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Buffy told Willow to also keep in mind that technically Spike killed more than two Slayers if you count the ones who died under his watch. That gave her more criteria to search with. As they searched many prophecies where also being put in data bases on computers to make research faster. There were many prophecies that could have applied to Spike or Angel. Most of them were very cryptic of course.

Willow found one that was written in many languages. She translated it and gasped at the possible meaning. Most knew about the Shanshu prophecy where a vampire turn champion will become human. Angel sort of strives to achieve it. The prophesy Willow uncovered stated: “Balance broken, good may win, what was to be is done again, from two long dead life comes forth, from two enemies does true love curse, unlikely offspring the balance restores, new evils found, new good is born. One line ended and another reborn”. From Ceicly's notes she seemed to believe this and the Shanshu prophecies were about William. Buffy finally confided in Willow about her dreams and showed her the sketches. Willow bit her lip to keep from saying what she wanted to, she did not want to spout prophecy until she had done more research on what it could mean. She did encourage Buffy to keep hope.
Spike found his own grave. It had been cleaned up recently and a new stone was added behind the broken one. William Price was the name written on the stone. Spike was in shock as he read one of his own poems etched in the stone and a drawing of him and a inscription along the bottom said" Saved to save many, missed and loved by more that he could ever know" Under that in bold capital letters read "A TRUE HERO". Spike felt tightness in his throat and could not stop the salty tears that began to pour. Buffy arrived at that moment. She came here often and spoke to his grave. When she saw him there she could not believe it. Some hell beast must be playing a cruel joke on her.

"Are you real?" she asking in barely a whisper.
He turned and looked at her, "Is this heaven?" Spike managed to choke out the words.
Buffy's own tears began to fall and her voice squeaked as she spoke "Not unless your here."

More tears fell from both of them as the came together mouths meeting in a crushing kiss, both seemed to fear if I they parted the other would vanish. Finally Buffy had to break the kiss to breathe. She sucked in big gulps of air and stared in to his blue eyes. They finally sat on the bench by his grave.

Spike was overwhelmed with emotions so he arched an eyebrow and simple asked "You?" Buffy nodded. "Price?" was his next question and again she nodded. "How?" Spike squeaked his voice full of emotion and the unshed tears he was holding back. Buffy's green eyes looked into his blue ones, "How?” she repeated his question as she gestured as if to say “Walking, talking, not dust?.

Spike looked up at the moon as he thought of where to begin. He laughed quietly then he looked around and remembered their bench in the graveyard where he had lived in Sunnydale. Many a night they had talked, fought, and made love on that bench. Buffy seemed lost in a similar memory as she sighed. He pulled he close to him as he began to tell her what he knew about his journey from pile of dust to holding her on a bench in the graveyard. He told her how much he still loved her and she snuggled closer to him. She told him of how lost she had been when she came to London. For the fist time in months she spoke honestly about her feelings. Spike was the only one she had ever been able to open up completely with. He knew when she was lying and would call her on it. He did not judge her only listened when she needed it.

She told him about deciding to find out all she could about him. "No one knew much and that is not right with all you did to help me and every one else." She watched his face as she told him about Elizabeth and finding the bundle in Ceicly’s trunk. Told him of the research finding out about Anne and Price. She did not tell him about the prophecy research or her dreams. She felt those were better left for another time. Spike knew she was holding back information but he had enough to deal with he would not press the issue now.

Buffy had seen every emotion there was run across Spikes face as she spoke. The silence grew thick as Spike tried to digest all that she had told him. When he finally found his voice he shook his head saying, "Cor, Mum a potential Slayer, watcher and all." He paused to think. A look of horror pain and then disgust crossed his face and tears fell again as he whispered, "That is why she did it." Buffy was confused.

Spike began to try and explain, "Mum was sick when I was turned. I loved my Mum and wanted her to live forever with me. I told her all about being a vampire and that I wanted to turn her too. She seemed like she already knew everything I told her and she accepted with out much protest or explanation. I though it was strange as she had always wanted things explained in dept. Pet, Each vampire is different. We each have our strengths and weaknesses. Some of them depend on how we lived in life too. The demon lets our human inhibitions go, we no longer as concerned with social rules of human society. The demon has its own social structure and it is like a natural instinct. In the world Mum grew up in she was out cast due to her pregnancy with me. She was told how I was evil and she was going to hell for her lustful desires and actions. So her sexuality was very suppressed.
I was a scorned romantic. I was made to feel bad about my romantic pursuits and myself. I was call names because I dug poetry. Dru was shy and had vision. She was told her gift was evil and she should not speak of it so she suffered with that knowledge she could not share. Liam was a drunken lout. He was mean and rude but he still had the social yoke on so he did not act on his impulses as much as he wanted to.

Angelus turned into an evil killer who played with his food. Dru was driven further insane before she was turned and got off on causing pain on people like her visions had caused her. I took to the hunt more than the kill. I still had very human emotions that where intensified when I was turned. I took revenge on those that wronged me and I loved and looked after Dru like I had my Mum when she was sick. Mum was free to feel the lust that had been hidden inside her. I was devastated when she made very crude suggestion to me and Dru and when she told me what she wanted to do with Angelus, Darla, and us. I staked her. After that I lashed out at the boys from school who had tormented me in life. Angelus took notice and began to teach me. It took a long time for me to break his hold on me. There are still times when he speaks and I do like a good little childe. I hated him for a long time. Now I see him more as an equal, but still like a father. Oddly enough it helps to know I will always be his favorite Childe."

Buffy just listened as his mind and talk drifted from one thing to another. She loved it although it reminded her of that ADD commercial with the channel flipping. All of a sudden he stopped talking and looked at Buffy with his eyes so wide she thought they would pop out of his head. "Price? As in Windom-Price? Am I related to Wesley?" She did not think it was possible but his eyes seemed to get even bigger. Buffy giggles at his expression. It was the sweetest sound Spike had ever heard. He took her face in his hands and kissed her tenderly.

Spike stood up and took Buffy's hand as he led her to the room where he was staying. Once in the room he just looked at her for a long time. She reached up and brushed her lips over his slowly. Spike responded at once with a small growl rumbling in his chest. He deepened the kiss. Next thing Buffy knew they where lying on the bed. They spent hours exploring each other with tender kisses and caresses. They were relearning each others body and for the first time Spike was able to really make love to he the way he had always wanted. Buffy wanted the world to stop and freeze them in that moment for all the rest of time. They did not wanted to close their eyes or sleep fearing they would wake to this being nothing more than a dream. Enviablely sleep finally over took the pair and they lay securely in each other’s arms.

Willow and Giles poured over books of prophesies. Giles and had his precious The Pergamum Codex. Elizabeth had tried to contact Buffy at the number she had given her. She ended up talking to Willow instead. The two agreed to meet for coffee. Elizabeth, as it turns out was Wicca and in search of a coven, so Willow invited Elizabeth to her coven. While talking Elizabeth let on that she knew about vampires and that she had met a great aunt of hers who was now a Justice demon named Halfrek. Willow almost chocked on her coffee and told Elizabeth that they knew Halfrek a little to well.

Elizabeth had even contacted the council seeking to be a watcher. Then The First had struck and no more council. Willow brought her back to meet Giles. Giles was as intrigued with the young woman as Willow was. He gave Elizabeth a test of sorts to assess her knowledge and skills. Seems she was excellent at cryptology, so he put her to work helping the group research. She was extremely intelligent and learned fast. Willow was glad to have someone other than Giles who she could talk to without having to explain things.

Spike was not ready to face the rest of the group. He explained to Buffy his insecurities about "dieing saving the world" then being in is same undead state again. Buffy giggled, "If I had a dollar for every time I have cheated death. I think Slayers got crossed with a cat at some point 'cause this is like life number four or so." Spike began to laugh as they left the room for a night on the town. He had dreamed of this night but never imagined he would actually be walking around London showing Buffy the sites. The couple had just managed to close the door to the hotel room as the sunlight chased them inside. They fell on the bed laughing and out of breath. They made love and slept the rest of the day away.

Willow stared at the Prophesy in front of her and Elizabeth. "With sires death again draws breath. An act of love draws sires blood. A change will follow soon when blood is on the moon." There is another one on the table that says "twice dead alive once more, from line that was broken come the hope of the world." They had many prophecies that said similar things. Elizabeth was not up on the whole Slayer history and asked about the line broken.

Giles pinched his nose and wiped his glasses, "Buffy broke the Slayer line. She broke it by dieing and then in a spell during the battle with The First when she activated the other Slayers that are now here at the school." "Giles" willow started "Buffy died twice and is alive once more. She had a dream where the first Slayer showed her hope in the form of Spike and two children, their children, twins, boy and girl." Giles stared at Willow for a moment and was about to call LA and ask when Buffy called.

While Giles was talking to Buffy, Willow and Elizabeth discussed the prophecy. "I think it is about the children!" Elizabeth started. "It seem that Buffy breaking the Slayer line also tipped the balance. Now it needs to restore itself. I have a feeling Slayer lines are going to die out and a new breed of demon killer will emerge." Willow agreed with a node.

Giles hung up the phone and told the girls that Buffy was fine and would be home with some thing interesting for us tomorrow night. *I swear that girl keeps vampire hours lately* He thought to himself then rolled his eyes, what better hours for a Slayer to keep Rupert you pillock. Wesley arrived that afternoon with some more information and to touch base with the group in person. Some research cannot be done a continent away.

Several of the new Scooby gang all sat around the table. Xander felt like they were back in the old Sunnydale high library. Buffy came in and said hello to everyone. Giles was happy to see a sparkle back in her eye. Wesley looked at her and ask, "So where is that cousin of mine?" Most of the occupants of the small room all looked at him as if he had grown two heads. Buffy giggled at the expressions on everyone's face as she drug Spike out from behind the door where he was hiding. Giles stared wiping his glasses so hard Buffy feared the glass would dissolve, Xander fainted, Willow and Elizabeth stared in shock and Wesley just said "Welcome home William Price."

Once everyone calmed down from the shock of seeing the walking dead man walking again. He was introduced to Elizabeth while Wesley explained how Spike came back and that he would have said something but assumed they knew about Spikes return. After a little while Wesley got a call from Angel about a problem back in LA. Giles sent several Slayers and Andrew back with Wesley to help. Several of the girls were glad to get the break from research duty.





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