Buffy and Dawn ignored each other as much as possible the next few days. Each staying in their room except to use the bathroom and eat and in Buffy's case, patrol.
On a Saturday there was a knock at midnight on the front door.
"Spike?" Buffy said opening the door.
"Hey, love. Can I come in?"
"Oh, yeah, sure" Buffy said moving aside.
"Do you wanna do something?" Spike asked after a while.
"Like...?" Buffy prompted.
"I don't know movies or something"
"We do the same things all the time. Lets do something different"
"Alright"
There was another knock on the door. Buffy opened it up to see Dean standing there.
"What the hell?" She said quietly.
"Well hello to you too, Buffy" Spike walked around the corner and Deans smile faded.
"Why's he here?" He said not looking at Buffy.
"He's a friend" Buffy replied.
"Well, I, uh wanted to know if you had plans"
"Why?"
"Cause, um, we have a case in Alabama but Sam said it'd be okay if you and Dawn started hunting with us, so I came to get you two"
"Really?" Buffy said excitedly.
"Yeah, but if you already have plans I totally get it" Dean said turning.
"No! No plans I mean" Dean smiled and walked into the house.
"You can pack some bags and we can leave tomorrow"
"Um yeah I'll tell Dawn" Buffy hurried upstairs.
"So came to claim your love huh?" Spike said leaning against a wall.
"Honestly why are you still here?" Dean said shaking his head.
"Why? Are you a bit nervous?"
"No. She chose to come with me and leave you behind. I don't see a reason for me to be nervous" Dean smiled.
"Well then why was she here with me and not you this whole time?"
"Because I was trying to look out for her. Not that it's any of your business anyway. She's my girlfriend"
"I am not your girlfriend" Buffy said coming down the stairs and Spike chuckled.
"But I'm not your girlfriend either" Buffy said turning to Spike and Dean smiled.
"Dean you can sleep on the couch for tonight and me and Dawn will pack and then sleep on the way there, ok?"
"Alright, but will fangs over there watch me sleep?"
"No. Spike I'm sorry about our plans but can you go home?"
"Of course, love. Anything for you and your pet" he said glaring at Dean.
Dean raised his eyebrows and waved at Spike. Spike walked out and Buffy rolled her eyes at Dean. Then she went back up to her room to pack.
••••••
They set off for Alabama in the early morning. Buffy and Dawn slept on and off only waking up to reposition themselves. Dean turned the music up until he saw Dawn stir in the backseat and turned it down a little.
"Hey, do you want anything?" Dean asked Buffy as he pulled into a drive through.
"Ugh, yeah I'll just have the same thing as you" she said quietly laying back down.
"Dawn" he looked at her.
"Dawn" he said louder and she popped up.
"What? Huh?"
"Do you want anything?" He smiled at her dazed expression.
"Yeah, yeah I'll take a..." She trailed off sleeping in an odd position.
"Alright" Dean said and ordered the food. He put theirs between him and Buffy, deciding not to wake them again.
Soon night fell and Buffy and Dawn woke shortly after they entered Texas. They sat quietly.
"So how long until we're in Alabama?" Dawn asked eating hungrily.
"Well we have to get a hotel tonight but we should get there tomorrow"
"Oh good" Dawn replied. Buffy ate quietly. Nobody interrupted the silence. Dean continued driving to the closest hotel and gave them his new card. Buffy rolled her eyes as they walked to their room.
"What?" Dean asked.
"Really? Still using those cards? Who are you now?"
"Liam Brown" Dean smiled.
