She took a deep breath, following the peroxide vamp into the ancient hotel. It was around nine at night and the two had been driving for two strait hours. Spike turned to face her and used his only free hand to grasp hers. The other held her duffle bag over his shoulder. His own bag was still in the trunk of his Desoto. She tried to smile at him but it only came out as a grimace. He understood though and slowed down his walking pace as they crossed the lobby towards the reception desk, where a pretty young woman was sitting, glasses perched on her nose as she intently read a file. She looked up as she heard Spike drop the bag.
"Spike! I have picture frames in there," The brunette complained, though obviously not upset with the man. He smiled apologetically at the girl before turning back to the woman behind the desk.
"We're here to see Angel," He told her, flashing his famous smirk. Dawn elbowed him in the ribs and turned to the girl.
"Hi, I'm Dawn Summers. We're sorry we didn't call but it was kind of an emergency and we had to get out of Sunnydale," She turned back to Spike. "You don't think he'll be mad at me right? I mean, you weren't but Xander was and I don't think I can handle Angel being mad at me,"
"He won't be mad, love," The vampire assured her, pulling her into a hug. The other girl watched, entraced by the showing of love between the two. Cordelia entered the lobby, stopping short at the sight of one of her boss's enemies and the sister of the slayer embracing in the middle of the lobby.
"Dawn?" The seer asked quietly, and the teenager turned around and sent the former Queen of Sunnydale High a small, almost nonexistent, smile.
"Hi, Cordy," She whispered, and was surprised as the older woman hugged her.
"How are you?" At the question, Cordy noticed the Spike was waving his arms in a clear, don't-ask-that motion. She instantly took it back when Dawn burst into tears and stumbled back into Spike's arms.
"Oh, love," He cooed, stroking her hair softly. "It's okay, 'Bit. No one's going to be mad at you," Spike sent a pointed glance up the stairs, as if trying to mentally tell his sire that he better not upset the youngest and only remaining Summers more than she already was. Said vampire entered the lobby with two men, all three joking around too much to notice their new arrivals.
"Angel," Cordy's voice was demanding and the vampire instantly looked up. His eyes landed on his childe and Dawn.
"Dawn?" His eyes almost bugged out of his head as he charged at them. Throwing Spike off the young girl, the younger vampire was thrown into the wall. His head hit with a crack and Angel and the older black man both charged at Spike. The younger boy, who looked around Dawn's age, ran to her aid.
"Angel, no!" Dawn screamed, running and throwing herself on top of Spike saving him from Angel's impending stake. If not for his reflexes, Dawn would have been impaled through the heart. She was sobbing, hugging Spike tightly. "You said you wouldn't leave me," She cried, pounding on his chest.
"Love," He whispered, holding her against him. " 'Bit," She continued ignoring him. "Dawn," he screamed, sitting strait up and pulling her on his lap. "I'm right here, I didn't go anywhere. I'm right here,"
"Promise?"
"'Till the end of the world," He revowed, and Dawn calmed down slightly. "Now what in the bloody hell were you thinking doing that. You could have hurt the both of you,"
"The both of her?" The black man questioned and the only two people who didn't look confused in the room were Angel and the youngest boy.
"She's pregnant," Angel whispered, though everyone in the room heard it. And everyone stood in shock, staring at Dawn as she burst into tears for about the tenth time since her and her only guardian had entered the hotel.
Authors Note: Any thoughts? Please review. You'll find out more about everyone and Dawn's pregnancy. Including who the father is. It's AU after the Gift and when Connor comes back he comes back without Holtz and learns to trust Angel. They have a father-son relationship now.