Leaving Town

Disclaimer: Again I own nothing Joss owns all.

Authors Note: Please Review I'm curious to know if anyone likes it.

He was there rushing in the door running down the stairs. He saw her there in the darkest corner of the room curled up into a ball. He looked there at her and his heart broke again. She looked so small and weak there so scarred. He rushed to her lifting her up in his arms.

"I'm here Dawn, I'm here and I'm gonna get you out of here."

She just nodded her head and curled into him holding tight. He slowly made his way up the stairs and out to the car, he lifted her into the car then went back inside to get some of her things. On his way out he grabbed a weapon out of the cabinet. Just in case he thought. Just in case. He threw the stuff in the car as he reached it and slid into the front seat. As soon as he was in the car Dawn slid over so the she was laying into him getting all the comfort she could from him. He saw from the corner of his eye the tears streaming down. After a while he couldn't take it anymore and pulled he on to his lap and he held he while she cried till she couldn't cry anymore.

When she began to stop he rubbed her back and pulled her face up so he could look in her eyes.

"I know your hurting right know Dawnie so I wont ask you to explain but soon your going to have to tell me what's going on."

She shivers a little but nods her head against his should. He kisses her hair then moves her so she lower on his lap and he can drive.

"We better get out of here Dawn while we still can."

He waits for her nod of agreement and when he gets none he looks down to see that she had fallen asleep there on his lap.

"That's ok Dawn.' He says more to him self than to her. "From now I'll take care of you, I'll always take care of you.

They continued to drive till they reached a motel in some little town. Xander hadn't taken the time to notice and frankly he didn't care it was pitch black out and he was excused. He felt that here was far enough away for them to stop for the night and sleep.

He went in and got a room before he came out and lifted the still sleeping Dawn from the car. He toke her in to the small cramped room that was dingy but thankfully clean. He laid her on the bed and left to bring a few items in. He went to the bathroom and changed before coming out to sleep on the bed next to Dawns.

"Xander."

"Yes."

"Please don't leave me by myself, will you sleep with me."

"Sure Dawnie."

He climbed into bed beside her and pulled her into his arms. Kissed the top of her head before laying back to welcome sleep. When at first he woke he wasn't sure were he was at or exactly who was in his arms. But then the day before came rushing back to him, he looked down at Dawn. He rubbed the top of her head with his hand before gentle getting out of the bed. He walked back to the bathroom and got into the shower. He let the hot water run over him and cleanse him of his thoughts. He wrapped a towel around his waist and stepped out of the shower. He dried him self and began to look around for his clothes when he remembered he left them out on the dresser. He again wrapped the towel around his waist and walked out into the room. He shut the door behind him and turned around. What he saw gave him a start.

Dawn had gotten up and was in the process of changing when Xander walked out of the bathroom in a towel. She heard the door shut and turned around quickly. Seeing him there she eked and dropped the tea shirt she was about to pull over her head. Xander stood there a moment, part of his brain telling him it was very wrong to have any thought other than sisterly towards Dawn. The other part screaming at what he saw. She was seventeen now and had grown a bit. Her long brunette hair swept down her back, her round face and held the cutest eyes and fullest mouth, while her eyes shown an ice like blue. Her neck was slender and tempting while her breast were full and lush. His eyes swept down the past her navel to her long legs. He rushed his eyes back to her face ashamed. Dawn just stood there she never new that Xander was so well built, or would come across as so attractive. She took her time to look before it all sunk in and she rushed to grab her top off the floor.

"Um.... Dawn I'm sorry for not warning you." Xander hurriedly exclaimed. "I forgot my clothes out here." And with that he reached over and grabbed them before rushing back into the bathroom. Once there he let his head hit the back of the door as he tried to gather his thoughts.

This wasn't right this was Dawn and he was Xander. Yes so there was that one incident went he had saw he dancing at the Bronze, but he hadn't known it was her. Now he defiantly new it was her and shouldn't be having these thought not after all that's happened. Especially not after what's happened. He repeated this over and over to him self till he had the strength to get dressed and walk back out there luckily she was sitting on the bed dressed and ready to go.

Dawn had had thoughts of her own while she waited for Xander to come back out. How after all she'd been threw could she think of something like that. Especially about Xander. There must be something wrong with her very wrong.

Xander walked out of the bathroom and she school her features to show none of her thoughts. He wouldn't want her to be thinking of him in that way, they were friends. Friends who had been threw a lot.

Xander looked at her hoping she hadn't noticed his attention to her body earlier.

"You ready to get out of here." He asked.

"Very."