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"Angel, you know you're my favorite vampire, right!?" Dawn asked with a hopeful look in her eyes. She walks over to the counter in the main lobby, and leaned against it. She looked at Angel who was sitting at Cordy's desk. Spike had just gone to the bathroom or "lou" as he called it.
"aww Dawn what do you want?" he asked. He knew this trick. Buffy used this trick. The old 'butter 'em up strategy.'
"Can Spike stay" she saw the look in Angel's eyes and quickly added " Just for tonight."
"Yes" he said with a sigh. This was going to be a long, pain ridden night.it would be even more painful if he said 'no' and he new it.
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Later……..
"Spike pass the popcorn" she saw the look in Spike's eyes. "Please" she added.
"Here, and your welcome." He said. Angel couldn't take it, he had to laugh. Spike was being nice.
"Shut the bloody hell up peaches!" Spike said in a hurry
Angel chuckled and added "Please?"
Spike got up and so did Angel. Dawn shouted "Stop! If I wanted to see a fight I could rent one on ppv.!"
"Sorry" they both said in unison. She had them whipped and she was proud.
*thank god he's only her for one night* Angel thought.
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The next night……….
"Well, bye Spike. Have a safe trip." Dawn said in a sad voice. He could tell she was said to see him going.
"I will." He said as he pulled her in for a big hug. *God I feel so safe* Dawn thought as she pulled out of Spike's embrace.
"Bye spike." Angel said causally. He knew Spike. Therefore he hated Spike.
"Bye you bloody poof!" spike shouted as he left the hotel.
The heard his de-soto drive away.
Angel saw how sad Dawn looked. He went over and hugged her.
"Thank you, Angel. But I don't need the Dr. Laura treatment." She said kind of mad. But she knew she was lucky. She had people who cared. She knew it sounded cheesy, but she didn't care.
"Oh, sorry." He said sheepishly.
Dawn said good night and went to bed, and Angel did the same.
(a/n sorry for the short chapter. Review if you want more!)