Spike looked up in surprise when the door to his crypt flew open. He
grabbed the crossbow off of the table and stood in a defensive stance.
"Who's there?" he called carefully aiming at the door. But then he heard the familiar sniffling and lowered the weapon. "Nibblet? Is that you?" Dawn flounced into the room and collapsed into Spike's armchair in tears.
"What's wrong pet?" he said, walking over and stroking her hair awkwardly. "Oh Spike, I just have to tell someone. I just can't take it anymore!" she managed to choke out before a fresh wave of tears took over. Spike picked her up and sat down in her place putting her in his lap. "Its alright nibblet, what is it? You can tell me." Dawn looked up from his shoulder and took a deep breath. "I've.. I've been.." "What for god's sake, it cant be that bad!" Spike was starting to get impatient. "I've been stealing things!!!!! From the Magic Box and everywhere else in town!" she wailed. 'That's it?!' Spike thought to himself 'That's what you're bawling you eyes out over on my shirt?' But he said " Well alright pet.uh.. what do you want me to do about it?" Dawn didn't answer. She just started crying all over his shirt again. "Shh. It's alright pet. We'll sort it all out. Shh." He soothed rocking back and forth with her. Finally her sobs subsided into soft hiccups. "What do I do Spike?" 'Keep the stuff' He thought to himself, but knowing Buffy would slaughter him later said "Well I think you know. You have to tell Buffy, then you have to return the stuff you nicked" She nodded and sighed shakily. "Will you come with me to tell her?" Dawn turned her huge puppy eyes on him. "Yeah alright. Tomorrow after the little birthday bash you and I will tell big sis."
'God she's gonna kill me' he thought to himself. "Thanks Spike, thanks so much" she said hugging him on last time before getting up off his lap and heading towards the door. "Wait a sec nibblet, you cant walk home all by yourself. I'll walk you." "Yeah Spike because your soooo bad" she said rolling her eyes. "I am bad!! Say it!" he argued "Sure Spike."
"Who's there?" he called carefully aiming at the door. But then he heard the familiar sniffling and lowered the weapon. "Nibblet? Is that you?" Dawn flounced into the room and collapsed into Spike's armchair in tears.
"What's wrong pet?" he said, walking over and stroking her hair awkwardly. "Oh Spike, I just have to tell someone. I just can't take it anymore!" she managed to choke out before a fresh wave of tears took over. Spike picked her up and sat down in her place putting her in his lap. "Its alright nibblet, what is it? You can tell me." Dawn looked up from his shoulder and took a deep breath. "I've.. I've been.." "What for god's sake, it cant be that bad!" Spike was starting to get impatient. "I've been stealing things!!!!! From the Magic Box and everywhere else in town!" she wailed. 'That's it?!' Spike thought to himself 'That's what you're bawling you eyes out over on my shirt?' But he said " Well alright pet.uh.. what do you want me to do about it?" Dawn didn't answer. She just started crying all over his shirt again. "Shh. It's alright pet. We'll sort it all out. Shh." He soothed rocking back and forth with her. Finally her sobs subsided into soft hiccups. "What do I do Spike?" 'Keep the stuff' He thought to himself, but knowing Buffy would slaughter him later said "Well I think you know. You have to tell Buffy, then you have to return the stuff you nicked" She nodded and sighed shakily. "Will you come with me to tell her?" Dawn turned her huge puppy eyes on him. "Yeah alright. Tomorrow after the little birthday bash you and I will tell big sis."
'God she's gonna kill me' he thought to himself. "Thanks Spike, thanks so much" she said hugging him on last time before getting up off his lap and heading towards the door. "Wait a sec nibblet, you cant walk home all by yourself. I'll walk you." "Yeah Spike because your soooo bad" she said rolling her eyes. "I am bad!! Say it!" he argued "Sure Spike."