The Dawn of a New Slayer
By Bashful C 5/14/02
Disclaimer: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and all characters belong to Joss Wheden and whatever network has it. I can't remember right now. But I know it doesn't belong to me. Much the same with "Angel". Joss Wheden and the WB own that, not me. I intend no infringement, this is a piece of amateur fan fiction, and I make no money off it. The original idea contained within this work is the property of the author as well as Michelle Waters and Coach Myers.
Timeline: *sighs* I really hate these. OK, for BtVS its after the Gift and Giles goes back to England. Its also AFTER the wedding, so Xander and Anya are married. For "Angel" its after Conner comes back as teenager. I'm ignoring the whole Holtz comes back with Conner thingy. In my fic, Holtz dies in the hell dimension. Conner comes back to find his father, everything's peachy keen. Oh, Justine is a good girl. Sorta. After Holtz went into the hell dimension, she changed. Seeking acceptance and forgiveness, she helps them fight. They don't fully trust her, though. Groo's not here either. I don't like him. He screwed up Angel's chance to tell Cordy about his feelings. So, sorry all Groo fans. Can ya'll tell I'm screwing up the timelines?
Universe: uh…Slightly AU. Obviously.
Pairing: For BtVS its Xander/Anya; Willow/Tara; Buffy/Spike. For "Angel" its Angel/Cordy; Fred/Gunn; and eventually it will be Wesley/Justine (I'm screwed up, I know) as well as Dawn/Conner, don't ask about that one. It just popped into my head.
Summary: BtVS/Angel crossover. There's a new slayer in town and Buffy's NOT happy.
Archiving: Want, ask, take.
Feedback: Yes, please. My e-mail address is Sassy_Sky_Angel@hotmail.com or leave a review. *grins cheekily*
Rating: R For violence, swearing, bad scenes, you get the picture.
Dedicated to: My best bud, Charmander, who is convinced she's gonna fight for legal custody over me when I move to Colorado in August. And if fighting for custody doesn't work, she says she's gonna kidnap me. She's also the one who got me addicted to BtVS and Angel. Damn her!
Author's note: OK, second chappy! Yay! *claps* OK, there are a couple things I'm gonna tell you now instead of later. I don't know how old Conner is, but in this fic, he's fifteen. I tried putting a bit more humor in this chappy and according to my advice lady, Zoë Davids, I did a good job. But then again, she says I'm evil so…NEwho, that's it. Hope ya'll like this. Peace and Monkey Grease! Bashful C
It was sundown the next day when the Angel Investigation's crew made it to Sunnydale. On the way there Angel had warned Justine and Conner not to go out late at night, giving them a brief 'history lesson' on the town. Conner and Justine had listened and both promised not to get into any trouble.
Pulling into the driveway of the Summers home, the group all got out of the car. Lorn and Angel made sure the cloak's, that Wesley and Cordy had convinced them to wear, were in place. The group stood on the porch, Angel trying to stay as much in the shadows as possible and Cordelia rang the bell. For several seconds they heard nothing and then suddenly they heard Spike yelp and Dawn's hysterical laughter before a harried looking blonde slayer answered the door.
"Cordelia!" Buffy noticed the others with her, including Angel, and blinked. A loud crash came from the basement followed closely by Spike cursing, Dawn's hysterical laughter growing louder, and shriek's from Willow and Tara. Buffy rolled her eyes, sighed, and yelled over her shoulder,
"Spike, I TOLD you to stay away from Willow and Tara when there practicing there magic! If anything is broken down there its gonna be on your head! Literally too, I might add!" A loud scream from Spike and hysterical laughter from three different woman answered her. /I have a feeling I don't want to know what they did to him./ Buffy thought to herself. Shaking her head, Buffy turned back to her guests and motioned for them to come in. Stepping inside she hastily explained.
"Tara and Willow are trying to do a searching spell. A demon has been harassing me and Dawn and were getting sick of his lame pick up lines. Spike is a little pissed. He knew the demon a couple years back, he…" she seemed to suddenly notice that Conner and Justine were in the room. She glanced questioningly at Angel who put a hand on Conner's shoulder.
"Buffy, this is my son Conner." Angel explained quietly. Buffy stared at Conner for a few minutes before looking at Angel and then back to Conner again. She studied him for a few seconds more and then asked the most obvious question.
"Weren't you a infant a couple weeks ago?" Conner blinked and looked up at Angel. Giving Buffy an apologetic shrug he muttered,
"Its a long story." Buffy nodded slowly and surveyed the group.
Cordelia and Angel were sitting next to Conner on the couch. Wesley was sitting in an armchair, the unfamiliar black guy and the brunette girl were sitting on the love seat; the red head was leaning against the wall; and the guy who had yet to take off his cloak was sitting in the armchair next to Wesley. Studying the cloaked guy she realized something.
"Your a demon." She stated. Seeing the look she was getting from Angel she quickly added, "A good one though."
Lorn lifted the hood to reveal his face just as Dawn came into the room. Not expecting to see so many people in her house, including a green skinned demon, she shrieked. A few seconds passed and she realized just who they were. Squealing, she ran across the room and jumped on Angel, hugging him. Chuckling, Angel hugged her back.
Looking over her shoulder, he saw Spike come into the room. Everyone stared at Spike for about a minute before the entire room erupted in laughter. Spike glared at Dawn, growled, and walked back downstairs, glaring at the two witches on his way down. Tara and Willow shared satisfied smiles with Dawn, before all three of them began laughing harder.
For messing with them while they were trying to do there magic, Tara and Willow had done a simple, yet traumatizing, spell on Spike. They had turned him into a she- male. Complete with wig, make-up, breast implants, and a sparkling, shoulderless, pale pink mini dress.
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When the two witches found out where the flirting demon was the group split up. Tara, Willow, Giles, Wesley, Fred, Cordy, Lorn, and the newly arrived Anya and Xander stayed, at the house to work on the who, what, where, why, when, and how questions surrounding Dawn's slayer ability's and Cordy's semi-vision. Buffy, Angel, Spike, Gunn, Justine, Dawn, and Conner went patrolling.
Buffy and Angel decided that splitting up would cover more ground, so Buffy, Dawn, Angel, and Conner went to the north side of the cemetery, while Justine was grouped with Spike and Gunn to patrol the south side. Justine had been warned ahead of time about Spike so she wouldn't be surprised if or when he showed his game face.
Walking through the park to get to the cemetery, Justine noticed a group of four teenagers sitting on the jungle gym. Nudging Gunn, she tilted her head towards them. Studying them, he shrugged.
"Probably a bunch of high school kids thinking there all that by staying out so late." He told her flippantly. Justine shook her head.
"I don't think so Gunn, there something about them…" Gunn rolled his eyes. Sometimes Justine could be so stubborn.
"Well, I'm not gonna go on of your 'hunches'. I've been fighting vamps for a while now, longer than you have. I would know if they were vamps." Justine's face hardened.
"You don't know anything about me. My sister, my twin was killed by them. If you had taken the time to get to know me you'd know that I know more than you think." Gunn's expression went slightly sheepish. He clearly knew she was right.
By this time Spike had gotten interested in there conversation and was studying the teens. After a while, Spike nodded slowly. Speaking in a low voice, he interrupted there conversation.
"She's right. There bloody vamps. This is Sunnyhell, wanker. Every teen in this town knows not to go near the cemetery at night. If you do, there is a very good chance you will not be alive when the sun comes up." As he spoke the teens had started towards them.
There was two girls, a brunette and a blonde, and two guys, a black haired guy and a blue haired guy. They obviously had no idea who Spike was because when they got close enough the blue haired boy in the front smirked.
"Don't you know its dangerous to be out at night?" he asked, licking his lips and looking Justine up and down. Spike rolled his eyes as the two guys drooled over Justine. He could almost hear there thoughts. /They might be vampires, but that doesn't give them the right to be rude to a lady./ Thinking over what he just thought, he mentally slapped himself. /Bloody hell, I'm turning into the poof!/ Spike yawned as the four teens vamped out.
"What? Are we supposed to run away in fear now?" Faster than the eyes could blink, Spike had staked the vamp in the heart and had his own game face on. Just before the blue haired wonder turned to dust, Spike smirked and told him,
"Well, sorry wanker. We don't run away in fear. We CREATE fear." The rest of the group looked at the pile of dust that use to be there leader, then at the vamp holding the stake. With out a second thought, they attacked.
The brunette girl lunged at Justine who side stepped and kicked the vamp in the stomach with her wooden spiked sneakers. The girl doubled over in pain, holding her mid section. It took about a five seconds for the holes to close, but that was all Justine needed. Flipping a stake from her wrist guard, she stabbed the vamp in the back of the heart, turning her into a pile of dust.
Looking up, she saw Spike stake the black haired boy and Gunn slice the other girls head off, both becoming nice piles of ash on the grass. The three fighters looked at each other before heading in the direction of the cemetery.
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Conner and Dawn walked side by side behind Buffy and Angel who were talking in quiet whispers. Glancing at Conner out of the corner of her eye, Dawn smiled. Conner had been staring at her but when they made eye contact he turned away, blushing. Glancing at Buffy and Angel, Dawn shrugged and looked back at Conner.
"So how old are you?" she asked quietly. He stared at her, startled. His mind registered her question and he answered.
"I'm fifteen. How old are you?" Dawn grinned.
"Just turned fifteen. How do you like having Angel as a father? He's like a brother to me." Dawn told him. He smiled slightly.
"I was in the hell dimension four most of my life. I don't remember much from before I left. But he is a…unique man. Mother as well." Dawn's eyebrow's furrowed.
"Mother? Your mother's Darla, right? Isn't she dead?" she asked, puzzled. He slowly nodded. Looking at Angel, he whispered quietly.
"Father told me about my mother. She was the vampire who made him." Looking back at Dawn, he gave a small smile. "But because she isn't here, Cordelia has taken up the role of my mother. She loves father very much, whether he knows it or not." Dawn's eyes widened at this revelation. Storing the small piece of information in the back of her brain, Dawn asked another question.
"How does that red head fit into everything?" Conner frowned. He knew of the misgivings and problems Angel Investigations had had with her, yet he knew she was truly sorry. She had been controlled by her hate and sorrow, which were very powerful emotions. Turning to Dawn he explained.
"Justine's twin sister was killed by vampires. In her hate, anger, and sorrow, she started fighting vamps to avenge her sisters death. When Holtz came to LA, she was easy prey for his ideas. Believing that vampires were evil no matter what, they banded together. She was the one who slit Wesley's throat and who took me from Wesley and father." Dawn, as well as Buffy who had been listening to there conversation, both gasped. Conner looked at Angel, silently asking if he should go on. Angel nodded. Turning to the two woman, he continued.
"But after Holtz grabbed me and jumped into the hell dimension, she saw how much it hurt and upset my father. She did a lot of soul searching and came to the conclusion that she was wrong. While Wesley was in the hospital she went and apologized. According to Wesley, she even offered to turn herself in. He told her not to. When Wesley finally rejoined Angel Investigations, we got swamped with work. We needed help. Wesley told Justine and Justine came to the hotel to ask for forgiveness and to apologize. She then offered to work for us for the rest of her life, to pay for her mistakes." At this point Angel had to break in.
"But we decided that she could join us with out the last part. She could fight with us, but she had to learn to work as a team for the side of good. I know in her mind she believes that working with us, she is somehow paying for her mistakes, ensuring her way to heaven to be with her sister." Buffy and Dawn were shocked. Dawn slowly began to nod, finally understanding why the young woman seemed to put herself down so much.
"She feels guilty for everything she's done to you. She wishes to find peace and forgiveness, so she's helping you. Just like your fighting for the Powers that Be, Angel. Your also fighting for forgiveness." Angel nodded. Buffy smiled slightly at them. There tender moment was destroyed however when a huge, green, scaly demon popped out of nowhere and gave something that resembled a lusty smile at the two woman. Dawn and Buffy rolled there eyes, motioning to Angel and Conner. It was Buffy who spoke first.
"Sorry, Ted. Dawn and I are taken. By Spike, who is on the other side of the cemetery and by Conner here." Angel raised a single eyebrow at that comment while Dawn and Conner both went red as tomatoes. /I'm gonna KILL you Buffy! Why'd you go and say that for?! Geez, talk about embarrassing!/ Smiling evilly, Dawn spoke up.
"Yeah, and I don't think Conner's father would appreciate you haggling his future sister in law and his son's girlfriend." Dawn told him, motioning to Angel and ignoring Conner's wide eyed stare and her sister's death glare. /Take that Buffy!/ Angel's lips twitched as he watched the sister slayers silently battle with each other. Turning to the demon, Angel smiled evilly.
"No, I wouldn't." he stated and then brought his game face to the surface. The demon's eyes went wide as he seemed to realize just WHICH vampire he was dealing with and he took a step back.
"Oh, I'm, I'm t-terribly s-s-sorry Master Angelus. I-it shall n-not hap-happen again." He stuttered out and them immediately fled from sight. Dropping the game face he turned back to Buffy, Dawn, and Conner.
"He won't be flirting or hassling you anymore." Dawn and Conner laughed softly, while Buffy rolled her eyes. Crossing her arms over her chest, she sent him a look and said sarcastically,
"Oh, yeah think?"
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The next morning, Dawn was told she had to go to school. Dawn had groaned, pleaded, and begged her sister to let her stay home, but Buffy stood firm. She did relent however and had agreed to let Conner go with her, as a visiting student. Dawn was standing in her bedroom trying to decide what to wear when Cordy knocked on the door. Making sure her robe was secure, she let her in.
"I need a favor, Dawnie." Cordelia told her, as she rummaged through her drawers. Glancing at Cordelia out of the corner of her eye, she nodded.
"I need you to keep a close eye on Conner. He's being home-schooled by Fred, so he's never been around a lot of people his own age. Could you make sure he doesn't do anything too…rash?" Cordelia asked her. She looked up at Cordy and sighed.
"I was going to do that anyway. Now, could you do ME a favor?" Dawn asked her. She nodded warily and Dawn gave her a sheepish grin.
"Could you help me find a nice outfit for school today?" She asked her. Cordy smiled and stood up.
"I can definitely help with that. Lets see what you have here." Cordy quickly inspected her drawers, glancing outside to check the weather. After a while, she finally came up with a pair of low rise, flared blue jeans and a nice, black, tight turtleneck. Dawn changed and Cordy quickly and expertly did her hair into two braided pigtails with white ribbons woven in. After putting on her black high top sneakers. Dawn picked up her backpack and the two young woman walked downstairs.
Walking into the kitchen, Dawn noticed Conner's eyes go wide when he saw her. Stifling a giggle, she sat her bag down and ate. Glancing at Conner, she inspected his clothes. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a snug white turtleneck shirt, and his hair was combed neatly. A leather bomber jacket hung off the back of his chair. Finishing her breakfast, she put her dishes in the sink. She looked up as Buffy walked into the room, ready to drive them to school.
"Let me get my jacket and we can go." Dawn told her. Buffy nodded. After grabbing her waist leather duster that Spike had gotten her for Christmas, the trio drove to school. On the way, she gave them some quick instructions.
"Remember, Conner, your my mothers best friends son who's visiting to check up on me and Dawn. Don't make any comments about the hell mouth, demons, vampires, or anything of that nature. Got it?" Conner nodded and Dawn smiled.
After Buffy dropped them off in front of the school, the two fifteen year olds got Conner's visitor pass from the office and started towards Dawn's first class, making a pit stop at Dawn's locker.
They were standing at her locker, Dawn trying to find her paper on the Civil War for History, when Michelle Waters, the most popular girl in school, came up to them. Michelle didn't notice Conner and slammed Dawn's locker shut. It jumped back open, but she didn't seem to notice.
"Hey, Summers. I heard a nasty rumor that you were thinking about trying out for the cheerleading squad. Please tell me that's not true. You'd never make it." She sneered. Dawn took a deep breath and smiled sweetly.
"No, I'm not thinking about trying out for the squad." seeing Michelle's self satisfied look, Dawn dropped her bombshell. "I'm ON the squad. I'm one of the pre-picked. Coach Myers was VERY impressed with my performance. I'll be one of the judges when YOU try out." Dawn watched as Michelle's jaw dropped and she started sputtering.
"There's no way. I…I tried out for the pre-picked and I didn't make it. How did you make it? Your a nobody." Her face was red as she tried to figure out what to do. Dawn grinned and almost jumped when she felt Conner wrap his arms around her from behind.
"Play along." He whispered in her ear. She gave the smallest nod possible and had to grin as Michelle's eyes went wide as saucers. Dawn barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes when Michelle looked Conner up and down and then licked her lips. Conner kissed her neck, glancing at Michelle with annoyance.
"Hey, Dawnie. Are you going to show me around your school or am I gonna have to show myself?" Dawn mentally grinned. Michelle's eyes had went even more wide at his words and Dawn was having a hard time stopping herself from laughing out loud. Nodding, she picked up her English book and shut her locker. Turning back to Conner, she gave him a small peck on the cheek and intertwined her fingers with his. As they walked down the corridor, she glanced back at the still stunned Michelle and called out.
"Good luck at try outs, Michelle. I think your going to need it."
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By lunch time, everyone knew that Dawn had already made the squad and that she had a hot guy visiting her at school. Michelle had started talking about it as soon as the two were out of site. Dawn had been stopped by so many different guys she felt like a celebrity. Conner had watched as she had guys flirting with her all day and couldn't help feeling jealous.
After grabbing there lunches, Dawn led Conner outside to the courtyard. She ignored the group of cheerleaders waving her over, she walked over to the tree she always sat at. The two were unwrapping there submarine sandwiches, when Conner spoke up.
"If I did anything wrong today, like pretending to be your boyfriend, I'm sorry." Looking at him in surprise, she shook her head.
"No, its OK. Actually, it was fun. I…uh…haven't really dated much." She told him, blushing. After getting control of her emotions, she asked him.
"Just out of curiosity, but how did you know what to do? I mean…you were acting like a real boyfriend. You haven't dated, have you?" She once again blushed as she realized how that could've sounded. Conner shook his head.
"I haven't dated at all. I've only been back for a little over a week. But Gunn and Fred are dating and I just did some of the things they did." he told her, blushing as well. The two smiled softly at each other.
Conner took a bite of his sandwich, chewed a few times and swallowed. Putting the sub down, he took a deep breath and touched Dawn's arm. She looked at him quizzically and was about to speak when they heard Cordelia and Willow's voices. Looking up, they saw the two adults walking towards them with serious looks on there faces. Upon reaching them, Cordy picked up Dawns backpack and motioned for them to clean up.
"Come on. You guys are leaving school. We found out what's happening and you guys are needed home. There's also a…guest at the house." Cordy told them, stressing the word 'guest'. Dawn could see the fear and nervousness in Cordy and Willow's eyes and swallowed. After signing Dawn and Conner out of school and getting her work from her teachers, they drove back home.
When they walked into the door of the house, Dawn could hear Buffy yelling at someone in the living room. Walking in, Dawn saw who was sitting on her couch and stopped dead in her tracks, causing Conner to walk into her.
The young woman was looking at her sister with a scared and frightened expression as she was yelled at. Her brown hair was longer, she was a tad skinnier, and she was more muscular, but there was no question on who she was. Buffy stopped yelling long enough to notice Dawn and Conner. Dawn looked between the woman on the couch and her sister, before bolting up the stairs and slamming her bedroom door shut.
The woman on the couch was Faith Evens. The rogue slayer.
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Author Notes: I have no clue what Faith's last name is, so please don't flame me. I know this doesn't much have much fighting or slayer stuff in it, but I promise there will be more soon. If you have any questions or comments, you can either review me or email me at Sassy_Sky_Angel@hotmail.com Tankies! Bashful C
By Bashful C 5/14/02
Disclaimer: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and all characters belong to Joss Wheden and whatever network has it. I can't remember right now. But I know it doesn't belong to me. Much the same with "Angel". Joss Wheden and the WB own that, not me. I intend no infringement, this is a piece of amateur fan fiction, and I make no money off it. The original idea contained within this work is the property of the author as well as Michelle Waters and Coach Myers.
Timeline: *sighs* I really hate these. OK, for BtVS its after the Gift and Giles goes back to England. Its also AFTER the wedding, so Xander and Anya are married. For "Angel" its after Conner comes back as teenager. I'm ignoring the whole Holtz comes back with Conner thingy. In my fic, Holtz dies in the hell dimension. Conner comes back to find his father, everything's peachy keen. Oh, Justine is a good girl. Sorta. After Holtz went into the hell dimension, she changed. Seeking acceptance and forgiveness, she helps them fight. They don't fully trust her, though. Groo's not here either. I don't like him. He screwed up Angel's chance to tell Cordy about his feelings. So, sorry all Groo fans. Can ya'll tell I'm screwing up the timelines?
Universe: uh…Slightly AU. Obviously.
Pairing: For BtVS its Xander/Anya; Willow/Tara; Buffy/Spike. For "Angel" its Angel/Cordy; Fred/Gunn; and eventually it will be Wesley/Justine (I'm screwed up, I know) as well as Dawn/Conner, don't ask about that one. It just popped into my head.
Summary: BtVS/Angel crossover. There's a new slayer in town and Buffy's NOT happy.
Archiving: Want, ask, take.
Feedback: Yes, please. My e-mail address is Sassy_Sky_Angel@hotmail.com or leave a review. *grins cheekily*
Rating: R For violence, swearing, bad scenes, you get the picture.
Dedicated to: My best bud, Charmander, who is convinced she's gonna fight for legal custody over me when I move to Colorado in August. And if fighting for custody doesn't work, she says she's gonna kidnap me. She's also the one who got me addicted to BtVS and Angel. Damn her!
Author's note: OK, second chappy! Yay! *claps* OK, there are a couple things I'm gonna tell you now instead of later. I don't know how old Conner is, but in this fic, he's fifteen. I tried putting a bit more humor in this chappy and according to my advice lady, Zoë Davids, I did a good job. But then again, she says I'm evil so…NEwho, that's it. Hope ya'll like this. Peace and Monkey Grease! Bashful C
It was sundown the next day when the Angel Investigation's crew made it to Sunnydale. On the way there Angel had warned Justine and Conner not to go out late at night, giving them a brief 'history lesson' on the town. Conner and Justine had listened and both promised not to get into any trouble.
Pulling into the driveway of the Summers home, the group all got out of the car. Lorn and Angel made sure the cloak's, that Wesley and Cordy had convinced them to wear, were in place. The group stood on the porch, Angel trying to stay as much in the shadows as possible and Cordelia rang the bell. For several seconds they heard nothing and then suddenly they heard Spike yelp and Dawn's hysterical laughter before a harried looking blonde slayer answered the door.
"Cordelia!" Buffy noticed the others with her, including Angel, and blinked. A loud crash came from the basement followed closely by Spike cursing, Dawn's hysterical laughter growing louder, and shriek's from Willow and Tara. Buffy rolled her eyes, sighed, and yelled over her shoulder,
"Spike, I TOLD you to stay away from Willow and Tara when there practicing there magic! If anything is broken down there its gonna be on your head! Literally too, I might add!" A loud scream from Spike and hysterical laughter from three different woman answered her. /I have a feeling I don't want to know what they did to him./ Buffy thought to herself. Shaking her head, Buffy turned back to her guests and motioned for them to come in. Stepping inside she hastily explained.
"Tara and Willow are trying to do a searching spell. A demon has been harassing me and Dawn and were getting sick of his lame pick up lines. Spike is a little pissed. He knew the demon a couple years back, he…" she seemed to suddenly notice that Conner and Justine were in the room. She glanced questioningly at Angel who put a hand on Conner's shoulder.
"Buffy, this is my son Conner." Angel explained quietly. Buffy stared at Conner for a few minutes before looking at Angel and then back to Conner again. She studied him for a few seconds more and then asked the most obvious question.
"Weren't you a infant a couple weeks ago?" Conner blinked and looked up at Angel. Giving Buffy an apologetic shrug he muttered,
"Its a long story." Buffy nodded slowly and surveyed the group.
Cordelia and Angel were sitting next to Conner on the couch. Wesley was sitting in an armchair, the unfamiliar black guy and the brunette girl were sitting on the love seat; the red head was leaning against the wall; and the guy who had yet to take off his cloak was sitting in the armchair next to Wesley. Studying the cloaked guy she realized something.
"Your a demon." She stated. Seeing the look she was getting from Angel she quickly added, "A good one though."
Lorn lifted the hood to reveal his face just as Dawn came into the room. Not expecting to see so many people in her house, including a green skinned demon, she shrieked. A few seconds passed and she realized just who they were. Squealing, she ran across the room and jumped on Angel, hugging him. Chuckling, Angel hugged her back.
Looking over her shoulder, he saw Spike come into the room. Everyone stared at Spike for about a minute before the entire room erupted in laughter. Spike glared at Dawn, growled, and walked back downstairs, glaring at the two witches on his way down. Tara and Willow shared satisfied smiles with Dawn, before all three of them began laughing harder.
For messing with them while they were trying to do there magic, Tara and Willow had done a simple, yet traumatizing, spell on Spike. They had turned him into a she- male. Complete with wig, make-up, breast implants, and a sparkling, shoulderless, pale pink mini dress.
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When the two witches found out where the flirting demon was the group split up. Tara, Willow, Giles, Wesley, Fred, Cordy, Lorn, and the newly arrived Anya and Xander stayed, at the house to work on the who, what, where, why, when, and how questions surrounding Dawn's slayer ability's and Cordy's semi-vision. Buffy, Angel, Spike, Gunn, Justine, Dawn, and Conner went patrolling.
Buffy and Angel decided that splitting up would cover more ground, so Buffy, Dawn, Angel, and Conner went to the north side of the cemetery, while Justine was grouped with Spike and Gunn to patrol the south side. Justine had been warned ahead of time about Spike so she wouldn't be surprised if or when he showed his game face.
Walking through the park to get to the cemetery, Justine noticed a group of four teenagers sitting on the jungle gym. Nudging Gunn, she tilted her head towards them. Studying them, he shrugged.
"Probably a bunch of high school kids thinking there all that by staying out so late." He told her flippantly. Justine shook her head.
"I don't think so Gunn, there something about them…" Gunn rolled his eyes. Sometimes Justine could be so stubborn.
"Well, I'm not gonna go on of your 'hunches'. I've been fighting vamps for a while now, longer than you have. I would know if they were vamps." Justine's face hardened.
"You don't know anything about me. My sister, my twin was killed by them. If you had taken the time to get to know me you'd know that I know more than you think." Gunn's expression went slightly sheepish. He clearly knew she was right.
By this time Spike had gotten interested in there conversation and was studying the teens. After a while, Spike nodded slowly. Speaking in a low voice, he interrupted there conversation.
"She's right. There bloody vamps. This is Sunnyhell, wanker. Every teen in this town knows not to go near the cemetery at night. If you do, there is a very good chance you will not be alive when the sun comes up." As he spoke the teens had started towards them.
There was two girls, a brunette and a blonde, and two guys, a black haired guy and a blue haired guy. They obviously had no idea who Spike was because when they got close enough the blue haired boy in the front smirked.
"Don't you know its dangerous to be out at night?" he asked, licking his lips and looking Justine up and down. Spike rolled his eyes as the two guys drooled over Justine. He could almost hear there thoughts. /They might be vampires, but that doesn't give them the right to be rude to a lady./ Thinking over what he just thought, he mentally slapped himself. /Bloody hell, I'm turning into the poof!/ Spike yawned as the four teens vamped out.
"What? Are we supposed to run away in fear now?" Faster than the eyes could blink, Spike had staked the vamp in the heart and had his own game face on. Just before the blue haired wonder turned to dust, Spike smirked and told him,
"Well, sorry wanker. We don't run away in fear. We CREATE fear." The rest of the group looked at the pile of dust that use to be there leader, then at the vamp holding the stake. With out a second thought, they attacked.
The brunette girl lunged at Justine who side stepped and kicked the vamp in the stomach with her wooden spiked sneakers. The girl doubled over in pain, holding her mid section. It took about a five seconds for the holes to close, but that was all Justine needed. Flipping a stake from her wrist guard, she stabbed the vamp in the back of the heart, turning her into a pile of dust.
Looking up, she saw Spike stake the black haired boy and Gunn slice the other girls head off, both becoming nice piles of ash on the grass. The three fighters looked at each other before heading in the direction of the cemetery.
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Conner and Dawn walked side by side behind Buffy and Angel who were talking in quiet whispers. Glancing at Conner out of the corner of her eye, Dawn smiled. Conner had been staring at her but when they made eye contact he turned away, blushing. Glancing at Buffy and Angel, Dawn shrugged and looked back at Conner.
"So how old are you?" she asked quietly. He stared at her, startled. His mind registered her question and he answered.
"I'm fifteen. How old are you?" Dawn grinned.
"Just turned fifteen. How do you like having Angel as a father? He's like a brother to me." Dawn told him. He smiled slightly.
"I was in the hell dimension four most of my life. I don't remember much from before I left. But he is a…unique man. Mother as well." Dawn's eyebrow's furrowed.
"Mother? Your mother's Darla, right? Isn't she dead?" she asked, puzzled. He slowly nodded. Looking at Angel, he whispered quietly.
"Father told me about my mother. She was the vampire who made him." Looking back at Dawn, he gave a small smile. "But because she isn't here, Cordelia has taken up the role of my mother. She loves father very much, whether he knows it or not." Dawn's eyes widened at this revelation. Storing the small piece of information in the back of her brain, Dawn asked another question.
"How does that red head fit into everything?" Conner frowned. He knew of the misgivings and problems Angel Investigations had had with her, yet he knew she was truly sorry. She had been controlled by her hate and sorrow, which were very powerful emotions. Turning to Dawn he explained.
"Justine's twin sister was killed by vampires. In her hate, anger, and sorrow, she started fighting vamps to avenge her sisters death. When Holtz came to LA, she was easy prey for his ideas. Believing that vampires were evil no matter what, they banded together. She was the one who slit Wesley's throat and who took me from Wesley and father." Dawn, as well as Buffy who had been listening to there conversation, both gasped. Conner looked at Angel, silently asking if he should go on. Angel nodded. Turning to the two woman, he continued.
"But after Holtz grabbed me and jumped into the hell dimension, she saw how much it hurt and upset my father. She did a lot of soul searching and came to the conclusion that she was wrong. While Wesley was in the hospital she went and apologized. According to Wesley, she even offered to turn herself in. He told her not to. When Wesley finally rejoined Angel Investigations, we got swamped with work. We needed help. Wesley told Justine and Justine came to the hotel to ask for forgiveness and to apologize. She then offered to work for us for the rest of her life, to pay for her mistakes." At this point Angel had to break in.
"But we decided that she could join us with out the last part. She could fight with us, but she had to learn to work as a team for the side of good. I know in her mind she believes that working with us, she is somehow paying for her mistakes, ensuring her way to heaven to be with her sister." Buffy and Dawn were shocked. Dawn slowly began to nod, finally understanding why the young woman seemed to put herself down so much.
"She feels guilty for everything she's done to you. She wishes to find peace and forgiveness, so she's helping you. Just like your fighting for the Powers that Be, Angel. Your also fighting for forgiveness." Angel nodded. Buffy smiled slightly at them. There tender moment was destroyed however when a huge, green, scaly demon popped out of nowhere and gave something that resembled a lusty smile at the two woman. Dawn and Buffy rolled there eyes, motioning to Angel and Conner. It was Buffy who spoke first.
"Sorry, Ted. Dawn and I are taken. By Spike, who is on the other side of the cemetery and by Conner here." Angel raised a single eyebrow at that comment while Dawn and Conner both went red as tomatoes. /I'm gonna KILL you Buffy! Why'd you go and say that for?! Geez, talk about embarrassing!/ Smiling evilly, Dawn spoke up.
"Yeah, and I don't think Conner's father would appreciate you haggling his future sister in law and his son's girlfriend." Dawn told him, motioning to Angel and ignoring Conner's wide eyed stare and her sister's death glare. /Take that Buffy!/ Angel's lips twitched as he watched the sister slayers silently battle with each other. Turning to the demon, Angel smiled evilly.
"No, I wouldn't." he stated and then brought his game face to the surface. The demon's eyes went wide as he seemed to realize just WHICH vampire he was dealing with and he took a step back.
"Oh, I'm, I'm t-terribly s-s-sorry Master Angelus. I-it shall n-not hap-happen again." He stuttered out and them immediately fled from sight. Dropping the game face he turned back to Buffy, Dawn, and Conner.
"He won't be flirting or hassling you anymore." Dawn and Conner laughed softly, while Buffy rolled her eyes. Crossing her arms over her chest, she sent him a look and said sarcastically,
"Oh, yeah think?"
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The next morning, Dawn was told she had to go to school. Dawn had groaned, pleaded, and begged her sister to let her stay home, but Buffy stood firm. She did relent however and had agreed to let Conner go with her, as a visiting student. Dawn was standing in her bedroom trying to decide what to wear when Cordy knocked on the door. Making sure her robe was secure, she let her in.
"I need a favor, Dawnie." Cordelia told her, as she rummaged through her drawers. Glancing at Cordelia out of the corner of her eye, she nodded.
"I need you to keep a close eye on Conner. He's being home-schooled by Fred, so he's never been around a lot of people his own age. Could you make sure he doesn't do anything too…rash?" Cordelia asked her. She looked up at Cordy and sighed.
"I was going to do that anyway. Now, could you do ME a favor?" Dawn asked her. She nodded warily and Dawn gave her a sheepish grin.
"Could you help me find a nice outfit for school today?" She asked her. Cordy smiled and stood up.
"I can definitely help with that. Lets see what you have here." Cordy quickly inspected her drawers, glancing outside to check the weather. After a while, she finally came up with a pair of low rise, flared blue jeans and a nice, black, tight turtleneck. Dawn changed and Cordy quickly and expertly did her hair into two braided pigtails with white ribbons woven in. After putting on her black high top sneakers. Dawn picked up her backpack and the two young woman walked downstairs.
Walking into the kitchen, Dawn noticed Conner's eyes go wide when he saw her. Stifling a giggle, she sat her bag down and ate. Glancing at Conner, she inspected his clothes. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a snug white turtleneck shirt, and his hair was combed neatly. A leather bomber jacket hung off the back of his chair. Finishing her breakfast, she put her dishes in the sink. She looked up as Buffy walked into the room, ready to drive them to school.
"Let me get my jacket and we can go." Dawn told her. Buffy nodded. After grabbing her waist leather duster that Spike had gotten her for Christmas, the trio drove to school. On the way, she gave them some quick instructions.
"Remember, Conner, your my mothers best friends son who's visiting to check up on me and Dawn. Don't make any comments about the hell mouth, demons, vampires, or anything of that nature. Got it?" Conner nodded and Dawn smiled.
After Buffy dropped them off in front of the school, the two fifteen year olds got Conner's visitor pass from the office and started towards Dawn's first class, making a pit stop at Dawn's locker.
They were standing at her locker, Dawn trying to find her paper on the Civil War for History, when Michelle Waters, the most popular girl in school, came up to them. Michelle didn't notice Conner and slammed Dawn's locker shut. It jumped back open, but she didn't seem to notice.
"Hey, Summers. I heard a nasty rumor that you were thinking about trying out for the cheerleading squad. Please tell me that's not true. You'd never make it." She sneered. Dawn took a deep breath and smiled sweetly.
"No, I'm not thinking about trying out for the squad." seeing Michelle's self satisfied look, Dawn dropped her bombshell. "I'm ON the squad. I'm one of the pre-picked. Coach Myers was VERY impressed with my performance. I'll be one of the judges when YOU try out." Dawn watched as Michelle's jaw dropped and she started sputtering.
"There's no way. I…I tried out for the pre-picked and I didn't make it. How did you make it? Your a nobody." Her face was red as she tried to figure out what to do. Dawn grinned and almost jumped when she felt Conner wrap his arms around her from behind.
"Play along." He whispered in her ear. She gave the smallest nod possible and had to grin as Michelle's eyes went wide as saucers. Dawn barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes when Michelle looked Conner up and down and then licked her lips. Conner kissed her neck, glancing at Michelle with annoyance.
"Hey, Dawnie. Are you going to show me around your school or am I gonna have to show myself?" Dawn mentally grinned. Michelle's eyes had went even more wide at his words and Dawn was having a hard time stopping herself from laughing out loud. Nodding, she picked up her English book and shut her locker. Turning back to Conner, she gave him a small peck on the cheek and intertwined her fingers with his. As they walked down the corridor, she glanced back at the still stunned Michelle and called out.
"Good luck at try outs, Michelle. I think your going to need it."
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By lunch time, everyone knew that Dawn had already made the squad and that she had a hot guy visiting her at school. Michelle had started talking about it as soon as the two were out of site. Dawn had been stopped by so many different guys she felt like a celebrity. Conner had watched as she had guys flirting with her all day and couldn't help feeling jealous.
After grabbing there lunches, Dawn led Conner outside to the courtyard. She ignored the group of cheerleaders waving her over, she walked over to the tree she always sat at. The two were unwrapping there submarine sandwiches, when Conner spoke up.
"If I did anything wrong today, like pretending to be your boyfriend, I'm sorry." Looking at him in surprise, she shook her head.
"No, its OK. Actually, it was fun. I…uh…haven't really dated much." She told him, blushing. After getting control of her emotions, she asked him.
"Just out of curiosity, but how did you know what to do? I mean…you were acting like a real boyfriend. You haven't dated, have you?" She once again blushed as she realized how that could've sounded. Conner shook his head.
"I haven't dated at all. I've only been back for a little over a week. But Gunn and Fred are dating and I just did some of the things they did." he told her, blushing as well. The two smiled softly at each other.
Conner took a bite of his sandwich, chewed a few times and swallowed. Putting the sub down, he took a deep breath and touched Dawn's arm. She looked at him quizzically and was about to speak when they heard Cordelia and Willow's voices. Looking up, they saw the two adults walking towards them with serious looks on there faces. Upon reaching them, Cordy picked up Dawns backpack and motioned for them to clean up.
"Come on. You guys are leaving school. We found out what's happening and you guys are needed home. There's also a…guest at the house." Cordy told them, stressing the word 'guest'. Dawn could see the fear and nervousness in Cordy and Willow's eyes and swallowed. After signing Dawn and Conner out of school and getting her work from her teachers, they drove back home.
When they walked into the door of the house, Dawn could hear Buffy yelling at someone in the living room. Walking in, Dawn saw who was sitting on her couch and stopped dead in her tracks, causing Conner to walk into her.
The young woman was looking at her sister with a scared and frightened expression as she was yelled at. Her brown hair was longer, she was a tad skinnier, and she was more muscular, but there was no question on who she was. Buffy stopped yelling long enough to notice Dawn and Conner. Dawn looked between the woman on the couch and her sister, before bolting up the stairs and slamming her bedroom door shut.
The woman on the couch was Faith Evens. The rogue slayer.
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Author Notes: I have no clue what Faith's last name is, so please don't flame me. I know this doesn't much have much fighting or slayer stuff in it, but I promise there will be more soon. If you have any questions or comments, you can either review me or email me at Sassy_Sky_Angel@hotmail.com Tankies! Bashful C