A/N: Sorry, I don't think Spike's gonna be living with Angel, but this is
hardly the last we've seen of him. There's going to be some Spike/Connor
interaction. I mean Connor is Spike's uncle, great-uncle and brother all in
one! Hehe, I have too much free time, I made a diagram.
Chapter 5-Hello Goodbye
Dawn was getting more and more uncomfortable. In the last two minutes, the other four people in the room had gone off in various directions, leaving just her and the boy on the couch. He kept looking at her out of the corner of his eye. She tried to ignore him. She drew her knees up to her chest and winced; her rib wasn't quite healed yet.
Connor saw that pained look cross her face, heard her quiet gasp and he melted. When she walked in, he had just been curious. Her clothes were too big, and she looked tired and sad, and had two bad bruises on her face as well as some on her neck. Her hair wasn't brushed. Her lip was cut. But then he watched her. He saw how she reacted to the room around her. He suddenly needed to know who she was. "Are you alright?" he asked her.
"I'm fine," she said quietly, looking down.
"I'm Connor," he said. Those smooth introductions were still a work in progress.
"Dawn," she said, turning to face him.
He couldn't decide whether she wanted to be left alone or whether he should keep talking to her. But then he noticed she was staring at him, and he had to stare back. "So..uh..do you know Angel?" he asked.
"Yeah. He dated my..my.." she looked down again and closed her eyes. "My sister." He saw her clench her jaw, and just barely saw her wipe a tear away.
He swallowed, unsure of what to do. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked, and gently touched her hand. She jumped and looked at him.
"Sorry," she said. "I'm really ok." She forced a little smile.
"I'm sorry," he said, embarrassed. Maybe she was just startled, but.. "I didn't mean to scare you."
They were staring at each other again. Then the office door opened and Angel and Spike walked out. "Hey, Dawn," said Angel, and smiled slightly.
"Hey."
Spike walked over to the couch where she was sitting. She stood and hugged him tightly. "I'll be back in a few days. We can do something fun."
"Ok." She didn't know what to say. She really didn't want Spike to leave, but maybe she had at least made a new friend. They let go and he walked away.
"Bye."
"Bye Nibblet." The door shut behind him.
TBC
Chapter 5-Hello Goodbye
Dawn was getting more and more uncomfortable. In the last two minutes, the other four people in the room had gone off in various directions, leaving just her and the boy on the couch. He kept looking at her out of the corner of his eye. She tried to ignore him. She drew her knees up to her chest and winced; her rib wasn't quite healed yet.
Connor saw that pained look cross her face, heard her quiet gasp and he melted. When she walked in, he had just been curious. Her clothes were too big, and she looked tired and sad, and had two bad bruises on her face as well as some on her neck. Her hair wasn't brushed. Her lip was cut. But then he watched her. He saw how she reacted to the room around her. He suddenly needed to know who she was. "Are you alright?" he asked her.
"I'm fine," she said quietly, looking down.
"I'm Connor," he said. Those smooth introductions were still a work in progress.
"Dawn," she said, turning to face him.
He couldn't decide whether she wanted to be left alone or whether he should keep talking to her. But then he noticed she was staring at him, and he had to stare back. "So..uh..do you know Angel?" he asked.
"Yeah. He dated my..my.." she looked down again and closed her eyes. "My sister." He saw her clench her jaw, and just barely saw her wipe a tear away.
He swallowed, unsure of what to do. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked, and gently touched her hand. She jumped and looked at him.
"Sorry," she said. "I'm really ok." She forced a little smile.
"I'm sorry," he said, embarrassed. Maybe she was just startled, but.. "I didn't mean to scare you."
They were staring at each other again. Then the office door opened and Angel and Spike walked out. "Hey, Dawn," said Angel, and smiled slightly.
"Hey."
Spike walked over to the couch where she was sitting. She stood and hugged him tightly. "I'll be back in a few days. We can do something fun."
"Ok." She didn't know what to say. She really didn't want Spike to leave, but maybe she had at least made a new friend. They let go and he walked away.
"Bye."
"Bye Nibblet." The door shut behind him.
TBC