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Love Will Find A Way

By: Tiffany

Buffy knocked on the heavy wood door and waited for an answer. She looked

around a little anxiously, suddenly aware how odd her being here at this

time of the night might look to the neighbors. Getting a little impatient,

she knocked again. Finally, the lock rattled and the door creaked open

revealing a half asleep, bathrobe clad Giles.

The sight of his Slayer standing on his doorstep at 2am shook Giles awake.

"Buffy i-is everything all right? What's happened?" He ushered her inside

and shut the door behind her.

"It's a long story, Giles." She said with a sigh. "Do you have any coffee?"

"No, no coffee, but I can make a pot of tea?"

"Tea would be good." she replied sinking down onto the couch.

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Giles came out of his office still reading a book. "Buffy, I think I've

found..." he began before he noticed she was sound asleep, head pillowed on

a book at the large library table. After she had told him everything that

had happened with Spike, they'd come to the library to do some research.

They had been researching through the night together. Searching for

something, anything that would explain Spike's behavior.

He sighed deeply and shook his head. Pulling his glasses off he massaged

the bridge of his nose and wondered how his Slayer had managed to fall in

love with a vampire again. She was the strangest girl, but she was his

Slayer and he had found the answer she was looking for.

Giles gently placed a hand on Buffy's shoulder and shook her gently. She

came instantly awake. "Giles! Did you find anything?"

"Y-Yes, I-I think that I have." he said

"Well then, what are you waiting for? Spill it." Then she added quickly

"And in English."

"Um, well, I found a reference in one Watcher diaries about a vampire who

didn't always kill his victims. The Watcher wrote that this certain vampire

was in control of his demon."

"His soul was restored? Like Angel?" she questioned

"No, well, not exactly. Mr. Sacamoto hypothesized that somehow this

vampire had maintained or regained a degree of his humanity."

"So, what you're saying is, that it's possible that Spike could be in

control of the demon?"

"Yes, well to a degree. It would explain his feelings for you and the fact

that he cared for Drusilla all those years after the incident in Prague."

Buffy jumped up from the table and hugged her Watcher. "Thank you, Giles.

You're the best. I gotta go find Spike." Then she was jogging across the

room towards the doors.

"Buffy, I don't suppose I need to remind you..." he called, but she was

already out of the library. "to be careful" he finished to himself.

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It was early afternoon by the time Buffy reached the abandoned warehouse

that was currently serving as Spike's lair. Buffy climbed in an open

window and carefully looked around. Since it was daylight, the minions were

no where to be seen.

Buffy finally found Spike's room and quietly slipped inside. She

immediately saw Spike on the bed and went over to him. Her heart lodged in

her throat. He wasn't breathing. He looked dead. Buffy smiled a little to

herself for being silly. He was dead and he didn't need to breathe she

silently reminded herself.

Spikes eyes fluttered half open and he regarded her for a moment. "Have you

come to kill me, Slayer?" he asked in a quiet voice.

She was shocked by his words. "No, I don't want to kill you. I just wanted

to see you. I talked to Giles..." she stopped talking when she noticed his

eyes were shut again.

Spikes eyes fluttered open once more. "Lay with me, Luv? I want to hold

you."

Buffy quickly scrambled onto the bed and snuggled up next to Spike,

pillowing her head on his shoulder.

Spike pulled the blanket over the two of them. Then he kissed her forehead

and whispered "I love you" into her hair before drifting back to sleep.

Buffy couldn't help the grin that spread across her face. She felt so safe

in his arms, so contented. But, most of all she felt loved. With a sigh

she drifted off to sleep as well.

Things were going to work out for them she could feel it. Love had found a

way.

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The end

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