OK, SO I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK IT HAPPENED TOO SOON BUT I TRIED TO MAKE THE SECOND CHAPTER WORK SO I HOPE YOU LIKED IT AND WILL ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER.

Dawn walked towards a crypt. She looked up at the sky to see hundreds of stars shining down on her. She smiled at the beauty and turned around as if she had expected to see someone. She continued towards the crypt looking around her knowing something was watching her. As she reached the crypt she tried to open the door. It wouldn't move. She pulled harder at the handle and yet the door refused to budge. She looked around for someone who could help her. She knew she needed to get into the crypt everyone was expecting her. She didn't want to be late, what would they think of her.

She turned around once more and saw a figure walking towards her in the distance. She recognised her immediately and began running towards her.

'I knew you would come, but how did you get here? It doesn't matter just as long as you're here. I needed you today. I'm so glad you're here.' Dawn said as she embraced the figure. 'I've missed you mom.'

Joyce didn't say anything, just smiled at her daughter who looked so beautiful.

'You are so grown up sweetheart. I'm so proud of you.' Dawn hugged her mom. It felt so good to be back in her arms. She had missed her mom so much. When Dawn stepped back after what seemed an eternity she was no longer hugging her mother but saw her sister standing in front of her.

'Buffy,' she whispered. 'Where have you been? We've been waiting for you, we have to go I'm late already.'

'What for Dawnie?' Buffy asked her. Dawn was confused, she didn't know where she was going but she knew she had to be there. She turned towards the crypt and easily opened the door. The room was full of flowers. Dawn smiled at how beautiful it looked. She heard someone walk into the crypt behind her. She turned around saw it was Spike and smiled sadly at him.

'You did all this for me?' She asked.

'Of course, I wanted to make it special when you came back.'

'But where am I going?' she asked puzzled.

Spike pushed a strand of hair away from her face. 'You're already there.' Dawn looked around confused, saw Buffy and began walking back towards her leaving Spike inside the crypt.

'Buffy you can't go yet I need you.'

'Dawnie I have to.' Buffy replied.

'No, I won't let you leave me again. I'm not coping without you.'

'Well I guess you could come with me instead but you would never see the flowers again. I suppose if you really wanted to you.' Dawn sat up on the couch and looked around confused momentarily by where she was. Realising it had been a dream and she was sitting on the couch in her living room Dawn fell back, leaning against the couch and began to cry. She sat there alone in the dark with just a thin blanket over her and slowly cried herself to sleep.

Dawn woke the next morning with a yawn and sat up in the glaring sunlight.

'Ow my neck. I will never fall asleep on the sofa ever again!' Dawn looked around; the room was quiet and still. She stood up and headed to the kitchen where she could smell burning pancakes.

'Hey sweetie' Tara said as she saw Dawn enter the room.

'Morning Dawnie, sleep well?' Willow asked as Dawn let out a long yawn.

'Why didn't you wake me up?' Dawn asked.

'Well you looked so comfortable, we didn't want to disturb you.' Willow said apologetically. 'How about pancakes to make up for it?' Dawn smiled at Willow. 'Sure.'

'So any demon activity last night?' Dawn asked as she began on her pancakes.

'Not really,' Willow replied. 'But Giles, Tara and I will be patrolling tonight. Are you ok alone tonight? Maybe we should call Spike?'

'Good idea. We should call him.' Tara answered as Willow picked up the phone.

Spike woke by the sound of ringing. He sat up and looked around wandering what it was. He recognised it as the mobile he had stolen as couple of weeks ago. He was going to flog it but now the Scooby's could call him any time they wanted. Bloody brilliant. He cursed under his breath knowing it would be them, no one else had the number, except maybe the guy who's phone it was.

He stood up wondering where the phone was. The ring tone was so frustrating Spike would probably smash the phone, if he could find it. He jumped downstairs of his crypt with no clue where it was. He tripped over something kicking it out of the way followed by a string of curses under his breath.

He finally lifted up a shirt and saw the phone.

'Hello?'

'Hi Spike its Willow. We were wandering if you could come and take care of Dawn tonight, is that ok?

'Umm.. I don't know about tonight I'm kind of busy.' Spike replied as he began pacing the floor. He wanted to avoid having to see Dawn so soon after what had happened.

'Well it's just; we just need some one to take care of her. It would only be for a few hours while we go on patrol..'

'Wouldn't it be better if I came with you. It would be a lot easier if I were there can't Xander or Anya look after her or something.'

'No they're busy tonight.'

'I'll see, alright.'

'Ok, come round tonight. Thanks Spike. Bye.'

'But I didn't say yes. Willow? Willow? Bloody hell' Spike said as he punched the wall.

Spike threw the phone onto the floor unsure if it was broken or not. He was going to have to see Dawn tonight. He fell into his chair annoyed at being such a pushover. He knew there was no way out of it without making the others suspicious. He had planned on avoiding them all especially Dawn but now he was going to have to see her. As long as he always went on patrol everything would be fine. He was sure of it. It was hard enough seeing the Buffybot and now he had to avoid Dawn as well.

After Sunset

Spike walked up the drive, stopped at the door, took a deep breath and knocked on the door. As the door opened he saw Dawn standing there smiling.

'Hey Spike.' She said as she fiddled with a strand hair.

'Where are the others?' Spike questioned looking around her to check they weren't alone.

'They already went out patrolling. They were acting weird after Tara talked to Xander on the phone.'

'Probably nothing Niblet, just some demon or other.' Spike replied as they moved through the hall to the kitchen.

'Your right they can take care of themselves, I'm just worrying over nothing after Buffy and everything. So I don't know if you usually do this but.do you want to make cookies? I was thinking about Buffy earlier and I need a sugar overload.'

Spike smiled at her. It was easy to remember how young Dawn was when she said things like that. Because she was younger than him, a lot younger than him, he knew he couldn't dwell on what had happened last night. He just had to forget about it.

'Why not,' Spike replied. Although he doesn't like the taste the cookies, he may still enjoy making them.

Spike watched Dawn stirring the cookie mixture. Somehow she had managed to get flour on her cheek. Spike smiled at her.

'What? What is so funny? Dawn asked embarrassed.

'Just some flour.' Spike replied pointing to his cheek to show Dawn where the flour was. Dawn wiped her hand over her face trying to rub it off but managing to get even more flour all over her face.

'Here,' Spike said laughing. He came towards her and began to wipe her face with a napkin. Still smiling Spike finished cleaning her cheek but didn't step away. He touched her cheek and then cupped his hand around her face and moved in to kiss her. Dawn neither pulled away nor moved towards him. She was too shocked. As Spike kissed her, Dawn felt herself kissing him back. She didn't think, just continued to kiss him. Knowing this wasn't the right thing to do Spike pulled away. Dawn looked at him shocked. Spike stared her unable to form words.

'Spike?' Dawn asked. Spike just looked away embarrassed at he had done, at what he had allowed himself to do. Just as they were both trying to contemplate what had just happened. The front door opened and they both heard Xander shout.

'Dawn? Spike?'

'Um.in here Xander.' Dawn shouted back.

Dawn turned back to Spike but the back door was open and he had left into the night.

I FOUND THIS CHAPTER HARD TO WRITE AS THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT SECTIONS TO IT BUT I THOUGHT THE STORY NEEDED MORE. HOPE YOU LIKE IT. R&R. Love you all that have reviewed x