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thinking

*stressed*

Chapter one

Buffy yawned as she and spike walked into the kitchen at 4 am on Sunday morning. "That demon was

soooo annoying!! It would NOT stay still long enough for me to kill it!!"

Spike smiled indulgently, 'yes luv…*that's* why it kept escaping… had nothing to do with the fact that

you kept dragging me off into dark corners and…."

"HEY! YOU did the dragging!! Not me!!"

The blonde vampire scoffed and reached into the fridge for some blood, 'sure, luv.'

Buffy snatched the blood out of his hand, "excuse me?? Are you implying it was my fault we were up all

night??"

Spike smirked and lent in close, his lips so close to her's she could almost feel them, "Isn't it always?"

She raised an eyebrow, but her witty comeback was silenced by Spike's kiss.

******

Dawn walked into the kitchen, sighted her sister and spike kissing up against the table and made a retching

noise.

They pulled apart (a bit) and Buffy smiled warmly, 'how's my favorite little sister then? You go okay in the

graveyard?'

Dawn rolled her eyes, 'yeah, it was sooo dangerous, what with it being, as you both know, the only place in

this town with no demons.'

Spike looked up at dawn, 'OoOoOoohhh niblet cranky then? Early nap time tonight ey?"

Dawn's left eye began to twitch.

Buffy nodded, "Actually dawnie, I think you do need an early night, I've noticed you've been tired lately,

and I don't want you getting sick or anything."

Dawn's right eye began twitching.

"bit? You okay? Your eyes've gone all twitchy…"

"yes Dawnie, off too bed you go, what are you doing awake at this time of night anyway?"

Dawn sighed, "no buffy, I'm not going back too bed. I'll be 18 soon, I've finished school, and I'm catching

a bus in an hour so I got up to say good bye."

*******

Buffy's eyes widened, "WHAT?!?!?!"

Spike chuckled, "nice one niblet, now, off to bed."

Dawn didn't move. "No. I'm catching a bus. I'm moving out Buffy."

"What!?!? You are not moving anywhere!! Now go upstairs and go to bed!"

Spike meanwhile had noticed the serious expression on Dawn's face. I don't believe it.. niblet is

practically grown up… she's not 14 anymore…

He came back to reality just as Buffy grabbed a hold of Dawn's arm and tried to drag her upstairs.

"Wait, Buffy.." She paused and they both looked back at Spike, "I think we should let her go Buffy."

Buffy dropped her hold on dawn and looked down at her lover in total shock, "WHAT!??!?!?"

Beside her Dawn smiled.

******

Dawn was humming happily to herself as she got off the bus in L.A. Buffy had finally agreed to let her

move out, sure she had to go live with angel and co, but she was sure that she'd be able to move out on her

own pretty quickly.

Heh heh…

She blinked in the bright light and looked around. Sure enough there was Cordelia with two people who

Dawn vaguely remembered from the last time she visited, fred and gunn? Yeah, I think that's it…

"Dawnie!!! I cant believe you're gonna live with us!!!"

Cordy pulled Dawn into a hug and started babbling about shopping and manicures while Fred and Gunn

watched smiling.

Note: the following chapters will probably be longer.