Giles and Buffy got up off the floor. As they did, the young girl lifted her white dress up a few inches so that she could walk, and stepped out of the circle.
“You’re late,” the young girl said speaking with an English accent and walking up to Giles.
“I do apologize. We didn’t know.” Giles told the girl.
“It’s okay. I know. I have been keeping eye on you, and him.” As she said the words “and him” her eyes drifted to the stairs.
“So, you’re Spike’s sister.” Xander trailed off stepping in between Giles and the young girl he was talking to.
“I am. Emmy.” She said holding out her hand to him in greeting.
Thinking back, Xander thought of what to do next. He took her hand in his and said, “Xander,” and he kissed the back of her hand.
From his side, Xander heard Anya sigh loudly and he practically felt her eyes roll.
“I’m Buffy,” Buffy said interjecting before a cat fight even began to brake out. “And this as you know is Giles. My sister Dawn, that’s Anya, and Willow.” Buffy pointed to each person as she said each name.
Emmy looked at each of them and said, “It’s a pleasure to meet you all.”
“The pleasure is ours,” Giles said.
Silence filled the room for a few moments. Dawn was the first to speak.
“I like you’re dress,” she said. Emmy’s dress covered her from shoulder to feet. She could not walk without tripping unless she lifted up the dress. There were white, diamond like beads that wrapped around the stomach area. The sleeves were long and shear. The dress covered her very nicely, and went well with her long, brown wavy hair and diamond blue eyes.
“Thank you, Dawn.” Emmy smiled at her. When she smiled, Dawn could swear that she saw Spike’s smile there. Dawn smiled back at her becoming very shy at the moment.
“Um… Emmy?” Buffy started. Emmy looked at her. “I think the sooner that we save Spike, the better it will be.”
“I believe that you are right Buffy Summers. Could you take me to him?”
Buffy lead Emmy up the stairs to her room leaving the rest of the group behind. As they entered the room Emmy paused just outside looking around with an awed look on her face.
“Is something wrong?” Buffy asked.
Emmy came out of her daze and replied, “No. Nothing’s wrong. It’s just that…”she paused a moment. “Things have changed so much.” A worried look took over her features for a slight second then disappeared. She walked over to the side of Buffy’s bed that Spike was sleeping in and looked down at him.
“He’s very sick.” Buffy said looking down at Spike from the other side of the bed.
“And only I can cure him.” Emmy sat down on the bed next to Spike.
“That’s what I’ve been told.” Buffy touched Spike’s cheek, then looked Emmy in the eye almost pleading with her to help him.
Emmy nodded her head, bent over Spike’s body and gave him a gentle kiss on his lips. The kiss was a little more then a peak, but less then a real kiss. Buffy guessed that it would probably be a little weird if it were anything more then it was.
Emmy then leaned back and looked at him for a moment, then turned to Buffy and said, “He’s going to be alright now.”
Buffy looked at Emmy then touched Spike’s cheek. It was getting cooler and that made Buffy very happy. She smiled at Emmy and said, “Thank you.”
“I’m his sister,” Emmy said, getting up off the bed. “It part of the job, I think.” Emmy smiled at Buffy and left the room to go back down stairs.
A few minutes after Emmy had left the room, Spike started to stir out of sleep. As soon as he was able too, Spike said, “Buffy…” His voice sounded dry and horse.
“Yeah, I’m here.” She said taking his hand in hers.
“How long was I asleep?”
“A while.”
“I had the strangest dream. I saw my sister and she told me to hold on as hard as I could, that she would be here to help me. Strange. Must have been the talk we had.”
“Must have,” Buffy said, “Her, how you feeling now?”
Spike thought a moment. “Better. Much, much better actually. I don’t think I’m sick anymore.”
“Good.” Buffy grinned at him.
“What did you do?” Spike asked.
“Oh, you know.” Buffy answered avoiding answering him.
Spike just smiled up at her. He was just happy to see her smile once more.
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