Disclaimer: BTVS is nothing to do with me, sadly! It is due to this fact that I am in a hospital dreaming of the day when I went to a big T.V company in America and told them of my wonderful new Idea of a girl who saves the world over and over from evil vampires and demons.
Title: Tired Hearts
A/N: Hello! I have some lovely words of encouragement from the few who reviewed! They made me smile so thank-you. Have fun reading!
"Buffy wake up!" Dawn shouted for the fourth time. Her sister had always been imposable to wake up. It as one of her sister's qualities that dawn hadn't developed. She whined into Buffy's ear once again and slowly her sister began to stir.
"I'm up!" she moaned. Slowly she opened her eyes and felt the sore burning of light on her pupils. She rubbed them and opened them once again.
"What time is it?" Buffy squeaked, her voice gravely from a deep sleep.
"It's ten and I didn't know what time you had work. Can I come and see what your works like and meet your friends?" It was obvious to Buffy that Dawn had been awake a lot longer than she had. She was energetic and loud. Buffy nodded her head in the pillow and began to roll back to the warm side of the bed.
A couple of hours later, Buffy had been nagged out of bed, into the shower and was being asked to cook a traditional English breakfast that Dawn had heard about. There was a knock on the door followed by a loud
"Bloody Hell!" Dawn beamed as she recognised Spikes English crisp accent. She opened the door and politely let him into the clean flat. Spike scowled at his wrist, he had slept on it funny (Probably because he hadn't had it around Buffy.) and now it throbbed. Stupidly in his ignorant mind he had used it to knock on the hard wooden fire door and caused it to sting harder.
"Hey Spike! I was just asking Buffy to cook me a English breakfast." She smiled shyly and walked back to the kitchen and Spike followed obediently. He walked up to Buffy who was wearing her hair up in a bun and a small black skirt knee high Swede boots and a casual sweater. Once again she looked stunning. His arousal growing at an extreme rate caused him to look away. He tried to picture off putting images like footballers, boys swimming, cricket and his dad. As quickly it came his arousal disappeared. Dawn looked at him quizzically.
"I wouldn't trust your sisters cooking, bit. Come on I'll take you out for the day. As long as it's alright with your big sis." Buffy shot him a look that could kill at the mention of her bad cooking. But was thankful that she wouldn't have to take an excited Dawn to work. Xander, Willow and Tara were wonderful people and brilliant bosses but she didn't feel she had the right to take her younger sister to work. She happily agreed to Spike taking Dawn out for the day, it would give them a chance to get to know one another and Buffy knew they were going to be two peas in a pod.
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Two hours later Spike and Dawn were sitting in a quiet café on the corner of the apartment block. She was still amazed at the difference in climate. It was so cold compared to Sunnydale. Although the weather there was never reliable, she remembered only a few weeks ago she woke up freezing her mom had told her to wear a jumper. But after a few lessons it was into the 30 degrees area. She had to run home and change into a tank top and a skirt. Now though there was no worry of a change in climate. It was suppose to be the summer and yet it was barely 10 degrees. Apparently a heat wave was coming England's way and London was going to feel the strength of it, or so said the blonde lady on GMTV this morning.
Spike had ordered Dawn and himself an all day breakfast, they sat chatting about life, nothing overly exciting and yet this one conversation would bind they're friendship forever. Dawn was already missing friends and her mom but still she was enjoying the company of Spike and Buffy. She had missed her sister dreadfully while she was in England. But now Dawn was here she could tell Buffy was happy, and that she wouldn't be coming back to America for a long while. They're breakfast's came and was put in front of them by a young blonde haired lady.
"Spiky?" she asked in a whining tone.
"Harmony." Spike nodded politely but rolled his eyes at Dawn, who found it very hard to suppress the giggle waiting to erupt.
"Spiky, why didn't you call?" she whined once again.
It had been a year since Harmony had happened. She was the lonely girl at the bar. She had looked so good and accepted his rough sex in return for a moment of love. She had been devastated when his girlfriend had caught them in the act. Not because they were caught but because that meant he was taken. She had been watching him the past couple of months. He usually came in for his morning coffee and when she found out she applied for a job. Now she was only moments away from his flat and maybe if she played her cards right she be invited up. He had been so amazing, it was the best sex she had ever had, and it had only lasted a few minutes but still he was a fine quality man. She had never wanted another once she had been with him; they all seemed so second rate.
Spike on the other hand was quietly panicking. When she had whined his name flash backs had came hurling towards him at full force. He forgot everyone in the café, including Dawn. He felt awful now, Harmony had been a one-night stand. She had been the worst one-night stand but now he wondered quietly if she had actually been his savour. Because of his and her antics that night he felt his first love was in a mental hospital. And yet he was so thankful, if Harmony had been so easy than him and Drusilla could have still been together and that would mean that he and Buffy would not be an item. The thought made his heart ache for her. He didn't love Drusilla any longer, the day he met Buffy was the day that he decided, that she was all that mattered. He smiled a triumph smile at the blonde bimbo waitress. She whined continuously through the one night they were together. About her life, men, how nobody took her seriously. He remembered pretending to pity her and pat her on the back just to get his leg over.
"Because I had a rough patch." Spike smirked and looked over at the little Summers, who was ignoring the conversation taking place and eating her breakfast greedily. Spike felt her pull at his heartstrings like only a child could. She was so young and naïve, and he would protect her. Before he had left Buffy's flat with the youngest Summers Buffy had agreed for Spike to treat Dawn to whatever she wanted but to tell her about the stalker. She had to know to be safe. Buffy didn't want making friends and then sneaking out to see them fully unaware of the psycho following her minders. Buffy wasn't stupid no matter what Buffy said, Dawn was going to go out if she wanted to, but maybe this way if she had friends they could come round to hers or Spike's not wonder the streets of London. Spike completely agreed and had never heard something so responsibly fall from Buffy's soft lips before.
"But Spiky we had such a wonderful night." She continued her voice high and slow. Winking at the end of her sentence. Dawn by this time stopped eating her sausage. The waitress had been here longer that she should have been. She looked towards Spike a smiled as if to ask if he needed some help getting rid of the whining waitress.
"Look Harm. I'm sorry but that night was a complete one off. Drusilla's off the scene and this little one's…" he nodded his head toward a now completely intrigued Dawn " Big sister. We're very happy, so it was nice seeing you again but me and the bit have a little catching up to do ourselves." He winked and turned to start eating his breakfast. Harmony stood there for a minute mouth wide open listening to the two in front of her talk as if she wasn't there, slowly she turned around and walked to the back of the café. Her work mate Trish followed her witnessing the whole thing.
"Barstard." She said as she followed her into the cellar and to the little office to the right of the stairs. Harmony fell rather unladylike into the chair and began to sob. Trish hugged her close and picked up Julies fags, she sparked to down and popped her plump rear end onto the table facing her crying work mate, and she was very like a daughter to her. Harmony explained how Spike was the love of her live, how he had shared a very intermit night together and how he left her for his girlfriend. Of course Harmony made Spike out to be the wrong part in everything. She made him sound a user and cheat, which even now if anyone asked Spike up front he would admit but Harmony made the night out to be something that it wasn't. Trish was very upset for her mate, once again she hugged the young girl who was over half her age close to her.
Spike paid the bill and left the café with Dawn, he didn't notice the man at the back at the bar. He didn't notice the evil glare he was receiving from the plump lady behind the counter. The two friends caught the train to Trafalgar Square; they ate ice cream and went shopping around London. When their arms could no longer carry any more bags Spike waved down a black cab. Once inside Spike told the driver their destination, all the way back Spike and Dawn laughed about the funny people and funny shops they had seen.
Spike paid the cabbie and they walked back to Spikes apartment. As he opened the door Spike had a flash back of when he had opened it to find his flat trashed. Since then he had had the place redone. Especially as Dawn was coming, he didn't want to scare her too much. Dawn dumped the bags by the front door along with Spikes and followed him into the front room.
"We'll go get Buffy later, bit." Spike sighed as he collapsed into his comfy new sofa. Dawn jumped in excitement and made Spike wonder how after the exhausting day they had had, how she was she able to jump about. He wasn't old but there had to be some unwritten rule that stated the minute you past sixteen you became able lose energy.
"Dawn sit down pet, I need to talk to you." He asked calmly. Dawn who had been skipping around suddenly stopped what she was doing and dropped into the seat next to Spike. She looked into his piercing blue eyes and tried to smile but found it hard when he was frowning. She began to feel the icy fingers of fear crawl up her back. She continued to look at him, while tears formed in her hazel eyes. Spike saw them and one trickled down her pretty face he gently cupped her cheeks and wiped the salty water away.
"Don't cry bit. It's just me and your sister…" He began,
"Oh my god, you've broken up. Why? Oh Spike. I'm so sorry." Se interrupted, she began to cry heavier.
"No you silly bint!" Spike shrieked. It was nice to know that the little one didn't want him and big sis broken up though.
"B-b-but y-you s-said…" Dawn stuttered breathing heavily.
"No I never you sill mare!" he started laughing and Dawn eventually joined in shyly.
"Enough with the silly." She laughed trying to imitate Spikes English accent on the 'Silly'.
"Buffy and I need to tell you something…" Dawn tried to cut in again but Spike cut her off by putting his hand over her nearly opened mouth.
"God women!" Spike shouted. "Let me speak okay?" he looked down on her and she nodded.
"Since Buffy started working in the diner." Spike started trying to keep his voice steady so not to shock the little bit too much.
"There's been someone following us." He ended. Quick and simple he thought. But Dawn had other ideas.
"What do you mean she's being followed?" Dawn asked trying to keep her temper down.
"Dawn listen. We just want you to know Buffy's being stalked. The police are in on it. But you have to be careful. We don't want you to stop going out, we don't want you to not make friends and hang out wiv 'em. Just be wary, K?" His words were said gently but they still frightened Dawn more than she liked.
"But you've been O.K right?" She asked wondering if it was just Buffy this person was after or Spike as well.
"We all have, me first then Buffy, next it was Willow and Tara, then Xander and Dawn. But they're all directed at Buffy it seems." Spike was pondering at the same time as explaining.
"What so you got a…?" Dawn gestured with her hands as if to get him to tell her.
"First I got a phone call, just breathing 'nout much. Then Buffy got a box of chocolates and a note saying 'Soon'. Then there was the dead Barbie in the sink…"
"Dead Barbie? What dead Barbie?" Dawn questioned feeling fear once again.
"Well it seems Buffy lost her spare key…" He lied "and this weirdo just happened to find it. Then one night she went to the bathroom and we found a dead Barbie." He was trying to lighten the mood but he found it hard to.
"But don't worry we had the locks changed." She smiled in relief.
"But is that it? No more scary nasty things?" Dawn asked quietly scared that there might be.
"Well, actually…" Spike started. "Then Tara and Willow got a dead rat delivered to them but that doesn't seem to be this guys way. We think that might have been from an ex employee who has a grudge against lesbians."
"WHAT!" Dawn screamed. "Buffy never told me they were into each other. How cool I always thought lesbians were romantic." She smiled dreamily.
"Well they're not. I mean Willow and Tara are but you are non-lesbiany 'k?" he smiled realizing he was sounding like Buffy a little.
"Well did anything else happen?" Dawn asked calming to the idea of the stalker.
"Umm, then there was a bloke who gave Buffy the shudders. Then some one was watching us while we were umm I mean we were working downstairs." He blushed slightly and Dawn giggled at the sight of Spike not thinking that Dawn hadn't really had sex.
"Then Faith and Xander got a note suggesting nasty things about Buffy and Faith." He smirked knowing that when he was her age he would of hated not being told all the truth but he didn't want to upset Buffy she was what really mattered to him, but in the same amount of time as he sister Dawn was becoming ever so important to him.
"Then a things started becoming nasty, he was obviously watching us. So we just wanna keep you safe. So what we say goes ok?" Spike sounded serious and Dawn agreed, deep down she wanted to go home and take Buffy and Spike with her but she knew that was impossible. They both loved England now, Buffy had made it her home, and if Spike wouldn't go then neither would she.
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He'd watched them all day, following them while Spike looked after her little sister. But what the waitress had said was interesting. Spike had had others and his mother said that he had cheated on his then girlfriend Drusilla for Harmony. His mother had tried to get them together saying she loved Harmony and wanted him to make her part of their happy family. But he knew she just wanted a Daughter, but she would love Buffy more than anyone. She didn't whine, or become a cheap shag for anyone. He wished he could have taken her virginity, he would have loved that, but she had to experiment. She had to be at her best, he wondered how he would have made his threat fall through, how he wouldn't make them last but now he new how… he silently thanked his mother.
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Buffy sighed as she cleaned the last empty table, Spike and Dawn walked through the soon to be locked door.
"Hey Dawnie, how was your day?" Buffy ask truly interested. Dawn told her all about the breakfast, about the shopping and sight seeing. She had a blast and apparently Buffy had load of surprises. Buffy gleamed from ear to ear. Soon the whole gang got introduced to the younger Summers. They all got on well especially Willow, Tara and Dawn. They seemed to be some secret friendship forming, which Buffy thought would come in handy for when she needed a night in with Spike. Soon they left the diner and were heading home.
A/N: What do you think? Please review, tell me everything that you love/hate anything, Oh and can some one please tell me what 'RNRNRN' means? I'm really confused. Thanks
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