PART 2, The Change
FORGETTING EMPTINESS: Chapter 7
DISCLAIMER: Can be found on Chapter 1.
A/N: Sorry about the lateness of this Chapter. Computer Trouble (I needed to get a new keyboard), other disasters.
A/N: One of the reasons I write Fan Fiction is to get responses from people about not only my stories, but also my writing ability. For the past four years I've concentrated on Script Writing and Analysis (I wish my school had a Creative Writing class), so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
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Dawn walked in the kitchen and checked to see if anyone was home. Once she'd checked the kitchen and the rest of the downstairs area, Dawn headed up the stairs quietly. After again checking for Buffy, Willow or Tara, Dawn went into the bathroom.
Dawn locked the door and slowly sat on the floor, her back against the door. Her backpack in front of her, Dawn pulled out the pregnancy test. The house was absolutely silent and Dawn was scared to breath as she opened the box.
Dawn read the instructions, remembering what Karly had told her and stood up, doing step each step as she read. Then Dawn came to the final hurdle.
Dawn read the test result. Blue meant Negative and Pink meant positive.
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Buffy walked in the front door and noticed Dawn's jacket on the hook. Doublemeat Palace had been quiet so she volunteered to go home early, something she wouldn't normally do, but Dawns school had called and told Buffy about Dawn not being well. Dawn needed her so Buffy wanted to be there for her, she hadn't been of late.
Buffy went up the stairs and checked Dawns room only to find her not there. Buffy's next destination was the bathroom.
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Dawn looked at the strip and began to cry. The line was Pink. Dawn was pregnant. She decided to let the tears flow as she was alone and no one was going to hear her. Her life was ruined.
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The tears were defining and Buffy literally ripped the door open. Dawn had been sitting on the door and jumped up when Buffy opened it. Dawn spun around with the test behind her back.
"Dawn what's wrong, why are you crying?" Dawns eyes were still puffy and the tears were still present as Buffy crossed the room.
"Don't! Don't come near me. I just want to be alone." Dawn wanted Buffy to hold her, but Dawn knew Buffy would see the test if she did. Dawn backed backward trying to create more space between Buffy and herself.
But Dawn forgot that the box was still on the floor and Buffy had already spotted it.
"Dawn, what are you doing with a pregnancy test? Why would you need a pregnancy test?" Dawn began crying even more now and Buffy was confused and Dawn didn't want to deal with her sister.
Dawn dropped the test and ran out of the bathroom, went into her room and locked the door. She went strait to her bed and began crying without control, tears socking the pillow she was face down into.
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Buffy crossed the room and picked the pregnancy test of the floor. Buffy prepared herself then looked at the result. The test wasn't finished. Buffy picked up the box and read the instructions, all the way until she got to a line that read WAIT 2 MINUTES FOR THE RESULT TO BE PROCESSED!
Buffy then looked at the test again and after reading the instruction, 2 minutes had comfortably passed. In fact it had been at least 10 minutes since Buffy got home.
The test result was BLUE!
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