Chapter 6 - Nothing To Do

"It's not him," Buffy said panicking. The game was up now, Buffy knew it was Angelus so he didn't need Dawn anymore. She headed back to the door, "I have to stop him!"

"Buffy," Spike said softly. "Hold up, what's going on?"

"It's not Angel," Buffy pressed. "It's Angelus - I don't know how he's back but he is and he's using Dawn to get back at me."

Spike stiffened, damn he wanted to kill him! And he would just not yet.

"Are you OK?" Dawn asked worried as she went over to Angel.

Angel nodded giving a tight smile. "Sure..." he started then continued, "But I'm leaving Dawn." Dawn's face fell. "I can't stay here. You saw her - she almost killed me. I'm sorry but if I stay here I'll have to keep watching my back constantly."

Dawn shook her head, pressing a finger to his lip and giving a small smile, "Don't apologise. Just say I can come."

Angel smiled, "You'd do that?" Dawn nodded, "What about your sister?"

'She tried to kill you," Dawn replied.

Angel grinned, "I know a place, we can move in straight away," After I kill the landlord anyway Angelus thought.

Dawn nodded, "I'll go grab a bag."

"I'll go make sure we can rent the place for a little while," Angel told her.

Dawn nodded, "Hurry back," she told him. Angel nodded as Dawn gave him a quick kiss. Then Angelus smirked as he walked through the door whistling.

"Dawn, what are you doing?" Buffy, who had went to try apologise and get Dawn back on her side somehow, asked.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Dawn replied snarkily, grabbing up a top and throwing it into her bag then zipping it up and slinging it over her shoulder.

"Dawn I'm sorry I overreacted. Please don't do this." she said her eyes filing up with tears.

Dawn felt sorry for her; for a minute. After all her sister hardly ever cried and Dawn was or had been until Spike returned the only person she had. But then she changed her mind again...Buffy had tried to ruin her life. Dawn was never good enough for her. It was like Buffy had a thing about her not being happy - but now she had Angel and she could fix it. She could get away from her. But on the other hand, she was her sister and the only family she had.

Dawn sighed, "Bye Buffy," she said and headed to the front door and out, she didn't want to be in there with Buffy for two reasons; one through guilt which she thought was unfairly on her conscious and she didn't want to start some big argument. So she was waiting out here for Angel to come back, hoping he'd be soon.

Buffy watched the door, which Dawn had just left through. Last time Dawnie had went was when Glory had took her and she'd went into a catatonic trance but in a lot of ways this was worse. Glory had needed Dawn so they had a time to when they could save her, Glory was semi nice to her whilst she was in her company because she needed her but Angelus? Angelus could hurt her at any time and he was ten times worse.

"Hey," Spike said shaking her shoulders to make her look at him. "This may or may not be a consolation but - he won't hurt her." He said, not just to comfort her but because it was the truth. "He wants to hurt you but he's not the sort who would -" Spike sighed. "If he was going to - hurt Dawn he'd do it in front of you. Either way right now she's playing bait. He's not going to hurt her unless you're there."

Buffy nodded, looking up at him like she was the kid and he was the parent who had all the answers, "What are we supposed to do to fix it?"