I don't own any of the characters or the songs they sing. Our buddy, Joss owns the Scoobies and related characters, while the songs are owned by their respective artists.

A/N: Don't be surprised if I use unreleased tracks form their albums, 'cause half the time I end up liking the unreleased songs more than I like the ones that get released. Also, please note that this takes place before Anya and Xander are supposed to get married.

Summary: Dawn is down about losing her first serious boyfriend, so Buffy steps in. Will the Scoobies make it worse for her? Read it to find out.





"I hate him!" Dawn yelled, throwing a framed picture of them at the wall. It shattered on contact, sending bits of glass flying through the air.

"Dawn, what's wrong?" Buffy flew into her room, with a concerned look on her face.

Dawn fell down to the floor and Buffy followed her, sitting down next to her and stroking Dawn's hair.

"It's that Jackson kid, isn't it?" she asked, mentioning the loathed name.

"Don't say his name, okay? He just all-of-a-sudden wanted to break it off. Then I found out he was going out with that Goth in his chemistry class," Dawn said, sobbing.

They sat on the floor for awhile, silent as mice.

"I know just what you need. Get cleaned up, 'cause we're going out!" she announced.

"I'm not really up to slaying right now, Buff," she tried to explain, but she was already down the hall, on the phone.

Dawn sighed as she followed her orders.

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When Dawn got dressed, Buffy dragged her to the Bronze for karaoke night.

She took her to a table right in front of the stage, where Xander, Anya, Spike and Willow were waiting for them.

"I hope you know that I just came here to see everyone make a joke of themselves. You are not getting me up on that bloody stage," Spike remarked.

"We'll see about that," Buffy said with a sly look on her face.

Xander decided he wanted to go first, but that could've been because he had a few beers in him.

"Xander's gonna sing, lets see... 'What a Scene' from The Goo Goo Dolls," the announcer said, making a face at the card he was reading.



"When you're feelin' all wrong in the back of your mind again

How does it feel

When you drop down everything's all the same

Saccharine caffeine nicotine gum

Yeah it tastes sweet but it's not for long

And I just think you thought it would be

When you're looking for truth on the cover of a magazine

How does it feel

When you find out what you're not gonna be

They give you your image and the things you believe

Open your eyes tell me what did you see

And I just think you thought it surreal

How does it feel when you're out on your own

And now it's too late to come home

And it's hard to be free when you're down on your knees

Take it easy till you make it alone

Now you're a supermarket punk rock television comedy

Out on the scene

Yeah I bit down now there's no hand to feed

And all the beautiful images lining your walls

Pop radio screaming down the halls

Now you think you found something real

When it's all about money and the things that you need

Live a big lie and they all believe

Now I just find that somehow obscene

How does it feel when you're out on you're own

And now it's too late to come home

And it's hard to be free when you're down on you're knees

Take it easy till you make it alone

Take it easy till you make it alone

What a scene

Yeah

When it's all been said before

And all been done

Take it easy till you make it alone

Take it easy till you make it alone"

Xander finished his song and got quite a bit of aplause. Dawn was still kinda out of it, but she clapped, although not enthusiastically. Buffy decided to go up next.

A/N: I'm working on the next chapter, and I have all of them mapped out, but you know the drill, I won't post more until I get reviews.