Author: Spiffy Da WonderSheep
Rating: PG for some cussing (bad Dawn!)
Spoilers: Up to the Gift. Five years in the future though.
Distribution: Eh, whatever. Warn me first please.
Summary: Dawn gets a new boyfriend, and Buffy doesn't approve.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except a box of crackerjacks and 8 grand worth of student loans. If you want those, please feel free to sue ;-) I promise Joss I won't get the Buffyverse dirty, I'm just borrowing them for a bit of amusement. This is a Spike/Dawn fic, but please! before you scream and click away, give it a chance.
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Part II
Faith puttered around the kitchen, assembling two cups of hot chocolate. "We knew she was dating someone," she said. "And she'd been studying with Willow and Tara, so she'd know how to make an amulet that blocked the Spoiler Board."
Buffy slammed her hand down on the kitchen table, causing the salt and pepper shakers to dance. "But SPIKE?"
Faith shrugged. "Makes sense to me."
"How does that make any sense? I mean, really, please, tell me, I'm completely at a loss here."
"Willow told me how he took care of her while you were, ah---"
"Dead."
"Yeah. That. Well, it's been obvious for a long time she's liked him."
"Huh?"
"Haven't you noticed? They're not just good friends, they're Just Good Friends." Faith accented each of the last three words, adding a little hip wiggle and arched eyebrow to emphasize her point.
"I--- I guess not." She grinned and said sarcastically, "That's a great commentary on my abilities as a psychiatrist. I thought he kept skulking around because he still had a crush on me."
"Are you really angry at her?"
Buffy considered for a moment. "No, I mean, really, who am I to talk? I dated his sire after all. And the last six years, he's proven himself to be a good guy. It was just... a bit of a shock."
"You should probably tell her that."
"Yeah," Buffy said, standing up and turning to go upstairs.
"Nuh uh," Faith said, "she's not up there any more.
"What?"
"You're slipping, B," Faith said. "I heard her sneak out over ten minutes ago. I bet she's already at Spike's crypt."
Buffy stared at her incredulously. "I'm going to kill him!" She shouted.