A/N: This was a fiction that I posted on a long time ago, but got taken off. I have already got a few chapters written, which I have improved on, ready to go on the site. I just have to see how many people are going to read it before I start posting it regularly again. I'll put them up slowly, so I can give new people time to read it and all that. I'm big with the suspense
AmethystDragon81 - You're an absolute diamond. It's the best way I can describe you for giving me the inspiration to put this fiction back up again. Thank you so much for giving me the push to try this fiction one more time.
If anyone is to thank for this fiction existing right this moment, it's her.
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"Oh. My. GOD!" Dawn squealed as she read the morning paper.
Buffy walked over and peered over her shoulder. "What?"
"Spike is touring! We have to go!" she gasped, shoving the newspaper at Buffy.
Buffy smiled. Spike was Dawn's favourite singer. Buffy personally wasn't that interested in him, but Dawn had all five of his albums, and enough posters to cover her room twice.
Scanning the article, Buffy saw the price of the tickets. "Dawnie… we can't afford anything that expensive. With the price of everything at the moment, it's a wonder we can afford anything, really."
"But Buffy! It's a once in a lifetime thing! He's coming to Sunnydale! From England! No-one does that!"
Buffy laughed, "If I were you, I'd be entering as many competitions as I could, and possibly aiming for a job right about now."
Dawn put on a sulky face, "Maybe Willow will pay…"
"Dawn! Willow has enough to deal with! And she has to pay for Tara's surgery! And don't even think about asking Xander… he's getting married soon. Can you imagine how short of cash he's going to be?"
"Fine."
Buffy sighed and watched Dawn get of the stool and stomp upstairs, where she put one of Spike's songs on as loud as she could.
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"Call now if you know the answer…" the radio-presenter said.
Willow gasped. She knew this one! The past week they had been asking meek television-referenced questions, but here was a question she actually knew the answer to! Who knew how big the cash prize could be today? Yesterday some girl had won four thousand dollars and the latest CD's of the season.
Picking up the phone, she dialed in the number.
"Hey there, this is 45.9 Trinity of Stars! Do you know the exact mathematical expression of pi?"
"Yes!" Willow said excitedly, "Three point one four one five nine two six five!"
A moment paused before the presenter spoke again, "And that's…. correct! Stay on the line to see what you've won!"
Willow bounced up and down on the spot, her smile wide as anything.
After what seemed like hours, someone spoke again, "Hello?"
"Hi!" Willow exclaimed.
"Congratulations, you've won ten thousand dollars! Plus backstage tickets to Spike's concert! He'll be touring California for three whole weeks! From Eureka, to Redding, to Sacramento, to San Francisco where he stays for two nights, to Monterey, to Bakersfield, to Santa Maria, to Santa Barbara, to Los Angeles where he stays for three nights, to Long Beach for two nights, to Palm Springs for two nights, to San Diego for two nights then in Sunnydale for the rest of his tour!"
Willow squealed on the other end of the line. Wow. Ten thousand dollars!
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Dawn walked inside. She hated school. They never did anything special. And Janice's mum had bought tickets to Spike's upcoming concert. It wasn't fair. Janice had her mum and her sister, and they were all going to the concert together.
All Dawn had was Buffy. And she couldn't even afford groceries. They went in the lottery frequently, but never won. It was always a huge disappointment. Their biggest win was twenty dollars.
"Dawnie? Could you come in here please?" Buffy called from the lounge room.
Dawn threw her bag on the ground and walked to Buffy, noticing Willow immediately.
"Willow! Hows Tara?"
Willow's smile wiltered slightly and she sighed, "They're still giving her the meds which are definitely helping… but we'll never know if she'll be the same Tara she was when we first met her."
Willow and Tara had been involved in a serious car accident, only months ago. Willow had survived with only a few bumps and bruises, but Tara had suffered mental damage, and had been admitted to the psyche ward.
Dawn gritted her teeth and nodded solemnly. No need to get emotional. Tara would get better. She had to. It wasn't fair that she should lose her mother and her friend in the same decade.
"On a higher note, I won a radio competition!" Willow exclaimed, slapping her hands down on her thighs for emphasis.
Dawn brightened immediately, "Ooh! What did you win?"
"Well…" Willow looked over at Buffy excitedly and Buffy looked back at her expectantly. It was obvious to Dawn that Buffy didn't know what she had won either, "I won ten thousand dollars!"
"Oh my god," Buffy gasped.
"Wow!"
"Wills… this is huge! Do you know what you can do with that? You can get Tara out of hospital, get her that operation! And you can hire a bedside nurse!" Buffy exclaimed.
"That's not all…" Willow continued.
Dawn tilted her head, "You got more?"
"I won tickets to a concert."
Dawn could have sworn her heard skipped a beat. "Which concert?"
Willow smiled at her.
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my God! Are you serious? You won tickets to his concert?"
"Now, I'm going to give both the tickets to Buffy. One is for you, one is for her – but there are some conditions that occur," Dawn listened carefully, "One – you have to be an angel for the next three weeks. Two – Your room must remain tidy. Three – You have to learn all his songs off by heart, and four – you have to get autographs."
"How am I going to get autographs? I'll be in the crowd. He won't have near three seconds to sign anything, and even if he does, it won't be mine he signs."
Willow smiled again, "That's the beauty of it. I won backstage passes."
Dawn squealed, her heart racing. "Oh my god!"
"Wow," came Buffy's voice. She hadn't spoken for at least five minutes, "That's amazing Wills – are you sure?"
"Yep, the tix are all yours. Just make sure Dawnie is good, and she gets one. One request for you Buffy – you have to know all his songs. Steal Dawn's CD's what ever. Just learn them. And learn about him. I'm not having you go to a concert knowing nothing about him."
Buffy smiled, "Will do. Thanks, Will."
Dawn matched her smile, "Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!"
Willow laughed, "Anytime. I'm not that into him. I'm not much into male singers at all anymore."
Dawn was over the moon. She didn't know she could get this excited. Wait till Janice found out! Wow. Backstage…
Wait. That meant she was going to meet him. Oh my god.
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A/N: I would really like some reviews again for this fiction. It went so well before it was taken off, at least ten reviews for each chapter - I was so proud!
I know I can't expect the same amount if you've already read it, but you never know, I could change somethings.
Thank you for giving it another chance!