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okay in this chapter things pick up and everything gets better!!! yay!!!
Chapter 2: Suprise

The next day, Buffy had the gang and the potentials search for the reason why Spike wasn’t a big pile of dust. Books were everywhere and Dawn was on the computer searching for anything that could help.

“Oh! Buffy…I think I found something. Well not really but kinda.” Dawn said with a small, happy smile.

“What does it say?” Buffy mumbled looking through a book.

“Well, um…not why it happened, but where you can find out. There are these Oracles that know the meaning for well pretty much everything. But you have to go to L.A. The door is located under the post office.”

“Okay…that I can do.” Buffy jumped up. “Is there anything else I should know?”

“Um, you’ll need some supplies to get through the entry. And that’s it, pretty much…just be careful.”

Buffy gathered all the things she needed, and headed out the door.

* * * * *

By the time Buffy got to L.A. it was dark, and she parked Xander’s car by the post office. When she got to the wall she figured was the entry, she set up the supplies and did, as was Dawn had written on the piece of paper she held.

The door opened and the jumped though. She looked around at the Greek look of the room.

“Uh…hello? Oracles?” Buffy called out to the echo-y room.

“You are she.” The female Oracle walked up from the light at the far end of the room.

“She who?”

“The Slayer…you have done great work. We watch you.” She walked closer to Buffy, observing her.

“Um, I heard that there were two of you, you’re brother…is he out or something? Is he the rebel?” Buffy asked jokingly.

“You try to hide you’re pain with laughter, and mockery.” The male oracle asked, appearing behind his sister. “It’s most amusing.”

“I have a few questions, that I need answered. I heard you two were the ones to talk to.” Buffy ignored the males comment, and spoke to the female…she was nice anyway.

“Do you have a gift for us?” the male asked.

“Gift? I-I was suppose to get you a gift?” she sighed. Buffy unclasped the silver chain, with the cross pendant from around her neck. “Damn you Dawn…it was favorite one too.” she mumbled to herself, silently promising to yell at Dawn later for not telling her about this. She tossed the chain to the female.

“A cross. Sign of protection of the damned. I like it.” She said as she examined it.

“You like anything shiny.” The male voiced. “What was your question?”

“Spike. William the Bloody.” Buffy spoke up, a waver in her voice at his name.

“Yes…the second vampire with a soul. Although he was less broody and more cocky.” The male oracle stated.

“Not to mention, very well formed. I’ve always been a sucker for blue eyes.” The female said, with a smile.

“Hey! Can we stop ogling over him and get back to the question at hand? Someone killed him. Staked him…but he didn’t turn to dust. Why?”

“No dust with death. It’s simple…he was not a vampire.” The male declared with a shrug of the shoulders, as he continued to walk aimlessly around the floor.

“But he was…I know he was. This doesn’t make any sense.” Buffy shook her head in confusion.

“He must have been changed.” The female looked over at her brother. “Much like the other.”

“Could quite possibly be. Although very peculiar.” The male responded.

“Wait, what? Possibly be what? What other?” Buffy asked thoroughly confused.

“A demon. Morha Demon.” The female stated.

“Morha? I fought that demon with Angel a long time ago. With the-the red gem, right?” she asked waving her hand around her forehead.

“Yes. This demon has regenerating powers. It’s blood, when the demon is killed, regenerates itself.” The male jumped in.

“So the blood made Spike-?”

“Human.” Both oracles filled in for her at the same time. “But it also means bad news for you, girl.” The male continued.

“And why is that?” she asked with attitude towards the male, hands on her hips.

“William the Bloody was to be a big part of the upcoming apocalypse. You will never make it without him. There will be hundreds upon hundreds-” the female rambled on.

“Yeah I know. I saw it. Look you have to do something then. Bring him back…do whatever you have to, just bring him back to me!” Buffy’s voice cracked with emotion.

“I understand that he was more to you than just a soldier. He was your lover, your friend…but we can’t bring him back for you. That is not our job.” The male claimed.

“Yes it is! You work for the Powers That Be…and I know that they can do this! I need him…please?” Buffy insisted with a slight whine.

“The lady is right, brother.” The female rested her hand on his arm. “We can do this…you just don’t want to. We need this fight to be won, if it is not, the first evil will take over and we will be no more. The side of good will be erased and darkness will coat the earth.” She turned towards Buffy. “We will bring your Spike back…”

Buffy’s face lit up with a bright smile. “Thank you.”

“But…with every action there is a price. We will do this…because he is needed, but his memories of his love for you will be erased.” The male countered boldly.

“What?” Buffy said in a breathless whisper.

“Brother, that is a little far fetched? What ever for?” the Sister Oracle asked with a furrowed brow.

“His love, and care for you will weaken him and we need him at his strongest. That will not happen if his mind is clouded by you.” The Brother forced out in slight anger.

“No…you-you can’t do that! If he didn’t love me, he would never be fighting on my side.” Buffy shot back.

“The past will be altered. Spike will think he has a different reason for the change of sides, and you will be nothing but an ally. All the tears he cried after your death will be washed away, the love he showed you every night will be forgotten, as well as every thought of a relationship with you. Nothing that was effected by his love for you will change…everything will take it’s course the way it had, but his feelings for you will be terminated. You will also carry the memories of what you are to each other and past experiences with you new life without him.” The male continued with a hard look in his eyes.

Buffy had tears building up in her eyes. She may not admit it, but those were memories that she treasured. She wouldn’t give them up for the world. The love he showed her was so strong and she loved hearing him tell her. “What about his soul?”

“That will be kept…although you will not be the reason he earns it back.” the male spoke with an icy tone.

This guy hates me…
“I will not let you rape my mind like that! Those are important memories to me…and I will not give them up like that! Find another way!” Buffy yelled at the both of them.

“I will not let you rape my mind like that! Those are important memories to me…and I will not give them up like that! Find another way!” Buffy yelled at the both of them.
“You can keep the memories, if you wish. But you will be the only one that will know what you had with him.” The female suggested.

“I’d rather have the thought that I had something with him, than not knowing at all. If that’s all it takes to bring him back…I’ll do it.” Buffy said, her voice stronger than she felt.

“Granted” the two spoke at the same time.

A white flash surrounded the room, and Buffy was pulled through the wall, and back to the underground of the post office.

“Well…here we go.” Buffy collected her things, and headed back to the car.

* * * * *

“Hello, Dawn? Xander? I’m home.” Buffy called out into the house.

“Oh, hey…how was Willie’s? Find anything?” Dawn asked as she bounced into the room from the kitchen.

“Um, no…no. Is Spike here, is he okay?” Buffy asked with hesitation.

“Yeah, but I’m pretty much ready to rip off the heads of the shrieking girls upstairs. Make a bloke go sixes and sevens, they can. Hey Slayer, how was-” Spike was cut off as Buffy practically threw herself into his arms, hugging him tight.

Spike was completely taken back, as well as half of the others in the room. He awkwardly patted her back. “I see they did the same to you, pet. You alright…what kinda drugs did that Willie put in your drink? I can kill him if you want me to.”

Buffy finally pulled away, with a embarrassed blush. “Um, no. Sorry…I-uh-sorry.”

“It’s okay…just uh…caught me off guard is all.” Spike reassured with a smile. “You’ve never done that before.”

Tears were ready to drop when she heard that. She knew he wouldn’t remember but, him not knowing what they had hurt. Losing him brought things to the surface. It helped her see how much Spike had done for her and how much she really cared for him. Possibly even…love him?

“Yeah…I guess.” Her voice sounded distracted and unsure.

“Buff? You okay…you’re actin all unfocusy. Somethin wrong?” Xander put a hand on her shoulder in a comforting gesture.

“Um, yeah…mhmm, I-I’m okay. Fine. Great even.” Buffy rambled. “I need to sit down.” She walked downstairs and into the basement and sat on the cot.

Everyone went about there old tasks and let their leader be, thinking she must just be stressed from all the pressure.

* * * * *
Spike walked into the basement an hour later to see Buffy still on the cot. He noticed that she had the bloody video camera that Andrew kept carrying around everywhere. What is wrong with her…she looks like she just lost her best friend?

“Hey, luv.” Spike sat down next to her.

“Hey…” Buffy didn’t look up at him knowing it would be too hard. She kept her eyes on the camera, and watched the part of what would have been Spike’s last words to her. Instead it was just Andrew and the big white board.

“You sure you’re okay? I mean, you looked a little…lost, upstairs.” Spike tried gently.

“I kinda am…I just lost the one person that helped me through my hardest times…someone I’ll never be able to get back.” a tear fell from her eye, as she put the camera down and look at the floor.

“Who?”

Buffy took a deep breath before starting. “There was this guy…after I died he was there for me. He did everything he could to make sure I was okay. And he loved me. I didn’t appreciate it then, and I shot him down so many times, hurt him so many times. And now he’s gone…and I feel bad that I could never tell him before how much he meant to me.” Her voice disappeared as the lump in her throat grew.

It was silent for a moment before Buffy continued. “It was you…you were ‘the guy’.” She whispered, looking up at him for the first time.

“Um, I don’t mean to sound like a git, Slayer- but…I think I would remember if I loved you. When you came back, all I ever did was help out with Dawn, I never-“ Spike cut himself off, deciding to take a different path. “What do you mean gone?” What the hell...might as well play along.

“They were taken away.” The blonde exhaled loudly. “The memories, the thoughts…everything between us-all gone.” Buffy went on to explain everything from when he died to when she came back from the Oracles. Buffy told him that she knew what their relationship now was and everything that was re-written. She explained that they had a relationship a year ago, and even though he doesn’t remember it…it was real.

“Huh.” Was Spike’s reaction, after all was said. “Well…I guess it’s nice to know you feel the same way.” He replied nonchalantly.

“Wait, what?”

“Buffy…are you telling me, you actually believe that I worked beside you all this time just cause of the bloody chip? No…the chip didn’t make me want to be good you did. I just wanted to be around you…I’d do whatever it took. But you never noticed. You just wanted to be friends and I respected that…I took whatever I could get.” Spike rested his hand on her knee, rubbing soothing circles. “When you hugged me earlier…I though for sure maybe you finally felt like I did.”

“So, all this time…you felt the way I did? Still love me?” her voice sounded small and vulnerable.

“Of course…you heard the tape didn’t you?” Spike said with a smirk.

“What…you-you re-remember?! How do you…oh God.” Buffy smiled big and brought him into a crushing hug. “How?”

“Well…you went to see the Oracles right? Well apparently, the girly has a little crush on me? She called for my soul while I was dead, and when I came to see her…she told me that we were stronger when we were together…and that erasing the memories will weaken you. She went behind her brother’s back and decided to help a bloke out.” Spike said with a smug smile.

“And that’s all it took?” she asked pulling away.

“Well, yeah that and I promised her next time I was in an alternate dimension to give her a call.” Buffy slapped his chest playfully. And that’s when she felt it.

“Oh…my…God!” Buffy felt the steady beat of his heart under her hand, and relished in the feel of it.

“Surprise.”



A/N: okay well that's the end of it...it was kind of jumbled in my head...so if you don't get it let me know and i'll fix it up mmk! it was just an idea I had while watching "Storyteller" and i thought i'd wright it out. Thanks for reading...please review!





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