Title -The Birthday
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Pairing - Dawn Summers/ Mathew Jefferson (sort of)
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. Coke and the Contour bottle are trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company. Rasputina is a band featured on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Album" (buy it if you can get it) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit.
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The Birthday
It was late night on the 10th of May, 2003 and Dawn was tucked up tight in her bed, fast asleep when Buffy returned from her patrol. Willow and Tara were asleep in each others arms on the couch.
Buffy smiled a small slightly sad smile, she missed that companionship. She began to creep up the stairs when Willow stirred and noticed her.
"Hey." she said in a stage whisper.
"Hey." Buffy replied as she walked quietly into the living room.
"Find anything on patrol?" Willow asked. Tara snuggled closer into her lesbian lover, still fast asleep.
"A few vamps trying to turn the homeless into happy meals." Buffy said with a small smile.
"And they're dust?" Willow said returning her best friend smile.
"You bettcha." Buffy said.
"So you ready for Dawn birthday party tomorrow?" Willow asked as she stroked Tara's hair.
"Yup, Xand's got the Bronze booked, I sent out the invites, you got the food and drinks done?" Buffy asked.
"You bet." Willow said, "This is going to be Dawn's best birthday yet."
"Yea I think that this is one of the few times during the year when she misses mom." Buffy's voice had a hint of sorrow in it.
"Willow?" Tara's mumbled voice brought her attention to the blonde witch.
"Yea hun." Willow said, Buffy could hear the utter love in her voice.
"Gotta get some sleep." Tara said sleepily as she nuzzled into the crook of Willow's arm.
"Yea, she's right." Buffy said getting up and heading towards the stairs, "Night girls."
"Night Buff." Willow called quietly.
It was midmorning and Willow, Tara and Buffy were all in the kitchen, the two witches were cooking breakfast, Tara's patented Odd Shaped Pancakes, and Willow's Special Maple Syrup, while Buffy was reading the paper, when Dawn came bouncing into the room.
"Well aren't you the proverbial cat that swallowed the equally proverbial canary?" Buffy said smiling.
"I'm 16!" Dawn was virtually bouncing as she sat on a stool and helped herself to a pancake, "Why shouldn't I be happy?"
"No reason." Tara said turning away from her cooking.
"You guys are planning a party ain't ya?" Dawn said with a knowing smile.
"No." Willow said a little nervously.
"Yes you are." Dawn said, "Will, you are *not* a good liar."
"She has other strong points." Tara said suggestively.
"You have more strong points than I do." Willow replied equally suggestively.
Buffy and Dawn smiled as the two witches teased each other.
It was about dusk when Buffy led a blindfolded Dawn into the Bronze, where waiting were almost all of Dawn's classmates and other friends as well as several parents and the scooby gang, including Giles who had come over from England just for this.
As Buffy undid the blindfold so Dawn could see, the gathered people all shouted "SURPRISE!"
Dawn smiled, but neglected to look surprised, "Thank you all."
A couple of girls from Dawn's class at school came and whisked her away and into the crowd.
Suddenly music bleared from the stage as the live band, Rasputina, got under way.
"Xander, how on earth did you get Rasputina to play?" Buffy asked the young man as she approached him.
"The lead singer owed me for fixing up her house after a gang broke the windows." Xander answered with a smile.
"Slick." Buffy said returning the smile.
They were almost yelling to be heard over the loud music.
"Giles." Buffy said by way of greeting as she approached her former watcher.
"Buffy." Giles gave her that proud father smile he had been giving her ever since Willow had brought her back from the dead, "How is everything?"
"Great, Dawn's doing good at school and I'm even thinking of taking a few college courses part time." Buffy said.
"That's good." Giles said still giving her that smile.
Dawn was having the best of time, dancing with her friends, talking, laughing and enjoying herself. She found that as long as she had her friends around her she didn't miss her mother quite so much.
"Dawn! You wanna get a drink?" came a voice in her ear.
Dawn spun round and came Rasputina with the boy she had had the biggest crush on for the last few months, Mathew Jefferson.
"Sure." she answered in her best non-eager voice, despite the fact that this was what she had been wanting for months.
Mathew took her hand and led her through the throng of dancers towards the bar.
"What'll ya have?" asked the bartender in the uninterested tone that must have taken many years to perfect.
"Two cokes please." Mathew said. The bartender moved back and pulled two contoured bottles from a small fridge that sat against the wall.
"Thanks." Dawn said flashing a smile at the bartender as he handed her a bottle.
"Shall we try and find a table?" Mathew asked.
"We can try." Dawn said giving him a smile that could melt arctic ice.
They actually managed to find a table right next to the dance floor.
"So how does it feel to be 16?" Mathew asked as he pulled a chair out for Dawn.
"Ooh a gentleman." Dawn said taking the chair, "Funnily enough it feels much the same as being 15 did."
"I know what you mean." Mathew said as he took a seat opposite her, "But my birthday party was nowhere near this large."
"My sister certainly knows how to throw a party." Dawn said looking over at Buffy, who was still talking with Giles.
"I'll say, she even got Rasputina to play." Mathew said casting a glance to the stage.
"I think Xander had some contacts in the band." Dawn said following his glance.
"Xander? An ex-boyfriend?" Mathew said casting a suggestive glance at the beautiful, blue eyed, brunette opposite him.
"Buffy's best guy friend." Dawn said smiling *that* smile at him.
"Ooh." he said with a huge smile.
It was nearly eleven o'clock when Buffy and Dawn agreed that it was time to open presents.
They had been piled up on a large table off to the side of the room, there were a couple of dozen parcels each and everyone was covered in a different bright colored wrap.
"Open this one first." Tara said handing her a bright purple parcel off the top of the pile, "It's from me and Willow."
Dawn tore into the wrapping to expose a small bound book with the words 'Magick for Beginners' on the front, and in the bottom of the box was a small metal charm that Dawn had once asked Tara about. Tara had told her exactly what it was, a protection charm.
"Wow, thanks Tara, you too Willow." Dawn said giving them both a hug.
Dawn then opened Buffy's gift, a small beautiful pure silver locket, that Dawn had always admired when her mother had worn it.
"Oh Buffy, thank you." Dawn said giving her sister a big hug as a single tear ran down her cheek.
"Look inside." Buffy said quietly. Dawn did so and she found that the photo of her and Buffy that used to be inside had been replaced by one of their mother.
"Thank you." Dawn said looking at her sister with nothing but love.
Anya's present was next, it was a purple sweater that had looked very gorgeous on her at the mall a couple of weeks earlier.
She went on to open gifts from the rest of the scooby gang then the ones from her friends.
From Xander she received a huge box of chocolates, her favourite kind, while Giles gave her some cash, about a hundred dollars worth. Other gifts included a Blink 182 CD, a pair of clip-on faux diamond earrings, a stuffed teddy bear wearing a Shakespearian outfit with the words drama queen on the front and a cheap but fancy jewellery box.
But for Dawn the best present came from Mathew.
"Well, I didn't bring a wrapped gift but I think you'll like it even so." Mathew said with a smile.
"What is it?" Dawn asked, she had a fair idea what it was but she wanted to hear it from his mouth.
"A date, next Friday." Mathew said leaning towards her slightly.
"It's defiantly a date." Dawn said. With that she gave him an extremely passionate kiss.
"Dawn!" Buffy, Willow and Tara all gasped in shock.
THE END.
Author - Shane A. Hopkins (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Pairing - Dawn Summers/ Mathew Jefferson (sort of)
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. Coke and the Contour bottle are trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company. Rasputina is a band featured on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Album" (buy it if you can get it) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit.
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The Birthday
It was late night on the 10th of May, 2003 and Dawn was tucked up tight in her bed, fast asleep when Buffy returned from her patrol. Willow and Tara were asleep in each others arms on the couch.
Buffy smiled a small slightly sad smile, she missed that companionship. She began to creep up the stairs when Willow stirred and noticed her.
"Hey." she said in a stage whisper.
"Hey." Buffy replied as she walked quietly into the living room.
"Find anything on patrol?" Willow asked. Tara snuggled closer into her lesbian lover, still fast asleep.
"A few vamps trying to turn the homeless into happy meals." Buffy said with a small smile.
"And they're dust?" Willow said returning her best friend smile.
"You bettcha." Buffy said.
"So you ready for Dawn birthday party tomorrow?" Willow asked as she stroked Tara's hair.
"Yup, Xand's got the Bronze booked, I sent out the invites, you got the food and drinks done?" Buffy asked.
"You bet." Willow said, "This is going to be Dawn's best birthday yet."
"Yea I think that this is one of the few times during the year when she misses mom." Buffy's voice had a hint of sorrow in it.
"Willow?" Tara's mumbled voice brought her attention to the blonde witch.
"Yea hun." Willow said, Buffy could hear the utter love in her voice.
"Gotta get some sleep." Tara said sleepily as she nuzzled into the crook of Willow's arm.
"Yea, she's right." Buffy said getting up and heading towards the stairs, "Night girls."
"Night Buff." Willow called quietly.
It was midmorning and Willow, Tara and Buffy were all in the kitchen, the two witches were cooking breakfast, Tara's patented Odd Shaped Pancakes, and Willow's Special Maple Syrup, while Buffy was reading the paper, when Dawn came bouncing into the room.
"Well aren't you the proverbial cat that swallowed the equally proverbial canary?" Buffy said smiling.
"I'm 16!" Dawn was virtually bouncing as she sat on a stool and helped herself to a pancake, "Why shouldn't I be happy?"
"No reason." Tara said turning away from her cooking.
"You guys are planning a party ain't ya?" Dawn said with a knowing smile.
"No." Willow said a little nervously.
"Yes you are." Dawn said, "Will, you are *not* a good liar."
"She has other strong points." Tara said suggestively.
"You have more strong points than I do." Willow replied equally suggestively.
Buffy and Dawn smiled as the two witches teased each other.
It was about dusk when Buffy led a blindfolded Dawn into the Bronze, where waiting were almost all of Dawn's classmates and other friends as well as several parents and the scooby gang, including Giles who had come over from England just for this.
As Buffy undid the blindfold so Dawn could see, the gathered people all shouted "SURPRISE!"
Dawn smiled, but neglected to look surprised, "Thank you all."
A couple of girls from Dawn's class at school came and whisked her away and into the crowd.
Suddenly music bleared from the stage as the live band, Rasputina, got under way.
"Xander, how on earth did you get Rasputina to play?" Buffy asked the young man as she approached him.
"The lead singer owed me for fixing up her house after a gang broke the windows." Xander answered with a smile.
"Slick." Buffy said returning the smile.
They were almost yelling to be heard over the loud music.
"Giles." Buffy said by way of greeting as she approached her former watcher.
"Buffy." Giles gave her that proud father smile he had been giving her ever since Willow had brought her back from the dead, "How is everything?"
"Great, Dawn's doing good at school and I'm even thinking of taking a few college courses part time." Buffy said.
"That's good." Giles said still giving her that smile.
Dawn was having the best of time, dancing with her friends, talking, laughing and enjoying herself. She found that as long as she had her friends around her she didn't miss her mother quite so much.
"Dawn! You wanna get a drink?" came a voice in her ear.
Dawn spun round and came Rasputina with the boy she had had the biggest crush on for the last few months, Mathew Jefferson.
"Sure." she answered in her best non-eager voice, despite the fact that this was what she had been wanting for months.
Mathew took her hand and led her through the throng of dancers towards the bar.
"What'll ya have?" asked the bartender in the uninterested tone that must have taken many years to perfect.
"Two cokes please." Mathew said. The bartender moved back and pulled two contoured bottles from a small fridge that sat against the wall.
"Thanks." Dawn said flashing a smile at the bartender as he handed her a bottle.
"Shall we try and find a table?" Mathew asked.
"We can try." Dawn said giving him a smile that could melt arctic ice.
They actually managed to find a table right next to the dance floor.
"So how does it feel to be 16?" Mathew asked as he pulled a chair out for Dawn.
"Ooh a gentleman." Dawn said taking the chair, "Funnily enough it feels much the same as being 15 did."
"I know what you mean." Mathew said as he took a seat opposite her, "But my birthday party was nowhere near this large."
"My sister certainly knows how to throw a party." Dawn said looking over at Buffy, who was still talking with Giles.
"I'll say, she even got Rasputina to play." Mathew said casting a glance to the stage.
"I think Xander had some contacts in the band." Dawn said following his glance.
"Xander? An ex-boyfriend?" Mathew said casting a suggestive glance at the beautiful, blue eyed, brunette opposite him.
"Buffy's best guy friend." Dawn said smiling *that* smile at him.
"Ooh." he said with a huge smile.
It was nearly eleven o'clock when Buffy and Dawn agreed that it was time to open presents.
They had been piled up on a large table off to the side of the room, there were a couple of dozen parcels each and everyone was covered in a different bright colored wrap.
"Open this one first." Tara said handing her a bright purple parcel off the top of the pile, "It's from me and Willow."
Dawn tore into the wrapping to expose a small bound book with the words 'Magick for Beginners' on the front, and in the bottom of the box was a small metal charm that Dawn had once asked Tara about. Tara had told her exactly what it was, a protection charm.
"Wow, thanks Tara, you too Willow." Dawn said giving them both a hug.
Dawn then opened Buffy's gift, a small beautiful pure silver locket, that Dawn had always admired when her mother had worn it.
"Oh Buffy, thank you." Dawn said giving her sister a big hug as a single tear ran down her cheek.
"Look inside." Buffy said quietly. Dawn did so and she found that the photo of her and Buffy that used to be inside had been replaced by one of their mother.
"Thank you." Dawn said looking at her sister with nothing but love.
Anya's present was next, it was a purple sweater that had looked very gorgeous on her at the mall a couple of weeks earlier.
She went on to open gifts from the rest of the scooby gang then the ones from her friends.
From Xander she received a huge box of chocolates, her favourite kind, while Giles gave her some cash, about a hundred dollars worth. Other gifts included a Blink 182 CD, a pair of clip-on faux diamond earrings, a stuffed teddy bear wearing a Shakespearian outfit with the words drama queen on the front and a cheap but fancy jewellery box.
But for Dawn the best present came from Mathew.
"Well, I didn't bring a wrapped gift but I think you'll like it even so." Mathew said with a smile.
"What is it?" Dawn asked, she had a fair idea what it was but she wanted to hear it from his mouth.
"A date, next Friday." Mathew said leaning towards her slightly.
"It's defiantly a date." Dawn said. With that she gave him an extremely passionate kiss.
"Dawn!" Buffy, Willow and Tara all gasped in shock.
THE END.