Life's little secrets

Hi there, again. I can't believe how long it's been since I've updated, I'm so sorry. I want to say thank you for your reviews. I really do hope you keep reviewing.

Disclaimer: This again? Oh, well here it goes: I own nothing Buffy. Now with those words written I have something to say: No suing!

Okay well, that's enough chatter from me. Here's Chapter five :-)

Chapter Five

As soon as the door closed, there was Buffy. Dawn rolled her eyes. She really wasn't up for a game of twenty questions. Her older sister's eyes were blazing with worry and anger.

"Dawn where were you?" She shouldered past Buffy and stood on the bottom stair.

"I went to the park, no big deal Buffy. I'm fine."

"It's not okay, do you know how worried I was? You could've been lying in a ditch somewhere and I wouldn't have known!"

Buffy was becoming more and more like their mother everyday.

"Okay, fine. I'll tell you when I leave next time! Happy?" The teenager snapped.

Without giving her sister a chance to reply, Dawn ran upstairs and slammed her bedroom door. All of a sudden, the room seemed to grow smaller. She was getting dizzy. Okay, she thought, maybe I just need to eat something.

With a sigh, Dawn headed down to the kitchen.

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Now sitting and eating a peanut butter sandwich, the dizziness had subsided a little. God, all she wanted to do was sleep, to forget today. But she knew it would just smack her in the face tomorrow. What must Ryan be thinking? Probably that she was nuts. Dawn jumped when the back door opened, so deep in thought was she.

"Hey Dawnie, what's up?" Dawn looked up and her eyes briefly met with Willow's.

"Oh nothing, just having a midnight snack."

"It's only nine."

"Yeah well, it feels like midnight." Willow's brow creased in concern.

"You okay?" Dawn quickly nodded.

"I'm fine, just a little tired."

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Now it was Dawn's turn to ask questions.

"Are you okay?"

"Full day of mixing potions. Let me tell you something, I'll be glad if I never see a nuit's eye again."

"That bad huh?"

"You have no idea."

But I could if you guys would give me a chance, Dawn thought. However, on the outside she just smiled slightly. Breaking the silence that had overtaken the small kitchen, Willow stood up.

"I'm gonna go take a long, hot, shower." Dawn stood up as well.

"Yeah, I'm gonna-" The earlier dizzy spell had returned. With a vengeance.

She gripped the edge of the counter, trying not to fall over. The room was moving in circles, nothing was still. She tried to hide her obvious distress from Willow. If only she could get upstairs and lay down, then...

"Dawn are you okay?" The witch's words floated through her ears.

"Dawn?"

Her answer was to fall to the floor.

Sorry if that was bad, I tried. I'm hoping to update a little more now that it's summer, and I'll defiantly try. Thanks again everyone.

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-Samara