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'Its Just Blood'
Chapter Two
Dawn walked through the empty streets, "bet they wont even notice" Dawn mumbled to herself as she made her way to Spikes crypt.
"Spike", Dawn said as she pushed open the door, "Spike are you here" Dawn walked inside and put her bag on the chair,"Dawn what are you doing here?" Spike stood up from his bed wrapping the sheet around his waist, "im running away" she said with a smile she turned red realising Spike was naked, "Buffy didn't even come up to see me when you left, she just carried on like I wasn't there", she walked over to Spike's fridge well Spike pulled on some pants,"so what you got to eat?" she said as she swang open the fridge door open, "oh yeah forgot you were a big bad vamp", Dawn shut the door and turned to Spike, "why did you come here little bit, oh sorry I mean Dawn" Spike walked over to the door and looked out then shut it, "I didn't know where else to go and well I thought Buffy wont know im here, if she even notice's im gone", Dawn slumped down onto the chair, "please Spike just let me hide here for a little while I wont bother you im good at being invisible, please", she looked up at him with puppy dog eye's knowing Spike gives into them, "ah Dawn I don't know, Buffy and that come here a lot, and I have some shady guys come around", Dawn looked at the door she grabbed her bag and dashed down the back of his lair out of sight, "hey Spike, im sorry I snapped before" Buffy walked in Spike turned and looked at where Dawn had hid how did she know Buffy was coming?, "im just a bit wound up, anyway have you heard anything about that demon that attacked the magic box" Buffy strutted over to Spike, "Buffy im not in the mood, so sod' off, and no I haven't" Spike sat down on to his chair and flicked the TV on to the cooking channel, Buffy turned around and left, "fine I'll come back when your not all moody".
"Hey Willow", Xander called from the lounge, "I think I found it", Willow walked into the room, "that's great its so hard to find it with out an easy location spell, but it still works the old fashion way just a bit longer" Willow said a bit disappointed she didn't find it, "hey Will' how you holding up" Xander said putting down the book, "Its hard you know but its getting a bit easier",Buffy walked in the room, "hey guys, Spike didn't know anything, have you figured it out yet" Buffy put her coat on the hook, and sat on the couch next to Xander, "yeah Xander found it, no spells" Willow gave a little nod and a cheeky smile.
"Dawn she's gone you can come out" Spike said, "See Spike, she doesn't even know im gone" Dawn began to cry, "They don't even care, no-one has not since",Dawn paused, "not since mom died", Spike walked over to Dawn and hugged her,"Hey Nibblet it will be all good you can stay here for a while", Spike let go of her and held her by the shoulders,"I'll be your friend, an evil friend though don't forget im a bad ass" Dawn laughed a little at Spikes attempt to make her happy,"Thanks", Spike walked over to the bed and grabbed some blankets "here I'll set up a bed down stairs just in case Buffy comes here or any of the scoobies" he threw them at Dawn,"follow me" he motioned for her to come down stairs he opened the hatch so she could get down, "you know going down there with you is very dangerous", Spike looked at Dawn, "oh Nibblet I wont hurt you", he said "I know",she stepped down in to the dark room, "Spike I may need some light, its a bit... AHHHHHHHHHH" Dawn screamed as some-one or something leaped on her,"SPIKE, HELP" Spike came flying down the stairs and ripped the creature of Dawn, "its a Cat Dawn, a little Kitty" Spike said with a smile, "they are worth lots in a game of poker", Dawn just stared at him still in a little shock, "it scared you though didn't it Dawn", Spike let out a little Chuckle, "yes Spike it did, im in a vampires crypt and I've just gone under ground with him into a dark room and then to have something fly at me, I'd say yes I was scared, wait you play poker with kittens?, thought you were suppose to be evil", Dawn said "but hey I like kitties" Dawn grabbed the kitten from his hands and began to stroke its head "so where can I sleep, it doesn't really matter anywhere will do me just fine," Dawn looked around, "yes here will do" she plonked herself onto the ground,"Wouldn't you prefer the bed over there" Spike said pointing to the bed in the corner of the room, "oh I saw that, I was just playing, you know haha Dawn made funny", Spike shook his head, "well im going out do you want me to pick you up some food, cause you living people don't really like blood, do ya" Dawn walked over to the bed and dumped the blankets on it she reached into her bag," I have some money Spike" she said as she opened her purse, "oh Bit im a vampire, the walking dead I don't need money" he pulled out his smokes and put one in his mouth, "Do you want one" , he held out the pack to Dawn she reach her hand out and pulled one from the cardboard box, "thanks I think I might start smoking".
"Ok Willow im going to hit the hay im a bit tired" Buffy wandered up the stairs to her room.
"So Willow", Xander said letting out a sigh, "Will you be my best man at the wedding?", Willow smiled, "what are you saying Xander im some sort of man, im not a girl" Willow looked at Xander trying so hard not to laugh, "No Will' I didn't mean that, well ahh" Xander stoped what he was saying, Willow burst into laughter, "Of course I will Xander it'll be really, really cool, I mean its fantastic" Willow leaped over and threw her arms around Xander.
Buffy lay in her room staring at the roof "oh mom I don't know what to do Dawn seems upset lots at the moment" Buffy said in a whisper a tear began to trickle down her cheek she wiped it away and closed her eyes remembering the good times she had with her mom and Dawn. "Xander how is everything going with you and Anya anyway?" Xander looked over at Willow then down at his hands resting on his knee's "yeah everything's great just a bit worried about all the evil rally's and her demon friend's meeting each other" Willow gave a giggle "that's going to be fun to explain, oh yes his horns well they are a face deformity and his red skin, sunburn" Willow laughed a bit more until Xander smiled "yeah that's going to be interesting"
Dawn sat on the her new bed and looked around at the Spider ridden crypt thinking to herself "why did I even come here its so gross" she stood up and went up stairs and flicked on the TV "god what is it with spike and cooking shows" she flicked through the channels until she decided on watching passions, the crypt door flew open as Spike kicked it with his foot Dawn had stood up and ran into the shadows " Pet its me got sugar, sugar and more sugar oh and some whisky and bourbon for me"
Dawn stepped out of the shadows "Thought you were Buffy, oh what kinda sugar she grabbed the bag from his grip and opened it Spike took off his duster and threw it onto the concrete tomb Dawn pulled out a juice box and sat down " Spike why do you like these cooking channels, and passions so much" Spike walked over to the bar fridge and pulled out some blood "its amusing" he said blankly they sat in silence for a few moments "what's this demon Buffy's getting you find out about?" Dawn asked with a questioning look "oh just some Pestering..." he didn't finish his sentence Dawn threw her juice box across the crypt and into the waste bin next to the fridge "hey you got a great shot on you their pet" Spike said amazed "well what can I say, im stronger then you think" Dawn boasted, Spike pulled out his smokes and slipped on into his lips "don't forget me" Dawn protested grabbing it from his lips "Hey" Spike said "throw me the lighter Spiky" she put out her hand and clicked her fingers "alright already you highness" Spike said jokingly he began to pull his lighter out when he suddenly flew forward towards dawn rushed her down the stairs underground "hey what's the big ide..." Spike put his hand over her mouth and made a hushing sound just then the stone door to his crypt flew open "Spike are you here" a voice came from up stairs, Spike sat Dawn on the bed and walked back up stairs "Sod' off" he said to whoever was up there "Don't be so crude spike its me Glory" the voices got quieter Dawn could no longer hear them "what's Glory doing back?" she wondered 'CRASH' a loud noise came from right above her, dirt from the roof came down on her "what's happening up there?" "BLOODY HELL GLORY WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM" Spikes voice boomed from up stairs, Dawn stood up and ran to the back of the room into the shadows "oh know she knows, she knows im the key" Dawn said quietly.
Twenty minutes later after all the noise stoped the hatch opened and Spike fell down the stairs blacking out as he hit the ground "Spike" Dawn whispered still watching the stairs in case Glory came down "Spike are you ok" Dawn crawled along the ground staying as low as possible once she reached his still motionless body she place her hands on his shoulders and shook him softly "Spike wake up" he slowly opened his eyes then closed them again "Bloody hell" he muttered he slowly sat up rubbing the back of his neck "next time I try to take on a god please stop me" he said to Dawn.
"Hey Buffster" Xander called from the kitchen as Buffy came down stairs "have you heard any more about Glory" Buffy said just as Xander was about to answer the phone rang " Hello Miss Summers its Debbie from Sunnydale high school im ringing about Dawn" she pause "Oh what's Dawn done now" Buffy said with a sigh "Well Miss Summers she hasn't been attending school lately, she cut class today" Buffy hung up the phone with a bang "What's up Buffy" Xander said looking at Buffy with concern buffy turn around slowly looking at the stairs "Dawns been cutting class" Buffy started to walk up the stairs "Hey Dawns probably already on her way to school" Buffy continued walking up the stairs "I didn't see her come down today" she said once she reached the top of the stairs.
Spike sat up slowly "Bloody hell" he looked around and spotted Dawn curled up with her blanket at the foot of the stairs "oh the silly Nibblet" he said as he picked her up and took her over to the bed and put her down she didn't move at all she was in such a deep sleep he could hear her breathing it was slow and steady he stood over her looking down at her sleep "I could bite her right now" he was thinking as he pulled her blanket over her when he saw her shiver. he walked back up stairs looking at the destruction caused by his little rough house with Glory "Bugger this" he said going over to his bed and laying down "can't do anything useful in the daytime"
"Dawn can I talk to you" Buffy knocked on the Dawns door "Dawn" she said as she pushed the door open to an empty room, Willow walked past the door way and saw Buffy in Dawns room "what you doing Buffy?" she said leaning up against the door frame "oh ah did you hear Dawn leave for school today?" Buffy said willow walked in "don't know, well look her bags gone so she must of left for school" Buffy nodded her head and walked back out the door and down stairs with Willow "What's up Buffy?" Willow said with concern for her friend "Its just Dawn she's been skipping classes" Willow sighed with relief "oh good, I mean I thought something really bad was happening, but come on every teenager skips classes now and then, she's probably still grieving for Joyce" Willow reassured Buffy "yeah your right" Buffy said shaking it off.
"SPIKE!" Dawn cried from down stairs "SPIKE!" she stood up and ran up the stairs, she ran over to him and shook him "SPIKE" he sat up with a jolt "Sod' off," Spike began until he saw Dawn standing over him "Oh pet what is it what's Wrong?" he said beginning to become worried "Dawn" he said again she just stood there Staring at him "Im sorry Spike I, I just woke up remembering last night and I, well I thought you were really hurt and I well I" Spike pulled Dawn down to comfort her, he stoke her hair while repeating "Its okay Nibblet Im here and im Fine" they sat there for a few moments until Dawn calmed down "Im sorry" she said "you must think im pathetic" she said playing with her little pinkie, Spike stood up and put his hands on her shoulders and shook her slightly "you're not pathetic your hurt and lost I know how your feeling" Dawn pulled away and said "yeah because your in love with my sister and she treats you like, like crap but you still love her even after everything she's said and done to you" she began to walk towards the crypt door "Dawn I don't know love is not something you can control, you can't choose who you are in love with" he said walking towards her "im going to be late for school she said opening the door letting the light flood in making Spike run back "Dawn bloody hell vampire here sunlight doesn't like me" Dawn stood in the sunlight looking in at his shady figure
and simply said "Good" as she slammed the door shut.
Spike stood there frozen looking at the door a bit stunned at Dawns reaction " What did I do" he said out loud he didn't even think that Dawn might have a crush on him.
"I can't believe I just done that im such a Git" Dawn said as she walked out of the grave yard she didn't even look at her watch to what time it was she just continued walking to school once she reached the school doors she glared in the windows it was empty no-one was there you could almost hear the mice squeak she looked down at her watch it read 4.45pm "oh my god no way I so didn't sleep all day" slowly turning around she began to walk back to her house until she remembered "oh no I ran away great" she began to walk back to the crypt once she reached it she stood at the door see placed her hands on the door the rested her head on it, Spike was on the other side of the door listening to her heart beat speed up then slow back down until she built up the courage she pulled the door open at Spike was standing there in the door way the sun had gone down enough for him to stand right at the door way, Dawn stared at him then pushes past him and walks over to the bar fridge and pull out Spikes bottle of whisky " its about time I have a drink" she simply said "oi that's mine" Spike said walking over to her and pulling the bottle from her lips "Spike I thought you were suppose to be evil now give me a drink" Spike took a swig and handed it back "im not saying you can't I just want a sip too" Dawn smiled at him "sorry about before I was just a bit well I don't really know why I acted like that" she said slipping up on the concrete coffin "Spike" Dawn began "Why do you love Buffy?" she looked at him well taking another sip on the drink she coughed a bit at the strong burning sensation down her throat
Spike pulled the bottle out of her hand and gave her a bottle of bourbon "a little less burning as it goes down"she smiled at him still waiting for an answer "Hey bit I really don't know why" she looked down at her feet then look at him with a mischievous look in her eye "we need music" she said as she stood up and walked over to his CD and record collection "what you got here Spike" she said pulling out a Brittany Spears CD "Don't tell anyone alright" he said with a growl Dawn walked over to his Stereo and popped it in "so Spike what's your favourite song" she looked at the back of the case "Hit me baby one more time, don't tell anyone" he said a little embarrassed if he could go red he would be the colour of a tomato "its our little secret" she said zipping her lips together with her fingers
My loneliness is killing me
and I, I must confess
I still believe
The music blared in the background as dawn began to dance along "come on Spike lighten up for one night have fun" Spike walked over to her and started to dance with her "your a bad influence on me Dawn" he said smiling, Dawn was a little shocked by it she turned red luckily she could hold back the giggles " yeah im a real bad girl, you'll learn bad habits from me Spike watch out" they danced along to the music.
when im not with you I lose my mind
give me a sign
hit me baby one more time
Dawn stoped dancing and looked at Spike "What is it Nibblet fun time over already he said trying to get her dance with him "its about Buffy isn't it" Spike looked at her a little confused "what is?" she walked over to the stereo and pressed stop "my loneliness is killing me, when im not with you I lose my mind, this song its about buffy isn't it" she said a bit disappointing
"Well I never thought as it like that" Spike said walking away from Dawn "I'm tired Nibblet im going to bed" Dawn grabbed his arm and pulled him over to her " please don't im just being and idiot, A little of the green eye monster coming out" Spike stood there staring down at Dawn he just looked at her then it all clicked he had figured out what was wrong she liked him "Do you like me Pet" he said in a low voice "of course I do Spike your like my best friend the only person, I can be myself around and really the only person who talks to me no matter what is happening around us all" she said " No dawn I know that I mean do you have feelings for me?" Dawn was embarrassed her cheeks turning red, Spike could hear her heart beat speed up but he still stood there waiting for an answer "Dawn is that why you came here when you ran away" Spike said
"Im tired Spike im going to bed" she said opening the hatch and stepping down until she disappeared out of Spikes View leaving him there wondering.
thanks guys for reading the next addition will be up soon im just having Writers block so any idea's im open for :) oh please review this is my first story here.