Title -The Date
Author - The Sorcerer Bard (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Pairing - Dawn and Mathew Jefferson (a friend from school)
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. Coke and the Contour bottle are trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company. Rasputina is a band featured on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Album" (buy it if you can get it) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit.
Authors note. If anyone wants the recipes for the dinner Dawn and Mathew have then email me, coz I got em saved on my hard drive.
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The Date
"Now I want you back no later than eleven thirty." Buffy was saying through the bathroom door as Dawn fixed herself up for her date.
As her birthday present the boy she had a huge crush on had given her a date. Mathew Jefferson was going to pick her up in about fifteen minutes.
"Yea, yea." Dawn said as she ran the comb through her hair, "Can you say broken record?"
"Very funny." Buffy said through the closed door.
Dawn peered at her reflection in the mirror, "Lipstick." she said slapping her forehead.
Dawn selected a lipstick with a slight purple tint, purple being her favourite color. She unscrewed the cap and twisted the stick out enough to apply it.
When she had finished she put it back where she had found it, and look another look at her self in the mirror, her spectrum blue eyes fairly sparkled and were a wonderful contrast to her brunette hair. She was wearing the purple sweater Buffy had given her for her birthday less than a week ago, and a new pair of formfitting jeans.
"Hotsss." Dawn said quietly, just in case Buffy was still listening outside the door.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, Dawn heard her sister move down the stairs to answer it.
Seconds later Buffy called, "Mathew's here."
"I'll be there in a sec." Dawn called back, she took another look at herself in the mirror, "Perfection."
Dawn opened the door and headed down stairs, at the bottom was Mathew.
"Wow, you.you look absolutely stunning." he said admiring her from head to toe.
"Why thank you kind sir." Dawn said in a fake posh voice.
"Well our transport is waiting outside." Mathew said holding the door open for her to move through.
"Have her back by midnight at the very latest." Buffy said quietly to Mathew as he was walking out the door.
"Count on it." he said giving her a smile.
Buffy stood in the door watching Mathew first hold open the passenger door to his car open and letting Dawn hop in, then moving round to hop in the drivers side and pull out the drive.
"Oh to be that young and innocent again." she sighed as she closed the door.
Mathew had booked a table at Sunnydale's finest Greek restaurant, Santorini's, and so as the waiter seated them Dawn had to ask, "How can you afford this place?"
"Mom and Dad own the place." he answered with a smile, "Happy belated Birthday."
The waiter poured them each a glass of water and left the pitcher on the table then tactfully withdrew.
"Thank you." Dawn said flashing him the smile that could make army drill sergeants break down and cry.
"Your eyes are wondrous." Mathew said gazing into the twin pools of blue.
Dawn's face went red with embarrassment, "So what's good here?" she said to get the attention off her.
"For starters I recommend the Greek Salad followed, for mains, by the Greek- Style Garlic Chicken and rounded off with the Plum Mousse for dessert." said a handsome man coming up behind Mathew, "You must be Dawn, my Mathew has told me about you." he said offering his hand. Dawn moved her hand to accept but the man turned it and gently kissed the back of it, "It is a pleasure."
"Thank you." Dawn said, her already red face went another shade redder.
"Thank you, father." Mathew said in a tone that said 'Please go away.'
"Very well, I will go get your starters." he said giving a little bow.
"I'm sorry about dad, he gets a little weird sometimes." Mathew said looking apologetic.
"No, it's fine." Dawn said taking a sip of her water.
At that moment soft romantic Greek music began wafting through the room.
"Jefferson isn't a Greek name." Dawn said asking a question that had been on her mind.
"No, mom's from Greece, dad's from Pensacola." Mathew said with a smile.
"Nice combination." Dawn said flashing him a smile.
"Thanks." Mathew said matching her smile.
The rest of the meal went smoothly, the chicken was perfect and the mousse was delicious.
Mathew got the check, apparently he still had to pay something, and helped Dawn into her coat before they left the restaurant.
"That was delicious." Dawn said as she walked next to her date.
"Best Birthday present?" he asked.
"Without a doubt." Dawn said.
She and Mathew walked in silence for a few minutes, they were heading over to the Bronze, there was apparently a really good never before heard of band playing, Mathew gently slipped his arm round her shoulders and Dawn lent her head onto his shoulder.
"You smell great." Dawn said.
"It's Tommy Helfiger for men." Mathew said with a smile, "Sounds like it works."
"Like a charm." Dawn answered with a smile.
The Bronze was hopping, the place was fairly packed, the band was obviously a great one.
After they got stamps on their hands to show they were underage, they entered and were hit by a wall of sound.
They made their way to the dance floor and were soon whirling and twirling about the dance floor.
Dawn felt like she was in heaven. Here she was on a date with the guy of her dreams dancing to wonderful music after a wonderful dinner.
Suddenly the song ended and the band started up a slow romantic dance, one which she didn't have a clue how to dance to.
"What you don't know the moves?" Mathew said smiling, "A beautiful dancer like you."
"Laugh it up, why don't you." Dawn said hitting him playfully.
"Come on I'll teach you." Mathew said leading her to the center of the dance floor.
It turned out that Mathew knew the dance moves perfectly so Dawn had to ask, "How do you know the moves to this song?"
"Oh that's simple." Mathew answered, "My brother's the drummer."
"Is there anyone in this town you aren't related to?" Dawn asked with a soft laugh.
"You." Mathew said with a smile.
It was almost eleven thirty when Dawn and Mathew left the Bronze and headed back to the car.
They were a dozen feet or so away from it when a motorcycle roared past them, the rider, a platinum haired male with a long flapping black coat, waived to them as he went past.
"Nice bit'o'meat there Lil bit." Dawn heard floating back to them.
"Who was that?" Mathew asked.
"Spike, a friend." Dawn answered, not wanting to go into that conversation.
"Oh okay." Mathew said as he held the door to the car open for Dawn.
"Home James?" Dawn said with a smile.
"Yes ma'am." Mathew said throwing a mock salute.
It was just before midnight when they pulled up into the Summers drive, Mathew hopped out and hurried round to open the door for Dawn, he then took her arm and walked her to the door.
"Did you have a good time?" he asked.
"The best." Dawn leaned in and kissed him passionately.
THE END.
Author - The Sorcerer Bard (thesorcererbard@I-am-the-key.com)
Pairing - Dawn and Mathew Jefferson (a friend from school)
Disclaimer - What I don't own. Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and 20th Century Fox own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and everything related to them. Coke and the Contour bottle are trademarks of the Coca-Cola Company. Rasputina is a band featured on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Album" (buy it if you can get it) What I do own. Everything not owned by the above mentioned people / companies is owned by me but you may use any of it as long as you give me credit.
Authors note. If anyone wants the recipes for the dinner Dawn and Mathew have then email me, coz I got em saved on my hard drive.
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The Date
"Now I want you back no later than eleven thirty." Buffy was saying through the bathroom door as Dawn fixed herself up for her date.
As her birthday present the boy she had a huge crush on had given her a date. Mathew Jefferson was going to pick her up in about fifteen minutes.
"Yea, yea." Dawn said as she ran the comb through her hair, "Can you say broken record?"
"Very funny." Buffy said through the closed door.
Dawn peered at her reflection in the mirror, "Lipstick." she said slapping her forehead.
Dawn selected a lipstick with a slight purple tint, purple being her favourite color. She unscrewed the cap and twisted the stick out enough to apply it.
When she had finished she put it back where she had found it, and look another look at her self in the mirror, her spectrum blue eyes fairly sparkled and were a wonderful contrast to her brunette hair. She was wearing the purple sweater Buffy had given her for her birthday less than a week ago, and a new pair of formfitting jeans.
"Hotsss." Dawn said quietly, just in case Buffy was still listening outside the door.
Suddenly the doorbell rang, Dawn heard her sister move down the stairs to answer it.
Seconds later Buffy called, "Mathew's here."
"I'll be there in a sec." Dawn called back, she took another look at herself in the mirror, "Perfection."
Dawn opened the door and headed down stairs, at the bottom was Mathew.
"Wow, you.you look absolutely stunning." he said admiring her from head to toe.
"Why thank you kind sir." Dawn said in a fake posh voice.
"Well our transport is waiting outside." Mathew said holding the door open for her to move through.
"Have her back by midnight at the very latest." Buffy said quietly to Mathew as he was walking out the door.
"Count on it." he said giving her a smile.
Buffy stood in the door watching Mathew first hold open the passenger door to his car open and letting Dawn hop in, then moving round to hop in the drivers side and pull out the drive.
"Oh to be that young and innocent again." she sighed as she closed the door.
Mathew had booked a table at Sunnydale's finest Greek restaurant, Santorini's, and so as the waiter seated them Dawn had to ask, "How can you afford this place?"
"Mom and Dad own the place." he answered with a smile, "Happy belated Birthday."
The waiter poured them each a glass of water and left the pitcher on the table then tactfully withdrew.
"Thank you." Dawn said flashing him the smile that could make army drill sergeants break down and cry.
"Your eyes are wondrous." Mathew said gazing into the twin pools of blue.
Dawn's face went red with embarrassment, "So what's good here?" she said to get the attention off her.
"For starters I recommend the Greek Salad followed, for mains, by the Greek- Style Garlic Chicken and rounded off with the Plum Mousse for dessert." said a handsome man coming up behind Mathew, "You must be Dawn, my Mathew has told me about you." he said offering his hand. Dawn moved her hand to accept but the man turned it and gently kissed the back of it, "It is a pleasure."
"Thank you." Dawn said, her already red face went another shade redder.
"Thank you, father." Mathew said in a tone that said 'Please go away.'
"Very well, I will go get your starters." he said giving a little bow.
"I'm sorry about dad, he gets a little weird sometimes." Mathew said looking apologetic.
"No, it's fine." Dawn said taking a sip of her water.
At that moment soft romantic Greek music began wafting through the room.
"Jefferson isn't a Greek name." Dawn said asking a question that had been on her mind.
"No, mom's from Greece, dad's from Pensacola." Mathew said with a smile.
"Nice combination." Dawn said flashing him a smile.
"Thanks." Mathew said matching her smile.
The rest of the meal went smoothly, the chicken was perfect and the mousse was delicious.
Mathew got the check, apparently he still had to pay something, and helped Dawn into her coat before they left the restaurant.
"That was delicious." Dawn said as she walked next to her date.
"Best Birthday present?" he asked.
"Without a doubt." Dawn said.
She and Mathew walked in silence for a few minutes, they were heading over to the Bronze, there was apparently a really good never before heard of band playing, Mathew gently slipped his arm round her shoulders and Dawn lent her head onto his shoulder.
"You smell great." Dawn said.
"It's Tommy Helfiger for men." Mathew said with a smile, "Sounds like it works."
"Like a charm." Dawn answered with a smile.
The Bronze was hopping, the place was fairly packed, the band was obviously a great one.
After they got stamps on their hands to show they were underage, they entered and were hit by a wall of sound.
They made their way to the dance floor and were soon whirling and twirling about the dance floor.
Dawn felt like she was in heaven. Here she was on a date with the guy of her dreams dancing to wonderful music after a wonderful dinner.
Suddenly the song ended and the band started up a slow romantic dance, one which she didn't have a clue how to dance to.
"What you don't know the moves?" Mathew said smiling, "A beautiful dancer like you."
"Laugh it up, why don't you." Dawn said hitting him playfully.
"Come on I'll teach you." Mathew said leading her to the center of the dance floor.
It turned out that Mathew knew the dance moves perfectly so Dawn had to ask, "How do you know the moves to this song?"
"Oh that's simple." Mathew answered, "My brother's the drummer."
"Is there anyone in this town you aren't related to?" Dawn asked with a soft laugh.
"You." Mathew said with a smile.
It was almost eleven thirty when Dawn and Mathew left the Bronze and headed back to the car.
They were a dozen feet or so away from it when a motorcycle roared past them, the rider, a platinum haired male with a long flapping black coat, waived to them as he went past.
"Nice bit'o'meat there Lil bit." Dawn heard floating back to them.
"Who was that?" Mathew asked.
"Spike, a friend." Dawn answered, not wanting to go into that conversation.
"Oh okay." Mathew said as he held the door to the car open for Dawn.
"Home James?" Dawn said with a smile.
"Yes ma'am." Mathew said throwing a mock salute.
It was just before midnight when they pulled up into the Summers drive, Mathew hopped out and hurried round to open the door for Dawn, he then took her arm and walked her to the door.
"Did you have a good time?" he asked.
"The best." Dawn leaned in and kissed him passionately.
THE END.
