Author's note: This is a series of drabbles — exactly 100 words — written in response to several LiveJournal community challenges.
Jossverse Drabbles Challenge: Books

by Red Wolf

Dawn glanced up from her research. Spike was curled up on the lounge, a large leather-bound volume open in his lap and a peculiar smile on his face. Curious, she wandered over to see what had taken his interest.

"That's not going to help us find what's killing people." One of Xander's hentai comics propped open in the book, Dawn was surprised he didn't slam the book closed and make excuses like Xander always did. "A bit unrealistic."

"I could prove otherwise, love."

"I'll hold you to it." Spike paled, it was getting harder to tell when Dawn was joking.