Chapter 63

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Bianca and Kendall covered up how their mother died. They would always regret how exactly it ended, but it was ultimately just something they would have to live with. Soon, Miranda would be born. Maybe then it would all seem worth it. Spike was adjusting as well, trying to come to terms with the many he killed before he got his soul back. But then, a few days before Bianca was scheduled to give birth, Spike's old sire Drusilla returned, and found her former beloved.

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Spike: Dru, what are you doing here?

Drusilla: I came to rescue my evil knight. They cursed you with a soul, like they did to daddy. But I can help you get rid of that pesky little humanity.

Spike: No. I won't go back to being evil.

Drusilla: Don't say that. We are monsters, embrace it.

Spike: Willow can do it for you too.

Drusilla: I can't believe what I'm hearing.

Spike: Then please leave town. If Buffy sees you here, she will kill you, and I'll have to help her.

Drusilla: We were together for a century, an you would dust me, for her?

Spike: It's not about you or her. It's about the evil you would do in this town. But you're right, we go back too far for me to want you dead. So please, just go.