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Too good for hell, but not welcome in heaven unless he renounces his demon, the Powers That Be don't have a place for Spike after everyone dies at the end of 'Not Fade Away.' So they create a realm for him and others like him. Only... it's actually just him alone.
Meanwhile, Buffy quits slaying after she gets word of what happened in Los Angeles and embraces the normal life. Dawn does just the opposite and starts to explore her dormant Key powers. She plays it safe, astrally projecting just her spirit into other dimensions while she learns. As she grows stronger, she guides herself easily to what she wants to see or experience, like a world with beautiful gardens or diamonds raining from alien skies.
One day she sends her spirit out in search of love... and finds Spike alone in his realm, where time moves at a different pace. The two recapture their friendship, and Dawn sends her spirit to visit his regularly. She doesn't think her sister really cared about Spike, so she never bothers telling her. Then Buffy learns what Dawn has been doing -- and who she's been seeing.