"Oh.. that's my date!" Dawn jumped up as the doorbell rang.
"Stay in crowded areas" Buffy reminded her little sister. "I will pick you up at 10 in front of the ice cream bar"
"I will" Dawn nodded, barely listening. She ran for the door and opened it.
She was surprised when she found Spike at her doorstep instead of her date.
"Hi bit" He softly said.
What are you doing here?
"Just wondered if you are done over thinking"
Buffy came to the door at the sound of Spike's voice. "You're on a date with Spike?" She asked surprised. Dawn didn't get a chance to reply.
"No, that would be with me" James turned up from behind Spike. At the sight of James, Spike's eyes gave looks of fury.
Come on, Spike. Don't make this hard on me
Buffy blinked when she noticed the look in his eyes.
"Come on James, let's go" Dawn nervously said as she could see an impossible situation developing here. She grabbed his arm.
"Have fun!" Buffy called.
"Uh-huh" Dawn replied.
"So, what are you here for?" Buffy informed Spike.
"To see if I had to watch the bit"
Buffy crossed her arms. "You seem way eager to watch my little sister lately. You got something you want to share?"
"Not a thing" Spike frowned. "Give her this on her birthday" He gave a little package to Buffy and then turned and walked out on her.
Buffy studied the package that was actually wrapped.
What a strange thing for Spike to do. Give her little sister a birthday present.
It wasn't like the time he had attempted to give her chocolate for her birthday.
The box of chocolates had been beaten up.
She took the package to her room and hid it in the closet. This way she would have time to over think whether she should give Dawn the present or not.