Chapter 2:
Emergency

I watched Buffy fight vampire after vampire and demon after demon for the past 3 months. At first I had just followed her on patrols to watch, but the more I saw her, the more I felt the need to check on her at night before and after patrols at her own home. Every once in awhile I would leave the cemetery while she was there and go back to the Summers residence to check on Dawn and Willow. No one knew I was back yet. I watched her dust yet another vampire tonight in the cemetery after sitting on his tombstone for over an hour. She always did have the patience of a goddess. As I was about to head back to the mansion because of the sunrise coming up I flicked my cigarette off of the top of the mausoleum I was sitting on. She must have seen it because she started to walk towards it. I stayed out of sight and she just brushed it off and started out of the cemetery on her way home.

The only problem was about 3 blocks from her house I saw a change in her attitude and smelled determination on the air. She took a right and headed for the other end of Sunnydale. I thought she had started to sense me, but I figured she would just ignore it and take it in stride. The further she walked, the more I knew she was going to the mansion that I was staying at with Drusilla. I had found Dru in New York when I was up there. She was starving herself; she had finally given up on living. I knew it was because of what Angel had done to her before he turned her. She had finally completely lost it. I knew a couple of witches over in England so we headed there first. They were powerful, almost as powerful as Red here in Sunnydale, but I couldn't come to her with this problem. Buffy would just stake Dru without a second thought. I needed someone to try and make her better. I needed a witch to see if they could cure the psychotic part of Dru's brain and make her normal again. I figure she will always have the visions, but the bird deserved a normal life, even if it was as a vampire that drank pig's blood. So I took her to England. They were able to do a little bit for her over there, but they told me to go see another bint over in Ireland and that she could finish the process. So we headed to Ireland. The whole way Dru seemed almost normal and coherent. When we got to Ireland the witch over there did something else to Dru. It's almost as if she has a soul, but doesn't. She refuses to kill another human and only drinks pig's blood now. She even goes out of her way to kill other vampires and demons. She still has the visions though, but she doesn't talk about the stars as much and she doesn't talk to that bloody doll of hers anymore either. She actually threw Ms Edith into the water headed back over to the states. She said the doll was a part of who Angelus made and that wasn't who she was anymore.

I watched Buffy walk closer and closer to the house. About a block away from the mansion she stopped and cocked her head to the side. I knew she was sensing both Dru and I around her and she wasn't sure what to make of it. I could sense Dru from the block behind Buffy that I was. I knew she was hungry. I knew she could sense that I was close too and would probably start walking outside to meet me. I was throwing off so many emotions as Buffy took another step towards the house I wasn't sure if she could even tell what they all were. I was scared for both Buffy and Dru. Dru had finally started to find herself again after all this time. But that didn't change the fact that if Buffy went after her, she would defend herself and more than likely kill Buffy in the process. I was ready to jump into anything that started so I knew that I was coming off as threatening at the moment as well. It was towards both women though, not just one of them. I was trying to throw off a comforting vibe as well to try and let Dru that I was here and to just stay calm and at the same time get Buffy not to worry about Dru being back in town. I'm sure there was some hunger coming through as well. I hadn't eaten anything tonight either. Dru and I usually wait until sunrise to eat and then we head to our separate bedrooms for the day to get some sleep.

I watched as Dru stepped outside of the house in the same dress that she had been wearing the night I found her in New York. I watched as Buffy stepped off the sidewalk into the neighbor's yard to hide among the trees to get a better look at who was on the porch. I also watched as the surprise registered across her face and she turned around and almost ran back down the sidewalk towards her house.

I waited where I was until I could no longer feel Buffy's energy anywhere around us. I started to walk up to the house and as I was walking up I caught myself telling Dru that we were going to be having company either later today or tonight and that it would be best if we went to them first.

She nodded her consent to let me know that she had known that Buffy was here and that she had not only came outside to make sure I was on my way back with the blood but also to show Buffy that she was back.

"I looked right at her Spike. She knew I had seen her. The surprise that registered on her face wasn't surprise that I was back, but surprise that I wasn't trying to attack her knowing she was standing 20 feet from my front porch." I heard her say. It didn't really register though. I had to find a way to get to Dawn and Willow and explain. I also had a lot to explain to Buffy. I checked my watch and then looked outside.

"I've got almost a half hour before sunrise. There's a sewer entrance in her basement. Let's go Dru. You're coming with me."

She just gave me a look that clearly stated I was the crazy one, not her, but said Okay and headed down to our basement for the sewer entrance.