Buffy moaned and grabbed at her head as she woke to two of the potentials in a cat fight. "make it stop…please" Buffy grumbled into Spikes chest. "someone's got a hang over then?" Spike asked softly watching her try and hide from the noise. "My head feels kaplooey" Buffy winged "I bet your heads fine" She groaned out. "Well I wasn't the one that drained dam near two bottles of whiskey love… Do you remember much?" Spike asked his voice almost cracking with nerves.

"I remember all of it spike" Buffy said cringing as she sat up to meet his eyes. She laughed softly I think we scared everybody.

"No" Spike corrected "you scared everyone pet"

Buffy smiled "I guess I did" She lay back down and snuggled back into Spike. Reaching down she retrieved one of the many blankets laying on the ground and covered her and Spike with it. "Lets ignore the noise and the whole daylight thing that tends to happen, I feel that I need to sleep."

"Whatever you want" Spike smiled softly and pulled the blanket over their heads so the sunlight didn't bother them. Plus it blocked out some of the potentials noise.

"Spike?" Buffy whispered

"Yeah love?" Spike answered while stroking her hair

"I do you know"

"Do what.."

"Care about you and and stuff" Buffy answered not able to find the words.

"I know" Spike sighed and kissed her hair.

Anya was heading to the kitchen when she noticed a large oddly shaped grey blob on the couch. She walked up to it and looked at it for a while. The blob seemed to be moving… breathing. "huh" Anya said giving the blob a poke. The blob moaned and moved a little. Anya shrugged and walked into the kitchen to get some breakfast.

"Xander theres a breathing gray blob in the lounge."

"I think that's Buffy and Spike" Willow announced from the corner of the kitchen

"Are they…" Anya asked

"No, just bonding I …" Willow was cut of as Giles came bursting through the front door.

"Its all wrong! The calculations. If we don't stop it the First is going to act tonight… we need to prepare… where's Buffy and Spike?"

"Anya pointed to the lounge as everybody else didn't seem to be able to speak.

Giles paused than headed into the lounge "Buffy" he called his voice cracking. He saw the gray bundle on the lounge and ripped of the cover. Buffy was sprawled on top of Spike her hair a tangled mess, she snored softly and she frowned slightly as the blanket was removed.

"What's up Doc?" Spike frowned at Giles "She's out cold, best not to wake her." Spike said motioning to Buffy.

"I'm afraid we have to. Some things have changed. The first now plans to release its army tommorow night. We need to stop it… now"

Spike stared at Giles like he was death itself. "I'm sorry I really am, but we need to prepare now" Spike shook his head to clear it. "Go get Dawn from upstairs" Spike managed to say.. his throat felt tight. "I'll umm I'll um wake her up"

Giles nodded and headed up the stairs.

"Buffy?" Spike said he could feel tears threatening to overcome him. He shook them of. He need to be strong for Buffy. "Love?" he asked again and shook her slightly. "no.. no more burgers they smell" Spike smiled slightly and stroked her cheek. "Love the worlds about to end" That got more of a reaction out of Buffy and she groaned and stretched out her legs. "Again?" she mumbled into his shirt.

"fraid so Buffy… but your gonna save it again. You always do. You the hero Buffy." Spike said a single tear falling from his eye.

"yeah I'm the hero" Buffy muttered than froze suddenly very awake. "what? What do you mean?… Spike?"

"We… We've had to move everything ahead of schedule love… to now" Spike's voice cracked as he spoke.

"You mean…" Buffy asked fear seeping into her bones.

"yeah… I'm sorry Buffy"

"Buffy!" Dawn came running down the stairs tears coming down her face. "Please don't Buffy.. I.. I c.c.cant." She began to hyperventilate as Buffy jumped of Spike and ran to her sister.

"Shhh honey breathe" She said holding onto her tightly "I'll still be here I promise"

Giles came behind Dawn a frown upon his face, he seemed panicked "Buffy we need to do this now."

"Give them a bloody minute at least!" Spike snarled from the back of the room. He walked over to where Buffy was squeezing down as tight as she could. "I'll be downstairs Buffy"

Buffy could do nothing but nod and watched as he walked down the stairs where Xander, Anya, Kennedy and Willow were setting up. "I cant do this" Buffy sobbed in to her sisters hair

"so don't" Dawn replied although she new it was in vain.

"Dawnie, I love you I always will. Be brave for me?" Buffy said with a smile that was wet with tears. Dawn managed too nod and gave her one last hug. "I…L.love you B..buffy"

Buffy pulled away and kissed her sister on the forehead. Then for the second time she walked away from her distraught sister, to her death. As she walked away and approached the stairs she noticed the house was empty. She didn't know where the potentials had gone and she didn't care. All she had to concentrate on was walking down those stairs. Her head still hurt, she noticed distractedly. It didn't seem to matter anymore…

The stairs leered at her like a mouth calling for her death. The black pitt at the end beconing her on. Buffy folded her arms feeling cold. Than taking a deep breath. One of the last she would ever make, she decended onto the first step.

To be continued

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