Chapter 2: The Confrontation

Spike stepped out of the doorway and towards the two scared individuals inside. His face was angered, but not contorted into the vamp face. He was at Andrew's side getting ready to grab him by the shoulders when Dawn broke in, "Spike, no! Don't touch him!" Spike stopped and looked his Niblet up and down, then looked at Andrew very angrily. "Spike! I kissed him, he didn't come on to me, and his name is Andrew."

"Andrew, you ever touch here again and I'll make you wish I would kill you." Spike growled at Andrew angrily, his face now contorting. "Do you get me?"

"Spike! Andrew doesn't have to stay away from me! I am old enough to make decisions on my own and don't need you to protect me from everything." Dawn was now shouting and in Spike's face. Andrew sheepishly stood back watching the scene in front of him.

"Listen Bit, this guy is not worth you. Why would you even look at him," Spike asked as his face turned back to normal, and he finished almost sounding hurt.

"Just because no one else will give him a chance, doesn't mean I shouldn't." Dawn was not giving into Spike no matter his tone, soft or angry. "Yeah, he's a little odd, and previously evil, but who hasn't been around here?" She concluded her argument with an arched eyebrow hoping that would push Spike off of her case.

Andrew stepped forward slowly, not wanting to excite anybody into violence. He approached Spike, cowering in front of him still but speaking a little more bravely than his body actions were showing, "I would never hurt her. She is special to me, and at a time like this, everyone can use a little attention. You guys aren't giving here any attention, that's for sure."

Spike's eyes grew angry again as he looked Andrew in the eyes, Andrew slowly raised his body straight and met Spike's eyes with angered eyes as well, "Who the bloody hell do you think you are? You think that you can say something like that to me, you think you can tell me how I act toward bit."

"He can when he's right," Dawn said softly, deferring her eyes to the wall.

"What the hell does that mean?"

"It means I get forgotten in all this mess. Which is alright, I know that there are certain things that need to be priorities right now. So don't think you can take something good away from me just because you think you should protect me, God knows I need something in my life right now."

"Dawn, Andrew is not the person you need in your life right now," Spike had calmed, but was still standing eye to eye with an angry Andrew. "Hey fairy, you can step down now."

Andrew's eyes grew even angrier as he stepped even closer to Spike, "Listen, I'm NOT GAY!!! I'll grant you that I do like odd things, but guys are not one of those things!"

"You have spunk kid, for a little boy that I could squash in about two seconds." Spike said as he literally put his nose against Andrews, breathing heavily for effect. Both men clenched their fists and stared, one in anger the other in now hidden fear.

Buffy stepped to the door as the two stood face to face and slightly laughed as she said, "Testosterone much? Come on you two, what's going on?" Buffy walked up and put her hands on their shoulders and pushed them apart, "Spike! What are you so pissed about."

Dawn looked at the two scared, and then looked at Buffy with the realization that Buffy was now going to be the one killing Andrew. She quietly tapped Buffy on the shoulder and softly announced, "Me."