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A/N: By the way the last chapter would have been called "Common courtesy" If I had been smart enough to remember: P
Chapter 6: High-strung Much?
It was already 10:30 and all that researching had gotten them no further, and to most people staying at the Slayer's domain, the day was completely wasted on doing nothing but "looking at dirty old text books that know one can read, let alone understand", as Rona had so nicely put it. During the course of the day, three more Potentials arrived, but took no time what so ever getting adjusted, seeing as they all spoke English and the others had gotten so used to this routine, it became almost indifferent to them. One of the new SIT name was Kat and possessed some magic and psychic abilities. The other girl's names were Kelly and Eve.
A dinner at a noisy dinner and not to mention cramped dinner table and patrolling had followed and Buffy and Spike had still not returned from patrolling.
In the potentials room:
"You know, Sasha is so right! It is kind of cute how a vampire and Slayer are "in love", well kinda. Indirectly at the very least!", Molly said looking at Dawn," Dawn, what do you think about this whole-"
"Relationship? If you could even call it that. If you only knew what happened last year! Then, then you would never call what they have a relationship. There is not even a word for what they are! I hate Spike, and I will never forgive him for what he did to Buffy!", Dawn ranted," He is such an…urgh!", she screeched. But what he was they never found out, because Dawn was now shaking with every fiber of her body in such hatred and rage, that she couldn't even express that final word.
"Ok Dawn, I think you have expressed enough anger for one night. So did he exactly do to her? ", Rona asked.
It was the final straw for Dawn and she ran out of the room screaming, tears streaming down her face, like raindrops from the sky.
"You idiot, Rona!", Kennedy said, following Dawn out the room.
"Was it something I said?", Rona asked completely dumbstruck.
Kennedy approached Dawn, who was sitting on the stairs head in her hands, tears still flowing.
"Hey", Kennedy said soothingly, rubbing Dawns back gently," Look, we didn't mean to hurt you emotionally, and you know Rona. She is just a kid. Maybe you want to talk about it. It seems all this anger has been bottled up inside you for a long while."
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you!"
"Try me. It may not seem like it but I have been through a lot. A lot of loss, hatred, and divorce, just to list a few things."
Just then Buffy came up the stairs, covered in mud and blood, her hair messed up and ripped clothing. Obviously, she had returned from patrol. She saw her sister crying and forgot about the shower she was headed towards and ran to Dawn's side, knowing something was wrong.
"Dawnie, what's wrong?", she asked deeply concerned.
At the sight of her sister she just cried harder and once again got up to run away from all people currently around. On her way downstairs to the living room she bumped into Spike. He grabbed her arm to face.
"Bit? That you?"
"Don't touch me! And never call me that again!", and she yanked herself away from the vampire.
"Kennedy, what happened? Why is she Miss Angsty-Teenager? I haven't seen her like this since Spike returned…", at that moment she understood," You have been talking about Spike haven't you."
"Well, yeah. Not just him though, you too. You and him", she admitted slightly embarrassed, a light pink creeping up to her cheeks," and then she just had a mental breakdown. It was completely random. None of us-What exactly did he do to, to make a girl that upset?"
"It's complicated."
"But not complicated enough to explain, right?"
"Do you promise not to tell any of the other girls what I am about to tell you? The others are not old enough to hear this. And I am so probably going to kick myself for this later. You should probably sit down for this", the blonde slayer said seating herself with Kennedy opposite her at the kitchen table, which was still stacked with piles of open books.
"Cross my heart and swear to die, poke a needle in my eye."
"Taken literally, that was very disturbing!", Buffy said grimacing slightly, and she told Kennedy everything. From the beginning. For Buffy it was like a huge weight being lifted from her, allowing her to breath freely once more. Now, she just waited for Kennedy to react. But she just gaped.
"And so the great slayer's dark past has finally been revealed", Buffy said, sighing heavily. That was something she had been doing a lot lately.
"Wow! That is…Wow! And so now let me get this straight, he went all the way to Africa and back to get a soul for you! How cute. And Dawn? Has she ever given him the chance to tell her exactly why he got his soul back? It seems to me, she hasn't really given him a chance."
"No she is mostly to enraged to say anything to him other then "I hate you" and similar things. As far as I know she has even threatened to kill him in his sleep."
Back in the living room:
Dawn was sitting across from Spike in an armchair, glaring at him.
"Bi-Dawn, have you ever even heard me out?"
"Don't have to. What you did…do you realize you raped her?", she said her temper flaring up once more.
"Well, I am going to tell you everything I did in Africa, most importantly why I did what
I did. Even if you don't listen, you deserve to know", and so he told her everything, the demon, the trials, the soul he had in return gotten for the two women he loved with all his heart and everything in between.
Touched by his story, Dawn agreed to give him one final chance.
"Spike, I am speechless that you went through all that pain just for Buffy and me. I will forgive you, but I need some space, just for a little while, ok. And if I ever hear you did something to hurt my sister ever again, then I will personally stake you. Buffy taught me a couple of things while you were gone, and I am quite capable mind you."
"Nib- Dawn, why would I do something to hurt the two women who have me going bloody crazy?"
"Why did you do it last time?", she walked away folding her arms across her chest.
Not completely satisfied with Dawn's reaction, Spike figured it was better then being on death parole every time he got near the girl.
"Bloody women", he muttered going into the kitchen where Andrew currently stood.
"Tell me about it. Can you say High-strung much?", Andrew said exasperated.
Spike just rolled his eyes and made his way down to the basement where he laid down to heal from tonight's patrol. "Bloody ponce", he thought.
Back at the kitchen table:
"Well I can understand why", Kennedy murmured quietly, so that Buffy could barely hear her.
"I just hope things patch up between the two before the fight with the First Evil comes. The better everyone gets along, the better chance we have at winning. Kennedy, look, I think you should better go to bed. It's already 11:30. All the other girls are probably sleeping."
They silently walked upstairs but heard much chatter as usual in the guest room.
"Or not", Buffy said plunging into the room full of chattering girls, to get them to finally go to sleep, so that they could for once actually be awake the first time she called them.
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A/n: So you like, yes? No? Maybe? I want to know! Plot ideas greatly appreciated.
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