Chapter 19

Another week went by and Buffy headed to Spike's locker after school. She saw him talking to a girl and walked over to them, with a smile on her face. "Hey, how's it going?" Spike smiled at her also and Buffy turned her attention on the girl. "How've you been, Dawn?" She asked and the girl gave her a big smile.

"Things are good. I'm going to self defense class after school today. Thanks again for recommending it. It really comes in handy when anyone decides to pick on me. They would so regret it. It took me a while to convince my mom to take me though. She eventually caved." Buffy nodded at the girl's excitement. Dawn admired Buffy for being able to fight back and she wanted to learn some moves of her own, incase she would need them. So, Buffy talked to Riley and he agreed to give her some lessons. Dawn has been happier ever since. "It's really great. Riley is so hot. Have you seen his arms? Those are good arms to have." Buffy smiled and wondered if Riley was the only thing the girl was really interested in.

"Well, I'm glad you're having fun." Dawn nodded as she looked at both of them.

"Yeah, I gotta go now. See you guys later." She said as she ran off and Buffy watched her go as she looked back at Spike.

"I think someone has a crush on her instructor, but at least it's not you." She stated.

"I miss all the attention." He said with a pout and Buffy put her arm around him.

"Poor, Spike. I'll give you attention." She said and he smiled at her.

"I think that's the first time you've called me Spike." Buffy shrugged.

"It's an honest mistake. Don't get used to it." She told him as she grabbed his hand and they walked out of the school together.

Angel showed up at the house later that night with Darla. She came over for dinner and to meet the family that Angel spoke so much about. Buffy was there to greet them. Angel made the introductions and they got along pretty fast. He went into the kitchen to help his mother, while the girls talked. "Angel told me what happened with Lindsey. I'm sorry about that. I hope he didn't hurt you." Darla said with concern in her voice and Buffy shook her head.

"Nothing I couldn't handle. It wasn't your fault, I'm just glad the jerk won't be causing anymore problems." Darla agreed as they both sat on the couch and continued their conversation.

"Angel talks about you all the time." Darla said and Buffy smiled at that.

"Well, I am pretty important. If I do say so myself." She replied and Darla laughed. She knew she would like this girl.

"You remind me so much of my little sister. I really miss her sometimes." Darla said with a sad expression suddenly.

"Where is your sister? If you don't mind me asking." Buffy wondered and Darla shook her head.

"She lives in New York with my parents. It was really hard for me to move far away to go to college, but I needed some time to myself. I'm really grateful that I met your brother. He has always been there for me, ever since the whole thing with Lindsey. He's truly one of the good ones." She claimed and Buffy nodded.

"Yeah, I always knew that." She said with a smile as they both then sat there in silence.

Angel and Darla left hours later and Buffy grabbed her brother's arm before he walked out of the house. "I like her, Angel. Hold on to that one." Angel smiled at his sister and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I'll keep that in mind. Take care, brat." He said as he walked out of the house.

"Same to you, loser." She called after him and he gave her another smile as he got in his car and drove off. Buffy watched him go for a few seconds. She then felt a sudden pain in her stomach. She has been feeling pains for the last few days, but she just shook it off and figured it was nothing as she walked back in the house.

Buffy was working on some new moves in self defense class the next day, but for some reason she wasn't that into it. She stopped what she was doing and took a deep breath. She grabbed her bottle of water and took a long drink from it. She then poured some of the water over her head. She was suddenly feeling very hot. She put the bottle of water down and wiped her face with a towel. Riley noticed this and went to her side. He knew she never got tired that easily. "Are you feeling okay, Buffy?" Buffy looked at him and nodded as she took another deep breath.

"Yeah, I'm sure it's nothing. Just feeling a little drained, it'll pass. I just didn't get that much sleep last night." She told him and Riley wasn't convinced.

"Are you sure? We could stop if you're not feeling up to it." Buffy shook her head.

"I'll be fine. We still have another hour." Riley nodded and Buffy continued to throw kicks and punches. She stopped again suddenly when she felt another sharp pain in her stomach. This one was stronger than the others. She yelled as she grabbed her side and Riley caught her when she passed out. He didn't know what was wrong, so he grabbed his cell phone and dialed 911. He hung up after he told them the situation and gave the address. He then looked at the girl in his arms. She was unconscious and she looked too pale for his liking.

"It'll be okay, Buffy. The ambulance is on the way." He told her and he wasn't even sure if she heard him. He really hoped that she would be okay and that the ambulance would get there in time.

Yes, I am truly evil. No worries, we're almost to the end!