>Buffy, there is no reason to do that kind of thing... I never meant to hurt you... I... I... no... I can’t tell you this... I won’t open up to you, because the only damn thing you will do is laugh and humilliate me... without even trying to understand me... Just thanks for your time... this is already a lost battle... please tell Dawn I’ll talk to her later. “Faith says opening the door and getting out of the house”.


*Door Opens*




Faith was walking out the door when she felt a warm hand on her shoulder and a voice that said something that sounded like “please tell me Faith... I won’t laugh at you, I promise.”

Faith got real surprised at the last thing that happened, she just stood frozen on the spot she was, and then turn around closing the door again


*Door Closes*


Faith and Buffy sat down on the same couch and waited in silence until Faith decided to talk.


>First of all... I just wanna say that I deeply regret all the bad things I have done to you, to your family, to your friends...

Buffy opened her mouth in order to complain for her sister... but she decided that it was better to listen to her and then shoot her with that and destroy her allaby, so she just remained silence.


>I... I messed up big time Buffy and it might even sound stupid to you... but, but I just got confused... I was ofered something I thought I was never going to have...

>What? Power? “Buffy asks sarcastically.”

>No!... not power... 

>then?

>love...

>but we all loved you somehow.. I mean..

>I know exactly what you mean.. but not that kind of love... not a high school friend love... you probably won’t understand this... but I was raised practically on my own... the closest thing to a relative I’ve ever had was my watcher... who by the way died and left me hanging alone... mayor Jenkins on the other hand... I just knew that he was never going to be my family... but he offered me that... what I wanted... exactly what I needed... a father.

>but what about Giles

>Look, don’t take me wrong... the English guy was nice and all but... he was your watcher... and it kinda felt like when you are little and you go out with a friend and your friend’s father is there... and you just wish so bad your daddy was there too... I mean it’s probably stupid but... I never stopped feeling like that.

>and Wesley?

>aw Come on!... you and I know that the only thing he knew how to do was to look at Cordelia... besides I never really felt comfortable with him around.

>then? What made you change your mind about what you did? Honestly I don’t remember seeing you all worried when you were trying to kill all that people.

>Back in jail... I had a lot of time to meditate about everything I had done.. and well I got to meet people who were way worse than what I was... and maybe everything I have is not much... but I understood I should be thankful for what I had been given without complaining why I don’t have more.... now I just can’t do much to change the way things happened.. I only can tell you how sorry I am... I wish you could forgive me... all of you... I am not going to ask you to be my friends or to let me start things over... cos I know that is too much to ask. But please Buffy understand that I messed up...

>Don’t expect me to answer that just now... look you hurt us bad and I really have to give this a lot of thought, but if you even want me to think this over.. you will have to get the hell away from my little sister

>wu-what?


>look... don’t fool yourself... Dawn is just way too young to be in a relationship... she doesn’t know what love is... she is probably just playing around and as it seems... you want something serious this time... that is something she’ll never be able to give you, besides... she is straight and she is just going through an insecurity stage... I don’t want her to end up hurt.

>but I...

>You will.... she’ll understand 

>How come she’s too young to be in a relationship but she’s old enough to understand the fact that I can’t be with her cos her sister wouldn’t let me... Buffy... I just don’t wanna fuck this up... but I think she is mature enough to take her own decisions... just give me a chance... If I fuck it up.. then you can kill me... kill me... put me back in jail... do a spell on me... anything... but just...

>I can’t tell you anything right away... just let me think this over alright.. look.. I just need to be alone right now, can you please leave??? I’ll call you or something... please.

>uhm... ok... just tell Da...


And she was interrupted by the sound of the phone, she headed to the door in order to leave... but what she overheard changed her mind.





[Chapter 7]





*Phone Rings*


>Hello?

<Is this Dawn Summers’ house?? 

>Yes si-sir... who am I speaking to?

<OH, I am sorry, how unpolite... I am officer Blair from Sunnydale Police department, who am I talking to?

>Aw.. this is Buffy... Su-Summers... Buffy Summers.. Dawn’s Sister... whu-what is it.. is my baby sister ok? Has something happened.. I knew I shouldn’t have let her out in the dark all by herself... Is she ok... what happened?

<Miss Summers, calm down please... it’s ok

Buffy was now all hyper, yelling at the poor officer that was trying to explain that everything was ok.. >No... nothing’s ok... otherwise you wouldn’t be calling me from the police department to tell me that my poor little sister has been kidnaped, then raped and killed.


When Faith heard this, she forgot about any previous incident and just ran by Buffy to ask if everything was ok with her girlfriend, with her slayer hearing she was able to hear that the officer was explaining what had happened to Dawn but Buffy wouldn’t hear cos she was way too nervous... Faith didn’t know what to do, she had never seen Buffy acting this way... so the only thing she could think of was to take the phone and talk to the officer herself... and so she did. Buffy was too concerned to give importance to what Faith had just done.

>Hm... Officer... can you please tell me again what happened to Dawn?

<Are you her mom?

“Faith laughes a little” >No, I’m... I’m “she looks at Buffy before saying this” I’m her girlfriend.

<Aw.. “he says a little awkward cos he just called Faith Dawn’s mother”... uhm, can you please come by so you can pick her up?? We found her by a bridge yelling something, and we thought she was going to commite suicide, it was just a prevention... besides there is another issue we have to discuss personally“a voice in back, obviously Dawn’s, whines... [For the last time I was just singing]...” we need her guardian to come, is her guardian there?

>Yup, that’s B!.. I mean... Buffy

<I see, in that case, can you please come with Miss Summers? She seemed a little...

>I Know... “Faith says interrupting the officer” we’ll be there as soon as possible. 

<Good Evening.

>Yeah, Bye.


*Line Tone*



When Faith turns around to face Buffy, she sees her crying and covering her face with her hands.

>B?

>___

>Buffy?... Did you even hear what the officer guy said??

>No... “She says sobbing” ... something has happened... it is my fault. I should have known better than just letting her go out so late at night... and I... I.. I love my baby sister... I don’t want anything to happen to her... I don’t wanna lose her... I can’t... now they are probably gonna take her away from me saying that I just don’t know how to take care of her.. or something... I don’t wanna lose anyone again, she is like my only...

>Buffy!! “Faith says hugging the crying slayer interrupting her”... Dawn is ok... we just have to go pick her up, she is not dead or anything.. I just heard her singing

>Huh?

>I mean... I heard her say something like she was singing... or I dunno... But she is fine.. that I can guarantee.

>Then why are they calling us from the police department??? 

>I have no idea.. “Faith lied, cos telling Buffy that the officer said Dawn was gonna suicide, was gonna drive Buffy way over the limit...” but if you wanna find out, you better hurry up...

>Are you sure you wanna come Faith... I mean... “Buffy said revealing her weak side”.

>Yes Buffy... She is my girlfriend... and besides.. you seem a little... I... had never seen you like this before... never...I.. just... Let’s go.

>Alright, just... let me grab my key because Willow and Tara are sleeping over at some friend’s house.

>Ok.


A minute later....


*Door Opens*

___________________________________________________________________________________

Earlier that night....


>Uhm.. Buffy can we talk???... Xander... please unchain Faith and then go out with Dawn “said the vampire” ... I think this is something only the three of us have to discuss.

>But I... “Dawn interrupted”.

>don’t argue... “Buffy said”

>Bu... “she protested looking at her girlfriend that was being unchained at the moment”.


>Thanks “Faith muttered acidly to Xander without even looking at him” Dawn, I really need to talk to your sister... you wanted me to do this... you gotta cooperate then... “and she headed to the bathroom in order to clean her face”.

>FINE!... but I’ll go to one of my friends’ house... “She said looking at Buffy” I am so not hanging out with your stupid friend.

>alright... but let Xander walk you

>I said NO... I want to go alone... otherwise I ain’t moving “she said folding her arms”.

>Ok ok... just be careful... but put a note on the fridge with your friend’s address and phone number. “Buffy said to her little sister”.


After she finished putting the post-it on the fridge, she got closer to her girlfriend, who was stretching out while coming back from the bathroom. Dawn kissed her softly for a few seconds and left everybody in the room looking in surprise... she finished kissing Faith and walked outside the house without even saying goodbye to the others.


*Door Slam*



[I don’t feel like going to Brittany’s right now... I just wanna be alone... either way, I don’t really think Buffy is gonna find out where I had been]...Dawn thought to herself, while starting to walk away from the house. [Stupid Buffy to let me go out like this... didn’t she notice I just went out with such a small backpack and that if I’m going to a friend’s house this late I would have to sleep there? So I would need pj’s and stuff you just don’t keep in the backpack you carry everyday]... [I think the only thing she wanted was to have me outside the house... I am more calmed now that Angel is there, he likes Faith and he wouldn’t let Buffy kill my poor girl]. She turns around in order to check her house and sees a guy and a girl going out, she wasn’t really able to identify who the woman was, but judging for the way she walked it was Buffy. She just walked away because she remembered that Buffy could see her with her slayer abilities and she didn’t want to make Buffy remember the fact that she needed to take her stuff... and judging by the fact that Buffy and Angel were outside the house... you could assume that things with Faith were relatively okay and it wasn’t necessary anymore for Dawn to be outside.

Dawn thought [Buffy was acting strange... just because Angel was there... I mean... if Angel hadn’t been there by the moment I dared kissing Faith in front of her eyes, well we both would be dead by now... instead, she only stared at me... and didn’t do anything about it, sides.. she even let me go out alone this late... and it is so damn late for me to be out... even with my friends... I don’t know... this thing must be very big... even though I am so not planning on talking to Buffy ever again... it is so stupid that she had to go and hit her like that... damn it, she was sorry... couldn’t they just talk?... and Xander he couldn’t do anything else that holding me there so I don’t defend Faith... He’s fucking jealous of me... I saw the way he looked at her, and that was just not surprise... he had to admit that she was looking fine.. but either way... I am still mad... and I wanna talk to Faith so bad... even though she says I have to cooperate... I wish I could go to my house right now so I could see her... this is not wrong... I mean, she could have been cruel... but I so know that she wouldn’t dare using me to get done some cruel plan or something... I am just getting to know her, that is true too... but I trust her. Talking to her, touching her, kissing her... it all come out so natural that I don’t even need to question why I do it or why things happen that way... they just happen, and whatever obstacle that gets in the the middle just won’t matter cos I truly confide that she’ll be there to help me get rid of it].


Dawn was still walking absently when a very cute girl driving a red pick up called her. Buffy, Willow.. all the scoobies actually had advised her not to talk to strangers but this girl looked not so older than Dawn and she just wanted to talk to someone.. but to none of her friends cos she knew what her friends would have told her.. so she opened the door and went inside the car.


*Car door opens*


>Hey!...

>hey... you wanted a ride?

>yeah.. I think...

>Where ya going?

>anywhere but here

>what happened to you?

>What do you mean?

>There is blood in your t-shirt

>aw that “she says looking to her chest finding a not so big red spot”

>yeah...

>long story

>I have time... your parents hit ya?

“She laughes a little” >No it has nothing to do with my parents...

>Then???

>To summarize, let’s say that I am gay...

>aw.

>is that bad?

>Not at all.. I am like that myself too..

>that’s cool... well, I just discovered it... and now I have a girlfriend

>your girlfriend hit you?

>No... be patient... I’m sorry.. what’s your name... I’m so stupid.. I’m Dawn.

>I’m Chloe... nice to meet ya... so who hit ya?

>nobody...

>Huh?

>my sister hit my girlfriend cos let’s say.. she had been kinda mean in the past...

>your sis?

>no, my gurl...

>shit. Wasn’t your mom or dad there to stop her?

>No, I... I... used to live with dad... then I moved with mom and Buffy, but my mom died...

>Fuck!... sorry, I didn’t know...

>it’s alright... and well... my sister hit her.

>couldn’t you stop her?...

>my sister is very strong... well... my girlfriend too, but she didn’t wanna defend herself because she didn’t wanna hurt Buffy.

>so you ran away?

>no, they threw me out

>what?

>well... uhm Faith, my gurl, is friends with Angel, Buffy’s ex-boyfriend.. so she called him so he talk to Buffy and tell her that she has changed and is not the same person anymore... and well, it was like a huge coincidence cos when my sister was hitting Faith, he just appeared out of the blue... and told me and Xander to go away.. Xander is Buffy’s friend he wouldn’t do nothing either cos Faith raped him.. that is so not possible. But they still say so.. so my sisters and her friends, all want Faith dead... 

>gee, that is kinda complicated gurl

>kinda?... well.. if you say so... the thing is that Angel came and said that they three needed to talk, alone of course.. and they wanted me to hang out with stupid Xander, but hell I wasn’t gonna... so I said I’d go to one of my friends place... 

>but you are not, are ya?

>Duh!.. not really.. I mean.. I didn’t wanna talk to my friends... 

>yeah I feel you gurl... I’m running away too... 

>why?

>I can’t take it anymore at home, they are always fighting over me... and well.. this way is better...

>do you really thi...

“And the girl interrupted Dawn” >Shit!... I’m almost out of gas... gotta turn around to go to that gas station. 


So they went there and the girl went off the car in order to pump the gas.... meanwhile, as usual, Dawn got curious and started checking everything she could without being noticed by the girl... she had some curious stuff there, she took a weird coin that she liked and 3 joints of pot... she knew what those were... and she really wanted to try them, so she took that and put the stuff on her bakpack. About two minutes after that, Chloe got back in the car.


>Alright... let’s keep going...

>Actually... I think I can go from here.. I really appreciate the ride

>aren’t ya running away with me?

>No, I still have to sort things out with my girl and sister... but good luck, nice to meet ya

>Yeah.. same here...

>bye...


*Car door closes*



Dawn got out of the car and went walking to a bridge she saw that looked kinda peaceful... actually, everything at this time of the night looked peaceful apart from the cars in the road... but the bridge was in the other way, about half a mile from highway... so there was not much sound over there... she got there and notice it was out of order... [that’s probably why it looks so peaceful] she thought. Then, she sat in the floor... and decided that she wanted to smoke the joint, so she reached for it, placed it in her mouth... but then remembered.

>Fuck!!... No lighter, no matches... no fucking fire.... think it’ll have to be for some other time... no way they’d sell matches or lighters at this time to a minor... 


Mad, Dawn pulled off her diary and started to write about everything that had happened to her during the whole day.




Dear Diary,

Where to start?? I don’t know really... today... has been “the day” a lot of things have happened to me.

You know?... this has been crazy.. and honestly I don’t know whether to be sad or happy or mad or anything... Let me tell you all of it... First, do you remember about Faith?? She’s my girlfriend now. And Xander caught us kissing... told Buffy, Buffy almost killed Faith... when the hero of the day appeared... Angel. That is the short story.. you see I don’t feel like writing right now.. my hand hurts from when I fell and also from when Xander fucking held my arms so hard... so I’ll tell you the long story tomorrow.. it has all been like crazy you know, then, in my way to nowhere... this chick... Chloe I think, offers me a ride... I accepted and then stole three joints and a weird looking coin from her... I wanted to smoke them.. I dunno, I felt like doing something different, but guess what... stupid me didn’t take the lighter.. I dunno... I just wanna think for a while diary so I’ll keep on telling you tomorrow.. besides it is kinda dark in here and I can’t really see, but I just wanted you to know what happened to me.



Dawn closed her diary and kept on thinking about everything, she was half amuzed and half mad.. amuzed because it was like the first time she didn’t think her life was boring... and well mad, obviously because Buffy acted in such a way. Something told her that if she waited perhaps things would get better, Angel’s presence made her forget her anxiety and fear for Faith’s life. She so knew that Buffy wouldn’t really do anything to Faith if Angel was there, of course she didn’t know that Angel had already left the two slayers on their own. Out of the blue, Dawn surprised herself singing a song loudly thinking of Faith, there was a song that she could really feel identified with, so she started to sing it.


I'm Standing on a bridge 
I'm waitin in the dark 
I thought that you'd be here by now 
There’s nothing but the rain 
No footsteps on the ground 
I'm listening but theres no sound 

Isn't anyone tryin to find me? 
Won't somebody come take me home 
It's a damn cold night 
Trying to figure out this life 
Won’t you take me by the hand 
take me somewhere new 
I dont know who you are 
but I... I'm with you 

I’m looking for a place 
searching for a face 
is anybody here I know 
cause nothings going right 
and everythigns a mess 
and no one likes to be alone 

Isn't anyone tryin to find me? 
Won't somebody come take me home 
It's a damn cold night 
Trying to figure out this life 
Won’t you take me by the hand 
take me somewhere new 
I dont know who you are 
but I... I'm with you 

oh why is everything so confusing 
maybe I'm just out of my mind 

It's a damn cold night 
Trying to figure out this life 
Wont you take me by the hand 
take me somewhere new 
I dont know who you are 
but I... I'm with you 

Take me by the hand 
take me somewhere new 
I dont know who you are 
but I... I'm with you
I'm with you

Take me by the hand 
take me somewhere new 
I dont know who you are 
but I... I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm with you...




The loud Dawn was being alarmed a couple of officers that were really near to where Dawn was, but she was way to concentrated on her thoughts that she didn’t realize until she saw the lights of the cars refelcted on the ground, a hand on her shoulder and a voice that said “don’t worry, it’s gonna be ok, there is no need to do this.. there is at least one person who thinks of you before going to sleep... don’t do this darling, come with me”.

>huh?

>please miss, we’ll talk in the car...

>But... don’t take me.. I’m not doing anything.

>I know, I know... 


>We all have a mission in life you know... 

<Yeah right... I’m the key for God’s sake> “she thought”. >well.. yeah.. but.. WAIT A MINUTE... guys I wasn’t gonna jump.. I was just thinking and singing...

>there is no need to be embarassed, not with us, we can help you...

>but I don’t need help... I was just walking....

>Where do you live...

>Sunnydale

>well... honestly that is kinda far away

>Huh?

>you are in Greensville my darling... 

>how come..

>I don’t know.. let’s just take you to Sunnydale police department and we’ll see there...

>But.. I wasn’t doing anything bad.. I swear...

>we know

>But I was just singing.... for crying out loud I wasn’t gonna suicide...


>Sing this song with me... “the other officer said turning on the radio”

<What do you think that I am retarded??> Dawn thought, but only said >No thanks... I don’t dig country music.




Soon they got to the Sunnydale’s police department on which they left Dawn sitting on a chair while the two police officers were talking to the chief of the department, they were gone after a while, but not before waving goodbye to a very confused Dawn. The chief approached in order to talk to her.

>What’s your name my dear

>Dawn

>It’s a very pretty name, kind of metaphoric.

>yeah yeah

>write your full name and your phone here. “the officer said as he handed Dawn a little piece of paper”

After Dawn wrote the information on the piece of paper, the officer took it, sat next to the phone, grabbed it, and started talking.


>Is this Dawn Summers’ house??

<____

>OH, I am sorry, how unpolite... I am officer Blair from Sunnydale Police department, who am I talking to?

<____

>Miss Summers, calm down please... it’s ok

<____

>Are you her mom?

<____

>Aw.. can you please come by so you can pick her up?? We found her by a bridge yelling something, and we thought she was going to commite suicide...

“Dawn interrupts” >For the last time I was just singing

But the officer ignores her and keeps on talking >... it was just a prevention... besides there is another issue we have to discuss personally. we need her guardian to come, is her guardian there?

<____

> I see, in that case, can you please come with Miss Summers? She seemed a little...

<____

>Good Evening.


*Line Tone*


>They are in their way here darling, don’t worry...

>I’m not worried... “Dawn says acidly”

>here, so you can read a little “The officer says handing a magazine to Dawn gently”.

>Ew!.. I don’t read Dilbert!.... who loser reads that crap... sides I have my own things to do...

>Ok. I’m sorry miss.... just, leave it there. “the officer says as he walks away to keep on doing what he was doing”.

>yeah yeah.. “Dawn says putting the comics book aside”.


Dawn sat there waiting for whoever was gonna come pick her up. She pulled of the diary, but her arms were hurting and she couldn’t really write.. then she took off her walkman.. put the headphones on, tried to turned the thing and a minute after a little alarm advices her it had ran out of batteries... she had nothing better to do so she grabbed the comics book and started reading.

A couple of minutes after that, a hand grabs Dawn’s shoulder and says something that sounded like “hey I have my daughter’s teen magazine here, if you want you can...”

>Shhh!... don’t you see I’m reading...

>Geez these kids... who understands them “the officer says as he walks away once again”.

As the officer walks a few steps he is able to hear a big scandal that was taking place right in the front door.. he gets closer to see what was happening and he finds five people fighting acusing each other for stealing among themselves... he was there to solve the incident when he sees two women approaching the front door, a brunette and a blonde-crying girl. He soon asumed that those were Dawn’s sister and girlfriend.. it was easy to identify them because of the actitude of each one.


>Officer Blair? “Faith asks”

>Yes, who’s Dawn’s guardian? “he asks”

>Me... “Buffy answers between sobs”... can I please see her

>I would like to have a word with you first...

>um.. ok..

>you see, this very incident called my attention because such a young lady..


And he was interrupted by their colegues who were yelling something that sounded like “CHIEF!.. WE NEED THE HANDCUFFS.. THE EXTRA ONES.. THESE ONES ARE NOT WORKING...”

>THEY ARE IN THE DESK

>NO THEY’RE NOT... 

>Just a second.... “He said excusing himself with the two girls”.


Two minutes later...


>I’m sorry I took so long, but there is a little situation over there... and I really have to go solve it... I.. can only tell you... lucky you, you were saved from my lecture... but don’t worry you don’t look like bad guardians.. I’ll take you to Miss Summers, your sister is that way “he said pointing with his index finger while he walked away”.


When Faith was next to Dawn, because Buffy was a few steps behind, she put her hand on Dawn’s shoulder.


>Shhh!... don’t bug me... still reading...

>What?... is that the way to treat your girlfriend? “Faith said taking the book away from her”.

>FAITH!!! “Dawn says throwing the book and standing up to kiss her girl” are you ok?

>Well, that is kinda twisted... cos that is what I am supposed to be asking you...

> it’s a long story baby... but.. Buffy didn’t kill you... “she said while she hugged Faith”


>Eh Ehm...


>Aw Buffy... “Dawn says stepping back mad”.

>Look Dawnie, we need to talk.... but not here... let’s walk alright...

>ok... “Dawn said while they three walked silently to the front door in order to get out”.


When they were going out, officer Blair waved at him.. they started to walk out when Dawn suddendly yelled “CHIEF?”.

>yes dear?

>Can I keep the book?

>Sure... “he says as he laughes shooking his head”.



*Door Closes*



>We really need to talk guys.. “Buffy said”

>Aw.. ok “both brunettes said on the unisone”.

>Hm... Don’t take me wrong... but I am really hungry “Faith said scratching her head”.

>yeah... kinda hungry too “Dawn says...”

>Alright... let’s go to a restaurant... it’s never too late for Chineese.. “Buffy said...”

>But... “The two brunnetes said with a not so happy face”

>Don’t worry is on me!... “Buffy said”

>OH!... “the two brunettes said happier while already making plans in their heads of what they were gonna eat...

They walked to an open chineese restaurant, sat there, ordered, and started to eat silently until Buffy decided to break the ice.

>I... I’ve been thinking Dawn... and well... I see that there are worse things in life than accepting that your former enemy is not evil anymore.. and to forgive... I know I swore I was gonna kill Faith in the moment she showed her face around me, but she showed me a lot when she helped me in my most vulnerable moment... things won’t be the same, that I can’t just promise, but we can start over... I know I am probably overreacting... but I felt like I was gonna lose you Dawnie and well.. you are like my only real family now... so that’d be terrible.. and well if you have decided that Faith is the right for you I can’t really argue.. only tell you.. don’t come to me crying... so Faith... you are forgiven... you have your chance with Dawn... and I’ll try to forget... no promises though... BUT IF YOU DO SOMETHING TO...

“Faith interrupted imitating Buffy”. .... >TO MY LITTLE SISTER... I won’t B!... and well Dawn “she says looking at her girlfriend”... wait Buffy cover your ears first... 

Buffy obeys with a weird look on her face.

>Dawn.. I’ve been wanting to say this all day baby... I love you...

>I love you too Faith... 


They started to kiss each other... and they were kissing already for about fifteen seconds when a very confused Buffy made them push away with what she said.

>Ew! actually... Can I change my mind guys?

>NO!!.... “they both said in the unisone and kept on kissing”.

>But ok!... just don’t do that in front of me

>Shut up!... “Dawn said while throwing the comics book to Buffy”... here, read something.. don’t bug me. “and she pulled back her girlfriend to keep on kissing her”.



THE END!

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