Chapter 10: The New Witch's Power.
Spike ran down an alley after the vampire he was chasing. He rounded the corner and found Connor had already taken care of it. Connor and Spike glowered at each other.
"Three, one, Spike," Connor said putting his stake away.
"Where's Dawn?" Spike asked.
"Here," she moaned as she walked into the alley. She was covered in demon goop and her hair was a mess. "Zero, three, one," she moaned as she walked up to them.
"I win," Connor said happily.
"Looks like there's still a demon on the loose. I'll look around," Spike said putting a cigarette into his mouth.
"I'll handle it," Connor said with a grin.
"Keys?" She moaned. Connor smiled and tossed them over. Dawn caught them and turned around.
"Don't get any slime on the leather!" Connor called.
"Ass," she moaned back.
Connor walked back down the alley while Spike and Dawn went for the car.
"Dibs on the shower," Spike said sitting in the passenger.
"I hate you both," she moaned.
"Uh, can I drive?" Spike asked unsure that Dawn would get them home in one piece.
"NO!" She yelled.
Dawn parked the car in the driveway, ten minutes later and got out. She tossed Spike the keys and he went for the door. He unlocked it and walked into their no so humble abode. Blood containers, fast food bags, weapons, and all sorts of witch crap littered the floor.
"Go get washed. You'll make the whole house stink," Spike said as Dawn came in.
"Tank yoo," she said dragging her feet across the floor. Spike grabbed the remote and turned on the TV as he heard the bathroom door close.
Dawn looked in the mirror. "Oh God," she whispered wincing in pain. She lifted her shirt and looked at a large bruise on her stomach. She drew her index finger across it and it quickly disappeared.
"Better," she sighed.
Dawn got out of the shower an hour later and walked into her room. She put on a pair of black pants and a purple tank top. She walked into the living room and saw Spike on the phone.
"You stupid bastard!" He yelled. "No… NO. Moron no!" He yelled again. "You don't own Hell anymore, Angel!"
"Okay," Dawn said walking into the kitchen. She saw Connor sitting at the table with his head face down. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Dad," he replied.
"Angel?" Dawn asked.
"He wants you to get away from Spike," he replied.
"You let your son go to Hell!" Spike yelled. Dawn giggled. She picked up the other phone and put it on speaker phone.
"You couldn't have a son, because a girl looks at you and screams!" Angel yelled. Connor and Dawn had to work to suppress a laugh.
"Darla was desperate!" Spike screamed.
"Standing right here!" Darla yelled. Apparently Angel had his phone on speaker.
"You picked him, you were obviously desperate!" Spike explained.
"Hi Mom," Connor said.
"Hello Connor," she replied.
"You've had two girlfriends in 130 years!" Angel yelled. "Both of them were out of their minds!"
"You've had 100 years to get how many? Darla, Buffy, Wolf Bitch, and no one!" Spike yelled.
"Wolf Bitch?" Darla asked.
"The point is you're not responsible enough to take care of Dawn or Connor!"
"I'm nineteen!" Dawn yelled.
"I'm a super being!" Connor yelled.
"Buffy trusts me with Dawn, so you should be a good bloke and piss off," Spike said with a slightly raised voice at the end. He walked into the kitchen and threw his phone on the couch. Dawn turned of hers and Connor's.
"I'm going to bed," Dawn said when she Spike's angry face.
"It's 8:30."
"Yeah, well I'm really tired," Dawn said with a fake yawn. She got up and walked passed Spike back into her bedroom.
Dawn looked at her window and sighed.
"Maybe Angel's right. I couldn't take out that demon. Maybe I should have stayed with Giles and Andrew… NO! Andrew is probably talking about Revenge of the Sith. What a horrible movie. (I Admit I was hoping for more) Poor Buffy," Dawn thought.
Dawn smiled as an idea came to her. She grabbed her copy of 'Beginners Road to Magic.' Two hours later, she went back into the living room and over to the weapons cabinet. She pulled out two stakes and a dagger. She went to the front door and snuck out. The young woman walked to the graveyard, excuse me a graveyard and sat on a tombstone. It wasn't a long wait. Five minutes later a vampire came into view. It saw her and charged.
"Flamma," Dawn said waving her hand. The vampire burst into flames and was a pile of ashes before it was close.
"Witch!" Someone called. Dawn turned and saw four more vampires. She stood up and smiled. She pulled out her stakes and thought. The stakes began to float in the air. A moment later they charged and dusted two of the vampires.
"Flamma," Dawn said as the other to burst into flames and turned to ashes. Dawn heard a loud growl and turned around. A large black demon that was covered in slime was standing behind her. It charged at her. The young witch jumped aside and kicked it in the back. It fell into a tombstone and Dawn grabbed her dagger. It jumped up and charged. Dawn dropped to her knees and tripped the demon. She raised the dagger and drove it down into the demon's head. It twitched for a moment before it went limp. Dawn pulled the dagger out and smiled.
"There's a new Willow in town."
Author's Note: This chapter was just a way to say Dawn has powers. I'll get back on track now. And yes I am close to unraveling if it is a Dawn/Conner or a Dawn/Spike. I intend to update soon. Oh and study the words I use for Dawn's spell. Most of them are actual Latin words. Okay R&R.