Consuming bitterness

Dawn wept into her pillow, her cries so consuming she didn't hear her bedroom door open then close. What she did feel was the sense of comfort and anger that was suddenly surrounding her.

It could be only one person.

Spike...

A hand gently rubbed her shoulder and Dawn just wept harder. Sighing Spike sat on the bed and pulled her up from the pillow and against his chest. He felt his heart contract as Dawn gripped his shirt and he soon felt water seep through the fabric and moisten his chest.

But he didn't complain, he sat still hummed softly and rubbed her back. He sat there for a good half an hour before Dawn stopped crying. To his anger as soon as she stopped she pushed him back and turned her back on him.

" It's been half an hour Spike, that's hell lot of time compared to what I've had recently."

Spike looked at Dawn's back in confusion. As she had cried on his chest he had felt against his better nature his anger slowly seep away, now he could feel it all flowing back. White hot anger that made him shake. He felt himself begin to shake and he curled his hands into fists. His finger nails cutting into his palm resulting in blood seeping in-between his fingers.

" We've been over this Dawn. I'm not a mind-"

Dawn shot around at that.

" Oh but you are ! You are mind reader ! You are ! And ever since you turned Buffy that's all it's been. BUFFY THIS AND BUFFY THAT, AND NOT JUST BY YOU BY EVERYONE !"

"SO THIS YOUR ANSWER IS IT ! PUSH PEOPLE OUT PUT A DAMPENER ON OUR HAPPINESS ! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE WAITED THIS HAPPINESS !"

" DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING ! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE ! HAVING A SLAYER FOR A SISTER. How can I shine if i'm living by the sun ?"

" This isn't the way to do this Dawn. Your taking the wrong path, carry on this way and-"

" And what Spike ?"

" your end up alone."

" I'M ALREADY ALONE !"

Spike looked at her shocked, shocked by the bitterness that attacked him from Dawn's voice. Then the room began to shake, and a power so great it was absolute exploded into the room. He collapsed to the floor struggling to stand.

" D-D-Dawn."

He rasped. Dawn turned to him and slowly her body began to glow, she began to glow green, Her eyes glowing and bright green. Spike's eyes widened. Dawn came closer, her whole body surrounded in a green aura. Her power was suffocating and she was coming closer, it was like a heavy rock was pushing down on his chest. He couldn't move. Dawn knelt beside him and put a hand on his forehead.

A horrible scream rang out through the Summers household. Buffy froze. She knew that scream.

" SPIKE !"

Teamed up with Vampire speed she was in Dawn's room in an instant. Spike was on the floor unconscious his forehead glistening in cold sweat. She looked at his palms, confused to see blood leaking from them. Her eyes flashed yellow and she turned to Dawn.

" What happened here."

Her voice deadly serious. Dawn took a deep breath, she felt exhausted but the last thing she could remember was yelling at Spike, then everything had flashed green and Spike had been on the floor her hand pressed over his forehead.

" I don't know."

Her voice breaking.

" It's ok Dawnie, go downstairs and get Willow."

" But-"

"Now Dawn do it now !"

Her eyes flashing dangerously yellow. Dawn left the room without protest.

Buffy immediately fell to his side, she took his palm and licked them clean before ripping her shirt and bandaging them. She allowed herself to smile in pleasure at the flavour of Spike's blood, spicy like cinnamon with the unique flavour that was Spike.

" What happened to you."

She whispered. The brief calmness that swept over her at the taste of Spike's blood faded and her panic returned full on.

" DAWN WHERE IS WILLOW !"

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