A/N- Um, I really don't know what to say...or write? Anyway, this is a continuation of the previous chapter.

Disclaimer- Well, as you all know (don't you?) BtVS and all their characters don't belong to me, so I guess I just belong the plot and some characters that plop out of my mind.

"Wow..."

"Yeah..."

Dawn took a deep breath and looked up, around her, anywhere but Spike.

But what caught her eye wasn't exactly relieving. They had caught their little audience.

First, there was Christian and Claudia, both looking really angry, specially Christian. Next to them there was Carl, expressionless. And finally Lucy, grinning widely. Dawn sighed, praying for someone to say something. Anything. It was Carl who broke the silence, who cleared his throat awkwardly.

"We... we should be getting in... the show, it is about to start..."

Everyone nodded silently and started moving. Although the only ones that got anywhere were Christian and sister, who moved away from them.

Lucy grabbed Dawn's arm and dragged her apart, leaving Spike alone with Carl.

"So," Carl said. "You and Dawn, huh?"

Spike startled, as if just awoken from a trance. "What?"

"Dawn. The kiss."

"Oh, that. No. No, we're just friends."

"Right," Carl said, not believing it.

"It's true. Look, mate, I was just helping her to get rid of that bloody git," Spike said, trying to convince himself as same as Carl.

"So, that kiss, it didn't mean anything?"

"No!" Dawn answered desperately to her petite friend.

Lucy shot her a look. "Nothing at all?"

"Lucy, he was just trying to help, okay?"

"So, your stomach didn't do flip flop and you didn't feel like in heaven?" Dawn just shook her head. "You know I'm your friend, Dawn. You can tell me, you know. And if you say not to tell anybody, I won't tell. Not even Darren or Alicia."

"I know."

"It's just, I hadn't seen you kiss a guy like that since... well, you know. It was like you were letting go everything you were feeling."

Dawn thought for a moment of what her friend was saying. Was it possible that she had feelings for Spike other than friendship? Well, she surely thought he was really good looking, and she was happy whenever she saw him, and really enjoyed the time they spent together... but did she like him like that? Dawn shook her head. It was nuts, nonsense, crazy, impossible. No way. Spike was just her friend. Just that. He was like her brother... right? Right. Then why had the kiss thrilled her so much?

Dawn saw Lucy smile. Not a teasing smile... just a smile, a knowing smile, or a friendly smile. The kind of smile that brings comfort to the heart. And Dawn smiled back. Sadly.

"Even if I felt something," she said. "It could never be."

"Why not?" Carl asked Spike.

Spike sighed. Why was he telling so much to a human that he barely knew? He shouldn't, he'd surely go and tell her little girlfriend. But it felt good to let this out, all the same. And he was a nice guy.

"That's not the way we work," he started. "Since she was young, she's been kind of my protegee. My lil' sis, my partner, my companion. But never my lover. In fact, I kind of held a relationship with her sister. Well, not exactly a relationship, we just had sex like bloody crazies. But anyway, Dawn was always like family. My only family. She was the only one that accepted me. And vice versa. We didn't belong. We were different from all of them, for different reasons. So we found comfort in each other. We built a friendship so strong it couldn't be broken." He grinned. "Hell, I think even big sis was bloody jealous of it. But then she left. Dawn I mean. Just like that. She left a note for Buffy and went to say good bye of me and Tara (the only one besides me she could stand). She left the bloody town, don't ask me how, 'cause I don't know. Big sis cried for days, I guess she felt guilty for not being there for the Lil' Bit. And she hated me since then, even more, that's it, because kid sis had said her good byes to Big Bad here and not to her. How was I to bloody know that? We didn't know from her for months, she just sent Tara a postcard every week, and Buffy once in a while, just for us to know she was okay. But we never knew where she was. We all knew she was good at disappearing, but not that good." Spike stopped for a second, remembering all the things he hadn't thought about a long time ago. "Anyway, a few months later I followed her example. I grabbed my stuff, and left bloody Sunnydale. Haven't heard of Scoobies or Buffy since."

Spike looked around him. There was no people left in the lobby. Everyone must've come in the theater already. It was just him and Carl.

"Uh.. shouldn't we, you know, get in?"

Carl gave him an odd look. "Do you really wanna see the ballet?"

Spike half grinned. "Won't your girlfriend be mad?"

"Maybe," Carl said, shrugging.

"Okay, we can stay here, then," Spike said, looking for some place to seat. Not finding anywhere, they finally chose to sit on the floor, in a corner.

"So," said Carl. "how is it that you ended up here, today?"

"Well, I ran into Dawn a couple of months ago. Actually, she came to me to ask for a cigarette."

"For her? She doesn't smoke much, as far as I know."

"No, it was for these dudes. This Darren guy and some other blond guy."

"Josh."

"Whoever. She recognized me and we've been hanging out since then."

"So you don't think you two will hook up or something?"

Spike just shook his head. "I've given up that idea. So, you're big friend of Dawn?"

"Kind of. I mean, she's fun and everything, but we're not close friends. I just know her for Lucy."

Lucy moved angrily in her seat. "Where are they?" she hissed. "It'll start in any minute."

Dawn rolled her eyes. "How am I supposed to know? He's your boyfriend."

"Well, they're your friends."

"We're not that close."

"Known-since-fourteen isn't close?"

Dawn shrugged. "Spike doesn't like ballets that much. I practically had to drag him here. And for what I see, Carl doesn't either."

"We'll see that. Come on, Dawn," she said, grabbing her arm.

"What? Where?"

"We're going to find them."

"Why? Just let them loose their time however they want."

"I didn't pay for this tickets for them not to be used."

"You didn't pay for them. They were a gift."

"Whatever. Now, stand up!"

Dawn sighed and rolled her eyes. She wasn't gonna make a scene. "Okay."

She stood up and they moved awkwardly through the people, leaving their four seats empty, with just some stuff on them.

They went out to the lobby. It was empty, nobody was there. "Lucy they're not here. They've probably left. Come on, I wanna see the show."

"No, they have to be here. Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Whispers. Voices."

"Now you're hallucinating. Come on."

"Shh! Shut up." Dawn rolled her eyes -again, and shut up. Then she heard it, too. It was two male voices, coming for a corner. The two girls smiled to each other. Lucy started walking fast with Dawn behind her. Dawn suddenly saw her stop, and she caught up with her. There, sitting on the floor, were Spike and Carl, with a guilty look on his face. Spike was just grinning.

Dawn smiled and shook her head.

"What," Lucy said, angrily, "are you doing here?"

"Chatting?" Carl answered innocently.

"You're not here to chat. We've come here to see my sister dance. Now, stand up and move!"

The guy just nodded and did what she said, scared. Dawn let a small laugh escape her mouth. Spike did the same. They looked at each other for a second and grinned, just before they remembered they had kissed and looked away.

They started walking again. Dawn sighed. This was ridiculous. Spike was just being helpful. And she should thank him... right?

Lucy walked fast with Carl at her heels, trying to explain. Dawn and Spike walked beside each other, soundlessly.

"Uh, Spike?" Dawn finally said.

Spike looked at her. "Yeah, bit?"

"Well, I just wanted to thank you. You know, for helping me to get rid of Christian back there."

Spike smiled and nodded. "Any time, Nibblet."

Dawn smiled back and together they walked in the theater.

"Great," they heard Lucy whisper. "Now we've missed the beginning."

The two friends laughed before following the arguing couple.

A/N- Soo, what do you think? Please, review!! This was so hard to write, and I'm not sure I completely like it. please, please, please, review!