Chapter Four

As soon as Willow had left Buffy began to think it would be a great idea to take Alex and Sophia to the movie. This way that when more of her old friends came here to see her she wouldn't be there.

"Wanna go to the movies Alex?" Buffy asked.

Alex eyes brightened at the thought of seeing a movie. He loved to see movies. He loved to see his mom in movies. Every so often Buffy did a children's movie for Alex. When Alex went with his pre school class to see a Seseme street movie he got to tell everyone in his class that his mommy was in it. No one believed him at first. Then when she came to pick him up they all believed him.

"Can we see Spiderman 2?" Alex asked with puppy dog eyes.

Buffy smiled at her son. She could never say no to him even with the puppy dog eyes.

"Of course."

Buffy turned to Sophia.

"Wanna come?" Buffy asked her best friend.

"Nah. I think I'm going to stay here and get some sleep," Sophia answered.

"Okay."

Buffy and Alex left the hotel. It took them ten minutes to walk to the movie theatre. On the way all Alex would talk about was Spiderman, the first movie, and the comics her had read about Spiderman. Buffy was relieved when they got there. About two hours later Buffy and Alex came out of the movie theatre. It was a lot darker then when they had gone in. Buffy took Alex by the hand and led him back to the hotel.

"Did you see when Spiderman stopped that train from going off the side?" Alex asked his mommy.

"I did."

They were half way home before Alex had ran out of things to say about the movie they had seen. Buffy heard something. She wasn't sure what it was but she didn't like it. Just then four vampires emerged.

"Such a tasty treat," the first vampire said.

Alex hid behind his mom. He was terrified.

"That's not going to save you little boy," Said the second one.

Buffy stared them right in the eye.

"I really don't want to fight you right now," Buffy said flatly.

"You have no choice," the third one said.

The fourth one wasted to time in talking and lunged at Buffy and Alex. Buffy used the vampire's momentum and threw him over her shoulder. He landed on a spike. It went through his heart and he melted into dust. Buffy turned back to the other three. They all exchanged glances.

"Time for the slayer to die," the first one said.

Just then at least ten other vampires emerged from the shadows. Buffy wondered why she hadn't sensed them before. They all attacked at once. Buffy was overwhelmed. She hadn't dealt with more than two vampires in over seven years. She had dusted two vampires but by the time the fight was over Buffy was on the ground with a stake in her stomach. She had a knife in the small of her back and her shoulder.

"Mommy," Alex screamed.

He ran over to her and kneeled down beside her. He began to cry softly. When he looked up he saw Xander fighting the vampires with the red head that had come to the hotel room that night and five other people. When all the vampires were dust Spike came over to Alex.

"Your mom's going to be okay," Spike promised.

Alex nodded his blonde head. Tears slid down his cheeks. Spike pulled the little boy into his arms. Alex cried his heart out. Seconds later the ambulance got there. Buffy was taken away on the ambulance. Xander was the one to ride in the back. Everyone else got in Giles car and drove to the hospital. Alex wouldn't let go of Spike in the time from when they left to when they got there. Spike sat down in the waiting room with Alex right next to him. The others sat around him.

"I should go call Buffy's friend Sophia," Xander stated before he got up and left.

"Well now maybe we should introduce everyone here," Spike suggested.

"My name's Alex," Alex said in a small voice.

Spike smiled at the boy.

"Me names Spike."

Alex giggled.

"You have a funny name," Alex said.

Spike was glad he could make the boy laugh.

"It's more of a nickname really."

Spike hoped he wouldn't ask why he was called Spike but luckily he wasn't.

"I'm Willow."

"I'm Anya."

"I'm Giles."

"I'm Cordelia, but you can call me Cordy."

"I'm Tara."

"I'm Faith."

"And you know the whelp," Spike said.

"Who?" Alex asked as he thought who that might be.

"Xander."

Alex laughed again. Xander came into the room.

"Hi whelp," Alex greeted Xander.

Xander sighed and looked straight at Spike.

"You had to teach him that?" Xander asked.

"It's making him laugh isn't it?" Spike shot back.

Xander looked at Alex. He was smiling again.

"I guess your right."

A/N: Ahhh! Lack of detail. I know.