One hour later, Magic Box
Spike and Dawn came up from the basement; they had to travel through the sewers so Spike wouldn't burst into flames.
"Good of you two to show up" Giles muttered as he finished cleaning his glasses.
"Spike we need to talk in the training room if you will?"
Spike nodded and followed Giles after he sent a reassure smile to dawn who was twiddling with her hair nervously.
CUT TO TRAINING ROOM
"So they're going to wait a year?" Spike asked hesitantly.
"Well not quite…" Giles said sighing.
"Not quite?" Spike said starting to get pissed 'who were these watcher guys anyways?' He thought disgusted.
"They're- they're willing to wait until I give them the OK that she's a good enough slayer to survive something like that. I-I can't say I'm too pleased with this out come." Giles made the last remark upon seeing the look on Spike's face.
"Why do you make the call?"
"Because technically you're not a watcher so therefore you can't make the call."
"Bloody hell" Spike muttered. "Fine, but I give you the OK first, 'S alright watcher?" Spike said more stating.
Giles sighed "Spike I already told you you're not authorized to make such a call."
"Fine! Let the bloody Nibblet die! But if she does it's on your head." Spike said and took a few threatening steps towards Giles before storming out of the training room.
"Dawn we're leaving!" Spike said heading down to the sewers. Dawn looked up at Spike from the book she was reading and snapped it shut not saying a word she grabbed her sweater and followed him swiftly.
CUT TO SEWERS
"Spike! Spike! Wait! What is it?" Dawn asked when she finally caught up with him.
Spike shook his head and continued walking avoiding patches of sun. Dawn struggled to keep up with him.
"Spike! Please, Spike tell me what happened!"
"I can't some watcher rule." He muttered stopping to look at her. 'How can I do that to her? Unleash a beast on her without any warning?' he thought. Blue eyes faced off Blue Dawn's eyes searched his she could see the hurt and the pain.
"What watcher rule?" Dawn asked gently.
"Bloody Hell bit! I CAN NOT tell you." He told her firmly she looked hurt and walked away from him.
"Dawn! Dawn! Bloody hell" he mutter 'Shouldn't have yelled at her' he thought and started off after her. "Dawn get your bloody self back here!" he said to her figure but she didn't turn around he wasn't sure if she was crying but she had her arms wrapped around herself and should hunched. All of a sudden she was on the ground screaming in pain, clutching her abdomen.
"Spike!" She screamed "Make it AHHHH stop!" she started crying Spike picked her up and run as fast as he could back to the magic Box, it was closer than her home.
"Shush Nibblet it'll be ok, I promise" Spike told her trying to calm her screams. She was still screaming when they reached the basement of the Magic Box.
Giles came running out of the training "Lay her down here" He directed as he swiped everything off the table with his arm, Spike gently laid her down. Dawn was withering in pain almost like time Cordy got the vision that didn't end, angel had described it briefly to him. Spike held her down while Giles administered a sedative into her vein.
"What's that?" Spike asked nodding towards the needle.
"Don't worry it's only a sedative. Until we find out what's wrong."
"Spike…" Dawn muttered leaning into his hand which was on her shoulder.
"Shhhh… bit I'm right here" He said crouching down beside her.
"Buffy…" She whispered.
"Is out of town of business…" Spike said looking up at Giles. Giles shook his head in an 'I'll deal with it later way'.
"What could it be?" He asked Giles standing up.
"Well it could something as simple as removing her appendix, to a demon. But by the way she's withering in pain my guess would be poison."
What did she eat today?"
"Nothing" Spike muttered " I was going to take her out for breakfast but then that bloody spirit-"
"Spirit?" Giles questioned.
"Yeah, Possessed me and the bit the other day at the library seems to like romance…. Anyways it's been around ever since."
"Well it's possible it's a side affect from being possessed." Giles said taking out a handkerchief and started to clean his glasses. "I'll call Willow"
15 Minutes Later
Willow was standing over Dawn a soft golden glow coming out of her hand.
"Hmm… That's different"
"What? What's different?" Spike asked getting up and striding quickly over to willow.
"Her muscles all around her stomache are contracting at an amazing rate with just as much force." Willow paused a moment over Dawn's heart. "It's a side affect" She said with much determination.
"You're sure?"
"yeah, yeah I'm sure" She said nodding, muttering a few words in Latin and the gold went out when Willow turned to face Spike.
"How do I fix this?" He asked. Willow shook her head "You don't" She whispered. "It'll go away once the Spirit leaves."
"How do I get it to leave then?" spike asked sounding agitated.
"Only Dawn can tell you." The witch replied before walking into the training room and motioning for Giles to follow.
"Spike…" dawn muttered twisting around on the table top, they had had to tie her down because she moved to much.
"What is it Nibblet?" Spike asked gently.
"The ropes, hurt" She whispered looking at him with tear filled eyes.
"I know, Luv and I'm sorry but I can't untie them…"
"Why?" she whimpered sounding so much like Dru he almost laughed.