Chapter 12:
They reached the basement stairs and Spike paused and sniffed the air, he didn't like what he could smell.
He led them down towards the door of the training room a soft growl emitting from his throat.
Buffy and Cordy looked up at him curiously.
Buffy took his arm, "What's wrong Spike?"
In answer he kicked open the door to reveal Connor and dawn's 'training'.
Spike took in the way the boy had Dawn pushed up against the wall and was reminded of the first time he
had slept with Buffy. Anger boiled over in him and he ran at Connor, his Vamp face in place.
Cordy managed an , "ew."
Gunn grimaced.
Buffy stood in open-mouthed shock. Her little sister appeared to be in the midst of advanced foreplay with
angel's son. "Training!?!? This isn't training! It's nookie-training!"
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On the entrance of Buffy and co into the training room, Connor and Dawn had simply frozen in shock and
embarrassment. Then Spike had been pulling Connor off Dawn and punching him in the face, despite the
pain from his chip. Connor had retaliated by kicking the vamp full in the face.
"Spike! Stop it!!"
He ignored Dawn's screams and he and Connor continued to fight around the training room, Spike
occasionally yelling out vague threats about 'touching his niblet' and Connor's impending castration.
Angel appeared just as Spike screamed this last threat and raised an eyebrow before punching Spike in the
face. "castrate my son?"
For spike, the effects of Connor, the chip and now Angel took their toll, He sat down heavily on the floor
and looked up at Angel dazed. "Peaches?"
Buffy bent down beside her lover and began inspecting him for serious harm.
Angel bent down towards him, "You are my grand-childe william, but threaten my son again and I'll kill
you."
Dawn walked up to Connor and wrapped her arms around him. Connor just looked around bewildered at
this strange Vampire and his blonde woman. "Childe?"
Angel looked up at his son and dawn, well that explains a lot..who would have guessed Spike would go
over-protective big brother on Dawn?
"Connor, this is Spike. I'm his grand-sire."
"Oh, Spike. I should have guessed from the hair."
Cordy smiled, "I'll say."
Spike glared up at him, trying to look threatening will buffy rubbed at his chin with a lacy hanky.
Angel sighed, "Anyway, Connor, meet Spike and Buffy."
Connor swallowed. Great impression I must have just made on Dawn's sister, go me.
He felt Dawn squeeze his hand. "So buff! Any reason you and Spike came here and completely freaked me
out?"
Buffy helped Spike to his feet, "Actually Dawn, there's something I need to tell you,"
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"So you're worried that some evil thingy is after me?" Dawn looked questioningly at her sister.
Buffy nodded.
"well, I don't think you need too worry about me, I do have Connor, and Angel to look after me."
Spike scoffed, "Oh yes, I can see Connor taking very good care of you.."
Connor snapped his attentions to the sulking vampire, "Oh give it a rest! You don't even know me!"
"exactly!"
Connor restrained his urge to punch the obnoxious blonde pom, "The reason you think I'll hurt Dawn is
because you're imagining what a person like *you* would do in my place."
Spike lunged across the couch and started trying to strangle Connor.
Buffy and Dawn sighed.
"Spike! Stop it!"
The vamp ignored Dawn's protests.
Buffy leant back in her seat. "Spike, sweetie. If you don't stop attacking Connor, I will not sleep with you
for a month."
The blonde vampire froze.
Connor smirked.
Dawn made retching noises "Buffy! Ew! Too much information!!"
Spike stood up and sat back down, "Hey niblet, we may *discuss* our sex life in public, at least we don't
*show* the public our sex life."
Dawn and Connor both blushed.
Spike crossed his arms and looked at them both smugly, "That's right. I don't want you two doing anymore
of the nookie-training.."
Dawn rolled her eyes and flopped back in the couch.
Connor looked confused, "…nook-key?"
Spike seemed disturbed by his ignorance, "*you* know what I'm talking about brat!"
Buffy coughed, "ahem. Spike? Remember what I said five minutes ago? About your lack of *nookie*-
*training* for the next month?"
Dawn laughed, "ha-HA!"
The vampire grumbled and sat down.
Buffy put on her serious voice again, "Look Dawn, I don't think these feelings I'm getting are just bad
dreams… I can tell there's some truth to them. I want you to come home until I find out what's going on."
Dawn looked at her sister in shock, "WHAT?! I'm not going anywhere!! I've only been here a week!!"
Spike interrupted, "week and a *half*!"
"Well I'm not going back to Sunnydale. I'm almost eighteen. You don't get to tell me what to do
anymore."
Buffy reached out and took her sister's hand, "Look Dawnie, I know how you feel! I seriously do! But I'm
trying to do what's the safest most mature thing to do. I *know* something is after you, I want to keep and
eye on you untill I know what it is. That's all."
Dawn sighed, "No Buffy. I'm staying here."
Connor leant towards the conversation, "Look .. Buffy, there's no need to worry about Dawn, There are
plenty of people here in L.A to look after her."
Dawn crossed her arms, "NO! I'm not some baby! I don't want either of you to babysit me!!"
Connor looked at her in shock, ooooo that was obviously the *wrong* thing to say..
Spike patted Dawn on the head, "Look Niblet, we know you're not a child anymore. But you're still not all
that strong. Being an adult doesn't suddenly mean you no longer need any one's help."
Angel spoke up from where he had been leaning in the doorway for the last few minutes, , "I'm impressed
Spike, you didn't sound like a jerk just then."
Buffy smiled proudly, "see? He's actually a very caring, sensitive person! Aren't you Spikey-poos!"
She wrapped her arms around the Sulking Vanpire and kissed him on the cheek.
He attempted to save his reputation, "Shut it slayer!"
She raised an eyebrow and replied softly, "no nookie for a month remember???"
He sighed, "FINE! I'M A FLUFFY BUNNY MAN! HAPPY NOW!??!!?"
Cordy poked her head around Angel and started laughing.
"Oh great, anyone else? DOES ANYONE NOT KNOW I AM THE FLUFFY BUNNY MAN!??!"
Gunn and Fred walked in from the other door.
Gunn paused, "Spike's a fluffy bunny man??"
The vampire stood and stalked from the room glaring at Angel on his way out.
Buffy turned back to Dawn, "Look, just for a week or two while I figure out what this thing is dawn!
Please!"
Angel came and sat down, "I think Buffy has a point Dawn. We do need to find out if there really is
something after you."
Connor butted in, "Can't we do that here?"
Cordy smirked, "Oh Connor, sweet, innocent Connor…we all know you have ulterior motives for keeping
Dawnie here."
Gunn sniggered, "yeah I mean that thing with.."
Buffy raised her hand and cut him off, "Please. I sooo do not want to know. Okay? I'd rather be ignorant."
She turned to Dawn and Connor, "* I don't want to know * you understand?"
Dawn nodded. "Right. No details on the nookie-training."
Connor looked around, "what is this *nook- key* training!??!"
Fred coughed, "Um, Angel, I think you need to have a talk to your son."
Angel held up his hands, "Oh no.. not me!" He looked around the room, "Cordy! You can explain!"
The woman backed away from angel, "no no.. your son!"
Gunn smirked, "ooooh but I thought you were his 'mother' Cordy?"
Angel pointed, "A-HA! That's right! You're his adopted mother! He's *your* son too! Mwahhahah!!"
"NooOOooOooOooo.. wait a minute! I know!" She looked ver at Dawn, "Dawnie! *YOU* can explain!!"
Fred smiled sweetly, "yes, and you could even give him a demonstration!"
Buffy interrupted, "EW! *don't want to know!* remember!!??!!"
Dawn just shook her head , "You people are so pathetic." She looked at Connor, "Connor, nookie means
sex."
He shrugged looking revealed, "Oh, is that all? I thought it was some new horrible technique involving
training wookies or something.. like in that stupid movie Fred made us watch.. that hairy man thing.."
Fred slapped his head, "Hey! Star Wars is a classic!"
Gunn edged away from Fred, "Suuurreee it is hon.."
Dawn ignored them and turned to her sister, "Look, I'll come, but only for a week okay?"
Buffy looked relieved, "Thanks Dawn, I was just so worried back in Sunnydale.."
Angel nodded, "that's probably for the best Dawn. Connor and I will see if we can find any clues about
new demons in LA. Ones that might have followed you here."
"Yeah! And the rest of us will try and find out info for you as well buff." Cordy smiled warmly. "I'm sure
we'll sort this whole thing out really quickly!"
