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Dawn was walking home from the library where she was studying with her best friend. It had been eight days since she had walked in on Spike sleeping naked in his crypt. Eight days that she had obsessed about him every waking hour, dreamed about him in her sleep and fantasized about him continually.

Of course those fantasies were much better now that she had the full picture to work with. She had seen him every day since the incident. At the Magic Box, at her house, when she walked home from her friends place he was there. She tried to act like nothing had changed but it was hard. She wanted to jump on him every time she saw him.

Today was her birthday, sweet sixteen and never been kissed. Buffy was planning a surprise party with the gang. She was glad her sister wasn't inviting all her school friends, that was just too embarrassing. She was way too old to have a birthday party. The only problem was Spike would be there. Not that she didn't want him to come, she wanted him, very badly, to come to the party. It was just that he was acting different. He didn't seem to be so Buffy whipped lately. Maybe he was finally getting over his stupid infatuation with her sister. That was good in one way but bad in another. If Spike was over Buffy then maybe she stood a chance in hell with him, but on the other hand he might stop coming around as much. Or not at all.

Dawn hadn't gone to visit Spike in his crypt since that day. She knew if she saw him like that again she would ruin their friendship, not to mention embarrass herself, by throwing herself at him. She may be in a sixteen year old body but she was far older than that. She could sometimes remember things from along time ago as if they were her memories. She was the key, whatever else she knew about that, she knew that she was as old as time itself. Another reason not to have a birthday party, WAY too many candles! She was happy that she could at least make fun of herself now.

It was almost dark and she was only a block from her house now. She stopped and waited under a lamppost to think. How was she going to be able to stay away from Spike tonight? Buffy had started to notice that she was acting strange. Dawn told her that she wasn't sleeping well, it was true. She spent most nights dreaming about Spike and the things they could do together. Where the ideas came from she wasn't sure, she just assumed it was all part of her being a mystical ageless thing. She would wake up in the middle of the night sweat soaked and tied up in her sheets, her body tingling in an unsatisfied state of arousal. She usually took care of that herself before trying to go back to sleep. If her sister even suspected that she thought about Spike while touching herself he'd be a big pile of dust already. As it was, she could hardly be in the same room with him without getting that tingly feeling. Tonight was going to be very difficult.

She started walking again and was home in no time. She opened the door to a chorus of 'SURPRISE!' Every one was there except Spike. Not surprising as it had just gotten dark and he would have to walk over from the cemetery. Buffy hugged her and handed her a present. She opened it and gasped. It was a beautiful gold necklace with a diamond pendant. Dawn hugged her sister and thanked her. Xander and Anya gave her their gift next. It was a gift certificate to the Sunnydale Mall. Xander explained that since neither of them had ever been a sixteen year old girl they didn't know what to get her. She thanked them for the certificate. There was this gorgeous jacket that she wanted, so she knew exactly what she was going to buy. Willow and Tara gave her a beginner’s spell book and promised to give her lessons. Buffy frowned a bit but gave in anyways.

No one took any notice when Spike slipped in the back door. He watched as Dawn opened her gifts from the Scooby gang. He reached inside his duster and pulled out a small package. He would try to get Dawn alone to give her his gift. Couldn't ruin his 'big bad' reputation by giving presents. He put the little box back into his pocket and walked into the living room. He was greeted with the customary glare from Xander and Buffy, an apologetic smile from Willow, he liked her, and indifference from Anya and Tara. Dawn of course gave him a huge smile and he pulled her into a hug. He felt her tense up as he wrapped his arms around her. He could hear her heart pick up pace and as he had been doing for the past week he smelled the beginnings of her arousal.

He whispered "Happy birthday sweet bit" in her ear before releasing her. She blushed furiously and bowed her head. Spike chuckled to himself and walked over to the sofa and sat down. He knew she wanted him, he had watched her at night the past week. She would hardly talk to him at all anymore and he wanted to see her. So he pulled an Angelus and watched her as she slept. He damn near fell off the roof the first time he realized she was thinking of him as she pleasured herself. He hadn't meant to watch mind you, but she was sleeping at first and when she woke up calling his name he was enthralled. He wanted to know how far she went with her fantasies. So when he heard her whisper his name when she came he was shocked. By the next night he wasn't so much shocked as hopeful. He'd come to the realization that what he thought he wanted -Buffy - wasn't what he wanted at all. She could barely stand him, and he wanted more than that. He wanted someone who understood him, liked him, and hell, accepted him for what he was.

That was Dawn. She was all those things and more. He had thought her too young, too naive, too...human. But she wasn't naive at all as far he could tell from her dreams. She was human, but not really human so who knew what that would mean. And as for her age, well she was now sixteen, so she was legal, but really...she was older than he was. By several Millennia! And he was a demon so her age didn't really matter to him much anyway. The realization that he was sitting on the Slayer’s sofa thinking about her little sister in a 'bad naughty' way and sporting a stonkin' erection suddenly hit him full force. He looked around frantically to make sure no one had noticed. Everyone seemed to be busy talking or laughing so he was safe.

Or so he thought, Dawn was staring quite pointedly at his crotch with a glazed look in her eyes. When she subconsciously licked her lips he groaned out loud. This of course broke Dawn out of her little fantasy and drew everyone’s attention to Spike.

Dawn had been sitting watching Spike from the corner of her eye when she noticed he hadn't moved at all since he sat down. He was staring at something off in the distance with the faintest trace of a smile on his face. Dawn used this distraction to study him. She saw him sitting there decked out in his usual black shirt, jeans, boots and duster. She was picturing him naked. She snapped out of it temporarily when Xander bumped into her.

When she looked back at Spike she noticed that he had a very large bulge in the front of his jeans. She could picture exactly what that looked like with out the pants in the way. She was thinking about how smooth and hard it looked, how cool it must feel to the touch. She could taste him again, she licked her lips savoring the imaginary taste of him. Then she heard Spike groan and realized he was staring right at her. Every one else was looking at Spike. Spike pulled the front of his duster closed to cover his erection. He made some excuse about a muscle cramp acting up. Dawn of course smiled at him and winked. She knew the truth.

His jaw dropped to the floor when she winked at him. Just went to prove his theory, Dawn was not naive! The scent of her arousal was so thick in the air he was surprised the humans couldn't smell it. Thank God Angel hadn't come to the party, he would have figured it out in minutes. Of course he would probably be too busy sniffing around after Buffy to care what he or Dawn did.

After the groaning incident Willow put on some music and they danced. Well, Xander, Anya, Willow and Tara danced. Buffy excused herself to the kitchen, making some excuse about the cake so that she could avoid Spike asking her to dance. Dawn decided to be a bit daring seeing as they were in her house and all the Scoobies were nearby. She slid over to the couch and sat incredibly close to Spike. She leaned up and whispered in his ear "So how's that muscle cramp? Is it gone yet?" When he spun around to look at her she just smiled at him innocently. But the twinkle in her eye gave her away.

Spike wasn't sure what to make of her question. She whispered almost seductively in his ear but when he looked at her she was the picture of innocence. Until he looked in her eyes, that is. He could see the devilish twinkle in them. The little minx was baiting him! There was definitely more to Dawn Summers than anyone would have guessed. He decided that two could play that game. He brushed his lips against her ear before whispering to her "Nah, it's still acting up. I could use a massage." He pulled away and looked her straight in the eye to make sure she understood. She did. He heard her heart beating rapidly, saw the glazed look in her eyes and had to restrain himself from kissing her. He stood up and pulled a cigarette from his pocket, told her he was going outside to smoke, and headed for the door. He stopped at the front door and turned to look at her. He motioned that he wanted her to follow him and then left.

Dawn was stunned. She thought that her feelings for Spike were one way. But now she wasn't so sure. After what he just said to her she thought maybe he wanted her as well. She didn't know whether to follow him outside or not. A little part of her was afraid that he was going to let her down gently, outside so as not to make a scene. But the rest of her knew that she had seen desire in his eyes, desire for her. It was that part of her that drove her out into the night air to see Spike.

Spike waited in front of the house by his 'lurking tree'. This would be the final test, if she came out to him he knew for sure that she wanted him. If it was just a schoolgirl’s crush, she was too smart to actually do something about it. He had almost given up on her joining him when the front door opened and Dawn slipped outside.

She saw him standing by the tree. He stood there a lot. She walked toward him wondering what would happen next. She could hardly stand the anticipation. When she was within an arm’s length from him she stopped. She waited. He looked at her for what seemed like hours and then he swiftly pulled her to him.

Spike pulled her against his body and maneuvered them out of sight of the house behind the tree. As soon as his back was against the tree he pulled her closer and crashed his lips down on hers. He wasn't surprised in the least when she kissed back, passionately. They were lost in each other, tongues tasting, lips caressing, and hands roaming as much of each other as they could. She could feel his hard cock pressing into her through his jeans. She reached her hand between them and rubbed at the swelling.

Spike thrust his hips against her hand as she stroked him. His hands slipped inside her top to squeeze her breasts and pinch her nipples. Finally Spike pulled away from Dawn. They were both panting but knew they couldn't go any further. She looked up at him and he smiled at her. "Do you know how much I want you?" He asked her, his voice shaky. She smiled back and replied "About as much as I want you." Then they were kissing again. This time it was less urgent, but just as passionate. Both knowing that they were wanted by the other, that they would not be rejected.

When the kiss ended Spike pulled her gift out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Hope you didn't think I'd forgotten." Dawn opened the small box and pulled out a very expensive looking bracelet. Spike put it on her wrist for her. She asked where he had gotten it because it looked like it cost a lot of money. He chuckled and told her he didn't steal it, so not to worry. When she tried to get an answer out of him again he silenced her by kissing her. She decided that if he was always going to shut her up this way then she would talk a lot more. Dawn ended the kiss and they reluctantly went back inside. She still had to blow out her candles and make a wish. Although she had already gotten exactly what she wanted. She got Spike.