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I Love You
0 reviewsConnor and Dawn admit their feeling for one another while Connor's parents (Angel and Cordelia) listen on.
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Never Will You Be Alone
Chapter Eleven-I Love You
Connor knocked on Dawn's door gently, praying that she wasn't asleep or worse. His hair was still drenched from the shower and his eyes were still sore from crying. He was rewarded for his efforts when her gentle call came through the wood.
"Come in..." Connor frowned as he pushed it open. She sounded so tired. Her face lit up as she saw him standing at the doorway. "Connor..." Dawn breathed in slight relief. He tilted his head.
"Why so surprised?" He asked as he stepped walked toward her bedside. Dawn extended her hand to him. He took it and then was yanked onto the bed next to her. He then felt the warmth of tears on his chest.
"I thought...don't you ever..." She choked. Even with his enhanced hearing ability he couldn't catch what she was saying. Connor ran his fingers through her long hair.
"Dawnie, baby, I can't hear what you're saying.." He said gently. Dawn snuggled deeper into his unmoving chest. Connor wrapped his arm around her waist, careful of a wound that wasn't there.
"Don't you ever get distracted again in a battle. Not because of me.." She spoke clearly through her tears. Connor tightened his arm around her.
"Dawn, look at me." She did as he asked. Connor slipped a finger underneath her chin. "I'm going to worry about you. I'm going to get distracted. I'm going to want to protect you. All because I love you." Dawn's eyes widened at his admission. "I think I have since you held me and told me that what I was didn't matter. Because I was amazing no matter what. What you did...how I felt...only confirmed those feelings." Connor sat up suddenly and pulled her against his chest, forcing her to raise up into a sitting position. "I...don't know what I would have done if I had lost you.."
"Been lost," Dawn teased.
"Good to see your feeling better already," Connor drawled with a gentle smile. Dawn giggled.
"For the record, I love you too." Dawn was momentarily blinded by the brilliance of his smile.
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Angel and Cordelia had thought to check up on Dawn when the conversation the two teenagers were having reached them.
"Don't you ever get distracted again in a battle. Not because of me.."
"Dawn, look at me. I'm going to worry about you. I'm going to get distracted. I'm going to want to protect you. All because I love you." Cordelia glanced at Angel with wide eyes. The dark vampire only smiled lightly at his son's admission. Cordelia rolled her eyes, but couldn't help her own smile. It was her son's first love, after all, and if she had anything to say about it, it would be his last. "I think I have since you held me and told me that what I was didn't matter. Because I was amazing no matter what. What you did...how I felt...only confirmed those feelings." It was slowly becoming apparent for the two adults the origins of Dawn's wounds when she fell into their dimension with Connor in tow. The wound was because of him, because she sheilded him. Angel glanced over at Cordelia. A thanks was in order. "I...don't know what I would have done if I had lost you.." At Dawn's witty remark, Angel and Cordelia turned and walked back down the hall.
When they reached the privacy of Angel's office, they sat on the couch and stared at the floor.
"I never hated Dawn, Angel. I was jealous of her sister and petty over how special Buffy was to everyone, but I never disliked the girl. If anything, that in there...only increased my like for her." Angel nodded.
"There's a lot I have to make up for when it comes to her. Her last memory of me isn't a good one." Angel admitted. "I suppose now I have the chance to start. Connor wouldn't have stayed here if it weren't for her. Hell, he probably wouldn't have came back if it weren't for whatever it was she did." Cordelia stared at Angel. "And that smile..." Angel laughed. His own face split into one of brillance, stunning Cordelia for a moment. "The way she makes him smile..." Cordelia smiled.
"I know." Angel's smile fell.
"And Buffy's on her way to L.A." Cordelia's heart sank. "She's going to take Connor's reason for smiling back to Sunnydale.."
"We don't know that..." Cordelia attempted to soothe as she stood from the couch. Her arms wrapped around Angel's broad shoulders. Her fingers ran through his short hair. "It's summer, Angel. If Dawn asks, I'm sure Buffy will let her stay. We can compromise." Angel would never admit just how much Cordelia's words comforted him as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
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"How do you like your room?" Dawn asked as they settled back onto the bed. Connor ran his fingers up and down her hip bone. To some their conversation may seem on birthed from awkwardness, but to them-it was casual, comfortable.
"It's kind of empty," Connor admitted.
"I know what you mean," Dawn agreed. "Think it's because we spent so much time together in Quor'Toth? You know in the same bed?" Connor nodded. "You know..." Dawn's finger traced a heart pattern on his chest as she spoke, "you could always sneak in here during the night and sleep next to me." Connor laughed.
"I could." He confirmed as he placed his hand over hers. He rolled so that he hovered over her. "And I will." He vowed as he leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "Every night." Once more. "I promise you." Another. Dawn laughed as he pulled away the third time.
"Just shut up." She demanded as she pulled him down to her. Connor smirked before their lips met again and again. Connor propped himself up on his elbows when his tired arms began to shake. Dawn smiled up at him while he rested his forehead on hers.
"I love you," Connor vowed. Dawn smiled up at him.
"I love you too."
Chapter Eleven-I Love You
Connor knocked on Dawn's door gently, praying that she wasn't asleep or worse. His hair was still drenched from the shower and his eyes were still sore from crying. He was rewarded for his efforts when her gentle call came through the wood.
"Come in..." Connor frowned as he pushed it open. She sounded so tired. Her face lit up as she saw him standing at the doorway. "Connor..." Dawn breathed in slight relief. He tilted his head.
"Why so surprised?" He asked as he stepped walked toward her bedside. Dawn extended her hand to him. He took it and then was yanked onto the bed next to her. He then felt the warmth of tears on his chest.
"I thought...don't you ever..." She choked. Even with his enhanced hearing ability he couldn't catch what she was saying. Connor ran his fingers through her long hair.
"Dawnie, baby, I can't hear what you're saying.." He said gently. Dawn snuggled deeper into his unmoving chest. Connor wrapped his arm around her waist, careful of a wound that wasn't there.
"Don't you ever get distracted again in a battle. Not because of me.." She spoke clearly through her tears. Connor tightened his arm around her.
"Dawn, look at me." She did as he asked. Connor slipped a finger underneath her chin. "I'm going to worry about you. I'm going to get distracted. I'm going to want to protect you. All because I love you." Dawn's eyes widened at his admission. "I think I have since you held me and told me that what I was didn't matter. Because I was amazing no matter what. What you did...how I felt...only confirmed those feelings." Connor sat up suddenly and pulled her against his chest, forcing her to raise up into a sitting position. "I...don't know what I would have done if I had lost you.."
"Been lost," Dawn teased.
"Good to see your feeling better already," Connor drawled with a gentle smile. Dawn giggled.
"For the record, I love you too." Dawn was momentarily blinded by the brilliance of his smile.
Never Will You Be Alone
Angel and Cordelia had thought to check up on Dawn when the conversation the two teenagers were having reached them.
"Don't you ever get distracted again in a battle. Not because of me.."
"Dawn, look at me. I'm going to worry about you. I'm going to get distracted. I'm going to want to protect you. All because I love you." Cordelia glanced at Angel with wide eyes. The dark vampire only smiled lightly at his son's admission. Cordelia rolled her eyes, but couldn't help her own smile. It was her son's first love, after all, and if she had anything to say about it, it would be his last. "I think I have since you held me and told me that what I was didn't matter. Because I was amazing no matter what. What you did...how I felt...only confirmed those feelings." It was slowly becoming apparent for the two adults the origins of Dawn's wounds when she fell into their dimension with Connor in tow. The wound was because of him, because she sheilded him. Angel glanced over at Cordelia. A thanks was in order. "I...don't know what I would have done if I had lost you.." At Dawn's witty remark, Angel and Cordelia turned and walked back down the hall.
When they reached the privacy of Angel's office, they sat on the couch and stared at the floor.
"I never hated Dawn, Angel. I was jealous of her sister and petty over how special Buffy was to everyone, but I never disliked the girl. If anything, that in there...only increased my like for her." Angel nodded.
"There's a lot I have to make up for when it comes to her. Her last memory of me isn't a good one." Angel admitted. "I suppose now I have the chance to start. Connor wouldn't have stayed here if it weren't for her. Hell, he probably wouldn't have came back if it weren't for whatever it was she did." Cordelia stared at Angel. "And that smile..." Angel laughed. His own face split into one of brillance, stunning Cordelia for a moment. "The way she makes him smile..." Cordelia smiled.
"I know." Angel's smile fell.
"And Buffy's on her way to L.A." Cordelia's heart sank. "She's going to take Connor's reason for smiling back to Sunnydale.."
"We don't know that..." Cordelia attempted to soothe as she stood from the couch. Her arms wrapped around Angel's broad shoulders. Her fingers ran through his short hair. "It's summer, Angel. If Dawn asks, I'm sure Buffy will let her stay. We can compromise." Angel would never admit just how much Cordelia's words comforted him as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
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"How do you like your room?" Dawn asked as they settled back onto the bed. Connor ran his fingers up and down her hip bone. To some their conversation may seem on birthed from awkwardness, but to them-it was casual, comfortable.
"It's kind of empty," Connor admitted.
"I know what you mean," Dawn agreed. "Think it's because we spent so much time together in Quor'Toth? You know in the same bed?" Connor nodded. "You know..." Dawn's finger traced a heart pattern on his chest as she spoke, "you could always sneak in here during the night and sleep next to me." Connor laughed.
"I could." He confirmed as he placed his hand over hers. He rolled so that he hovered over her. "And I will." He vowed as he leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "Every night." Once more. "I promise you." Another. Dawn laughed as he pulled away the third time.
"Just shut up." She demanded as she pulled him down to her. Connor smirked before their lips met again and again. Connor propped himself up on his elbows when his tired arms began to shake. Dawn smiled up at him while he rested his forehead on hers.
"I love you," Connor vowed. Dawn smiled up at him.
"I love you too."
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