As always, nothing is mine but the story
Sneaking around?
Taking the phone Dawn disappeared into the bedroom. Closing and locking the door behind her. Xander just looked at the closed door and shook his head. How did that happen? They're on opposite ends of the country. He was going to stay out of this one. He had tried his hand at meddling in his friends' relationships. It didn't work. Taking in a deep breath, he resolved himself to sticking to the 'no interference' rule he had set for himself and returned to his never ending search for clean bathrooms. How pathetic had his life become?
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Dating Dawn had been something he had never imagined possible. He hadn't even been a member of the scoobies. Keeping it a secret had been exciting at first, but the longer this went on the harder it got. What if they found out? Would they believe he had genuine feelings for her? What would he do if they refused to let them see each other? He had heard her voice, then a lot of muffled noises. Then she finally answered.
"Hi" trying not to squeal. It had been days since they had spoken last.
"I didn't know what to do when Xander answered." He was trying to stay calm..
"I'm sorry I didn't answer. I went shopping with Willow this morning and we kind of lost track of time." She had really meant to be back in time to answer the phone herself.
" I told him I needed to talk to you about the list you emailed me last week." It had been the first thing that popped into his head when he heard Xander's voice instead of Dawn's. He was just grateful he hadn't said his usual 'hi beautiful' when the phone was answered.
"It's ok; he's totally clueless. He's been busy planning the drive tomorrow. He doesn't know anything. None of them do yet." Dawn was so sure she was good at this sneaky stuff.
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Xander caught Willow just as she was about to go in the bedroom where Dawn was on the phone.
"Hey Wil, you wanna help me pick and chose our route for tomorrow?"
"Sure, I just need to put some things away, I'll be right back." Once again heading in the direction of the closed door.
"Ah, come on Wil, you can put them away later. How does this one look?" He couldn't believe he was actually running interference so that Dawn could talk to Andrew of all people. But he wasn't sure how Willow would react if she found out. She would surely tell Buffy and the new council would be short one nerdy researcher.
"Ok, let me look at it." Shrugging off her bags she plopped down in the chair next to him.
"We all set in the supplies department? Not gonna be any last minute splurging necessary?"
Yaaaaawn
"Nah, I got everything on my list. Your stuff, my stuff, Buffy's stuff. I am so tired. I really do want to stretch out and take a quick cat nap." Willow was once again on her way, Xander just hoped he'd given Dawn enough time to talk.
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"Did you ask her yet?" They had discussed it at length and had decided that if they could get Buffy on board the rest would come around. Of course when they had decided this, neither had known Spike would be coming back. His being back threw kind of a monkey wrench into the situation. They would need him on their side or it wouldn't work.
"We're supposed to have some time when she and Spike get back. I kind of wanted to get her alone."
"Well, yeah. I guess that would be better. I wish you'd let me come out there first. We should tell her together."
"No. It's safer if you stay there until she's had time to think about this. She has to see that I am an adult. I can see who I chose." Dawn was trying to convince herself as much as Andrew.
" Maybe I can get her and Spike together. He's a romantic at heart you know. He might actually be on our side."
"It would be nice to know that one of them was. I have everything here set up. It's all waiting on the happenings at your end now."
"I'm working on it now. You gonna be up late tonight? I thought I might call and let you know how it goes."
"Of course I'm going to be up late. You're having this major talk with Buffy about us, I should be there. The least I can do is be here to listen when it happens." He hadn't been sleeping well the last few weeks anyway. It had been months since he had seen her face in person.
"Willow's coming. I gotta go. I miss you. I'll call you tonight ok?"
"Miss you too. I'll be here waiting. Good luck."
Dawn hung up the phone as Willow entered the room.
"Oh, Dawnie, I didn't know you were on the phone."
"It's ok. It was new council stuff. Andrew just wanted some details to add to the list I sent him last week." There, if Willow and Xander compared notes it would all match.
"Oh, ok." Willow had inadvertently intercepted an email between the two several weeks ago. She hadn't said anything. She didn't want to cause trouble and if Buffy or Xander found out about the pair there would be plenty of that to go around.
"I'm gonna take a quick cat nap before I pack my bag. You need anything before I lay down?"
"Nah, I'm just gonna go get my clothes sorted and ready to go. When Buffy gets back I'll be in their room for a while. I kind of need to talk to her."
"Ok." Willow mumbled as she drifted off.
Slipping out of the room Dawn smiled to herself, tapping the phone in her hand.
'Pulled it off again. Nobody has a clue.'
Sneaking around?
Taking the phone Dawn disappeared into the bedroom. Closing and locking the door behind her. Xander just looked at the closed door and shook his head. How did that happen? They're on opposite ends of the country. He was going to stay out of this one. He had tried his hand at meddling in his friends' relationships. It didn't work. Taking in a deep breath, he resolved himself to sticking to the 'no interference' rule he had set for himself and returned to his never ending search for clean bathrooms. How pathetic had his life become?
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Dating Dawn had been something he had never imagined possible. He hadn't even been a member of the scoobies. Keeping it a secret had been exciting at first, but the longer this went on the harder it got. What if they found out? Would they believe he had genuine feelings for her? What would he do if they refused to let them see each other? He had heard her voice, then a lot of muffled noises. Then she finally answered.
"Hi" trying not to squeal. It had been days since they had spoken last.
"I didn't know what to do when Xander answered." He was trying to stay calm..
"I'm sorry I didn't answer. I went shopping with Willow this morning and we kind of lost track of time." She had really meant to be back in time to answer the phone herself.
" I told him I needed to talk to you about the list you emailed me last week." It had been the first thing that popped into his head when he heard Xander's voice instead of Dawn's. He was just grateful he hadn't said his usual 'hi beautiful' when the phone was answered.
"It's ok; he's totally clueless. He's been busy planning the drive tomorrow. He doesn't know anything. None of them do yet." Dawn was so sure she was good at this sneaky stuff.
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Xander caught Willow just as she was about to go in the bedroom where Dawn was on the phone.
"Hey Wil, you wanna help me pick and chose our route for tomorrow?"
"Sure, I just need to put some things away, I'll be right back." Once again heading in the direction of the closed door.
"Ah, come on Wil, you can put them away later. How does this one look?" He couldn't believe he was actually running interference so that Dawn could talk to Andrew of all people. But he wasn't sure how Willow would react if she found out. She would surely tell Buffy and the new council would be short one nerdy researcher.
"Ok, let me look at it." Shrugging off her bags she plopped down in the chair next to him.
"We all set in the supplies department? Not gonna be any last minute splurging necessary?"
Yaaaaawn
"Nah, I got everything on my list. Your stuff, my stuff, Buffy's stuff. I am so tired. I really do want to stretch out and take a quick cat nap." Willow was once again on her way, Xander just hoped he'd given Dawn enough time to talk.
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"Did you ask her yet?" They had discussed it at length and had decided that if they could get Buffy on board the rest would come around. Of course when they had decided this, neither had known Spike would be coming back. His being back threw kind of a monkey wrench into the situation. They would need him on their side or it wouldn't work.
"We're supposed to have some time when she and Spike get back. I kind of wanted to get her alone."
"Well, yeah. I guess that would be better. I wish you'd let me come out there first. We should tell her together."
"No. It's safer if you stay there until she's had time to think about this. She has to see that I am an adult. I can see who I chose." Dawn was trying to convince herself as much as Andrew.
" Maybe I can get her and Spike together. He's a romantic at heart you know. He might actually be on our side."
"It would be nice to know that one of them was. I have everything here set up. It's all waiting on the happenings at your end now."
"I'm working on it now. You gonna be up late tonight? I thought I might call and let you know how it goes."
"Of course I'm going to be up late. You're having this major talk with Buffy about us, I should be there. The least I can do is be here to listen when it happens." He hadn't been sleeping well the last few weeks anyway. It had been months since he had seen her face in person.
"Willow's coming. I gotta go. I miss you. I'll call you tonight ok?"
"Miss you too. I'll be here waiting. Good luck."
Dawn hung up the phone as Willow entered the room.
"Oh, Dawnie, I didn't know you were on the phone."
"It's ok. It was new council stuff. Andrew just wanted some details to add to the list I sent him last week." There, if Willow and Xander compared notes it would all match.
"Oh, ok." Willow had inadvertently intercepted an email between the two several weeks ago. She hadn't said anything. She didn't want to cause trouble and if Buffy or Xander found out about the pair there would be plenty of that to go around.
"I'm gonna take a quick cat nap before I pack my bag. You need anything before I lay down?"
"Nah, I'm just gonna go get my clothes sorted and ready to go. When Buffy gets back I'll be in their room for a while. I kind of need to talk to her."
"Ok." Willow mumbled as she drifted off.
Slipping out of the room Dawn smiled to herself, tapping the phone in her hand.
'Pulled it off again. Nobody has a clue.'