Chapter Six: Meeting Spike:

"So... since your sister is the Slayer, what does that make you?" Mikey asked Dawn right after Buffy left.

"Mikey! Don't be so rude." scolded Venus.

"What? I'm just trying to make simple conversations." Mikey replied.

Dawn laughed. She was a little uncomfortable at first with the turtles but that faded when she got to know them better. They were pretty much as Buffy told her. Leo was the leader, Venus, the innocent girlfriend of the leader, Donnie the computer genius, Mikey the funny one, and Raph was the hothead. Well, from what she had seen. Dawn guessed once she got to know Raph a little better, he might not be so bad. She turned back to Venus to continue the talk they were having.

"It's okay." she assured. "I don't mind." Dawn sighed. "I'm nothing special like my sister." That was somewhat of a lie. Dawn was once the Key but she figured that part of her life was over, she didn't need to bring it up again. Plus, she didn't feel like explaining it.

"Oh... Bummer." Mikey said.

Leo hit the younger turtle. "What?" asked Mikey.

"Never mind." Leo responded. He turned to Dawn. "Don't mind him. He's like this all the time."

Dawn laughed. "I bet."

"Anyways," Mikey said, wanting to change the subject of off him. "So, no special powers or anything?"

"Nope. Sorry..." answered Dawn.

"You don't have to have special powers." Leo told Mikey. "Well, except for you." he turned Venus.

"Okay, everyone say it with me... 'aww'!" Mikey said with a laugh.

Leo glared at him. Donnie said behind the computer. "Don't kill him Leo. That's Raph's job." he laughed.

"Yeah, but this time Raph might get some help." Leo said to Donnie.

Dawn laughed and then asked Venus: "You have powers?"

"Yes," she answered. "I was taught magic through my old master back in China."

"Oh cool." Dawn said. She wondered if this female turtle could help her with her magic. However, she had a feeling that her magic and Venus' magic was a little different. Dawn didn't care about that. She just found someone who could teach her more magic. She just had to think of a way to convince Venus, and to keep this secret away from Buffy.

Dawn then asked: "Hey, where is Buffy? Shouldn't she be back by now?"

Dawn got the answer to that as her sister re-entered the den. "Where's Raph?" asked Leo.

Buffy sighed. "The hothead walked off on me."

"He'll come around." Venus replied. "He always does."

"Yeah, but he comes back late, and he's more pissed off." Leo pointed out.

"Language Leo." said Venus as she eyed Dawn.

"Don't worry." she said. "I've heard every word in the book. Maybe some new ones."

"Whoa... You mean you've even heard..." Mikey started.

"Mikey!" now it was Buffy's turn to yell at him.

"Sorry." Mikey said with a laugh.

"Look. I'm going to go ahead and get going." Buffy told the turtles.

Dawn replied: "Aww, do we have to?"

"Yeah, come on." said Buffy. "Don't worry we'll come back later on tonight. With pizza."

"Woot!" Mikey shouted.

"Woot?" asked Venus to Leo.

"Don't ask." Leo warned.

"I'm also going to bring another guest if that's okay." Buffy turned to Leo.

"It should be." he answered.

"All right, later guys." Buffy said as her and Dawn started to leave. Before they left Buffy turned back to them. "Please tell Raph to calm down and talk to me later."

"We can't promise that." replied Donnie from the computer.

Buffy and Dawn made their way out of the den, and went back up to the top. It was now in the afternoon, and they made their way back to their apartment. The two wondered if Spike was up yet.

"Spike!" Buffy called as she entered her dark apartment.

"Don't need to bloody yell."

Buffy and Dawn turned and saw Spike sitting on the sofa, covered in his blanket. "This city is even bright during the day. I don't like it."

Buffy laughed. "Don't worry. I'm going to take you somewhere later where it's a lot darker and calmer."

"Good." he said.

A few hours later, Buffy had ordered a lot of pizza, and her, Dawn, and Spike left the apartment. Buffy leaded the way to the den once again. So far, Spike was liking the sewers.

"Interesting." he said. "Mind telling me what we're here for?"

Dawn was about to answer but Buffy did it for her. "You'll see."

Buffy was now back in the den, Dawn and Spike followed. "Hey guys! I'm back with food!"

"Food!" Mikey shouted as he dashed to the Slayer.

"No, hi or hello first?" asked Buffy with a laugh as she handed him some boxes of pizzas.

"Oh, hi." Mikey replied as he dashed to the table and opened one of the boxes of pizza.

The others also started to gather around the pizza. Buffy noticed that Raph was not with them. "Where's Raph?"

"Still gone." answered Leo.

"Well, not anymore." all heads turned toward the entrance of the den and there stood Raphael. He didn't look too happy. He walked past Buffy and went towards the pizza.

After a few moments of award silence, Buffy cleared her throat. "I'm glad everyone is here because I have someone that I want you guys to meet." Spike stepped forward. "Everyone this is Spike. Spike this is everyone."

"So, this is the wonderful Spike the Vampire?" Raph snorted. "I'm not impressed."

"Raph, you promised you would be nice." replied Buffy.

"I didn't promise anything." Raph pointed out.

"Whoa..." said Mikey as he got closer to Spike. "Are you really a blood sucking creature from beyond the grave?"

Spike showed the turtles and Splinter his fangs and then said: "Does that answer your question or do you want a replay?"

Mikey stepped back. "Nah, that's okay. Really, but uh... Thanks." He paused before asking this question: "Hey, do you know Lestate?"

Buffy laughed. "I've had that questioned asked before and let me tell you if I had a dime for every time someone asked me that, I'd be in pretty good shape."

Spike told Mikey: "Lestate is just a fictional character, and be thankful for that. However, I know some vampires who are just as evil as he is."

Mikey rubbed the back of his neck. "Another question,"

"Mikey, lay off would you?" Leo scolded the younger turtle for being nosey.

"One more. I swear."

"We've heard that before." Leo whispered in Venus' ear. She nodded.

Mikey finally asked his question: "You aren't going to drink our blood are you?"

Spike was about to reply but Donnie spoke up: "In legend, vampires only drink human blood, but on desperate times they have been known to eat small animals such as chickens and dogs."

"Thanks for that impute Don." Raph said to him with an eye roll.

"I'm just quoting what I've read." he replied.

Spike grinned at Mikey. "I've only drank turtle's blood once, and that's because I was desperate. It's called survival." he added as he saw the odd looks on the turtles faces.

"Well, thanks for your visit. I think you can go now." Raph said to the vampire.

Spike glared at him. "I can leave when I want to. You are not the boss of me turtle."

"In case you haven't noticed. Our home. Not yours." Raph pointed out.

"Raph, come down." Buffy said.

"Nope. I don't like him. I want him out." said Raph glaring at Spike.

"Well, I'm not bloody found of you either." Spike responded.

"Okay. Peace. Love. Dove." Mikey was trying to get the two calm down. It wasn't working.

Splinter was the one who broke them up. "That is enough!" he yelled. He turned to Spike. "You are welcome here since you are one of Buffy's friends, and I know you can keep us a secret since you too are different. However, I think it is time for you to leave."

Spike gave one last glare at Raph before leaving. "Sorry guys." Buffy told the turtles and Splinter. Before she followed Spike out the den, she added: "April might be by later... So... tell her I'll be around another time."

"I guess I better get going." Dawn waved goodbye to the turtles and Splinter and followed her sister and the vampire out of the den.

When Dawn, Buffy, and Spike were gone, the turtles and Splinter ate their pizza and tried to continue a normal conversation, but Raph went back to the subject of Spike.

"I can't believe you invited him in our home!" He yelled at Splinter.

"It's the right thing to do." Splinter said.

"But he's a vampire!" continued Raph.

"And you are a mutant turtle." Splinter told him. "Learn to trust others. I have a feeling he's not as bad as he seems if he is a friend of Buffy's."

Raph sighed. "I can't win." with that said he headed towards the entrance of the den.

"Where are you going?" Mikey asked.

"Out." once again Raph went walking around the sewers with only his thoughts to keep him company.

To Be Continued...

Author's Notes: Well, first the turtles met Dawn and now they've met Spike. Dun! Dun! Dun! LOL! Anyway: a reviewer asked me if I was going to make Spike and Raph hate each other. What do you readers think I should do? I know I have them hating each other now, but who knows things could change later on. Let me know if they should stay hating each other or making them friends. Until the next update...