A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I feel so loved.
Angeleyes- Thanks for the encouragement!
Asarielle- You will have to wait for an answer to that question! Ha ha ha.
Fire's Dew- Well, sorry about the cliffhanger, but here's the next part!!!
Sheenagami- Well, again, sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's what makes people read the next chapter! Here's the next part to make you feel better.
Tamrin- I love him too, though I like Spike more (because he's my soulmate.even though he doesn't know it yet.)! I guess I just have a thing for guys who used to have brown curly hair but got blonde for parts they played, and can wield deadly weapons! Well, let's see who else fits into that category.
Disclaimer: Nope, as of late, I don't own anything. I'll be sure to tell you if I do.
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Buffy and Spike sprung up exactly at the same time, even faster than the elves could react to Dawn's scream.
"BUFFY!!!" Dawn yelled as she sat up.
Buffy hurried to her sister's side. "Dawnie, what's wrong, honey? What happened?"
"I was having this dream, and there was this really long arm, and it was all wrinkly and it looked like a demon kind of arm, and it kept reaching out to get me and you were all just watching and no one could get to me and he was killing me and everyone just watched and all of a sudden I saw mom and I reached out to her and she turned away-"
"Li'l Bit, you know your sister would do anything to save you. It was just a dream, love."
"Dawnie, you know I would never let that happen. I would just go and kill the demon thing. Simple as that, right?" Buffy smiled and hugged her sister. All of a sudden, she was aware of Aragorn behind her.
"Are you all right, Lady Dawn?"
"Yeah.I guess, I'll be fine." Dawn got up, brushed herself off. She felt Denokas' hand on her shoulder, and she squeezed it. She felt the same kind of faith in Denokas as she did in Xander. She had only known him for a short while, yet she trusted him with her life. And he was really cute.which made everything perfect.
"Then we must leave. Please, everyone, quickly get on your horses."
"If you don't mind me asking, where are we going?" Willow innocently inquired.
"We are heading towards a land called Aboncrar. It was only recently discovered, and is an abandoned underground mine, swarming with Goblins, Orcs, and other foul creatures of the earth. We haven't known of it before, because they have always lived in peace and stayed to their own area. But, as of late, the Goblins and Orcs have had a disagreement. Now they are using our lands for battlegrounds. Killing our people, and using some for slaves." Aragorn said with much sadness.
"We will ride until mid-afternoon, at which time we will come to a small town called Crenivive. They have built a small, but strong militia, with which we will plan our attack." Legolas added.
"Well, let's go! I'm ready!" Gimli barked gruffly.
Soon everyone was saddled up and ready to go. Aragorn and Arwen took the lead again, and Legolas stopped his horse for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Willow asked from behind him.
"Wrong? Oh, nothing is wrong, milady. I just miss everyday that I got to watch the sunrise in my home, there was always someone to watch it with."
"Wow. Elves must have a lot of patience to watch the sun fully rise." Legolas sighed at her comment. Willow continued, "I'd rather watch the sunset. It has such beautiful colors. I don't usually get to watch it much in Sunnydale, with all the crazy demon things that would basically kill me before the sun went fully down."
Legolas furrowed his brow, deep in thought. "Would you rather watch the beginning, or the end? I would rather see the entire world around me, just awakening. The day is new and fresh. New things are growing and being born. It is a beautiful sight if you look deep enough." With that Legolas kneed his horse to go up beside Aragorn, and Willow leaned against his back watching the sunrise. Legolas pressed her hands into his chest with one of his. Willow was surprised, but did not pull away, because she felt the gentleness and warmth that his hands held.
As the trip wore on, Dawn was getting giddy with the elfy-hotness that she was riding with. Buffy could tell she was developing a major crush on the young, handsome elf, but instead of saying anything, had Spike ride beside them. Buffy was riding in front of Spike, and they were getting their daily cuddles. She often just leaned back, and felt his arms around her. She closed her eyes, and imagined that she was the protected, instead of the protector. She liked the feeling that someone was looking out for her that could do something about it if she was in trouble. She opened her eyes, and looked up at Spike. She could see his features set, as if engraved in stone. He noticed her looking at him, and looked down. His features softened, and he smiled. He kissed her on the forehead and went back to steering their rather rambunctious horse. Buffy noticed that his face didn't go back to being serious, he stayed semi-smiling, as did Buffy. Dawn looked over and saw that her sister was happy again, and all it took was to be in the arms of Spike. She looked at him, and saw the same.
They got to Crenivive by about 3:30, Sunnydale time, just about when Aragorn said they'd be there. Aragorn took everyone except Dawn and Denokas into the meeting with the militia. And the teenagers didn't really mind. Talk of war and battle was old to them, and they went wandering through the city, in search of somewhere to eat. They found a small pub, and went inside in search of real food. The man at the desk said simply, " 'Round back." While they were walking down a short alley to get to the other entrance, Dawn whipped a stake into her hand from the sleeve of her jacket. Denokas' keen sight saw this, and asked why, and what, the measly weapon was for.
"Oh, sorry. I guess it's a regular reaction. This is what we use to kill vampires where we live."
"Vamires?"
"VamPIRES. They're a gross group, just going around sucking the blood out of people."
Denokas looked concerned. "Blood?"
"Well, yeah. Unless they have a soul or a chip. Then they only eat rats."
Denokas was confused, but knew enough about girls to just keep his mouth shut. "Oh."
They walked into the darkened back door, and heard it quickly shut behind them.
Angeleyes- Thanks for the encouragement!
Asarielle- You will have to wait for an answer to that question! Ha ha ha.
Fire's Dew- Well, sorry about the cliffhanger, but here's the next part!!!
Sheenagami- Well, again, sorry for the cliffhanger, but that's what makes people read the next chapter! Here's the next part to make you feel better.
Tamrin- I love him too, though I like Spike more (because he's my soulmate.even though he doesn't know it yet.)! I guess I just have a thing for guys who used to have brown curly hair but got blonde for parts they played, and can wield deadly weapons! Well, let's see who else fits into that category.
Disclaimer: Nope, as of late, I don't own anything. I'll be sure to tell you if I do.
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Buffy and Spike sprung up exactly at the same time, even faster than the elves could react to Dawn's scream.
"BUFFY!!!" Dawn yelled as she sat up.
Buffy hurried to her sister's side. "Dawnie, what's wrong, honey? What happened?"
"I was having this dream, and there was this really long arm, and it was all wrinkly and it looked like a demon kind of arm, and it kept reaching out to get me and you were all just watching and no one could get to me and he was killing me and everyone just watched and all of a sudden I saw mom and I reached out to her and she turned away-"
"Li'l Bit, you know your sister would do anything to save you. It was just a dream, love."
"Dawnie, you know I would never let that happen. I would just go and kill the demon thing. Simple as that, right?" Buffy smiled and hugged her sister. All of a sudden, she was aware of Aragorn behind her.
"Are you all right, Lady Dawn?"
"Yeah.I guess, I'll be fine." Dawn got up, brushed herself off. She felt Denokas' hand on her shoulder, and she squeezed it. She felt the same kind of faith in Denokas as she did in Xander. She had only known him for a short while, yet she trusted him with her life. And he was really cute.which made everything perfect.
"Then we must leave. Please, everyone, quickly get on your horses."
"If you don't mind me asking, where are we going?" Willow innocently inquired.
"We are heading towards a land called Aboncrar. It was only recently discovered, and is an abandoned underground mine, swarming with Goblins, Orcs, and other foul creatures of the earth. We haven't known of it before, because they have always lived in peace and stayed to their own area. But, as of late, the Goblins and Orcs have had a disagreement. Now they are using our lands for battlegrounds. Killing our people, and using some for slaves." Aragorn said with much sadness.
"We will ride until mid-afternoon, at which time we will come to a small town called Crenivive. They have built a small, but strong militia, with which we will plan our attack." Legolas added.
"Well, let's go! I'm ready!" Gimli barked gruffly.
Soon everyone was saddled up and ready to go. Aragorn and Arwen took the lead again, and Legolas stopped his horse for a moment.
"What's wrong?" Willow asked from behind him.
"Wrong? Oh, nothing is wrong, milady. I just miss everyday that I got to watch the sunrise in my home, there was always someone to watch it with."
"Wow. Elves must have a lot of patience to watch the sun fully rise." Legolas sighed at her comment. Willow continued, "I'd rather watch the sunset. It has such beautiful colors. I don't usually get to watch it much in Sunnydale, with all the crazy demon things that would basically kill me before the sun went fully down."
Legolas furrowed his brow, deep in thought. "Would you rather watch the beginning, or the end? I would rather see the entire world around me, just awakening. The day is new and fresh. New things are growing and being born. It is a beautiful sight if you look deep enough." With that Legolas kneed his horse to go up beside Aragorn, and Willow leaned against his back watching the sunrise. Legolas pressed her hands into his chest with one of his. Willow was surprised, but did not pull away, because she felt the gentleness and warmth that his hands held.
As the trip wore on, Dawn was getting giddy with the elfy-hotness that she was riding with. Buffy could tell she was developing a major crush on the young, handsome elf, but instead of saying anything, had Spike ride beside them. Buffy was riding in front of Spike, and they were getting their daily cuddles. She often just leaned back, and felt his arms around her. She closed her eyes, and imagined that she was the protected, instead of the protector. She liked the feeling that someone was looking out for her that could do something about it if she was in trouble. She opened her eyes, and looked up at Spike. She could see his features set, as if engraved in stone. He noticed her looking at him, and looked down. His features softened, and he smiled. He kissed her on the forehead and went back to steering their rather rambunctious horse. Buffy noticed that his face didn't go back to being serious, he stayed semi-smiling, as did Buffy. Dawn looked over and saw that her sister was happy again, and all it took was to be in the arms of Spike. She looked at him, and saw the same.
They got to Crenivive by about 3:30, Sunnydale time, just about when Aragorn said they'd be there. Aragorn took everyone except Dawn and Denokas into the meeting with the militia. And the teenagers didn't really mind. Talk of war and battle was old to them, and they went wandering through the city, in search of somewhere to eat. They found a small pub, and went inside in search of real food. The man at the desk said simply, " 'Round back." While they were walking down a short alley to get to the other entrance, Dawn whipped a stake into her hand from the sleeve of her jacket. Denokas' keen sight saw this, and asked why, and what, the measly weapon was for.
"Oh, sorry. I guess it's a regular reaction. This is what we use to kill vampires where we live."
"Vamires?"
"VamPIRES. They're a gross group, just going around sucking the blood out of people."
Denokas looked concerned. "Blood?"
"Well, yeah. Unless they have a soul or a chip. Then they only eat rats."
Denokas was confused, but knew enough about girls to just keep his mouth shut. "Oh."
They walked into the darkened back door, and heard it quickly shut behind them.