Season 5 Episode 13 Blood Ties
Buffy and the others had just finished fighting Glory at the hospital and were making sure everyone was alright. Then Buffy went over to Dawn.
"Are you okay? Did she hurt you?"
"Why do you care?" Dawn asked.
Buffy looked at her, "because I love you. You're my sister."
Dawn just glared at her, "No I'm not," she said gritting her teeth.
"Yes you are. Look, it's blood. It's Summer's blood." Buffy grabbed her shoulder wound, lacing her hand with blood, then pressed it against Dawn's. "It's just like mine. It doesn't matter where you came from, or-or how you got here. You are my sister. There's no way you could annoy me so much if you weren't."
. . .
After going to her room and slamming the door, she knew what she had to do. Sneaking out of her room and climbing down the trellis, she headed out of the backyard making sure they didn't hear her, except . . .
"Geez, Lurk much?" she questioned, suppressing a scream, as she bumped into Spike
"I wasn't lurkin'. I was standin' about. It's a whole different vibe."
Dawn just looked at him, then she noticed the box in his arm. So she commented on how lame and crappy the present was, plus how Buffy wouldn't even touch it.
"Shouldn't you be tucked away in your beddy-bye all warm and safe where nothing can eat you?" Spike said, leaning towards her.
Dawn tried to suppress a laugh, "Is that supposed to scare me?"
Spike sighed, "Little tremble wouldn't hurt."
"Sorry, it's just - Come on, I'm badder than you."
"Are not," Spike said defending his badness.
Dawn had to continue. "Am too. You're standing in the bushes hugging a bent box of chocolates, and I'm...
"What? Sneaking out to braid hair and watch Teletubbies with your mates?"
"No, I'm breaking into the Magic Shop, to steal things."
"Magic shop, eh? All number of beasties between here and there. Bet they'd really go for a Little Red Riding Hood like you. That wouldn't set too well with big sister."
Dawn looked around as Spike's words made her realize the truth. But that wasn't going to stop her. "I can take care of myself."
More silence passed as she could tell she needed his help, but she didn't wanna ask for it so . . .
"You wanna come steal some stuff?"
"Yeah, all right."
