Title: Birthday Surprise
Author: Key
Summary: Why Buffy asked Dawn "It's not going to explode is it?" in "Blood Ties".
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy or any of it's characters. They belong to Joss and Co.
Feedback: Sure, knock yourself out. :)
Los Angeles, January 19th, 1996
Buffy had just come home from school. She knew her father was at work and most likely so was her mom, so she figured that she was alone.
"Happy Birthday, Buffy!" Joyce, Hank and Dawn shouted.
Buffy instantly turned and saw her family sitting on the couch.
"Ooh, Prezzies!" she exclaimed as she looked at her gifts laying on the coffee table.
"Prezzies?" Hank questioned. Joyce rolled her eyes.
Buffy walked to a chair and sat down. Dawn quickly stood up, grabbing a small box with a bow on top.
"Here, open this one." She said handing it to her sister.
"Ok, Dawnie." she said as she started to un-rap the present.
Dawn suddenly had a look on her face, unnoticed by the others. Buffy had finished ripping away the paper, she opened the box and-
POP!!!
A small explosion came from the box, and now confetti was coming down like snow. At the bottom of the box was a piece of paper that read "Have a explosively happy birthday!"
Buffy and her parents turned to look at Dawn. Dawn had her innocent face on.
"Dawn!" Buffy yelled as she stood up from the chair.
Dawn already knew where this was headed and took off running, Buffy stood and gave chase. Meanwhile Hank and Joyce, still covered in confetti, looked at each other. Both gave a sigh and fell back into the couch.
"I'm gonna get you, you brat!" Buffy yelled as she chased after her sister.
"Yeah, right!" Dawn called back as she ran into the kitchen.
"Just you wait and see." Buffy ran the other way, meeting Dawn in the dinning room. They bumped into each other, sending them both to the floor.
Buffy recovered before Dawn had a chance to run away. "Gotcha!"
"Let go." Dawn exclaimed as she tried to wriggle out of her sister's grasp.
"Ahh, ahh, ahh." Buffy said "I haven't even introduced you to my friend."
Buffy raised her hand, wiggling the fingers in a tickling motion.
"His name is Mr. Tickles."
"No, no, no, no!" Dawn yelled as Buffy began to tickle her tummy.
"B-Buffy," she said in between giggling "s-stop it!"
Both were rolling around on the floor giggling, and tickling each other, their parents watching from a few feet away.
The End
