A/N: Thank you guys for all of the reviews! I'm glad you're liking the story. I'm still trying to decide which way to take this story.
Chapter Three
Dawn tossed and turned all night and nearly gave up the possibility that she would even get a second of sleeping in. She cried part of the night because she'd yelled at Willow, who really was well-intentioned, and because all she wanted was for Buffy to be happy again.
Willow also had difficulty sleeping, but she pushed through it. She decided that as soon as Dawn left for school, she would call Tara and try to talk to her about what Dawn wanted to do. She knew that Spike had promised to help as much as he could, but he hadn't always been very reliable. She knew he could've been very sincere in his words, but Willow knew that Spike never gave up on an obsession without a major fight, maybe even a war.
The next morning, Dawn rushed downstairs before anyone else was even awake so that she could avoid any confrontation she might face. When she finally heard Willow and Buffy coming downstairs, she grabbed her things and did everything she could to keep from even talking to them.
"I'm going to wait outside for my ride,"Dawn called as she walked out the door.
Buffy first looked at the clock and wondered why Dawn would even be ready an hour before her ride was supposed to be there. Then, she noticed that Willow was almost in tears. Buffy had no idea what was wrong with her best friend and now she began to get really worried.
"Wil?"Buffy said in a concerned, soft voice. "What's the..."
"She hates me,"Willow sobbed as she remembered the night before.
"No, she doesn't,"Buffy said as she reassuringly gave Willow a hug. "She's just being a bratty teenager. Don't take her misguided teen angst the wrong way! Remember how we were at her age? We weren't always sweet and innocent either."
Willow laughed at that memory. "Yeah, I know. It's just that Dawn and I had never really argued that much before."
Buffy sighed. "The best is yet to come."
"Great,"Willow mumbled.
Chapter Three
Dawn tossed and turned all night and nearly gave up the possibility that she would even get a second of sleeping in. She cried part of the night because she'd yelled at Willow, who really was well-intentioned, and because all she wanted was for Buffy to be happy again.
Willow also had difficulty sleeping, but she pushed through it. She decided that as soon as Dawn left for school, she would call Tara and try to talk to her about what Dawn wanted to do. She knew that Spike had promised to help as much as he could, but he hadn't always been very reliable. She knew he could've been very sincere in his words, but Willow knew that Spike never gave up on an obsession without a major fight, maybe even a war.
The next morning, Dawn rushed downstairs before anyone else was even awake so that she could avoid any confrontation she might face. When she finally heard Willow and Buffy coming downstairs, she grabbed her things and did everything she could to keep from even talking to them.
"I'm going to wait outside for my ride,"Dawn called as she walked out the door.
Buffy first looked at the clock and wondered why Dawn would even be ready an hour before her ride was supposed to be there. Then, she noticed that Willow was almost in tears. Buffy had no idea what was wrong with her best friend and now she began to get really worried.
"Wil?"Buffy said in a concerned, soft voice. "What's the..."
"She hates me,"Willow sobbed as she remembered the night before.
"No, she doesn't,"Buffy said as she reassuringly gave Willow a hug. "She's just being a bratty teenager. Don't take her misguided teen angst the wrong way! Remember how we were at her age? We weren't always sweet and innocent either."
Willow laughed at that memory. "Yeah, I know. It's just that Dawn and I had never really argued that much before."
Buffy sighed. "The best is yet to come."
"Great,"Willow mumbled.