Secret Santa :
I Saw Dawnie Kissing Santa Claus
By Teri
After several hours, everyone decided to turn in. They would talk more in the morning.
Xander found his way to his apartment over Oz and Willow's garage. He was surprised when he heard knocking at the door. It was Dawn.
"Xander."
"Dawnie."
Dawn walked in as Xander shut the door.
"I want to know if you are home to stay?" She looked him in the eye.
"For now," was all he could bring himself to answer.
Dawn tried to smile at him, "will you be here at least until it gets close to Christmas again?"
He looked at her oddly.
She ran her hands and started to pave a little bit, "I know pre-Christmas has got to be a busy time for you now, but when you aren't getting ready will you be here? I really want you to be here. I also really appreciate what you did for us at Christmas," she stopped and looked slowly up at him.
Xander looked at her, "what I did?"
"He sees you when you're sleeping,
he knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good . . . "
Dawn sang the familiar Christmas Carol to him; "you are the one who sees . . . "
Xander fell into his chair laughing; "you figured it out?"
"So, it is true," she nearly fell over. It was one thing to have worked it out, another to have it confirmed.
Xander was worried as he got up and rushed to her side as the color drained from her face. He helped her sit down, do you need something to drink?" He asked her, his voice full of concern.
Dawn only nodded.
Xander wasn't really thinking about anything besides Dawn. He held out his hand and a moment later a tall cool glass of milk appeared and he handed it to Dawn.
Dawn for her part merely stared at the spot the glass appeared in. Sure she had seen Magic before, but this was Xander. She watched as the red and green sparkles turned into a glass of milk. She watched as Xander made a plate of sugar cookies appear on the table.
"Dawn?"
Dane looked at him and started to come back to herself, "can you do that with donuts too?"
Xander laughed in spite of himself.
"So can I see?" She asked with excitement.
"See what?" He asked slightly confused.
Dawn rolled her eyes, "you dressed in you suit."
"Oh," he smiled. He looked around and made sure they were alone. He placed his finger to his nose as he started to shimmer. Within a moment, Dawn saw Santa Claus.
"Wow!" Was about all she could muster. She stood-up and stood on tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you."
Santa winked ad a moment later Xander's familiar appearance was back.
"Our secret?" he asked of her.
"Sure, by why?"
"It's tradition," was his first answer, but that sounded lame even to him and he had shown Cordelia after all.
Dawn just looked at him, the phrase, "so . . . and your point?" was written all over her face.
He looked at her for a moment and thought about why he didn't want to tell them. He knew why if he was honest with himself, "because everything will change."
"Change can be good," Dawn was serious. "You changed a lot of things for us this Christmas."
She saw the look on his face and thought she understood. "They won't love you any less because you are different."
As soon as she said it, she saw the look in his eyes, she realized that she had it backwards. "Oh Xander, they won't treat you differently now. You won't be more important now that you have magic. Xander, you were the one who kept us together – that made you important before this ever started. You might be Santa now, but you are still a big goof – our Xander.
Xander smiled, she was probably right. Still he wanted to enjoy the time he had left with them. He knew it would not be long before he would take his grandfather's place permanently. "Still our secret, right?"
Dawn looked like she wanted to protest, but Xander looked at her sternly, "next Christmas, I see coal – lots of coal and a list with the name 'Dawn Summers, Naughty,' printed on it."
She laughed at him, "fine, you win!" I've been blackmailed by Santa Claus. Who would have ever thought?"
I saw Dawnie kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn't see me creep
upthe stairs to have a peep;
She thought that I was tucked
up in my bedroom fast asleep
Then,
I sawDawnie tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white;
Oh,
what a laugh it would have been
If Buffy had only seen
Dawnie kissing Santa Claus last night
Christmas comes all year long, so I hope you enjoyed this little addition.
Thanks,
Teri
Posted: March 21, 2005
