Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Fox,
etc... except of course the ones I make up.
Summary: While Dawn is dealing with balancing school, slaying and dating, Buffy and Spike are dealing with their relation. And all together they are dealing with impending apocalypse.
Spoilers: Well, it takes place about a year and a half after "Normal Again", but it's pretty AU. Xander and Anya are married and Tara is alive.
Continuity: It's the sequel to "The Delegation of Aurelius". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It sort of just picks up where "TDoA" left off.
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APOCALYPSE NOW... AGAIN
Chapter 2: Telling
Dawn entered that Magic Box with Janice. Anya looked up from behind the counter and smiled warmly before looking back at the pile of papers that she was looking over and filling out. Dawn walked over to the table in the middle of the shop and threw her books and her bag down on it; Janice copied her friend's action.
Giles walked from the back training room with a few books in his hands he smiled at Dawn much like Anya had. His face looked puzzled when he saw that she was not alone.
"Hello Dawn, and uh, Janice. Dawn, why is Janice hear?"
Dawn rolled her eyes and grabbed Giles' arm. She pulled him away from her friend and mouthed one minute.
"I want to tell her," Dawn whispered bluntly.
"What? Dawn, you know that your identity must be kept a secret."
"But Giles-"
"No buts Dawn, you know the rules."
"Buffy told her friends."
"I know but-"
"But what now? Why is Buffy always the exception?"
"Oh Dawn, I know how hard this must be-"
"No, see, you don't. You don't know how lonely this is. Having this big secret that no one can know. I love the Scoobies but Xander and Willow and everyone is my friend by default. It's not like I'm just blabbing it to everyone. I mean, Buffy was here for what, twelve hours before Xander and Willow knew? I bet she didn't get the third degree the way I do and I haven't even told anyone." Dawn crossed her arms defiantly and cocked and eyebrow.
Giles sighed. "Talk to Buffy about it, see what she thinks. None of my bloody Slayers ever listen to me anyway."
Dawn squealed with excitement and hugged Giles happily. "Thank you thank you thank you! Where is she?"
Giles pointed toward the training room and Dawn practically floated in there to find her sister. When she saw Buffy she immediately expressed her wish to tell her friend her secret. Before Buffy could even respond Dawn had told her her entire argument in her defense.
Buffy sighed and leaned against the balance beam. She looked at her feet and then back at her sister.
"How much do you trust her?"
"Buffy," Dawn began, looking into her sister's eyes, "I really, really trust her."
"Do you think she'll freak?"
"No, I mean, it's not like she hasn't seen a vampire. Remember Halloween two years ago?"
"Oh yeah."
Dawn raised her eyebrows. "So can I please?"
Buffy looked hard at her sister, contemplating the idea of letting yet another person in on the secret that she had had such a difficult time keeping herself. But she decided that if her sister trusted her friend so much, then she should give her a chance. Buffy nodded and Dawn squealed with joy. She ran to the door of the training room and motioned for her friend to come in. Janice went to Dawn obediently and her jaw dropped when she saw the large room full of various types of equipment.
"What is all this?"
"Janice, I have something I want to tell you."
Janice narrowed her eyes. "Um, okay."
"Can you keep a secret? I mean really, really keep a secret?"
Janice looked at Dawn apprehensively. "Yes."
Dawn smiled. "Janice, I'm a Vampire Slayer."
Janice's jaw dropped once again. "No way!"
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A/n: Sorry this chapter is kind of short, but I promise it'll get better. I just have to set things up. you know how it is.
Summary: While Dawn is dealing with balancing school, slaying and dating, Buffy and Spike are dealing with their relation. And all together they are dealing with impending apocalypse.
Spoilers: Well, it takes place about a year and a half after "Normal Again", but it's pretty AU. Xander and Anya are married and Tara is alive.
Continuity: It's the sequel to "The Delegation of Aurelius". However, you don't really need to read it to understand this fic. It sort of just picks up where "TDoA" left off.
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APOCALYPSE NOW... AGAIN
Chapter 2: Telling
Dawn entered that Magic Box with Janice. Anya looked up from behind the counter and smiled warmly before looking back at the pile of papers that she was looking over and filling out. Dawn walked over to the table in the middle of the shop and threw her books and her bag down on it; Janice copied her friend's action.
Giles walked from the back training room with a few books in his hands he smiled at Dawn much like Anya had. His face looked puzzled when he saw that she was not alone.
"Hello Dawn, and uh, Janice. Dawn, why is Janice hear?"
Dawn rolled her eyes and grabbed Giles' arm. She pulled him away from her friend and mouthed one minute.
"I want to tell her," Dawn whispered bluntly.
"What? Dawn, you know that your identity must be kept a secret."
"But Giles-"
"No buts Dawn, you know the rules."
"Buffy told her friends."
"I know but-"
"But what now? Why is Buffy always the exception?"
"Oh Dawn, I know how hard this must be-"
"No, see, you don't. You don't know how lonely this is. Having this big secret that no one can know. I love the Scoobies but Xander and Willow and everyone is my friend by default. It's not like I'm just blabbing it to everyone. I mean, Buffy was here for what, twelve hours before Xander and Willow knew? I bet she didn't get the third degree the way I do and I haven't even told anyone." Dawn crossed her arms defiantly and cocked and eyebrow.
Giles sighed. "Talk to Buffy about it, see what she thinks. None of my bloody Slayers ever listen to me anyway."
Dawn squealed with excitement and hugged Giles happily. "Thank you thank you thank you! Where is she?"
Giles pointed toward the training room and Dawn practically floated in there to find her sister. When she saw Buffy she immediately expressed her wish to tell her friend her secret. Before Buffy could even respond Dawn had told her her entire argument in her defense.
Buffy sighed and leaned against the balance beam. She looked at her feet and then back at her sister.
"How much do you trust her?"
"Buffy," Dawn began, looking into her sister's eyes, "I really, really trust her."
"Do you think she'll freak?"
"No, I mean, it's not like she hasn't seen a vampire. Remember Halloween two years ago?"
"Oh yeah."
Dawn raised her eyebrows. "So can I please?"
Buffy looked hard at her sister, contemplating the idea of letting yet another person in on the secret that she had had such a difficult time keeping herself. But she decided that if her sister trusted her friend so much, then she should give her a chance. Buffy nodded and Dawn squealed with joy. She ran to the door of the training room and motioned for her friend to come in. Janice went to Dawn obediently and her jaw dropped when she saw the large room full of various types of equipment.
"What is all this?"
"Janice, I have something I want to tell you."
Janice narrowed her eyes. "Um, okay."
"Can you keep a secret? I mean really, really keep a secret?"
Janice looked at Dawn apprehensively. "Yes."
Dawn smiled. "Janice, I'm a Vampire Slayer."
Janice's jaw dropped once again. "No way!"
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A/n: Sorry this chapter is kind of short, but I promise it'll get better. I just have to set things up. you know how it is.