The doors to the magic shop crashed open. Giles hardly looked up from his usual seat - surrounded by books at the table, automatically saying, "I'm sorry, we're clos-" but he cut himself off at the sight of Buffy, with a still unconscious Spike flung over her shoulder in a fireman's lift.

Everyone (everyone being Giles, Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya) quickly fell into step beside her as she hurried into the Training Room, where they quickly made the bed so that Buffy could put Spike down.

Once Spike seemed to be more comfortable, they all reassembled themselves at the table. As soon as he had locked the front door, Giles turned to Buffy - who was pacing worriedly outside the door to the training room, and asked, "What happened?"

At that, Buffy collapsed into the nearest chair, before explaining....

"...one minute, he was sitting there, watching the demon fall to it's death, and the next minute he follows it as the cliff crumbles beneath his feet. So I ran down to the beach and looked around. Lucky for him, the current had pushed him up to the beach, so I picked him up and brought him here. By the way, I think he's delirious. He was mumbling a lot in the car. Couldn't understand what he was saying though. He's hurt too," she finished, already pacing again.

While Buffy had been explaining, Willow had got the big first aid kit. Buffy was about to go in and tend to his wounds when he suddenly cried out. Within seconds Buffy was in the room and at Spike's side, the others just behind her. She ran her hand over Spike's hair, trying to calm him down.

"Spike? Spike? It's OK Spike, it's OK," she whispered to him.

But Spike continued to toss and turn and shout.

"NO!! Don't kill *her*!! It's me you want!"

"That's what he said to the demon," Buffy whispered to the others.

Suddenly Spike stopped tossing and turning, and, stretching his arms out in front of him, screamed "NO!! NOO!!!! Buffy!!!" and, with silent tears streaming from his closed eyes, he whispered, "Oh my God. Buffy," before slipping into complete unconsciousness once again.

They all just looked at each other in amazement at what Spike had just said.

"*Buffy*? Since when has *Spike* called you Buffy?" Xander asked.

Buffy shrugged, looking down worriedly at Spike. "I haven't the foggiest idea."