A/N:Hey! I'm back!

Chapter 13: Sisterly Bonding

Buffy walked out of the dorm into the night, looking around for a particular brunette. See looked over at a bench and found Dawn staring out on to space, puffy-eyed.

"Hey there," Buffy took Dawn out of her thoughts, or lack there of, and sat on the bench.

They sat in silence for a moment, then Dawn finally spoke up,

"Oh, Buffy. I really thought he was perfect. He was smart, witty, and totally hot, but the big thing: NO SUPERNATURAL." Dawn sobbed into her protective sister.

"Dawn, look, I want you to listen to me." Buffy pushed Dawn up for eye-contact, "If this is how you want things to happen, never seeing Connor again, which would limit seeing Angel again, and that would sometimes mean bumping into Connor."

"What do you mean?" Dawn asked, wiping the tears off her face.

"Well, Angel kind of offered me a job, at Wolfram & Hart, and it's a lot of money, Dawn." Buffy revealed.

"Hey! That's great, Buffy. We totally livin' the dream." Dawn smiled, then, remembering what this conversation was about, buried her head in Buffy once more.

"I just don't know what to do, Buffy!" Dawn muffled.

Buffy started, "Dawn," the younger sister looked up, "I know it seems like you'll never get over him, but you will. You've known him for how long? A week, two weeks? I don't know, but you'll get over him with a little help from the good people down at Ben n' Jerry's....unless you love him."

"What?" Dawn asked, not believing that her older sister, Buffy, is talking about love.

Buffy looked at Dawn, "When you love somebody and they go away there's a place in your heart that can never be filled, even if you meet some-one new. Do you love him, Dawn?" Buffy was still looking into her sister's eyes.

They held that contact for a moment or two, then Dawn quickly looked down.

"No, of course not. I mean, like you said, we've only known each other for like a week. That's impossible. It was just a silly infatuation. In fact, I'm so over him. Let's get some food, eh?" Dawn stood up, avoiding eye-contact with her sister.

Buffy just smirked knowingly and nodded, "How 'bout some fancy schmancy place. On me."

"Great." Dawn smiled, "I'll run up and get our stuff."

"Wait, Dawn!" Buffy grabbed Dawn's arm, "I'll get it. God knows I need the exercise. The whole, not being "The Chosen one" or two or whatever. Anyways, I'll get 'em."

"Okay, okay. Just hurry up, I'm starving."

Buffy ran up to the room, opening the door, to still see the two brooding brooders...brooding.

"Man, I can feel the love in this room." Buffy commented, searching under the bed for her purse.

"It's all your fault." Connor spat at Angel.

"Connor, we need to help people, save their lives! All you can think about is this one girl?! Oh come on! You hardly know her!"

"Well, you know her, and her sister. The latter very...intimately."

"And she is still in the room boy." Buffy slipped into her shoes.

"Listen!" Angel yelled, "Get it through your head. It's just college! You'll find others."

"When did you become so cold, Angel?" Buffy asked, frowning.

"I'm not, I mean, Buff-"

She cut him off.

"No, really. You were once in love, Angel. In fact, you were thrice in love. Surely you can think of him in love with my sister."

"Buffy," Angel nervously laughed, "It's not like Connor's in love with Dawn."

"I think he can speak for himself, Angel." Buffy turned to Connor, "Well?"

"Well what?"

"Well do you love Dawn?"

Connor walked over to Angel and whispered, almost pleaded, "Of course I love her. I want to spend every minute with her," Connor turned back to Buffy smiling, "I want to marry her and have little ba-"

"Woah! My sister, remember? No talking like that."

"Connor," Angel asked again, "You really love her?"

"I do."

"Well, I don't know what to say,or what's going to happen, but I guess I understand now."

Suddenly Angel's pants started vibrating, singing Mandy by Barry Manilow.

"Please tell me that's a cell phone, Angel." Buffy joked.

"Ah, stupid things." Angel grumbled taking the cell out of his pocket, "I'm sorry, I've got to go." And then he just walked out.

Buffy headed for the door, "That makes two of us, I'm goin' for Italian. And Connor?" He turned his head towards her, "She loves you too."

Buffy walked out of the room.

Connor sparkled, heading for the flower shop.