Title: Back to the Drawing Board 3/?

Arthur: Krystal (krazystar15@aol.com) and Christen (PurplehaysC@netscape.com) (if you want get a quick response from Christen then email her (during the week) at 23405@sjamail.net)

Disclaimer: These Characters belong to Joss Whedon, except anyone you do not recognize.

Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.

Comments: this is my third Buffy and Angel crossover fanfic and I want all the comments good or bad you have!

~J~

"Hey any luck find Cordy or Angel?" Fred asked as Gunn came back into the hotel.

"No it's like they both just vanished off the face of the earth." Gunn said exhausted as he sank down into a chair.

"I think I know what happened with Connor if that's helps." Fred said.

"What?"

"I think he ran away."

"Why? You found proof?"

"Well none of his stuff is here, there's no evidence that he was ever here."

"Do you think it has something to do with Angel and/or Cordy?"

"My guess is yes." Fred said sadly.

"Where are you going this early in the morning?" Xander asked as he looked up at Dawn from the couch.

"I'm going to school, now go back to sleep." Dawn said as she started to open the door.

Xander looked at his watch and then got up and closed the door. "Not going to work."

"Shoot!" Dawn said defeated.

"Sit down." Xander said half-asleep as he walked into the kitchen followed by Dawn.

"Look I promise you I'm not going to get in any trouble." Dawn said as she sat down.

"I don't care. You're not leaving, Dawn. We can't take having to worry about you right now. You know that." Xander said seriously.

"Ok fine I'll just go back up to my room and you'll act like this never happened right?" She begged.

"Yeah sure. I'll see when you wake up, Dawnster." Xander said smiling as he headed back to the couch.

Dawn went up stairs but grabbed some food first and left a note. When she got to her room, she opened the window and left.

"I had to go to school to work on a project, Xander said it was ok. See you tonight, Dawn." Buffy read aloud.

"Hey where's the Dawnster?" Xander asked as he came into the kitchen where Buffy and Willow had just read the note.

"She's at school working on a project." Buffy said. "You told her she could go?"

"I what?" Xander said shocked as he read the note. "Maybe I did…." Xander said confused.

"Did you or didn't you?" Willow asked.

"I don't remember exactly…" Xander said still very confused.

"How can you not remember?" Buffy asked mad.

"I was half asleep I remember she mentioned something about going to school and that she wasn't going to get in trouble." Xander said half remembering.

"So she is at school?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah, she's at school not getting any trouble." Xander said thinking he had remembered everything.

"Any one here?" Dawn asked as she came into the mansion. She put her bag down and started to walk around the mansion. She looked out side and saw Connor working out. She knew when she was younger, she saw Buffy doing the same thing. How did they both know this? She asked herself. She was snatched out of her thoughts when Connor turned and looked at her.

"Um hi…" She said nervously as she walked out side to where he was.

"You were watching me." He said defensively.

"Hey I called out and I wasn't watching you I was just looking for you." She said.

"What are you here for?" He asked.

"I brought you some food."

"Where is it?" He asked looking at her.

"In the mansion, I put it down." She said going in and he followed her. She went over to her bag and took out two apples, an orange, a banana and a candy bar. She handed them to Connor.

"What is this stuff?" He asked.

"Those are apples. That's an orange. That's a banana and that's a candy bar."

"So it's edible?"

"Yes, it's edible."

He started to bit into the orange with out peeling off the peel.

"Um… let me guess you've never eaten an orange before?" Dawn asked sarcastically.

"Why?"

"Because you're not supposed to eat the out side of the orange. It is the same with the banana." Dawn pointed out.

"Got it." Connor said spitting out the peel of the orange. "It taste bad any way."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Why?"

"I just was wondering what your name was, that's all."

"It's Stefan, what's yours?"

"Dawn, where are you from Stefan?" She asked.

"Where are you from?"

"Here, but you didn't answer my question."

"And I'm not going to. Thanks for the food. You can leave now." Connor said getting up.

"Ok, but I'll be back." Dawn said as she left.