A/N: This is only my second BTVS fic. It's DawnxAndrew... that's all I can tell you. Please review. (BTW, this is set in the second season.) Really short, sweet, & fluffy!

Disclaimer: I don't own BTVS.

The Name Of The Game by Laura Amanda McConnell

Sixteen-year-old Dawn Summers sighed. Everyone was going on some "important" trip that she wasn't "important" enough to go on. And they were leaving her with Andrew.

She stood around the kitchen drinking some coke & feeling sorry for herself when Andrew randomly said, "Do you want to play Uno?" because he also felt sorry for himself.

Dawn normally never agreed but said, "Sure." because something about the pathetic look on Andrew's face made her heart melt. Wait... what?

Andrew delt the cards & Dawn sighed again.

"Did you get a bad hand?" Andrew asked.

Dawn didn't answer. She'd been in a bad mood ever since the whole 'thought I was a slayer but then found out I wasn't' deal.

"Are you alright?" Andrew tried again.

Dawn still didn't answer.

"Do you have any yellow cards?" Andrew tried desperately, "Or a three. That would work to."

Dawn laid down a blue three.

Andrew then laid down a green three.

Dawn laid down a red three.

And so they played with Andrew making comments & Dawn saying nothing.

When the game was over Andrew said, "You won." & smiled at her but noticed a few tears running down her cheeks.

He set down the cards & scooted a little bit closer to her & nervously put his arm around her.

"I... sorry?" he half-asked, half-said.

Dawn looked up & they both realized how close their faces were.

Dawn tilted her head slightly & their lips met in a passionate kiss.

Andrew parted Dawn's lips with his tongue but then... the door flew open & startled the two so they jumped apart.

"F-false alarm." Andrew said, shutting the door, "I guess they didn't close it good."

"I..." Dawn said, wiping her eyes, "What did we just do!"

"I... think that we kissed." Andrew said.

"No, really?" Dawn said sarcastically, "I thought you were trying to eat my tonsils!"

"Fine! Be like that." Andrew said, waving his arms around, but when he went to sit back down on the couch, he accidentally touched her leg & she kissed him again.

When she pulled away she said, "My sister will slam you into a brick wall if she ever finds out abo ut this."

Andrew looked slightly fearful & Dawn wrapped her arms around him.

"But she's not here right now so..." Dawn kissed Andrew again.

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A few hours later Dawn was sitting in Andrews lap with their arms wrapped around each other when they heard the door open. They sprug apart as fast as they could & sat down on the couch & pulled a blanket up over their legs.

Buffy, who was holding hands with Spike, walked in & saw Andrew & Dawn looking a little bit too 'we-haven't-been-doing-a-single-thing-the-whole-time-you-were-gone-just-sitting-here-staring-at-the-wall'-ish. I mean... since when did-

"Since when do Dawn & Andrew...?" Spike finished her thought for her.

The rest of the gang came in after them.

"Hi." Andrew said randomly, "I made cookies."

Buffy raised one eyebrow & sat down on Spike's lap on a chair.

As she was explaining what they should do about The First to the potentials & the rest of the gang, Dawn just sat with Andrew, smiling secretly.

But no one knew that Dawn & and Andrew had wrapped their legs around each other's under the blankets & were holding hands under a pillow.

A/N: And there is the ending! Pretty cute, no? Review please? Pretty please?