Disclaimer: mutters indignantly: 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. Oh and Fire BAD!

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Glad you all liked the last chapter :) You guys keep me smiling!

Thanks to:
SpikedAngel, SpikingJennsAngel, The Lady Morgaine, Angeloholic, Jenn, BloodNdarkness, Melanthe Vida, Back to Front, Spike's Girl Luna Ash

AND thanks to:
SpikedAngel, Back to Front, Angeloholic, Jenn, Melanthe Vida, SpikeJennsAngel, Peyton Mariegun For wishing me the best for my hand.

I have been such a klutz lately it's not even funny, My hand turned out to be ok but THEN I came down with tonsillitis (not good for those who've had it) then jammed my finger in the door. But excuses excuses blah blah blah

What matters is that now I've updated :)

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Burn...Burn:

The car stopped so abruptly that the two occupants, due to lack of seat belts, in the front seats went smashing through the window, flying through the air before falling in front of the person. Dawn was flung forward, smacking her head painfully onto the passenger seat in front of her. She leaned backwards slowly, wincing at the stiffness in her neck. The car door was literally ripped from its hinges, making the teen scream in fright, before she looked up at the woman.

"Oh My God…W-Willow?"
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"Jesus Christ!" Spike yelled, turning his car rapidly to avoid colliding with the car in front, but involuntarily crashing into Angels, sending it crashing off the road. He slammed his foot down on the brakes, making Xander wince at the loud, scratchy noise. Xander panted fearfully as the car came to a halt, clutching the door next to him, before flinging it open and vomiting on the ground.

"Lovely," Spike muttered disinterestedly, opening his door quickly and making his way over to Dawn, and the figure that had stopped Glory's escape.

"What the hell?" Xander asked, wiping his mouth and getting out of the car, as he saw the door on the Porsche come off the car by an invisible force. Xander and Spike ran towards Dawn as they heard the teen scream, Anya and Angel following, the vampire weilding a sword.

"Oi!" Spike yelled, grabbing the figures attention, Spike blinked in recognition.

"Willow?" Xander whispered. Dawn scrambled out of the car, running to stand beside the gang, Spike grabbed Dawn and placed her behind them, making sure they were between Dawn and the main threats.

"Willow? What's happened, why are you like this?" Xander asked, stepping towards his best friend. Willow turned away from him, a breeze sweeping her black hair from her face, as she faced Glory.

"T-This isn't good right? I mean she doesn't look like Willow, she's all black, and spooky" Dawn babbled, gripping Spike's coat without realising. She frowned, "This because of magic right? She was using way too much magic before and-" Spike placed his hand over Dawn's mouth, cutting off another ramble. Dawn smiled gratefully.

"Now isn't that touching" Glory spat sarcastically, wiping off the various pieces of glass and dirt on her dress, "Looks like the real Witch has decided to come out and play, how sweet" Glory straightened out her hair and smirked.

Glory walked towards the gang slowly, her heels clicking loudly on the silent road, Anya looked around nervously, their only escape being three destroyed cars and a very long deserted road.

"So show me what you've got little Witch" Glory spoke, stopping in front of them, but leaving a fair deal of space between them, and placing her hands on her hips. Willow smiled.

"Exorere, Flamma Vitae. Prodi ex loco tuo elementorum, in hunc mundum vivorum."
(Arise, Flame of Life. Come forth from your place of the elements, into this world of the living!)

"Neat Parlor trick, gonna have to do better than that Witch" Glory taunted smirking as a fireball flickered, hovering above Willows hand.

"We'll see" Willow stated before throwing the fireball. Glory's smirk wavered as the fireball came towards her. She didn't stand a chance dodging it, as it was widening as it increased pace towards her. It hit the The Hell God's chest powerfully, sending her flying. Then in a puff of smoke, Willow had vanished, only to return to stand infront of the gang.

"I suggest you hold on tight" Willow warned, and then they were gone.
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"Do you think we should check in with Willow and Tara? Tell them that their shield wasn't strong enough?" Cordelia asked, nervously watching Buffy's unresponsive face.

"Even if we did there's nothing they can do, they're too far away, their magic isn't strong enough, and we shouldn't make them worry" Wesley muttered, sighing as Cordelia looked dejected.

"I just feel so…helpless! Here we are looking after comotose Buffy while the others go off saving Dawn!" Cordelia yelled throw clenched teeth, slumping into her chair.

"Yo what's up…who're they?" Gunn asked from the lobby doors, looking at Buffy in confusion, "What the hell happened in here!" he asked as he fingered the destroyed walls.

"Oh Gunn, thank god! We could really use some extra help" Cordelia rambled, running up and squeezing Gunn desperately. Gunn frowned, raising his eyebrows.

"I'll fill you-" Wesley was abruptly cut off.

"Buffy and her gang came to LA to escape from some evil Hell God that's after Buffy's sister Dawn, but everyone else seems to know her but me! So when we were discussing a plan, Glory's minions, the hell god, storm in and Glory then follows. Willow sets off this huge spell that puts a barrier around us but wasn't strong enough to hold, Glory made the hole in the wall by the way, then Glory grabs Dawn and they run into a car with Spike, Xander, Anya and Angel following, Spike is good now." Cordelia babbled, "Oh and please help us!"

"The excitement never ends does it?" Gunn mumbled, wincing at Cordelia's hold on him.

"I mean, We're goin' up against a god. An actual mightier-than-thou god. That's pretty…wow" Cordelia added as an after-thought, letting go off Gunn.

"Well you know what they say, the bigger they are-" Wesley was yet again cut off.

"The faster they stomp you into nothing" Gunn finished, studying the shambles that is the Hyperion.

"So what's up with her?" he asked, gesturing to Buffy.
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Dawn swallowed, her stomach clenching nauseasly as whatever spell Willow did finished. She opened her eyes, her hand still clutching Spike's painfully, and she looked around. She frowned. They were back in Sunnydale, back at home, specifically in Willow and Tara's room.

"You guys alright?" Angel asked, looking at his surroundings tensely. The smell of blood and death was strong, someone or something had died recently. He looked to Spike, who nodded at him in silent agreement. Angel stepped in front of Anya, as she reassured a green faced Xander.

"Willow" Angel asked, Willow faced him, "What's wrong…What's happened?" He asked, Willow sharply turned her head away looking down at the foot of the bed, hidden from their view. Spike pushed Dawn over to Angel and walked over.

Spike sighed sadly, and shook his head, "Tara" he mumbled, rubbing his eyes tiredly.

"Tara? What about Tara? Where is she?" Dawn asked frantically, being held back forefully by Angel. "Get off me!" She shrieked, biting Angel's hand. His loosened grip gave her enough time to get away from him and peer behind the bed. She paled.

"Oh God, Oh no…" she whimpered, crying, Xander came up behind her, wrapping her in his arms as his fiance looked on, her eyes glazed. Willow looked at the scene with cold indifference, before she opened her hand and a small object appeared into her hand.

"Willow, Grief can be a powerful thing, but you shouldn't…you mustn't let it get the better of you. Right now we have to deal with Glory otherwise she will destroy everyone and everything. We need to get moving and I promise you that we will find out who did this to Tara, pet" Spike promised, standing next to Willow comfortingly. Willow smiled sadly at him.

"Even after everything you've been through your still so nice, so sweet…innocent" Willow replied, resting her hand on his cheek briefly before returning to her cold mask, leaving Spike bewhilderment. Angel frowned.

"How? How c-could somebody do this?" Dawn choked out, hiccupping as Xander comforted her.

"Something isn't it?" Willow said pensively, studying the metal in her hand. The gang looked at her as she held it up, "One tiny piece of metal destroys everything. It rips her insides out" Dawn snivelled, "Took her light away. From me" Willow's lip trembled, "From the world" She clenched her hand, "But I can get her back. I'm not going to stand at the side…"

"…stand at the side and watch someone steal your glory! You say 'Hey you freak! This is my world and you can't change it!'. You have a chance to be the big hero guy" Xander persuaded.

Cordelia sighed and plonked herself back in her seat…

"…and watch someone steal my witch from me. This time, I get to be the slayer" Willow snarled, crumbling the bullet in her hand into dust. Angel frowned and shook his head, clearing the fog that had infaded his mind. Willow turned sharply to him.

"You had one too? A memory…of our life, our REAL life. Do you remember anythign else" Willow asked quickly, grabbing Angel's shoulders. Willow glared as Angel watched her, confused. He winced as her grip tightened, "I heard a conversation between Xander and Cordelia. He implied that someone was trying to change the world" The others stayed silent as they listened on curiously, "But theres this other memory…it seemed really important to me at the time. Sort of…loving." Willow let her façade drop.

"Can you remember anything of it? What was it?" Willow asked hopefully, releasing Angel. Spike watched as Angel turned to him.

"Does it get any easier?" Angel asked suddenly, Anya and Xander looked at each other, perplexed at the sudden change of subject.

"You mean life?" Spike retorted without realising. He raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah does it get easy?" Willow closed her eyes at Angel's words, and instantaneously they were in Sunnydale High's School library. Xander looked around anxiously, looking over to Anya and Dawn who both looked a lot younger.

"What do you want me to say?" Spike asked, stepping up closely to Angel. Xander looked over at the library books.

"I don't get your crazy system!" Xander said petulantly, placing another book randomly on the shelve. Giles snatched it up.-

-"System? It's called the alphabet…-

Xander shook his head, blinking with a dazed expression.

"Lie to me" Angel replied stepping forward, and Willow opened her eyes.

-"Lie to me…"-

Angel and Spike surveyed each other silently, before stepping back and breaking the close contact the two shared but keeping eye contact. Xander groaned and grabbed his head, whining pitifully. Anya sighed, "Lord you really can't travel well can you?" she mumbled in irritation.

"You guys had better sit down. What I have to say…is going to be mind-blowing" Willow stated.
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Well here we are again, I'll try to get the other chapter up soon but im overloaded with all sorts of work etc, I hope you understand and can relate.

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