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Dawn stepped closer to the man nervous. He was leaning against a wall trying to look smooth. She thought about how Spike never had to try he just always looked cool amazing how in a crisis situation he was all she could think about...obsess much. She slowly sauntered forward preparing herself more. The man looked over at her as she leaned against the wall a few feet from him acting casual. He was handsome. He had dark hair past his ears and entrancing teal colored eyes. He had a muscular build and was much taller than her even at Five seven she felt he towered over her. Something in her intrigued him as he watched her leaning against the wall and nodding her head to the music. She waited patiently hoping she wouldn't have to make the first move. She waited nervous but ready.

He slowly walked towards her leaning against the wall next to her and staring at her. Not much skin showing but the skin that did was flawless. He brought up the courage to speak to her as she turned to look at him.

"Hey I'm Jackson." He spoke calm.

"Dawn." She smiled.

"So your new here huh?" He asked trying to sound coy.

"What makes you think that?" She asked showing her teeth.

"I own this club..well me and my.." He paused. "Brothers, we own this joint and I have never seen your face around here before." He spoke looking down at the seemingly shy girl.

"You own this place." She spoke as he nodded. "Impressive."

"Thanks." He smiled confident now.

"Anything more interesting then a few idiots dancing and drinking?" She smiled looking into his teal eyes. She tried to get him to share more with her hopeful.

"Uhm..." He paused he wasn't supposed to let their secret slip. "Like what?" He asked.

"Maybe, where a.. special girl could get some action." She added the special slyly, meaning vampire but she wasn't one, she only hoped he wouldn't be smart enough to smell it in her...the slayer.

"Oh, I get ya." He nodded. "Uhmm..." He paused questioning her motives in his mind.

She leaned closer and gripped his fake leather jacket between her boney fingers and pulled him closer. "Come on Jack...you can trust me." She entranced him puling him into her.

"Uh..." He stuttered. "Yeah, come with me." She had him now. He reached down grasping her hand as she looked over at Buffy and Angel at the bar flirting. Damnit.

She followed him nervous yet ready hoping that Buffy could hear her if she screamed if she couldn't handle fighting them all if this was an ambush. He snuck her around the back of the club. They walked down to a door. It was blue and locked. He reached into his pocket glancing around to see if anyone was looking. He pulled out a key flipping his brown hair back so he could see the door. He pushed the key into the hole in the door knob, he turned the key as it clicked. Jackson looked around nervously making sure no one saw him, this was obviously not aloud. He opened the door trying to be stealthy and slipped into the room sneaking Dawn in quickly. He shut the door behind him and locked it pausing as he slipped the key into his left pocket. He turned to face Dawn's worried face.

"We have to be quiet this is against all the rules." Jackson confirmed.

"Where are we going?" She asked trying to sound interested rather then petrified.

"I wasn't wrong assuming your a..a.." He waited.

"Vampire." She nodded.

"Yeah. Well you'll like this." He smiled sure of himself.

He reached down and held her hand in his clammy white palm. Thank God she was so pale or no one would ever believe she was a vampire. He led her down a long dark hallway. She noticed a speck of light coming from the end of the hallway. He turned to look at her as ho opened another door. He motioned for her to go first as she crept forward nervous. The next thing she saw sent terror through her.

The room was full of people in chains. They were all on the floor week lying there almost unconscious. There were blood splatters all around the room. Everyone of them were girls. These sick bastards were using them for their blood. There were threee girls that she could see teeth marks all over them. Dawn walked in furthur and she heard the man slam the door behind them.

"There you are." He smirked. "There all here for our tasting pleasures. The amazing thing is their all special." He explained as she winced in shock. "A gyspy, and even a witch. You know the power in the blood of a witch. She's new, not tasted much since the master gets mad if anyone else sampled the red haired one." Willow.

She looked around and saw her. She lay on the floor only two teeth marks in her pail week neck. Dawn cringed feeling sick by these creatures she couldn't wait to dust. They had taken Willow and enslaved her. They were gong to pay for this they were all going to regret the day they took her. Now Dawn was here and she was going to get Willow out no matter what happened. How long have they been doing this? How many girls? Oh my God I have to stop this. She knew she couldn't stop it all now the most important thing was freeing her girl saving her Willow. She turned to face the young vampire. She pushed him against a wall as he smiled. She reached up the side of her skirt and swiftly pulled out a stake she had hidden, she reached her arm up and placed the stake into his heart. The man turned to dust before he realized what had happened. The key in his pocket fell to the floor as Dawn picked it up. Dawn quickly turned to Willow who lay on the ground in chains.

"Willow." She whispered kneeling next to her. She slowly came to consciousness and looked up at Dawns face.

"Oh, Dawnie, I must be dreaming." She spoke weekly.

"No Willow I'm here, and I'm getting you out of here." She assured her.

"What about them." She said looking at the other girls.

"I can't help them now, but we'll come back." Dawn said looking around Willow for some way to free her.

"It's no use these chains are impossible and they blocked all magic in this room." Willow frowned in defeat.

"Magic may be blocked but they can't block slayer strength." Dawn was confident now. She reached towards the chains binding Willow. She held onto one and pulled with every bit of strength she had. The chain broke free from the wall as the cement pieces flung across the room. Willow sat shock. Dawn reached for the other chain and tore it from the wall quicker and more confident then the first.

"Wow!" Willow spoke astonished.

"Once we get out you can free them from your arms." Dawn said as Willow nodded.

Dawn helped the witch to her feet. She leaned up against her as Dawn pulled her limp body along. She opened the first door and dragged the red head through the hallway. "Thanks so much Dawn." Willow added weekly.

"Shhh, it's okay let's just get you out of here." Dawn calmed her as she un locked the next door.

They walked out the door and into the club. Eyes suddenly shot to them. "See if you can't get the chains off now." Dawn demanded.

Willow nodded as the chains suddenly fell from her wrists. Dawn kept draging her into the center of the club searching for her sister and Angel. She saw them staring from the bar as they rushed to her, so did another two men.

"What the hell is this?" One man said. "The witch!"

"Stay away from her you bastard you lay one hand on this girl I will take you ou." Dawn threatened.

Buffy rushed to Willow's side and so did Angel as they took her from Dawn helping her outside. "You can't take her she signed s contract." He demanded.

"Contract my ass." She shouted. Dawn followed them out the door and back to the car.

They helped Willow to the car as Spike and Faith jumped out quickly. Faith rushing to Willow Spike to Dawn.

"You all right luv?" Spike asked only concerned for his little bit.

"I'm fine." She nodded.

"You got her out." Faith spoke proud as Dawn nodded. "Out frequency went out we couldn't hear a thing." Faith commented.

"Us either." Buffy added.

"My luck." Dawn smiled jokingly.

"This is gonna be cramped." Angel commented.

"Let's get her in the car." Buffy motioned. They helped Willow into her seat as Angel scooted in next to her ready to help.

Faith and Buffy sat in their regular seats and Spike slid into the back. "Guess my laps your only seat left lil' bit." He smirked coyly.

"I guess so." She snickered as she sat on his lap.

"Oh great this is gonna make me sick I just know it." Angel shook his head as Buffy started the car and drove off.

"Then look away you blood poof." Spike smirked.

"I seem to be doing a lot of that lately." Angel added.

"Oh don't lie you like it more than you let on." Spike teased.

"I do not." Angel winced. He leaned towards Willow comforting her. "Are you all right Will?" He asked considerate.

"I'm much better thanks to Dawnie." Willow smiled weekly.

"Anytime Will." She smiled back.

"Bloody hell, you are a good slayer pet." Spike smirked wrapping his arms around Dawn's waste.

"Except the whole letting a vampire bite you thing." Buffy added.

"You let a vampire bite you Dawnie." Willow questioned looking confused. "Oh I get it..but why would you let Spike bite you?" Willow asked still week.

"Why does everyone have to bring it up, ask Riley Finn not me." She spoke sarcastic.

"Oh don't bring him into this he's not even here." Buffy answered.

"I'm just saying I'm not the only one who's done it before." She replied.

"All right why doesn't everyone lay off her." Faith demanded. "She did just save Willow."

"But not the rest of them." Dawn answered.

"I figured there would be more." Buffy nodded. "We'll just go back and get them later when were more prepared this was a Willow rescue not a very well planned out thing." Buffy comforted Dawn.

They all went quiet as Faith turned on the radio. Dawn leaned her head on Spike's muscular chest making herself comfortable. She sighed as he wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer to him. Spike gently kissed her forehead breathing in the scent of her. She smiled closing her eyes.

"Look at those two over there it's disgusting." Angel frowned.

"I think it's kinda cute." Willow smiled leaning on Angel feeling week.

"You would." Angel added.

"Will you shut up poofter your ruining this...no actually not really but shut up anyways." Spike shot him a evil glance.

"Will you two stop fighting like an old married couple honestly." Dawn snickered.

"Fine luv I'll behave." Spike smiled running his fingers through her silky brown hair.

"Oh and we all know you tend to follow through with that promise." She spoke sarcastically remembering earlier in her bedroom. Spike just smiled.

They all sat silently as Buffy sped to get home wanting to get Willow rested and fed. Occasionally Spike and Angel would pick another fight with each other and Dawn would end it quickly. They always fought with each other no matter how much they cared about each other. Of the years they lived they were constantly in competition over power, and mainly over women. Always wanting to know who was the better man and for once Spike had proven to be that, he had gotten Dawn and Angel was partly jealous he knew he could never take this one from his, she was hopelessly his, if only he could believe that.

Buffy pulled into the Summer's home as everyone in the car piled out in a hurry. They helped Willow into the house in a hurry knowing she was week and needed to eat. Dawn stumbled out of the car and off of Spike's lap, Spike following after much more smoothly than Dawn. They all rushed into the house. Buffy and Angel placed Willow onto the couch making her comfortable.

"You need to eat something Will." Buffy knelt by her.

"I don't think I can." Willow cringed at the thought of food.

"Bring her anything you can from the kitchen you think she can eat." Buffy motioned to Dawn.

Dawn rushed to the kitchen and moved boxes of different foods around trying to find something Willow could eat. "Donuts!" She grabbed the box and ran back into the room giving it to Buffy.

Willow moaned as she took a donut from the stack. She tried took a bite and as soon as she did she realized she could eat. She scoffed it down and wanted more.

"Hungry red." Spike smiled.

"Mmhhm." She nodded scoffing down another donut.

"I'm done here I'm gonna head back to the crypt, if you guys hear anything new let me know." Spike kissed Dawn and strode out the door hoping she showed up at his place later.

"Angel help me get her upstairs." Buffy beckoned to Angel as he walked over and lifted Willow up into his arms with out hesitation, Buffy grabbed the donuts and followed.

Faith and Dawn sat downstairs on the couch side by side as Dawn was preparing herself for a talk from Faith. "So Dawnie, what's up?" She asked slyly.

"Nothing much I guess." She said shaking her head.

"Mmhhhmm." She paused. "So what about you and blondie?" Faith asked pursing the matter further.

"Nothing new really I mean." She breathed in one large breath. "I know it was stupid of me to forgive him so easily but he only did what he thought was safe for me ya know." She said looking up at Faith.

"I know. But the important question is, do you love him?" Faith looked at her with questioning eyes.

"More than life itself." Dawn whispered weekly.

"All right." She nodded. "Because he loves your crazy butt more than I have ever seen a Vampire love a girl." She looked at Dawn who was now smiling. "Spike is really in love with you, I honestly am not sure if he realizes how much you love him though." She paused. "Let him know." Faith reached over and hugged Dawn. "Your all grown up now Dawnie." She spoke still holding her in an embrace. "I'm gonna go to bed, need strength for whatever demons the scoobies gotta face tomorrow." Faith smiled. "Uhm, the couch is sorta my bed for the night you wanna let me have it?" She asked playfully.

"Actually I was thinking more like letting you stay in my room." She smiled. "I can take the couch."

"Mmmhhhmm." She nodded. "Couch or Spike's bed?" She asked sarcastically.

"Listen you want my room or not?" She asked standing up.

"Hey, don't need to tell me twice I would much rather sleep in a bed." She stood up and turned around walking up the stairs. "Night D."

"Night Faith." Dawn replied. She walked into the laundry room and grabbed a few pajama's she had put in a basket earlier. She changed into them. A pair of grey sweatpants and a black tank and she threw a sweatshirt over it.

Dawn walked out into the living room and out the door. She wondered down the street towards Spike's place. She would rather spend time with him tonight, and she got the hint when he was leaving, the way he looked at her before he shut the door that he wanted her to come see him. She walked into the graveyard giving that creepy vampire feel that it tended to and she crept over to his crypt. She saw no point in knocking, she opened the door and shut it behind her. She saw Spike sitting on a dresser blowing on his freshly painted black nails.

"What's up luv?" He asked smiling.

"I got couched. Faith was complaining so I let her have my room." She stepped closer. "And I was wondering if I could stay here instead." She smiled pressing her lip together gently.

"Well I don't know." Spike jumped off of the dresser and stepped closer. "You gonna let me actually sleep you tend to have only one thing on your mind." He smirked playfully.

"Oh yeah I have only one thing on my mind, not you, that's me." She spoke sarcastically.

"Right, I'm glad we agree on that." Spike put his hands around Dawn's waste he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers gently.

"So can I stay here or not?" She asked slyly.

"Oh why the bloody hell not." A crooked smile played across his face.

Dawn smiled and pushed him back. "Good, cause I'm exhausted." She smirked letting him know he wasn't getting any tonight.

"Way to shoot a man down." Spike frowned.

"Your not a man." Dawn snickered as she pulled herself under the covers.

"True." He smiled showing his teeth gleaming in the moonlight.

Spike walked over towards his bed and lay next to Dawn pulling her into his chest. "Little Bit?"

"Yeah." Dawn lied her head on his chest closing her eyes.

"I'm sorry about everything." He apologized.

"Spike, don't worry about it, I understand." She assured him. "Now shut up I'm tired." She laughed.

"All right." He ran his hand through her hair.

"And Spike?"

"Yeah." He answered.

"I love you." Dawn whispered.

"I love you too lil' bit." Spike smiled uncontrollably. "I always will."

Dawn lied in his arms more comfortable than she had ever been. She felt safe at home with him. For once she didn't have to pretend and Spike felt the same way. It was as if them being together was the only thing that made sense.