Disclaimer: mutters indignantly: Darn back of mine…I don't own the characters (Apart from Riana whom is my creation) so please don't sue! I don't gain money (although I wish I did) from this fic. But the idea of the fic came from me:)

Summary: AU What if the live you know wasn't real. That your life was altered, changed, destroyed by the scorn of one woman. Will you be able to get your life back in order, or stay within the lie... AngelSpike SLASH!

Warning: This is not a fun-loving-Buffy fic. So if you came here looking for some good ole Buffy love, turn right around. This fic will not be in Buffy's timezone and season 6 may be in season 5 etc.

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Huge thanks to all my reviewers and readers, who make my day a happy one. Especially since I slept in an awkward position and pulled something in my back…

Thanks to:

The Lady Morgaine, Angeloholic, Melanthe Vida, SpikedAngel (Jessy!), SpikedAngel22, Back to Front, Mana0819, Spike's Girl Luna Ash, Higgy, Jenn, Karmawiccan.

Peace,

AmethystxX :)

Strictly a Angel/Spike story, but there are underlying relationships between others aka Willow/Tara.

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Last Train Home:

"Hey Guys, what's going on?" Buffy spoke.

Giles looked towards the magic box door as Buffy walked over quickly towards them, Dawn in tow, whom was looking slightly upset. Giles cleaned his glasses, peered into them, then once he was satisfied he placed them back onto his nose. Dawn decided to make herself useful and joined Willow and Tara at the table, eating the leftover pizza.

"Hello? Giles?" Buffy asked, waving a hand in front of his face, and smiling when Giles looked back at her, looking slightly miffed.

"Hm? Oh yes. Well it appears that Tara has discovered how Glory and those boys have been gathering information about us" He picked up the camera and showed it to Buffy, who looked at it frowning.

"It is likely that they got it in here magically so they can probably hear what we've been talking about and its also been here at least a month judging by the dust left on the shelf," Dawn paused and turned to Giles as he spoke, "So lets just hope that they haven't been monitoring what we've been talking about" Giles looked pointedly at Dawn.

"But hey don't worry, we can track the device and see where it'll take us, right Wills?" Buffy cut in quickly, scowling at Giles as Dawn gained a slightly panicked look. Willow nodded reassuringly, patting Dawns knee and smiling.

"Well there we go then, no need for anyone to worry. We track them and…find out if the know anything about us" Buffy said, smiling at Dawn.

Dawn gulped and put the pizza down, "No there is a reason to worry-"

"Good Lord!" Giles shouted as the camera disappeared from his hands. Xander and Anya ran in at the noise, their clothes slightly ruffled.

"What?" Xander asked, breathing heavily, Giles turned to Xander then quickly looked away again, "Xander please, if you are to be wearing clothes, at least pull the zipper up for heavens sake!"

Xander flushed, turned around as the others giggled, and done what he was asked of.

"The camera just disappeared in my hands, My guess is that they installed a self destruct button on it somewhere" Giles replied.

"Guys I really have something important to tell-"

"You interupted my orgasms for this?" Anya yelled, cutting off Dawn, stomping out of the magic box doors angrily, Xander calling after her.

"GUYS!" Dawn shrieked, silencing all conversations in the room. She took a deep breath, "Right you know how I discovered that…what I was?" The room nodded, "Well I found out from Giles notebook. I know I said I was alone when I read it but…I wasn't. I asked Spike to come" She put up her hand as mouths flew open, "For my protection. Then we came here because people were keeping things from me. I needed to find out what it was. So me and Spike came here and read Gile's notebook" She finished, putting down her hand.

"Dawnie, You should have asked us sweetie, we would have told you" Buffy said, sitting down next to Dawn and hugging her, "You didn't have to sneak around, with a vampire…Spike" Buffy said, stroking Dawns hair.

Dawn brought tear-filled eyes to Buffys, "I know but you see that was a week ago and Giles said the camera has been here a month and can probably hear what we've been saying" Buffy looked confused, "I don't see the problem Dawnie" She confessed, letting go off Dawn as she got up angrily.

"Don't you see! We read it outloud, a week ago in the shop!"

Buffy paled, "Oh God" she whispered.

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Warren took his finger off the self-destruct button and turned to face the occupants in the room.

"You boys really disappoint me" Glory said tutting, walking around the small room in disgust, "I give you a simple job to do and you go and screw it up. I asked if you were willing to do as I said for the reward of world domination and you said yes! So that makes you dirty liars and I don't like dirty liars" Glory walked up to Jonathan and dug her nails in the skin on his jaw.

"Now this makes me angry. And im not nice when im angry am I?" Glory asked sweetly, smiling as Jonathan whimpered.

"There's no need for you to be angry Glorificus. All I have to do is go through what the camera has recorded then I can add sound to the images" Glory dropped Jonathan and stalked threateningly to Warren, "And why couldn't we hear them talking before?"

Warren gulped, "Well to get the camera to the shop, we had to have the camera on 'mute' because of the interference with the magical waves and sound waves, it would record the sounds but we could not hear it in situation. They were bound to have said something in the shop weren't they? All we have to do is find the information"

Glory smiled, "Your world is very weak and fragile, your science is also very confusing to me. Now I want to know everything that they have been saying in an hour. Tops" She left the room and the house, going back to her mansion.

Andrew stepped forward out of the shadows, "What are we going to do Warren?" he asked timidly.

Warren sneered at him, "Well we check the other camera of course!" Andrew looked confused, "The one at Summer's Home"

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"Oh God" She whispered. Dawn nodded silently as Buffy got up and paced the room.

"Maybe they don't know yet" Xander supplied, breaking the tense silence. Tara gripped Willow's hand.

"Even if they don't they will. Somehow. We have to leave" Dawn looked up at Buffy's words, "Leave?" she asked.

"We can't stay, she's too strong, we have to leave. We have to go home now, get mom and just leave, skip town. We pack whatever we can then we go. Simple" Buffy grabbed Dawn's hand and lead her to the door.

"Buffy don't you think-"

"Giles!" Buffy cut off Giles, "I can't fight her…we can't fight her. We need to leave" Giles stared at Buffy, then after a painful minute he nodded.

"What about Spike?" Dawn asked removing her hand from Buffys, staring at her sister in the eye.

Buffy sighed, "Dawn, Spike is a vampire we can't trust him-"

"Bullshit!" Dawn screamed making Buffy jump, "He helped protect me from Glory and has taken care of me when you guys were too busy keeping secrets from me! If he doesn't come then I don't either!" she stated, crossing her arms across her chest. Buffy looked unsure, "Dawn-"

"No Spike" she said slowly, crossing her arms, "No Dawn", she drew out each word slowly, as her sister had done earlier that night. Buffy stared at her incredulously, then turned to the gang for help.

"You should take Spike. Afterall he is powerful and is the next best person who could

protect Dawn" Tara said, smiling at Dawn. Buffy sighed in frustration.

"Alright. Xander go and get Spike, no excuses and meet at mine. We need to leave as quickly as we can. Willow can you do any spells that will keep Glory off us, any spell at all?" Buffy asked, Willow nodded.

"Giles I need the 'Sacred Sorceress' and 'Protection unto thee' books" Willow said, moving away with Tara to collect the ingredients needed. Giles frowned, "I'm sorry Willow but those books were taken by the Council when they visited, saying that they were an hazard to the customers"

Willow turned to him incredulously, "Sorry! Giles we…"

"…need those books!" Liam said frantically.

"Believe me I tried to tell that to the nice man with the big gun" Giles mumbled under his breath. Giles turned confused eyes to Willows and she gave him a worried look.

Giles took off his glasses and cleaned them, "Sorry could you repeat that, I was miles away" he mumbled, Willow frowned, "I said that we need those books Giles" she repeated.

Giles replaced the glasses, "Yes well I have a few other books that will be of some help. Buffy why don't you go with Xander and Dawn, you can pick up Anya on the way. We'll meet you there" Buffy nodded at Giles and the trio left.

Giles shook his head, "Something very peculiar is going on" he mumbled.

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Warren leaned forward in his seat as he watched Xander, Spike, Dawn, Buffy and Anya enter the home. The sisters both ran upstairs quickly carrying duffel bags. He frowned and turned up the volume.

"I thought you said we couldn't hear what they were saying in situation?" Andrew asked, Warren frowned at him and turned back to the camera.

"Yes well contrary to what I said, Glory isn't telling us everything so I think that we have the right to find out some things for ourselfs first don't you?" he stated, listening as doors banged upstairs. Andrew leant over his shoulder, "Where did you set the camera?"

"In the door knob" he replied, moving the joy stick to move the camera. They watched as Buffy and Dawn ran back downstairs, their duffels bags full.

Suddenly the camera was thrown to the side, indecating that the door was being opened. When the door was shut, it revealed that Giles, Tara and Willow had joined them.

"We're ready then?" Giles muffled voice asked, Buffy nodded.

"Good. Then I suggest we get moving as soon as possible" Buffy nodded again and Dawn turned to the gang, "Listen guys im sorry about this" she said sadly.

"Theres nothing to be sorry about 'Bit. Mistakes happen, and they can be corrected. So we know where we're going then?" Spike asked, lighting a cigarette.

"Yes but I'd rather not say it in here, there could very well be more cameras set up" Giles replied, fanning the smoke away from his face.

"So you two ready to leave?" Buffy asked the wiccans. They hesitated.

"We need a secure environment to do this spell. It'll be best if we stay here and get the spell done as soon as possible" Willow said, Buffy nodded in understanding, hugging her friend.

"I need you Will. You're my big Gun. You're the only one who can hurt Glory. We need you" Buffy said, "You know where we'll be"

Warren paled, "Shit!" he reached into his draw, pulled out a large, black object and grabbed his coat.

"What!" Andrew and Jonathan cried out, "They're leaving town!" Warren replied frantically, tugging at his boots.

"Glory'll kill me" Warren muttered, running out of the door.

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Willow shut the door with a sigh, listening to the click that sounded when it shut. She turned to Tara and found her already making her way upstairs with the spell books. She took a deep breath, sent a slight prayer to the Goddesses to keep their friends safe, grabbed the ingredients and followed her lover upstairs to help their friends.

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I know I know! I'm not updating quick enough! I'm trying! Really I am!
In fact I already have most of the next chapter written up :)
Not too long now!

To avoid confusion, when I wrote:
Willow turned to him incredulously, "Sorry! Giles we…"

"…need those books!" Liam said frantically.

"Believe me I tried to tell that to the nice man with the big gun" Giles mumbled under his breath. Giles turned confused eyes to Willows and she gave him a worried look.

It was relating to what happened in chapter 5, the confiscating of the books.

I hope you'll review:)

Love,
AmethystxX