Author's note: This is a series of drabbles — exactly 100 words — and ficlets written in response to several LiveJournal community challenges.
Television Show Based Drabbles Challenge: Defining Moments


Loss of Innocence

by Red Wolf

Dawn had been trying to convince Spike that she needed this information and, as Buffy had declared her to be a paragon of innocence, her argument was that it was better she learned from him than at the hands of a stranger.

Spike buried his face in his arms on the table. They'd been over this again and again. The discussion had gotten heated until he'd eventually caved under her constant pestering.

Sighing, he looked into Dawn's eyes, seeing her rapt attention. "Okay, Bit, you win. Huurthot demons can only be killed by stabbing them in the eyes or ears..."