Chapter 7. Dawn and Connor get a closer and we'll get to meet some very interesting Jedi Knights.

Dawn is in shock for little bit and walks over to the door. Connor comes out wrap in a towel.

"Dawn, wait," says Connor. Dawn stops at the door.

"I'm so sorry," says Dawn. "I didn't mean to…I mean it wasn't my intentions to…" Dawn turns around with her eyes covered with her hands.

"You can put your hands down."

"I…" Dawn lowers her hands. "Wanted to know if you were okay. Make sure that Giles didn't kill you and all."

"He would have killed me?"
"Maybe, he was acting kind of weird. I kind thought that he was a little psychopathic."

"Oh." Connor nods his head. "Well, it's a good thing I was showering." They laugh. "Thanks for your concern."

"Well, I better go. I've probably over stayed my welcome, so I'm going to go." Dawn backs up to the door.

"Dawn."

"Again really sorry. I'll knock much harder next time."

"Dawn." Connor walks up to her and he kisses her on the lips. Dawn smiles when Connor releases her lips.

"How do you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Know what I want."

"I don't know."

"Are you psychic?"

"No, not that I know of." Dawn smiles then kisses Connor on the cheek. She gets up and walks over to the door.

"Goodnight Connor."

"Goodnight."

In the middle of the night Connor stirs on his bed. Its like he's having a horrible nightmare and he is feeling everything that is occurring in the nightmare. The nightmare is epidemic because Tara too has the same nightmare.

The next morning, they all ate breakfast together in the dinning room. Dawn and Connor are sitting in front of each other and playing footsy underneath the table.

"Well, our town is well hidden from the above world but we too have Jedi Knights protecting our territories," says Lorne at the head of the table.

"Really," says Giles. "I hadn't known that some were station here."

"Yes, you know him," says Lorne to Angel. "Riley Finn."

"Yeah, he was my last apprentice before Spike," says Angel. "It's been a while since I've seen him."

"Well, you should meet with him and any other Jedi's. Let me know their level of skills," says Giles. "It will be for our benefit to have Jedi's protecting Dawn."

"Sure," says Lorne. "I wouldn't want anything to happen to kitten here." Lorne looks at Dawn then Connor smiles at Dawn.

"Then it's done," says Giles getting up from the table. "I'll be in my room if any one needs me." Giles looks at Tara and gives her a smile.

"I'll be in my room," says Tara. "I didn't get much sleep last night."

"Really," says Lorne concern. "Did you have a bad dream?"

"More like nightmare." Connor looks up and turns his gaze to Lorne.

"Well, what was it about?"

"It was horrible. Darkness took over the whole planet." They all look at Tara. "There was no one left but the dark warriors."

"Didn't you say before that we had some kind of chance?" ask Angel.

"I did, but things have change," says Tara.

"What has change?" ask Dawn.

"I don't know."

"We'll deal with this matter later," says Giles going over to Tara. "You should get some rest." Tara gets up and Giles leads her to her room.

"Did you have a dream Lorne?" ask Dawn.

"Nope," replies Lorne watching Giles and Tara walk out of the room.

"Well, we better meet these Jedi's," says Angel as he gets up. "Connor we'll be training later."
"Sure," replies Connor.
"We'll be in the garden's," says Dawn.

"Right, follow me," says Lorne as he leads Angel and Spike down a long corridor. They enter a big room where they see three fighters, all Jedi's, fighting. It's a one against two battle. Angel and Spike are impress with their skills and wait until they finish their fight.

The single dueler falls on the ground and the two others point their swords at the fighter on the floor. The one on the floor takes off his mask and reveals that he is Riley Finn. The other two take their masks off and reveal that they are girls.

One of the girls helps Riley up and Riley walks over to Lorne, Angel and Spike.

"Angel," says Riley when he recognizes him. "It's been a long time." Riley walks up to him and shakes his hand.

"This is my new apprentice Spike," says Angel introducing Spike to Riley. Riley shakes Spike's hand.

"These ladies over here are my apprentices," says Riley. The two girls walk over and greet Spike and Angel.

"Hi," says the first one. "I'm Faith."

"I'm Cordelia," says the second one.

"What's brings you down here?" ask Riley.

"There was an attack on the Kingdom and the Queen," replies Angel.

"I didn't know about that," says Riley. "Is she alright?"

"Yeah," Angel replies. "We got here yesterday."

"Wow royalty in our place," says Faith. "The only royalty I know is Cordelia."

"Funny Faith," says Cordy.

"Don't pay any attention to her princess," says Lorne comforting Cordy.

"Giles is going to be thrill about girls being Jedi's," says Angel.

"Why?" ask Faith. "Doesn't think girls can handle themselves."

"Oh, he knows they can but this has never been thought of," says Angel.

"Yeah, and he has denied the Queen to train as Jedi tons of times," says Spike. "That's probably the primary reason."

"The Queen. What's her age?" ask Cordy.

"She's sixteen," replies Spike. "Same as me."

"We can teach her if she wishes," says Cordy. "I've been searching a for an apprentice."

"I don't think Giles would like that," says Angel.

"He doesn't have to know," says Spike.

Meanwhile in Giles room, Tara is sitting down on his bed. Giles walks over to her and kneels beside her. He touches her face and looks into her eyes.

"This nightmare is a vision isn't it?" says Giles. Tara nods her head. "What if you were wrong about Connor?"

"I'm not," says Tara. "He will help us."

"In what way will he help us?" ask Giles.

"He'd keep Dawn safe," replies Tara.

"I'm the one that suppose to keep her safe." Giles gets up. "She's my…my daughter."

"I know."

"Is there something you're not telling me that I should know?"

"No. I've told you all I know. I would never keep a secret from you Giles."

Later, in the gardens of the palace, Connor and Dawn walk around. Connor takes Dawn's hand and leads over to a fountain.

"Wanna make a wish?" ask Connor.

"Sure," says Dawn. Connor takes two coins and hands one to Dawn. "Hey, that's my dad." Dawn points at the coins. Her father's face is imprinted on the coins.

"Really," says Connor analyzing the coin. "Doesn't look anything like you."

"That's cause I got a lot from my mom."

"Your mom must have been pretty." Dawn blushes at the comment as Connor tosses his coin in. She then tosses hers in and closes her eyes. Connor looks into Dawns blue eyes and is about to kiss her when someone interrupts them.

"Connor," calls Lorne as he walks over to them. "Angel and Spike are waiting for your training."

"Oh," says Connor. "Thanks." Connor heads inside to find Angel and Spike. Lorne stays with Dawn.

"So, kitten," says Lorne with a big smile. "We haven't had a chance to talk since you got here."

"Gosh, we haven't," says Dawn.

"So you and Connor are pretty close?"

"Hardly. We just met actually."

"Seem kind of closer than friends. Dawny you can't fool Lorne." Dawn smiles.

"I know."

"This is just a suggestion. There is darkness in him. Ever since I shook his hand I've felt this darkness."

"That's impossible Lorne. He's the one that's going to help us stop the dark forces. Tara said so."

"Is that so."

"Yes. That's why we are training him to be Jedi."

"Maybe it's my mind playing tricks on me, but you know that I'm never wrong about this. I trust Tara on this. I just want you to keep an open mind and an open eye on him."

"I will."