Title: Coming Back
Author: RedWitch
Rated: PG-13
Pairing: Spike/Dawn
Summary: Post S5. Dawn needs to get away. Spike's the one who can help her. What will bring them back? S/D romance.
Disclaimer: These belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, UPN, and whoever else.
Feedback: PLEASE!
Email: red_witch56@hotmail.com
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Coming Back
Prologue
"Dawn listen to me. Listen, I love you. I will always love you. This is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles I, tell Giles I finally figured it out and I'm ok. Give my love to my friends. You have to take car of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live, for me."
Dawn watched her sister run and jump into the portal.
*
"Dawn?"
Dawn didn't respond to Spike. She didn't want to be Dawn. What happened to Lil' Bit, Ducks, and Kitten? Like the way it was before Buffy died. Only now nothing was the same. Buffy was gone and nothing was the same. Even Spike was different.
"Dawn?"
She turned to look, "Yea?"
"You sure 'bout this? If we do this it's over. No more turnin' back."
"I know."
Dawn picked up her suit case. It held the few items she wanted. A picture of Buffy and the gang, one of her mother, plus some clothes. She put down the note that she would leave for Willow and Tara.
Dear Will and Tara,
Thanks for everything. I just can't stay. I'll call you when I find a phone. It's not your fault. I love you all. Tell them good bye. And don't worry, Spike would never ever hurt me.
Good bye.
Love, Dawn.
"You don't have to go, it was only a joke. I didn't mean we should just pick up and leave Dawn."
"I know, but it isn't anymore." Dawn began to cry, "It hurts. Just being here, just breathing. Know that I'm not supposed to here. I look around and know what Buffy is missing. And it hurts."
"Ok, if this is what you want."
"Yes, yes it is." Dawn left the house quietly.
It was 3 am. It was the only time her and Spike could get away. When everyone was sleeping and Spike could be out side.
"First stop LA. We spend the day, and then we get your new id." Spike told her as they got into the car.
Dawn nodded.
"Go to sleep. You look tired."
"Spike?"
"Yea."
"Thanks, for coming with me."
Spike looked over to the girl with her head on his shoulder, "Anything for you, Nibblet."
"Promise never to leave?"
"Promise."
Dawn smiled, but didn't believe it. Everyone left her. Her Dad, her Mom, and Buffy. She couldn't take her pain of losing someone else. That's why she had to leave, Willow, Tara, Xander, Giles or even Anya would have died or left. She had to get away.
Chapter 1
"Lizzy?"
Dawn was now turned around to find a guy from her History class. He was.David! Yea David, he was cute and smart. Every girl wanted to be with him. And now he was talking to her!
"Hey. David. What's up?"
"Nothing I was just having trouble with this one assignment. I was wondering if you could help me."
Dawn smiled, "Sure. When?"
"I don't know, are you free after school?"
Dawn thought about her promise to hang out with Spike today, but this was David., "I'm sorry, not right after school, but tonight around 6 is good." Six would give her enough time to catch a movie and still hang with David.
"Sure. Do you live on campus?"
"No," Dawn dug in her back pack from a pen and paper. She quickly jotted down her address and gave it to him, "I live here. You can come by at 6."
"Ok, bye."
Dawn felt all warm and fuzzy. She had gotten a study date with David! She quickly walked home. She and Spike where living in an apartment in New York. They had moved so many times trying to get away from all the people looking for them. It had been 5 years. Dawn still called every year from a pay phone. She always told them she was alright and not to try to find her.
Right now Dawn was under the name Elizabeth Randall. She used Buffy's name and Spike's last. 'Elizabeth' was now born in San Francisco, and she was Spike's cousin, or it was now William. She still called him Spike, but everyone else she knew called him Will.
"Spike!"
"Sleeping."
"No you're not. Come on. Movie. Now. And by the way David is coming over." Dawn said from out side his bedroom door.
"What?!" She hear Spike jump to the door. "Who is he?"
Dawn knew the last bit would get him up. "He's a nice guy who wants to study with me. We'll stay here and you can make sure nothing happens to me. Besides, what are you going to do? Growl him to death?"
"Fine, but I'm going to grill him so much that he-"
"Spike!"
"Fine, but can't I just-
"SPIKE!"
"Fine," Spike huffed as he sat down to watch the movie the girl had picked.
That night when David came Dawn had spent a good half hour before getting ready. Spike thought it was really silly, Dawn was a nice girl. If the guy didn't like her for that then good. Spike shook his head. No, Dawn thought this boy was nice. Damn it was going to be hard to not kill this David guy.
David came into the apartment. "Nice place."
Dawn blushed, "Thanks." She looked over to Spike, "David, this is my cousin Sp- William. Will this is David Jack."
Spike nodded and shook the guy's hand. He squeezed it hard, causing his chip to go off a little. When he let go David held his hand in pain.
Spike sighed and went to his room. He thought it best for him to leave the room. He didn't want to watch Dawn flirt with so college guy who thought he was all that.
Dawn smiled unsure about what David thought of her.
"So you want to crack the books open, Lizzy?" David asked.
Dawn suddenly became less tense and sat down at the table. "Sure thing."
Spike spent the whole night listening to David's tries to woo Dawn. Unfortunately they were working. He could hear Dawn giggle with his vampire hearing. He heard Dawn's heart speed up every time he gave her a complement.
"Do you think you could go out with me tomorrow night?" Spike heard David asked.
Spike almost lost himself. He was about to run out their and tell the little boy to keep his hands off Dawn. But he stopped when he heard Dawn say yes. Spike growled and sank back down on his bed. She had said yes.
The next day Dawn and Spike were still arguing whether or not Dawn would go on the date. "Spike it's only a date! David is nice and hansom. Please! You met him."
"No. Men are evil."
"You're a man!"
"Exactly, I'm a man, and a very evil one at that."
"No!" Dawn pouted. "I'm 19! You can't control my life forever. I want to date David. He's been nothing but polite and charming. Stay out of this. I should have never told you!"
"Bit."
"No! I'm not a child. You can't keep me locked up!"
"Fine! Go on the date!" Spike growled and walked out of the apartment.
He would never tell Dawn this, but he wanted her for himself. Only that could never happen. He knew Dawn saw him in a big brother way. She'd probably laugh at him if he told her that he loved her more than anything or she would become disgusted like Buffy had. Besides she was the Slayer's little sister. It just could never be.
Author: RedWitch
Rated: PG-13
Pairing: Spike/Dawn
Summary: Post S5. Dawn needs to get away. Spike's the one who can help her. What will bring them back? S/D romance.
Disclaimer: These belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, UPN, and whoever else.
Feedback: PLEASE!
Email: red_witch56@hotmail.com
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Coming Back
Prologue
"Dawn listen to me. Listen, I love you. I will always love you. This is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles I, tell Giles I finally figured it out and I'm ok. Give my love to my friends. You have to take car of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live, for me."
Dawn watched her sister run and jump into the portal.
*
"Dawn?"
Dawn didn't respond to Spike. She didn't want to be Dawn. What happened to Lil' Bit, Ducks, and Kitten? Like the way it was before Buffy died. Only now nothing was the same. Buffy was gone and nothing was the same. Even Spike was different.
"Dawn?"
She turned to look, "Yea?"
"You sure 'bout this? If we do this it's over. No more turnin' back."
"I know."
Dawn picked up her suit case. It held the few items she wanted. A picture of Buffy and the gang, one of her mother, plus some clothes. She put down the note that she would leave for Willow and Tara.
Dear Will and Tara,
Thanks for everything. I just can't stay. I'll call you when I find a phone. It's not your fault. I love you all. Tell them good bye. And don't worry, Spike would never ever hurt me.
Good bye.
Love, Dawn.
"You don't have to go, it was only a joke. I didn't mean we should just pick up and leave Dawn."
"I know, but it isn't anymore." Dawn began to cry, "It hurts. Just being here, just breathing. Know that I'm not supposed to here. I look around and know what Buffy is missing. And it hurts."
"Ok, if this is what you want."
"Yes, yes it is." Dawn left the house quietly.
It was 3 am. It was the only time her and Spike could get away. When everyone was sleeping and Spike could be out side.
"First stop LA. We spend the day, and then we get your new id." Spike told her as they got into the car.
Dawn nodded.
"Go to sleep. You look tired."
"Spike?"
"Yea."
"Thanks, for coming with me."
Spike looked over to the girl with her head on his shoulder, "Anything for you, Nibblet."
"Promise never to leave?"
"Promise."
Dawn smiled, but didn't believe it. Everyone left her. Her Dad, her Mom, and Buffy. She couldn't take her pain of losing someone else. That's why she had to leave, Willow, Tara, Xander, Giles or even Anya would have died or left. She had to get away.
Chapter 1
"Lizzy?"
Dawn was now turned around to find a guy from her History class. He was.David! Yea David, he was cute and smart. Every girl wanted to be with him. And now he was talking to her!
"Hey. David. What's up?"
"Nothing I was just having trouble with this one assignment. I was wondering if you could help me."
Dawn smiled, "Sure. When?"
"I don't know, are you free after school?"
Dawn thought about her promise to hang out with Spike today, but this was David., "I'm sorry, not right after school, but tonight around 6 is good." Six would give her enough time to catch a movie and still hang with David.
"Sure. Do you live on campus?"
"No," Dawn dug in her back pack from a pen and paper. She quickly jotted down her address and gave it to him, "I live here. You can come by at 6."
"Ok, bye."
Dawn felt all warm and fuzzy. She had gotten a study date with David! She quickly walked home. She and Spike where living in an apartment in New York. They had moved so many times trying to get away from all the people looking for them. It had been 5 years. Dawn still called every year from a pay phone. She always told them she was alright and not to try to find her.
Right now Dawn was under the name Elizabeth Randall. She used Buffy's name and Spike's last. 'Elizabeth' was now born in San Francisco, and she was Spike's cousin, or it was now William. She still called him Spike, but everyone else she knew called him Will.
"Spike!"
"Sleeping."
"No you're not. Come on. Movie. Now. And by the way David is coming over." Dawn said from out side his bedroom door.
"What?!" She hear Spike jump to the door. "Who is he?"
Dawn knew the last bit would get him up. "He's a nice guy who wants to study with me. We'll stay here and you can make sure nothing happens to me. Besides, what are you going to do? Growl him to death?"
"Fine, but I'm going to grill him so much that he-"
"Spike!"
"Fine, but can't I just-
"SPIKE!"
"Fine," Spike huffed as he sat down to watch the movie the girl had picked.
That night when David came Dawn had spent a good half hour before getting ready. Spike thought it was really silly, Dawn was a nice girl. If the guy didn't like her for that then good. Spike shook his head. No, Dawn thought this boy was nice. Damn it was going to be hard to not kill this David guy.
David came into the apartment. "Nice place."
Dawn blushed, "Thanks." She looked over to Spike, "David, this is my cousin Sp- William. Will this is David Jack."
Spike nodded and shook the guy's hand. He squeezed it hard, causing his chip to go off a little. When he let go David held his hand in pain.
Spike sighed and went to his room. He thought it best for him to leave the room. He didn't want to watch Dawn flirt with so college guy who thought he was all that.
Dawn smiled unsure about what David thought of her.
"So you want to crack the books open, Lizzy?" David asked.
Dawn suddenly became less tense and sat down at the table. "Sure thing."
Spike spent the whole night listening to David's tries to woo Dawn. Unfortunately they were working. He could hear Dawn giggle with his vampire hearing. He heard Dawn's heart speed up every time he gave her a complement.
"Do you think you could go out with me tomorrow night?" Spike heard David asked.
Spike almost lost himself. He was about to run out their and tell the little boy to keep his hands off Dawn. But he stopped when he heard Dawn say yes. Spike growled and sank back down on his bed. She had said yes.
The next day Dawn and Spike were still arguing whether or not Dawn would go on the date. "Spike it's only a date! David is nice and hansom. Please! You met him."
"No. Men are evil."
"You're a man!"
"Exactly, I'm a man, and a very evil one at that."
"No!" Dawn pouted. "I'm 19! You can't control my life forever. I want to date David. He's been nothing but polite and charming. Stay out of this. I should have never told you!"
"Bit."
"No! I'm not a child. You can't keep me locked up!"
"Fine! Go on the date!" Spike growled and walked out of the apartment.
He would never tell Dawn this, but he wanted her for himself. Only that could never happen. He knew Dawn saw him in a big brother way. She'd probably laugh at him if he told her that he loved her more than anything or she would become disgusted like Buffy had. Besides she was the Slayer's little sister. It just could never be.