------- An Innocent ------
Angel's POV
Angel was boarding the plane; he had gotten into the airport by the sewers. Wesley was standing beside him.
"You're quite certain you don't want me to come along?" Wesley asked looking concerned; Angel had told him about Dawn.
Angel nodded, "Dawn isn't gonna want a lot of people there if I know her." He smiled softly remembering the young girl.
"Alright well if you need assistance, you know the number." Wesley said and a few minutes later Angel was boarding his plane.
Sunnydale airport
"When the bloody hell is the plane gonna land? Dawn's all alone!" Spike said as him Giles and Willow waited for Angel's plane to arrive.
"You could've stayed with her." Giles told him slightly irritated with the vampire.
"Well the poof is doing me a bloody favor, figured I owed it to him to 'see him in'' Spike said doing air quotes.
"Look!" Willow said pointing to a landing plane. "That's them!" The trio watched as the passengers got off.
"There!" Giles said pointing Angel out as he picked his bag off the carousel.
-"Angel!"
-"hey! Poof!"
-"O my god Angel!"
All went at once from Spike Willow and Giles. Angel had to smirk at that one, but he once again returned serious when he remember his reason for this trip.
"How is she?" was the first thing out of his mouth when he reached them, although his comment was directed at Giles, it was Spike who answered.
"No worse, no better" Spike said shifting his feet around, Angel could see concern written all over his childe's face but decided to wonder about it later.
"Does she have a watcher? Maybe Wesley" Angel started to say but spike cut off growling at him.
"I'm her watcher mate" Spike's eyes flashed gold.
Angel face looked confused. "You?"
"Yeah, Nibblet asked me too, couldn't bloody well say no." Spike said shrugging.
"Well let's go I guess we have work to do." Angel said looking around.
"Where's the car?"
"Out back" Spike said bobbing his head in the general direction.
Magic Box
Angel was leaning over Dawn gently brushing hair out of her eyes. She had been wriggling around all day because of the pain.
"What's it doing to her?"
"Short version or Long?" Willow asked.
"Short" angel said his eyes still glued to Dawn.
"Her stomach muscles are contracting at an unbelievable force and rate if it continues it'll eventually break down her stomach muscles and kill her." Willow whispered the last two words so they were barely audible the only reason Angel caught them was because of his vampiric hearing.
"We'll find a cure" Angel said trying to convince himself as well as the others.
Dawn whimpered which brought Spike's attention to her.
"Can we at least get her off the soddin' table? She looks so… uncomfortable." Spike said getting angry his Nibblet was hurt and he felt so helpless to stop it.
Giles nodded "Bring her home."
Summer's house, Dawn's bedroom
Willow was standing in the corner nervously chewing her thumb. While Spike sat beside Dawn on her bed watching intently as Angel and Giles sat on the floor or at a desk doing research.
Spike sighs "What are we doing?"
"Waiting for Angel to have a 'Eureeka!' moment. "Willow responded
"Eureeka!" Angel shrieked imitating Wesley.
"You mean he really says 'Eureeka'?" Spike asked looking puzzled. When Dawn giggled all eyes turned to her.
"Dawn how-"Spike began.
"Shush" She said interrupting him. "No it's not over, but its not as bad- never mind" She before shrieking and pulling against her restraints, they had changed them from ropes to handcuffing her to the bed, not a huge improvement.
"What was that about a 'Eureeka' moment?" Spike asked never taking his eyes away from Dawn's, he attempted to hold her still as the pain racked her body, he tried rubbing her stomach but he could feel her muscle and it was too unnerving even for him , and Dawn kept wiggling which didn't help.
"Oh, right" Angel muttered. "I found a spirit removing spell. And I figured either willow, or I could do the spell. Only thing is it call's for lover's blood."
"Oh well I'm sure we can do the spell, but whose Dawn's lover?" Willow asked.
Dawn whimpered. "Spike" trying to toss from side to side as Spike held her fast to prevent her from hurting herself.
"I'm here love."
"t-the spirit… last morning… 'member?" Dawn asked him with tear filled eyes.
"Yeah pet I do" he said with a slight smile on his lips
"What happened yesterday?" Angel asked a mix of confusion anger and concern.
"Dawn well um, Dawn toldmeshelovedme" Spike said in a rush.
"Sorry?" Giles said.
Spike sighed. "Dawn told me she loved me and I … told her that back."
Every one in the room stare at him in shock. Dawn laughed, it almost sounded evil from her current state.
"Fashion tip guys, you look better with your mouth, ow, closed." Dawn managed as the scoobies shut their mouths Dawn sank down into another helping of pain.
"Well the blood thing's cover then I guess" Willow said.
"Yes, it seems that way." Giles said as he watched Spike try and get through to Dawn, it wasn't working.
Emily was laughing so hard if she had been corporeal her stomach would've hurt. Naive people she though imbeciles! Well at least Dawn and Spike know they love each other. But I have no idea what's up with Dawn unless there's another spirit walking around here besides me? Emily looked around the room self consciously, No it can't be, No one but little old HARMLESS me. Emily thought frantically, he wouldn't harm an innocent…