Alternate Lives.

Buffy and Spike walked in silence back to the Summers home. The night was cool and the wind made the leaves dance in the wake of their steps. This was the first time in a long time they had been able to take a walk in the night with out having to worry about Vampires coming to try and kill them or things like that. Buffy was enjoying this. She had linked her arm with Spikes allowing the feel of him to comfort her.

They had reached the the porch when Buffy turned around and looked out into the night. Something was wrong and she could feel it. It was as if someone was watching her and Spike. just waiting for the right time to strike. Spike wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his cheek to hers. When she got like this just the feel of his body could pull her back into herself.

'Somethings out there right now watching us.' She said and pulled more of Spike around her.

'I know pet. I felt it as soon as we left the grave yard. I didn't want to worry you.' He said.

'we should get inside. This feeling is starting to wig me out.' Spike had to laugh at her choice of words. it had been a while since she had last used the word 'wig' and Spike found that he missed it. She had been such a child when they met and now she was a fierce fighter who was at her whits end contending with Vampires and the ever growing strength of the Master.

Spike knocked on the door and waited while he watched Buffy stare out in the night trying to find the source of her wiggins.

When the door opened Spike saw the littlest Summers girl smiling at him. "Hi Spike." She greeted at moved aside to let them pass. The other Buffy looked at Dawn and smiled as well.

Moments later Joyce and her Buffy joined them in the living room. Buffy looked at her counter part and frowned.

'Before you start, there is something out there watching the house.' Spike said.

"What do you mean?" Buffy asked.

'We don't know.It was a feeling that we got. Something is out there. we just don't know what.' her counter part said looking out the window and willing the shadow to come out and give them a form to fight.

'I'll go and check it out." Spike offered rising to go to he door.

'NO!.' Immediately his Buffy went to him and shook her head. 'You don't want to do that.'

'Why not pet?'

'Just don't.' her eyes bored into his and he could see fear. That was something he wasn't accustomed to seeing in her.

'A'right I won't.' He said wrapping his arms around her and held her tight.

'The feeling is crawling over my skin. something is definitely watching us.'

"Why would something do that?" Joyce asked.

'She's the slayer but something else knows that we don't belong here and...' The other Buffy let her sentence die. She buried her face in the side of Spike's neck.

"This really has you rattled?" Buffy asked.

'You don't feel it?' Spike asked.

"No, what am i supposed to be feeling?" Buffy asked.

'It feels like bugs are crawling over my skin.' The other Buffy's voice was muffled but clear.

'Luv, lets sit you down on the couch, then get Red and Harris over here.' Spike suggested and she agreed. Whenever this feeling came over her it left her shaken and barely able to function. Spike had been a gift, only he knew how to bring her out of this numb state.

the moved over to the couch and Spike let her there to go into the kitchen to use the phone. Even though he was paying attention to the Watchers voice and explaining what he needed from the witches and the Harris, his senses had never left his Buffy.

'Tell our Red to bring ingredients for a cleansing. No, she'll know what we need. Thanks.' spike hung up the phone and went back to join the others.

'Our willow and Harris will be here in a short while with things to do a cleansing.' His Buffy met his eyes and she gave him a weak smile. Ever since she had been joined with him senses she didn't know she possessed would go all wonky when she least expected it. It made her slaying harder when that happened and sometimes it left her feeling cold and numb inside.

'This is a bad time for everything to start going all wonky on us.' she huffed out a small laugh and relaxed into the couch.

"Can I get you anything?" Dawn offered.

'That's ok, I'll be fine in a while. Thank you though.' She smiled.

"You never offer to get me anything when I feel bad." The other Buffy said.

"That's because you're annoying." Dawn replied without missing a beat. The Buffy on the couch chuckled a little.

"Well so are you."

"Mom!" Dawn groaned.

Spike looked at Buffy and smiled shaking his head. This was something he didn't miss out on back in their world. It was only them and the night belonged to them.


A/N: Ok so here's another chapter and in the next one there will be some smut and then a good old fashioned demon cleansing. can you say fun. R&R. I like them a lot.