Chapter 11:
He's Back And in Pain
Two hours later Connor got up. He had been talking to Kennedy for the past two hours. She had been easy and fun to talk to. He considered telling her about Faith and Gunn or about bringing Spike back but he decided that it wasn't her problem and he didn't want to bring more people into it.
"I had fun talking to you Kennedy but I should be going now. I need to talk to Dawn."
Kennedy's smile faded at the mention of Dawn's name. "Yea, I should be going too. Willow is probably wondering where I am."
They said their good-byes and parted. Connor began to think about her as he walked away. To bad she's gay he thought. He quickly disregarded that thought. I like Dawn she's kind of my girlfriend. Besides Kennedy's gay, she doesn't like guys she likes other girls. Connor shuddered at this; the thought that two girls or two guys could like each other like that grossed him out.
As Kennedy was walking away her thoughts were similar to Connor's. She had found him interesting and easy to talk to. She began to think he was kind of cute when she shook that thought away. Remember, she told herself, I like girls and I love Willow. With this thought she calmed down and walked back to her room thinking about Willow.
As Connor walked by the room Gunn and Faith had previously been in he saw Faith sitting in there alone crying. Connor walked over to her but was not quite sure what to do. He wasn't exactly the comforting type. He sat down next to her. She looked up and saw him. Immediately her tears stopped and she tried to find a reason to explain why she was crying but couldn't think of anything.
"Are you thinking about Robin?" Connor asked instantly.
Faith took this as her excuse. Nobody needed to know the truth. Besides it was partially true. She was torn between Gunn and Robin she felt like she was betraying Robin but did she have to deny herself everything for a man who would probably never wake up?
Connor sensed it was something more and decided to bring up the topic of what he had seen earlier.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with Gunn would it?"
Faith tried to look as if she was confused. "Gunn? What does he have to do with anything?"
"I was hoping you could answer that question for me. I saw you two earlier. You know kissing and everything."
Faith sighed. She was glad she didn't have to keep faking it with Connor anymore. She wasn't big with the lying anymore.
"Yea I guess it does. I mean is it so wrong? The doctors say that he'll never wake up. He's dead in a sense. Gunn was just comforting me and than it turned into this. I never meant for this to happen. I love Robin at least I think I do. No, I know I love him but I feel like I've been deprived of something. I have my needs, you know?"
Connor just nodded and listened. He figured Faith just needed someone to listen so she could get everything of her chest. When Faith finished she just sighed and closed her eyes. Connor got up and quietly left. He remembered he had to talk to Dawn and he also remembered that he to find out more about the bringing Spike back. He thought that Faith had been through enough and asking her about it right now would be unfair and cruel. He decided he would just listen to his Dad's conversations with the people who worked at Wolfram and Hart and listen to his discussions with Faith.
The next morning Connor got up early so that he would be able to hear every conversation his Dad would have that day. It was not considered unusual for Connor to be hanging around Wolfram and Hart seeing as his Dad ran the LA department. Connor even had his own room there, not an office but somewhere he could hang out when he was bored. Connor went up the 8th floor where his Dad's office was.
"Hey Shirley," Connor greeted his Dad's secretary, "is my Dad in there with any one?"
"Not right now Connor, would you like me to tell him that you are here?"
"No thanks, I just came to see," Connor said as he walked away.
"Do you want me to tell him you were here?" Shirley called out after him.
"No, that's okay," Connor called back as he exited the room.
Shirley just shrugged her shoulders and kept working. What he did was none of her business she was paid to be Angel's secretary and that was it.
Buffy woke up that morning and for the first time in weeks her first thought was not about Spike but about what she was going to do that day. She decided that she needed to enroll Dawn in school and this was the perfect day to do this. She would take roll and see how many other girls needed to be enrolled and how many would be going home or how many wanted to be stationed in other cities to protect the world.
Buddy felt especially good that day, without Spike on her mind she felt free. Everyone around her noticed a difference. Xander was overjoyed that she had changed like this and wished that he could do the same. The past couple of weeks that he had been in Los Angeles he had spent every day next to Cordelia. Old feelings had resurfaced. He had heard bits and pieces from Fred, Gunn, and Wes to realize that Cordelia and Angel were very close to being an "item." He admitted to himself that he was jealous but would tell no one else this. He was over Cordelia and had been over her for years. He loved Anya, and had almost married her and yet he sat with Cordelia everyday holding her hand and telling her to come back because she needed him.
Everyone around Buffy noticed a change in her except for Faith. Faith was either preoccupied with being at the hospital with Robin, or in some secret place with Gunn, or discussing plans on bringing Spike back. This particular day that Buffy woke up not thinking about Spike also happened to be the day that Faith and Angel had decided to bring Spike back. Angel would be present for the ceremony but Faith would be distracting everyone from going to Wolfram and Hart to see Angel because the ritual could not be interrupted. Once it was interrupted it could not be started again for the same person.
Angel looked around his office one more time and made sure he had not forgotten anything and walked out.
"Hey Shirley, I'm going to be gone for a couple hours. If anyone comes to see me than tell them I'll see them later. I don't think I have any appointments today but can you check anyway and cancel them all? Thanks a bunch."
Shirley was just left here staring after him. She shrugged her shoulders and thought, "Strange man, oh well it's not my business."
Connor had been standing out of his Dad's office when he heard this. Right after his Dad left he ran into his Dad's office.
"Shirley can I use the phone real quick?"
"Sure, go ahead," Shirley said absent mindedly as she twirled a piece of her hair.
"Dawn? This is Connor; can you get over here right now? They're going to do ummmm well you know what I'm talking about."
Connor hung up the phone and mumbled a thank you. He rushed out of the room to see his Dad get on the elevator, he yelled for him to stop the elevator and his Dad heard.
"Hey Connor, and where would you be going?"
Thinking quickly Connor answered the most obvious and best answer. He was going to the bottom floor so he could see whatever floor his Dad got off at because he would have to keep going. Angel just nodded and pressed the button for the 2nd floor. The minute Connor got off the elevator he went to the front to look for Dawn. Seeing her he motioned for her to follow him and they raced up the stairs.
At the second floor they saw a few a men in robes walking into a conference room and they secretly followed them. They also saw Faith talking to Angel.
"I'll see ya later okay?" Faith said. "I have to go and check up on Robin. He has two more days," Faith said the last part quietly. Angel nodded and gave her a sympathetic look. As she walked they're way Connor and Dawn ran into the room across from the conference room. Luckily the room was empty and they let out a big sigh of relief.
"That was a close one," Dawn whispered. "What are you we going to do now? It's not like we can go in there and what are we doing here anyway? We know they're bringing Spike back. It's not like we're going to stop them anyway."
Connor just nodded. He wasn't sure what they were doing either. He had just had a feeling in his stomach that said he should be there with Dawn. "Just because," Connor whispered as he leaned in to kiss her. They're first kiss. When they pulled apart Dawn looked at him with amazement.
"That was great," Dawn said in awe. Connor just looked at her and leaned in for another kiss. This lasted until they heard chanting in the other room. They concentrated on listing to what was going on in the other room but they kept staring at each other and Dawn couldn't wipe the grin off her face. She felt at peace with him, a feeling stirred inside her and she wasn't sure what it was but she knew that she wanted to be with him every moment that she could.
Connor wished the he could be thinking the same thoughts. The kiss had been great and Connor did really care about Dawn and he wanted to be with her but his thoughts would drift to Kennedy. He tried to rid himself of these thoughts but was never successful. The only thing he could do to stop thinking about these two girls was to concentrate on what was going on in the other room.
After about ten minutes the chanting stopped and they heard a painful scream coming from the other room. Connor had to hold Dawn to keep her from going in the room.
"He could be dangerous. Besides do you want to blow our cover? We'll both end up in trouble if they find we're here. Remember you have to act like you're surprised when we find out he's back."
"But why should he be dangerous? I thought he'd come back as William or at least with his body. A normal human not a vampire," Dawn asked.
"It's okay, we should go," was Connor's response. He wanted to get out of there, he wasn't to keen on the idea of getting caught by Angel. He cautiously led her out of the room and they were about to leave when they heard another cry coming from the room. Connor had let go of Dawn and she had ran into the room.
When Dawn ran in the room her first response was to gasp and turn a crimson red. Spike was standing there very much naked and looking terrified. She tried to ignore the fact that he wasn't wearing anything as she slowly walked in. No one had noticed her entrance because they were all concentrating on Spike and his movements. A guard was standing there and a doctor with a tranquilizer ready to tranquilize him if Spike got dangerous. It wasn't until Dawn had crept into the empty space around Spike that anyone noticed her.
"Dawn what are you doing here?" Angel asked in an angry voice.
Dawn turned around in surprise. She saw Connor standing in a corner and he came to her defense. "I brought her hear. I ummmm. wanted to show her some more of the building and we heard someone yell so we came in here."
Angel just looked at him, it was obvious that Angel wasn't buying his story but he just let it go. Dawn was the first to speak up again, "What's wrong with him?"
"We don't know," Angel responded, "every time someone tries to get near him he yells out and hits people away. He doesn't like the like either. I don't think he knows where he is."
"It's like with Buffy," Dawn whispered as she slowly walked towards him.
"Dawn be careful, don't go to close," Angel warned her.
"It's okay," Dawn said so quietly that only Angel and Connor with there powerful senses could hear her. She got closer slowly until she was right in front of Spike. He looked at her with confused and scared eyes. She slowly raised her hand towards him and she saw him flinch but he didn't move. She stroked his cheek, "Hey Spike it's me Dawn, remember? Buffy's sister."
At the mention of Buffy's name Spike perked up a little. He spoke up for the first time. "Buffy? Is she here?" he said in a husky voice.
"No but we'll take you to her, okay. Can you come with me?" Dawn asked in a gentle voice as if she was talking to a baby. Connor, Angel, and everyone else in the room stared at her in amassment. The same thought ran through all their heads, how could this young girl do something like this? Something a room of adults weren't able to do.
Spike nodded and followed Dawn. The group of people parted and made a path for her. Connor spoke up again and motioned to Dawn to show her that Spike wasn't wearing anything.
"Oh yea, uhh Angel or someone could you get something for him to wear?" Angel nodded and walked out of the room. He returned a couple minutes later with a pair of pants and a shirt of his own. Dawn instructed Spike to put on his clothes and led him out the door of the room.
TBC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What did you think? Sorry that I haven't updated in a long time, I've been busy and I've been writing my other story. I've been mostly handwriting a couple chapters at a time and then typing it up so that's why I haven't updated and everything. Could you guys please review or just to sign to let me know that you've read. I need your support that's what keeps me going if I don't think I'm writing for anyone than I wonder what the point is. And if anyone wants to check out my other story the Evanescence/Buffy crossover thing please do. It's called The Famous Slayer: The one from Evanescence. I think I don't remember what the titles are on my stories. Anyway could you just review and check out my other story. Thanks.next chapter coming soon.
He's Back And in Pain
Two hours later Connor got up. He had been talking to Kennedy for the past two hours. She had been easy and fun to talk to. He considered telling her about Faith and Gunn or about bringing Spike back but he decided that it wasn't her problem and he didn't want to bring more people into it.
"I had fun talking to you Kennedy but I should be going now. I need to talk to Dawn."
Kennedy's smile faded at the mention of Dawn's name. "Yea, I should be going too. Willow is probably wondering where I am."
They said their good-byes and parted. Connor began to think about her as he walked away. To bad she's gay he thought. He quickly disregarded that thought. I like Dawn she's kind of my girlfriend. Besides Kennedy's gay, she doesn't like guys she likes other girls. Connor shuddered at this; the thought that two girls or two guys could like each other like that grossed him out.
As Kennedy was walking away her thoughts were similar to Connor's. She had found him interesting and easy to talk to. She began to think he was kind of cute when she shook that thought away. Remember, she told herself, I like girls and I love Willow. With this thought she calmed down and walked back to her room thinking about Willow.
As Connor walked by the room Gunn and Faith had previously been in he saw Faith sitting in there alone crying. Connor walked over to her but was not quite sure what to do. He wasn't exactly the comforting type. He sat down next to her. She looked up and saw him. Immediately her tears stopped and she tried to find a reason to explain why she was crying but couldn't think of anything.
"Are you thinking about Robin?" Connor asked instantly.
Faith took this as her excuse. Nobody needed to know the truth. Besides it was partially true. She was torn between Gunn and Robin she felt like she was betraying Robin but did she have to deny herself everything for a man who would probably never wake up?
Connor sensed it was something more and decided to bring up the topic of what he had seen earlier.
"This wouldn't have anything to do with Gunn would it?"
Faith tried to look as if she was confused. "Gunn? What does he have to do with anything?"
"I was hoping you could answer that question for me. I saw you two earlier. You know kissing and everything."
Faith sighed. She was glad she didn't have to keep faking it with Connor anymore. She wasn't big with the lying anymore.
"Yea I guess it does. I mean is it so wrong? The doctors say that he'll never wake up. He's dead in a sense. Gunn was just comforting me and than it turned into this. I never meant for this to happen. I love Robin at least I think I do. No, I know I love him but I feel like I've been deprived of something. I have my needs, you know?"
Connor just nodded and listened. He figured Faith just needed someone to listen so she could get everything of her chest. When Faith finished she just sighed and closed her eyes. Connor got up and quietly left. He remembered he had to talk to Dawn and he also remembered that he to find out more about the bringing Spike back. He thought that Faith had been through enough and asking her about it right now would be unfair and cruel. He decided he would just listen to his Dad's conversations with the people who worked at Wolfram and Hart and listen to his discussions with Faith.
The next morning Connor got up early so that he would be able to hear every conversation his Dad would have that day. It was not considered unusual for Connor to be hanging around Wolfram and Hart seeing as his Dad ran the LA department. Connor even had his own room there, not an office but somewhere he could hang out when he was bored. Connor went up the 8th floor where his Dad's office was.
"Hey Shirley," Connor greeted his Dad's secretary, "is my Dad in there with any one?"
"Not right now Connor, would you like me to tell him that you are here?"
"No thanks, I just came to see," Connor said as he walked away.
"Do you want me to tell him you were here?" Shirley called out after him.
"No, that's okay," Connor called back as he exited the room.
Shirley just shrugged her shoulders and kept working. What he did was none of her business she was paid to be Angel's secretary and that was it.
Buffy woke up that morning and for the first time in weeks her first thought was not about Spike but about what she was going to do that day. She decided that she needed to enroll Dawn in school and this was the perfect day to do this. She would take roll and see how many other girls needed to be enrolled and how many would be going home or how many wanted to be stationed in other cities to protect the world.
Buddy felt especially good that day, without Spike on her mind she felt free. Everyone around her noticed a difference. Xander was overjoyed that she had changed like this and wished that he could do the same. The past couple of weeks that he had been in Los Angeles he had spent every day next to Cordelia. Old feelings had resurfaced. He had heard bits and pieces from Fred, Gunn, and Wes to realize that Cordelia and Angel were very close to being an "item." He admitted to himself that he was jealous but would tell no one else this. He was over Cordelia and had been over her for years. He loved Anya, and had almost married her and yet he sat with Cordelia everyday holding her hand and telling her to come back because she needed him.
Everyone around Buffy noticed a change in her except for Faith. Faith was either preoccupied with being at the hospital with Robin, or in some secret place with Gunn, or discussing plans on bringing Spike back. This particular day that Buffy woke up not thinking about Spike also happened to be the day that Faith and Angel had decided to bring Spike back. Angel would be present for the ceremony but Faith would be distracting everyone from going to Wolfram and Hart to see Angel because the ritual could not be interrupted. Once it was interrupted it could not be started again for the same person.
Angel looked around his office one more time and made sure he had not forgotten anything and walked out.
"Hey Shirley, I'm going to be gone for a couple hours. If anyone comes to see me than tell them I'll see them later. I don't think I have any appointments today but can you check anyway and cancel them all? Thanks a bunch."
Shirley was just left here staring after him. She shrugged her shoulders and thought, "Strange man, oh well it's not my business."
Connor had been standing out of his Dad's office when he heard this. Right after his Dad left he ran into his Dad's office.
"Shirley can I use the phone real quick?"
"Sure, go ahead," Shirley said absent mindedly as she twirled a piece of her hair.
"Dawn? This is Connor; can you get over here right now? They're going to do ummmm well you know what I'm talking about."
Connor hung up the phone and mumbled a thank you. He rushed out of the room to see his Dad get on the elevator, he yelled for him to stop the elevator and his Dad heard.
"Hey Connor, and where would you be going?"
Thinking quickly Connor answered the most obvious and best answer. He was going to the bottom floor so he could see whatever floor his Dad got off at because he would have to keep going. Angel just nodded and pressed the button for the 2nd floor. The minute Connor got off the elevator he went to the front to look for Dawn. Seeing her he motioned for her to follow him and they raced up the stairs.
At the second floor they saw a few a men in robes walking into a conference room and they secretly followed them. They also saw Faith talking to Angel.
"I'll see ya later okay?" Faith said. "I have to go and check up on Robin. He has two more days," Faith said the last part quietly. Angel nodded and gave her a sympathetic look. As she walked they're way Connor and Dawn ran into the room across from the conference room. Luckily the room was empty and they let out a big sigh of relief.
"That was a close one," Dawn whispered. "What are you we going to do now? It's not like we can go in there and what are we doing here anyway? We know they're bringing Spike back. It's not like we're going to stop them anyway."
Connor just nodded. He wasn't sure what they were doing either. He had just had a feeling in his stomach that said he should be there with Dawn. "Just because," Connor whispered as he leaned in to kiss her. They're first kiss. When they pulled apart Dawn looked at him with amazement.
"That was great," Dawn said in awe. Connor just looked at her and leaned in for another kiss. This lasted until they heard chanting in the other room. They concentrated on listing to what was going on in the other room but they kept staring at each other and Dawn couldn't wipe the grin off her face. She felt at peace with him, a feeling stirred inside her and she wasn't sure what it was but she knew that she wanted to be with him every moment that she could.
Connor wished the he could be thinking the same thoughts. The kiss had been great and Connor did really care about Dawn and he wanted to be with her but his thoughts would drift to Kennedy. He tried to rid himself of these thoughts but was never successful. The only thing he could do to stop thinking about these two girls was to concentrate on what was going on in the other room.
After about ten minutes the chanting stopped and they heard a painful scream coming from the other room. Connor had to hold Dawn to keep her from going in the room.
"He could be dangerous. Besides do you want to blow our cover? We'll both end up in trouble if they find we're here. Remember you have to act like you're surprised when we find out he's back."
"But why should he be dangerous? I thought he'd come back as William or at least with his body. A normal human not a vampire," Dawn asked.
"It's okay, we should go," was Connor's response. He wanted to get out of there, he wasn't to keen on the idea of getting caught by Angel. He cautiously led her out of the room and they were about to leave when they heard another cry coming from the room. Connor had let go of Dawn and she had ran into the room.
When Dawn ran in the room her first response was to gasp and turn a crimson red. Spike was standing there very much naked and looking terrified. She tried to ignore the fact that he wasn't wearing anything as she slowly walked in. No one had noticed her entrance because they were all concentrating on Spike and his movements. A guard was standing there and a doctor with a tranquilizer ready to tranquilize him if Spike got dangerous. It wasn't until Dawn had crept into the empty space around Spike that anyone noticed her.
"Dawn what are you doing here?" Angel asked in an angry voice.
Dawn turned around in surprise. She saw Connor standing in a corner and he came to her defense. "I brought her hear. I ummmm. wanted to show her some more of the building and we heard someone yell so we came in here."
Angel just looked at him, it was obvious that Angel wasn't buying his story but he just let it go. Dawn was the first to speak up again, "What's wrong with him?"
"We don't know," Angel responded, "every time someone tries to get near him he yells out and hits people away. He doesn't like the like either. I don't think he knows where he is."
"It's like with Buffy," Dawn whispered as she slowly walked towards him.
"Dawn be careful, don't go to close," Angel warned her.
"It's okay," Dawn said so quietly that only Angel and Connor with there powerful senses could hear her. She got closer slowly until she was right in front of Spike. He looked at her with confused and scared eyes. She slowly raised her hand towards him and she saw him flinch but he didn't move. She stroked his cheek, "Hey Spike it's me Dawn, remember? Buffy's sister."
At the mention of Buffy's name Spike perked up a little. He spoke up for the first time. "Buffy? Is she here?" he said in a husky voice.
"No but we'll take you to her, okay. Can you come with me?" Dawn asked in a gentle voice as if she was talking to a baby. Connor, Angel, and everyone else in the room stared at her in amassment. The same thought ran through all their heads, how could this young girl do something like this? Something a room of adults weren't able to do.
Spike nodded and followed Dawn. The group of people parted and made a path for her. Connor spoke up again and motioned to Dawn to show her that Spike wasn't wearing anything.
"Oh yea, uhh Angel or someone could you get something for him to wear?" Angel nodded and walked out of the room. He returned a couple minutes later with a pair of pants and a shirt of his own. Dawn instructed Spike to put on his clothes and led him out the door of the room.
TBC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What did you think? Sorry that I haven't updated in a long time, I've been busy and I've been writing my other story. I've been mostly handwriting a couple chapters at a time and then typing it up so that's why I haven't updated and everything. Could you guys please review or just to sign to let me know that you've read. I need your support that's what keeps me going if I don't think I'm writing for anyone than I wonder what the point is. And if anyone wants to check out my other story the Evanescence/Buffy crossover thing please do. It's called The Famous Slayer: The one from Evanescence. I think I don't remember what the titles are on my stories. Anyway could you just review and check out my other story. Thanks.next chapter coming soon.