Title: Walk in Moonlight 4

Author: Robert Jackson

Email: to archive: yes, just let me know where.

Pairing/Characters: Xander Dawn

Rating: Pg

Summary: Vamp Xander meets up with Dawn, Dawn and Joyce do not know about the Night life in Sunnydale at this time.

Sunnydale Mall

Dawn stood in front of the movie theater. It was just after the last showing of the day. All her friends had gotten rides and gone home. And the few that were still around were talking to the guys, and making plans to go home.

She was waiting for Buffy to pick her up. Her mom had gone into LA for an art show and wouldn't be back til the morning and Buffy had agreed to pick up dawn.

"Just like Buffy," Dawn complained to herself. "Always forgetting about me. The last time was she had to stay on the beach til midnight. Not that was a problem. She had fun with the kids from the next town. But still her own sister had forgotten about her."

"Dawnie," A voice said, "Your out late."

"Xander," Dawn said as she turned to see him standing an alley way.

Dawn drew back from him, Buffy had told her to stay away from him. And run if she saw him. But didn't tell her why. She knew the others got quiet when she brought him up. But she didn't know why.

"Buffy forget about you again?" Xander asked as he walked toward the teenager. Xander was well aware of were Buffy was, she was across town following a false trail Xander had planted with Willie.

"Looks that way." Dawn said. She couldn't see what was wrong with Xander he seemed like he always did. He never treated her like a little girl but as a friend.

"Let's get you home." Xander said holding out his hand to her.

"I don't know. Buffy told me to wait for her." Dawn said looking around only to see the last of her friend pulling out of the parking lot. One giving her the thumbs up. If she didn't go with Xan she was going to all alone in the lot.

"Like the last time?", Xander smiled at her with that just off center smile he had, the one that just melted her. "You do know what she was doing last time she forgot to get you, don't you?"

"She said she helping you with a flat tire." To that Xander just looked at Dawn, "Hey! You don't have a car!"

"That's right," Xander said , "She was off with Angel, sucking face or at least sucking something."

First Dawn blushed, then she got mad. Buffy had left her alone so she could hang out with that college guy. The one mom didn't know about, the one she had seen sneaking in and out of Buffys bedroom.

"Wait til I tell mom." Dawn was getting pissed just thinking about it, Buffy was probably with him right now.

"So Dawn," Xander began, "You read Buffy diary lately?" He smiled when he said it, He could recall that Buffy had caught Dawn with it one day, so she now kept two one for her mom and Dawn to find and a real one.

Dawn blushed again.

"I never read it! That was not what was happening, I was just...Looking for some make-up, and the book just fell open, I was just ...looking to make sure it hadn't been torn when it fell open." Dawn stammered out.

"I sure you were." Xander put his arm around Dawn and walked her across the street heading toward her home. "You do know that that wasn't her real joural?"

"Huh?"

"Yea," Xander said looking around as a vampire moved up on them, but one look at the creature it backed up and when to look for easier prey. All the while Dawn never even noticed.

"So were does she keep the real one?" Dawn asked. In a not so innocent voice.

"In her trunk," Xander said, "It's got a false bottom, she keeps some other stuff in there two. And she keeps the key to it in a used tube of lip stick in her make-up case."

"Why thank you Xand." Dawn smiled.

After a short time they were at The Summers home.

Xander stood at the door. As Dawn walked in.

"Just when you see what she has in the trunk. You might want to show your mom."

Dawn just looked at Xander, he was standing just the other side of the door jam. And from the way they had been talking. She thought that Buffy was into to drugs. And that was why she didnt want Xander around anymore.

"Do you want to come in?" Dawn asked.

"No, Buffy wouldn't like that."

"I don't care," Dawn said, "You're my friend. You will always be welcome in my home."

"Why thank you Dawn." Xander said looking around, "You will always be mine too. And who knows in a few years. I just might ask you out for a walk in the moonlight."

"Anytime Xan," Dawn Dawn blushed was Xander saying that he liked her that way. God she hoped so.