A/N Hi! Here's chapter 6... Chapter 7 is on the way! I'm trying not to write to angsty stuff, but I just can't help myself sometimes!

Chapter 6

Buffy looked horrified at Spike. Did he have fever hallucinations or did he tell the truth?

"Spike… What?"

"Buffy, I know I am dying… She waits for me."

"Spike, don't say that… Don't say that…" She cried openly now, and Spike put his hand on her cheek.

"Buffy, you have to promise me, that whatever happens…" He brought her head closer to his own. "Don't follow the woman in grey."

She opened her mouth but Spike put a cool finger against her lips.

"…Buffy." He whispered. "When she comes… 'm the only one who is going to go with her."

"Is she… Is she Death?" At his nod, she continued. "Then you aren't going to go with her either."

He opened his mouth to protest, when Willow and Giles came crashing through the door.

Willow took one look at Buffy's tearstained face and Spike's sad eyes, and understood that there was something wrong.

"Did we interrupt anything?" She asked, and Buffy shook her head.

She cleared her throat. "No… It's just… He seems to be pretty sure that he's not going to make it."

Willow smiled slightly. "Then he can change his mind, because I think we have found some valuable information!"

Buffy looked at her friend with a spark of hope in her eyes. "Tell me."

Willow held up a book. "This is a book about rare diseases. We think that we've found Spike's, and a way to cure him. Although…" She paused. "We're not sure if it's going to work, so don't get your hopes up just yet."

Buffy nodded and looked over at the now sleeping Spike. "I'll do whatever it takes."

Willow smiled and continued. "Well, we don't know why Spike's amulet ended up on that boat, but the ship was cursed with… Well, it wasn't cursed. The woman in the shop must've gotten it wrong, because the ship was protected."

Buffy looked at her best friends with confusion written across her face.

Giles cleared his throat. "What Willow is trying to say is that the ship was protected, against demons. And since Spike is a demon, he got the disease. We could've held the amulet and not have gotten the disease, but since we were not sure about the way it would affect us…"

Buffy took a deep breath. "So you're saying that Spike is sick?"

Giles nodded and Buffy rolled her eyes. "Well, we already kind of know that."

"Yes, quite, but… Now we think we know the way to cure him."

Buffy stared at Giles. "Well, tell me!"

Giles took the book from Willow and skimmed through some pages before he spoke to Buffy again.

"This volume speaks about an antidote, that is said to cure all diseases…"

Buffy interrupted him, "You mean Slayer blood? Because we've already tried that."

Giles paled visibly but continued anyway. "No, Buffy, it's not your blood… The antidote only exists in the dimension of…" He glanced at the book. "it's a word I can't pronounce, but it means something like 'Eternal'."

"Do you know how to get there?"

Giles nodded. "Yes, the spell to open the portal is in this book…" He saw the determination in Buffy's face and he shook his head. "Buffy, I don't think that it would be such a good idea if you went there… We don't know what kind of dimension it is… After all, it is supposed to contain an antidote to cure demons!"

"Giles…" Buffy sighed and turned to her Watcher. "I'm going. That's final. Now, we can do this the easy way, with you reading me the spell, and making sure that I get back. Or we could do it the hard way, but that involves me reading the spell, and since I'm not good with the magic we don't know where I'll end up, and that could lead to much more trouble, now wouldn't it?"

Giles reluctantly nodded and Buffy smiled slightly.

"Good. Let's begin."

"Alright. But we need to get the supplies first… It's quite simple so I think that Willow has most of the things we need…"

Buffy agreed to meet them in Giles' hotel room in an hour.

Spike woke up when he smelled Buffy's blood right under his nose.

He looked up and was greeted with the sight of his golden goddess sitting with her slit wrist at his mouth.

"No," He murmured, "not more…"

"Please, Spike…" She answered, "I'm going to find a cure for you, and I don't know when I'll be coming back, so I need you to feed."

He shook his head. "No…" He pushed Buffy's wrist away. "Buffy, I'm dying, it's too late."

"No!" She almost yelled in desperation. "No, it's never too late… Please, Spike… I just need…" She felt tears roll down her cheeks and she began to sob.

'Oh, love… Don't cry, pet… Please…' He sighed and reluctantly brought her still bleeding wrist to his mouth and he began to suck it gently.

Buffy breathed out a sigh of relief and dried her tears with her other hand.

"You'll see, Spike… It'll be okay…" She whispered quietly as she felt him lick her wound to close it. "I'll see you soon."

She brought her mouth to his and for the two lovers, time ceased to exist.

"Buffy…" Spike croaked out, his eyes full of unshed tears.

"Shh…" She kissed away a tear that rolled down his cheek.

"I'm coming back, I'm not leaving."

He nodded and they sat gazing at each other, never letting go of each others' hands, until Spike's strength began to fade, and he succumbed to sleep.

Buffy kissed him and caressed his unruly curls.

"Good night, my love, everything will be alright."

At least that was what she was telling herself.

A/N You know, the usual;

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