Chapter 3:

Spike was pacing back and forth. He had this incredible feeling that he was supposed to be somewhere, be doing something important. He had no idea where this strange feeling came from. He knew though that as soon as the sun set he was off to handle the little problem of the Slayer. Ever since the fiasco that was that night at the school Drusilla had been more and more difficult to deal with. She would scream and slash at him when she was strong enough. Then she would whimper and cry when she wasn't. She had also been even more nonsensical with her visions than ever before.

"My poor knight, all covered in sparks. Ash you'll be, ash. Lost in the wind. Gone from princess forever."

That had been the latest in the string of nonsense and Spike was itching to get out of the crowded factory.

"Stupid mortals. Interfering with my life. Bossing me around. Do you know what that's like?"

Spike was sneaking up behind Buffy, who appeared to be talking to herself. This is going to be too easy. As Spike closed the space between them he smelled fresh blood. Funny, I don't see any wounds. He looked over her shoulder and saw the boy lying on the ground at Buffy's feet pleading with her to let him go.

"Hello Spike." Buffy slowly turned around to meet his gaze.

"What exactly are you doing, pet?" Spike moved around the tombstone and sat next to her.

"Well, I was trying to have a conversation with this guy, but he's all 'what about my pain,'" Buffy kicked the boy as she said this and Spike couldn't help laughing at the actions of Buffy, the epitome of good and right.

"What's funny? I see nothing funny," Buffy pouted as she said this.

"You, luv. Being so, so, evil," Spike couldn't figure out what made him put his hand on the side of her face and bring his lips to hers. He soon lost himself in the kiss when she returned it just as hungrily as he had begun it. She pulled away to breathe and Spike took notice of the boy desperately trying to crawl away.

"Are you going to kill him any time soon, luv?"

"Nah. I think I'll leave him like this," Buffy moved to straddle Spike and his hands instinctively went to her hips. "Oh, maybe he'll be in the same room as Giles."

"Giles?"

"My watcher."

"The Watcher? What happened-?"

"He got in my way and I was feeling a bit hungry."

Lust flared in Spike's eyes as she let the glamour hiding her true features drop. "What's say we take this encounter somewhere more comfortable."

"How's my house?" Buffy squealed when Spike picked her up.

"How 'bout the Bronze."

"You know the name of the club. Impressive," Buffy kissed his neck before breathing her answer into his ear, "Anything you want," she bit his ear as he put her down and they walked to the Bronze.

"He's awake. You can see him now."

Xander, Willow, Cordelia, Oz, and Angel all walked into the room where Giles was being treated.

"Giles, you're okay!" Willow was the first to speak.

"What was it? The thing that was in the library?" Giles asked weakly.

"Buffy. It was Buffy." Angel explained that the scent on him was Buffy's. The real Buffy's.

"No, she wasn't. It couldn't have been Buffy," tears filled Giles' eyes and Willow put her hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry Giles. It was Buffy," the gang began to run through scenarios trying to figure out how Buffy could become evil.

"What do you want to do? Dance, go upstairs?" Buffy pointed to the usually deserted second level.

"Definitely upstairs." Spike snaked an arm around Buffy and pulled her with him.

When they get upstairs Buffy leads them to the railing overlooking the crowd of people.

"What here? You are a bad Slayer." Buffy grips the rail as Spike pulls up the already short skirt Buffy was wearing to find she didn't have on any underwear. "Very bad Slayer."

As Spike entered her the music in the club seemed to rise with the volume of her voice. Spike thrust into her over and over until both of them had reached climax.

"Spike, there's something I want to give you. Come with me." Buffy moved so that he could leave her body.

"I thought I just did that." Spike said putting his arms around her.

"That's not what I meant. Come on." They left the bronze to find the crypt she remembered he used to tunnel under the city.

"We got another severe neck wound. He also has severe trauma to the rest of his body and a nasty looking gash on his head. I don't think this one is going to make it."

Willow saw the doctors wheel in a guy not much older than she was and ran to tell the others about him.

"It had to be another of her victims," everyone fell silent as they mourned the loss of their Buffy.

"We have to stop her," Angel had been the first to bring up this point and Giles quickly agreed.

"The question is how. How do we stop her?"

Spike had no idea why he following this blonde little slip of a thing, but something deep within him told him he would find peace in this one. He had been fighting everything for so long that all he longed for was peace. His mind was struggling to keep up with the primal urges coming from within his being. He couldn't help but wonder what he seemed to be missing.

"Here it is!" Buffy held up a ring and slid it onto Spike's finger.

"Buffy, what is this?" Spike stared at the ring for a long while before Buffy could answer.

"It's the Gem of Amara," Spike walked up to her and kissed her with all of the passion and love he had.

"How did you know it was here, and how did you get through the wall of earth?"

"Just a few perks of the new Buffy."

Buffy led them back out of the tomb and into the almost spent night.

"Buffy, luv. It's not that I don't trust you,"

"You want to test the ring out?" She finished for him.

"Do you mind?"

Buffy took out a cross and put it on his chest. "See, no sizzle. That ring's the real deal."

They walked for fifteen minutes before the sun began to peak out from behind the trees. "Look at that, what do you think about school lunches?"

Spike looked down at Buffy before he caught what she was saying. "Anyone in particular you want to eat, or is this just random?"

"I want to turn Willow and Oz."

"What about the other boy?"

"You can kill Xander. Just let me turn Willow."

"Anything you want, luv."