I TOTALLY LOVE THE TALK BETWEEN DAWN AND SPIKE IN THE SUMMERS HOUSE BEFORE
BUFFY COMES BACK AND THE TALK BETWEEN BUFFY AND DAWN ON THE TOWER BUT I
WANTED TO MAKE MINE MORE ME THAN JOSS SO I HOPE YOU LIKE.
Spike turned around quickly making Dawn jump. He leaped off the bed and went straight over to the window. Dawn sat on the bed embarrassed as she covered herself up with her shirt. As Spike continued to stare out of the window, Dawn slowly stood up moving towards the window. She kept her distance away from him as she silently looked out of the window purposefully not looking at him.
As they both stared out of the window they saw flames from the tree rising as high as the bedroom window.
'Um...what's going on?' Dawn said her arms crossed protectively.
'Not sure Niblet,' Spike said still focussed on something outside.
'I'm going to go and check downstairs, out the front,' Dawn said practically running out of the room. As she reached the lounge she paused taking a deep breath and quickly tried to finish buttoning up her shirt. She sighed as she realised she had missed out a button and would have to start again.
Suddenly she heard a crash outside. Forgetting her top Dawn rushed to the window flinging the curtain outside and stared into the darkness.
'Get away from the window,' Spike shouted running down the stairs. Dawn turned back to him still holding the curtain back. Spike rushed up behind her closing the curtain. ' We can't let them see us.'
'Who?' Dawn said turning back to the window. Spike flung the curtain shut angrily nearly breaking it. Dawn flinched as his arm came down and sat back onto the couch her feet pulled under her. Spike didn't notice but went across and checked the windows in the dining room.
'Have you checked the back door was locked?' Spike asked Dawn impatiently. Dawn shook her head silently as Spike looked towards her and then headed straight for the kitchen.
'What's out there?' Dawn asked nervously. 'I didn't get a chance to see. All I saw was some scary looking demons or very ugly heavily tattooed guys riding on motorbikes, setting fire to stuff and trashing basically everything.' Dawn suddenly became quiet realising she was babbling from being so nervous. She wasn't nervous about the demons that seemed to have a fascination with fire but with Spike. About what they had nearly done and now Spike was acting... different. Dawn shook her head trying to focus on the demons outside the house.
As Dawn peered out through the window again Spike came up behind her. 'I told you stay away from the window,' he said taking her arm and gently pulling her away from the window. As Spike took her arm Dawn felt butterflies rising up in her stomach. She looked at Spike's face hoping for just a moment that he would look at her the same way he had upstairs. Instead her hopes fell as he looked quickly past her and to the weapons chest.
She remained standing there feeling useless as he looked out of the window. 'What are they?' She asked again her voice shaking showing her fear.
'Road pirates, they raid empty towns anyplace that's vulnerable.' Spike replied picking up an axe. Dawn's eyes widened as Spike turned to her.
'They know Buffy's gone.' Dawn said the worry clear in her tone of voice.
'We have to leave,' Spike said firmly. Dawn looked at him in panic turning from side to side obviously freaking. Spike grabbed Dawn by the shoulders gently. Dawn looked down at her arm where he was touching her and looked up nervously. She looked up into his deep blue eyes, into the eyes of the man she loved. As she looked into his eyes she suddenly felt calm. She trusted him completely, unquestioning he would keep her safe. 'Trust me,' he said looking deep into Dawn's eyes. She nodded silently giving him a weak smile to show she was ok.
As they slipped outside the back door Dawn gasped at the demons. As they squatted behind a bush Dawn looked at Spike. Only a couple of hours ago she had been hiding behind a different bush. As she stared at Spike and his face she sighed at why everything was suddenly different. Dawn shook her head trying to forget and focus on the demons.
'How are we supposed to get past them?' Dawn questioned.
'We'll take the sewers,' Spike said heading to a man hole cover.
'Ewwww,' Dawn said loudly. Spike looked at her and sighed. 'I'm coming,' Dawn added meekly.
As Dawn trailed through the sewers following Spike she screwed up her face as she tried to avoid puddles. Thank god I'm only wearing trainers Dawn thought to herself. Buffy would have stalked through here in suede boots and blamed me. Suddenly Dawn thought she heard something behind her. She spun around, froze and peered out into the darkness but seeing nothing let out deep breathes and turned around again. As she neared a fork in the sewers she looked around. Where the hell was Spike?
Silently in her head she was panicking. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, her eyes full of panic.
'Spike,' she shouted out. Trying to stop her voice from wavering. Hearing no reply she looked around and tried to see down the two paths she could take. One led to a ladder leading up to the surface and the other continued through the sewers.
Dawn had no idea where Spike could of gone. He hadn't even told her where they were going. She ran her fingers through her hair panicking.
'Ok, she said out loud. 'I'm fine no injured body part I can deal.' Suddenly from the direction she had come from she heard a splash. Dawn's head spun around in panic. It couldn't be Spike he would have been calling her name. She froze not knowing what to do.
'I'm going to be fine,' she said to herself trying to reassure herself.
'I don't think so,' Dawn heard someone or something say. She took a final look at the two paths choosing the latter. She ran to the ladder and turned to see a vampire running at her. She squealed climbing up the ladder. She slipped on one step but managed to pull herself up swiftly. She could hear the vampire behind her. He could tell her heart was racing. The panic was intoxicating. He smiled at this panicking little girl not once wondering why she was running about in a sewer. Dawn looked up trying to push the manhole cover off. It wouldn't move.
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Spike began to run through the sewers as he turned left continuing through. After a minute silence Spike turned to Dawn to check she was ok. Turning round he stopped, where was she? Listening he tried to hear anything. Any sign that Dawn was ok.
'Dawn?' He called out worried. He had been so busy trying to sense where the demons were he had ignored Dawn for a second. He hit the wall angry with himself causing a cut on his hand. He shook it trying to stop the acute pain. Suddenly Spike heard an echo clearly of Dawn shouting his name. He looked back down the tunnel. He sensed Dawn's fear, although very faint. He began to run back along the tunnel searching for any noise.
'Dawn!' he called out again. If only he knew these sewers better. He didn't know this part of the sewers as well. He knew how to get to Dawn's house, his crypt, the magic box, a couple of graveyards and around the Bronze like the back of his pale dead hand but anywhere else was more difficult. Especially as he didn't know which way Dawn had gone. She didn't know the sewers at all. He didn't know if it was the first time she had been down here but he knew it wasn't one of her usual shortcuts. He paused momentarily trying to hear which way Dawn was. Noticing a fresh footprint in the mud he knew something was near here, near Dawn. His face vamped out knowing Dawn might be in trouble and set off down the tunnel.
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Dawn froze in fear. She turned her head to see with vampire slowly stalking up to her. She banged furiously on the cover. Blocking any noise out any other movement she focused on moving it. Suddenly she felt a slight movement, she smiled giving it one harder shove. It slid off so Dawn tried to scramble up through using all of her strength. If only I had super powers Dawn wished. As she was nearly out she felt something grab her foot. Pain shot up her leg as the vampire dug his nails into her leg. She tried to kick her leg but he only managed to grip her leg tighter. Trying to ignore the pain she pulled on her leg managing to kick him in the face. He reeled back in pain still managing to keep hold of her shoe. As he pulled hard Dawn felt it loosen around her ankle. She held on tightly as she gave one final kick. Her shoes flew off with the vampire still holding it. He flew backwards hitting the wall.
Dawn didn't look to see what the vampire was doing just jumped up out of the manhole, closing down the lid as she gave one final into the hole seeing the demon. As she tightly secured the lid this time, she sat on it making certain the vampire couldn't escape. She sat there for a moment catching her breath back. As she stood up she looked down at her feet. She had lost one of her new trainer, she sighed realising the demon would never fully appreciate her decent footwear.
She looked around realising her surroundings. She vaguely remembered where she was, near one of the abandoned warehouses that there seemed to be so many of in Sunnydale. She bit her lip nervously seeing all the fires surrounding her. As she hobbled along she looked around discovering it wasn't the abandoned warehouse she thought it was. She was completely lost. Maybe the sewers would have been a better idea.
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As Spike continued down the sewers he saw a movement to his left. He turned seeing a vampire sprawled across the floor. He looked around hearing a clang seeing the lid of a manhole cover close. He ran towards it but the vampire kicked out at Spike's foot knocking him forward.
He rolled over and stood back up squaring off with the vampire who had stood up as well. As the vampire ran at him he grabbed him by the shirt pulled him forward and kneed him up in his chest. The vampire fell to the floor. Spike turned around looking for something sharp and wooden. The vampire still sprawled on the floor again knocked Spike over. Spike not being caught off guard this time fell on his hands, grabbed a sharp edged piece of wood from a pile of rubbish and jumped back up immediately. As the vampire swung a hit at Spike, he blocked it with the wood, and then swung the piece of wood at him knocking the vampire backwards. As the vampire regained his balance Spike was there punching his jaw sending him crashing at the wall. As he turned round, the vampire wiped blood from his chin. As the vampire looked up Spike smiled at him.
The vampire confused by his expression looked down seeing the wood sticking out from his chest. Spike turned to the manhole cover, as the vampire became a pile of ashes. He pushed at the cover realising it would budge. If it was Dawn who had just got out she knew how to secure a man hole lid. He sighed turning back down the sewers.
'Now where can I get out of here?' he said to himself.
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As Dawn walked down one street and reached the end she sighed. She still had no idea where she was. She turned in fear as she heard a motorbike. She was afraid it would stop but it seemed to ignore her and sped away. Maybe there're finally leaving Dawn thought to herself.
Looking ahead she recognised a street name. She ran to the road realising where it was and let out a sigh of relief. All she had to do now was make it home avoiding any demons while wearing only one shoe. Along the road she saw what looked like the Buffybot. Only it seemed to be her head and torso. She picked up one of her legs on the way and walked over to it. Squatting down next to it she looked at the Buffybot's face. She gently stroked Buffy's chin as tears welled up in her eyes. Blinking she told herself it was only a machine, it wasn't Buffy even though it looked at her. She stroked the Buffybot's hair one final time before standing up, dropping the leg and walking away slowly.
She stared into the distance squinting seeing someone run across the road. Her eyes widened as she ran to try and keep up with the figure. Hobbling along she caught up with the girl and grabbed her by the arm. She turned around and Dawn let out a gasp.
'Buffy,' Dawn said quietly looking into her sister's eyes. Buffy didn't reply just looked at her afraid, her eyes wide. 'Buffy, how?' Dawn repeated. As a look of recognition wavered across Buffy' face, tears formed in Dawn's eyes and she hugged Buffy.
'Buffy I've missed you so much, after you went away.' Dawn said still hugging her. As she finally pulled away she looked at Buffy. There were so many questions going through her head. 'I don't know how you've came back or why but Buffy.' Dawn paused just waiting for a reaction. 'I don't know where you've been or what happened to you wherever you went but now you're back, it's over. It's finished. ' Dawn added beginning to cry. Buffy stared back at her emotionless. Dawn paused again as she quietly sobbed. 'It has been so hard without you, I've tried to be strong like you, to make you proud but it's hard. I'm sorry, I want to do better but only if you're here. I need you to be here, for me.' Dawn said sadly. 'I love you and I've missed you.' Buffy forced a small smile as she gently stroked Dawn's hair.
'Dawn,' she said slightly afraid. Dawn smiled she stroked Buffy's face.
'But now you're here and you're home.' Dawn said. Dawn hugged her again, smiling. Dawn gently rested her head on Buffy's shoulder. She sighed happily realising how much she'd missed Buffy over the last few months. As Buffy's hair gently tickled Dawn's cheek she closed her eyes elated she was with Buffy.
As Dawn tightly hugged Buffy as is she was never going to let her go, she didn't see Buffy close her eyes as if she was in pain and a tear slowly fall down her cheek.
Neither did she notice Buffy's face fall or the sadness in Buffy's voice as she replied.
'It's ok I'm here,'
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Spike turned around quickly making Dawn jump. He leaped off the bed and went straight over to the window. Dawn sat on the bed embarrassed as she covered herself up with her shirt. As Spike continued to stare out of the window, Dawn slowly stood up moving towards the window. She kept her distance away from him as she silently looked out of the window purposefully not looking at him.
As they both stared out of the window they saw flames from the tree rising as high as the bedroom window.
'Um...what's going on?' Dawn said her arms crossed protectively.
'Not sure Niblet,' Spike said still focussed on something outside.
'I'm going to go and check downstairs, out the front,' Dawn said practically running out of the room. As she reached the lounge she paused taking a deep breath and quickly tried to finish buttoning up her shirt. She sighed as she realised she had missed out a button and would have to start again.
Suddenly she heard a crash outside. Forgetting her top Dawn rushed to the window flinging the curtain outside and stared into the darkness.
'Get away from the window,' Spike shouted running down the stairs. Dawn turned back to him still holding the curtain back. Spike rushed up behind her closing the curtain. ' We can't let them see us.'
'Who?' Dawn said turning back to the window. Spike flung the curtain shut angrily nearly breaking it. Dawn flinched as his arm came down and sat back onto the couch her feet pulled under her. Spike didn't notice but went across and checked the windows in the dining room.
'Have you checked the back door was locked?' Spike asked Dawn impatiently. Dawn shook her head silently as Spike looked towards her and then headed straight for the kitchen.
'What's out there?' Dawn asked nervously. 'I didn't get a chance to see. All I saw was some scary looking demons or very ugly heavily tattooed guys riding on motorbikes, setting fire to stuff and trashing basically everything.' Dawn suddenly became quiet realising she was babbling from being so nervous. She wasn't nervous about the demons that seemed to have a fascination with fire but with Spike. About what they had nearly done and now Spike was acting... different. Dawn shook her head trying to focus on the demons outside the house.
As Dawn peered out through the window again Spike came up behind her. 'I told you stay away from the window,' he said taking her arm and gently pulling her away from the window. As Spike took her arm Dawn felt butterflies rising up in her stomach. She looked at Spike's face hoping for just a moment that he would look at her the same way he had upstairs. Instead her hopes fell as he looked quickly past her and to the weapons chest.
She remained standing there feeling useless as he looked out of the window. 'What are they?' She asked again her voice shaking showing her fear.
'Road pirates, they raid empty towns anyplace that's vulnerable.' Spike replied picking up an axe. Dawn's eyes widened as Spike turned to her.
'They know Buffy's gone.' Dawn said the worry clear in her tone of voice.
'We have to leave,' Spike said firmly. Dawn looked at him in panic turning from side to side obviously freaking. Spike grabbed Dawn by the shoulders gently. Dawn looked down at her arm where he was touching her and looked up nervously. She looked up into his deep blue eyes, into the eyes of the man she loved. As she looked into his eyes she suddenly felt calm. She trusted him completely, unquestioning he would keep her safe. 'Trust me,' he said looking deep into Dawn's eyes. She nodded silently giving him a weak smile to show she was ok.
As they slipped outside the back door Dawn gasped at the demons. As they squatted behind a bush Dawn looked at Spike. Only a couple of hours ago she had been hiding behind a different bush. As she stared at Spike and his face she sighed at why everything was suddenly different. Dawn shook her head trying to forget and focus on the demons.
'How are we supposed to get past them?' Dawn questioned.
'We'll take the sewers,' Spike said heading to a man hole cover.
'Ewwww,' Dawn said loudly. Spike looked at her and sighed. 'I'm coming,' Dawn added meekly.
As Dawn trailed through the sewers following Spike she screwed up her face as she tried to avoid puddles. Thank god I'm only wearing trainers Dawn thought to herself. Buffy would have stalked through here in suede boots and blamed me. Suddenly Dawn thought she heard something behind her. She spun around, froze and peered out into the darkness but seeing nothing let out deep breathes and turned around again. As she neared a fork in the sewers she looked around. Where the hell was Spike?
Silently in her head she was panicking. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, her eyes full of panic.
'Spike,' she shouted out. Trying to stop her voice from wavering. Hearing no reply she looked around and tried to see down the two paths she could take. One led to a ladder leading up to the surface and the other continued through the sewers.
Dawn had no idea where Spike could of gone. He hadn't even told her where they were going. She ran her fingers through her hair panicking.
'Ok, she said out loud. 'I'm fine no injured body part I can deal.' Suddenly from the direction she had come from she heard a splash. Dawn's head spun around in panic. It couldn't be Spike he would have been calling her name. She froze not knowing what to do.
'I'm going to be fine,' she said to herself trying to reassure herself.
'I don't think so,' Dawn heard someone or something say. She took a final look at the two paths choosing the latter. She ran to the ladder and turned to see a vampire running at her. She squealed climbing up the ladder. She slipped on one step but managed to pull herself up swiftly. She could hear the vampire behind her. He could tell her heart was racing. The panic was intoxicating. He smiled at this panicking little girl not once wondering why she was running about in a sewer. Dawn looked up trying to push the manhole cover off. It wouldn't move.
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Spike began to run through the sewers as he turned left continuing through. After a minute silence Spike turned to Dawn to check she was ok. Turning round he stopped, where was she? Listening he tried to hear anything. Any sign that Dawn was ok.
'Dawn?' He called out worried. He had been so busy trying to sense where the demons were he had ignored Dawn for a second. He hit the wall angry with himself causing a cut on his hand. He shook it trying to stop the acute pain. Suddenly Spike heard an echo clearly of Dawn shouting his name. He looked back down the tunnel. He sensed Dawn's fear, although very faint. He began to run back along the tunnel searching for any noise.
'Dawn!' he called out again. If only he knew these sewers better. He didn't know this part of the sewers as well. He knew how to get to Dawn's house, his crypt, the magic box, a couple of graveyards and around the Bronze like the back of his pale dead hand but anywhere else was more difficult. Especially as he didn't know which way Dawn had gone. She didn't know the sewers at all. He didn't know if it was the first time she had been down here but he knew it wasn't one of her usual shortcuts. He paused momentarily trying to hear which way Dawn was. Noticing a fresh footprint in the mud he knew something was near here, near Dawn. His face vamped out knowing Dawn might be in trouble and set off down the tunnel.
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Dawn froze in fear. She turned her head to see with vampire slowly stalking up to her. She banged furiously on the cover. Blocking any noise out any other movement she focused on moving it. Suddenly she felt a slight movement, she smiled giving it one harder shove. It slid off so Dawn tried to scramble up through using all of her strength. If only I had super powers Dawn wished. As she was nearly out she felt something grab her foot. Pain shot up her leg as the vampire dug his nails into her leg. She tried to kick her leg but he only managed to grip her leg tighter. Trying to ignore the pain she pulled on her leg managing to kick him in the face. He reeled back in pain still managing to keep hold of her shoe. As he pulled hard Dawn felt it loosen around her ankle. She held on tightly as she gave one final kick. Her shoes flew off with the vampire still holding it. He flew backwards hitting the wall.
Dawn didn't look to see what the vampire was doing just jumped up out of the manhole, closing down the lid as she gave one final into the hole seeing the demon. As she tightly secured the lid this time, she sat on it making certain the vampire couldn't escape. She sat there for a moment catching her breath back. As she stood up she looked down at her feet. She had lost one of her new trainer, she sighed realising the demon would never fully appreciate her decent footwear.
She looked around realising her surroundings. She vaguely remembered where she was, near one of the abandoned warehouses that there seemed to be so many of in Sunnydale. She bit her lip nervously seeing all the fires surrounding her. As she hobbled along she looked around discovering it wasn't the abandoned warehouse she thought it was. She was completely lost. Maybe the sewers would have been a better idea.
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As Spike continued down the sewers he saw a movement to his left. He turned seeing a vampire sprawled across the floor. He looked around hearing a clang seeing the lid of a manhole cover close. He ran towards it but the vampire kicked out at Spike's foot knocking him forward.
He rolled over and stood back up squaring off with the vampire who had stood up as well. As the vampire ran at him he grabbed him by the shirt pulled him forward and kneed him up in his chest. The vampire fell to the floor. Spike turned around looking for something sharp and wooden. The vampire still sprawled on the floor again knocked Spike over. Spike not being caught off guard this time fell on his hands, grabbed a sharp edged piece of wood from a pile of rubbish and jumped back up immediately. As the vampire swung a hit at Spike, he blocked it with the wood, and then swung the piece of wood at him knocking the vampire backwards. As the vampire regained his balance Spike was there punching his jaw sending him crashing at the wall. As he turned round, the vampire wiped blood from his chin. As the vampire looked up Spike smiled at him.
The vampire confused by his expression looked down seeing the wood sticking out from his chest. Spike turned to the manhole cover, as the vampire became a pile of ashes. He pushed at the cover realising it would budge. If it was Dawn who had just got out she knew how to secure a man hole lid. He sighed turning back down the sewers.
'Now where can I get out of here?' he said to himself.
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As Dawn walked down one street and reached the end she sighed. She still had no idea where she was. She turned in fear as she heard a motorbike. She was afraid it would stop but it seemed to ignore her and sped away. Maybe there're finally leaving Dawn thought to herself.
Looking ahead she recognised a street name. She ran to the road realising where it was and let out a sigh of relief. All she had to do now was make it home avoiding any demons while wearing only one shoe. Along the road she saw what looked like the Buffybot. Only it seemed to be her head and torso. She picked up one of her legs on the way and walked over to it. Squatting down next to it she looked at the Buffybot's face. She gently stroked Buffy's chin as tears welled up in her eyes. Blinking she told herself it was only a machine, it wasn't Buffy even though it looked at her. She stroked the Buffybot's hair one final time before standing up, dropping the leg and walking away slowly.
She stared into the distance squinting seeing someone run across the road. Her eyes widened as she ran to try and keep up with the figure. Hobbling along she caught up with the girl and grabbed her by the arm. She turned around and Dawn let out a gasp.
'Buffy,' Dawn said quietly looking into her sister's eyes. Buffy didn't reply just looked at her afraid, her eyes wide. 'Buffy, how?' Dawn repeated. As a look of recognition wavered across Buffy' face, tears formed in Dawn's eyes and she hugged Buffy.
'Buffy I've missed you so much, after you went away.' Dawn said still hugging her. As she finally pulled away she looked at Buffy. There were so many questions going through her head. 'I don't know how you've came back or why but Buffy.' Dawn paused just waiting for a reaction. 'I don't know where you've been or what happened to you wherever you went but now you're back, it's over. It's finished. ' Dawn added beginning to cry. Buffy stared back at her emotionless. Dawn paused again as she quietly sobbed. 'It has been so hard without you, I've tried to be strong like you, to make you proud but it's hard. I'm sorry, I want to do better but only if you're here. I need you to be here, for me.' Dawn said sadly. 'I love you and I've missed you.' Buffy forced a small smile as she gently stroked Dawn's hair.
'Dawn,' she said slightly afraid. Dawn smiled she stroked Buffy's face.
'But now you're here and you're home.' Dawn said. Dawn hugged her again, smiling. Dawn gently rested her head on Buffy's shoulder. She sighed happily realising how much she'd missed Buffy over the last few months. As Buffy's hair gently tickled Dawn's cheek she closed her eyes elated she was with Buffy.
As Dawn tightly hugged Buffy as is she was never going to let her go, she didn't see Buffy close her eyes as if she was in pain and a tear slowly fall down her cheek.
Neither did she notice Buffy's face fall or the sadness in Buffy's voice as she replied.
'It's ok I'm here,'
I WASN'T SURE IF THIS WAS THE PLACE TO STOP, SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK IT'S OK.
SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT ANY OPINIONS, FEEDBACK AND IDEAS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK U TO ALL HAVE REVIEWED SO FAR PLEASE REVIEW MORE THOUGH X BEING ABLE TO NOW GET UNSIGNED REVIEWS I AM EXPECTING MANY MORE. K?