"You've been slaying, without anyone with you?" He shouted
"Xander, I can explain"
"Don't explain it to me, explain it to Buffy, because here she comes."
The door to Dawn's room opened, and the slayer walked in.
"What's going on? I heard shouting, is everything all right?"
"Your sister has been out all night slaying, alone"
"Buffy, let me explain!"
"WHAT!? Dawn, you're lying, please tell me you're lying."
"Yeah, so I've been out, big deal. I'm okay, I didn't get hurt. And the world has one less vampire to worry about."
"You fought a vampire. YOU fought a VAMPIRE? Are you insane? Dawn, you could have been killed! That's my job; I'm the slayer, not you. What, do you think its fun? You think it's a game. Well, let me tell you it's n.,"
"I don't care if it's fun, stop treating me like I'm a kid, I want to make a difference. All I do is sit around and watch as everyone helps fight the bad guys. Stop acting like I'm some porcelain doll that might crack if you blow on me."
"I treat you like a kid because you ARE a kid. You're only 15, you shouldn't have to fight."
"Buff, go easy on her, she doesn't know any better." Xander interrupted
"Hey, what's happening?" Willow entered the room cautiously.
"Dawn, stay here, I need to talk this over." Buffy replied. She shut the door on a fuming Dawn. The three Scoobies walked down the stairs talking amongst themselves
"So, she was out all night fighting a demon? How did we not know about this?" Willow inquired
"I don't know. I've been so busy with patrolling the renegade demons and trying to sort out our financial debt that I haven't been paying attention to her."
"Buffy, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself, if anything, we're all at fault." Xander interjected
They reached the living room where all had gone quiet. Tara and Spike, who had just come over, looked at them with wide eyes.
"Hello pet, had a row with the Lilbit?"
"Spike, I can't deal with you right now. Dawn was slaying by herself tonight and god knows when else."
"So it was her I saw that staked Millner's sire. Didn't know who it was at first, it was over pretty fast. But she was good, pet, really good. Millner was tough, no amateur coulda done it."
"You saw her? And you didn't help her?"
"Like I said before, I didn't know who it was. For a second, I thought it was you, but she was shorter. Thought maybe some relation of Faith come to avenge her or something. Never thought it was the bit."
Meanwhile, Xander had a sneaking suspicion. He crept upstairs to Dawn's room again. He rapped on her door.
"Dawnie, you all right?'
The room was empty, and the window was open, the cream colored drapes billowing into the night. Xander raced downstairs.
"Dawn's gone again!"
**************To be continued******************
"Xander, I can explain"
"Don't explain it to me, explain it to Buffy, because here she comes."
The door to Dawn's room opened, and the slayer walked in.
"What's going on? I heard shouting, is everything all right?"
"Your sister has been out all night slaying, alone"
"Buffy, let me explain!"
"WHAT!? Dawn, you're lying, please tell me you're lying."
"Yeah, so I've been out, big deal. I'm okay, I didn't get hurt. And the world has one less vampire to worry about."
"You fought a vampire. YOU fought a VAMPIRE? Are you insane? Dawn, you could have been killed! That's my job; I'm the slayer, not you. What, do you think its fun? You think it's a game. Well, let me tell you it's n.,"
"I don't care if it's fun, stop treating me like I'm a kid, I want to make a difference. All I do is sit around and watch as everyone helps fight the bad guys. Stop acting like I'm some porcelain doll that might crack if you blow on me."
"I treat you like a kid because you ARE a kid. You're only 15, you shouldn't have to fight."
"Buff, go easy on her, she doesn't know any better." Xander interrupted
"Hey, what's happening?" Willow entered the room cautiously.
"Dawn, stay here, I need to talk this over." Buffy replied. She shut the door on a fuming Dawn. The three Scoobies walked down the stairs talking amongst themselves
"So, she was out all night fighting a demon? How did we not know about this?" Willow inquired
"I don't know. I've been so busy with patrolling the renegade demons and trying to sort out our financial debt that I haven't been paying attention to her."
"Buffy, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself, if anything, we're all at fault." Xander interjected
They reached the living room where all had gone quiet. Tara and Spike, who had just come over, looked at them with wide eyes.
"Hello pet, had a row with the Lilbit?"
"Spike, I can't deal with you right now. Dawn was slaying by herself tonight and god knows when else."
"So it was her I saw that staked Millner's sire. Didn't know who it was at first, it was over pretty fast. But she was good, pet, really good. Millner was tough, no amateur coulda done it."
"You saw her? And you didn't help her?"
"Like I said before, I didn't know who it was. For a second, I thought it was you, but she was shorter. Thought maybe some relation of Faith come to avenge her or something. Never thought it was the bit."
Meanwhile, Xander had a sneaking suspicion. He crept upstairs to Dawn's room again. He rapped on her door.
"Dawnie, you all right?'
The room was empty, and the window was open, the cream colored drapes billowing into the night. Xander raced downstairs.
"Dawn's gone again!"
**************To be continued******************
