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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 6: Adrenaline
Spike hopped up onto the island in the in the kitchen. He pulled out a cigarette from behind his ear, put it in his mouth and lit it. She closed his eyes and inhaled deeply when he felt the cigarette pulled violently from his mouth.
"Hey!"
Dawn gave him a 'you should know better face.' "You know what Buffy told you about smoking in the house. You may be prone to lung cancer but everyone else in here is quite capable of getting it."
Spike merely snorted at her. "Yeah, yeah, yeah," he sighed as he hopped of the counter. He looked up and down at the teenager. She was wearing a tight black spaghetti strap shirt that was cut so that it came right above her navel. Her jeans were ultra-low rise so that her hip bones jutted out right above her black leather belt. The pants went all the way down her legs and flared at the bottom. Just below the flare were platform strappy sandals.
"So," Spike began, trying to sound nonchalant, "when's you pimp coming to pick you up?"
Dawn narrowed and rolled her eyes at him before turning around so that her thick long hair swished behind her and bounced on her shoulders and back. Spike made an annoyed noise and began to follow her.
"What? I was kidding," he insisted. Dawn just turned around and gave him a look that would make his blood run cold if it could.
"I just want to look nice, could you not give me a hard time?" She pleaded, her eyes begging along with her tone.
"You look lovely," he told her sincerely. "Very posh. But if this guy tries to get fresh with you, don't hold back, be creative. You kick the shit out of him, and when you've had your way you get me and I'll kill him. Good and proper like I know how."
Dawn smiled and walked the rest of the way to the door. Buffy came down the stairs and stopped half way down.
"You look... wow Dawnie. Very mature. Not leaving much to the imagination either are we?"
Dawn just rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. Buffy smiled. "You look gorgeous."
Dawn smiled in return. "I know."
Just on time, the doorbell rang. Dawn gave and excited squeak, clamed herself, and opened the door. Dave stood there looking cute as ever, Dawn thought. He stepped in and gave Dawn a sweet hug. She hugged him bag and he placed a chaste kiss on her cheek. Spike cleared his throat and Dawn giggled and pulled away.
"Dave, you know my sister Buffy. And this is Spike."
Dave stepped forward a bit and extended his hand politely. Spike took it in his own and shook it. When Dave pulled away he looked down at his palm as if something we put there.
"Whew. Cold hands."
"I get that a lot," Spike said cooly.
Dave nodded. "Spike? That's a strange name?"
Spike smiled sadistically. "Wanna know how I got it?"
Buffy slapped him in the chest and Dawn gave him a look that told him to stop while he was behind. She then took Dave's hand and nodded toward his car.
"We'd better go."
Dave nodded and he smiled politely at Buffy. "It was nice to see you again," she told the young man. "And have her back by one, okay?"
Dawn nodded for him and pulled him out the door. "Have a nice time," Spike shouted as he closed the door behind them.
"I don't like him."
"Oh come now," Buffy cooed. "Don't be so quick to judge. He's a sweet kid and he and Dawn have been friends for years."
"I don't care; I don't trust him."
Buffy walked to her lover and put her arms around his neck. In response he wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
"Spike, if relationships weren't based on trust, we never would have made it this far."
"You trust me then?"
Buffy smiled. "With every part of my being, I trust you Spike. You have more than proven yourself to me. If I hadn't chosen to trust you when the chip stopped working, I wouldn't be half as happy as I am. You haven't hurt a single person of your own free will and I love you even more because of it."
"You're more than worth it," Spike said, smiling warmly at her. "But I still don't like the kid."
Buffy rolled her eyes again. "Can we please get off of Dawn? You wouldn't like anyone she chose to date! And more to the point, Dawn won't be back for hours and Tara and Willow are out patrolling. Do you see what I'm getting at?"
"I think I do," he told her, sweeping her up off of his feet and carrying her upstairs.
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Dawn and Dave walked over to the bar after hours of dancing. They each picked up their sodas and walked over to the last empty table. Dawn took a long sip and Dave just stared at her, his eyes a but glazed over.
Dawn looked up. "What?"
Dave came out of his stupor and laughed. "Nothing. Just admiring your adorablness."
"Really?" Dawn asked, her cheeks turning a bright red.
"Yeah."
Dawn giggled and gave a glance to her watch. It was twenty to one and she figured they should probably get going. She let out a disappointed sigh, not wanting the evening to end.
"We gotta go soon," Dawn told him.
"I was hoping you wouldn't notice."
"Me either."
They both stood up, collecting their few belongings when a new song went on. The beats practically called to Dawn when she realized what song it was.
//You don't feel the pain//
"I love this song!" Dawn told Dave enthusiastically. "Come on, one last dance?"
Dave smiled and took her hand. "How could I refuse such a pretty face, Ms. Summers?"
Dawn led him onto the dance floor. She put her arms around his neck and they began to dance.
//Too much is not enough
Nobody said this stuff makes any sense
We're hooked again//
//Point of no return
See how the buildings burn
Light up the night
Such pretty sight//
Dawn's body swayed against David's as they moved to the music. The way they danced made it seem as if they were dancing to a beat of their own.
//Adrenaline keeps me in the game
Adrenaline you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline
(You don't feel the pain)//
David looked into Dawn's eyes and he felt light he was floating. Was it love? He though. It couldn't be, could it? He found the permission he was looking for in the eager glow if her eyes and he leaned into kiss her. Dawn tilter her head and puckered her lips to show that she had no objection to his move. Suddenly, just before his mouth was about to land on hers, her Slayer senses went ballistic and she pulled back. She knew it wasn't Dave, so what could it be? She looked around the crowded Bronze and saw a man dressed as if he had been trapped in the eighties leading a girl who looked no older than herself out the backdoor. It had to be him.
"Dammit," she mumbled under her breath.
"What's wrong?" Dave asked concerned.
"Uh, nothing. I just got a bit light-headed. I'm gonna step out for some fresh air, kay?"
David nodded, looking rather disappointed. Dawn looked from the David to the door which was closing behind the vampire.
"You stay right here," she instructed him. She began to walk off hurriedly when she turned around, ran back to her date and kissed him on the lips. She allowed his tongue to enter her mouth briefly before pulling back again and running out the door.
//Sail through an empty night
It's only you and I who understand
There is no plan
Get closer to the thrill
Only time will kill
What's in your eyes
Is so alive //
Dawn walked out the backdoor and saw the vamp biting down hard on the neck of his victim. Her screams were drowned out by the loud music.
"You know," Dawn said nonchalantly, "if mom sees that hicky she'll know what you've been up to."
That vampire looked up at Dawn, a dribble of blood traveling from his mouth down his chin and dripping onto to the floor.
"Slayer," he growled menacingly.
"That would be me," Dawn smirked. "Step on up."
//Adrenaline keeps me in the game
Adrenaline you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline//
"RUN!" Dawn yelled to the victim as the vampire charged at her. She jumped up and kicked him hard in the chest so that he went flying back quite a few feet. He recovered quickly, got back up, and ran at the young Slayer again.
//Run through the speed of sound
Every thing slows you down
And all color that surrounds you
Are bleeding to the walls
All the things you really need
Just wait to find the speed
Then you will achieve
Escape velocity//
Dawn wasn't quick enough and the vampire hit her in the jaw. She staggered backward and she could feel the throbbing pain in her face. She angrily spun and kicked the vampire with full force.
//Too much is not enough
Nobody gave it up
I'm not the kind
To lay down and die
The vampire flew back once again, this time he did not regain his balance so quickly and he almost immediately felt Dawn's fist connect with his nose and he cried out in pain.
//Adrenaline, keeps me in the game
Adrenaline, you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline//
Dawn quickly pulled out a stake and thrusted it at the vampire's chest, he dodged it quickly but when he turned around, the stake had plunged into his heart.
//Adrenaline
Screaming out your name
Adrenaline, you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline
(Adrenaline)//
Dawn pulled the stake out from the vampire's heart and watched him crumble to dust. She smiled at the work she had accomplished.
// You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
I'm going to extremes
There is nothing in between
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain//
Dawn turned around, the feeling of satisfaction she always got after killing some beastie or other. She began to walk back toward the back door of the Bronze when she noticed a very frightened looking, and rather pale Dave standing in front of the entrance.
"What the fuck was that?"
TBC...
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Please please please review! I'd love to know what you guys think. There's cookies and ice cream if you do...
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 6: Adrenaline
Spike hopped up onto the island in the in the kitchen. He pulled out a cigarette from behind his ear, put it in his mouth and lit it. She closed his eyes and inhaled deeply when he felt the cigarette pulled violently from his mouth.
"Hey!"
Dawn gave him a 'you should know better face.' "You know what Buffy told you about smoking in the house. You may be prone to lung cancer but everyone else in here is quite capable of getting it."
Spike merely snorted at her. "Yeah, yeah, yeah," he sighed as he hopped of the counter. He looked up and down at the teenager. She was wearing a tight black spaghetti strap shirt that was cut so that it came right above her navel. Her jeans were ultra-low rise so that her hip bones jutted out right above her black leather belt. The pants went all the way down her legs and flared at the bottom. Just below the flare were platform strappy sandals.
"So," Spike began, trying to sound nonchalant, "when's you pimp coming to pick you up?"
Dawn narrowed and rolled her eyes at him before turning around so that her thick long hair swished behind her and bounced on her shoulders and back. Spike made an annoyed noise and began to follow her.
"What? I was kidding," he insisted. Dawn just turned around and gave him a look that would make his blood run cold if it could.
"I just want to look nice, could you not give me a hard time?" She pleaded, her eyes begging along with her tone.
"You look lovely," he told her sincerely. "Very posh. But if this guy tries to get fresh with you, don't hold back, be creative. You kick the shit out of him, and when you've had your way you get me and I'll kill him. Good and proper like I know how."
Dawn smiled and walked the rest of the way to the door. Buffy came down the stairs and stopped half way down.
"You look... wow Dawnie. Very mature. Not leaving much to the imagination either are we?"
Dawn just rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. Buffy smiled. "You look gorgeous."
Dawn smiled in return. "I know."
Just on time, the doorbell rang. Dawn gave and excited squeak, clamed herself, and opened the door. Dave stood there looking cute as ever, Dawn thought. He stepped in and gave Dawn a sweet hug. She hugged him bag and he placed a chaste kiss on her cheek. Spike cleared his throat and Dawn giggled and pulled away.
"Dave, you know my sister Buffy. And this is Spike."
Dave stepped forward a bit and extended his hand politely. Spike took it in his own and shook it. When Dave pulled away he looked down at his palm as if something we put there.
"Whew. Cold hands."
"I get that a lot," Spike said cooly.
Dave nodded. "Spike? That's a strange name?"
Spike smiled sadistically. "Wanna know how I got it?"
Buffy slapped him in the chest and Dawn gave him a look that told him to stop while he was behind. She then took Dave's hand and nodded toward his car.
"We'd better go."
Dave nodded and he smiled politely at Buffy. "It was nice to see you again," she told the young man. "And have her back by one, okay?"
Dawn nodded for him and pulled him out the door. "Have a nice time," Spike shouted as he closed the door behind them.
"I don't like him."
"Oh come now," Buffy cooed. "Don't be so quick to judge. He's a sweet kid and he and Dawn have been friends for years."
"I don't care; I don't trust him."
Buffy walked to her lover and put her arms around his neck. In response he wrapped his arms around her slender waist.
"Spike, if relationships weren't based on trust, we never would have made it this far."
"You trust me then?"
Buffy smiled. "With every part of my being, I trust you Spike. You have more than proven yourself to me. If I hadn't chosen to trust you when the chip stopped working, I wouldn't be half as happy as I am. You haven't hurt a single person of your own free will and I love you even more because of it."
"You're more than worth it," Spike said, smiling warmly at her. "But I still don't like the kid."
Buffy rolled her eyes again. "Can we please get off of Dawn? You wouldn't like anyone she chose to date! And more to the point, Dawn won't be back for hours and Tara and Willow are out patrolling. Do you see what I'm getting at?"
"I think I do," he told her, sweeping her up off of his feet and carrying her upstairs.
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Dawn and Dave walked over to the bar after hours of dancing. They each picked up their sodas and walked over to the last empty table. Dawn took a long sip and Dave just stared at her, his eyes a but glazed over.
Dawn looked up. "What?"
Dave came out of his stupor and laughed. "Nothing. Just admiring your adorablness."
"Really?" Dawn asked, her cheeks turning a bright red.
"Yeah."
Dawn giggled and gave a glance to her watch. It was twenty to one and she figured they should probably get going. She let out a disappointed sigh, not wanting the evening to end.
"We gotta go soon," Dawn told him.
"I was hoping you wouldn't notice."
"Me either."
They both stood up, collecting their few belongings when a new song went on. The beats practically called to Dawn when she realized what song it was.
//You don't feel the pain//
"I love this song!" Dawn told Dave enthusiastically. "Come on, one last dance?"
Dave smiled and took her hand. "How could I refuse such a pretty face, Ms. Summers?"
Dawn led him onto the dance floor. She put her arms around his neck and they began to dance.
//Too much is not enough
Nobody said this stuff makes any sense
We're hooked again//
//Point of no return
See how the buildings burn
Light up the night
Such pretty sight//
Dawn's body swayed against David's as they moved to the music. The way they danced made it seem as if they were dancing to a beat of their own.
//Adrenaline keeps me in the game
Adrenaline you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline
(You don't feel the pain)//
David looked into Dawn's eyes and he felt light he was floating. Was it love? He though. It couldn't be, could it? He found the permission he was looking for in the eager glow if her eyes and he leaned into kiss her. Dawn tilter her head and puckered her lips to show that she had no objection to his move. Suddenly, just before his mouth was about to land on hers, her Slayer senses went ballistic and she pulled back. She knew it wasn't Dave, so what could it be? She looked around the crowded Bronze and saw a man dressed as if he had been trapped in the eighties leading a girl who looked no older than herself out the backdoor. It had to be him.
"Dammit," she mumbled under her breath.
"What's wrong?" Dave asked concerned.
"Uh, nothing. I just got a bit light-headed. I'm gonna step out for some fresh air, kay?"
David nodded, looking rather disappointed. Dawn looked from the David to the door which was closing behind the vampire.
"You stay right here," she instructed him. She began to walk off hurriedly when she turned around, ran back to her date and kissed him on the lips. She allowed his tongue to enter her mouth briefly before pulling back again and running out the door.
//Sail through an empty night
It's only you and I who understand
There is no plan
Get closer to the thrill
Only time will kill
What's in your eyes
Is so alive //
Dawn walked out the backdoor and saw the vamp biting down hard on the neck of his victim. Her screams were drowned out by the loud music.
"You know," Dawn said nonchalantly, "if mom sees that hicky she'll know what you've been up to."
That vampire looked up at Dawn, a dribble of blood traveling from his mouth down his chin and dripping onto to the floor.
"Slayer," he growled menacingly.
"That would be me," Dawn smirked. "Step on up."
//Adrenaline keeps me in the game
Adrenaline you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline//
"RUN!" Dawn yelled to the victim as the vampire charged at her. She jumped up and kicked him hard in the chest so that he went flying back quite a few feet. He recovered quickly, got back up, and ran at the young Slayer again.
//Run through the speed of sound
Every thing slows you down
And all color that surrounds you
Are bleeding to the walls
All the things you really need
Just wait to find the speed
Then you will achieve
Escape velocity//
Dawn wasn't quick enough and the vampire hit her in the jaw. She staggered backward and she could feel the throbbing pain in her face. She angrily spun and kicked the vampire with full force.
//Too much is not enough
Nobody gave it up
I'm not the kind
To lay down and die
The vampire flew back once again, this time he did not regain his balance so quickly and he almost immediately felt Dawn's fist connect with his nose and he cried out in pain.
//Adrenaline, keeps me in the game
Adrenaline, you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline//
Dawn quickly pulled out a stake and thrusted it at the vampire's chest, he dodged it quickly but when he turned around, the stake had plunged into his heart.
//Adrenaline
Screaming out your name
Adrenaline, you don't even feel the pain
Wilder than your wildest dreams
When you're going to extremes
It takes adrenaline
(Adrenaline)//
Dawn pulled the stake out from the vampire's heart and watched him crumble to dust. She smiled at the work she had accomplished.
// You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
I'm going to extremes
There is nothing in between
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain
You don't even feel the pain//
Dawn turned around, the feeling of satisfaction she always got after killing some beastie or other. She began to walk back toward the back door of the Bronze when she noticed a very frightened looking, and rather pale Dave standing in front of the entrance.
"What the fuck was that?"
TBC...
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Please please please review! I'd love to know what you guys think. There's cookies and ice cream if you do...