Disclaimer: I don't own Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I do own an elastic band ball!

Well, the family reunion was great! Got major sunburn that hurts like a bitch if I do certain things, but that's the way it works I guess. And I'm sorry if the last chapter, at the very end, it was all bunched together, I tried fixing it! Honestly I did! But I was checking it out today and I don't think it is anymore. Anyways, here's your next chapter!

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- Last Chapter -

Taking a step back, she noticed two other ones behind it.

But that was all she saw before everything went black.

- Waking up: Glarg? -

Dawn groaned but refused to open her eyes.

Everything was flooding back to her.

The club

Janice

Spike

And oh yeah...those pesky demons

'Maybe if I don't open my eyes, I won't have to see what's left of my body' she thinks while squeezing her eyes shut, keeping her ears open though for any hints of demonic sounds.

Nothing

Dead silence

Except for...

A TV?

Yes! That's what it was

But why would a demon have a TV?

Surely they weren't smart enough to even know what it was!

But that's what she heard, a TV that was low on the volume.

Yet it sounded like a soap opera was playing on it...

Dawn snorted inwardly.

Demon's watching a soap opera...okay, THIS she HAD to see...

Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked around.

Her body, 't move it, it seemed.

'Aw shit!' Dawn struggled slightly before finally she was able to move her arms.

It seemed something was bound around her.

Looking down, she found a blanket wrapped around her body.

What?

A blanket?

Those demons didn't really give off a 'nice vibe'

So why was there a blanket around her?

Looking around some more, she made an important discovery.

She was on a couch.

Yes, THAT was her important discovery.

'Jack was right, no more coolers for me...'

The smell of tobacco filled her senses and she blinked before lifting her hand and waved it way.

Smoking demons?

Didn't seem right

The only person she knew who smoked was...

Spike.

The eighteen year old let out a load and painful groan as her arms started to ach suddenly, and it felt like her skin was ripping apart!

"Dawn?"

She fell back onto the couch and groaned again as she felt a searing hot white pain shoot up her arms and to her head.

Her vision became blurred.

And her eyes were watering from the smoke.

Great, just peachy...

"Dawn?" the voice repeated.

She felt some weight being pushed down by her waist where some of the couch was probably showing.

"Ugh...glarg..."

Yes

That was her BRILLIANT response.

Glarg.

Let me repeat that...

Glarg.

Brilliant really...

Glarg.

Add that to her vocabulary...

Dawn felt cool fingers brush against her cheek before they gently pulled the hair that was uncomfortably in her mouth she noticed, out of her mouth and behind her ear.

But honestly...

Glarg?

Glarg?!

She squeezed her eyes shut again, feeling the tears from her eyes roll down her cheek before she finally opened her eyes again before coming face to face with...

Jack.

Yup...that's right

Jack

From the club

Bartender Jack

"J-Jack?"

"Hey, glad you came back to earth" he grinned and watched as she slowly began to push herself up with her arms. Wincing now and then at the pain, then she felt his hands help her up.

"What happened?"

"Well, I was walking out of the club, after successfully getting your friend, Janice's number, who I'm dieing to call right now...apart from her smoking she is so-"

"Jack"

"Right, sorry, anyways, I was walking down the street towards my car, when I saw you unconscious on the ground, and a bunch of these weird looking guys surrounding you. But there was this other guy there too...had REALLY blonde hair..."

"Spike?"

Jack blinked before shrugging. "Sure, anyways, he caught me watching and ordered me to take you to my place then he just left and I painfully managed to pull you into my car and drove you here were you've been knocked out for hours..."

"Spike saved me?" she repeated, mainly to herself.

"You should think of cutting back on the brownie bombs, I was hardly able to carry you up the stairs!"

"I have to go see him..." she mumbled before starting to sit up.

And then she let out a yelp and fell painfully back.

She heard Jack sigh next to her as he brushed some more of her hair out of her face.

"You should take it easy..."

"I have to go see him though!" she protested.

"Why?" his eyebrows knitted together into a quizzical look.

"Because! He's my ride to Los Angeles tomorrow! And if he thinks I'm hurt he probably won't take me! And why the HELL are you watching a soap opera?!" she blurted out finally.

Jack turned red before looking away.

"Er..."

"Jack"

"I was just flipping!"

"Jack"

"Flipping!"

"Jack"

"Flipping actions going on here you know!"

Dawn gave him a scowl before repeating his name in a demanding tone. "Jack"

"Ah shut up, everyone has flaws Miss Brownie-bombs..."

She smirked slightly before coughing from the smoke.

"And the smoke?"

"Well, seeing how Janice smokes and crap I thought-"

"JACK!" She grabbed the pillow behind him before whipping it at him.

"Ack! Hey! What's that for?!"

"You are NOT smoking!"

"Okay! I'm not smoking!"

Dawn gave him a glare before letting her head fall back on the couch and closed her eyes for a moment.

"But I have to see him, then I have to go and pack..." she mumbled.

"Nuh uh! No way! I am NOT letting you go outside after what happened!"

"Aw, Jack..." she pleaded.

"No!"

"But-"

"No!"

"Pretty please?"

"No way, Hoezae!"

"I'll give you Janice's page number!"

Jack watched her for a few moments before sighing.

"Alright, fine!"

"Great!"

He was currently mumbling something under his breath.

"...can you help me up?" Dawn asked while struggling.

He stood up and began to carefully hull her up into a sitting position.

"I'm not sure about this Dawn...you're really hurt and you look like shit"

"Gee, thanks" her green eyes rolled slightly as she began to stand.

Soon she was slowly heading towards the door with the help of Jack of course.

"Dawn..."

"I'll be fine!"

"I don't think so..."

"Really! Watch!"

And with the that, she pushed herself away from him and lifted her foot to step away...

Right before she began best friends with his bookshelf.

Groaning, she rubbed her forehead and pushed herself back up.

"Uh huh, yeah, real graceful there Dawnie"

"Shut up"

He rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"What the- Sex and its pleasures? EW!"

"Give me that!" Jack snatched the book away from her hands and threw it towards his couch before opening the door for her.

"Just go before I change my mind"

Dawn smiled before giving him a light and weak hug.

"Thanks again Jack...for everything"

"Yeah, yeah...go!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- A short chapter yes...but it has comedy!

It's funny, because this is usually how me and my best friend Steven role play...always comedy like this...heh, guess he inspired me! Aww...

Oh, and another thing, the word glarg? Not mine, it's Steven! Mwahaha...don't tell him though!

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M.Parker.