Thanks again for reviewing. To answer some questions, You'll see later in the chapter why Buffy had Giles do the spell instead of the Charmed ones, and I wanted to congratulate Karen for figuring it out, I have been waiting for someone to. Just wanted to remind you everything in italics are flashbacks using the actual dialog from BTVS from the site Buffy World and belong to Josh Whedon. Now to the story.
Buffy woke the next morning after a restless few hours of sleep, filled with nightmares. Some of which she thought she'd gotten over a long time ago. She was hoping Giles would call soon. She quickly dressed and headed downstairs.
"Hey." She said walking into the kitchen to find Chris. "Where's everyone else?"
"Nice to see you too." Chris teased. "Anyways there all out, Phoebe had to go into work and Paige needed to pick up some herbs."
"So you never said how you were going to find Angel's 'line'" Chris began.
"I have someone working on it. I called Giles he's doing a locator spell." Buffy replied.
"Um did you forget who your staying with?" Chris asked. "The girls could have easily done that."
"I know." Buffy began "It's just..."
"Just what." Chris asked.
"It's all to much, I mean I don't really know what I'm supposed to do." She began. "Part of me wants the ritual to happen, but I know it's my duty to stop it and all. And even if I try and fail, he comes back and I don't know if..."
"If you'd be able to stop him again." Chris finished for her.
"Yeah, I don't want your family to become his new target because of me either." She said sadly. "I can't watch him hurt more people because of me."
"So it's ok for you to risk your life to help us, but we can't do the same for you." Chris asked.
"Yes." Buffy declared. "Look I've died and basically all that happened is the new slayer was called, and unless your mom has a few other half sisters hidden somewhere, the power of three can't afford another loss."
"There gona want to help wether you let them or not." Chris replied.
"I know but until I'm sure of what's going on I would rather they weren't. " she began. "You don't understand what he's like, he'll mess with there heads, your head, my head."
"Buffy you can't stop us from helping." Chris replied.
"I know, I guess I'm stuck with you." She teased.
The rest of the day was spent looking for more information. Paige came home in the afternoon having had no luck finding anything else at magic school. Phoebe came home from work and joined in researching. they were about to give up when the phone rang. Paige answered it.
"Hello."
"Hello is Buffy There." Giles asked.
"Hang on." Paige replied.
"Giles, how'd the spell go?" Buffy asked taking the phone.
"It was unnecessary, Spike showed up a about an hour ago looking for you." Giles replied.
"What about Drusilla?" Buffy asked.
"He was alone. But, took off upon finding you were no longer in Sunnydale. Faith fought him..." He trailed off.
"Is she ok?" Buffy asked concerned.
"She'll be fine in a few days. Spike showed up looking for the slayer and when Faith kept insisting she was the slayer, and Spike kept insisting he wanted the 'real slayer', well lets just say She was a bit angry. Anyways by the time I arrived home my flat was in ruin and Faith was practically unconscious." Giles explained.
"That bastard, I'm so sorry." Buffy began.
"It's not your fault. Buffy, I'm sorry I had to tell him where you were, he threatened to kill Faith...." He trailed off.
"It's ok Giles, so he's headed here." Buffy asked.
"I would assume so, I would have called sooner but I had to get Faith to the hospital. Buffy be careful. I know I say that often but, after what I saw tonight Spike is through playing games." Giles said concerned.
"That's good, because so am I. I'm going to finish this once and for all." Buffy replied.
"Please let me know if I can do anything to help." Giles said.
"I will, Thanks Giles." Buffy said hanging up.
"So?" Chris asked after Buffy hung up.
"I guess I should explain everything so you guys understand." Buffy began. "Angel, or I should say Angelus, sired Drusilla, and She Sired spike. Spike and I have fought often but, he's smarter than most vampires."
"How so?" Paige asked.
"He's smart enough to run from a fight he's losing. Anyways Spike showed up in Sunnydale about an hour ago and almost killed the new slayer, so Giles had to tell him where I was." Buffy explained.
"So we need to prepare for his attack?" Phoebe asked.
"No, well sort of. Spike isn't coming to fight me, I don't think so anyway. He was alone so that may mean they already have Drusilla and he wants me to help get her back." Buffy began.
"Why wouldn't he want to help them?" Chris cut in.
"Basically Spike hates Angel and vice versa. Even when Angel is Angelus they don't get along, so he wont want him coming back." Buffy explained. "Plus if they took Drusilla spike will do anything to get her back, we worked together to stop Angel."
Spike: Hey! White flag here. I quit.
Buffy: Let me clear this up for you. We're mortal enemies. We don't get time-outs.
Spike: You want to go around, pet, I'll have a gay old time of it. You want to stop Angel... we're gonna have to play this a bit differently.
Buffy: (still holding the stake) What are you talking about?
Spike: I'm talking about your ex, pet. I'm talking about putting him in the bloody ground.
Buffy: (chuckles) This has gotta be the lamest trick (lowers her stake) you guys have ever thought up.
Spike: He's got your Watcher. Right now, he's probably torturing him.
Buffy: What do you want?
Spike: I told you. I want to stop Angel. (snickers) I want to save the world.
"We've had to work with our enemies before too." Phoebe replied
"So what do we do now?" Paige asked.
"Well if he's on his way to San Francisco, but doesn't know exactly where in the city I am, he'll probably cause a lot of destruction to get my attention." Buffy began. "So we should probably try to find him before he hurts anyone else."
"Well then I'll get the crystal and map and we can try to scry for him." Phoebe said walking out of the room.
As soon as she left a demon shimmered in behind Buffy and before any of them could react had a knife held to her throat. Before Paige could call for it Buffy surprised the demon by flipping him over unfortunately the knife grazed her neck. The demon looked at the knife and laughed shimmering out.
"Buffy are you ok." Chris asked rushing over.
"Yeah it's just a scratch." She replied.
"Why did her leave?" Paige asked handing her a towel.
"He got what her wanted." Buffy replied.
"What do you mean?" Chris asked.
"The ritual needs some of my blood to work." Buffy began. "He got some on the knife so he left."
"Crap, it looks like they have everything they need." Chris said.
"We still have time. They need to wait for the full moon and that gives us three days." Paige explained.
"What happened?" Phoebe asked walking back into the kitchen. They quickly explained.
"We'll need something of his to scry with." Paige said.
"I don't have anything, but wait Paige you can call for things what about people?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah." Paige replied.
"So maybe if you call for him he'll appear." Buffy explained.
"Well it's worth a try." Phoebe added.
"Ok Sp.." Paige began
"No not here." Buffy cut her off. "You don't want him in your home."
"I guess we could try back at the cemetery." Chris said thinking, "I mean not a lot of people are around at night."
"Ok let's go." Buffy replied.
They orbed back to the cemetery and after a few tries in which Paige only managed to get actual spikes Buffy came up with another idea.
"Maybe Spike is to general try William the Bloody." She offered. Paige did and successfully materialized a very pissed of Spike.
"Spike, why are you looking for me?" Buffy asked.
"You know why, Pet." Spike replied.
"Yeah, but why in the hell are trying to stop them?" Buffy asked.
"Normally I wouldn't care, granted he is a pain in the ass but, they want him back so badly well, it would be funny to watch you fight him seeing I missed it the first time around, who knows he may just win." Spike laughed. "But, they took Dru and I aim to get her back."
"But you hate Angel??" Buffy said confused.
"Angel" Spike Laughed. "You really think anyone would go to all this trouble to bring back your boy. Sorry love but guess again."
"But, they need Drusilla, Angel sired her." She replied.
"Yeah and Darla sired Angel." Spike began. "But, who was it again who sired Darla." Buffy paled realizing what he was getting at.
"The master." She whispered.
"Bingo love." Spike laughed.