Immortality

-Sakura-

I have come to learn many things over the years. Humans will grow old and die. Spike will be no different. My heart could not bear it. Kaze-san has talked to me about this. That doesn’t make it any worse. I love my husband. I know what he is. But still…

I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I winced as I took a step back. It’s been getting worse lately. I don’t know what it is. Doctors can’t help me with this. I just wait until it passes. I took a breath as the pain passed. I looked around the kitchen.

What was I doing again? Oh yeah.

I looked down at the cake on the counter. The roses looked crooked. I never can get them right. It’s not going to matter to Miya. She’s just going to eat it all up. Spike will have a little bit too. I can’t have any. The others will eat up the cake. I chuckled to myself. That cake was going to be gone before the day was over.

I started to frown a little bit.

My mind wandered back to the problem that I was going to have to face with Spike in the future. I can’t tell him how to live. Bounty hunting is dangerous but we always need the money. Yes, I have my job but that money only goes so far. He tells me not to worry about it, but I do anyway. I love him so much. Which is why I came to a decision last night.

I was going to make Spike immortal.

Not right now, though. I have come to learn that it is not an easy thing to pull off. It takes work and plenty of supplies. Plus, it takes so much magic to pull off. I do have an idea of getting what I need, but my powers are a different story. I held up the palm of my right hand. I had my daughter and my powers haven’t been stable ever since. The others haven’t asked about but they can tell. I can see it in their eyes. Well, everyone non-human at least.

I looked down at the cake. It’s almost finished. Just a couple more things. I reached over for the sprinkles and unscrewed the lid. The little rainbow balls landed in the frosting. About my plans. I won’t do it right now. I’m not going to tell Spike about it just yet. That is about part of the deal. The other party has to be willing. What I am asking him is defying the natural order. My and Miya’s existence already does that. I have come to accept that. I don’t know how he’s going to take my plan.

I pulled out a box of silver-blue candles. One. Two. Three. Four. I smiled down at my finished work. Perfect. I closed my eyes and chanted a spell. When I opened my eyes, my fingertips glowed a bright red. I quickly lit up each wick. The candles started to glow on top of the cake. Now it was perfect.

“We’re home!” I heard my love say. I turned and looked up. Great, they finally made it back. I pushed my thoughts about my plans to the back of my mind as I carried the cake out to the living room.