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Never Will You Be Alone
Chapter Sixteen-Stronger
Buffy climbed numbly into her car. Her mission to bring her sister home had been a fail. She took one last glance at the building her sister was staying the summer in and put the car in drive.
"I'll call everyday." Dawn had promised. Buffy would just have to hold onto Tara's belief that Dawn would not break a promise. She sighed as she pulled away from the curb.
Never Will You Be Alone
Dawn and Connor stood behind the tinted window of the hotel and watched the Slayer leave. A small sigh escaped Dawn's lips as Buffy's car drifted out of sight. Connor kissed her shoulder gently. Dawn's smile reflected off the window.
"It's not like you're losing her, you know," Connor said. "You'll still get to see her again."
"I know," Dawn answered as she turned in his arms. Her own rose to wrap around his neck. She stood on her tiptoes to reach him and buried her head into his shoulder. "It's just this is the first time I'm breaking a promise." Connor stayed silent and waited for his girlfriend to explain. His hands rubbed soothing circles all along her back. "I promised my friend, Tara, that I would always be there for her."
"You are," Connor promised. His breath brushed her neck gently as he spoke. "It doesn't always mean that you have to be in the same area as someone to be there for them." He could feel Dawn's smile against his neck. She kissed his skin lightly before pulling away from him.
"Thank you." Her green eyes were shining happily as she looked up at him. Connor smiled and kissed her quickly. He laid his forehead on hers.
"You're welcome." It wasn't until Angel cleared his throat that Dawn realized they were no longer alone. Connor glared at his father as Dawn turned around. His arms came back around her waist as he waited for the vampire to talk.
"Dinner's ready.." Angel couldn't take his eyes off his son's glaring ones. Each glare the young boy sent his way felt like a knife slowly cutting his skin. His son really did hate him. That had to change.
Connor couldn't understand why he was now so angry at the man in front of him. The entire time he was trapped in Quor'Toth, he wanted to meet his father. Now that he met him, it seemed the only emotion he could feel was anger. It had mildly shocked him when he realized that he felt no hatred inside him, although he had been raised to hate him.
Dawn squeezed her boyfriend's arms as he dropped them from around her and followed her into the dining room. She couldn't help but wonder how her sister was making it and how the Scoobies would take the news. With a small sigh, she sank into the chair that Connor had pulled out for her.
Never Will You Be Alone
Buffy was mildly surprised to find the trip to LA was longer than the trip home. Maybe because she didn't stop any, she only drove. She pulled up to her home with an even sadder disposition than when she left. With a heavy sigh, she pushed the door open.
The usually full living room was barren except for Spike sleeping on the couch. At the sound of the front door closing, he sat up. The blonde vampire took in the Slayer's fallen face and knew that the Bit had asked to stay, just as they had all feared. But as he looked harder, he could see that there was more than that lurking behind the Slayer's eyes.
"I'll call Xander, Anya, and Giles," Spike mumbled, "you go wake the witches." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah," Buffy agreed as she walked toward the stairs. As she mounted the top, Spike heard her murmur. "Don't want to have to repeat this twice..."
Never Will You Be Alone
As Dawn pulled back the covers to go to bed, Connor appeared in her room. Angel and Cordelia had long returned to their respective bedrooms. The excitement of the day was baring down on all of them.
"Do you regret staying?" Connor asked. Dawn blinked before letting the cover slip from her hand.
"No, I don't. I'm just worried. I guess." Connor sank down onto the bed while Dawn flopped down. "It's just what if someone manages to separate us anyway?" Connor rolled onto his side to face her.
"I won't let them," he vowed, pulling his girlfriend into his arms. "You're mine." Dawn giggled lightly, despite her sour mood. Connor smiled and pulled away from her just enough to look down at her face. "Like that idea?"
"Yeah," Dawn admitted, "just never imagined you to be the possessive type." Connor smiled bashfully.
"Bad thing?" He asked.
"Depending on the situation. Like earlier today in the training room," Dawn glared lightly at him. Connor rubbed the back of his neck. "Ripping my sister apart is not an option. But yeah," Dawn rolled over so that she was on top of him. She laid her upper body on his chest. "It is kind of cute."
"Cute?" Connor repeated, disbelievingly. He was rewarded with a small giggle.
Never Will You Be Alone
The Scoobies gathered in the Summers living room. All were looking to Buffy for an explation. Buffy sighed.
"It seems that the Oracles left a lot out. A prophecy involves Dawn and Connor, the other person that fell through the portal with her." Buffy clarified, leaving out the fact that Connor was Angel's biological son. She rubbed her forehead as she fought to remember what Dawn had read. "I can't recall the first of it, but it was dire enough that if Dawn didn't stay with him the world would know true pain and fear. The First would rise with him at the commanding lines."
Buffy looked at each face in the room and stopped on Anya's surprised one. Her eyes held more knowledge on the matter.
"What do you know?" Buffy asked as she stared at her friend and the ex-vengance demon. Anya sighed.
"I've heard of this prophecy before. I was with one of the seers when he wrote it." Anya admitted. Her admission left all in the room to wonder at just how old Anya was. "There's another prophecy that has to come to pass before this one can be in the clear. Connor, as you call him, has to kill a very powerful demon by the name of Sahjhan."
"What was the call by the seer?" Willow asked. Anya frowned.
"The Destroyer. When I asked the seer of the name, he said that the name was given to the boy in Quor'Toth." Anya's voice was quiet and low. "The dimension itself is a very frightening place, but the seer spoke of the boy as if he were Quor'Toth's most frightening resident."
"Why?" Xander asked, fearing the direction of this conversation. Connor was the Destroyer and the person Dawn had brought to earth. 'Most frightening resident.' Kept repeating in his head.
"Because it is said that his strength rivals the Slayer if not stronger." Anya informed, looking away from the rest of the group.
Chapter Sixteen-Stronger
Buffy climbed numbly into her car. Her mission to bring her sister home had been a fail. She took one last glance at the building her sister was staying the summer in and put the car in drive.
"I'll call everyday." Dawn had promised. Buffy would just have to hold onto Tara's belief that Dawn would not break a promise. She sighed as she pulled away from the curb.
Never Will You Be Alone
Dawn and Connor stood behind the tinted window of the hotel and watched the Slayer leave. A small sigh escaped Dawn's lips as Buffy's car drifted out of sight. Connor kissed her shoulder gently. Dawn's smile reflected off the window.
"It's not like you're losing her, you know," Connor said. "You'll still get to see her again."
"I know," Dawn answered as she turned in his arms. Her own rose to wrap around his neck. She stood on her tiptoes to reach him and buried her head into his shoulder. "It's just this is the first time I'm breaking a promise." Connor stayed silent and waited for his girlfriend to explain. His hands rubbed soothing circles all along her back. "I promised my friend, Tara, that I would always be there for her."
"You are," Connor promised. His breath brushed her neck gently as he spoke. "It doesn't always mean that you have to be in the same area as someone to be there for them." He could feel Dawn's smile against his neck. She kissed his skin lightly before pulling away from him.
"Thank you." Her green eyes were shining happily as she looked up at him. Connor smiled and kissed her quickly. He laid his forehead on hers.
"You're welcome." It wasn't until Angel cleared his throat that Dawn realized they were no longer alone. Connor glared at his father as Dawn turned around. His arms came back around her waist as he waited for the vampire to talk.
"Dinner's ready.." Angel couldn't take his eyes off his son's glaring ones. Each glare the young boy sent his way felt like a knife slowly cutting his skin. His son really did hate him. That had to change.
Connor couldn't understand why he was now so angry at the man in front of him. The entire time he was trapped in Quor'Toth, he wanted to meet his father. Now that he met him, it seemed the only emotion he could feel was anger. It had mildly shocked him when he realized that he felt no hatred inside him, although he had been raised to hate him.
Dawn squeezed her boyfriend's arms as he dropped them from around her and followed her into the dining room. She couldn't help but wonder how her sister was making it and how the Scoobies would take the news. With a small sigh, she sank into the chair that Connor had pulled out for her.
Never Will You Be Alone
Buffy was mildly surprised to find the trip to LA was longer than the trip home. Maybe because she didn't stop any, she only drove. She pulled up to her home with an even sadder disposition than when she left. With a heavy sigh, she pushed the door open.
The usually full living room was barren except for Spike sleeping on the couch. At the sound of the front door closing, he sat up. The blonde vampire took in the Slayer's fallen face and knew that the Bit had asked to stay, just as they had all feared. But as he looked harder, he could see that there was more than that lurking behind the Slayer's eyes.
"I'll call Xander, Anya, and Giles," Spike mumbled, "you go wake the witches." Buffy nodded.
"Yeah," Buffy agreed as she walked toward the stairs. As she mounted the top, Spike heard her murmur. "Don't want to have to repeat this twice..."
Never Will You Be Alone
As Dawn pulled back the covers to go to bed, Connor appeared in her room. Angel and Cordelia had long returned to their respective bedrooms. The excitement of the day was baring down on all of them.
"Do you regret staying?" Connor asked. Dawn blinked before letting the cover slip from her hand.
"No, I don't. I'm just worried. I guess." Connor sank down onto the bed while Dawn flopped down. "It's just what if someone manages to separate us anyway?" Connor rolled onto his side to face her.
"I won't let them," he vowed, pulling his girlfriend into his arms. "You're mine." Dawn giggled lightly, despite her sour mood. Connor smiled and pulled away from her just enough to look down at her face. "Like that idea?"
"Yeah," Dawn admitted, "just never imagined you to be the possessive type." Connor smiled bashfully.
"Bad thing?" He asked.
"Depending on the situation. Like earlier today in the training room," Dawn glared lightly at him. Connor rubbed the back of his neck. "Ripping my sister apart is not an option. But yeah," Dawn rolled over so that she was on top of him. She laid her upper body on his chest. "It is kind of cute."
"Cute?" Connor repeated, disbelievingly. He was rewarded with a small giggle.
Never Will You Be Alone
The Scoobies gathered in the Summers living room. All were looking to Buffy for an explation. Buffy sighed.
"It seems that the Oracles left a lot out. A prophecy involves Dawn and Connor, the other person that fell through the portal with her." Buffy clarified, leaving out the fact that Connor was Angel's biological son. She rubbed her forehead as she fought to remember what Dawn had read. "I can't recall the first of it, but it was dire enough that if Dawn didn't stay with him the world would know true pain and fear. The First would rise with him at the commanding lines."
Buffy looked at each face in the room and stopped on Anya's surprised one. Her eyes held more knowledge on the matter.
"What do you know?" Buffy asked as she stared at her friend and the ex-vengance demon. Anya sighed.
"I've heard of this prophecy before. I was with one of the seers when he wrote it." Anya admitted. Her admission left all in the room to wonder at just how old Anya was. "There's another prophecy that has to come to pass before this one can be in the clear. Connor, as you call him, has to kill a very powerful demon by the name of Sahjhan."
"What was the call by the seer?" Willow asked. Anya frowned.
"The Destroyer. When I asked the seer of the name, he said that the name was given to the boy in Quor'Toth." Anya's voice was quiet and low. "The dimension itself is a very frightening place, but the seer spoke of the boy as if he were Quor'Toth's most frightening resident."
"Why?" Xander asked, fearing the direction of this conversation. Connor was the Destroyer and the person Dawn had brought to earth. 'Most frightening resident.' Kept repeating in his head.
"Because it is said that his strength rivals the Slayer if not stronger." Anya informed, looking away from the rest of the group.
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