give me back
You live is what I seem to lack
I can't seem to find
The missing pieces of my broken heart
I wish I could be the one to make everything okay again
I wish we could go back to the very start
My undying love for you
Someway, Somehow
I hope you find out
Very soon"

Silence filled the room, suddenly every one knew what the poetry reading was for. Spike starred at Buffy and she starred back, Spike was starting to get very teary eyed. He didn't want Angel making fun of him so he walked out of the room, Buffy followed.

Spike ran outside the house, followed closely by Buffy. "Spike, wait"

"I am done waiting Buffy" He turned around and starred into her eyes, a single tear drooped from both their eyes, almost in unison, falling to the ground.

"Look, Buffy, I need to know… how you truly feel about…"

"Spike" She interrupted him "That poem, it… it was the most beautiful thing I have every heard" They both stood there in silence waiting for the other to speak. Buffy began to walk over to Spike, he turned away from her, biting his lip trying not to cry.

"Spike, look at me please" She said as he turned he head back in her direction. "As much as you may not want to believe it… I do love you Spike, I loved you since the first time we kissed… I just didn't want to admit it back then" Buffy started crying, she thought she was about to lose Spike, forever.

Spike couldn't stand seeing her cry "Say it" he said softly. Buffy looked up at him confused. "Say you love, and I will believe it" Buffy began to smile.

"I love you Spike, I love you" She said as she passionately kissed him. They stood there in that same position for almost a half an hour, just standing there, kissing one another. They both knew that they had finally found there place… in each other's arms.

THE END…

A/N: THERE WILL BE A SEQUILE! I promise you there will be a sequel, as soon as I can come up with something, give me a month at the most, and there will be a new story from me, and it will be based off this one. I hope you all enjoyed reading this story! PLEASE REAVIEW!