Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS.

Just to let you know this is a dream sequence. Enjoy:O)

Keep running, don't look back, pace yourself, don't let her catch up, keep running, don't look back, pace yourself, don't let her catch up, keep-

"William, When did you get so fast?"

"When I became a vampire Lizzy."

"Hm, which was when again?"

I love her laugh, so bright, makes me smile, in that dress, she's beautiful. I hopeshe lasts forever. "Lizzy, I have a question to ask you, since we have become friends, have you ever thought about what it would be like? I mean, to be like me." Why is she looking at me like that? "Lizzy?"

"I… no, I haven't, but William…you know I can't, we shouldn't even be-"

"No, don't let that come between us! We are friends! We have been 2 years! I-"

"William! You're being unfair! (sigh) Do you think I have a choice? It's hard enough to be keeping our friendship from the council, do you think it's easy? I'm a slayer, William, You're a vampire, it's forbidden. We are breaking rules on both sides. Please understand that. I wish more than anyth-"

"Wish what, exactly? To be alone, to leave me alone, with no one else to understand each other? Reveal to all the council members that yes, you are in league with a vampire, and that he lo-……cares about you."

"………William I-"

"No, I realize that it won't happen Elizabeth, so I see in no sense should we carry on like this. And it's Spike now."

"What? Will- Spike, no. I…no. Please, don't say such things. We…It's…look-"

"NO! JUST LEAVE ME IN PEACE ELISABETH!……I……just leave………please…"

"……Spike, please, don't be so diff-"

"GO!"

"………Yes. If you wish. Goodbye, William."

Why? Why did she not want this gift? Huh, if you want to call it a bloody gift. She will be missed, my Elisabeth.

Then Spike woke up, with blood droplets on the cement floor where he fell, and smashed his head on the floor.

" Bloody 'ell. What a way to wake up." Spike declares as he gets up and looks around for Angel, still sleeping. Elisabeth, I nearly forgot. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. "Ah, I still don't know why pet, it's hard to understand."

"You should stop talking to yourself, it scares people." Angel pipes in as he picks himself of the floor, and points to Spikes head. "Mind explaining to me as to why your head is a mass of blood?"

"Ah. Right, well I fell and smashed me noggin into the floor. Talk about a rude awakening." Spike wipes the fresh blood with a cloth hanging on a table. " Are you ready for a escapade out into the night, or does sleeping beauty need more rest?"

Angel snorts, "Right, if I'm sleeping beauty, then your some sort of fairy." Spike just laughs and heads for the stairs.

"Comin' milady?"

"Okay, now you are pushing your luck Spike." Angel glares at Spike, and heads up the stairs. Spike looks out through the basement window, " Like so many times before." Then follows Angel up onto the main floor.