Night Fright
Sunnydale, the world without shrimp 1997
Dear Diary,
I crept up behind them because I wanted to have a little fun. Mom totally thought Buffy was taking me to Melinda's house, but she was already on patrol when I left. I overheard Giles talking to Buffy when we got back from LA yesterday. She fights vampires! And there's a big dead one she already defeated that apparently they're still worried about. She's gone to meet up with Willow and Xander but it's about vampires I'm sure of it.
Willow and Xander were walking past the cemetery holding ice cream, I wanted ice cream but I didn't have any money so I just watched them. They were talking about movies that I haven't seen and they almost see me. But I'm so sneaky I hid behind a bush and they didn't notice. I think if a vampire hadn't attacked them, Xander and Willow may have kissed. Does she like him? Oh I like having secrets.
Buffy always has secrets and she never tells me anything. Buffy had to show up and ruin my following fun. But I did see her kill a vampire, it wasn't like I expected at all. He turned to dust right in front of the three of them and they acted like nothing much had happened. They just watched a person disintegrate and they're acting like they do this everyday. Who is my sister? They were talking about some guy called 'The Master' who sounds pretty ominous. Is he a cult leader? I saw a documentary about cults on the discovery channel. Well, I watched five minutes of it because it was on.
I walked home slowly and fell onto my bed. I scrunched up my eyes and stared at the ceiling. I thought about Buffy a whole lot, and then I realised how stupid it was that I was thinking about her. I folded my arms and scowled, maybe I was jealous. We've been here a year now and I still haven't made that many friends. Buffy has this perfect little gang of people, I have no one. Why doesn't anyone like me? Do I need to get some new shoes? I bet mom won't even let get the ones I want. Why does this whole town suck.
I was still staring up at the ceiling, refusing to sleep, when Buffy came home. I could hear her excited giggles and lies to mom about where she'd been. She sounded so happy, and mom believed her! I couldn't stand it, so I covered my ears and turned over in the bed. It was a little while later than I saw a beam of light from the hall fall across the opposite wall. I pretended to be asleep, so Buffy sat on the edge of my bed. I didn't want her to be in here. But then he stroked my hair against my pillow and whispered in the dark. "Dawnie, just promise me that you'll always be safe. I do what I do to protect you. I love you." She leaned down and kissed my forehead, I guess she thought I was asleep. And I guess that was nice of her to say. She wasn't hiding it from me.
Dawn Xx