Chapter 5

Buffy and Spike were out patrolling again a few nights later, with still no luck of finding the demon. "This night is dead. More dead than usual. There's no sign of the demon or any demon for that matter. What, did they all just decide to take a vacation or something? Shouldn't I have gotten the memo?" Spike smiled at Buffy and she turned to look at him. "What? Is my misery amusing to you?" Spike laughed and shook his head.

"No, you're just cute." He told her and Buffy smiled this time.

"Good answer." She replied as they continued their walk in the cemetery.


"This is pointless. There's nothing out here tonight." Buffy said after they patrolled for a few more hours. She leaned against a mausoleum and rubbed her eyes. Spike went to her side and decided to rub her shoulders. Buffy moaned and closed her eyes. "Yeah, keep doing that." She said and Spike smiled as he continued to give her a massage.

"You're really tense." He told her and she nodded as her eyes remained closed.

"Tell me something I don't know." She said as she moved off of the mausoleum and Spike then stopped rubbing her shoulders to wrap his arms around her waist. She leaned into him and let out a sigh. "This feels good." She said and Spike held her tighter.

"What feels good?" He wondered and Buffy then opened her eyes to look at him.

"Being with you feels good." Spike kissed her neck and Buffy turned in his arms to plant a kiss on his lips. She was about to pull away, but Spike held her closer and kissed her more passionately. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and she reciprocated. He then pulled away to let her breathe and rested his head on hers. "If I wasn't so stubborn, I would have done this years ago." She whispered and Spike gave her a soft smile as he tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. She looked into his eyes and couldn't take it anymore. "Screw this, nothing's happening tonight." She stated as she grabbed his hand and pulled him away from the mausoleum. "We're going home. I'm seriously going to lose it if I have to stay out here one more second." Buffy said and Spike did nothing to stop her as he let her lead him out of the cemetery.


They almost made it home, when a demon came out of nowhere and knocked Buffy to the ground. The demon then turned to Spike. He managed to get a few hits in, until he was also knocked to the ground. Buffy looked at Spike and then the demon. "I think we found our guy." She said as she recognized the demon from the little description that Dawn gave her. She got up and started to throw punches and kicks at the demon. Spike got up after her and just watched as Buffy pummeled the demon. Something about the way she fought was definitely familiar to him. She looked amazing when she was fighting. Spike stood in awe as he watched her and figured that she didn't need any help. That was until the demon grabbed her by the neck and picked her up. Spike then snuck up behind the demon and kicked him as hard as he could. The demon growled as he dropped Buffy and then turned his attention on Spike. He looked into the demon's glowing eyes and a memory suddenly came to him.

Flashback

Spike was drinking at Willy's and minding his own business, when he felt a familiar presence sit down next to him. A presence that he hasn't felt in a long time. He rolled his eyes at the brunette that decided to grace him with her company. "What are you doing here, Kali? I figured you would be off wreaking havoc in Prague or somewhere else just as boring." He said as he took another drink of his bourbon.

"I decided to pay the Hellmouth a visit. See what's so special about this place. I heard that you were here, thought I would see if the rumors were true." She explained and Spike looked at her.

"What rumors would that be, love?" He wondered.

"I heard about what happened with you and Drusilla. That you actually work with the Slayer now. I have to say, William. I never would have seen that coming." Spike rolled his eyes again and finished his bourbon.

"Life's full of surprises. Dru is history, pet. It's best if you leave town, too. You wouldn't want to cross paths with the Slayer." Kali laughed at that.

"What's the Slayer gonna do to me? I'm not a demon." She said and Spike couldn't believe how dense she was.

"No, but you're not exactly human either." Spike replied as he got up and walked out of the bar. Kali followed after him. She grabbed his arm when they got outside and pushed him against a wall. "What are you doing?" He asked her and she moved closer to him.

"I'm giving you what you want. Come on, Spike. We had some great times in the past. Now that Drusilla's out of the way, we can have some real fun." Spike shook his head and pushed her away from him.

"That's never going to happen. That was a long time ago, Kali. I'm not exactly the same vampire I was." Kali moved away and glared at him. She saw something in his eyes that she couldn't quite believe.

"You're in love with the Slayer? Is that it?" Spike moved closer to her this time.

"Even if I wasn't, I would never touch you. You don't really do anything for me." Kali laughed as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"And the Slayer does? She kills your kind. You're a disgrace to the demon world." Spike rolled his eyes for the millionth time.

"I've heard it all before. You can feel free to leave now." Spike said as he walked away from her and Kali grew angry. She raised her hand and blasted him with her power. Spike crashed into the wall and fell to the ground. He was stunned as he looked at her. "What the hell did you do to me?" He stated and realized that he couldn't move. Kali walked over to him and kneeled down, so she could look at him closer.

"No one rejects me, Spike. I always get what I want. I've always wanted you, even after all these years." She said in a seductive tone as she ran her fingers down his chest and he could do nothing to stop her. "I will have you, but it looks like a certain Slayer is in my way now. No problem, I'll just have to get rid of her." Spike tried to lunge at her, but he still couldn't move.

"You won't be touching her." He spat and Kali only smiled.

"We'll see about that. I think I have a better idea though. Soon, you won't even know that she ever existed." She then touched his face and Spike couldn't do anything except stare into her eyes that were starting to glow. He saw a bright light and then, everything went black.

End Flashback

Spike was knocked to the ground by the demon and he was about to attack him, when Buffy jumped the demon from behind. She grabbed his head and twisted with all her strength. She felt his neck crack as he fell to the ground dead. Buffy sighed in relief and then helped Spike up. She saw the confused expression on his face and wondered what put it there. "You okay?" She asked him and he then looked at her like he was seeing her for the first time. He only nodded and Buffy looked back at the demon to make sure he was really dead. She assumed he was when he didn't move and she looked back at Spike. "Well, I killed the demon. Did you get your memories back?" She asked and Spike shook his head. Buffy then had a frown on her face. "How is that possible? I figured that killing the demon would have done it. What else is there?" She wondered and Spike finally spoke.

"It wasn't the demon. He didn't make me forget." He said in a soft voice.

"Then what did?" She wondered and Spike then grabbed her hand.

"We have to talk. I think I remember what happened." Buffy raised her eyebrows and waited for his explanation.