Title: Home
Pairing: Dawn/Spike friendship, Dawn/Connor(later), Angel/Cordelia(later)
Rating: R for adult themes at this point
Author's Notes: This is canon through Family. Basically, right after that
episode, Riley left Buffy. You figure out the rest, but if it's unclear
what happened when, please ask.
Feedback: Please, I'm a feedback junkie. GIMME!
Disclaimer: I worship Joss and would never want to do anything to displease
him. He owns everybody in this story, and my soul.
Chapter 1- Reunion
Spike walked down a street in LA, the cool night breeze blowing gently against him. The area was mostly quiet, though a car drove by every few minutes. Spike figured he would go back to New York soon-that whole city was awake at night. It made him feel less.dead. He started to hear soft cries and harsh whispers nearby.
"Please-I didn't mean to disrespect-" a girl cried.
"Shut the fuck up you slut!"
The girl cried out in pain. thought Spike. He ran over to the sidestreet where he heard the struggle coming from. A large muscular man was kicking a cowering girl who was crouching on the ground. Spike smiled to himself. "Oi!" He shouted to the man. "What the sodding hell do you think you're doing?" The man turned around, and Spike realized with a shock who it was. "So this is how you've been spending your time since you left Buffy? Attacking innocent girls?"
"Spike," Riley started. "Get. Out of here. Before I flatten you."
"Sorry mate, that won't be happening. Either of them actually."
Riley laughed. "What are you going to do? You can't hurt me."
"Guess again," said Spike, and punched him in the face. Riley punched back, and Spike toppled them both to the ground. Spike punched Riley over and over as Riley flailed beneath him. After a few minutes, Spike stood up, gave him a nice big kick in the stomach, and left him there. He was unconscious, not dead.
Then Spike turned to the girl. Her knees were drawn up to her chest, her hands over her head pulling her face down to her knees. She had long brown hair, and was wearing a thin cotton dress a couple sizes too small for her, and Converse sneakers with designs on the toes. Not wanting to startle her, Spike kneeled on the ground next to her. "Hey," he said quietly. "You alright?" He touched her shoulder, and she lifted her tearstreaked face from her lap. "DAWN?" he cried.
"Spike?" she whispered.
"Oh God, Nibblet!" He tried to collect himself but he was too angry to move. A purplish bruise surrounded right eye and a new one was starting to show on her left cheek. Finger shaped bruises covered her neck, and her lip was bleeding. "Can you move Sweet Bit?" She shrugged her shoulders a little. "Can I.is it alright if I pick you up?" She nodded slowly. He scooped her into his arms and she rested her head against his shoulder. He could feel her silent tears trickling onto his chest. "S'okay Nibblet, we'll be home soon."
Chapter 1- Reunion
Spike walked down a street in LA, the cool night breeze blowing gently against him. The area was mostly quiet, though a car drove by every few minutes. Spike figured he would go back to New York soon-that whole city was awake at night. It made him feel less.dead. He started to hear soft cries and harsh whispers nearby.
"Please-I didn't mean to disrespect-" a girl cried.
"Shut the fuck up you slut!"
The girl cried out in pain. thought Spike. He ran over to the sidestreet where he heard the struggle coming from. A large muscular man was kicking a cowering girl who was crouching on the ground. Spike smiled to himself. "Oi!" He shouted to the man. "What the sodding hell do you think you're doing?" The man turned around, and Spike realized with a shock who it was. "So this is how you've been spending your time since you left Buffy? Attacking innocent girls?"
"Spike," Riley started. "Get. Out of here. Before I flatten you."
"Sorry mate, that won't be happening. Either of them actually."
Riley laughed. "What are you going to do? You can't hurt me."
"Guess again," said Spike, and punched him in the face. Riley punched back, and Spike toppled them both to the ground. Spike punched Riley over and over as Riley flailed beneath him. After a few minutes, Spike stood up, gave him a nice big kick in the stomach, and left him there. He was unconscious, not dead.
Then Spike turned to the girl. Her knees were drawn up to her chest, her hands over her head pulling her face down to her knees. She had long brown hair, and was wearing a thin cotton dress a couple sizes too small for her, and Converse sneakers with designs on the toes. Not wanting to startle her, Spike kneeled on the ground next to her. "Hey," he said quietly. "You alright?" He touched her shoulder, and she lifted her tearstreaked face from her lap. "DAWN?" he cried.
"Spike?" she whispered.
"Oh God, Nibblet!" He tried to collect himself but he was too angry to move. A purplish bruise surrounded right eye and a new one was starting to show on her left cheek. Finger shaped bruises covered her neck, and her lip was bleeding. "Can you move Sweet Bit?" She shrugged her shoulders a little. "Can I.is it alright if I pick you up?" She nodded slowly. He scooped her into his arms and she rested her head against his shoulder. He could feel her silent tears trickling onto his chest. "S'okay Nibblet, we'll be home soon."