Author's Note: Fixed the mistake...
Spike walked down the hallway to Dawn's room and knocked on the door.
"Hey!" Dawn said excitedly at the sight of Spike in her doorway.
"Happy Birthday!" Spike said steeping into the room.
With a quick glance over Spike's shoulder, Dawn leaned in and kissed Spike passionately. Every time they kissed she felt she was falling more and more in love with him.
"Hey I uh got you something." Spike said grinning, "well you better keep this for a while too cuz it was what I told them I got you."
"Yeah?" Dawn asked curiously looking at the wrapped box that Spike pulled out of his jacket.
Dawn took the present from Spike's outstretched hand and carefully tore the wrapping off of it. It was a dark blue velvet box. With a quick smile up at Spike, Dawn opened the box to reveal a beautiful necklace. It was a silver heart with a red stone in the center. Dawn slowly opened the heart to reveal what Spike had engraved on it. It read "To my little bit, with love."
"Oh my God Spike! It's gorgeous!" Dawn exclaimed kissing him again.
"I thought I'd let you find a picture to put in it," Spike said, "I hope you like it."
"Of course I do!" Dawn said throwing her arms around him and kissed him again.
Dawn couldn't possibly have been any happier with her life, and for her that was great. She had always felt like she was just "Buffy's sister" and now someone was seeing her as just Dawn. And she loved Spike completely. And Spike was glad to finally be with someone he cared about deeply. He had been hiding these feelings for his best friend for a while now and his soul was relived to finally be in her arms.
Tara reached the top step and took a few steps before the shocking sight reached her eyes. She could see Spike and Dawn from where she standing in the hallway and she went completely speechless. At first she thought that maybe it was Spike's doing, but the passion and intensity in their kiss told her otherwise. She could tell just from the kiss that the two were in love. So that's why Dawn is always out now! She has been with Spike! Oh God imagine if Buffy were to find out. What am I going to do? She panicked. But then she quickly regained herself and turned and head back downstairs. She paused a moment and called out to Dawn that breakfast was ready.