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Title: Broken Children (2/?)
Author: Xeelia
Pairing: Angel/Spike/Dawn
Rating: PG-13 this chapter NC-17 later chapters
Disclaimer: **No characters are mine!!**
Summery: Dawn is broken, Spike is broken, can Angel really fix these lost children?
After drying off and changing into sweat pants Spike looked to his Sire. Angel changed into silk pajama bottoms, feeling no need to hide his body from Dawn either.
“Who is sleeping in the middle?” Dawn’s voice broke the eye lock the two vamps had on one another. Both turned and told her the same thing. “You.”
With that Dawn smiled a tiny smile and cuddled under the covers. Angel lay on her left and Spike on her right. Spike turned her so her back was facing him and spooned her, making sure to keep a tight grip on her waist. Angel lay facing her and wrapped his arm around both bodies sharing his bed. Dawn felt secure and safe and fell quickly into a sleep.
Both vampires woke to a high pitch scream coming from Dawn. She was still nestled between them but was screaming for Spike.
“Shhh Bit ‘m here. Baby you gotta wake up.”
“S-spike, oh god I’m sorry! I had that dream again!!” Dawn was in tears.
“’m not going anywhere Bit, I promised. Not gonna leave ya baby, never ever.” Spike continued to coo to her until she fell asleep. Angel watched as Spike unconsciously wrapped his body around Dawn’s like a protective cocoon and fell back to sleep.
“My poor little ones, don’t you worry, I will take care of you.” Angel kissed them both on the forehead before returning to his own slumber.
Twenty minutes later Spike was screaming. He was calling for Dawn.
“Spike, Spike, I’m here! Please Spike wake up I’m here!” Dawn used one hand to comb through Spike’s hair while the other one clutched him tightly. Spike’s eyes opened but to Angel’s horror they were gold. Before Angel could think of what was happening Spike totally vamped. Dawn didn’t react at all it seemed though. She continued to coo to him until suddenly Spike bit her neck. Angel went to remove Spike forcibly when the younger vamp simply pulled back and fell back to sleep holding Dawn tighter than before.
“Dawn are you alright?” Angel asked Dawn.
Dawn yawned before answering. “Yes it happens about once a week. It doesn’t hurt and he doesn’t drink, it’s just a link.” With that the teen fell back to sleep.
Angel smiled slightly at her innocence. He knew what it was and though she was right it was a link it was also so much more.
The next day Spike and Dawn woke to the smell of bacon, eggs, toast, and O-neg. They both scrambled up to get dressed. Dawn dressed herself in long flowing skirt Tara had given her and long sleeved black t-shirt. Spike wore his normal all black ensemble.
They walked down stairs to the kitchen with their arms wrapped tightly around one another. Neither had thought of the fact that Angel had employees who might be there too.
As they approached the kitchen they could hear Cordelia’s voice. “Angel you can’t just take him in! I understand you bringing Dawn here but Spike?!? He is evil and an ass!! You aren’t thinking clearly.”
“It is actually none of your business Cordelia. This is a Family matter.” Angel’s voice held a bit of Angelus in it but she didn’t seem to have picked up on it.
“Oh you mean like Penn, or like the last time Spike was here?”
“Didn’t I already fire you Cordelia? Why are you here?” Angel was trying hard not to hurt her. She was his friend and he did care for her but she didn’t understand.
“Because I am worried about you!” the ex-cheerleader screeched.
“Should we leave you two alone?” Asked Dawn as she and Spike entered the kitchen.
“No Princess, Cordy was just leaving.” Only Spike heard the low, “One way or another.”
Spike kept in physical contact with Dawn as they made their way to the food Angel had laid out for them. Cordelia tried to grab Dawn away from him and instantly he was in gameface and growling while Dawn was scowling.
“Don’t touch me, I don’t like it.” Dawn glared daggers that the ex-cheerleader. “We have all the help we need. We don’t need you.”
“Dawnie you don’t understand! Spike might seem nice, but it is only because of that chip!! HE’s evil and Angel has lost his friggin’ mind!” Cordelia was exasperated, she just knew she needed to get the kid out of there. “Social Services won’t let you stay with them anyway! Hello! Vampires!”
“You actually think that anyone can take me away if I don’t want to go? Angel and Spike will protect me, they won’t let those fucks take me away!” Dawn was in tears now and turned to bury her face in Spike’s chest.
Angel on the other hand was enraged. “Leave now Cordelia, before I do something you won’t have a chance to regret.”
“Fine but I will be back, with help!” Cordelia turned to leave but Dawn jumped on her back knocking her to the ground and began hitting her.
Angel scooped the girl up and looked pointedly at Cordelia. “If you do there will be more than a pissed off teen to deal with, remember that.”
Cordelia left as quickly as she could.
After calming Dawn the three sat down to actually eat. Once breakfast was finished Dawn got antsy. “So um, when are you two leaving? I don’t wanna be all alone, what if she comes back?”
“Don’t worry princess, you won’t even notice we left and my room is secured magically, no one will find you there except me and Spike.” Angel petted her hair as he spoke.
“OK.” Dawn smiled and went to sit in Spike’s lap.
“I do have a question for you two. Why can Spike bite you and sqeeze you until he causes bruises without the chip going off?”
“’Cause he isn’t trying to hurt me. It only works when he plans on hurting someone.”
“I see, would it be easier for you two if Spike made you sleepy princess?” Angel’s calm words washed over Dawn and she smiled.
“Yes.”
“OK, well we should get going soon so let’s go up to my room.” Angel led them to his room and watched as Spike morphed. He sensed no fear from Dawn, only trust as Spike sung his fangs into her neck. It was only moments and it was over. Dawn was sound asleep.
“Well Will, we need to go now and seeing as you just fed on the rarest blood on earth I think that the removal should go just fine.”
“Sire? Will she be alright?” The spooked look in Spike’s eyes made Angel curse the Scoobies as well as Glory and even Buffy for the harm that had befallen both Spike and Dawn.
“Yes, I will not let anything happen to her or to you, never again, I promise you that.” The grim tone in Angle’s voice put Spike’s fears at ease.
The two vampires left by sewer to have the government behavioral chip removed while Dawn slept peacefully.
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