Prophecy

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Sorry about the lyrics in the first chapter being hard to read because they're not in italics. I've been having trouble with my computer and the documents won't upload properly. Hopefully this problem is fixed now.

AN: At the moment I'm writing 3 fics at the same time. I know I shouldn't, but when I get a new idea I have to write it down before I forget it. Autumn Break starts next week so I should have lots of time.

The song I used in this chapter is "Lost Without You" written and performed by Delta Goodrem. Those of you who watch the Australian soap "Neighbours" would know her as Nina Tucker. She has an amazing voice and the lyrics are perfect for this fic. I really recommend that you download this song and listen to it while you read because it makes it so much better.

Chapter 1

Buffy stood in front of her mirror, looking at her reflection. It had been three months since Willow had gone crazy with the witchcraft and nearly ended the world. Three months since Spike had left.

Her hair had grown and it now hung half way between her shoulders and elbows. 'Spike had liked it this way,' Buffy thought to herself sadly, as she ran her hand through it. 'No, I shouldn't be thinking about him,' she told herself. But she couldn't help it.

She knew he had left because of what had happened that night in her bathroom. And she knew it was mostly her fault. She had hurt him a lot, leading him on, then breaking his heart over and over again. But that night something had snapped in him.

She realized now that he had just been desperately trying to hold onto what he thought they had together. She had tried to hate him. She knew she should hate him for what he had tried to do. But she couldn't. She knew that she had done far worse to him.

'Probably should get out on patrol,' she thought, and she sighed. She grabbed her coat from her bed and headed for the door.

"Dawn?" she called, as she stopped at the bottom of the stairs. "I'm going patrolling. You wanna come with?"

Dawn walked out of the living room. "No, I'm still a little sore from last night," she said.

"Okay," Buffy said, as she opened the front door. "Don't stay up too late. I'll be back later." She shut the door behind her and headed for the cemetery.

Buffy had been taking Dawn patrolling for the past few months and she had to admit that she was pretty good. She didn't have Slayer strength or healing, but she managed to kill the demons with hardly any help at all.

Buffy stopped suddenly and looked around. She hadn't really noticed where she was heading and she now found herself in Spike's cemetery. She looked over at the dark crypt and sighed. She knew she would end up here. She always ended up here.

She walked up to the crypt and opened the door slowly. It was dark and silent inside, like it always was. As she stepped inside she could smell the faint scent of cigarettes. It smelled of him.

She headed straight for the trapdoor and climbed down the ladder. Spike had fixed the lower level after she had blown it up. Except for the charred walls and floor, it pretty much looked the same as it did before.

She looked over at the bed in the far corner and saw Spike's leather duster lying on the bed where she had left it.

After Spike had left it at her house, she had kept it in her closet. But whenever she opened the door she would see it and it would remind her of him. So she had taken it to his crypt and left it on his bed.

She reached down and touched the leather softly with her finger tips. She wished he was here so she could tell him that she was sorry for everything she had done to him.

I know I can be a little stubborn sometimes

You might say a little righteous and to proud

I just wanna find a way to compromise

Because I believe that we can work things out

Buffy picked up the duster and brought it to her face. She inhaled deeply, smiling as she smelled the scent of cigarettes, leather and something she just couldn't place. It was his scent.

I thought I had all the answers

Never  giving in

But baby since you've gone

I admit that I was wrong

She slowly pulled it on, slipping her arms through the sleeves, and pulled it tightly around herself.

All I know is I'm lost without you

I'm not gonna lie

How am I gonna be strong without you

I need you by my side

If we ever said we'd never be together

And we end it with goodbye

Don't know what I'd do

I'm lost without you

She sat down on the edge of the bed, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. Her eyes filled with tears as she remembered the way he would look at her, his eyes full of love.

I keep trying to find my way

But all I know is I'm lost without you

I keep trying to face the day

I'm lost without you

She missed him so much. She missed the way he would look at her when she walked in the room. She missed the way he would call her pet and luv, even though she had told him not to.

How am I ever gonna get rid of these blues

Baby I'm so lonely all the time

Everywhere I go I get so confused

You're the only thing that's on my mind

She pulled her legs up onto the bed and curled up against the soft pillows, as the memories of all the times they had spent together down there flooded her. She pulled the duster tightly around her knees, as the tears started to fall.

Oh my bed's so cold and I

I miss you more each day

Only you can make it right

No I'm not to proud to say

She remembered that they had actually spent more time on the floor than in the bed. They never seemed to be able to make it that far.

All I know is I'm lost without you

I'm not gonna lie

How am I gonna be strong without you

I need you by my side

If we ever said we'd never be together

And we end it with goodbye

Don't know what I'd do

I'm lost without you

She buried her face in the pillows and she could picture him beside her, his arms wrapped around her, his face in her hair.

I keep trying to find my way

But all I know is I'm lost without you

I keep trying to face the day

I'm lost without you

She could almost feel his arms around her, but when she lifted her haid she was alone. The tears fell harder.

If I could only hold you now

Make the pain just go away

Can't stop the tears from running down my face

All I know is I'm lost without you

I'm not gonna lie

How am I gonna be strong without you

I need you by my side

If we ever said we'd never be together

And we end it with goodbye

Don't know what I'd do

I'm lost without you

She felt so lost, lying alone on the bed in the dark crypt. He could always make her feel safe and loved.

I keep trying to find my way

But all I know is I'm lost without you

I keep trying to face the day

I'm lost without you're love

As her eyes drifted shut she finally admitted what she had been to scared and stubborn to admit to herself.

"I love you, Spike," she whispered and she fell asleep.

I keep trying to find my way

But all I know is I'm lost without you

I'm lost without you

***

Spike stood outside his crypt and sighed. It had been three months since he'd been there and he was hoping that everything was still there.

He opened the door and looked around. He sighed in relief when he saw that everything was the same as he'd left it. He headed for the trapdoor.

Halfway down the ladder he froze. He could sense someone down there. He slowly lowered himself to the flood and looked around. The crypt was dark, but he could make out a dark shape on the bed. He slowly crept towards it, and gasped when he saw who it was.

Buffy was curled up, sound asleep on his bed with his duster wrapped tightly around her small body. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

As the shock finally settled, he crept over to the side of the bed

'She's more beautiful than ever,' he thought to himself.

He smiled when he noticed that her hair was longer. 'Just the way I like it,' he thought, as he reached up and brushed a lose hair from her face.

He froze suddenly when she stirred. He didn't know whether he should stay or run. She obviously missed him, because she was here, sleeping in his bed with his duster on, but he had no idea what her reaction would be like.

Spike jumped when he heard her mumble.

"Spike..." she mumbled.

"Yeah pet," Spike said softly. "It's me."

Buffy's eyes shot open and she stared at him in shock.

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