**Later that night: Sunnydale Cemetery: Patroling**
Dawn strolled quietly and somewhat boredly through the cemetery, doing the normal ruitine, only today, she wasn't getting as much slayage as she usually did. She was caught up in her thoughts, and usually...that would make for collecting some vamps, or even demons on some occasions, but tonight, no one was biting. She truly needed something to take her mind off Spike coming back. All day she had been left with a nagging feeling of guilt, which confused her because she only thought it was normal to feel bitter towards him for just up and leaving like he did, but that didn't stop the guilt either.
She stopped with a sigh, running a frustrated hand through her hair, then tilted her head to the side with a frown, her sensitive hearing catching the sounds of a fight. She was about to just let it pass when she recgonized the cry of pain, the same shout that haunted her dreams.
"Spike." She breathed out quietly, then went into a run towards the fight.
She paused only for a moment to quickly scan over the situation. There were two other vampires other than Spike and a demon, all three very powerful, she could just feel it rolling off them in waves. Her heart clenched painfully as she watched the darked haired vampiress send another blow to Spike's handsome face.
"Hey!" She called out, diverting their attention to her for a moment. "Why did ya have to go and pick on that blondie bear right there?" She questioned, placing her hands on her hips, "Don't you know not to mess with what's mine? It's not polite and I get very cranky, I don't like to share. Didn't Spike tell you that." She made a soft tsking noise as she walked closer, a somewhat dangerous glint in her eyes. "Bad boy Spike...I might have to punish you when we get home.." She knew it was all talk and no game, she would go back to being angry at him after she saved his ass, but she couldn't just leave him.
"Kid...Nibblet, get outta here, would ya." Spike called to her, still not believing she could take care of herself. His call got cut short as he grunted in pain, recieving another blow to the gut.
"I think not, I take care of what's mine, even if I am serverly pissed off at that person." Her eyes didn't leave the first vampires face as he let go of Spike and started towards her, in full game face.
"When did our meals start coming to us?" He questioned with a smirk, then shrugged, "Oh well, I was never one to complain." He lunged at Dawn unexpectantly, knocking her to the ground, but only to be kicked through the air a few seconds later.
"Damn..I should definatly start wearing more padding for these not so easy landings.." She muttered to herself as she picked herself up, pulling a stake from her pocket, "Now, who wants to play nice and run away like good little vampires or...are we gonna have to do this the hard way?" Her only answer was a fist to the jaw. Her head snapped to the side, then slowly came back to the front, smirking, "Hard way it is then." She sent an uppercut to the vamp that stood infront of her, her fist crashing under the vamps chin and sending it through the air to land against a headstone. "You guys should really get some new material because all this..gonna eat you, suck you dry? That stuff is getting old fast.." She quickly dusted the vamp that she was after, but before she could turn around to go after the other one, she was being pushed back to the ground, a stronger weight holding her down.
"I smell no fear on you little girl, too bad, it usually makes you all taste so much better.." The vamp that had pinned her down on her stomach whispered into her ear. Dawn was in a position where she couldn't move and that was when the fear suddenly kicked in. She'd always been on the other end, never the recieving one. She whimpered gently to herself as she felt fangs pierce her neck and start to smooth in, but they quickly disappeared, only to be replaced by dust.
Spike looked over Dawn's body worridly before gently grabbing her shoulders and flipping her over, "Cor, luv, why would you do a bloody stupid thing like that, I could have taken care of myself.." He said softly as he brushed his fingers across her neck and across the barely-there puncter wounds.
"They would have beaten you until you were unconscience and then left you there for the damn sun to get you, or any other demon in this town.." Dawn whispered, her voice shaking a little as she pushed herself up into a sitting position. She was caught up in Spike's eyes, holding concern and love, love she had only ever seen given in his eyes for Buffy. Confusion over took her as she was caught in this staring contest, only to be broken when Spike began to lean in. She inwardly gasped as she realized his intentions and quickly jumped to her feet, "You should take care of yourself more properly, next time I won't be around to save your ass." She said, trying to hide her confusion with anger. "Welcome back to Sunnydale Spike, hope you return back to the normal...highly doubt it though." She muttered as she quickly fled, holding her neck where a few drops of blood flowed and quickened her pace to get home, leaving Spike behind.
Spike shook his head as he watched the brunette quickly leave. He didn't understand what the hell was going on. He had come back to see how the chit was doing along with the other wankers, and instead is welcomed back with open arms by the witches and pushed away by the one person he wanted to love having him back. It only confused him more to say that he was attracted to this girl who he once had thought of as his little sister of sorts. And had he been about to kiss her just now, probably, and it was probably best that she had left.
"Yep...just like normal, all bloody confused about a girl." He muttered under his undead breath and turned, going towards his crept.
Dawn strolled quietly and somewhat boredly through the cemetery, doing the normal ruitine, only today, she wasn't getting as much slayage as she usually did. She was caught up in her thoughts, and usually...that would make for collecting some vamps, or even demons on some occasions, but tonight, no one was biting. She truly needed something to take her mind off Spike coming back. All day she had been left with a nagging feeling of guilt, which confused her because she only thought it was normal to feel bitter towards him for just up and leaving like he did, but that didn't stop the guilt either.
She stopped with a sigh, running a frustrated hand through her hair, then tilted her head to the side with a frown, her sensitive hearing catching the sounds of a fight. She was about to just let it pass when she recgonized the cry of pain, the same shout that haunted her dreams.
"Spike." She breathed out quietly, then went into a run towards the fight.
She paused only for a moment to quickly scan over the situation. There were two other vampires other than Spike and a demon, all three very powerful, she could just feel it rolling off them in waves. Her heart clenched painfully as she watched the darked haired vampiress send another blow to Spike's handsome face.
"Hey!" She called out, diverting their attention to her for a moment. "Why did ya have to go and pick on that blondie bear right there?" She questioned, placing her hands on her hips, "Don't you know not to mess with what's mine? It's not polite and I get very cranky, I don't like to share. Didn't Spike tell you that." She made a soft tsking noise as she walked closer, a somewhat dangerous glint in her eyes. "Bad boy Spike...I might have to punish you when we get home.." She knew it was all talk and no game, she would go back to being angry at him after she saved his ass, but she couldn't just leave him.
"Kid...Nibblet, get outta here, would ya." Spike called to her, still not believing she could take care of herself. His call got cut short as he grunted in pain, recieving another blow to the gut.
"I think not, I take care of what's mine, even if I am serverly pissed off at that person." Her eyes didn't leave the first vampires face as he let go of Spike and started towards her, in full game face.
"When did our meals start coming to us?" He questioned with a smirk, then shrugged, "Oh well, I was never one to complain." He lunged at Dawn unexpectantly, knocking her to the ground, but only to be kicked through the air a few seconds later.
"Damn..I should definatly start wearing more padding for these not so easy landings.." She muttered to herself as she picked herself up, pulling a stake from her pocket, "Now, who wants to play nice and run away like good little vampires or...are we gonna have to do this the hard way?" Her only answer was a fist to the jaw. Her head snapped to the side, then slowly came back to the front, smirking, "Hard way it is then." She sent an uppercut to the vamp that stood infront of her, her fist crashing under the vamps chin and sending it through the air to land against a headstone. "You guys should really get some new material because all this..gonna eat you, suck you dry? That stuff is getting old fast.." She quickly dusted the vamp that she was after, but before she could turn around to go after the other one, she was being pushed back to the ground, a stronger weight holding her down.
"I smell no fear on you little girl, too bad, it usually makes you all taste so much better.." The vamp that had pinned her down on her stomach whispered into her ear. Dawn was in a position where she couldn't move and that was when the fear suddenly kicked in. She'd always been on the other end, never the recieving one. She whimpered gently to herself as she felt fangs pierce her neck and start to smooth in, but they quickly disappeared, only to be replaced by dust.
Spike looked over Dawn's body worridly before gently grabbing her shoulders and flipping her over, "Cor, luv, why would you do a bloody stupid thing like that, I could have taken care of myself.." He said softly as he brushed his fingers across her neck and across the barely-there puncter wounds.
"They would have beaten you until you were unconscience and then left you there for the damn sun to get you, or any other demon in this town.." Dawn whispered, her voice shaking a little as she pushed herself up into a sitting position. She was caught up in Spike's eyes, holding concern and love, love she had only ever seen given in his eyes for Buffy. Confusion over took her as she was caught in this staring contest, only to be broken when Spike began to lean in. She inwardly gasped as she realized his intentions and quickly jumped to her feet, "You should take care of yourself more properly, next time I won't be around to save your ass." She said, trying to hide her confusion with anger. "Welcome back to Sunnydale Spike, hope you return back to the normal...highly doubt it though." She muttered as she quickly fled, holding her neck where a few drops of blood flowed and quickened her pace to get home, leaving Spike behind.
Spike shook his head as he watched the brunette quickly leave. He didn't understand what the hell was going on. He had come back to see how the chit was doing along with the other wankers, and instead is welcomed back with open arms by the witches and pushed away by the one person he wanted to love having him back. It only confused him more to say that he was attracted to this girl who he once had thought of as his little sister of sorts. And had he been about to kiss her just now, probably, and it was probably best that she had left.
"Yep...just like normal, all bloody confused about a girl." He muttered under his undead breath and turned, going towards his crept.
