A/N: Okay, here is the next chapter! The song in this chapter is Queen's "Somebody to love" NOT MINE! Please please please review!Chapter 3

When Dawn finally let go of Connor, she had a hard time looking him in the eye. She was so incredibly embarrassed at her crying fits. She also couldn't believe that Buffy had said what she had to her. Did she really hate her that much? Sure, she'd done some stupid things in the past to try and get attention, but she'd grown up…why couldn't she see it? Then, here was Connor always being nice…it was disconcerting. She was wiping her eyes and she refused to look at him. That was twice now that she'd cried in front of him. She was still looking down when Connor put his finger under her chin and lifted her eyes to his.

"You'll be okay, you know. I hope you'll stay here." Dawn smiled softly…she couldn't deny those eyes anything.

"I can't really see myself going anywhere else at the moment." Connor smiled back at her then cocked his head to the side.

"Whoa, he is seriously ripping into your sis." Dawn raised an eyebrow at him.

"How can you hear him?" He blushed slightly and Dawn swore that she was about to drool.

"I've pretty much got all of the vampire strengths, but none of the weaknesses. Well, if someone stabbed me in the heart, I'd die…just not as neatly as a vamp." Dawn's eyes got wide at his statement. Was everyone a super being? He was so lucky!

"Wow! That's pretty kick ass, Connor…well…not about the dying thing…er." He blushed further and grinned. Dawn thought that she could look at him forever and it'd never get boring.

"I guess so. Wait, he's off the phone now." As if on queue, they heard him.

"Dawn, can you come back down here for a minute?" Dawn looked up at Connor's face and grimaced. He smiled reassuringly and squeezed her hand. Dawn walked back down the steps to the lobby. Wesley was standing beside Angel, but Fred and Gunn had disappeared. Angel put his hands in his pocket and frowned at Dawn.

"Are you okay, Dawn?" She tilted her head to look at him closely. He seemed genuinely upset.

"Nothing that I can't get over." Angel stared for a moment longer.

"I…talked to Buffy. I'm not sure what's going on with her, but she apologized." Dawn scoffed, highly doubting it, but she didn't voice her thoughts. Angel fought to keep a smile off of his face.

"Dawn, I still want you to stay here. Everything that was said at the table still applies. Honestly, about the whole college thing, I think you should take some business classes…that never hurts, it would benefit you. As far as you finding a career…well, this is a career. It's hard to ignore it once you know the things exist." Dawn fought to keep her composure…he was being so…Angel.

"You're not going to force me to go?" Angel looked down and shook his head.

"It's like you said before, you're twenty. You're old enough to make your own decisions. I had no idea things were exactly that bad between the two of you, Dawn. Giles didn't go into that much detail." Dawn smiled brilliantly at him.

"I won't get into any trouble, Angel, I promise." He smiled fully at her this time and Dawn knew then what Buffy saw in him.

"I have no doubts about you, Dawn." With that, he walked away, and slowly…Wesley followed. She was about to turn around when Lorne stopped her.

"Hey, Sweet pea, do you mind singing for me now?" Dawn shrugged and walked over to him.

"Sure, what should I sing?" Lorne chuckled at her and shrugged.

"You can sing anything that's on your mind, sugar. You're feelings and future will pretty much flow into me." Dawn thought for a moment and then began to sing one of her favorite songs.

"Can anybody…find me…somebody to love?

Each morning I get up I die a little Can barely stand on my feet

Take a look in the mirror and cry Lord what you're doing to me

I have spent all my years in believing you But I just can't get no relief, Lord!

Somebody, somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love?"

She stopped singing, but Lorne motioned for her to continue. Fred poked her head around the corner to stare at her. Connor sat down on the step and placed his chin in his hands as he watched. Wesley stood in the doorway of his office, propped up against the frame. Lorne had his eyes closed with a smile on his face.

"I work hard every day of my life

I work till I ache my bones

At the end I take home my hard earned pay all on my own -

I get down on my knees And I start to pray

Till the tears run down from my eyes Lord -

somebody - somebody Can anybody find me - somebody to love?"

Lorne sat down on the couch and continued to listen, a huge smile on his face. Fred had walked fully into the room now, as did Gunn. Angel was listening to her at his desk with a soft smile on his face. Connor was staring at her with awe on his face…he'd never seen anyone look so beautiful as she did at that moment.

"Everyday - I try and I try and I try -

But everybody wants to put me down

They say I'm goin' crazy They say I got a lot of water in my brain

Got no common sense I got nobody left to believe

Yeah - yeah yeah yeah

Oh Lord Somebody - somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love?

Got no feel, I got no rhythm I just keep losing my beat

I'm ok, I'm alright Ain't gonna face no defeat

I just gotta get out of this prison cell Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!

Find me somebody to love Can anybody find me somebody to love? "

When she finished singing, Lorne was staring at her. He didn't say anything at first, which made her worry. She looked around the room to see everyone standing there, and she blushed all the way to the roots of her hair. Lorne finally stood up and clapped.

"Sweet pea, that was absolutely beautiful! You are definitely in the right place at the right time, that's for sure. You've already met your prince charming…the person you're supposed to be with, that's what was buzzing at me earlier. It's fate that you're here, bun. I can't say much, but you will be very happy very soon." Dawn folded her arms and raised an eyebrow. That was it?

"You're serious? All of that…singing and you haven't told me anything…wow." Lorne sighed and stepped forward, taking her hands.

"Hon, I can only say what I say, but you're life is gonna change shortly. You're very important…treasured even." Dawn nodded, still skeptical of his abilities and started to walk away. Sensing her disbelief, Lorne groaned.

"Okay, how about this then…in two weeks time, your new path will be set before you. You will never fit in with the gang in Rome again because it's just not meant to be. Will you make up with your sister? Probably. That's really all I can tell you." Dawn stared after him as he walked away. Shaking her head, she turned to go up the steps, only to encounter Connor again. He immediately stood up, causing her pulse to quicken…prince charming? He smiled gently at her, his hair falling into his eyes.

"That was amazing, Dawn. Don't worry about Lorne, he always talks like that. Are you sleepy or do you possibly want to watch a movie with me?" Dawn felt the blush slowly creep up her neck at his words.

"I could go for watching a movie…what'd you have in mind?" Connor smiled mischievously at her and Dawn about fainted at the sight. Maybe she shouldn't be alone with him…she might make an even bigger idiot out of herself. He shrugged his shoulders as he spoke.

"I've got the new Romero movie." Dawn's eyes lit up at his words, she absolutely loved horror movies!

"Get out! That's so awesome, I've been wanting to see it!" She followed him to his room and settled on his couch with him.

Dawn woke up, very groggy and sore. She didn't recognize the room, but when she started to sit up, she remembered. She was snuggled up to Connor on his couch. They'd fallen asleep while talking. He'd told her about himself and how he'd grown up in another dimension. They'd swapped all kinds of information about one another. She'd told him about being the key and how the whole Glory thing went down. Her body was pretty much on top of Connor's. His arms were wrapped firmly around her middle, holding her to him and her head was rested on his chest. She took a deep breath and almost groaned at how good he smelled…not to mention how nice it felt to be held. She very carefully tried to sit up, but she didn't succeed. She did, however, wake Connor up with her movements. He yawned silently as he looked at her.

"Good morning." Dawn blushed and stopped struggling to get up. His arms just tightened around her.

"Good morning, Connor." He smiled and reluctantly released her, sitting up as she did. He stretched and then grinned over at her.

"Sorry about that, I'm not exactly sure how we got into that position." Dawn shrugged and looked down. The blush on her cheeks not fading.

"It's okay, don't worry about it. I think I'm gonna go and get cleaned up." Connor stood up quickly, as if not wanting her to leave.

"Do you wanna spar with me later?" Dawn stopped at his door and looked at his pleading face. What was he doing to her?

"Sure, but you'll have to go easy on me with your vampire skills." He laughed as she walked out of his room.