"No."
"Yes."
Willow shook her head, "No. I am not letting you kill yourself to save
my
soul."
"Red, you don't have a choice. I'm going to kill her. If I die, well,
I die"
Spike said.
"Spike, do you think my soul could be in peace knowing you died because
of
me?" Willow asked, upset over his thinking.
"Damn it, Willow. I have to kill her. Not for you...for me. She took
the only
thing I've cared about away." Spike said, glaring at her.
"I won't allow it Spike. I also won't allow the others to get involved.
This
is not their fight" Willow said.
Spike snorted, "Finally we agree on something. The damn silly humans.
Dru
would kill several of them before getting to me."
"You have to meet with them tonight and convince them to stay out of
it. They
can't interfere or it might not work at all" Willow said.
"What?" Spike asked. "Fuck. How the hell am I suppose to convince them
not to
be all goodie goodie and help?"
Willow sighed, her words surprising him. "Tell them the truth."
"I can't" Spike said.
"You have to. Tell them about me....about my soul. They will stay out
of it
if they know they are helping me." Willow said, knowing this was the
only
way. She could not have any of them dying because of her. Spike she
knew she
couldn't control, but the others had to stay out of it.
"Will it hurt anything?" Spike asked, not sure if anyone was suppose
to know
the truth about her haunting him.
"No. I just didn't want them to know....they could have all along I'm
sure"
Willow said. "I'll go with you, but I can't let them see me. They have
to
know, Spike. It's the only way to protect them."
Spike thought about it. She was right. The only way the damn meddlesome
group
would stay out of it was if they knew it was to save Willow. "Fine.
I'll tell
them tonight."
"Thank god" Willow said, breathing a sigh of relief. At least she wouldn't
have to worry about them. She looked at Spike and said softly, "I love
you so
much. You know that don't you?"
"Yes." he replied. "I love you too, Red."
She smiled before she said, "Drusilla is in Sunnydale. I feel her."
Spike stiffened, a look of displeasure crossing his face. "Good. We
can get
this finished."
"Yes, we can" Willow said quietly, her eyes on his face, memorizing
every
detail. It wouldn't be long before she would be leaving him.