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"Did I wake you?" asked a sauve calm smooth voice.
"No."mumbled Buffy.
"Good. Do you know that you look so sweet and innocent when you're sound asleep?" asked her love, Angel.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Buffy said as she sat up. Buffy had spent the night at Angel's while she her mom thought she was over at Willow's. "If I look sweet and innocent when I'm asleep, what am I when I'm awake kicking vamps' butts?
"You still look sweet and innocent." replied Angel.
"Yeah, right.....Angel?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you ever wonder what it would be like if we had never met? Or if we never fell in love? Do you ever wonder what it would be like if I was a vampire?"
"Shhhh..."whispered Angel while holding a finger to her sweet lips. "Don't even talk like that Buffy. I love you and that's all that matters. Ok?"
"Ok. I gotta jet. I have school remember? I don't want to go, it's just going to be like every other school day! I'll get nagged by Snyder and Co. and then I'll get nagged some more by Giles. Did you know that there was a slayer's handbook?!?! Giles never told me! Ugh!" Buffy said as she ran into the other room.
Buffy got dressed, kissed Angel and ran out the door.

"Spike?" a tiny voice said.
"Yes kitten?" replied Spike.
"I want a pet."
"Angel?" asked Spike?
"No...a pet like a doggy or something.
"Dru, it's just gonna end up dead like your pet bird!" Spike said.
Drusilla, Spike's love, bent her head down, looked up with her puppy eyes and whimpered.
"Dru, Dru, my Dru. If you really want a mutt, I'll get you one, ok?"
"Promise? For your kitten?" asked Drusilla. "Yes."
Spike and Drusilla wrapped their arms around each other and shared a kiss.

Buffy silently stepped into the library trying to avoid the third degree from Giles as to where she was last night when she was supposed to be out slaying. She glanced at Xander he was sound asleep with his head resting on the large oak table. A stack of books surrounded him. It must have been a long night. Willow was busy at the computer hacking into some type of program and Giles was nowhere to be seen. Buffy let out a sigh of relief. she had been expecting to get yelled at by Giles.

Buffy began to walk towards Willow, the shy redhead shifted in her chair to greet the approaching slayer. She looked word out and her normally neat hair was disheveled. "Long night Will?" Buffy suppressed a laugh. Last night had been very relaxing for her. Willow's eyes lit up as she too remembered that Buffy had spent the night at Angel's.
"Yeah Giles made us stay here all night but speaking of night how did you and Angel have fun? Was there a lot of you know, well...kissing and stuff?" Willow was anxious to hear the details.
"You know Angel, well actually you don't 'cause he's kind of cryptic and mysterious but yeah there was kissing but we also talked a little. It was so amazing to wake up in his arms this morning, it just felt right if ya know what I mean." Buffy watched as the hacker's eyes shifted to Xander. He suddenly sat bolt upright knocking over a stack of library books in the process. Xander leapt out of his chair "You spent the night with un-dead boy??? Buffy you two didn't...I don't like him, he's a vamp. Isn't it your job to stake him? Xander had begun to whine but his voice had a jelous tone to it.
"Relax Xander. Take a pill!" Buffy said laughing. "We just talked and stuff..." her voice trailed off as she spotted Giles coming down the main stairwell with a rather large book. She looked at her fellow Slayeretts. " I can tell that he's gonna spoil my good mood with some kink of ickey prophecy." complained the slayer. She looked to Giles. "Okay hit me Giles what kind of un-dead creep do I have to battle now?"
"Buffy I'm afraid it's not that simple I've uncovered a fairly serious prophecy regarding you and Angel." His shoulders where slumped and his voice was uneven. She saw the fear in his eyes. Xander began to mutter under his breath "Sure she spends the night with a vamp and now there's a prophecy. My day is turning out great. That's life on the Hellmouth." Xander glanced up to see the Buffy, Willow and Giles all glaring at him. He immediately shut his mouth.
"Giles what's the prophecy and can it be stopped?"

"Spike when am I going to to get my puppy. I'm going to name it Cupcake. It will be good enough to eat and it will sing the sweetest songs for us."
Drusilla wandered around the dingy warehouse in a daze muttering incoherently to Spike.
"Don't worry luv. I'll get you your puppy tonight and then we'll take care of that pesky slayer, her watcher and Angelus."
"Yesssss. Spike it's growing dark and the slayer won't see thorough the dark. Angel will be lost too but he will not see past through the light. She'll be alone and scared. Kill her for me Spike, kill her for Princess."

"So G-man...what is it?" asked Xander curiously. "Don't keep us in suspense here!"

"Yeah Giles, we're not getting any younger." added Buffy. Silence filled the dusty library.

"Well, um, I'm not sure exactly. But I will know every single detail after a few days of research."

"Can I help Giles? I can surf the net and hack into all sorts of neat things!" Giles nodded approvingly. "Oh goodie!" Willow exclaimed estactically as she turned to face her friends. They greeted her with somewhat disgusted faces. Buffy and Xander could never understand how their friend, Willow could enjoy doing work.

"Anyways, I better get to class, before Snyder kicks my toosh." Buffy said laughingly. "I seriously cannot handle another lecture from him and I seriously cannot be expelled 'cause then Mom would kick my toosh instead." Buffy laughed as she grabbed her bag and books and went out the doors.

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"I will, don't you fret, Pet. Now what's with this thing about her being alone and scared?" Spike said as he led Drusilla to their bed.

"Spike?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you love me?" asked Drusilla innocently.

"What kind of a question is that Baby? Of course I love you and always will." replied Spike honestly.

"Well, this dark thingy that's coming. It's a she......." Drusilla's voice started to fade.

"What else do you see?"

"She has great power, Spike. Even greater than the Annointed One, I think. She has come to take over the world, like we planned. She can see what I can't and can do far more than I. She will cause all of the Slayer's loneliness and pain. She will "kill" Angel's soul." Drusilla continued hesitantly, "and...she will...take you away from me...She lives to hurt all." Drusilla finished with a whimper.

Spike wrapped his arms around his love, embraced in another long kiss and shared a moment in bed together.

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**Later that night**

A dark figure stepped out of a small cab. Slowly, she read the sign "Welcome to Sunnydale. Population 50 000."

"Not for long." She smiled. "I think I'm gonna like this town." The girl muttered under her breath.

"Um, Miss. You owe me $45 for the cab fare. LA to Sunnydale. Counted by the hour."

"Oh yes. How could I have let that slip my mind." She turned to face him. Her pale skin seemed to glow in the moonlight. The cab driver held out his hand in anticipation of the money he would receive. His eyes traveled up her body. She was a beautiful woman. She knew that all to well.

Reaching into her purse she took out a bill. "Here you are." She said sweetly. Stepping into the cab she neared the man. She brushed thick black hair behind her slender shoulder. In the moonlight it shone like a midnight waterfall.

"I appreciate this Miss." He said looking up. He was captivated by what he saw. Her pale blue eyes seemed to glow with a red fire. He flinched, suddenly uncomfortable. This woman was giving him the creeps. Her pupils dilated and he felt as if he were falling into twin, bottomless black wells.

"What are you?" He was visibly shaken.

"Your worst nightmare." With those final words she moved towards his neck. She caressed a large vain almost lovingly. Unexpectedly, she buried her nail deep into the flesh and moved her mouth to the open cut. Blood flowed like wine. His arms flailed wildly and he let out a strangled scream before his world faded into darkness.

Letting go of the limp body she turned to face him. "By the way my name is Kali or perhaps you know me as Kali Ma. The Dark Mother. Keeper of the dead and lost souls. Destroyer of worlds. Now your soul's mine." She greedily licked the remaining blood off her full lips and stepped, once more into the darkness. "Thanks for the lift." She said before disappearing into the night.

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Angel stirred in his apartment. He had been sensing odd things all day. He didn't like it. He thought of Buffy. She would have said he was having a wiggins. A wiggins, he mused, was usually never a good thing on the Hellmouth. He was interrupted from his reverie by the repetitive knocking at his door. Slowly he got up from the large chair he had been sitting in and crossed the small room.

"Who's there?" He asked, pulling open the door.

"Angel. Hi." Buffy said stepping into the apartment. She had an amused expression on her face. "What ever happened to 'Sure Buffy, I'll be at the Bronze tonight?' She asked sweetly.

"Sorry, I was... distracted. Something weird is going down. I don't like it."

"Yeah, Giles found some type of prophecy in one of his old musty books. I don't know which one 'cause he has so many. God, he desperately needs to get a life but that's not the point. Anyway the prophecy was about you and me. But hey, no worries."

Angels brow furrowed in concern. "You aren't the least bit concerned about the prophecy?" He was skeptical.

She smiled. "Hey I escaped death, stopped the master from rising. 'Sides what's worrying gonna accomplish when we could be doing much more... fun things."

"What did you have in mind?" A smile spread across his face.

"How 'bout this." She said. Moving in she kissed him.

"This is good." He said breaking away from their embrace to speak, then kissing her once more.

"Mom's out of town again so you know what that means..."

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Willow sat in her room at the computer. She lethargically stretched. It was late. Reaching for her coke she took a large sip and yawning she began to type. She had been searching for details on the prophecy Giles had uncovered all night.

Ancient writing suddenly appeared on the screen casting an eerie light over her bedroom. Quickly she typed in a code. English appeared beside the ancient scripture.

Reading the first line her breath caught in her throat. "Oh no. Not again." Quickly she hit print. She had to show this to Giles. Right away.

After hitting print, Willow raced quietly around her room in search for coat and shoes. She quickly formed a "pillow-body" underneath her blanket decreasing the risk of getting caught. Once it was all printed, she grabbed the printed document and fled out the door. Willow ran and ran down the street, her mind blurred by fear, frustration and who knows what else. Trying to get to Giles as fast as her legs could carry her, she hadn't notice that she had walked in front of a moving car. The car accidentily slammed into her forcing her to slip into unconscienceness.

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"Oh Drusilla dear....." a voice cried out.

The voice that had just hollered woke Spike up but not Drusilla. Spike slowly crept down the stairs and prepared himself for a fight, just in case if there were to be one. "Who's there?" he called.

Kali walked into the light. "hello"

Spike stood there surprised and shocked for Kali resembled Drusilla but a stronger version and looked a hell of a whole lot like Dru except for the eyes. "Dru's got not family so who the bloody hell are you???"

Kali walked around Spike several times, admiring him at every angle. "Didn't dear Dru tell you? hmmmm?"

"Tell me what?! Just tell me, I've got not time for stupid little children games!!" Spike spoke impatiently.

"The question is really ... who are you?" a smile crept on to Kali's face.

"Spike's the name, pain's the game if you don't tell me who you are."

"I'm very disapointed in Drusilla at this very moment. I thought she would have told you her stories about us. I guess she never took our friendship seriously..." Kali sighed sarcastically. "I'm Kali Ma, but you can call me Kali."

"YOU. You're the keeper of the dead and lost souls?!?!?!" Spike broke out laughing.

"What's wrong with that?!?!?!"

"Oh.... nothing ... you don't look like the keeper type is all..." Spike snickered and grinned.

"We'll see about that...and don't tell Dru that I stopped by.. not yet at least..I want to surprise her....."

"Oh do you???" Spike said suspiciously.

"I'll see ya around..... William" With that..Kali disappeared into the shadows.

Spike thought to himself :::William??? How on earth did she know my name??::: Spike just shrugged it off and crawled back into bed with Dru.

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