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"It's about me. I-I-I'm pregnant." Buffy told him, and waited for the inevitable barrage of questions and outbursts of most likely anger.

Xander froze. He didn't move or blink for a moment. It seemed to take a lot of effort for him to finally speak. "Real funny. You almost had me going there. So what did you really want to talk about?"

Denial, that was so typical of Xander. "I'm not joking. I'm serious. I'm pregnant," she answered.

Xander looked at her stunned. "What? How? I mean I know how. But with who? Who's the father?"

"Spike," she replied.

She watched as Xander clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. His face no longer held that confused look, it was replaced by something completely different.

"Spike? As in Captain peroxide? The guy, or rather thing that tried to rape you. How could this happen? " Xander looked utterly disgusted.

Buffy didn't even have time to answer, because Xander continued on with his rant."He forced you didn't he? I'm going to kill that son of-"

"Xander," Buffy interrupted. "He didn't force me. It was before when we …"

Xander took in the information. "Why didn't you say anything before? Wait a minute, I thought vamps weren't supposed to be able to have kids."

Buffy looked down at the floor. "They aren't. It just happened. "

"I guess, this is what you get for sleeping around with the undead. Miracle hell spawn," He stated angrily.

Buffy looked up at him, stunned by his words. She couldn't believe he had just referred to her unborn child as miracle hell spawn. Tears threatened to spill along with the urge to slap him.

Xander stood and headed for the front door. " I can't do this right now. I have to go. I can't believe you're having h-his kid. A soulless evil vampire."

"He's not soulless." Buffy muttered as he slammed the door, upon his exit.

"What do you mean not soulless?" Dawn appeared at the foot of the stairs. "Sorry, but I kinda heard the last part. I was going to get some water, not coming to eavesdrop."

Dawn walked over and sat beside her sister. She patted her sister's back in a comforting way. " I guess, Xand didn't take the news well huh?"

Buffy nodded.

"I'm sure he'll change his mind. You'll see," Dawn tried to make her sister feel better.

"I hope so, Dawnie. About Spike not being soulless, it's true. He has a soul."

"How?" Dawn wondered.

Buffy told her how she knew of it, but also that she didn't really know the two sisters were silent for a few minutes. When Dawn looked at her sister, she had tears streaming down her face. Dawn had hardly ever seen her sister cry before, and it scared her a little. In attempt to comfort Buffy, the younger Summers hugged her. "Everything's going to be fine," she tried to assure her.

The next day Buffy went to the basement. It was dark and smelled of dust and stale air. Buffy walked down the creaky stairs and waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness before venturing further. "Spike," she called out into the shadows.

She strained her eyes when she heard something being mumbled. Walking quickly in the direction she heard something, she found a form kneeling by a large wooden box.

"Spike?" she asked tentatively.

He looked up from his kneeling position. She could tell that it was him from what she could make out and the familiar tingling she had whenever he was near.

"I'm a bad man. Should be punished. Need to be punished." She heard him mutter.

"I see you're still not well. Spike, it's me. Buffy."

"Buffy?" He said the name as if barely recognizing it. "I hurt her," he murmured, after he seemed to recognize the name.

"Spike, I have something to tell you. It's important." She announced, awaiting his reaction to her words. After telling only two of her friends, it still hadn't gotten easier. She still hadn't talked to Xander even during the morning ride which had been a silent one all the way to the school.

He looked at her as if he were waiting for her to go on. Summoning all her strength she stated. "I'm having a baby." Then after seeing his blank expression, she added. "Your baby."

"A baby?" Spike repeated. "Sweet little ones aren't they? They cry, eat, take nappies, and need diapy changes. But they're still cute. Very cute indeed. Mums love 'em, because they're so innocent. All innocent, not like me." He cast his eyes downward.

Buffy looked at him like he had grown two heads. "Okay, I wasn't expecting this," she said to herself as Spike continued talking to himself rather than her.

"I'm bad man. Not innocent at all. Not like a child, all untouched and angelic." He began to slam his head against the wall repeatedly.

"Spike stop!" She told him after she had seen enough. She reached forward trying to pull him away from the wall. He ducked out of her reach. When she tried to touch his arm, he pushed her away.

"Don't touch me. Not worthy. Leave me," He growled as he huddled close to wall, trying to get as far away as possible from her.

Buffy stared at him for a minute. She didn't understand why Spike was going insane in the basement. There had to be something down there that was making him insane or was it the soul? She wasn't sure but she had to find out soon. Great, the baby's father is not only an ensouled vampire but not to mention an insane ensouled vamp, she thought as she walked up the steps.

After returning to her cubicle to counsel a few more students, she began to pack her stuff when the bell rang at 3 pm. Opening the door to her house, she strode in and closed it. She took off her coat and turned to find Xander seated on the couch.

"Hey, where's Dawn?" Xander greeted.

"She's with friends," Buffy said nonchalantly.

Then as quickly as it had come her nonchalant manner disappeared. She looked at him expectantly, not sure what to say.

"Buffy, we need to talk. About the way I…"

"Xander let me talk first. I didn't really get to say much yesterday did I? I should have said something but I didn't really get the chance, since you left. Look, I know you don't like Spike, but I'm having his baby whether you like it or not. I want you to still be my friend, but if my being pregnant really bothers you enough to ruin our friendship, then I guess we aren't friends anymore."

Xander sighed, "I know I acted bad and said things I shouldn't have said yesterday. But you know me, I'm not a Spike fan. I've had some time to think and I realized that as a friend I should be supporting you not bringing you down. I'm really sorry."

He looked at her apologetically. Buffy knew it must have taken a lot of effort for him to think it over.

"Friends?" he asked tentatively.

Buffy nodded and hugged him. As he hugged her he whispered, "The baby is part of you, so it isn't that bad. Only the Spike part."

Buffy noticed the glint in his eyes that meant he was teasing and just glared at him in mock annoyance.

A/N: I bet you guys are thinking this chapter sucked. I tried the best I could do and this is what I came up with. I might edit it later but for now this is how it stays.