Chapter 7

"No!" Spike yelled as he ran to Buffy's side, finally being able to move. She was still conscious when he pulled the dagger out of her stomach. He then ripped his shirt to place on her wound to try and stop the blood. He began to panic when he felt that her pulse was getting weak. He turned back to Kali, with pure hatred in his eyes. He got up and moved over to her. He grabbed her neck and pulled her over to Buffy's body. He then let her go and moved back to Buffy's side. "Heal her." He stated in a harsh voice. "I know you can do it." Kali then started to feel guilty when she saw the look on Spike's face. It was a feeling she wasn't used to. She looked into his eyes and saw how much he really loved the Slayer. Not even making him forget about her could have changed that. Kali now knew that he would never be hers. She shook her head as she looked away from him.

"I can't." She whispered and Spike wouldn't accept her answer.

"You've done it before. I swear to you, Kali. If she dies, I will kill you." He said in a surprisingly calm voice and Kali took a deep breath.

"I haven't healed in over 50 years. I don't even know if I can anymore." She explained and Spike looked at Buffy to notice that her eyes were starting to close. He couldn't lose her. That just wasn't an option. He turned teary eyes on Kali.

"You have to try. I can't live without her." He whispered and didn't even care that he was being weak in front of the witch. Nothing mattered without Buffy. Kali took another deep breath and looked at the Slayer. She then held her hands over the girl's wound and closed her eyes. A white light came out of her hands and started to make Buffy glow. Spike noticed the wound start to heal, until the light faded and Kali opened her eyes. She was surprised she actually did it as she removed her hands. Buffy opened her eyes to look at them. She sat up with a start and looked at Kali, with a confused expression on her face and then turned to Spike.

"What happened?" She wondered and Spike smiled as he enveloped Buffy in a hug, kissing her hair.

"God, Buffy. I was so afraid that I was going to lose you." He said into her neck and she rubbed his back in comfort. She then remembered what happened as she looked at Kali.

"You tried to kill me." She said and Spike pulled out of the hug to look at Kali also. She only stood up and moved away from them.

"I'll just go." She said as she turned to walk away, when Spike got up to stop her.

"I think you forgot about something." He told her and Kali nodded as she walked over to Spike and touched his head. She closed her eyes and Spike was once again surrounded by a bright light. He felt a little dizzy when Kali pulled away, but he remembered everything. He remembered seeing Buffy dancing in the Bronze the night they met. He remembered terrorizing her on Parent Teacher Night. He remembered falling in love with her. He remembered the fight with Glory and how he saved the world. He then glared at Kali. "I don't want to see you here again." Was all he said and Kali nodded as she then vanished before his eyes. Spike sighed in relief and turned back to Buffy, who was just standing up. He went to help her. "Are you alright, love?" He asked with concern in his voice and she nodded.

"Yeah, do you remember now?" Spike smiled as he tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.

"I remember everything. She won't be bothering us anymore. Come on, let's get you home." He said as he helped her walk out of the alley and back to the Summers house.


Buffy checked on Dawn to see that she was still sleeping. She then headed back to her room, where she found Spike laying on her bed. She smiled as she lay down next to him and rested her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tighter as he ran his fingers through her hair. "You had me bloody terrified tonight, Buffy. You shouldn't have followed me." He said and Buffy looked up at him.

"You should have known that I wouldn't stay away. I couldn't let you go alone. Did you have to kiss her though?" She said with a pout and Spike smiled as he kissed her on the cheek.

"Sorry about that, love. I didn't enjoy it." Buffy knew he was telling the truth as she laid her head back on his chest. They were both quiet after that, until Buffy broke the silence again a few minutes later.

"I love you." She whispered as she started to feel herself doze off. Spike smiled and looked at his angel, who was now sleeping peacefully next to him.

"I love you, too." He replied as he kissed the top of her head and then joined her in slumber.


Buffy woke up alone the next morning and headed downstairs to see that Spike was in the kitchen with Dawn and they were both making breakfast. She smiled at the display. Spike noticed her there and gave her a smile also. Dawn then looked at her sister. "Spike told me what happened last night. Isn't it great that he has his memory back now?" Dawn asked and Buffy nodded as she wondered exactly what Spike told her. Spike noticed the look on her face and decided to explain.

"I told her that we found the demon last night and that you killed him, which of course brought my memories back. She was bloody amazing, too." Spike said as he looked at Dawn and Buffy smiled again when she realized that Spike left out the part about her getting stabbed. She figured that Dawn didn't need to know about that. Xander and Willow then walked in the back door, without knocking of course.

"Hey, guys. We heard from Giles. He should be back in a few days." Willow said and Buffy smiled at that. She missed having Giles around. He was traveling a lot more these days and she didn't get to see him as much. Xander looked at Spike and raised his eyebrows when he saw the vampire cooking. Buffy noticed the look.

"Spike remembers everything now." She said to Xander and he looked a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything about it. Willow smiled again as she looked at Spike.

"It's good to have you back with us." She told him and he smiled at her. He always did like the red head.

"Glad to be back." He replied and they were all quiet after that, until Xander clapped his hands suddenly.

"Okay, who's up for another movie night?" He said and the girls groaned.

"Fine, but we'll let Spike choose this time." Buffy said as she gave her boyfriend a smile and he smiled back at her. Xander sighed and figured he was in for another chick flick, since Spike would never side with him. Spike pretended to think it over and then looked at Xander.

"I think I'm in the mood for an action movie." Spike told them and Xander smiled this time as the girls groaned again. He then patted Spike on the back.

"That's my man." He said and noticed the strange looks he was getting. He cleared his throat. "I just mean it's great to have you back to your old self." He stated and Spike rolled his eyes. Buffy shook her head and figured that she could handle watching an action movie this time, but that didn't mean she had to like it. She realized that she didn't care as she looked at her vampire. It was just great to have him back.