A/N—Yeah as I said, I'll be having lots of fics out. Please review, even if its critism, I'd like to know your thoughts. PLEASE R&R! Coz a bunch of ppl read my other stories, but only a few reviewed.
Timeline— this is kinda a weird messed up timeline. IN Angel it's after shells and in Buffy its after Buffy finds out dawn is the key. Everything else is the same except Dawn is present age. Connor visits Angel regularly.
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I remember all the feelings and the day they stopped.
- Our Lady Peace
This was Dawn's second day in the cold, unfeeling Wolfram and Hart room
How could Buffy do this to me? She thought. All she wanted to do was go home.
Buffy had sent her to Wolfram and Hart for protection. With all the resources they had at their disposal, they could protect Dawn a lot better than she ever could.
Everyone had been very nice to Dawn, but she could tell it was fake. She just wanted to go home! She couldn't leave the building though. She had made up her mind. She was going home. Tonight. She already packed all she needed, money, her new diary, and clothes. Her room had a balcony so she figured she could just go down that, she had already made a rope made out of sheets.
She stepped out onto the balcony and looked down.
"looks far, doesn't it?" A voice asked her.
Dawn gasped and looked around, on the neighboring balcony was a brunette boy, maybe a few years older than her. She couldn't really tell, it was too dark.
"I can do it," She told him confidently, "Who are you?"
"Connor, Angel's son," Connor told her.
"I've heard about you,"
"I've heard about you, too,"
"Sorry, I've got to go," Dawn said, tying the rope to the railing.
"I know an easier way down,"
"You do?" Dawn asked, turning to face him.
"Through the front door,"
"Tried it. Everyone's on strict orders not to let me out of the building," Tears escaped from her eyes. Connor leapt over to her balcony, he took her hand and led her to her bed.
"Don't cry," He soothed.
"Why not? First I find out I'm not real, then I get dumped here," Dawn told him then began to cry harder.
"Shh," Connor took Dawn into his arms and let her cry. After she was done she wiped her eyes and laughed nervously.
"Sorry, I usually don't do this to people I don't know,"
"Its ok,"
"So," Dawn said, easing herself out of Connor's embrace, "Were you banished too?"
"No, just here visiting dad,"
"Both my parents are gone. Well, not so much my dad, he just doesn't give a damn. My mom died a couple months ago,"
"Sorry,"
"Thanks. Did you ever get to meet your mom?"
"Sort of,"
"What was she like?"
"An angel,"
"Wow,"
Dawn and Connor talked until the sun came up.
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Therewas a knock at the door, Dawn and Connor were still sleeping so they didn't hear it.
"Dawn?" Came Angel's voice.
The two woke up and looked at each other in horror.
"Yeah?" Dawn asked.
Angel came in to find his son and Dawn in bed, both looking guiltily at him.
"Wha-? Wait, I don't want to know. Connor, come with me,"
Connor's head hung as he followed his father out of the room.
Dawn sat on her bed, tentively waiting Connor's return.
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"What were you thinking!" Angel exploded, " Do I need to remind you that she's the little sister of my ex! Or that she's here to be protected?" Angel looked at Connor, waiting for an answer, "Well?" He asked.
"I was protecting her, she was trying to escape but I talked her out of it. That's all. Really,"
"Really?"
"Really," Connor told him firmly.
"Ok, then go on,"
Connor knew that wasn't all though, he really liked Dawn. Sure, he lusted for her a little, but he really liked talking to her and being with her. He never felt this way before.
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Connor found Dawn in her room, writing.
"How'd it go?" She asked.
Connor shrugged, "Fine,"
After a moment of silence, Connor asked,
You wanna go out?"
"But—"
"I know a back door,"
Dawn smiled, "ok, just let me change," She got her clothes and went into the bathroom. When she came out she was just in a regular t-shirt and jean, Connor thought she looked beautiful.
"Where are we going?" She asked him, snapping him out of his daze.
"It's a surprise," She smiled at him.
He took her hand and led her downstairs. They reached the front door.
"Ok, here's the hard part," He whispered to her then cleared his throat. When they reached the door, a security guard stepped out in front of them.
"I'm sorry, but Ms. Summers isn't supposed to leave the building," He told them.
"Its ok," Connor said cheerily, "Got orders to take Ms. Summers out today for some fresh air,"
The guard studied him.
"You can call dad if you want, but I think he's in a meeting right now. Has a big deal to close,"
The guard cleared his throat and moved aside.
They walked out, Dawn squealed and hugged Connor.
"That was great!" She exclaimed.
Connor blushed.
"Come on," He said and took her hand, he spotted a ice cream vendor and asked, " Do you like ice cream?"
"Love it,"
Connor bought her one and they continued walking.
"I've got a question for you," She told him.
"Yeah?"
"Both of your parents are vampires, but you're human. Right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Oh, its just that Buffy doesn't let me hang out with vampires,"
"Dawn, its daylight,"
"Right," She said embarrassedly.
He took her to a beach, it was beautiful. No one else was there, so it was peaceful, all you could hear was the ocean.
"Is this the surprise?"
"No, but do you want to stay awhile,
"No, let's keep going,"
Connor took her to a carnival.
For once in a long while, Dawn felt happy, safe.
"Let's go on the ferris wheel," She said, dragging him along.
They stopped at the top.
"Its beautiful," She said quietly.
"You should see it at night, there are colored lights everywhere, everyone's laughing, its great,"
They spent the rest of the day riding rides and eating what Dawn called "yummy carnival food".
Finally, it was nighttime.
"Wanna go on the ferris wheel again?" Connor asked her.
"Yeah,"
Connor was right, LA at night was beautiful. Connor and Dawn looked at each other and kissed, both feeling something they had never felt before.
When they got off, they were greeted by a an angry-looking Angel.