Title: Remembering
Author: Dreamiflame
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Most days, Dawn's ok with the idea that her sister's gone. She'll never forget, of course, and she misses Buffy all the time, but she can go on, like Buffy wanted.

Sometimes, though, Dawn wakes from dreams that send her back into the black despair she felt right after Buffy died. She doesn't want to do much when she gets like that. She just wants to be alone to clutch Buffy's Mr. Gordo and remember.

Spike never lets her. He picks her up, holds her tight and makes her smile, whether she will or not.