Dawn had mixed feelings
At least he doesn't read my mind when I don't want him to…
But on the other hand he was the only one that actually heard me. Literally.
Still I wonder when he's gonna tell me…
Patience, Dawn, patience
She finally told herself.
Downstairs she heard voices. She listened carefully. Was Spike still here?
Had he bumped into Willow? And what if so, how was he explaining himself? She sneaked into the hallway of the upper floor.
"Listen, if you're doing this to win something then you shouldn't"
It was her sister and Spike. The voices came from the hallway down the stairs.
"What would I want to win?" Spike answered kind of irritated.
"Come on Spike, we both know the answer to that question," Buffy said waving her hand firmly. "You're not throwing the party because you want to" she added.
"Why? I can't throw Dawn a party because I want to?"
"So, you just became all cute and cuddly then?"
"No, but I could want it" Dawn smiled to herself and held her hand to her heart. So, Spike did care. She tiptoed back to her room and this time made the presence of her coming more known with her footstep bouncing in the upper hall way. She hopped down the stairs innocently.
"Hi Buffy. Back already?" She greeted her sister. Then she turned her eyes to Spike.
"Hi Spike" she said casually.
"Bit," he nodded to her. It fell silent for a while. Buffy placed her hands on her hips, her elbows facing back.
"Err yes. We were just discussing…"
"Oh you don't need to explain" Dawn waved it away with a smile. Spike looked at her examining.
"Ok. So, why don't you go sit in the living room? I'll be right there," Buffy said sending her sister away. Dawn narrowed her eyes.
"Fine," she answered kind of bitchy. She walked out and felt Spike's eyes in her back as she walked away.
At least he's mine. , she thought and immediately regretted her thought right after that. The tone of it.
Even though she wanted to be more involved in her sisters life and she hated her for not letting her, she shouldn't be thinking like this.
Likely things weren't easy for Buffy as well.
Spike had been her… well comfort. No matter how much Dawn hated it.
She actually loved Spike. Her sister didn't. That was a big difference.
It seemed fair that she who loved him could have him and be loved back.
Dawn made herself comfortable in the living room, hearing the suppressed voices from the hallway. It provoked her curiosity.
At one point she couldn't resist it any longer. She snuck into the kitchen which also had a door that led to the hallway and pressed her ear onto the door.
"Please, I just need…"
"I can't do this anymore, Buffy. You hurt me!"
"What changed?"
"I still love you, but…"
"Then what makes you turn me down?" Silence. "O god, this is so embarrassing" the voice of her sister continued with a hint of disgust.
"You broke up with me, remember? You didn't even give me a reasonable explanation for it"
"You know that Dawn was on the urge of finding out about us!" Dawn made fists. The conversation was truly making her upset.
"Honestly I think she's not that bloody stupid! I bet she's known for a while"
Then she heard them whispering. It frustrated her. She opened the door pretending to be walking in casually.
The sight that was given to her eyes was not making her feel any better...
A/N: yeah, i wonder what Dawn's seeing there .. don'tcha? ;)