I'm sure you guys weren't expecting this to end already, but I just ran out of ideas. I really do like what I did with this story though and I'm glad ya'll liked it also. Hope you like the last chapter!

Chapter 18

Buffy and Spike were lying on his bed, Buffy with her head on his chest. She had tears coming down her face and Spike had his arms around her in comfort. She finally calmed down a bit and looked up at him. "Promise me you'll never leave." Spike's heart was breaking when he heard the fear in her voice. He gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

"I promise, sweetheart. I'll never leave you." Buffy nodded and closed her eyes. Spike could tell that she was exhausted as she soon drifted off to sleep. He kissed the top of her head and whispered in her ear. "Just rest now, everything will be okay." He really hoped it would. He got up after a few minutes and moved away, making sure not to wake her. He left his room and headed downstairs to find his father in the kitchen. Giles looked up at him when he walked in.

"How is she?" He asked and Spike rubbed his eyes before he answered.

"She finally fell asleep." Giles nodded and Spike looked at him. "Thank you, dad. For letting her stay here. I don't know what I would have done if he took her away." Spike said and Giles nodded again.

"I couldn't let that happen. She would be better off here. I know how much you love her, son. I could never deny you that. This is the first time I have ever really seen you happy." Giles told him.

"She means everything to me. I never knew I could love anything this much." Giles smiled as he placed his hand on Spike's shoulder.

"I'm very proud of you, William. You're turning into a good man. I know your mother would have been proud also." Spike nodded and felt a little choked up.

"I really hope so. I wish she could be here." He stated and Giles agreed.

"Yes, so do I." They both remained silent after that.

Everyone found out the truth about Faith and Tara the next day at school and they were all okay with it. Xander was surprised at first, but he soon accepted it just like everyone else. They were all sitting together at lunch, when Drusilla walked over to them. Buffy glared at the dark haired girl and wondered what she wanted now. She only smiled at them. "This is nice, like one big happy family. It's enough to make me want to hurl." Buffy rolled her eyes and Faith stood up.

"Bitch, I'll give you something to hurl at." She said as she was about to attack her, when Spike grabbed her and sat her back down.

"Don't do anything stupid. She's not worth it." He stated and Faith nodded as she tried to calm down. Tara grasped her girlfriend's hand and gave it a comforting squeeze, which put a smile on the brunette's face. Buffy then looked at Drusilla.

"Did you want something? I think the skanks sit somewhere else." She said and Drusilla glared at her.

"I should be very cross with you." Buffy laughed this time.

"Is that supposed to scare me? Look, you need to get over this. Spike's not with you anymore, deal with it and find someone else that will put up with your craziness." Spike smiled at his girl and Drusilla wasn't amused.

"You're all wet, deary." Drusilla said as she grabbed Buffy's bottle of water and dumped it on her head. She smiled and Buffy stood up all drenched as she glared at the other girl.

"Alright, that's it." Buffy said as she punched Drusilla in the face. Drusilla touched her cheek and then yelled as she grabbed Buffy's hair. Buffy did the same and they both started to fight each other. The guys then stood up and tried to stop it. Xander grabbed Buffy and pulled her away, while Spike grabbed Drusilla. Buffy was struggling in his arms and he didn't think he would be able to hold her for much longer.

"Buffy, calm down already. She's not worth getting in trouble over." Buffy stopped and Xander let her go. She saw Drusilla stop struggling in Spike's arms also. He then pushed her away from him and grew angry.

"You really are a crazy bitch. I don't know how I put up with you for as long as I did. Stay the hell away from us, you got that? I swear, Dru. You come near her again and you will regret it." He moved back to Buffy as they both glared at Drusilla. She only stared at Spike, with a hurt look on her face.

"My poor Spike. You're so lost, not even I can help you now." She stated as she walked away from them. Spike sighed and turned back to Buffy.

"Are you alright? Did she hurt you?" Buffy was touched at his concern and shook her head.

"Nothing I couldn't handle." Faith walked over to them, with a huge smile on her face.

"Couldn't have done it better myself, B." Buffy smiled as Spike took her hand. She then turned her smile on him.

"You wanna get out of here?" He asked and she nodded. Spike looked at the others. "We'll see you guys later." He said as he pulled Buffy away and out of the school.

"I can't believe you drove two hours to bring me here." Buffy was saying as they got out of his car, when they made it to their destination. "Does Giles know about this?" Spike nodded as they started to walk.

"He said it would be okay. We both think you need this. Besides, I would like to meet the woman that brought you into the world." Buffy gave him a smile as they finally got to the tombstone. She then felt tears in her eyes when she stared at her mother's grave. She placed the flowers down that she picked up and traced the name on the headstone.

"Hey, mom. It's me, but I guess you already knew that. I'm sorry I haven't been by lately and that I missed your birthday, but a lot of things have happened." She said as she looked at Spike, who gave her a smile. She smiled in return and looked back at the grave. "I'm doing better now, I'm really trying. I hope that when I get older, I'll be someone that you could be proud of. I know I have a lot to make up for. I miss you, mom. I just wish you could still be here. This is, Spike. He's my boyfriend and I know that you would have liked him. He's a really great guy and he's going to take good care of me, so you don't have to worry." Buffy wiped at her eyes and touched the tombstone one more time. "I love you." She whispered as she stood up and grabbed Spike's hand. He gave her hand a comforting squeeze. She turned teary eyes on him and he then gave her a soft kiss on the lips. She smiled when he pulled away. "Thank you for this, Spike. I mean that, thank you for everything." Spike tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I should be thanking you." He said to her and this time, she gave him a kiss.

"It's your turn now. I would like to meet the woman that brought you into the world." Spike hasn't visited his mother's grave in a while, but he knew that it was time. He nodded and they walked back to his car. They got in and drove back to Sunnydale. Both finally being at peace in their lives. They knew that as long as they had each other, they would be able to accomplish anything. And that's exactly what they did.

The End

Well, that's my corny ending. I really didn't know what else to do with this, so I figured I should just end it. I'm glad ya'll liked this one. I really did enjoy writing it and this is definitely not the last you guys will see of me. I swear, I have so many ideas in my head that it's not even funny. So, I'll have a new story in pretty soon. Thanks again for all the reviews!