Disclaimer: "Now Dawn we have to be careful." Xander whispered to her.
"Why we're only buying ice cream" she whispered dropping down behind the hedges with him.
"Cause we gotta know who made us don't you wanna know?" He asked her.
"Well sure but I kinda want ice cream more." Dawn tells him.
"Shush!" Xander tells her holding a finger up to his lips. Just then Spike and this girl walk out, their talking about things.
"Oh come on bit just tell me." Spike's begging an ice cream cone in hand.
"No" She tells him giggling.
"If you don't I'll put ice cream on your nose."
"You wouldn't"
"I would" Spike says and he wipes a little bit of ice cream on her nose. She squeals at the sudden coldness of it and he gently licks it off and she shudders underneath him.
"Quick Dawnie close yours eyes!" Xander whispers and he covers her eyes. "Xander." She says annoyed and shoves his hand away.
"Fine I'll tell you" She moans.
"About bloody time." Spike tease.
She eyes him "Do you want me to tell you?"
"Yes! Yes of course!" He says
"You belong to Joss Whedon, 20th century fox and Mutant enemy of course."
"Love it when you say that." He informs her before kisses her.
"Ok Dawnie now we can Ice cream."
"YES!" Dawn yells jumping up from their hiding spot and into the ice cream parlor, al laughing Xander close behind. Spike and his mystery girl watch them as Spike raises one eyebrow "They look oddly familiar…."He says slowly (Sorry guys but I HAD to use this idea !)
Dawn swung out a sloppy kick at Spike and he easily ducked it, knowing she wasn't up to full slayer strength.
"Bit come on this isn't working lets just get you back into bed." Spike said trying to reason with Dawn.
"No" She hissed, trying to punch him in the jaw, and succeeding.
"Come on Nibblet I'm not gonna hit you." Spike said trying desperately now to get her to stop.
"Then kick me!" She said frustrated now just as she was about to hit him again Angel intervened and grabbed her fist.
"Dawn I really think it's time for you to go to bed." He informed her gently. Dawn just glared at him and yanked her elbow backwards hitting Angel in the face and making him stumble backwards. He put his hand up to the side of his face and looked at Dawn shocked.
"Oh god Angel!" Dawn said scared backing away from him her eyes wide in panic.
At that moment Willow and Giles came running downstairs having heard the fighting.
"What's going on?" Willow demanded as Giles stood there trying to take in the scene in front of him.
"It's the bit" Spike said going to stand by Willow thinking it was his grand-sires place to be with her.
"Can you guys give Dawn and me a minute?" Angel requested.
"I don't know." Willow began
"Come on Red" Spike said firmly and guided her up the stairs followed by Giles who kept glancing over his shoulder at Dawn and Angel.
Angel glanced at Dawn who stared at him in shocked and she gently reached up to touch his now bruising cheek.
"Angel, I'm so so sorry. I-I didn't mean to." She said and looked at her hand as if afraid of what she could do with it.
"Dawn it's alright I promise this bruise," Angel pointed to his cheek which was now turning a deep shade of purple. "Will be gone by tomorrow."
"But I hit you." Dawn stated as if he didn't know.
"I know but you didn't mean to, this slayer thing Dawnie it's not a curse it's who you are. Don't throw it away, don't hate it, embrace it use it to your advantage."
"How?" Dawn asked him dead serious sitting down, the tiredness finally hitting her.
"Well- um maybe you should talk to your sister about that." He said unsure of what to tell her, he wasn't exactly a slayer now was he?
Dawn leaned against him as he sat down.
"I don't want to be a slayer." Dawn told him "Shush it's a secret and don't tell Spike!"
"Why would I tell Spike?" Angel asked.
"I don't know, but he'd be so disappointed if he knew."
"Spike!" Angel said watching Dawn as her eyes slowly closed.
"Yeah" She mumbled yawning.
"He loves you too much Dawnie to ever be disappointed in you."
"Just don't tell him ok?" She asked sleepily.
"Ok" Angel agreed. But Dawn didn't even hear him she was already asleep. Gingerly he lifted Dawn into his arms and carried her up the stairs. Spike gave him a look when he opened the door; he shook his head in gesture saying he'd explain later.
"We're all proud of you Dawn" Angel said as he placed her under her blankets, still a mess from when she had tried to see Willow.
In the Kitchen
"What happened?" Spike asked Angel he had been through too much to have the bit break on him now, Angel shrugged.
"Come on Angel give me something to work with!" Spike pleaded. Angel lifted his head when he heard Spike called him Angel; usually it was poof, ponce, or sire.
Sighing he gave in "Alright but promise you won't tell Dawn I told you this."
"I swear on my mother's grave." Spike said holding up his right hand.
"cough empty promise cough" Came from Giles who got a nasty look from Spike.
"She's scared to be the slayer and she told me she didn't want to be, but I think it has to do with how many problems Buffy's had with it."
"Oh dear lord." Giles whispered sitting down at the counter.
"So what do I do? She won't even talk to me!" Spike said irritated.
"You talk to her." Angel said quietly.
A/N
Alright guys' u know the drill I leave a cliff hanger you leave a review sorry for the long wait for an update (hehehe I rhymed!) I've been kind of scattered lately R&R!