Get Close: 1
by Spikes Queen
“It was an accident,” Spike said, exasperated. “It wasn’t your fault.”

“She’s still dead,” Buffy said, tears in her eyes.

Spike walked up to her and put his hands on either side of her face. “Buffy, I told you I would take care of it. You don’t have to do this.”

“What did you do?” Buffy asked.

“I reported it. She’s been dead for days. Someone killed her an tried to frame you for it,” Spike said.

“Do you know her name?” Buffy asked.

“I just know her first name’s Katrina,” Spike said.

Buffy’s eyes went up to his. “Warren,” she said.

“Do you think he knows?” Spike asked, relaxing.

“Katrina’s his ex. He must’ve done this,” Buffy said. “He’s been trying to ruin my life for the past couple of months.”

“You’ll find him,” Spike said, dropping his hands from her face.

“Come on,” Buffy said, taking his hand. “Lets go home.”

Spike allowed Buffy to take him back to her place and upstairs.

Spike heard sobs coming from Dawn’s room and peeked. “Lil Bit?”

Dawn picked her head up. “Spike? What are you doing here?” She asked.

“I came here with Buffy,” Spike said, going over to her. “What happened?”

Buffy came into the room and watched as Dawn snuggled in to Spike’s arms. “Buffy was gunna go away again and I didn’t want her too,” Dawn whimpered. “I know she hates it here but why does she keep leaving?”

Spike wrapped his arms around her. “It’s okay,” he said, rubbing calming circles in her back. “She’s not going anywhere.”

Buffy went to the other side of the bed and sat on it. “Dawn…” she said. “Spike came to talk to me. I didn’t kill the girl but we may have a feeling who did. I’m not going anywhere so you can go back to sleep.”

Dawn looked up at Spike and he kissed her forehead tenderly.

Dawn sniffled and crawled back into bed.

Spike and Buffy kissed her forehead and said goodnight before leaving the room.

“You’re really attached to Dawn,” Buffy
said, quietly as they went to her room.

“So?” Spike asked.

“I didn’t know you were that close,” Buffy said.

“Well, we are,” Spike said, sitting on her bed.

Buffy wrapped her arms around herself and shuddered.

“Buffy?” Spike asked, softly.

“Yeah?”

“You okay?” Spike asked, going over to her.

“Why is it Dawn’s more attached to you then me?” Buffy asked.

“I don’t know. I can’t tell you that. It’s something between you and Dawn,” he said.

Buffy ran her hand over her face. “I’m tired so lets go to bed,” she said, changing her clothes.

Spike looked at her questionably. “Buffy?”

“Spike, I’m tired and I want us to go to sleep. We haven’t had a decent nights sleep in days,” she said, pulling him to her bed.

Spike toed off his boots and climbed in beside her.

Soon they fell asleep with Buffy snuggled in his arms.



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