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Chapter 4 back home.

Spike stepped out of his car with a cigarette hanging out from his mouth in Main Street. He looked around the familiar surroundings he had not seen in a long while. He looked at all the happy people getting on with there lives not caring about anybody else, he saw a girl sat on a bench outside the Grotto she looked upset and not very happy. She brushed her blonde hair back, Spike looked at her, it was Buffy. He tilted his head to the side and watched her every movement she looked upset about something. 'But then again Buffy was always upset' Spike thought to himself. She stood up and walked out of sight round a corner. Spike didn't know what do to do.

"Should I follow her?" He thought and started to walk in her direction then he stopped himself and walked a few steps back. He clicked his neck and walked to the place she would be going to.

Buffy stood outside Spikes crypt like she had done most nights. But this night was different she could sense something as a slayer can. She walked up to the door and opened it, this time without any struggle. She looked around the dark crypt and saw a shadow in darkness.

"Who's there?" She asked holding up a stake. "Okay I know you're not human." She said getting bored.

"Well done luv." Spike walked out of the shadows clapping his hands. "Ten marks for knowing I'm not a bloody human. Thank god."

"Spike?" She whispered amazed to see him.

He tried to act all normal but inside he was going mad. All he could see was hurt on her face, the marks the hurt he caused her. She stepped towards him and he stepped back.

"Hello slayer." He nodded.

"What are you doing here?" Buffy looked like she was in a trace, her eyes were fixed on Spikes.

"I came back home. Well what is left of it anyway. I think I'm gonna find a new place."

"It's been six months. Where did you go?"

"You saw me. I was a mess when I left so I went cleared my head and now I'm back."

Buffy could tell there was something different about him but couldn't figure out what. She stayed fixed on his eyes.

"You gonna stop staring at me now luv?"

"You? There…There is something different about you."

"Yeah but your not going to get it staring into my eyes."

"Then tell me."

He shook his head. "I can't do that." He couldn't tell her what happened to him he was too scared but he knew in time he would have to.

"Why not?"

"My secret, not yours."

"Where have you been?"

He shrugged. "Around."

He brushed past her and stood in the doorway. "Now if you don't mind I have to go find a new home."

He walked off, when Buffy could not see him anymore he stopped and leaned on a tree and closed his eyes. He breathed in and opened his eyes and looked at his hands, they were shaking he growled and started hitting the tree screaming at the top of his voice. He stopped and breathed out and carried on walking.

Buffy walked home still in a daze about what she just saw, Spike. All these feelings and memories came flooding back to her and some new ones tagged along. She jumped back as a demons jumped out in front of her and startled her. It was a dark green with razors on its back and arms with two horns and sharp teeth she sighed and hit the demon. But the demon blocked her punch and twisted her arm round and threw her across the floor.

"Son of a bitch?" She whimpered and struggled to get up off the floor.

The demon walked closer to her and closer and sharp razor blades came out of his wrists. She then heard screaming and Spike came charging behind the demon and taking it down. He sat on top of the demon and started hitting it. The demon got lucky and kicked Spike off and got up and ran away. Spike got up off the floor quickly and went and reached his hand out for Buffy.

Buffy looked at Spike and got up herself. He pulled his hand away and lit up a cigarette.

"Nasty demon that was." He said blowing smoke in Buffys face.

Buffy waved it away with her hand. "What was it?"

"Razor back demon. Hence all the razors, are you okay?"

"I'll live. What do you think it wants?"

"I don't know and I don't want to find out. Those things are bloody powerful and likes death and mayhem."

"I better get back and tell the gang." She started to walk off.

"It will have already at least killed a dozen people by then." Spike called out to her.

Buffy stopped and turned and faced Spike. "So what then?"

"Me and you, go hunt it and kill it."

"Spike just to remind you, were not friends!"

"No were not, but you know I can help you."

Buffy cell phone started ringing it was Dawn she flipped it open and answered it.

"Hello?" Buffy said.

"Hey Buffy! When are you coming home?"

"I don't know there is a demon we…I have to hunt it and kill it, before it causes some serious damage."

"Want me to call the gang?"

"No, its okay but don't go outside stay home and be safe."

"Okay."

"Come on Buffy are we going or what?" Sighed back in the background."

"Wait was that Spike?" Dawn asked.

"Yes." Buffy sighed.

"He's back? Since when? And you're with him!"

"Okay, calm down we are hunting this demon and I think he just got back into town. Don't worry bout me okay."

"Right." Dawn hung up.

Buffy sighed and looked at Spike.

"Are going then?" He asked.

"Lets just get it over with." She said quietly.

"I can smell it. It not far away."

Buffy and Spike walked together like old times into the darkness to find the demon.