Having stopped off at the video store they pulled up at Xander's house. Dawn didn't really care what videos they had selected, she didn't intend for them to watch either of them. She had a little wry smile on her face as Xander walked round the front of the truck and opened the passenger door for her.

"What are you smiling about?"

Dawn looked innocently at him, "Nothing in particular."

She swung her legs out of the truck, knowing that her jeans accentuated their length. Unfortunately Xander did not appear to notice her efforts but she jumped out and shut the door, the videos in her arms.

"Thanks Xand, perfect gentleman of course."

"Yes, me lady." He unlocked the door to the flat and gestured for her to go in.

She walked in and saw the top of a bleached blond head coming from the armchair.

"Spike?"

He turned round surprised to see her there but his expression changed to what almost looked like happiness.

"Hello Bit, what brings you here?"

Dawn smiled, "Xander and I are having a video watching session so I can escape the slayer mad house."

Xander appeared behind her at that point.

"Hey Spike, I thought you were going out." He said the last two words pointedly.

Spike raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, what of it?"

"Well, you're still here."

When Spike responded with a shrug, he said "I promised Dawn we could watch videos…just the two of us." Again he spoke pointedly and Spike frowned.

"Sure Harris, I'll be out of your hair soon."

Dawn looked uncomfortably between them. "Sorry Spike, didn't mean to kick you out like this."

Spike waved away her apology with his hand, "Don't worry about it love." She bit her lip and looked at him. Spike shook his head, "Seriously bit, don't worry your pretty little head about it, I've gotta go out and fight some evil, you know how it is."

Dawn smiled and he grabbed his leather duster before heading out the door.

Xander shook his head, "I just don't get that guy."

Dawn raised an eyebrow and smiled ruefully, "You think I do?"

There was a brief moment of silence before Xander gestured towards the sofa.

"Why don't you set up the first movie whilst I get the ice cream."

Dawn nodded and slipped the first video into the recorder. As she pressed play and images filled the screen her eyes widened. Two blonde women and a man with a rather large….appendage were in a rather compromising situation. Dawn started to laugh. It had to be a sign from god, they didn't mix the porn with the more mainstream videos very often at Sunnydale Video Rentals.

Xander walked in carrying two tubs of ice cream and two spoons, "I thought we would start with the chocolate, save the other for…..oh my god." His mouth fell open as he stared at the screen.

Flustered he stuttered before saying, "Dawn turn it off quickly."

Dawn pressed the stop button on the remote and started to laugh again.

Xander shook his head, "I can't believe they put 'Amazing Threesomes' in with our rentals." He clapped a hand over his mouth as he realised what he had said.

Dawn took a moment to twig before it was her turn for her mouth to drop open. "Oh my god Xander, you recognised the video, you've rented it!"

"Uh, no, no," he stuttered trying to backtrack. Finally he gave up and sighed, "Yes I rented it."

Dawn burst out laughing, "Is that a favourite of yours Xander? Busty blondes with older man?"

Xander glared at her, "Yeah, yeah, make fun of good ol' Xander. Ha ha, Xander's funny, he can't get a girlfriend who isn't a demon of some variety. Guys do have needs ya know."

Dawn immediately fell silent. This was exactly the kind of opportunity she had been waiting for so why wasn't she taking it.

He looked aside embarrassed and noticed he was still holding the ice cream. "Ouch this is cold." He put it down and rubbed his hands together.

She walked towards him slowly and then took his hands and placed them so they were resting on her back. "You can warm them on me," she tried to speak huskily.

He pushed her back and looked into her eyes, "Whoah, whoah Dawn. What are you doing?"

She licked her lips and smiled, "You said you have needs? I can help you out with those…needs." Her hands travelled down to his groin and his eyes widened, shocked by what Buffy's little sister was doing.

He pulled her hand away sharply and grabbed her shoulders looking deep into her eyes. "Dawn? Are you feeling ok? Has someone cast a spell on you? I didn't cast a spell did I? Am I wearing a bewitched jacket?" He examined his own clothes just to make sure.

Dawn smiled at his confusion. "Don't be silly Xand. I was just offering to…help out…make you feel special…take care of those needs."


Xander gulped. This couldn't be Dawn, not Buffy's sister Dawn. Of course she'd had that crush on him and they had grown closer but she was supposed to be innocent and sweet…wasn't she. He thought about how Buffy acted at sixteen and raised a worried eyebrow. Not that he hadn't noticed Dawn was growing up. He couldn't help noticing her development when she wore her skimpy little outfits and had even unkowingly revealed this to Buffy and Willow when he saw her dancing at the club with the 'jacket guy' but he knew it was wrong to think of her like that. He looked at her now, glittering blue eyes, a soft pout, long legs, soft curves up her body but turned away quickly, berating himself for even considering it. Aside from any moral issues Buffy would probably beat him to death with a blunt piece of wood. He shuddered at the image and turned back to Dawn.

"Dawn we can't…."

He was silenced by Dawn crushing her lips into his.

TBC