When Dawn had managed to sneak them both out of the school grounds
without any questions she led Xander to the Espresso Pump. Nope, not for coffee, for mucho chocco ice cream. Something she knew from experience that Xander could relate to.
They were both happily digging into their ice cream floats when Xander finally said something that wasn't comic or class act.
"So, how do you *actually* know me then. Coz this is definitely wigging." Dawn smiled at him. "This might take awhile."
After about three ice cream floats and half way through a third, they had explained both sides of the coin. Sorta.
"So I'm in your world and there's an older me who you're living with and we're facing yet another apocalypse? But Buffy and all those girls, slayers in slayering? Or whatever, are training in the desert. So it's just you, this Andrew guy, Xander and Spike? You know, I can deal with a lot of that, not so weird with the whole hellmouth happenings but Spike? Creepy guy with a bad dye job and a worse attitude. Kill Slayer, kill Slayer, kill Slayer, make googly eyes with crazed vampwhore, kill slayer some more? We're talking about the same Spike here, right?" Dawn nodded,
"Yup, that would be about it." She was tempted to tell him that he'd missed out the 'sleep with the slayer' section, but seriously doubted that would go down well.
"Alrighty then." Dawn licked the ice cream off her spoon and savoured the taste before speaking again.
"So, you really don't know what happened, you just ended up in the new and unimproved SDH? Like, bang, poof, crash, and sore floor like feeling? Wow, there's a new one. And you were where? Okay, so worrying 'bout the mayor, damn, that was like, four years ago. Whoa, so you're 17? Hey, that's so cool." Dawn started getting really excited and had flicked her hair over her shoulder naturally in her over energetic thought process, something that Xander, definitely liked watching! "I'm 17 too. Not that anyone round here would notice it. It's like do this Dawn. Do that Dawn. Oh my god, you can't wear that, like Buffy never wore short skirts or leather when she was 17. It's like she had a right coz she was the slayer. Slayer my ass. I'm a key so there!!!! Besides if any of them would even bother to look at me they'd realise I'm a grown woman now. Well, sort of!" Dawn smiled sheepishly and looked over at Xander, who was just grinning like a Cheshire cat. It was at this point that Dawn realised she had blown over into major babble and all over a sudden she was bright red.
"Believe me; I'm definitely not seeing a little girl." If it was possible Dawn went even redder, and Xander could only smile some more. "Key, huh? All that sounded like it rated a top score on the traumatics scale. Musta been hard. It seems to me that you've been through enough to definitely not be considered a girl. In fact, you've got to be incredibly strong to deal with all that. Which definitely warrants leather wearing. In fact, I suggest you wear lots and lots of leather!" The goofy grin returned to lighten the mood and Dawn smiled. God could he be cuter!!!!
"You remind me a lot of my Xander. Older Xander, except, well, younger, obviously! He's the only one that treats me as I am these days. He's the only one that seems to get me." Dawns smile faded as she remembered the night Amanda became a SiT.
"So, considering you're living with me v.1 (in your world), are we talking in a *living* living capacity? Because if I had that chance, I certainly wouldn't be passing it up!!!!" Dawn laughed.
"No!! He's like my brother! No that's a lie, he's my best friend. The family I choose. I couldn't still be living like this if he wasn't always there to hold me up." Even Dawn didn't notice the sad look that crossed her face, and if she had, she would have put it up to her younger years crush on Xander. Xander was everything she needed and no less, a friend, a far-too-old for a relationship that she definitely would not be interested in anyway friend. Yeah right.
"Come on, we should probably get you home, I think it's going to be major research mode tonight. Xan's going to freak!" With that they left the shop laughing and headed towards Revello drive.
without any questions she led Xander to the Espresso Pump. Nope, not for coffee, for mucho chocco ice cream. Something she knew from experience that Xander could relate to.
They were both happily digging into their ice cream floats when Xander finally said something that wasn't comic or class act.
"So, how do you *actually* know me then. Coz this is definitely wigging." Dawn smiled at him. "This might take awhile."
After about three ice cream floats and half way through a third, they had explained both sides of the coin. Sorta.
"So I'm in your world and there's an older me who you're living with and we're facing yet another apocalypse? But Buffy and all those girls, slayers in slayering? Or whatever, are training in the desert. So it's just you, this Andrew guy, Xander and Spike? You know, I can deal with a lot of that, not so weird with the whole hellmouth happenings but Spike? Creepy guy with a bad dye job and a worse attitude. Kill Slayer, kill Slayer, kill Slayer, make googly eyes with crazed vampwhore, kill slayer some more? We're talking about the same Spike here, right?" Dawn nodded,
"Yup, that would be about it." She was tempted to tell him that he'd missed out the 'sleep with the slayer' section, but seriously doubted that would go down well.
"Alrighty then." Dawn licked the ice cream off her spoon and savoured the taste before speaking again.
"So, you really don't know what happened, you just ended up in the new and unimproved SDH? Like, bang, poof, crash, and sore floor like feeling? Wow, there's a new one. And you were where? Okay, so worrying 'bout the mayor, damn, that was like, four years ago. Whoa, so you're 17? Hey, that's so cool." Dawn started getting really excited and had flicked her hair over her shoulder naturally in her over energetic thought process, something that Xander, definitely liked watching! "I'm 17 too. Not that anyone round here would notice it. It's like do this Dawn. Do that Dawn. Oh my god, you can't wear that, like Buffy never wore short skirts or leather when she was 17. It's like she had a right coz she was the slayer. Slayer my ass. I'm a key so there!!!! Besides if any of them would even bother to look at me they'd realise I'm a grown woman now. Well, sort of!" Dawn smiled sheepishly and looked over at Xander, who was just grinning like a Cheshire cat. It was at this point that Dawn realised she had blown over into major babble and all over a sudden she was bright red.
"Believe me; I'm definitely not seeing a little girl." If it was possible Dawn went even redder, and Xander could only smile some more. "Key, huh? All that sounded like it rated a top score on the traumatics scale. Musta been hard. It seems to me that you've been through enough to definitely not be considered a girl. In fact, you've got to be incredibly strong to deal with all that. Which definitely warrants leather wearing. In fact, I suggest you wear lots and lots of leather!" The goofy grin returned to lighten the mood and Dawn smiled. God could he be cuter!!!!
"You remind me a lot of my Xander. Older Xander, except, well, younger, obviously! He's the only one that treats me as I am these days. He's the only one that seems to get me." Dawns smile faded as she remembered the night Amanda became a SiT.
"So, considering you're living with me v.1 (in your world), are we talking in a *living* living capacity? Because if I had that chance, I certainly wouldn't be passing it up!!!!" Dawn laughed.
"No!! He's like my brother! No that's a lie, he's my best friend. The family I choose. I couldn't still be living like this if he wasn't always there to hold me up." Even Dawn didn't notice the sad look that crossed her face, and if she had, she would have put it up to her younger years crush on Xander. Xander was everything she needed and no less, a friend, a far-too-old for a relationship that she definitely would not be interested in anyway friend. Yeah right.
"Come on, we should probably get you home, I think it's going to be major research mode tonight. Xan's going to freak!" With that they left the shop laughing and headed towards Revello drive.