Second best

[skeleton_jack]

I stayed indoors as long as I could, but Spike's request for me to stay in the crypt interfered with my set logic pattern. I'm capable of two things: worship Spike, and slaying. Seeing as how he hadn't been back for a while, I shifted into the thing-I-do-second-best mode

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[dawn_thekey]

I watched my sister pocket her stake. I sighed in relief as I watched her start to take off. But she stopped. I looked at her. Then she turned and stared directly at me...well not me..but the bush that was keeping my cover.

"You can stop hiding now. One, because the vampire has been disposed of and two because well...it just seems silly now that I know you’re there. Unless you enjoy hiding in bushes and do it on a regular basis, in that case...continue.

I stayed down low for a few minutes. How did she know?...she always knew I guess. She said the vampire had been disposed of. What if I had just been some random human walking by and hid for the sake of hiding and she goes off and says basically yes it was a vampire. I shrugged that off and focused more on the last part of that. The hiding thing and doing so on a regular basis.

I don't always hide...sneaking out of the house on the other hand. The window...such a great idea. And more of a challenge then using a door. Buffy continued to stand her ground. So it was either I stand up or given time she would just come over to see just who...or what was behind here.

"No..I don't hide on a regular basis...."

I stood up and walked around the bush and made my way over to my sister. I looked at her. She looked different. I also looked at her outfit. The last I saw her she wasn't wearing a skirt and pink top with a leather jacket over it.

"Please don't be mad at me. I just well Willow and Tara had other stuff to do then hang out and uh....when did you change your clothes?"

[skeleton_jack]

“Dawn!” I half yelled at her unintentionally due to the unexpectedness that is was her who had been my late-night stalker from the shrubs. Smiling cheerfully I walked over to her and hugged her tightly. After pulling away I adjusted the collar of her shirt since I had rudely disheveled it in midst of all my excitement.

“Oh, I’m not made.” I supplied a warm smile just incase she didn’t believe me. “Willow and Tara...?” I thought on those names momentarily till I could connect those two names with stored file information. “Oh! Right. Well maybe it’s best you left them alone. I’m sure they’d appreciate the ‘alone-time’ so they can practice...witchcraft and...other sources of gay amusement.”

I looked down over myself as she mentioned my clothing.

“This? Warren gave it to me. He’s very nice. Have you two met?”

[dawn_thekey]

I kinda jumped a little back as Buffy yelled my name. Okay I wasn't expecting that. Then she started to come at me. I thought I was doomed for sure. I cringed thinking the lecture of a life time was coming and I would be getting pulled by my arm as she took me home telling me I was grounded for life but that was far from what happened. She was huggin me!. This is new...not that I mind.

A few moments later she let go of me. I stood there looking as if I was just slapped in the face. And then Buffy proceeded into fixing my shirt collar.

"Uh..thank you..."

She was in shock!. That's it. It hasta be it. Because of the funeral thing and mom being gone. That or she has jumped into the mother role really fast. Since when did Buffy care about my shirt collar? She told me she wasn't mad and then a big smile came across her face.

"Good..thats uh good. Buffy...are you feeling okay?"

I looked at her as she mentioned Willow and Tara and then said how along time was good so they could practice wicca. I rose an eyebrow. Then looked at her as she said other sources of gay amusement....

"Okay that last part you could of ya know left that out...."

Then I mentioned her clothes and she looked at them. At this point I didn't know what to say...or think. And this is new for me.

Warren? What!...wow..she just keeps talking and I keep losing my thoughts and what to say. Since when does my sister what anything to do with Warren unless it involved her kicking his ass.

"Warren...ya I have met him..uh sorta..kinda. uh I have heard about him. Nice...Warren. Buffy..I think we should get you home."

[skeleton_jack]

"Good..thats uh good. Buffy...are you feeling okay?"

I nodded and smiled in response.

"Yes. I'm fine. Better than fine even. Thank you for asking. And how are you?"

"Okay that last part you could of ya know left that out...."

I tilted my head inquisitively and frowned some at her comment.

"Do you have a problem concerning their sexual orientation? They are our friends and we should be happy for them and support them in their lesbionic endeavorers."

I nodded authoritatively and smiled. We should love our friends no matter what. That includes the gay ones!

"Warren...ya I have met him..uh sorta..kinda. uh I have heard about him. Nice...Warren. Buffy..I think we should get you home."

"But who will slay the vampires? By rule they don't usually go around staking themselves. Although, that would be helpful. And what about Spike? How will he know where to find me?"