The End and Beginning
Chp. 14
(A.N. Thank you Spikes Bint and Spikes-Gal 787 for the reviews, Hope you enjoy this one too. Spikes Bint don't you just hate when that happens??) Next chappy comin' up.
(Down In the lab)
"So, I asked Buffy what we were gonna do and she said, 'we were comin' here', so here we are." Dawn explains.
"Well that's quite an story, unbelievable, but from what I've seen here in the past year, I can believe it." Knox say's, putting the last touches on the project he was working on.
"What did you see here, Angel came, and went without saying anything, other than some cryptic shit like always and gave us a file and an amulet, which I might add KILLED Spike. He didn't say anything about what was going on down here, from what I know, he only talked to Buffy, so I got everything second hand." Dawn says sarcastically.
"Wow, a little angry there, aren't ya?"
"Well wouldn't you be? The thing he brings with him kills my best friend, well technically he wasn't my best friend at that time, but I did still care for him and then all of a sudden he's not there pestering my sister or just plain being annoying." Dawn rants.
" I understand where you're coming from, my brother was my best friend, he was killed by a vampire, I don't know what happened to him after that, but I still miss him, at least you got Spike back."
"Yeah, that one summer, he was like the big brother I never had, and I loved him and then he just was gone and I missed him soooo much, I'm glad Buffy made you guys bring him back. I didn't know I'd miss him so much, I mean he was only gone for like 2 days but I missed havin' him say Niblet, or Bit or some other little pet name, at the end it was just Dawn, and I just missed hearing him call the names he'd always called me. It wasn't my Spike."
'Anyway you gonna tell me what went down here?' she says changing the subject, before she started to cry.
He sees what she's doing, and lets her, then replies " Well it all started with, The rain of fire, let me tell you that was weird in itself, then the sun was blocked out and vamps took over the city, which was weirder, then there was something even weirder than the sun and fire, there was peace everyone was like mindless hippies or something, and then the weirdest thing Angel and his crew took over this branch of the firm. I mean he's been fighting us all this time and just takes over that's just too weird. That's all I know of, the Cliff Notes version anyway, if you want the whole story you'll have to corner on of Angels team, they were all in the thick of it from what I know."
"Wow! That sounded pretty amazing, I think I will hit Angel up for the details." Dawn exclaims.
"Yeah, I think I might tag along when you do, I'd like to know everything, too."
"Well Knox I've told you about me and my sister, I'd like to know a little about you."
"There's really not that much to tell. I already told you about my brother, by the way that's how I found out about vampires, I was with him when he was attacked, but I ran and left him there, hell I didn't know what to do I went called the cops, but Sunnydale police not very good with the creatures of the night."
"Sunnydale?"
"Yeah, Sunnydale, my brother lived there, he was a psychologist. I was up there visitin' when it happened. I don't really like to talk about it."
"Well, I really want to know about you anyway."
"Like I said, there's not much, but I've always wanted to be a scientist. Right out of college, I didn't even have my degree, and I was offered this job. I guess it helped me being the top of my class. This is where I've been since. I'm a scientist at Wolfram and Heart Law Firm. I make all sorts of gadgets and other stuff. Whatever they give me to work on I work on it 'til I get it right and then they take it and most of the time I never see it again, but I get paid really well for it." He rambles just so he can get it over with.
"That's all?"
"Yeah, the rest really doesn't matter. You wanna go on that tour now? He changes the subject, she doesn't mind, after all she did it too.
"Yeah, sure." She says jumping off the lab table she was sitting on and promptly stumbles, twisting her ankle.
"Ow! That hurt."
Knox catches her before she hits the floor. "What happened?"
"My foot hit wrong and I twisted my ankle." She groans out.
"Well I guess our first stop on the tour is the infirmary." He says wrapping an arm around her.
"No, that's okay. I've had worse, my sister is a Slayer, and I've seen and had worse injuries than this"
"You're still going, it'll have to be wrapped and iced to keep the swelling down."
"Okay," She says reluctantly, as he helps her out the door.
As they are walking, Dawn sees Buffy and Spike walking, and then running towards them.
"Oh, great!" Dawn says under her breath.
"What?"
"My sister and Spike."
"Where?"
"Running right at us, this will be fun, NOT!" She exclaims.
"Dawn!"
"Nibblet!"
"What happened?" Buffy asks out of breath.
"She twisted her ankle, we were just going to the infirmary." Knox explains.
"Which way is it?" Spike asks, picking Dawn up and slinging her over his shoulder.
" Spike! Put me down, I can walk." Dawn screeches.
"Nope, Nibblet,not gonna happen. You have to keep the weight off of it, so it won't swell. You're getting carried all the way there." Spike says, meaning every word, he won't argue over it, she's getting carried no matter what.
"He's right Dawn." Buffy and Knox say simultaneously.
Spike turns and stalks off, Dawn still over his shoulder. He turns back around, walking backwards and asks, "Are you two comin' or are you gonna stand there gawpin' at each other? Now where is that soddin' infirmary?"
Buffy and Knox quit staring at each other, and start to follow Spike.
"Poor Dawn, you know it has to be embarrassing the hell out of her being carried around like a big sack of potatoes."
Buffy giggles as they catch up with Spike and Dawn. She whispers "Believe me, I know how it feels."
Knox looks at her then at Spike and shrugs his shoulders, not really wanting know.
"Uh, the infirmary is on the main floor" Knox says as they reach the elevator.
"Okay, Mate." Spike says as he presses the up button for the lift.
"Spike, please put me down." Dawn pleads.
"No, Bit, I told you it's not gonna happen." He says seriously.
( A.N.: God that was long. Anyway I wanted to post this cause the next one is sooooo very long and it hasn't even been revised yet and after that, it will be longer, so if you want it ask for it, by reviewing. By the way how'd you like how I worked Holden in there?)
Chp. 14
(A.N. Thank you Spikes Bint and Spikes-Gal 787 for the reviews, Hope you enjoy this one too. Spikes Bint don't you just hate when that happens??) Next chappy comin' up.
(Down In the lab)
"So, I asked Buffy what we were gonna do and she said, 'we were comin' here', so here we are." Dawn explains.
"Well that's quite an story, unbelievable, but from what I've seen here in the past year, I can believe it." Knox say's, putting the last touches on the project he was working on.
"What did you see here, Angel came, and went without saying anything, other than some cryptic shit like always and gave us a file and an amulet, which I might add KILLED Spike. He didn't say anything about what was going on down here, from what I know, he only talked to Buffy, so I got everything second hand." Dawn says sarcastically.
"Wow, a little angry there, aren't ya?"
"Well wouldn't you be? The thing he brings with him kills my best friend, well technically he wasn't my best friend at that time, but I did still care for him and then all of a sudden he's not there pestering my sister or just plain being annoying." Dawn rants.
" I understand where you're coming from, my brother was my best friend, he was killed by a vampire, I don't know what happened to him after that, but I still miss him, at least you got Spike back."
"Yeah, that one summer, he was like the big brother I never had, and I loved him and then he just was gone and I missed him soooo much, I'm glad Buffy made you guys bring him back. I didn't know I'd miss him so much, I mean he was only gone for like 2 days but I missed havin' him say Niblet, or Bit or some other little pet name, at the end it was just Dawn, and I just missed hearing him call the names he'd always called me. It wasn't my Spike."
'Anyway you gonna tell me what went down here?' she says changing the subject, before she started to cry.
He sees what she's doing, and lets her, then replies " Well it all started with, The rain of fire, let me tell you that was weird in itself, then the sun was blocked out and vamps took over the city, which was weirder, then there was something even weirder than the sun and fire, there was peace everyone was like mindless hippies or something, and then the weirdest thing Angel and his crew took over this branch of the firm. I mean he's been fighting us all this time and just takes over that's just too weird. That's all I know of, the Cliff Notes version anyway, if you want the whole story you'll have to corner on of Angels team, they were all in the thick of it from what I know."
"Wow! That sounded pretty amazing, I think I will hit Angel up for the details." Dawn exclaims.
"Yeah, I think I might tag along when you do, I'd like to know everything, too."
"Well Knox I've told you about me and my sister, I'd like to know a little about you."
"There's really not that much to tell. I already told you about my brother, by the way that's how I found out about vampires, I was with him when he was attacked, but I ran and left him there, hell I didn't know what to do I went called the cops, but Sunnydale police not very good with the creatures of the night."
"Sunnydale?"
"Yeah, Sunnydale, my brother lived there, he was a psychologist. I was up there visitin' when it happened. I don't really like to talk about it."
"Well, I really want to know about you anyway."
"Like I said, there's not much, but I've always wanted to be a scientist. Right out of college, I didn't even have my degree, and I was offered this job. I guess it helped me being the top of my class. This is where I've been since. I'm a scientist at Wolfram and Heart Law Firm. I make all sorts of gadgets and other stuff. Whatever they give me to work on I work on it 'til I get it right and then they take it and most of the time I never see it again, but I get paid really well for it." He rambles just so he can get it over with.
"That's all?"
"Yeah, the rest really doesn't matter. You wanna go on that tour now? He changes the subject, she doesn't mind, after all she did it too.
"Yeah, sure." She says jumping off the lab table she was sitting on and promptly stumbles, twisting her ankle.
"Ow! That hurt."
Knox catches her before she hits the floor. "What happened?"
"My foot hit wrong and I twisted my ankle." She groans out.
"Well I guess our first stop on the tour is the infirmary." He says wrapping an arm around her.
"No, that's okay. I've had worse, my sister is a Slayer, and I've seen and had worse injuries than this"
"You're still going, it'll have to be wrapped and iced to keep the swelling down."
"Okay," She says reluctantly, as he helps her out the door.
As they are walking, Dawn sees Buffy and Spike walking, and then running towards them.
"Oh, great!" Dawn says under her breath.
"What?"
"My sister and Spike."
"Where?"
"Running right at us, this will be fun, NOT!" She exclaims.
"Dawn!"
"Nibblet!"
"What happened?" Buffy asks out of breath.
"She twisted her ankle, we were just going to the infirmary." Knox explains.
"Which way is it?" Spike asks, picking Dawn up and slinging her over his shoulder.
" Spike! Put me down, I can walk." Dawn screeches.
"Nope, Nibblet,not gonna happen. You have to keep the weight off of it, so it won't swell. You're getting carried all the way there." Spike says, meaning every word, he won't argue over it, she's getting carried no matter what.
"He's right Dawn." Buffy and Knox say simultaneously.
Spike turns and stalks off, Dawn still over his shoulder. He turns back around, walking backwards and asks, "Are you two comin' or are you gonna stand there gawpin' at each other? Now where is that soddin' infirmary?"
Buffy and Knox quit staring at each other, and start to follow Spike.
"Poor Dawn, you know it has to be embarrassing the hell out of her being carried around like a big sack of potatoes."
Buffy giggles as they catch up with Spike and Dawn. She whispers "Believe me, I know how it feels."
Knox looks at her then at Spike and shrugs his shoulders, not really wanting know.
"Uh, the infirmary is on the main floor" Knox says as they reach the elevator.
"Okay, Mate." Spike says as he presses the up button for the lift.
"Spike, please put me down." Dawn pleads.
"No, Bit, I told you it's not gonna happen." He says seriously.
( A.N.: God that was long. Anyway I wanted to post this cause the next one is sooooo very long and it hasn't even been revised yet and after that, it will be longer, so if you want it ask for it, by reviewing. By the way how'd you like how I worked Holden in there?)