The Demon Prophecy

Buffy walked into The Magic Box. It was a normal Sunnydale day. The vampire sights were down. It was a sigh of relief for Buffy but it made her nights duller. She looked at the familiar scenery. Giles was whipping off the shelves. Anya was behind the cash register counting her money. Xander was working on some new shelves for Giles’s books. Willow was sitting at the round table, where they do major research, doing her collage homework with her fiancée, Tara.

“Hey guy, any new big bads out there?” Buffy asked as she walked down to the round table. Giles looked from the shelf he was cleaning.

“No, and you would be the first one to let us know,” Giles reminded her. Buffy shrugged and sat down at the table. She let out a bored sigh.

“I take it patrolling has been slow?” Xander said looking at a bored Buffy.

“Is it that obvious? I…I hate to say this but I miss the big fights. I have been so bored that I thought about calling Spike up and having him come over.” Everyone looked at her. She wrapped her arms around her.

“I never did it though.” She looked down and went into her own Buffy world. She let her mind run wild thinking of things she thought were never possible.

“Hey, Buffy, are you up for some dancing tonight?” Willow asked looking up from her book. The red-head noticed Buffy’s gaze distant and lost. She was hoping she wasn’t hiding deep insider of herself again. She placed her hand on Buffy’s arm. Buffy twitched to the touch.

“Oh sorry, Will. What did you say?” Buffy said snapping out of her trance.

“Are you up to hanging out at the Bronze tonight?” Willow asked with a concern look on her face.

“I still have patrolling to do even if the vampires are on their best behavior,” Buffy hesitated. Xander walked over to the table. He took a brake from making the shelves.

“Are you going Xander?” Buffy asked him as he sat down next to her. He looked up at Anya. Anya was taking a brake from her register and rubbing her swollen stomach.

“I don’t know,” Xander answered distantly. He was gazing at his glowing wife. Buffy followed his gaze and smiled. Love was in the air with her friends. Tara and Willow were getting married in a couple of weeks and Xander and Anya were expecting their first kid in a couple of months. Buffy felt out of place. Giles’s girlfriend, Janice, was going to come by her place later for them to have a nice dinner.

“Well I think it would be nice for all of us to have a big party before Tara and I getting married.”

“You know, Will, I was making dinner for Giles and Janice. Do you guys want come by? It would be a family get together.”

Willow looked over at Tara and rubbed her hand. The two witches gazed at each other.

It will be another boring night at home alone, Buffy thought.

Spike sat in his chair watched his favorite soap opera Passions. A growl erupted from his throat as he got frustrated with the show. He hadn’t seen his slayer in a week. Everything in her life was changing and he knew she didn’t need him in her life. His nidbit was graduating this year. The witches were getting married. Xander and Anya were starting they’re dream life. The watcher was getting serious with his girlfriend. He saw her in the cemetery walking. There is always a frown. Her look was always distant. It bothered him deeply.

He shut off the television and looked at the window. The sun had finally set. He grabbed his black duster and headed out. He walked along headstones. It wasn’t long until he spotted her. She was walking by herself. Her leather jacket was hanging off her shoulders. She seemed so distant. It was like she was back from the dead all over again.

“Well hello, love,” Spike said as he snuck up behind her. She lifted her head and turned towards him. Her face had lit up. Her emerald eyes were sparkling.

“Hi, Spike,” Buffy said with a small smile. “What have you been up to?”

“Just screaming at the television. How about you? Your wounds seemed to have heeled.”

“Yeah, you know the slayer abili….. How did you know I got hurt? I remember seeing you at the fight last night.”

“Well...uh….I…uh….oh bloody hell. I saw the whole fight. I killed a couple vampires before they got to ya.”

“You basically became my watcher now.” Buffy watched as Spike stared at her for a moment. His face seemed emotionless. His icy blue eyes never left hers.

“I will never be your bloody watcher. I have my bloody dignity to savage.” With that he walked off. Buffy stood there confused on what had just happened.

She let out a hard sigh. She hated when he gave her mix singles. She wanted to go after him. She wanted to know if he was all right. Something held her back. She finally decided to continue to patrol and go talk to Spike later. Maybe she could clear her head of everything and figure out what they had together.

She walked the cemetery for an hour. Nothing popped up nor anything out of the usual happened. She walked by Spike’s crypt twice. Her head flooding of thoughts of what she could say to him. Her feelings for him have changed. She couldn’t deny it. She told Angel that he was in her heart. It was true. There was something there and he needed to know.

Spike, I think I’m in love with you….No that isn’t right. Spike, you are in my heart…too mushy. Think, Buffy think. We are talking to Spike. He isn’t mushy person. Well except for the night he held me but that’s different. Argh! How complicated is it to say Spike I need you in my life, Buffy thought. She needed to think straight. She needed to know how to say she needed him. How she couldn’t last a day without him. She looked at his crypt.

God, I keep walking over here, Buffy thought cursing herself. She stormed away from the crypt and headed towards the exit of the cemetery. She took one last look at the crypt and started wondering if all she needed was to see him to know what to say. She turned her attention back towards the front. She stopped dead as an ugly green demon stood in front of her. He was wearing a brown robe and was holding a box.

This can’t be good, Buffy thought.

“Buffy Summers?” The demon said in a strong willed voice.

“Depends who wants to know?” Buffy asked. She, now, wished that Spike was with her.

“I’m Gorgon, the demon that tells confused and lost people their must known future,” Gorgon answered. Buffy stared at him for a minute.

“Are you telling me, you are a good demon?” Buffy asked with doubt in her voice.

“I am here to show you the light of your future.”

“Well my future is death, so save your breath and continue on your way.” Buffy started to walk off but the Gorgon stopped her.

“Your future is a must. There is more then death in your future. There is happiness.”

“Really?” Buffy stopped and started wondering what was in the future. She looked at him and crossed her arms.

“You have my attention. Now continue with your future telling.” Gorgon nodded and motioned for the bench. Buffy sat down and waited to hear what the demon had to say.

“Your future is an incredible one. You will marry your beloved Vampire. Once you do you will bring together the demon and human world. All the evil in the world will heal and you will finally get the revolution you deserve.”

“Wow. So I will finally marry my beloved Vampire huh?” Gorgon nodded as Buffy sat there wondering why this all was being thrown on her.

“By any chance could you tell me who my beloved Vampire is?” Gorgon shook his head.

“There are things I can not tell but I will tell you this. You will know when you found your beloved Vampire.” Buffy stood up from the bench and started to walk off.

“But I send you fare warning. This road to happiness will not be an easy one. There will be evil that will try to keep from the relationship from happening. You must know who your true allies are and your enemies.” Buffy looked at him confused. She looked at the box. She couldn’t help but wonder what it had to do with anything. He opened the box. A bright light was flashed and she felt light headed. The demon disappeared she noticed before everything went black.

Spike paced his crypt. She had sensed her twice but ignored them. He was so frustrated. She saw him as her watcher. She only saw him as her protector. Nothing more then that. He let out a sigh. This all was like a nightmare. It just wasn’t fair.

He stopped pacing as he sensed something was wrong. He didn’t know what but something was wrong. He grabbed his duster and rushed out of the crypt. It wasn’t long till he found Buffy on the ground passed out. He knew she was still alive. He could sense it. He picked her up and carried her back to the crypt. He laid her on top of the grave. He put his duster under her head then went into his mini fridge and got water out. He went back to her side and tried to wake her up.

“Buffy, can you hear me?” Spike asked. He stared at her worriedly. He knew Dawn was probably at home. He began to worry that he had lost her. All he could do was try to shake her or slap her. He did both.

“Buffy! Wake up!” nothing. She was still. He moved a golden strain out of her face. His goldilocks.

Come, Buffy. You’re not that weak, Spike thought

Buffy moaned. The sound was a pleasant sound to him. He sat her up. Buffy opened her eyes and looked at Spike.

You will know when you found your beloved Vampire, The phrase echoed in her mind. She stared into his blue eyes. She knew she found the person she was supposed marry. Well at least she hoped.

“Are you all right, love?” Spike asked concerned. She didn’t realize her hand on her head. She moved her legs over to the side.

“I’m fine,” Buffy answered. She jumped off the grave. Her head began to spin. Her body was weaving. Spike wrapped his arms around her. She held on to him to make sure she didn’t pass out.

“You’re not fine. Come on, pet. Let’s sit you down.” Spike moved her towards his couch. They sat down and she moved close to him. She didn’t know why she did it but it seemed right. He put his arm around her.

“Care to tell me what happen?” She looked at him and thought where she should begin.

“Well I was patrolling and thinking about…something. I guess I was lost a thought and wasn’t watching where I was going. I almost ran into this demon. I think his name was Gorgo or Gorge something like that. Anyway...”

She didn’t continue. Spike cut her off.

“Are you talking about Gorgon?” Spike asked.

“That’s it. Yeah, why?”

“Well because he only visits people who he thinks that they will do something horrible to their selves.”

“Oh…well…I wasn’t planning on doing anything like that. I was just walking trying to get things straight.”

Spike watched as her expression went dazed. She seemed lost in thought. He didn’t mind it. She was in his arms and she wasn’t trying to get away. Her face was so gentle. It had a natural beauty to it. She was beautiful in his eyes anytime. He wanted to be hers forever, but he knew she was still in love with Angel. He hated it but it was true. He caressed her arm as she started to come back down to earth.

“You all right? We can have this discussion later. I’m sure it isn’t that important.” Buffy laid her head on his shoulder. She felt so tired.

“I’m just tired. I haven’t been sleeping that well. I wanted to talk to you anyway.” He looked at her tired eyes.

“It can wait, love. Let’s just get you home.”

She got up with Spike and waited for him as he grabbed his duster. He slipped it on. She figured she could talk to him on the way home. They started on their way. Spike put his hands in his pockets. They walked in uneasy silence. She finally gave up on saying it right. She just needed Spike to know that she needed him.

“Spike….I…uh…I don’t know how to say this right but…I need you,” Buffy said stuttering. Spike stopped in his tracks. Buffy stopped and looked at him. He seemed surprised by her comment.

“Spike….I don’t know how I can tell you what’s in my heart. I spent most of patrolling trying to figure out how I can say it. I guess I may never know how to say except just saying it. I need you in my life. You have changed since I first met you. You take great care of Dawn and you protect me in anyway you can. I can’t say how nice it is knowing you are there for support but this past week seemed…well….I felt weak. I haven’t seen you or heard from you and it drove me nuts. You are in my heart, Spike. I guess you always have been but I have been in denial about it. I have to face the truth. I need you in my life.”

Spike stood there in amazement. He didn’t know if this was a dream. She was saying that she was falling for him. She seemed restless. She was holding something back or she was trying to find the words to say it. He knew he would try to help.

“What are you saying, love? Besides the fact you need me.” Buffy took a deep breath.

It’s now or never, Buffy thought.

“I’m saying that I’m in love with you, Spike.” She moved closer to him. He seemed so surprised by everything. She touched his hand. He didn’t know what to say or how to react. She was saying what he had always wanted her to say.

Buffy watched Spike closely. He was stunned. He was staring at her trying to figure out something. She took his hand into hers. She held it close to her chest.

“Can you feel my heart beat?” Buffy asked.

“Yeah,” Spike answered hesitant.

“It’s only beating because of you.”

She the space between them got smaller and smaller until there wasn’t any space left. She pressed her soft lips against his. He replied by kissing her softly. It wasn’t like their normal kisses. It was soft and gentle. She could feel his soul. It was causing him to be gentle. It wasn’t like anything else she ever expected.

Buffy walked into the shop with Dawn by her side. Dawn still was smiling from learning about Buffy and Spike’s relationship. Willow looked up and smiled. Buffy put her leather jacket on the table and sat down.

“I ran into some weird demon last night,” Buffy said as Giles came out of the back room. He looked up at her.

“Are you ok? Was it harmful?” Giles asked worried. Buffy smiled.

“It told me my future. It said I will marry my beloved Vampire and we will bring the human world and demon world together, causing all….”

“Evil to heal? Oh boy this is what I was afraid of.” Buffy looked at him surprised but that vanished to worry.

“What is it, Giles?”

“It’s a prophecy. It’s called The Garmatin. It says a human and an undead will come together to change the world. They, alone, can fight the evil that will try to end their love. Only the strongest love will last.”

“Well that can be headed towards Anya and Xander.” Buffy realized Xander and Anya weren’t in the shop. She found weird but she let it pass.

“Well when I say undead I mean vampire. A human and vampire will bond together and create a new world. A world with out evil.”

“Wow. So I’m the human to bond the worlds together. Well it makes sense since I’m a slayer.”

“You don’t understand Buffy. This has happened before but the prophecy has never been full filled. The lovers end up dieing together. In the prophecy once they are married they both are connected to each other. If one dies, they both die. One of them always dies before the first year. The question really is who is your be loved vampire?”

“That’s an easy one. It’s Spike,” Dawn said butting into the conversation. Giles looked over at her surprised then looked back at Buffy. He gave ‘explain now’ look.

“Well the thing is when the demon showed up I was thinking about Spike. Well the demon told me my future then opened a box that had a bright light. It made me pass out. Well when I came to Spike was hovering over me. Well I realized I was in love with him and I told him last night.”

Buffy back in her chair as she watched her watchers expression seemed with anger. Willow seemed happy and decided to say something before anything erupted.

“Well I think that’s great. I support your decision one hundred percent.”

“Thanks, Will. I think Spike will be happy to know I have support from my friends.”

“Well you still have to tell Xander and you know how he feels about Spike.”

Xander walked into the shop and heard his name. Anya walked behind him. Her hand intertwined with his.

“What about how I feel about Spike?” Xander asked letting go of Anya’s hand. Buffy was about to say something when Spike came running into the magic shop. Buffy was relived that Spike was here with her.

“Spike!” Dawn chimed. Dawn ran up and hugged Spike. He smiled and hugged her.

“Hello, bit. Happy to see me I see.” Dawn squeezed him tighter then let go. He walked down and sat next to Buffy. He wrapped his arm around her waist.

“Am I missing something?” Xander asked as he watched Buffy snuggle close to Spike.

“Xander, Spike and I are a couple. Before you say anything we have been a couple since last night. I was told I was going to marry my beloved vampire. I think I figured out who that is.” Xander’s face seemed as angry as Giles’s.

“Have you lost your mind?” Xander yelled. “We are talking about Spike here. The guy who tried to kill us all. Remember William, the bloody. Think Buffy. Remember how things happened with Angel. It will happen again with Spike. Let’s all admit it. You and vampires don’t go together. You’re the vampire slayer or have you ditched that for dead boy?” Spike removed his arms from Buffy and stood up.

“Watch it you, wanker. You will get together with who ever she wants. If she wants to get together with me that’s none of your bloody business. She has saved your life countless times and you are here yelling at her about her bloody love life! You are an ungrateful git.” Buffy touched Spike’s arm. He looked at her.

“It’s ok, Spike. I expected Xander to act like this. I didn’t expect him to be all right with it. Let’s all admit that he has never really accepted you or Angel. He hardly even accepted Riley.”

“Now, Buffy, you know that isn’t true. He accepted….heck he looked up to Riley,” Willow cut in.

“Well Will, you got me there except I need to know my true friends. The demon even said so. I must know my true friends to win the fight against evil.”

Spike watched Buffy. Her face seemed determined to prove something. He didn’t know what but it seemed to burn inside of her. He just couldn’t believe she was so beautiful. Even angry her face gave off an angelic tone to it. Her golden hair seemed perfect in everyway. The way her hair shined in light or the way her hair was always in waves. She was so beautiful. He knew in the back of his mind she would always be beautiful in his eyes.

Buffy looked back at Spike. His gaze fascinated on her. His icy blue eyes were just lost in thought. She would remember this moment for the rest of her life. She knew how to prove what she and Spike had was real.

“Spike, give me your hand,” Buffy ordered. Her voice knocked him out of his trance. He wasn’t paying attention and he didn’t understand what was going on.

“Spike, please. I need to prove to them what we have is real,” Buffy whispered. Spike smiled at her strength and nodded. Buffy focused her inner thoughts and feelings as she intertwined her fingers with Spike’s. In a moment their hands burst into flame. It surprised Spike. Her gripped tightened on his as did the flame.

He waited for him to go up into dust but as he waited nothing happened. He was still in one piece vampire. He didn’t know what the flame meant but obviously Buffy had an idea or she wouldn’t have done it.

“The flame of eternal love,” Giles gasped. Buffy smiled and pulled her hand out of Spike’s grasp. She moved close to him and planted a soft and gentle kiss on his lips.

“The love that will surpass every evil combined,” Buffy murmured looking deeply into Spike’s eyes. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her.

Chapter 2

Buffy looked at Spike as they waited for any vampires to show up. The past week had been edgy for her and her friends. Every time they showed up together there was tension in the air. She wished there wasn’t but there was. She wished that Xander could understand her love for him.

Buffy ran her fingers through Spike’s curly hair. Spike had stopped putting styling gel in it. She loved the feel of his soft curls beneath her fingers.

“What are you thinking about, love?” Spike asked turning his attention to her. She placed a soft kiss on his lips.

“I was just thinking how much I want you,” Buffy answered with a cocky smile. His icy blue eyes began to twinkle. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She loved this time alone with him. She couldn’t spend time with him at home because Dawn wanting to get enough of him as she could before she graduated. Magic Shop had too much tension for them to deal with. So patrolling was the only way they got some quiet and enjoyable time.

Buffy laid her head on his shoulder and stared up into the sky. She looked at all the stars shinning. It was one of the most romantic things around.

“Buffy, I know we can never do anything romantic like see a sunset or a sunrise but I will do my best to make you happy.”

She knew when Spike called her Buffy he was dead serious about something. He usually used his pet names for her.

She looked up at his and saw the seriousness in his eyes. He knew that they would never be a real couple. They couldn’t go for strolls in the park during the day. They only could enjoy the darkness of nature as a couple.

“Spike, I love you. You know that. No matter what happens in the future I will love you until the day I die.”

He kissed her hair then stared out into the cemetery. They had been sitting there for three hours. He knew she had to get to work tomorrow.

“Come on, love. Why don’t we get you home?”

Spike stood up with Buffy in his arms. He kept his arm around her waist. She wrapped her arm around his waist and they began to walk on the streets. They looked like a regular couple going for a moonlight stroll. Some people stopped and smiled as they watched them walk together. “Young love,” some would whisper. Spike would give a quick glance then think, if they only knew.

When they got to the house they were surprised to see all the lights still on. They both looked at each other and walked up to the door. They felt like something just wasn’t right.

“Dawn, I’m home!” Buffy called walking through the door. She stopped when she looked in the living room. Giles sat on the couch with Xander next to him.

“What’s going on?” Buffy asked walking into the living room. Giles let out a sigh.

“I did more research on the prophecy and I have to tell you I don’t have great news,” Giles answered. Spike still stood in the hallways. He didn’t know if it was watcher and slayer time. Giles looked at Spike.

As if Giles was reading his mind he said, “This includes you, Spike. Trust me; you will want to hear every detail I will tell you.”

Spike walked in and sat down in the chair. Buffy sat down on his lap. Giles couldn’t help but think back when they were under Willow’s spell and they got engaged.

“So, what do we need to know?” Buffy asked as she got settled on Spike’s lap.

“I did research about the prophecy and the only time it has ever worked has been when a slayer has fallen in love with a vampire,” Giles began. Buffy looked at him for a moment confused. Giles picked up on it quick. He decided to continue with the new information.

“Every time this has happened the slayer had been killed taking her love with her,” Giles continued. “In the prophecy it says that the slayer will end up pregnant with the child of love and power and it will…….”

“Whoa, hold up. I will become pregnant?” Buffy asked interrupting. Spike looked at Buffy then back at Giles. His vampire senses told him that Giles was holding back.

“What are you telling us, Rupert?” Spike asked. Giles shifted uneasily on the couch.

“Every time the slayer had become pregnant….well…she was killed,” Giles said rubbing his hands together. Buffy sat there with her jaw on the floor. Spike pulled Buffy closer.

“I, suddenly, don’t like this prophecy,” Buffy said in a low childish voice. Spike didn’t like it, either. He hated when she died only a year before. He barely could keep himself from staking himself. He probably would have if it wasn’t for the bit.

“Have any of them ever survived?” Spike asked after a moment of silence fell.

“No one has ever survived the prophecy. Ever pregnant slayer was killed by some sort of evil. In 1760 a slayer was killed by a god. The thing was the god was Glory, but that’s beside the point. Every evil thing from every hell dimension will end up killing.” Buffy shook her head in shock.

“Is there a way to prevent this at all?” Buffy asked frantic. Giles took off his glasses and whipped them with his cloth.

“We haven’t found anything yet, but we will find something,” Giles said in assurance. Buffy nodded. He stood up from the couch. Buffy’s gaze was distant. Spike picked her up and put her on the couch. He walked Giles to the door.

“We are trying every, Spike, but I’m afraid that it’s going to happen no matter what,” Giles whispered. Spike ran his fingers through his bleached locks.

“I will protect her with my life. She will be carrying my bloody kid,” Spike whispered.

“The only way evil will stop if….if you become human,” Giles whispered. He, then, grabbed his coat and left. Spike closed the door behind him. He looked stared at the door then back at his love. Their destiny was cursed. He was the only person, who could change their destiny.

“Spike, what are going to do?” Buffy asked standing up. Spike shook his head.

“I don’t know, love. I think we should start looking for how I can become human,” Spike answered. He pulled her into an embrace. She laid her head against his chest.

“This has to be different. You have a soul.” Spike kissed her hair.

“I think it’s been a long night and you need some rest.”

“Come on, Spike. You know I can’t sleep now.” Spike guided her to the stairs. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her up stares.

“Trust me, love. You will go to sleep once I put you on that bed.” Buffy stared at him and laid her head on his shoulder. He was right. It had been a long…very long night. She was tired but she, also, felt wired. It was an odd combination.

Spike opened her bed room door. He carried her over to the bed and laid her down gently. He took off her shoes and covered her up with a blanket. He kissed her on the forehead.

“Good night, love,” Spike whispered. He began to walk off but Buffy grabbed his arm.

“Please, Spike. Will you just hold me?” Spike looked at her and smiled. She moved over so she could make room for him. He sat down and wrapped his arm around her. She cuddled up close to him.

“I love you, Spike,” Buffy whispered. He looked down at her. She kissed him gently on the lips. The kiss turned passionate. Spike felt Buffy’s lips part slightly to let his tongue in. Buffy soon was pulling off Spike’s shirt. She could feel his bulge in his pants. She was tugged at his pants. He unbuttoned her shirt and unhooked her bra. He guided down her chest with kisses.

“Spike, take me,” Buffy whimpered. Spike unbuttoned her jeans and took off her panties. He ran his hand up her thigh. She arched her back wanting him to take her. She didn’t have to wait long. With one good thrust they were moaning.

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Buffy jumped out bed and ran to the bathroom. It was the third time in today in the past four days. The whipped the sweat from her forehead. She flushed the toilet. She ran the water and rinsed out her mouth. She couldn’t keep anything down. She looked in the mirror. She looked horrible. Her hair was a mess and she had lost her color. She was beginning to look dead. She opened the door and headed downstairs. She saw down sitting on the couch watching television while eating a bowl of cereal.

Spike sensed like something was wrong. He turned over felt the empty spot in the bed. He sat up and looked around the room. The bedroom door was wide open. He grabbed his jeans and he put them on. He walked out of the room and headed down stairs. He saw Dawn sitting on the couch.

“Hey bit, have you seen you sister?” Spike asked walking into the living room. She looked up at him. Her eyes went wide.

“What?” Spike asked. Dawn put her bowl on the coffee table and stood up. She poked him.

“Ow! What are you doing?”

“Spike, have you gone to some kind of tanning place?” Dawn asked eyeing him. He put his hands on his hips.

“Bit, have you lost it? I will be a pile of dust,” Spike answered. Dawn shook her head. She grabbed him by the arm and dragged him into the downstairs bathroom. She placed him in front of the mirror. He stared into it stunned. He could see himself!

“Bloody hell,” Spike murmured. Dawn ran from the bathroom. She ran into the kitchen.

“Buffy, come see Spike,” Dawn said in excitement. Buffy looked up from the eggs she was cooking.

“Dawn, I see Spike everyday,” Buffy said as Dawn dragged her off to the bathroom. She took one look at Spike and almost passed out. He was tanner then he usually was. His hair was messed but it was from sleeping.

“We have to get to the Magic Shop now,” Buffy said then rushed up the stairs to change.

Spike walked into the bedroom. He noticed that Buffy had lost some color. He walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned back into his arms.

“You feel so protective,” Buffy whispered. Spike looked at her.

“Are you feeling all right, love?” Spike asked concerned. She looked at him and smiled.

“I’m fine,” Buffy whispered. Spike nodded and let her go. He put his shirt on then went down stairs. Dawn was cleaning up the forgotten eggs.

“You ready, bit?” Spike asked leaning against the door frame.

“What’s wrong with Buffy?” Dawn asked looking back at him. Spike raised his eye brow.

“What do you mean?” Spike asked. Dawn walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him.

“I’m worried Spike. She hasn’t been herself lately.”

“I know, Nidbit. I’m worried too. We will talk to her after we get back from the Magic Shop.” Dawn smiled and gave squeezed him.

“I’m so glad you’re here, Spike. I would have freaked out.” Spiked hugged Dawn and kissed her hair.

“I’m glad I am too.”

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Buffy walked into the Magic Shop holding hands with Spike. Dawn had her arm looped through Spike’s arm. Everyone was surprised that Spike wasn’t hiding from the sun and that Dawn and Buffy were clinging to him.

Giles seemed to realize what was going on. He took off his glasses and cleaned them with his handkerchief. Anya looked up and smiled.

“Something is going on, Giles,” Buffy said walking to their research area. Spike walked closed behind with Dawn.

“What happened?” Giles asked sitting down at the table. Buffy sat down at the table.

“Spike’s human,” Buffy answered. It caught everyone’s attention except Dawn and Spike’s.

“What do you mean human?” Xander asked. He was holding a book about the Garmatin prophecy.

“I mean heart beating, blood flowing, needs air to breathe kind,” Buffy answered. Everyone looked over at Spike.

“This can’t be good,” Giles said going over to his books. Dawn looked around at everyone.

“Am I missing something? I mean this is great news. Spike is part of the living like the rest of us,” Dawn said cheerfully. Spike looked over at Dawn.

“Thanks, bit,” Spike said gratefully. Buffy rubbed his arm. He held her close. He knew she wasn’t feeling well.

“Are you feeling all right, Buffy? You look a little flushed,” Willow asked worriedly.

“I’m fine. I’m just a little tired today. So much has happened in such little time,” Buffy answered. It was then when she felt queasy again. She leaped from Spike’s arm and ran straight for the bathroom. Willow, Dawn, Anya, and Tara all went to the bathroom leaving the three males alone.

“We, really, need to get more guys around here,” Xander said as he realized how little male contact was in the scoobies.

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Buffy felt like she was a volcano erupting. She heard a knock on the stall door. She heard the girls walk into the bathroom. Buffy pulled off some of the toilet paper and whipped her mouth. She stood up and flushed the toilet. She opened the stall and saw all the worried faces.

“I’m fine, guys,” Buffy said in assurance. They didn’t believe it. Willow walked to the side of Buffy.

“Maybe you should see a doctor,” Willow suggested. Buffy looked at her and shook her head.

“I probably just have that stomach flu, Will. Please don’t worry about me. You do have a wedding to plan. I have a prophecy to figure out. Me being sick is just a little bump in the road,” Buffy said in a slayer command voice. Willow shrugged. Buffy turned the water on. She let the water soak her hands.

“D...Did you s…say prophecy?” Tara asked realizing something. Something in Buffy’s head went off. Her eyes went wide.

“No…this can’t be happening,” Buffy whispered. They all rushed out of the bathroom. Spike looked up at Buffy. Her face was white with fright.

“What is it, love?” Spike asked concerned. He stood up and walked over to Buffy.

“I’m pregnant,” Buffy whispered in fright. It was, then, their world began to crumble.

Chapter 3

Giles paced the floor concerned. They had spent three nights figuring out why Spike was human. He could have translated the prophecy wrong. A human that has vampire abilities. It had prophecy all over it. He just couldn’t figure it out.

“I don’t get it,” Xander said looking up from one of the research books. Buffy was scared. She, herself, was in danger of dying.

“What don’t you get, Xander?” Buffy asked looking up from her magazine.

“The fact now you’re pregnant and all the demons and vampires are on the rampage again,” Xander answered. Anya patted Xander on the back. Dawn had fallen asleep on top of a book.

“What do you think, Spike?” Willow asked. Spike looked up from Buffy.

“I can’t tell you, Red. All I can say something in the prophecy has gone wrong,” Spike answered. He started massaging Buffy’s shoulders. Buffy smiled and closed her eyes to the nice motion of his hands. She leaned back into his chest.

“Are you guys planning on getting married?” Xander asked feeling like he watching them under a spell again. “I mean Spike is going to have to get a job.”

“Let’s take one step at a time, Xander,” Buffy said without opening her eyes. “We don’t want us dead too quick now.” Xander looked at her confused.

“So, if Spike dies then you die,” Xander said slowly.

“Xander, let’s just figure one step. Let’s make sure Buffy doesn’t die first then let’s discuss everything else,” Giles said putting his hand on his shoulder. Buffy finally opened her eyes and looked up at Spike.

“I think we need to get Dawn home. I have appointment with the doctor tomorrow.” Spike kissed Buffy’s head. She sighed and stood up. She looked at her watched stunned. It was two in the morning. Spike got up and walked over to Dawn. He scooped her up. Dawn moaned and cuddled closer to Spike. Buffy smiled as she watched Spike carry Dawn out of the door.

“Buffy, would you like me to give you a ride home?’ Giles asked kindly.

“That would be great, Giles. I’m not sure how far Spike can go before his arms starting to hurt carrying Dawn,” Buffy answered with a smile.

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Giles dropped them off at home then drove back to the Magic Shop. Buffy opened the door for Spike. Spike carried Dawn up to her bedroom. Buffy followed close behind. He laid her down on the bed. Buffy leaned against the door frame as she watched him. He took off Dawn’s shoes. He covered her up with a blanket. He kissed her gently on the forehead. He looked over at Buffy. She smiled at him. He thought she looked like an angel. The hall light was giving her this gentle glow. He walked over to her and wrapped his arm around her. He looked at her. Her face was lost in thought.

“What are you thinking about, love?” Spike asked. Buffy looked up at him and smiled.

“I was just thinking about the future. I mean we are a family now,” Buffy said with a big grin on her face. Spike kissed her gently on the lips.