When Angel walked into the club he saw was amazed. The walls were black with red draperies, the people were, well there were only a few actual humans, most were demon or vampires. He really wished that Connor hadn't refused to come. It took him a few minutes to find Spike and Dawn on the dance floor. They were moving slowly to some song he had never heard. He slowly walked over to them.
"Nice place." He said once he got to them. "Do you even go to a normal club Spike?"
"This was where my Nibblet wanted to go, no arguing with her, at least not on her birthday!"
"Wanna dance with me Angel?" Dawn giggled. Angel knew two things in that moment: Dawn was drunk and She was hitting on him.
"Uh…have you been drinking Dawn?"
"JD and coke, it's pretty damn good too! So ya wanna dance broody or what?"
"Sure Princess I will dance the next song with you."
"Keep it decent there Peaches, no getting handy with my girl." Spike seemed a bit on edge but swaggered off to the bar.
Angel gently grabbed Dawn's hips and inwardly groaned when a slow song began playing. He looked down on this girl, his greatest love's little sister, his Childe's Childe, she was family and he would not let her or Spike leave, he needed to have his family together. Suddenly he realized his grip was too tight, her eyes were watering but she didn't object, didn't pull away, she accepted his place in her life, but he could also tell she was Spike's and nothing and no one would change that. As the song ended he kissed her forehead.
"Why don't the three of us go back to the hotel, there is cake a presents!" Angel grinned when Spike walked over with two JD and Cokes and handed one to Dawn. "Sounds like a plan!" he said and he and Dawn downed their drinks on the way out.
Dawn's thoughts
Back at the hotel there was not only cake and presents but balloons and people! Cordelia, Wes and Angel's other friends all surprised me!! Everyone was really nice and I apologized to Wes cause really I should have been a less She-Ra on him, I was in a seriously bad mood though. Most of the presents were either movies or gift cards except for the ones from Angel and Spike. Spike gave me two things: a set of stiletto boot knives and a silver necklace with two tiny charms, a skeleton key and a railroad spike. It was the most gorgeous thing I had ever seen and told him so!! I think I hugged him for like ten minutes!! Then Angel gave me his present, an exact replica of Spike's duster! I hugged him to, though not as long 'cause I could hear Spike starting to growl, that really low growl no one else hears.
"Thank you so much Angel!" I giggle and put on the coat and run over to Spike jumping into his arms. He holds me tight, and I can feel the glare he is giving Angel over my shoulder. When he sets me down I am a bit wobbly, it has been a long day. Spike offers to take me up to bed and Angel and his gang offer to clean up so I go. Spike is being far more protective tonight and I am not sure why.
Spike's Thoughts
Angelus is after my girl I just know it. No way him or his mini poof are getting their hands on my Nibblet, it is just not going to happen. She knows it too. What she doesn't know is that tonight is more special than she thinks. I am hoping that the magicked candles I bought work right, Peaches really will stake me if I burn down his hotel! The whole way back to the room I keep my arm around my girl, making sure she knows I am here, always here for her.
It damn near killed me when I figured out she blamed herself for Buffy's death. We finally decided it was Glory's fault but we both feel we should have been the one to die instead sometimes, but we have each other to tell us we are wrong.
"You ready to go to bed baby girl?" I ask as we reach the door.
"Yeah, been really weird day!" She says with a smile.
When I open the door to the room the candles light. The bed is draped in rose petals. Dawn gasps, but in a good way. I close the door and look down on her. She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. "I love you Dawn, forever."
"I love you to Spike, more than anything." Her eyes shine and there isn't any doubt in my mind that she means it.
"Is this ok with you princess?" I know it is, I know she has wanted this for a very long time.
"Yes" she answers with guarded hope, god I love this girl. She tilts her head to the side, knowing full well I want to mark her neck. As my fangs sink in she shutters and moans. The first drop of her blood is electric. I have never tasted anything like her, she is like lightening and spice. I use a small knife to open my neck for her and she drinks as I do for moments before we both stop and kiss deeply. This is going well…
Two hours later…
"I love you too Spike." She murmers and curls around me in afterglow a small purr. She falls asleep in moments. She is completely mine now, no one will ever take MY girl away, I will kill them first.
The next day….
Dawn was at the counter eating Lucky Charms when Angel walked into the kitchen. He knew what had happened between her and Spike the night before, he knew before she did. Spike had thoroughly marked her. "So you two staying then?"
"Are you going to stop being such a meanie?" dawn giggled.
"Honestly Dawn, I hate that this happened, that you were dragged further into this world. All your sister ever wanted was for you to have a happy normal life. But you are family, and you are Spike's, and there is nothing short of dusting Spike that will change that. I won't, but if something happens to him you have to promise to come to me, let me help you through it." Angel spoke sadly, knowing that this girl was now part of something so powerful and so dark that her sister wouldn't have been able to cope. He knew some of Spike's memories were now floating around in her pretty head and that if the same thing had happened to Buffy she would be insane, yet this girl held up. She was definitely stronger mentally, and now probably physically, than Buffy ever was. He could almost hear Angelus inside him yearning to take over her training, yearning to make her like him, and it terrified Angel.
