Whatever you want to call it. by killjoy +8
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Categories: All Human
Characters: Ensemble
Summary:

AU All Human.....I'm a HUGE Spike/Dawn friendship shipper.....anything with him looking out for her I ADORE. How you want to mix Spuffy into this is up too you!

William "Spike" was very good friends with Joyce somehow. Worked with her, shopped at her gallery....it's up too you. Spike is a few years older than Buffy in this idea.

Dawn is very little when she first meets Spike the friend of her mom. Dawn has no father figure in her life and Spike quickly adopted her. He spoils her rotten and she worships him. Buffy didn't care too much for Spike at first. She was still broke up over her parent's divorce and thought Spike was trying to move in. But over time she noticed only friendship between Spike and her mom and saw how Spike treated Dawn so she started to tolerate him better.

Sadly when Dawn was about eight-ten years old Joyce died. Everything was awful and Spike tried to be there when he could. He helped out here and there.....mostly dealing with Dawn and helping her....which helped Buffy a lot so she could deal on her own.

A few years after her mom's death Buffy is in college and has met Riley. Everything is starting to go well for her. She's up on the bills, Dawn is doing good and she now has a good 'normal' boyfriend. The only problem is that good normal boyfriend doesn't like the fact Spike is in their life. He starts to slowly try and take over Spike's place and whispers things into Buffy's ear about how wrong it is for some nonfamily guy to like a 'little girl'(Dawn) so much.

Buffy doesn't want to think bad on Spike or stop him from seeing Dawn but things are going well for her finally and her resolve is starting to waiver. How long and how far will she let Riley try to influence her into kicking Spike out? How much of a fit will Dawn throw? How does this lead to Spuffy?

Things I thought of......

Spike and Dawn have a ritual they've been doing for years.....go to the first baseball game of the season, go watch fireworks on the 4th...whatever is up too you. Spike and Dawn always look forward to it and make a big deal of it. Riley starts talking bad about it and tries to take over the event with Dawn. 

Just to be fun Angel HATES Riley for whatever reason and is on Spike's side.