OK SO I'VE BEEN PLANNING THE STORY OUT AND BASICALLY HAVE MOST OF THE PLOT
SORTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS R&R TO HELP ME MAKE IT BETTER.
Xander noticed Dawn had been quieter than usual as they walked to the Bronze. Usually she would have been excited about going to the Bronze. Maybe she was just thinking about Buffy Xander thought. He felt sorry for Dawn because of everything she had gone through. Her mum and her sister both dying and there was the whole Glory situation.
'Hey Dawn, want to race to the Bronze?' Xander asked smiling.
'Xander I'm not a kid,' Dawn replied.
'So what, I am,' Xander said smiling. Dawn smiled back at him while they continued to the Bronze.
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As Spike arrived at the Bronze he didn't notice any vampires around and let out a sigh of relief. At least he probably wouldn't have to do any slaying tonight. He could just sit and mope. Oh god, Spike thought I'm turning into Angel. Spike headed straight to the bar. The place was packed and it would probably still get busier. He ordered a beer and searched the room. The band playing were a bunch of guys who Spike wouldn't have even bothered to bite if he still could. The band was trying to play a couple of guitars and a drum kit without success. Spike groaned as they began another song. He headed away from the dance floor and towards the stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony was less crowded than below and Spike was able to stand alone staring at the crowd thinking.
As Spike sipped his beer he began to think about Dawn and their kiss. He could see her face so clearly as if her was entering the Bronze. She was so beautiful, her hair flowed down to her waist as it shimmered in the light from the stage. Ok Spike your dreams are getting too realistic he thought to himself. As he took another swig from his beer and as he looked down again she was still standing there, still looking so beautiful. He sighed as he saw Willow and the others come arrive after her. As she moved to a table she laughed at something Anya had said and her smile caused Spike to smile. Typical she would have to come, he thought, can't a bloke get a drink in peace. But as he watched her, a smile spread across his face, seeing her laughing and enjoying her self for once.
He considered leaving but the possibility of just being able to sit and watch her without her knowing he was there was too good. As she talked and laughed with her friends he saw how happy she could be. She glowed. But as he continued to watch her, he noticed that every now and then she would sigh quietly and look away from the table as if her mind was elsewhere. He watched her as she got up to and headed over to the dance floor with Xander. As she began to dance Spike was unable to look away. She danced so gracefully in time to the music and he just stood there watching her and no one else.
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As soon as Dawn entered the Bronze she heard the band. She stood with Anya searching for a table to sit at. '.And the farmer said to the second farmer, those were tomatoes you put in your wheelbarrow.' Anya said finishing her joke. Dawn had only managed to catch the last bit of the joke because of the music in the Bronze but she laughed anyway not wanting to hurt Anya's feelings and so she wouldn't have to explain it to her again.
Tara waved at them having found a table and they headed over. As Dawn sat down, Xander was whispering intensely to Willow who was equally talking in a hushed voice.
'Guys, what are you talking about?' Dawn asked.
'Nothing much really, just um. something that happened at the site today.' Xander said trying not to sound suspicious. Dawn looked at him puzzled. Tara quickly changed the subject and suggested dancing. Dawn smiled at them as they began having a normal conversation about the demon they had killed earlier that night.
'I don't want to spoil this brilliant conversation we're having but should we really be discussing this at the Bronze?' Dawn looked at them.
'You're totally right Dawnie, not the place, ok.' Willow replied. Suddenly they were talking about the best way to cook popcorn without making the butter melt. Dawn had absolutely no idea how they had got onto this topic. So she just sat there daydreaming for a while about Spike and what she going to say to him and when she was going to next see him.
No wait I came here so I wouldn't have to think about him, Dawn thought correcting herself.
She was distracted from this though by Xander rising to his feet and standing in front of Dawn.
'Would you like to dance?' Dawn looked around at the others where Anya was debating with Tara what sounded like cats or hats she couldn't be sure.
'Sure,' she replied smiling back at Xander and began to follow him to the dance floor.
As she began dancing she was able to forget all about Spike except for the occasional feeling she got, that she was being watched. She shook her head and continued to dance.
After a few minutes dancing Anya came over and Dawn felt it was time for her to return to the table with Willow and Tara. As she walked off the dance floor she accidentally walked into someone. The guy turned around.
'Kevin, hey.' Dawn said realising it was her friend. 'How are you? Janice said you did well in that swim meet last week?'
'I'm good thanks, it was cool, came second.' He replied.
'That's great, you haven't turned into a fish have you?' Dawn asked remembering what had happened to Buffy at school.
'What? Dawn I can't hear you,' he said pointing at the band. Dawn pointed over to their table where Tara and Willow were. She headed over to the table with Kevin.
' Hey guys this is Kevin, from school.' Dawn said as she greeted the others.
' Hey,' Willow and Tara both said in union. 'We were going to dance, will you be ok?'
'Sure,' Dawn replied certainly.
Dawn sat there talking to Kevin about totally irrelevant school stuff. She liked Kevin, he was sweet and he had those charming features which made him handsome yet is personality hadn't grown into them so he still seemed childish. Her friend had such a crush on him and Dawn could understand why, though she didn't feel the same. She still liked someone else, someone a little different.
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Spike continued to watch Dawn dance until she moved away to the table. He saw every move she made, unable to see anything else. He saw her smile when she saw a boy. This boy was probably Dawn's age and was obviously someone she knew. Although they didn't seem too close Spike was still jealous. He was jealous that the boy could talk to her normally whereas he couldn't. The next time he sees Dawn Spike won't be able to act like that. It will be awkward, uncomfortable and yet he doubted they could ever act 'normally' again like she was with this kid.
He hated this feeling being jealous of a schoolboy. If it had been of an adult it wouldn't have irritated him as much. But he was jealous of a kid. An irresponsible boy, Dawn's age. This made him realise how young Dawn was. She was this guy's age and he was thinking how immature the guy must be. She was his age not yet an adult so why did he feel like this. Why was this boy making him so angry?
He threw the beer bottle onto the floor smashing it into pieces.
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As Dawn sat, talking to Kevin she still felt as if someone was watching her. She looked around but all she saw was the glare from the stage lights and everyone involved with their own lives. As she turned back to Kevin she realised she had never noticed how funny Kevin was but also how kind he seemed.
Just then a taller guy who was a year or two older than Dawn and Kevin came up to the table and put an arm around Kevin. The boy then sat down next to Dawn and smiled at her.
'Hey,' Dawn said a little confused by this total stranger.
'I'm Joe. I saw you from across the room and asked Kevin to introduce us. 'Hey,' Dawn said more enthusiastically taking his hand.
'I'm Dawn, oh, cold hands.'
'Yeh,' Joe said smiling.
There was something a little weird about Joe that Dawn just couldn't work out but as she began to chat to him she forgot her initial thoughts and just began to enjoy her self. Guys never usually liked Dawn and to have Joe and Spike both liking her in one night was a little weird but she liked it. As the evening continued she completely forgot about Spike and what had happened earlier that evening.
When Joe asked her to dance she didn't hesitate to say yes because she was feeling so much happier than she had in a while. As they moved to the side of the dance floor nearest the door she looked around for any sign of the others. She couldn't see them and panicked a little until she saw the back of Xander's head at the bar. She began to dance in time to the music allowing her self to forget about everything and to just dance.
Dawn let out a sigh. A sigh to show how happy she felt, ignoring a nagging feeling that something wasn't right.
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Spike stared Dawn's table, now another boy was sitting there as well. Great, Spike thought sarcastically. Spike was beginning to get tired of watching all these boys around and contemplated going over to her and kissing her in front of everyone even the Scooby gang. But he knew he wouldn't. He walked down the steps and got another beer from the bar.
He returned up to the balcony that had become empty since he had left it except for a couple sitting in the corner. He stood leaning on the railing sipping his beer. His eyes wandered across the crowd until he saw Dawn dancing again. He was bored now and was considering leaving until he saw the face of the boy and recognised him. He froze realising who he was.
'Typical she would fall for another vampire.' Spike said sarcastically out loud. He turned quickly to warn her or the other scoobies and was confronted with the girl who had been sitting with a guy earlier. He looked over to where they had been sitting and saw the lad slumped in his chair unconscious surrounded by a pool of blood. He had been so preoccupied he hadn't even noticed. He turned back to the vampire and tried to push past her.
'Got to go save a girl,' Spike said to the vampire pushing her backwards onto the floor.
'You're not going anywhere, my friend needs a snack.' The vampire motioned towards the boy and Dawn, smiled evilly at him. Spike looked over to where Dawn had been dancing and saw she was being pushed towards the door by the vampire.
Spike turned back to the girl and just saw her fist coming at his head before he fell to the floor.
SO I SAID I WAS GOING TO KEEP THE BRONZE SCENE TOGETHER BUT IT WAS GETTING LONG AND I HADN'T UPDATED IN A WHILE SO I CHANGED MY MIND. R&R WITH ANY IDEAS TO MAKE IT BETTER. I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A BETA SO R&R OR EMAIL ME.
Xander noticed Dawn had been quieter than usual as they walked to the Bronze. Usually she would have been excited about going to the Bronze. Maybe she was just thinking about Buffy Xander thought. He felt sorry for Dawn because of everything she had gone through. Her mum and her sister both dying and there was the whole Glory situation.
'Hey Dawn, want to race to the Bronze?' Xander asked smiling.
'Xander I'm not a kid,' Dawn replied.
'So what, I am,' Xander said smiling. Dawn smiled back at him while they continued to the Bronze.
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As Spike arrived at the Bronze he didn't notice any vampires around and let out a sigh of relief. At least he probably wouldn't have to do any slaying tonight. He could just sit and mope. Oh god, Spike thought I'm turning into Angel. Spike headed straight to the bar. The place was packed and it would probably still get busier. He ordered a beer and searched the room. The band playing were a bunch of guys who Spike wouldn't have even bothered to bite if he still could. The band was trying to play a couple of guitars and a drum kit without success. Spike groaned as they began another song. He headed away from the dance floor and towards the stairs that lead to the balcony. The balcony was less crowded than below and Spike was able to stand alone staring at the crowd thinking.
As Spike sipped his beer he began to think about Dawn and their kiss. He could see her face so clearly as if her was entering the Bronze. She was so beautiful, her hair flowed down to her waist as it shimmered in the light from the stage. Ok Spike your dreams are getting too realistic he thought to himself. As he took another swig from his beer and as he looked down again she was still standing there, still looking so beautiful. He sighed as he saw Willow and the others come arrive after her. As she moved to a table she laughed at something Anya had said and her smile caused Spike to smile. Typical she would have to come, he thought, can't a bloke get a drink in peace. But as he watched her, a smile spread across his face, seeing her laughing and enjoying her self for once.
He considered leaving but the possibility of just being able to sit and watch her without her knowing he was there was too good. As she talked and laughed with her friends he saw how happy she could be. She glowed. But as he continued to watch her, he noticed that every now and then she would sigh quietly and look away from the table as if her mind was elsewhere. He watched her as she got up to and headed over to the dance floor with Xander. As she began to dance Spike was unable to look away. She danced so gracefully in time to the music and he just stood there watching her and no one else.
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As soon as Dawn entered the Bronze she heard the band. She stood with Anya searching for a table to sit at. '.And the farmer said to the second farmer, those were tomatoes you put in your wheelbarrow.' Anya said finishing her joke. Dawn had only managed to catch the last bit of the joke because of the music in the Bronze but she laughed anyway not wanting to hurt Anya's feelings and so she wouldn't have to explain it to her again.
Tara waved at them having found a table and they headed over. As Dawn sat down, Xander was whispering intensely to Willow who was equally talking in a hushed voice.
'Guys, what are you talking about?' Dawn asked.
'Nothing much really, just um. something that happened at the site today.' Xander said trying not to sound suspicious. Dawn looked at him puzzled. Tara quickly changed the subject and suggested dancing. Dawn smiled at them as they began having a normal conversation about the demon they had killed earlier that night.
'I don't want to spoil this brilliant conversation we're having but should we really be discussing this at the Bronze?' Dawn looked at them.
'You're totally right Dawnie, not the place, ok.' Willow replied. Suddenly they were talking about the best way to cook popcorn without making the butter melt. Dawn had absolutely no idea how they had got onto this topic. So she just sat there daydreaming for a while about Spike and what she going to say to him and when she was going to next see him.
No wait I came here so I wouldn't have to think about him, Dawn thought correcting herself.
She was distracted from this though by Xander rising to his feet and standing in front of Dawn.
'Would you like to dance?' Dawn looked around at the others where Anya was debating with Tara what sounded like cats or hats she couldn't be sure.
'Sure,' she replied smiling back at Xander and began to follow him to the dance floor.
As she began dancing she was able to forget all about Spike except for the occasional feeling she got, that she was being watched. She shook her head and continued to dance.
After a few minutes dancing Anya came over and Dawn felt it was time for her to return to the table with Willow and Tara. As she walked off the dance floor she accidentally walked into someone. The guy turned around.
'Kevin, hey.' Dawn said realising it was her friend. 'How are you? Janice said you did well in that swim meet last week?'
'I'm good thanks, it was cool, came second.' He replied.
'That's great, you haven't turned into a fish have you?' Dawn asked remembering what had happened to Buffy at school.
'What? Dawn I can't hear you,' he said pointing at the band. Dawn pointed over to their table where Tara and Willow were. She headed over to the table with Kevin.
' Hey guys this is Kevin, from school.' Dawn said as she greeted the others.
' Hey,' Willow and Tara both said in union. 'We were going to dance, will you be ok?'
'Sure,' Dawn replied certainly.
Dawn sat there talking to Kevin about totally irrelevant school stuff. She liked Kevin, he was sweet and he had those charming features which made him handsome yet is personality hadn't grown into them so he still seemed childish. Her friend had such a crush on him and Dawn could understand why, though she didn't feel the same. She still liked someone else, someone a little different.
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Spike continued to watch Dawn dance until she moved away to the table. He saw every move she made, unable to see anything else. He saw her smile when she saw a boy. This boy was probably Dawn's age and was obviously someone she knew. Although they didn't seem too close Spike was still jealous. He was jealous that the boy could talk to her normally whereas he couldn't. The next time he sees Dawn Spike won't be able to act like that. It will be awkward, uncomfortable and yet he doubted they could ever act 'normally' again like she was with this kid.
He hated this feeling being jealous of a schoolboy. If it had been of an adult it wouldn't have irritated him as much. But he was jealous of a kid. An irresponsible boy, Dawn's age. This made him realise how young Dawn was. She was this guy's age and he was thinking how immature the guy must be. She was his age not yet an adult so why did he feel like this. Why was this boy making him so angry?
He threw the beer bottle onto the floor smashing it into pieces.
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As Dawn sat, talking to Kevin she still felt as if someone was watching her. She looked around but all she saw was the glare from the stage lights and everyone involved with their own lives. As she turned back to Kevin she realised she had never noticed how funny Kevin was but also how kind he seemed.
Just then a taller guy who was a year or two older than Dawn and Kevin came up to the table and put an arm around Kevin. The boy then sat down next to Dawn and smiled at her.
'Hey,' Dawn said a little confused by this total stranger.
'I'm Joe. I saw you from across the room and asked Kevin to introduce us. 'Hey,' Dawn said more enthusiastically taking his hand.
'I'm Dawn, oh, cold hands.'
'Yeh,' Joe said smiling.
There was something a little weird about Joe that Dawn just couldn't work out but as she began to chat to him she forgot her initial thoughts and just began to enjoy her self. Guys never usually liked Dawn and to have Joe and Spike both liking her in one night was a little weird but she liked it. As the evening continued she completely forgot about Spike and what had happened earlier that evening.
When Joe asked her to dance she didn't hesitate to say yes because she was feeling so much happier than she had in a while. As they moved to the side of the dance floor nearest the door she looked around for any sign of the others. She couldn't see them and panicked a little until she saw the back of Xander's head at the bar. She began to dance in time to the music allowing her self to forget about everything and to just dance.
Dawn let out a sigh. A sigh to show how happy she felt, ignoring a nagging feeling that something wasn't right.
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Spike stared Dawn's table, now another boy was sitting there as well. Great, Spike thought sarcastically. Spike was beginning to get tired of watching all these boys around and contemplated going over to her and kissing her in front of everyone even the Scooby gang. But he knew he wouldn't. He walked down the steps and got another beer from the bar.
He returned up to the balcony that had become empty since he had left it except for a couple sitting in the corner. He stood leaning on the railing sipping his beer. His eyes wandered across the crowd until he saw Dawn dancing again. He was bored now and was considering leaving until he saw the face of the boy and recognised him. He froze realising who he was.
'Typical she would fall for another vampire.' Spike said sarcastically out loud. He turned quickly to warn her or the other scoobies and was confronted with the girl who had been sitting with a guy earlier. He looked over to where they had been sitting and saw the lad slumped in his chair unconscious surrounded by a pool of blood. He had been so preoccupied he hadn't even noticed. He turned back to the vampire and tried to push past her.
'Got to go save a girl,' Spike said to the vampire pushing her backwards onto the floor.
'You're not going anywhere, my friend needs a snack.' The vampire motioned towards the boy and Dawn, smiled evilly at him. Spike looked over to where Dawn had been dancing and saw she was being pushed towards the door by the vampire.
Spike turned back to the girl and just saw her fist coming at his head before he fell to the floor.
SO I SAID I WAS GOING TO KEEP THE BRONZE SCENE TOGETHER BUT IT WAS GETTING LONG AND I HADN'T UPDATED IN A WHILE SO I CHANGED MY MIND. R&R WITH ANY IDEAS TO MAKE IT BETTER. I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A BETA SO R&R OR EMAIL ME.