It's my fall_for_spike day...so let the postings begin

[alwaysjbj]

Well It is well and truly the 23rd here... so I'm going to start posting my fall_for_spike submissions... I have a few short standalone pieces that I will post throughout the day.

Author: Always_jbj
Title: Questions
Characters: Spike and Dawn
Rating: G
Season 5
Word count:306



Questions

“So, why sunlight?” Dawn asked.

“Well, we’re creatures of the night, aren’t we?” Spike responded succinctly, this latest round of questions had begun the minute he’d sat down to watch the telly.

“Yeah. But that’s only because you can’t go out in the sunlight. So, why sunlight? Why not moonlight, or fluorescent light or, I don’t know... candlelight?” She hopped down from her seat on the sarcophagus and plonked herself on the coffee table between the vampire and the television.

“Look, I don’t know, Nibblet. ‘s just the way it is. Why don’t you ask the watcher? I’m sure he’s got some nice damning little explanation.” He closed his eyes, leaning back in the chair as he tried to calm himself, determined not to lose his temper with the girl, after all she was pretty much the only company he got nowadays.

Dawn glanced behind her before turning back to the vampire. “Why Passions?” she asked, studying his face intently.

Spike lifted his head, blue eyes fixed intently on her serious little face. “What?”

“Why Passions? I mean, there are lots of much better shows on, so why that one?”

“Because I bleeding well like it, you annoying little bint. So why don’t you shut up, get out of my bloody way an' let me watch it in peace.” His jaw clenched, his fists bunching at his side as he glared angrily at the teenager.

Dawn smiled; she knew that if she kept pushing long enough she could make him lose his temper. He looked so hot when he was angry and her eyes devoured him as he strode furiously across the room to grab a beer out of the fridge. One day he would stop seeing a little girl and really notice her, until then she’d just have to settle for whatever she could get.

Comments

[mefiant-aus.livejournal.com]

Ohhh I like this, trust Dawn to find a way to get what she wants. Even if it is a sexy pissed off vampire.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

LOL..yeah! But she is right... he really is sooo sexy when he's pissed!

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Dawn is playing with fire - and she loves it!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Yes she does! lol

But, GUH, you have to admit... he REALLY is hot when he's pissed!! And when he's alseep, and when he's reading, or smoking, or ... ok... he's just hot... but you can see where she's coming from!

[talesofspike.livejournal.com]

I always had my suspicions about whether the monks could manage a soul or not. I'm not sure if this fic helps the decision, though it certainly has pointers in the no soul direction. One thing's for sure they didn't include a whole lot of self-preservation instinct, or maybe she just knows that she's already got her hooks in him.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

I think she was really just being a typical annoying teenaged girl with a crush on a guy that she KNEW would never hurt her... and you have to admit Spike really does look hot when he's pissed off.. what with the storming around and the lovely little vein that sticks out in his neck and... OK...stopping now! *phew is it getting hot in here?*

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh my. This was sooooo very good. Spike&Dawn but a little bit hot too. I love that they’re coming at their discussions from too radically different angles - he wants her to be his friend, she wants him to be more.
Dawn smiled; she knew that if she kept pushing long enough she could make him lose his temper.
That Dawn is naughty, isn’t she? She’ll be a good little temptress when she grows up, won’t she? ;)

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Oh, yes, Dawn is very naughty and manipulative...Reminds me of someone! lol... You can't help but think the monks drew on some other nearby super-powered being when creating her... as her genes obviously didn't come soley from Buffy.

[semby.livejournal.com]

Playing catchup...

Really liked this! Love Dawn's little crush and trying to provoke Spike (with questions that stump us all, no less) and your Spike voice was excellent here.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yeah Dawn's crush on Spike in the show was so cute and you just KNOW that Dawn, being Dawn, would know just how to push his buttons!

[monkeyscorpion.livejournal.com]

Ok, I can handle a little Spike/Dawn. I understood the match. Though I do prefer her with Ethan. *evil giggle*

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

It's not Spike/Dawn... it's Spike AND Dawn! Not shippy!!! *bletch* Just a harmless teenage crush! lol