Chapter 5. Kidnapper. Final chapter.

Meanwhile in the living room, Xander is making his bed on the sofa as Spike looks out the window every two seconds. He then walks back and forth, still keeping his eye on the window.

"Spike?" Xander says.

"Huh?" says Spike, not looking at him.

"I just wanted to say ah…thanks…for saving Buffy. I really appreciated it." Xander extends his hand out to Spike. Spike looks at it for a second and shook his hand.

"It's no problem." Spike keeps looking out the window. He knows that the demon will be coming back to finish the job.

Xander then lies down on the sofa and covers himself with the blanket. He looks up at Spike.

"Wake me at dawn." Xander then turns around and falls asleep.

Spike continues to walk back and forth in the living room, still looking out the window every two seconds. Then as he looks again, he sees someone outside. Spike is about to head to the door, but now he doesn't see the figure anymore. He walks over to the stairs, then runs up the stairs.

As he barges into Buffy's room without knocking, he sees the Snapper demon approaching a sleeping Buffy. Spike quickly blocks his path and the two begin to fight like ferocious animals. The Snapper demon pushes Spike into Buffy's closet. Spike struggles to get out as her clothes begin to fall on top of him. He then gets up and pulls him away form Buffy's bed, but he pushes him against Buffy's dresser, hurting his back.

"Bloody hell," says Spike. Then Spike finds a switchblade on Buffy's dresser and he plunges it into the demon's gut. The demon punches him in the face and kicks him. Spike quickly gets up and pushes the demon towards the window. The window breaks and the demon falls out, landing on the ground. Spike moves away from the window, then collapses on the ground.

"Spike," says Buffy in a worried tone as she gets out of the bed and rushes over to his side.

Everyone wakes up from the loud noise of the window breaking. From downstairs, Xander jumps off the sofa and runs upstairs as fast as he can. He sees Ann, Hank, and Dawn heading to Buffy's room. Xander goes by them and enters Buffy's room first. He sees Buffy on the ground, with Spike all bruised and beaten badly next to her. Buffy looks up.

The next morning, Spike wakes up on Buffy's bed. He has no idea how he got there, but he begins to remember the pain in his back that the Snapper demon caused him. Spike sees the windows are covered with black sheets, so that the sun would not enter the room. He looks down at his body and notices that his wounds are mended. Then he turns his head to the side and sees that Buffy is at his side.

"Spike," says Buffy as she touches one of his wounds lightly. "Why do you do this?"

"You know why, Slayer," replies Spike in a groggy voice.

"Spike, this can't ever happen." Her voice sounded a little harsh. She pulls her hand away and places it on her lap. "Not now, not ever." Spike tries to grab Buffy's hand, but she doesn't let him. Buffy looks away and rolls her eyes.

"I understand." He looks at her with his beautiful blue eyes. "Can I?" He asks to feel her belly.

"Sure."

Spike brings his hand over to her belly and feels it. He then feels the baby kick real hard. He smiles as he feels the baby kick. Buffy smiles back as she puts her hand on his.

"I didn't get a chance to…say, thank you for saving my baby's life."

"I owe you."

"Yeah." Buffy pulls his hand away and stands up.

"Hey."

Buffy stops in her tracks and turns around to Spike.

"I like your hair."

Buffy touches her hair and smiles at him.

"Thanks."

Buffy leaves the room and heads downstairs. She sees Xander at the bottom of the steps. He is walking back and forth, holding something in his hand. Xander stops pacing when he spots Buffy at the end of the stairway.

"Hey," says Xander nervously.

"Hey," says Buffy. "As usual, my birthday is a big crazy day not to be celebrated." Buffy laughs at that. "Where is everyone?" She raises her eyebrows and looks around.

"Your dad went to work." Xander scratches his head and starts twitching all of a sudden. He stops. "And Ann went to take Dawn to school."

"Oh, well I'll make you some breakfast. Thanks to Ann, I can cook anything. What do you want scrambled…"

"Buffy…" Xander interrupts her and stops her from entering the kitchen. Buffy turns around to see Xander in a very different way. His tone is serious, yet gentle. She is concerned what he has in mind. Xander takes her by the hand and leads her to the living room.

"Xander, you're scaring me."

"Don't be."

"What is it…?"

"Buffy…" Xander sighs. "For as long as I've known you, I was kind of like your lap dog. Getting to be with you, but never getting to have you for myself."

Buffy sits down on the sofa and Xander sits next to her. "That may sound selfish, but I am getting to a point here."

(Shania Twain When You Kiss Me. End of first chorus).

"Xander, you don't have to say any of this. It's all in the past. I…" Buffy nods her head.

"No, I've gotta finish this. I really do."

Buffy lets him continue and listens attentively.

"What I've gotta say is that you know that I would do anything for you and that I truthfully and genuinely love you."

Buffy blushes and Xander gets up and gets on one knee in front of her. He opens a small box that he held in his hand. Buffy gasps at the sight of it and his actions. She looks into his deep, brown eyes.

"How about you, Buffy?"

Buffy begins to get teary and she stares at the ring, then back at Xander.

"Will you marry me, Buffy?"

Buffy is overwhelmed by Xander's question that she starts to cry uncontrollably. Xander becomes a little concerned because he has never made a girl cry, except for Willow when he took her Barbie doll.

"Oh, Xander." Then she kisses him gently on the lips. "I do."

"You said yes." Xander says this in disbelief at first. "You said yes!"

"Yes!" Buffy cries out, smiling. Xander puts the diamond ring on her finger and they kiss. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Xander smiles at Buffy. "Happy birthday."

"This is the best present ever." She kisses him once again.

"Hey, I've got two presents and it's not even my birthday." Xander rubs Buffy's belly and kisses the top of her head. Buffy leans her head over, laying it on his shoulder.

"I thought I'd never be asked."

"Really?"

"Every little girl dreams of their wedding and all that stuff, but not every little girl is a Slayer."

"So, if I'd asked you on your first day of college? Would you have said yes?" Xander grins at her.

Buffy pulls her head up to look at Xander. "I don't know. Angel had just left and…"

"You were single. I should have tried."

"I guess there is just a right time for everything."

"You think?" Xander rubs her head and she lays it back on his shoulder.

"Yeah."

"You know what?"

"What?"

"I like your hair."

"Thank you." Buffy smiles and admires the ring on her finger. She couldn't think of a better way to end her birthday with a baby on the way and a husband, too.

To be continued…This is my very own six season. Next ep is called The Attacker. Coming soon to a fan fiction near you. LOL. Thanks for reviewing.