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This story is dedicated to my beta: Sweetprinciple.  Without your help and encouragement this would never be here. Any errors or if it's just plain bad, blame me.

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Dear Diary,
 
It is so cool having Spike stay here. He’s been helping me with my homework when I get home and we watch TV together. It’s like having a big brother in the house. Buffy came by today and man was she mean to him. I mean he was just sitting there waiting to help me with my homework and she totally went off on him! What is wrong with her? Clem stopped by after Buffy left and the three of us played cards for a while. Clem said he had a kitten he wanted to give me but mom won’t let me have any pets. But Spike said I could keep it at his house when he moves out. Willow came to the house to talk to Spike, she’s still really upset about Oz leaving. I guess Willow figured Spike would understand because he knows what that’s like. Dru cheated on him and that’s why he came to Sunnydale the last time. They talked for a while and I think she felt better when she left.
 
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Dear Diary,
 
Mom was out of town for Thanksgiving so I had to spend it with Buffy and the gang at Giles house. Spike came with us even though he wasn’t healed all the way yet. I told Buffy I wasn’t going without him. What kind of friend would I be if I left him alone on Thanksgiving? Okay yeah I know he’s a vampire but still. I’m so glad he came! We had Native American Vengeance Spirits attack us! Xander got really sick with all these weird diseases. They were shooting arrows through Giles’ windows! Spike pulled me down on the floor and covered me with his body. He got shot by three arrows! They missed his heart though. When Buffy stabbed the leader he turned into a bear.  Spike yelled at her to undo it. I’m the only one who knows that he is afraid of bears, but I won’t tell anyone, they’d laugh at him. Buffy was so pissed after. Angel was in town but he didn’t want her to see him. He made everyone lie to Buffy about him being in town. He thinks he is god’s gift, that jerk! He treats me like such a kid, he always pats me on the head and calls me Dawnie. JERK!
 
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Dear Diary,
 
Buffy was going to go to LA and yell at him for him sneaking around on Thanksgiving. But I convinced her to just call him. I mean why take a bus all the way there just to yell at him? So she finally listened to me and called him and man did she yell at him. It was great! Me and Spike were listening from the other room and we were laughing. I think Spike likes my sister. I just hope he doesn’t treat me like Angel does now that he likes Buffy.
 
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Dear Diary,
 
I don’t know if I should laugh or be scared! Willow went a little nuts today. I guess she still really misses Oz and she tried to do a spell so she wouldn’t feel so bad. She made Giles blind! Really blind, like he couldn’t see anything! She called Xander a demon magnet and all the demons in town were following him around trying to kiss him! Anya was really mad about that. But the best was her saying that Buffy and Spike should get married. She said all Buffy talks about is Spike so she should just marry him. They were so cute it was gross! All kissy face and picking out the song for their wedding. They dragged me over to Giles house to ask him to give Buffy away at the wedding. That’s when we found out Giles was blind. Xander and Anya ran in screaming about the demons. Anya kept saying that no one could have orgasms with Xander but her. That was really gross, I’d rather watch Buffy and Spike kiss than hear that! Buffy freaked when the spell was over, she said some pretty mean things. I think she hurt Spike’s feelings cause he looked kind of sad.
 
 
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Dear Diary,
 
I was so scared! We woke up this morning and none of us could talk! Buffy stopped over and we found out it was the whole town! She had this board thing hanging from her neck and she asked Spike to keep me and mom safe while she figured out what was going on. But tonight was the scariest. We all went to bed and this crashing noise woke me and mom up. Spike had dragged himself downstairs, he was still healing from the arrows at Thanksgiving, and scared off some ugly looking demons. I think they were trying to get in the house. I am so glad he was here.
 
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Dear Diary,
 
Spike is all healed up from what those soldiers and the arrows did to him. I’m kinda sad about it. Now that he is better and he found that treasure he is moving out. But he said I could help him and mom look for his new place. And even help him decorate! Plus he said the kitten Clem gave me can stay here but I have to come over every day to take care of it. I was worried once he moved out he wouldn’t want to spend time with me anymore. But Spike said that was silly cause we’re friends.
 
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Dear Diary,
 
Why do some demons want to open the hellmouth? I mean it makes no sense. These dumb demons tried to open it a few days ago and Spike went to help the gang stop them. Then a friend of Giles’ came by and turned him into a demon! I was at home when someone knocked on the door, when I answered it I was scared for a minute but it was weird. There was a demon standing there but it didn’t try to attack me even though he was real scary looking. I couldn’t understand him so I called Spike on the phone and he came over. He knew who it was right away. Buffy came over and they got Giles switched back.