Chapter3
"Dawn, come on. Every Bloody one wants to see you."
Dawn and Spike stood outside Angel Investigations, "Spike, I don't think I could face them. I was wrong, I want to go back. Besides, I doubt they really want to see me. I mean we came here so quickly."
"No Nibblet. We're gong in there. I did not buy the Bloody plane ticket so you could chicken out. 'Sides, you're a strong chit. You can take anything. And Peaches and the Cheerleader are nothing. And I know they care about you."
Dawn felt like crying. Spike had so much faith in her. She didn't want to let him down, but it was so hard. She had run away from all this so long ago, only to have to come back.
The girl took a deep breath, "Fine."
Spike nodded and took Dawn's hand. He led her into the office. She looked around the place and waited for someone, anyone to say 'Dawn.' She looked at an African man, then to Weasly.
"Dawn!" Cordelia came into the room and ran up to Dawn, "Oh my God. ANGEL!"
Angel came into Dawn's view too. He looked for a minute then growled. "SPIKE!"
Spike smirked, knowing his Sire blamed him for this. "Daddy!"
"Dawn," Angel ignored Spike's comment, "Dawn, we've been so worried. Where have you been? Every time we're close to finding you, you pack up and move."
"I couldn't come back."
"It doesn't matter," Cordelia said, "She's here now. Willow and the others will he so happy Dawn."
Dawn shook her head, "No please, not yet. You can't tell them."
"Why not?" Angel asked.
"I think you better sit done Peaches. Nibblet's got a long story to tell you."
Angel called done Fred, Wesley and Gunn. Dawn was first introduced then she sat done on the couch and told them why she was here. They all let her tell her story. None of them dared to interrupt her. All of the LA gang was taken back by what had happened to Dawn.
"Dawnie," Cordelia pulled the younger women into a hug, "You're ok now."
"I know," Dawn felt like crying. Someone was there for her. Well Spike had always been there, but she had always needed more.
Angel followed the ex-cheerleader's example and hug Dawn, "Don't worry we're all here for you."
"I know."
Angel let go of her. "You're probably tried. I'll show you to a room."
Dawn nodded and picked up her small backpack.
Spike began to follow, but Angel stopped him, "What do you think you're doing Spike?"
"None of your business Peaches."
"Spike are you coming?" Dawn called.
"Be there in a sec. Lil' Bit." Spike ran to catch up with her.
"What was that?" Gunn asked as he watched the blond follow Dawn up to her room.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, men were so clueless. "She was rapped! I know I wouldn't sleep at night if someone did anything to me."
"But why Spike?" Angel whined when he came back down.
"He was there when she needed him more than anything. Do you really think Willow, Tara, Giles, Xander, and Anya thought of her as Dawn? She was either Buffy's kid sister or the Key. He sees her as the person she is not the person she was."
The next morning Dawn woke up and turned to look at Spike. No Spike! Dawn sat up and looked around at the unfamiliar place, but then remembered where she was.
"Spike!"
"Right here." Spike came and stood in the door way.
"Oh," Dawn felt a little embarrassed that she had panicked. "Well you know just wondering where you were and all."
"'S ok. I'm always going to be near you."
"Good," Dawn would have said more, but Cordelia walked in.
"Dawnie, I was wondering if you were up for some lunch and then shopping, because I saw you didn't bring much. Just you and me."
"Sure Cordy. Sounds like fun, just let me get dressed and stuff."
Later on when the two girls had left Angel and Spike sat door for some blood. Angel watched Spike watch the door. He knew his Childe had deep feelings for Dawn, but what kind of feeling? It was going to be a problem. Dawn couldn't be with him, he would only hurt her.
"Stare at the door any harder and it might melt."
Spike glared at Angel, "Where are they?"
"It's day light. Nothing ever happens in the day, with the sun." Angel pointed out.
"Right. Nothing will happen. It's the middle of the Bloody day."
"Spike do you love Dawn?"
"Yes, she's like my little sister. If anything happened to her again I might kill myself." Little sister, yea right. Spike was lying.
"Ok," Angel wasn't convinced.
"Hello. Angel and Spike!" Wesley came into the office.
"Don't worry Watcher. I don't snack on humans, remember I'm chipped."
Wesley nodded. He was never very fond of any vampires, except Angel. "Right."
Spike chuckled. At least someone was scared of him. Then the blond stopped two more people coming in.
"Hey guys." Cordelia came in with Dawn.
"Hey Spike. We went shopping." Dawn sat down beside Spike.
"'Course you chits did. It doesn't take 4 hours to eat lunch."
"Don't worry I took good care of Dawnie." Cordelia said, "Dawn you should show Spike than really cute out fit you bought."
Dawn squirmed in her chair. "Spike doesn't want to see my clothes."
"'Course I do." Spike said.
Everyone glared at Spike. He shrugged. The girl looked sad that he didn't want to see her clothes. He wouldn't mind seeing her in other thing. No, that was wrong, Dawn didn't want him that way. She thought of him as the big brother type.
"Cool." Dawn ran up stairs, "Come up in a few."
When she was out of sight everyone turned to Spike.
"What was that?" Angel asked.
"Nothing. The Bit wants to show me all the Bloody stuff she bought. And I don't mind."
Angel raised his brow. "Whatever."
Weasly didn't know what to say about the situation. "I've got to be getting to my office."
Spike was left with Cordelia and Angel. "Aren't you two going to Bleedin' leave?"
"So you can corrupt an innocent girl? Dawn to be exact!" Angel yelled.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, "She's not a girl. She's a women Angel. And she can make her own decisions."
"But-
"No buts!"
"But it's Spike!"
"I know! And she likes him just as much!"
"But-
"Angel!"
Spike chuckled at the couple. "Sire you are whipped."
Spike laughed as he walked up the stairs. When Spike reached his room he saw Dawn looking in the mirror with her new shirt lifted up, exposing the scars on her stomach.
"He doesn't want this." He heard her say.
Spike continued to watch the girl trace the long scar on her arm. He would kill the guy who did this to his Dawn. Only he couldn't. He felt so helpless, he could protect her from any demon, but the real danger was a human guy.
"Ducks?"
Dawn turned around with a fake smile plastered on her face. "What do you think?"
Spike looked at her long dark jean skirt with slits up to her thighs and the light purple long sleeve top with a cheesy cartoon sun in the middle. "Cute."
Spike missed the shorts, knee length skirts and t-shirts. He knew Dawn wouldn't wear them from a while. She looked good in them, but she was scared. That David guy was the first to ask her out.
Dawn beamed at Spike, "Thanks. Cordelia said I should have bought the shorter skirt."
"You look great in anything."
Dawn blushed. She knew he was just saying that to make her feel good. God knows he wouldn't really think of her a 'good looking'. He probably thought of her as the annoying kid sister. That's way they probably came down here. So someone else could take care of her.
"So you have fun with the Cheerleader?" Spike asked.
"Yea. Cordelia kept talking about Angel, though. I think they're together because she said the whole happiness issue was gone. It's kind of depressing knowing my only boyfriend-" Dawn cut herself off.
"It's going to be ok." Spike took Dawn into a hug, "Someday some Bloke will fall in love with you. He'll ask you to marry him and you'll say yes and get married if he survives me."
Dawn smiled, "What are you going to him? Lick him to death?"
"Maybe."
Dawn playfully punch Spike, "Gross."
"Dawn, come on. Every Bloody one wants to see you."
Dawn and Spike stood outside Angel Investigations, "Spike, I don't think I could face them. I was wrong, I want to go back. Besides, I doubt they really want to see me. I mean we came here so quickly."
"No Nibblet. We're gong in there. I did not buy the Bloody plane ticket so you could chicken out. 'Sides, you're a strong chit. You can take anything. And Peaches and the Cheerleader are nothing. And I know they care about you."
Dawn felt like crying. Spike had so much faith in her. She didn't want to let him down, but it was so hard. She had run away from all this so long ago, only to have to come back.
The girl took a deep breath, "Fine."
Spike nodded and took Dawn's hand. He led her into the office. She looked around the place and waited for someone, anyone to say 'Dawn.' She looked at an African man, then to Weasly.
"Dawn!" Cordelia came into the room and ran up to Dawn, "Oh my God. ANGEL!"
Angel came into Dawn's view too. He looked for a minute then growled. "SPIKE!"
Spike smirked, knowing his Sire blamed him for this. "Daddy!"
"Dawn," Angel ignored Spike's comment, "Dawn, we've been so worried. Where have you been? Every time we're close to finding you, you pack up and move."
"I couldn't come back."
"It doesn't matter," Cordelia said, "She's here now. Willow and the others will he so happy Dawn."
Dawn shook her head, "No please, not yet. You can't tell them."
"Why not?" Angel asked.
"I think you better sit done Peaches. Nibblet's got a long story to tell you."
Angel called done Fred, Wesley and Gunn. Dawn was first introduced then she sat done on the couch and told them why she was here. They all let her tell her story. None of them dared to interrupt her. All of the LA gang was taken back by what had happened to Dawn.
"Dawnie," Cordelia pulled the younger women into a hug, "You're ok now."
"I know," Dawn felt like crying. Someone was there for her. Well Spike had always been there, but she had always needed more.
Angel followed the ex-cheerleader's example and hug Dawn, "Don't worry we're all here for you."
"I know."
Angel let go of her. "You're probably tried. I'll show you to a room."
Dawn nodded and picked up her small backpack.
Spike began to follow, but Angel stopped him, "What do you think you're doing Spike?"
"None of your business Peaches."
"Spike are you coming?" Dawn called.
"Be there in a sec. Lil' Bit." Spike ran to catch up with her.
"What was that?" Gunn asked as he watched the blond follow Dawn up to her room.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, men were so clueless. "She was rapped! I know I wouldn't sleep at night if someone did anything to me."
"But why Spike?" Angel whined when he came back down.
"He was there when she needed him more than anything. Do you really think Willow, Tara, Giles, Xander, and Anya thought of her as Dawn? She was either Buffy's kid sister or the Key. He sees her as the person she is not the person she was."
The next morning Dawn woke up and turned to look at Spike. No Spike! Dawn sat up and looked around at the unfamiliar place, but then remembered where she was.
"Spike!"
"Right here." Spike came and stood in the door way.
"Oh," Dawn felt a little embarrassed that she had panicked. "Well you know just wondering where you were and all."
"'S ok. I'm always going to be near you."
"Good," Dawn would have said more, but Cordelia walked in.
"Dawnie, I was wondering if you were up for some lunch and then shopping, because I saw you didn't bring much. Just you and me."
"Sure Cordy. Sounds like fun, just let me get dressed and stuff."
Later on when the two girls had left Angel and Spike sat door for some blood. Angel watched Spike watch the door. He knew his Childe had deep feelings for Dawn, but what kind of feeling? It was going to be a problem. Dawn couldn't be with him, he would only hurt her.
"Stare at the door any harder and it might melt."
Spike glared at Angel, "Where are they?"
"It's day light. Nothing ever happens in the day, with the sun." Angel pointed out.
"Right. Nothing will happen. It's the middle of the Bloody day."
"Spike do you love Dawn?"
"Yes, she's like my little sister. If anything happened to her again I might kill myself." Little sister, yea right. Spike was lying.
"Ok," Angel wasn't convinced.
"Hello. Angel and Spike!" Wesley came into the office.
"Don't worry Watcher. I don't snack on humans, remember I'm chipped."
Wesley nodded. He was never very fond of any vampires, except Angel. "Right."
Spike chuckled. At least someone was scared of him. Then the blond stopped two more people coming in.
"Hey guys." Cordelia came in with Dawn.
"Hey Spike. We went shopping." Dawn sat down beside Spike.
"'Course you chits did. It doesn't take 4 hours to eat lunch."
"Don't worry I took good care of Dawnie." Cordelia said, "Dawn you should show Spike than really cute out fit you bought."
Dawn squirmed in her chair. "Spike doesn't want to see my clothes."
"'Course I do." Spike said.
Everyone glared at Spike. He shrugged. The girl looked sad that he didn't want to see her clothes. He wouldn't mind seeing her in other thing. No, that was wrong, Dawn didn't want him that way. She thought of him as the big brother type.
"Cool." Dawn ran up stairs, "Come up in a few."
When she was out of sight everyone turned to Spike.
"What was that?" Angel asked.
"Nothing. The Bit wants to show me all the Bloody stuff she bought. And I don't mind."
Angel raised his brow. "Whatever."
Weasly didn't know what to say about the situation. "I've got to be getting to my office."
Spike was left with Cordelia and Angel. "Aren't you two going to Bleedin' leave?"
"So you can corrupt an innocent girl? Dawn to be exact!" Angel yelled.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, "She's not a girl. She's a women Angel. And she can make her own decisions."
"But-
"No buts!"
"But it's Spike!"
"I know! And she likes him just as much!"
"But-
"Angel!"
Spike chuckled at the couple. "Sire you are whipped."
Spike laughed as he walked up the stairs. When Spike reached his room he saw Dawn looking in the mirror with her new shirt lifted up, exposing the scars on her stomach.
"He doesn't want this." He heard her say.
Spike continued to watch the girl trace the long scar on her arm. He would kill the guy who did this to his Dawn. Only he couldn't. He felt so helpless, he could protect her from any demon, but the real danger was a human guy.
"Ducks?"
Dawn turned around with a fake smile plastered on her face. "What do you think?"
Spike looked at her long dark jean skirt with slits up to her thighs and the light purple long sleeve top with a cheesy cartoon sun in the middle. "Cute."
Spike missed the shorts, knee length skirts and t-shirts. He knew Dawn wouldn't wear them from a while. She looked good in them, but she was scared. That David guy was the first to ask her out.
Dawn beamed at Spike, "Thanks. Cordelia said I should have bought the shorter skirt."
"You look great in anything."
Dawn blushed. She knew he was just saying that to make her feel good. God knows he wouldn't really think of her a 'good looking'. He probably thought of her as the annoying kid sister. That's way they probably came down here. So someone else could take care of her.
"So you have fun with the Cheerleader?" Spike asked.
"Yea. Cordelia kept talking about Angel, though. I think they're together because she said the whole happiness issue was gone. It's kind of depressing knowing my only boyfriend-" Dawn cut herself off.
"It's going to be ok." Spike took Dawn into a hug, "Someday some Bloke will fall in love with you. He'll ask you to marry him and you'll say yes and get married if he survives me."
Dawn smiled, "What are you going to him? Lick him to death?"
"Maybe."
Dawn playfully punch Spike, "Gross."