Dawn and Connor finally got back to the hotel just in time. Xander and Wesley were in the middle of a serious battle over who got the last donut in the box. Dawn thought she would never mess with Xander when it came to pastries of any kind.

They brought the food in and laid it on the table, then turned to run out the door but before they got too far Xander reached them, "And where would you be running off to so fast?"

Dawn knew her alone time with Connor was now over. There was no way she was getting out of research today. "Just to the kitchen to get you all some drinks, gees, where did you think I was going, Disney Land." Dawn knew how to get under Xander's skin and she just smirked and grabbed Connor on her way out of the library.

"So, are we really getting drinks, or do we make a run for it?" Connor was asking as they reached the lobby again.

"No, I think we should get drinks and get back to the library. I don't need Xander and Willow hunting us down later, and I really feel the need to help Wes right now." Dawn headed for the kitchen dragging Connor unwillingly along.

"Oh, I thought maybe we could take a walk together, you know, to talk a little, before you went back to work." Connor was asking her with a pleading look in his eyes.

"Sorry, as much as I would like to, I can't just leave them when they need me the most. I will try to get away later tonight; maybe we can take a talk then." Dawn had stopped walking and was now facing him.

Connor closed the distance between them, and put his arms around her to draw her in closer. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Then I will wait till tonight, but I will give you something to look forward to..." with that he looked at her with all the longing he had and leaned in to give her a kiss.

When his lips touched hers she felt a bolt of electricity run thru her entire body. She felt her knees get weak and if he kissed her much longer she might fall to the floor. He pulled away slowly and smiled at her, "I will see you tonight." And he walked away.

Dawn thought she would drop right there. She leaned against the wall for a few moments, it took everything she had not to run after him and kiss him again, but she had a job to do. If she learned anything from all the years of being a slayers sister, it's that you never walk away from a friend in need. She slowly walked to the kitchen to get the drinks.

Willow was waiting for Dawn to get back. She had a few spells she wanted to try and she needed Dawn to help her with the incantations. Dawn was learning very quickly and Willow was so happy she had someone to teach witchcraft. Dawn came into the room with a tray of drinks, sat them on the table, and then took a seat next to Willow.

"Okay Dawnie, I have a few spells here but I need a little help on the incantations. Take a look at these." Willow handed her a book and got up to stretch. She was starting to feel stiff from sitting at the table so long.

Andrew came in carrying a handful of books. Wesley hade sent him to his apartment with a list of books to bring back. He came in and dumped them on the table. His eyes lit up when he saw the bags of food, "Oh thank god, I was so starving, and did you get fries?"

They had been at it for hours, checking in books, making up spells and incantations, and it was getting late. Willow was getting worried that Wes wasn't sleeping, he looked terrible, dark circles under his eyes, stubble on his face, and his clothes looked like he had not changed in a few days. She decided it was enough for today, she would convince Wes to get some rest.

It took her a while but she finally talked him into going upstairs for a shower and some sleep. She told Dawn, Xander, and Andrew to do the same. Before she herself went to bed, she stopped to check on Angel and Buffy.

They had been missing since early that morning. She wasn't too surprised when Buffy answered the door draped in a sheet and shushing her. She said Angel was asleep and she didn't want to wake him. They chatted in the hall for all of three minutes and she was off to her room for some much needed rest.

Kennedy was waiting for her and she didn't know if that was a good or a bad thing. She loved Kennedy but she had a little too much energy for Willow sometimes. She did her best to appease her girlfriend and then fell fast asleep soon after. When she drifted to sleep she had a very weird, very vivid dream.

It was a dream, but also a memory. She dreamed of when the gang had brought Buffy back from the dead. They did the spell, she came back, and they were trying to find out if she brought a demon back with her from hell. She woke up right after they had made the demon corporeal and Buffy killed it. She jumped up out of the bed and ran down stairs to the library. She got her spell book and started flipping through the pages.

"Yes, I knew it."

She knocked on Dawn's door several times. Soft at first, then louder and louder, finally she opened the door and walked in. She looked around but Dawn was not there. She went downstairs in search for her. She checked the other girls' rooms but Dawn was nowhere to be found. The only person she found was a grouchy Spike, sitting in Angel's office watching the television and grumbling under his breath.

"Spike, have you seen Dawn? I have been looking everywhere for her. It's awful late for her to be out anywhere." Willow was really concerned, it wasn't like Dawn to leave and not tell anyone. "Yea, the bit ran off with that boy. You know, peaches kid, don't know if I like that kid yet." Spike sounded angry and Willow just shrugged it off.

"Well if you see her tell her I need her help with something very important." Spike lit up a cigarette and took a deep drag, "Right then, I'll just do that, if I see her that is." And he went back to watching T.V.

Willow knew she was on to something and she didn't want to wake Wesley just yet. She went in search of Illyria instead. If she still had a little Fred in her, she may be able to help fill in some blanks she had with her idea. When she couldn't find her either, she went to the lobby and flopped down on one of the couches. She put her head in her hands and let out a huge sigh.

Spike heard her come back in and plop down on the sofa. "Hey love, what's the problem?" He walked over and sat next to her.

"It's just, I finally think I have a solution to help Illyria and Fred, and no one is around to help me." She let out another big sigh and leaned back on the sofa.

"Well I don't know where the bit went, but if you're look-in for Blue, she left earlier to go kill something. She said she was bored and needed a bit of violence." Spike said as he lit another cigarette.

"That's just great, on the brink of brilliance here and no one to appreciate it." Willow was now getting tired. "Fine, I think I'll just go back to bed. Maybe a little rest will help with the brain flow anyway. Goodnight Spike."

Spike was tired of sitting around, waiting for something to happen. All they did was read in that stuffy library and leave him with babysitting the girls. Buffy and Angel had not left their room in days, and Gunn seemed to disappear also.

He said that he wanted to check on a friend on the other side of town. Some girl that was running a shelter for teens, Ann was her name. Spike just thought Gunn needed a break from all the teenage slayers running around the hotel lately. The sun was about to raise so Spike decided just to head up to his room.

He reached the end of the hall and was about to turn the corner when he heard a scream. It was coming from up higher in the hotel. He ran to the stairs that led to the roof. He flung the door open and jumped out on the gritty surface of the rooftop. He looked around franticly for the source of the screaming. He knew he recognized it, only Dawn could scream like that and he had to find her.

He turned back towards the door to see Buffy and Angel coming up the steps. They both got to the roof and quickly approached Spike. "Hey, did you see them?" Buffy said to Spike a little out of breath. "No, just got here myself love, maybe we should split up to cover the roof." Spike said as he headed off to the right. Buffy nodded her head and pointed to Angel to cover the other side, and she went strait ahead.

Just as Angel rounded the corner he spotted Connor fighting with a tall demon. It looked scaly and had a pink and red color to it. He ran in to help his son and yelled for Buffy.

She saw Angel and Connor fighting the demon and then spotted Dawn lying on the ground, she looked unconscious, and Buffy ran to her side. Spike finally came around and began to fight the demon as well. The demon knew he was out numbered and ran to the edge of the roof and jumped. They were all surprised when they looked over the edge to see the demon open his arms to reveal what looked like wings as he flew off into the night.