Thanks again for all the reviews. I know the last Chapter was a bit confusing but, I hope this clears most of it up.
Underworld:
"Everyone ok?" Piper asked.
"Duh, we've done this before." Paige replied as they all gathered.
"Chris." Piper exclaimed as the dust cleared, rushing over and drawing him into her arms.
"Thank god, it worked." Phoebe sighed.
"Where's Buffy?" Chris demanded pulling out of her embrace.
"Kyle's healing her." Piper began.
"Um, where is Kyle?" Paige asked looking around.
"He can't heal her." Chris spat.
"What do you mean?" Phoebe asked confused.
"What's going on?" Piper demanded.
Chris sighed as he sat on the step burring his head in his hands. "I can't sense her."
"I know, neither can Kyle." Leo began.
"No, she can't block me." Chris interrupted. "I can always sense her, she can't block me."
"Does that mean..." Mel trailed off unsurely.
"She's not dead." Chris began. "I don't know how, but I just know she's not But, she's in trouble."
"She's dead." Leo realized. "Kyle can't heal her, because she's dead."
"No, he said." Piper began.
"He said she had to die." Wyatt said realizing.
"Had to die? What the hell is going on?" Chris demanded. "I need to find her, I can save her."
"No, you can't." Faith said orbing in. "It's to late."
"Where are they?" Chris demanded.
LA:
"Who are you, wait I know you." Buffy said confused as she stood. "I'm dead aren't I? Again."
"Yes, it's always a pleasure to see you again Miss Summers." Death replied holding out his hand.
"You know, if this was all a few hours later you wouldn't be able to call me that..." She trailed off sadly. "Why now?"
"I'm not about why, you know that." He replied.
"Just when." She sighed. "You know the first time I met you I was pretty angry but mostly just scared, the second, I was hurting so bad I didn't really care, not that I wanted to die but, I understood why I had to. The third, well I was ok, I made my choice, I could live with it, well not live, you know what I mean, but this time...This just isn't fair. I had everything I always wanted, and now...I don't understand, all my other deaths served a purpose, we're part of my destiny or what not. I lived for twenty years, before they took me out of the past, I was still alive, crazy, but alive."
"Do you regret coming?" He asked.
"No." She replied without hesitation. "If I had to choose between twenty years, even if I hadn't gone crazy, and the two days I got to spend with Chris, I pick him every time."
"It's time." He replied as she took his hand.
"Buffy." Chris yelled rushing to her side as he roughly pushed Kyle and Angel out of the way.
"It's to late." Kyle replied. "She's crossed over."
"NO!" Chris screamed cradling her small battered body.
"But, why?" Paige asked. "You said..."
"It's my job to protect her." Kyle explained.
"Chris could sense her death just like you could, that's what triggered his power surge, you knew we couldn't fool him." Leo replied. Kyle nodded.
"I had to make sure she crossed over before Chris got here. His magic was preventing that in the underworld." Kyle explained.
"I can't believe she's gone." Phoebe said tearfully.
"It had to be this way." Kyle said sadly.
"No, no, you can't do this." Chris screamed. "She's not gone. I can fix this. Why wont you let me fix this."
"We know what you were going to do Chris, it wouldn't work." Piper tried to console him.
"No, your wrong, I can bring her back." He declared gathering her in his arms and orbing away.
"There's nothing he can do." Faith sighed. "I should get back, they'll be happy their plan worked."
"What do we do now?" Piper asked sobbing.
"Who the hell are you?" A voice asked walking into the room.
"Spike?" Paige asked surprised.
"Oh, the little witches." Spike smirked. "Hey." He said holding up his hands before they could attack. "I'm good now, got a soul and everything. Just looking for the Proof."
"Where is Angel?" Phoebe asked glancing around.
"He took off right after Faith." Cole replied.
"We should go." Leo sighed. "Chris is going to need us."
"What the hell is going on?" Spike asked.
"Buffy's dead." Kyle replied sadly.
"No really." Spike said waiting for the punch line, it had to be a joke. "Your not kidding."
"No." Phoebe said brushing away her tears.
"But, she's Buffy." Spike said sadly.
"I know." Kyle replied.
Manor:
"There has to be something." Chris spat frustrated as he tossed the useless book across the room.
"Chris please let us in." Piper begged pounding on the door.
"Just leave me alone." Chris screamed.
"Chris I'm coming in." Leo said orbing in. "Ok that hurts like a bitch." He said reappearing back on the other side after Chris blew up his orbs.
"Ok, any other bright ideas?" Paige sighed. "Because I am not going to be blown up by my nephew."
"She always was the drama queen." A voice laughed.
"Um, you are?" Phoebe asked nervously.
"I'd love to do the whole meet and greet but, I don't really have time." She replied. "If you'll excuse me." She said walking through the attic door way as they stood stunned.
LA:
"She's really gone?" Spike asked as Angel walked into the office.
"Not for long I hope." Angel replied.
"What did you do?" Spike asked nervously.
"Called in a favor." Angel replied. "The rest is up to them."
Attic:
"Temper, Temper." She said smiling as a chair whizzed past her head.
"Who are you?" Chris demanded. "How did you get in here."
"Well, I can pretty much go where I want." She shrugged. "Job perk and I'm and old...well I wouldn't say friend, let's just say Buffy and I go way back." She explained walking oevr to Buffy's body. "So she dumped Angel for you huh? I never would have thought that, somehow I always thought they'd end up together, somehow."
"What do you want?" Chris growled.
"Hey, I'm not here by choice." She replied. "Not that I want Buffy dead or anything, just because we weren't bff's doesn't mean I didn't like, well like is a strong word, let's go with tolerate her. But anyways, Angel called in his favor. I should have known it would be for her." She said with a scathing look at the blonde. "I mean sure she saves the world and whatever but can someone please explain what it is about her that turns guys into her little lap dogs? Hopelessly devoted to her."
"I love her." Chris replied.
"Yeah, Yeah, I know." She waved off his explanation. "Let's just get this over with."
"What are you doing?" Chris demanded as she placed her hands on Buffy's forehead.
"Can you make with the quiet, I'm trying to work here." She said rolling her eyes. "God I can't believe she still wears her hair like that, and whoever told her that lipstick was a good color on her should be shot."
"What the hell." Chris began but was stunned into silence as Buffy suddenly gasped. He rushed over to her side as te mystery woman stepped out of the way to let him pass. "Buffy?" He asked nervously as she opened her eyes.
"Chris." Buffy said shocked. "But how? I was, and now..."
"Your welcome." She said rolling her eyes.
"Huh?" Buffy said confused as She sat up looking past Chris. "Cordelia." She groaned.
"Nice to see you too." Cordelia smirked.
"You brought me back? Why?" Buffy asked confused.
"I owed Angel, he asked, so here you are." Cordelia shrugged.
"Thank you." Buffy said grudgingly.
"Yeah well let's not get all sentimental and start pulling out the yearbooks or anything." Cordelia replied. "Anyways, I should be going, you know, a world to look after and all." She said vanishing.
"That's it, " Piper screamed. "I'm coming in." She declared blowing the attic door off it's hinges.
"Buffy, your alive." Phoebe said stunned.
"It would appear so." Buffy shrugged as Chris held her tightly as if to reassure himself she was real.
"But how?" Kyle asked.
"That woman, she revived her." Chris explained.
"Who was she?" Leo asked.
"My arch nemesis." Buffy smirked.
"She was a demon." Wyatt asked confused.
"No, a cheerleader." Buffy replied.