Love, Lies, and Apple Pie: A Little More Blood, Tears, and Stupidty
by littlewiccan
“Dawn?” Buffy called as she knocked on her sister’s door. She had a carton of ice cream in her hands and 2 spoons, “Dawn?”
Buffy opened the door and found the room empty, “Dawn!” Buffy said when she noticed the window was open. She had snuck out. Buffy sighed and grabbed her coat before running out he door in search of Dawn.
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Buffy walked toward the swing set where her sister was sitting. She didn’t say anything at first instead she just sat down in the swing next to her.
“What are you doing here?” Dawn asked.
“I slept walked here by accident sorry…..I’m looking for you! What were you thinking running off like that?”
“I wasn’t.”
Buffy sighs, “I miss her too Dawnie.”
“I know…it’s just everything is so screwed up. I feel…remember when as 5 and I got lost at the carnival. I feel like that. I feel lost and like no one’s ever gonna find me.”
“Hey,” Buffy said moving in front of Dawn, “Remember I found you. I’ll always find you.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah,” Buffy said as Dawn moved forward and fell into her arms. She enveloped her in a hug, “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
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Dawn walked out of the movie rental place with a few chick flicks. She and Buffy were planning on having a movie night with Willow and gorging themselves on junk food. She smiled at the prospect and that’s when she ran into Connor.
“Sorry,” she said bending down to help him pick up the envelopes he had been carrying before their collision.
“Its okay, how’ve you been?”
She shrugged standing up, “Fine, what’s with all the envelopes?”
“Oh ummm,” he looked at her guilty, rubbing the back of his head with his free hand, “Fred and I are getting married.”
“Oh…that’s great,” Dawn said on the brink or tears.
“We want you to come,” he says handing her an invitation.
She takes it, “Thanks….I have to go,” she turns and begins to walk away.
“Dawn?”
“Connor please,” she whispers before walking away.
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Dawn was walking back towards her house and she was almost at her walkway when she saw Buffy and yelling at her father, practically chasing him out of the house.
“Get out!” Buffy yelled at him.
“She’s my daughter Buffy!” Hank yelled back.
“No, she’s not! You gave up the right to call her that when you left us! You didn’t even have the decency to come to the funeral and now suddenly you want to be one happy family again!”
“Buffy, she’s my daughter, now we can either do this amicably or I’ll take you to court. Do you really want to do that to your sister?” He paused, “I’ll take that as a yes I’ll see you in court.”
Hank walked over to his car and slammed the door speeding away. Buffy was about to break down in the middle of the lawn when she noticed Dawn, “Hey did you get the movies?”
“Buffy? What’s going on?”
“Nothing,” she said walking up the walkway.
“Buffy, tell me what’s going on!” Dawn demanded.
Buffy turned around and walked towards her stopping in front of her and looking her in the eye, “Dad….Hank…he wants to take custody of you, says unfit parent or something like that.”
“But he can’t do that! Right?”
“He’s your father Dawn….” Buffy said, sitting on the porch.
“No, he’s not!”
“Legally he is….so he can pretty much do whatever the hell he wants.”
“He can’t….”
“Listen, I’m going to do everything I can to stop this, I promise okay?”
“Yeah,” Dawn said, “I’m gonna go upstairs.”
“Dawn?” Buffy said getting up.
“Don’t worry I’m not gonna run away again,” she said, stopping at the front door before she went inside, “I’m kinda tired actually.”
Buffy nodded and watch as Dawn went inside and closed the door behind her. That’s when she collapsed on the front porch and placed her face in her hands.
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Dawn ran inside her room and locked the door. She threw up the covers that were blocking her entrance to under her bed and she removed a small box. She took it out and opened it, inside was a piece of glass from the picture frame that had broken earlier.
She grabbed the glass and walked over to her CD player. She placed the glass on her dresser, carefully and then took a CD out of its case, put in the player, and pressed play.
Panic! At the Disco’s “Time to Dance” filled the room:
Well, she's not bleeding on the ballroom floor
Just for the attention.
Cause that's just ridiculously on.
Well, she sure is going to get it
Here's the setting
Fashion magazines line the walls now
The walls line the bullet holes
Have some composure
Where is your posture?
Oh, no, no
You're pulling the trigger
Pulling the trigger
All wrong
[x2]
Give me envy, give me malice, give me your attention
Give me envy, give me malice, baby, give me a break!
When I say "Shotgun", you say "Wedding"
"Shotgun", "Wedding", "Shotgun", "Wedding"
She didn't choose this role
But she'll play it and make it sincere
So you cry, you cry
(Give me a break)
But they believe it from the tears
And the teeth right down to the blood
At her feet
Boys will be boys
Hiding in estrogen and wearing Aubergine dreams
(Give me a break)
Have some composure
Where is your posture?
Oh, no, no
You're pulling the trigger
Pulling the trigger
All wrong
[x2]
Come on this is screaming "Photo op." op...
Come on
Come on
This is screaming
This is screaming
This is screaming "Photo op."
Boys will be boys, baby
Boys will be boys
Boys will be boys, baby
Boys will be boys
Give me envy, give me malice, give me your attention
Give me envy, give me malice, baby, give me a break!
When I say "Shotgun", you say "Wedding"
"Shotgun", "Wedding", "Shotgun", "Wedding"
Boys will be boys
Hiding in estrogen and boys will be boys
Boys will be boys
Hiding in estrogen and wearing Aubergine dreams
She grabbed the shard of glass and sat down her back against the wall. Everything was so fucked up and it was killing her.
Connor was marrying Fred….she made a shallow cut.
A custody battle between her dad and Buffy…..another cut
If he wins, I may never see Buffy again…..deepen the cut
Or Willow or Xander or Giles…..a few more small scars
Mom’s dead……a large long, deep cut across her leg
She watched as the blood seeped from her wound and tears began to fill her eyes and roll down her face.
What was she doing?
She felt like she was watching herself make all these mistakes but she felt helpless. She couldn’t stop.
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R&R please.....I'm sorry this took forever but I've been really busy.
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