Title: If things were perfect

Summary: After the end of the 6th season, Buffy's still depressed and Dawn can't take it any longer

Disclaimer: Joss Whedon owns everything yada, yada, yada don't sue me! And all the titles are taken from Moby songs off his Play album. So Moby and Co. don't sue me!

Rating: I guess Pg-13 to R there are some four letter words (although I doubt anyone pays attention to this!)

Author Notes: These are My Favorite Things!

AN 1: Buffy still depressed ALTOUGH NOT SLEEPING WITH SPIKE

AN 2: Everyone else in the Scooby gang is happy (i.e. willow has magic under control and Xander and Anya are married)

Feedback: Pretty Please! With Spike on top! So be nice! Have any ideas on what you want to happen next e-mail them to me at pixie_of_dollywood@hotmail.com

Part I: Why does my heart feel so bad?

"I….. I can't take this anymore." Despair rippled through her voice.

Spike turned around, it was Dawn. Her dress was soaked; her hair disheveled, and black eyeliner tears rolled down her checks. He caught her as she crushed against his chest in a sob.

"Take me away, Take me away from here." She gave a raspy yell

"Bollocks Dawn, what happened?' He laid both of them on his bed

"Aside from everything?" She gave a weak laugh "Do you know what today is?" He nodded "This morning I walked down those stairs and nobody was there! All that was left was a note from Buffy saying that she had a surprise at the Bronze and I should come! And I thought she doing the same thing we did for here 15th birthday, mom, dad, and I pretended we didn't remember her birthday and then throw her this HUGE surprise party! So I came to the Bronze and you know what the big surprise was? She got a fucking job there!" Dawn curled herself into a ball and cried into her hands.

"They forgot your birthday luv!" Spike realized "Impossible! Buffy, maybe she's still not all right in the head. Red?" Dawn shook her head violently "Pansy Boy?" Dawn still shook her head. "God I'm so sorry Dawn."

Spike picked up her wilted body and held her till her tears subsided. Dawn abruptly stood up.

"Spike, take me away, anywhere, I need to be away from all this hate and death!" her desperate fleas were heard in whispers

He had to help her; he had never seen her like this before. And at that moment he had made up his mind.

"Sweet lil bit, we better get going if were going to leave before sunrise!"