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Chapter List
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AN: Warning character death

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Chapter 20

The Scoobies arrived back at Revello and each headed off to organize
their coming day in Sunnydale. Spike,
Buffy and Giles headed towards the living room deep in discussion about how to
approach Samuel for his assistance.

Rebecca watched the trio disappear through the door before heading
downstairs to her newly finished bedroom.
Xander had erected two partitions in the basement effectively forming an
enclosed room. A sliding door was placed
facing the stairs so that the couple had direct access upstairs. Rebecca perched wearily on the edge of the
bed and waited. Closing her eyes for a moment, she smiled to herself when she
heard the first sound of feet pounding down on the stairs.

�Hello Xander.� she opened her
eyes to see the startled look on his face.
�Did you want something? Come in
and we�ll have a chat.� She patted the
bed beside her, the only other seating at present being a small uncomfortable
looking stool.

Xander ignored Rebecca�s invitation, hovering near the door to the room
�I don�t like what�s happening with Buffy.
This thing," he spat the
word out, �that�s going on with the
three of you. It�s not right. It shouldn�t be happening.� Xander moved further into the small room �I
know it�s hard for you. I know that
everything must be really strange. But
this weird relationship thing you and Spike seem to have with Buffy, it�s
wrong.� Xander ran a hand through his
hair bunching it in his fist in frustration.
He desperately tried to find the words to explain his feelings without
distressing the very pregnant woman before him.

Rebecca studied him for a few moments, her eyes flashed briefly as she
came to a decision. �Do you know why I
came here Xander?� The whispered words
seemed to float into the room, Xander stilled as he searched Rebecca�s face for
an answer.

�You came with Giles to find out what happened to you, why you were
back.� Xander waited for her agreement. Rebecca
sighed and closed her eyes. She seemed to be gathering herself, calming
her mind and drawing on a hidden strength.
Xander was struck by how much this action reminded him of Spike.

Rebecca reached out pulling Xander to sit beside her; she didn�t look at
him but kept hees tes trained on the floor. He seemed pleased with this thought �So in a
few weeks Buffy will be back to her old �I hate Spike� self and all will be
right in the world again.�

�Xander I don�t think �.� Suddenly Rebecca was pulled into a crushing
hug before being abruptly released.

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Xander was practically bouncing with delight as he made his way back
upstairs.

Rebecca sighed as she lay back on the bed to rest. �There was just no getting through to that man�.

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The next week passed much as before with two exceptions. Dawn�s powers had increased so much that she
had managed to create a permanent, stable portal to Midian inside the summer�s
home. Situated at the end of the
upstairs hall, members of the group could now come and go as they pleased.

The other was Xander's behavior; he now
shadowed Buffy constantly watching her.
It was as if he was waiting for the moment when she realized that she no
longer cared about Spike in any way shape or form and kicked his ass. His current position was perched on the back
porch watching Rebecca naming the different plants in the yardle Ble Buffy
nodded and muttered �Flower pretty�. Willow and Tara lazed on
a couple of sun lounges nestled under a shady tree as they watched the two
Slayers joke around in the sun.

Giles and Anya were inside preparing for a trip to England. It had been decided that the pair would
contact Samuel under the guise of introducing Anya to the family. If they decided that Samuel would be amenable
to aiding them, they would approach him for assistance. Dawn and Spike were with them, going over
last minute details; Dawn had discovered that she merely needed to be able
picture a person and she was able to open a portal close to them. If Giles and Anya were able to enter the
Council undetected Anya would teleport back and inform
them so Dawn could then create a backdoor into building.

Xander watched as Buffy and Rebecca joked around in the yard, he could
hear the faint murmurs of those inside, but his focus was solely on Buffy. He had watched her carefully over the week
and was sure he could see signs of her recovery. A small voice in his head kept repeating �soon
soon� and he was eager to see the first signs of her detachment from
Spikean san style='mso-spacerun:yes'> He jolted suddenly as a scream
pierced the air and Rebecca fell to the ground.

Buffy had turned away from Rebecca laughing when she had felt a
trembling of fear flit across her heart, she spun back around to face her just
in time to hear her agonized scream and see her fall to the ground clutching
her chest. Rebecca stared up at her with
wide fearful eyes, reaching her hand upwards Buffy could see that it was covered
in blood; she could also see three jagged slashes running diagonally from her
left shoulder to her waist.

Buffy immediately took on a defensive stance as she spun around looking
for the source of the attack. �Willow!
Tara! Can you see it?� She turned
sharply again �Where is it, where is it?� Buffy was barely aware of the others emerging
from inside each taking a defensive position around the fallen slayer.

�Willow has the barrier fallen?�
Giles searched the yard for danger.

Willow and Tara had been chanting softly ever since Rebecca had fallen,
Tara turned tear filled tow towards him. �No the barrier is still up. There�s nothing here Giles, there�s no
reason�..� she broke off as she caught site of Spike kneeling beside his wife.

Spike looked down at Rebecca, the world around him fading into muted
sounds and colors; his only focus was his beloved. He gently brushed the hair from her face, a
small streak of red left a trail where his fingers had caressed her. Numbly he stared at his hands and saw that
they were covered in a sticky red substance �Blood�
his mind told him, although he couldn�t fully comprehend how it had gotten
there. He saw them then, the three large
gashes that were allowing his wife�s life blood to escape and fall to the
ground, soaking it, soaking him.
Desperately he pressed his hands against the wounds trying to stem the
flow �Keep it in, gotta
keep it in, gotta stop�.it�s all about the blood,
blood is life.�

�William� the soft voice pulled at him �hold me?�

With exaggerated care, he gently pulled Rebecca into his arms, cradling
her tenderly pressing his lips to hers in a soft kiss. �Its ok luv, we�ll fix you up in no time.�

A lone tear coursed its way down her cheek. �I love you William� she
sighed softly before closing her eyes.

�I love you Rebecca� Spike let his lips caress each of her closed lids
in turn �Sleep now love, gather your strength.�

He started slightly as a small warm hand touched his back �Spike� he
turned to look into Tara�s tearstained face.

�She�s sleeping� he told her woodenly.

�Oh Spike� Tara let the tears fall unchecked �no she�s not.�

With those few softly spoken words, the world came crashing back in on
him with alarming speed. He looked at
each of the Scoobies in turn and each wore an identical mask of grief, slowly
understanding began to emerge all the while he struggled to push it back
down. �If he didn�t acknowledge it then it wasn�t real, his Rebecca was merely
sleeping, she was hurt yes, but she only needed to rest, she would wake up soon
and she would show them all that she wasn�t��

�DEAD� the word screamed in is brain, rumbled through
his body, filled every pore with its truth �DEAD�
he could feel it�s truth rising up to choke him, sticking in his throat until
it finally broke free, clawing and tearing its way out. He could hear an unearthly howling filling
the air, it hurt his ears to hear it and it hurt his throat to make it but he
couldn�t stop. He turned his face to the
sky and felt the sun caressing his face with its warmth, �Wrong, why was the sky light, why was there warmth when his love was
cold and shrouded in the darkness of death.
That�s where he should be in the dark, the cold. How could he, a monster, be allowed to feel
the warmth of the day when his Rebecca was alone in the dark?� His hand began to claw at the ring that
adorned his finger, the one thing that was keeping him from joining his wife.

Buffy watched as Spike wept over Rebecca�s body, pain wracking his every
movement. She winced as his howls rent the air and she panicked when she saw
him wrench the ring from his finger.
Launching herself toward him she tore him from Rebecca and propelled him
towards the shade of the porch. Smoke
was starting to waft up from his exposed flesh and the smell of burning flesh
began to fill the air. Spike struggled
to return to Rebecca�s side howling his fury at this intrusion. �Help me!� Willow Tara and Dawn rushed
forward to help Buffy wrestle the desperate vampire inside and out of the
deadly suns reach.

�Xander!� Giles approached the young man who was standing motionless in his shock
�Could you help me with�..� he gestured
towards Rebecca �We need to take her inside to Spike� Xander looked on in confusion as Giles moved
to gather Rebecca in his arms �Please Xander�

�Rebecca was dead. Dead huh. She said there was a spell didn�t she? So we can make
Buffy whole again. She won�t need Spike
anymore.� Xander suddenly grinned everything was going
to be fine now, as it should be. Happily
he stepped forward �Let me get the door for you G-man�

Giles stared at him dumfounded before making his way inside with the
young slayer�s body. Xander's
attitude settling heavily in the pit of his stomach �He would have to watch him; there was something seriously wrong with
that boy.�

Giles stood just inside the doorway and cleared his throat
�Spike�.William perhaps you would like to take Rebecca downstairs where she�ll
be more� he winced as he spoke the next word �comfortable.�

Spike immediately stopped his struggles and moved forward to take his
wife. Nodding his thanks, he headed
downstairs and lovingly laid Rebecca on their bed before stretching out beside
her and pulling her close. Shortly afterwards
Buffy entered the room silently moving to lay beside
him softly whispering words or comfort as she tried to ease his pain.

Giles looked around for Anya feeling the need to have her close; he
spotted her still outside looking down at the spot where Rebecca�s blood marked
the ground. He watched as she bent to
pick something up from the mess and made her way inside.

Anya opened her hand to show Giles the bloodstained ring that she now
possessed, moving to the sink she turned on the tap and watched as the water
washed the stains away. She felt Rupert
move behind her and wrap his arms around her waist �He�ll need this later� she
informed him abruptly before pulling away to place it on top of the
refrigerator. Hugging herself lightly
she turned to voice the thought that had been foremost in her mind since
Rebecca had died �Rupert what about the baby?�

�Oh dear lord, I�d completely forgotten, how could I�� Giles glanced at
the door to the basement �how on earth
would Spike react when he realized that he lost his child as well.�

Buffy had lain beside Spike quietly trying to soothe him for about a
half hour when a movement by the door caught her eye.

Tara stood nervously in the doorway holding a bowl and some towels �I I thought perhaps�..Spike might want to�� she stopped and
took a moment to gather herself �I thought that you might like to clean Rebecca
up.�

Buffy felt tears burn her eyes again as she nodded her thanks, �Tara�

�Come in Glinda�

Buffy started slightly as Spike rolled onto his back, she quickly
scooted off the side of the bed. She
could see the redness that surrounded his eyes, the dull pain that they
reflected and supposed that they all showed the same sorrow.

Spike eased himself of the bed and moved to take the bowl from Tara. �Thank you.� he dropped a kiss on her forehead and moved to set the
bowl down beside the bed.

�Spike,� Buffy moved up behind him �Why don�t you go get cleaned up too,
Tara and I will start here. I�ll bring
you some fresh clothes.�

�I don�t want to leave her alone,� Spike whispered.

�We�ll be here� Buffy reassured him �She won�t be alone, if you want
just go to the laundry basin and wash up, that way you won�t be far.

Spike nodded his assent as Tara handed
him a towel and some soap. �I won�t be long�

Tara and Buffy moved to the bed. �We need to get this dress off her�

Tara began to undo the buttons as Buffy searched for something suitable
amongst Rebecca�s clothes. She finally
selected a soft blue maternity dress that buttoned down the front, moving back
to the bed she watched as

�Where are the others� Buffy asked absently

�Xander went to get everyone something to eat� Tara didn�t want to mention his unusually happy mood to Buffy at the moment
�And the others are in the dining room.
I think� Tara gasped as her hand brushed across Rebecca�s
swollen stomach �Oh goddess the baby�

A low whimper of pain sounded from the doorway and they both turned to
see Spike staring at Rebecca, a fresh wave of anguishing marring his face.

Tara couldn�t bear to see his pain any longer and rushed upstairs in
search of Willow�s comforting arms.

Buffy could only stand and watch as Spike rushed towards the bed and
pressed his face against Rebecca�s stomach �How could I forget. How?� he pleaded with her �It�s my fault
they're gone, I don�t deserve them.
I...� he broke off suddenly.

�Spike, it�s not your fault. Please believe that�

�Shut up� he snapped. Buffy
stared at him in shock, then confusion as he pressed his ear flat against
Rebecca�s stomach once again. �I can
hear it.�

�Hear what�

�A heartbeat, weak, slow but it's still there� Spike held his hand up to
silence Buffy as she went to speak �I�m not imagining it Buffy, I can hear the
baby's heartbeat�

Buffy�s hand covered her mouth as she tried to contain her shock.

�GILES!� She suddenly screamed �Giles
will know what to do� she frantically raced upstairs in search of help.

As she tore into the dining room Buffy pulled up short, the others were
in the process of standing; obviously they were coming to see what she screamed
about. That was not what had stopped
Buffy though, behind them two ghostly shapes were taking form and
solidifying. �Mommy� Buffy gasped as the
face of one of the figures became visible.

�Hello sweetheart� Joyce said �This is Anne� she motioned to the figure
beside her �We believe we have a baby to deliver.�
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