Everyone went to sleep that night a lone besides Dawn and Spike. They put off asking Giles what was in the book that night for Dawn's sake. It was her party and it was a chance to relax. Giles never brought good news always something like an upcomming apocalypse so none of them really wanted to hear what he had to say though he kept pleading with them to hear him out. They were all tired of hearing bad news tired of the drama.
They had all been through a lot in only the last few weeks. Spike had come back to town pissing off most of them, and rekindling Dawns feelings for him. She couldn't help but want him as she saw him standing there in her doorway in his long black leather jacket, cigarette in mouth, stairing at her in a way he never had before, a way no one had before. This making the Scoobies angry for many reasons, they never wanted there little Dawnie to grow up and she had, though they knew she would they didn't want her to be helped along by Spike. Spike had been changed by her as well, he had never wanted some one and had them want him in return, had them need him in return. Drue never really loved him she left him for the first demon that came along. Buffy hated him she denied his affection as if it were the plague. Dawn wanted him before he wanted her, she loved him and needed him. For once everyhing was working perfectly better then he had hoped. And for once Spike actually had hope. Though everyday he thought of there futur, of what would come of her being human and him being an eternal vampire. He loved her and wanted eternity with her, but Spike would never change her never make her into a demon never do to her what he had done to his mother. No matter how selfish he was he couldn't do that to her. He loved her more then life itself and he wanted her to be happy more then he wanted himself to be happy. It was not like Spike to be so free from sin and so filled with guilt, but she changed him.
Dawn stirred awaking from her comfortable slumber. She grasped ahold of the sheets trying to let her body fall back to sleep. When she finaly realized there was no fighting the day she pealed open her weery eyes. She peared up at Spike who was looking intently down at her. Dawn smiled at his perfection wanting nothing more then to stare and watch him do the same.
"Morning Kitten." Spike smiled a hint of evil in his eyes.
"Spike." Dawn said a bright smile on her face. She looked outside noticing the sunlight flickering across the sky. " Ugh, the sun, i'm beggining to despise the sight of you." She cursed at the light that held her lover inside.
"No worries luv." Spike said holding out the ring.
"Wait...the gem of amara!" She shouted with glee.
"I snagged it off of Drue after I dusted her, just didn't find the proper time to show you." Spike said slipping the ring back onto his pale fingers.
"That's great." Dawn said placing a kiss on Spike's cold lips.
"I'm glad you like it." He said smirking playfully. "It means no restrictions."
"You know Buffy thinks your dangerous." Dawn said looking up at him. "Honestly how could that be, your all chip implanted."
"Well, actually pet, theres something I have been meaning to tell you." Spike paused forgetting to tell Dawn his news.
"What?" She asked forcefully sitting up.
"The chip is gone." Spike said staring at Dawn afraid she would be angry.
"And the soul?" She asked hoping he would say he found a way to restore his soul and that was why he thought it meaningless to tell her about the chip.
"Uhmm...still gone." Spike said leaning closer towards Dawn's shocked face.
"Oh, so you are dangerous." She said nervous.
"I guesse you could say that." Spike frowned.
"Oh, wow for once Buffy was right." Dawn paused. "Damn I hate it when she is right."
"Are you mad?" Spike asked.
"Hell yes I am." Dawn said angry getting up to quickly get dressed. "You lied to me." She said turning to look at Spike throwing the coat over her shoulders remembering she never really brought clothes.
"I'm sorry pet." Spike pleaded rushing to her side.
"Spike why would you do that?" Dawn asked looking up at Spike's masculan figure towering over her, shirtless, it made it harder to argue with him.
"Kitten, don't be angry." Spike pleaded in his most seductive voice leaning his body closer to hers grasping Dawns hips.
"I am not afraid of you Spike and I am not really mad." Dawn said surrendering.
"Good, I'm glad your not angry." Spike whispered nipping at her ear lapping the side of her neck with his tongue.
"Your evil." Dawn said sarcasticaly, in a faint voice.
"I know." Spike sighed smirking as he leaned in to kiss Dawn's lips. "But I do love you."
"Thats good enough for me." She sighed. "Forever."
"Hmm?" Spike gave a questioning look. "Don't think I didn't catch the intent in that last part."
"Ignore it for now." Dawn pleaded.
"Fine, just know there is no way I will make you into a demon" Spike frowned.
"We'll see about that."
"Mmhmm." Spike sighed continuing the work on her neck.
Buffy woke and rolled out of bed as she heard the phone ring. "Hello...oh hi Giles...mmhmm...alright see you in ten." Buffy agreed getting dressed and walking down the steps to put on a pot of coffee.
Willow heard her and rushed down the stairs. "Morning Buff." She smiled.
"Hey Will, want coffee?" She asked holding out a cup.
"No thanks." Willow shook her head.
"All right." Buffy said taking a sip from her mug. "So what's up?" Willow raised an eye brow. "You have thoughtful face."
"Oh, yeah. I have some news." Willow whispered. "Angel and Faith, are sorta together. And I overheard them last night talking about going to LA together."
"Oh." Buffy said stunned. "So much for I'm here for you and I'm not leaving." Buffy frowned. "Oh well that's cool for them I guesse." She said fakely.
"Sorry." Willow frowned feeling guilty. "They asked me to help, with the curse."
"Oh, well you should Will, if you can than Angel deserves that." Buffy nodded smiling, honesty in her eyes.
"All right as long as you okay with." Willow smiled as Buffy nodded.
They jumped at the sound of a knock on the door. "Who's that?" Willow asked.
"Giles, I told him he could come over and share what he found in the book." Buffy frowned.
"Oh, that sucks." Willow said smirking. "More bad news I bet."
"One can only hope." Buffy smiled walking over to the door letting Giles in. "Hey Giles."
"Hello Buffy." Giles said storming into the room and sitting down with Buffy and Willow.
"So what's the what?" Buffy asked sipping her coffee.
"Nothing." Giles said smiling.
"What?" Buffy asked confused.
"It's a book of spells, minor spells, theres nothing that links them to an upcomming apocalypse." Giles said looking at his Slayer's reaction.
"Thats great, so all we gotta do it find them and shut down there oporation." Buffy said relaxing as she let the sound of these words settle over her.
"Yeah it's good in the nonapocalypse sort of way." Giles said continuing his news. "This book also has a lot of other information. Mainly about the key."
"About Dawn?" Buffy asked.
"Yes. So much in here explains so much about her." Giles said looking less pleased then before.
"Continue Giles." Buffy said looking sarcastic.
"Like this, It's a passage written by the monks." Giles frowned and began reading.
"She is forged from the key part of the slayer so she feels connected to her. The key resides in the form of a girl. One who is friend of darkness one who is of darkness." Giles paused letting this sink into the rest of them. "The key is not meant to love the key feels stronger then any other and loving will bind her eternaly to the one she loves." Giles frowned rereading this as it fully hit him. A lock meaning they were bound together...Dawn and Spike forever.
"It doesn't make much sense, was this monk like drunk or something?" Buffy asked confused.
"No, listen to this." Giles said serious. "The key shall once it turnes eighteen if it has already lost its purity lose it's connection to humanity, the key will live forever as an eighteen year old."
"What?" Willow asked staring at Giles.
"Well it seems Dawn has the chance at an eternal life." Giles answered.
"Wait a minute this is far too much for my tiney little brain to process." Buffy said pacing. "This can't be happening."
"Denial, will only prolong what we have to face." Giles said frowning as usual.
"What are we gonna tell Dawn, she is going to be so confused." Buffy said sitting down and placing her hand on her forhead.
"I don't know, but we have to tell her the truth, we can't lie to her." Willow said thougtful, wondering if Dawn would truly take this badly.
"I guesse it is kinda nice thinking my sister can live forever." Buffy said happy yet a hint of jealousy stirred inside of her, Dawn had a chance at eternity with the man she loves.
"True so it really isn't a bad thing." Willow agreed. "Except what ever mumbo jumbo I heard in there about Darkness." Willow said confused.
"Yes. It says the key is friend to darkness and has darkness in and of its self." Giles said frowning.
"But I don't get it, wasn't the key supposed to be pure?" Buffy asked lost in these words.
"Yes, it's vague, but I dont think it means anything to do with being evil just the she has a connection to darkness a yearning for it..." Giles trailed off.
"Spike." Buffy admitted. "It's his fault." Buffy shook her head.
"Wait one minute I thought we had established her living forever wasn't a bad thing." Willow said looking at Buffy.
"Yeah, but the whole darkness schpeal isn't good." Buffy frowned. "This is too much."
"Does the book say anything else?" Willow asked looking to Giles.
"Not much that makes any sense even to me." Giles frowned defeated by a book, which was not usual.
"Great." Willow sighed. "Can I maybe read it?" She asked reaching out her hand.
"Of course." Giles handed her the book.
Willow observed the pages slowly as Buffy let the news sink in. "Mmmhmm." She nodded and continued reading.
"Anything Will?" Buffy asked.
"Not really." Willow said defeated. "Just some stupid monkish ramblings." She sighed.
"Great." Buffy sighed as well. "So I guesse we just have to except it." She frowned. "Were losing her to Spike completely now." Buffy ran out of the room and up the stairs tears streaming down her face.
"So that's what it was all about." Willow said stairing after Buffy then back to Giles. "She's afraid to lose Dawn to Spike. That was what all the jealousy really was."
"Do you honestly blame her, she loves Dawn she's her sister, her friend and now she is becoming more and more Spike's, becomming his toy." Giles frowned sadened himself to lose his innoscent Dawn.
"I just want her to be happy." Willow smiled a hint of sadness in her eyes, yet pleased Dawn would be happy. "So who is going to tell Dawn?" Willow asked.
"I don't know, I think Buffy should decide." Giles answered. "I'll call Ben, Buffy needs support." Giles walked into the living room.
Willow pulled her cell phone out of her pocket. She dialed Xander's number in a rush. "Ring...Ring...Ring...Hello."
"Hey Xander, can you come over here with Anya I have something important to tell you." Willow informed Xander as he agreed to come over.
Giles walked back into the kitchen. "Ben is comming I told him everything."
"Good." Willow nodded. "Xander and Anya are comming too." Willow informed him.
A few mintues passed as Ben, Xander and Anya arrived about the same time, Ben rushing upstairs and Xander and Anya siting down to await the news.
"So what's going on, any big harrys we need to deal with or something?" Xander asked looking intently at Willow and to Giles then back to Willow.
Spike stormed in before the rest of them could finish the conversaion.
"Spike go away!" Xander hollered angry. "Why are you here anyways, wheres Dawn?" Xander asked worried.
"My place Harris, she asked me to get her some things, I told her she could stay at my place while I get them, she's a bit neckered from last night." He smirked slyly.
"What the hell is neckered?" Xander asked confused.
"Tired Xander." Giles assured him.
"Oh...oh, hey shut up chip boy!" Xander demanded.
"No chip mate, forgot to inform y'all 'bout that." He chuckled pointing at his head.
"Oh great." Xander stepped away from Spike less ready to come back with some sarcastic remark, knowing now Spike could hurt him.
"Well why are we here?" Anya asked annoyed.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, Willow had news for us but Spike so rudely had to intrude." Xander spoke almost hiding behind Anya for protection.
"News, what news?" Spike asked looking at Willow.
"I guesse you should hear this as well." Willlow said looking to Spike.
"All right then red, why dont you bloody well get on with it, I need to get back to the Nibblet." Spike said leaning against the wall.
"Okay, no easy way to say this so i'll just come out and say it." Willow paused. "Giles found something in the book, about Dawn. To sum it up it says she is going to live forever."
"What? Why?" Xander shouted in confusion.
"She lost her...purity, before her eighteenth birthday." Willow said avoiding saying exactly what she meant.
"What do you mean purity?" Xander asked niave.
"She means I bloody well shagged the Nibblet before she turned eighteen." Spike said a joyous smile firmly plated across his face.
"You mean, because she slept with that thing she is going to live forever." Xander siad pointing at Spike.
"Yes, that is exactly what I mean." Willow said shyly.
"Oh that is wonderful, she gets to live forever. I can't live forever becuase I am no longer a demon." Anya said stating the obvious.
"Life just keeps getting better and better for me." Spike said slyly. "Well I guesse I'm gonna g get her clothes and tell her the good news." Spike said running up the stairs.
"Shouldn't Buffy tell her?" Xander said angry.
"No, I think it's better this way." Willow sighed.
"I agree." Giles smiled.
Buffy sat on her bed tears streaming down her face her face turning red. "Buffy it's all gonna be okay." Ben assured her cradeling her into his chest. "She is not going away forever Buffy, she is going to lose you before you lose her." Ben placed his hand on Buffy's damp cheek.
"No Ben, I am losing her to him forever." Buffy cried.
"No Buffy, she loves you she always will. No one can replace you. You know what you mean to her, you died for her. She has been here for you and held strong when you had to be the slayer, give her this." Ben said kissing Buffy's forhead.
"I don't want to be alone." Buffy frowned.
"You wont, you have me, untill the day you die." Ben said stroking her silky blond hair as Buffy managed a faint smile. Buffy felt more reasurred by what she said. When he held her she knew she could be happy again, when he held her she felt hope.
Spike rushed grabbing a few clothes for Dawn, mostly things she demanded specificaly. He was overjoyed thinking about eternity with her wanting to share the good news with her. Then suddenly it hit him like a stake through the heart. What if she didn't want eternity with him what if it was all a lie. Don't think like that William don't be a fool. He couldn't push away the fear, the pain. What if his Nibblet only wanted him because she knew she didn't have to be with him forever and eventualy she would be able to leave and live a normal life. He wanted her to be happy but not with out him, the selfish demon inside was rising to the surface as he thought of her with another man. Bloody well don't think so, stupid ponce can't have her. Spike rushed out the window Dawn always used to escape Buffy's restraintes.
Spike tumbled to the ground and rushed to his crypt the day had already faded to night time before he made it to the crypt. Spike stalked across the ground and to his crypt flinging open the door not meaning to be but he was angry.
"Spike!" Dawn said excited. "What's wrong?" She asked looking at his hurt face. "Did they say something?"
"No...yes...sorta." Spike sighed. "Here are your clothes." He handed her her clothes as she frowned at his vagueness.
"I'm gonna get changed and then you are going to tell me what's on your mind." She said walking over to the couch in front of the television. Dawn pulled her coat off of her shoulders and threw on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt with The Sex Pistols writted on it, Spike had turned her on to them.. "Okay so what's wrong?" Dawn asked walking closer to Spike's worried face. The moonlight resting on hius alabaster skin.
"I have news." Spike said looking at the floor.
"And it is obviously bad because your acting distant." Dawn frowned.
"Your going to live forever." He blurted looking up at her reaction.
"WHAT?" Dawn yelled in shock.
"That's how I thought youde take it." He frowned. "It's a lot to explain but Giles found it in his book, your going to be eighteen forever, mainly it has to do with you being the key."
"Really?" Dawn said a smile playing across her face.
"Yeah, wait you look happy about this." Spike said confusion coursing through his mind.
"Of course I'm happy about this, I'm extatic!" She shouted tears filling her eyes. "Why would you think otherwise?"
"I don't know, I didn't think you would want eternity with me." He frowned ashamed.
"Spike eternity with you is all I want. I was going to become a vampire for you if I had to." Dawn said smiling. "You are all I want Spike, you don't know how happy this makes me. I can be with you forever." Tears clouded her eyes and drifted down her cheek.
"I don't know what I was thinking. That stupid voice in the back of my head telling me I don't deserve this." Spike smiled whiping a tear from Dawn's cheek.
"Well I think you do." Dawn smiled. "So then were do we go from here?" Dawn asked in a whisper.
"Where ever we want." Spike smiled grasping onto Dawn's hips. "There are no limitations for us anymore."
"Wow, we really have a lifetime together now, good thing I love you." Dawn said jokingly.
"Yeah, cause then you might get sick of me."
"Who knows I still might." Dawn smirked playfuly.
"I'll see to it that you don't." Spike assured her pulling her into a passionate kiss finding his confidence once again.
"I'm sure the rest of them aren't too pleased with the news." Dawn frowned. "They shouldn't be against this, you make me happy.You love me and I love you, isn't that enough?"
"Of course my love, for eternity." Spike smirked crookidly as he leaned into place another kiss on Dawn's willing lips.
So this is the last chapter in the story currently. The End tadda!!!! lol!!! I hope you like it please review.
There is a possibility that this is not over. If you want more please let me know, review and tell me how you feel, if I get enough people telling me they want more I'll write more.
So tell me if you think I should stop, write more chapters and consider this not over or write a sequel!!!!! I am leaning more towards sequel.
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Oh and p.s There is no way that I am done writing Dawn and Spike fics...all I plan on writing is Dawn and Spike fics, so yeah if you like the Spawn pairing keep reading my stuffy cause I LOVE Spawn!!!!!