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Dawn lead the way to the hallway and followed it down to the last door on the left and pushed the door open.It was really one of the rarely used rooms as the mansion was so huge. "So I wanted to say sorry about how I have been acting lately..." Dawn said as she looked at Buffy. "I have been a bit of a brat but its coz I didn't know what I was wanting to do with myself, but now I know and I hope you can help?"

Buffy followed Dawn into the lounge. She had plans to use this room for meetings for the girls, or perhaps as an office for Dawn and herself.
Sitting down on the settee, she looked at her little sister. Not so little anymore. And having lived her teen years the way she had, it was easy to forget that Dawn was just a normal girl, thrown into horrid circumstances. No matter what she had been created for, she was still just a girl. And she'd had no freedom, no mother, no real friends but the ones Buffy was basically in charge of. She sighed.
"Dawn, you're not being a brat. You're being normal. I just don't want you self-destructing. I worry about you, and you know I'm leaving soon. Is all this so i don't? Cuz I have to, you know. There are girls all over Europe, lost and confused. I can't leave them like that, and I need you here, in charge with Will and Xand."
She leaned into the settee, and crossed her legs.
"And I know I've been neglecting you, especially now with Angel. I'm sorry."
She half shrugged, her right shoulder raising up, the fabric of her jacket stretching momentarily across her back. That felt like the most she had said to Dawn in weeks. Their time after the crater had been spent moving in and getting settled, placing the girls in some jobs for the new council... and Buffy and Dawn had been side by side, working together and communing like sisters do when they're at their best. But recently....

Andrew pulled out an orange and started to peel it. He smiled at Faith as he threw the skin into the trash. "Good. You missed patrol last night, me and Buffy picked up a guy." He seperated a slice from the orange and put it in his mouth as he put water on to boil for tea. "You want any?" he asked Faith, motioning towards the kettle.

Dawn grinned and let Buffy get away with ruffling her hair that she takes forever with looking after. "Cool... that would be great then" she grinned when Buffy almost said sex. "You know you can talk to me about that word Buff" she giggled as they headed back to the kitchen. "Sandwhiches would be great" Dawn nodded. "Buffy and Angel sitting in the tree, k.i.s.s.i.n.g" she sang teasingly. It was good to be friends again as she knew that Buffy was going to Europe and Dawn would have to be more responsible. "First comes the love, then comes the marriage and then comes the baby in the baby carriage" she laughed and sat at the kitchen table with Faith and a new guy. "Hi guys" she said, Dawn was in a better mood now and was glad that she had gone and gotten the milk earlier. "OOH another one of my fave songs" she said and went to turn the radio up slightly. It was Robbie Williams 'better man', she started singing along to it. "I'm Dawn" she said to the new guy after she finished singing.

Andrew raised an eyebrow at Dawn. It had been a few months since he had seen her, but had she really forgotten who he was? "Hi Dawnie, hey Buffy." He held the kettle aloft for the two. "Anyone want some tea? Some of the Watchers rubbed on me when I was in England." He ate another piece of his orange.

Amy walked through the streets, planning to head towards the local magic shop. After Sunnydale had been destroyed she had spent a few months wandering the country. She had hoped to find her father, but found only a mention on the news. His secretary, whom he had been having an affair with, had killed him. Without any family she fallen back on magic to keep her company. It had eventually led her here, to Cleveland, a hellmouth and nexus of power. She was technically homeless, she stayed in a hotel, using her old trick of paying with invisible money. It was a nice existance for the most part, though she did sometimes want some companionship.

As she headed towards the shop, she noticed a giant banner advertising free scones. Though the appeal of something being free probably shouldn't of tempted her, not planning to actually pay anyways, a bargain was a bargain. She pulled open the door to head in, when an approaching figure caught her eye. Bright red hair. A weird, sugary glee expression on her face. Amy swung her bag around to cover her shirt, which had a giant cartoon frog on it, and ran over to her. "Willow?" she asked as she approached. They hadn't left on the best of terms, she knew, but a familiar face was a familiar face, and it wasn't like she was doing anything terribly despicable these days.

Willow sucked in a breath and the quickly let it out as a frustrated sigh.
"What the hell are you doing in Cleveland? And why -" You know what, she thought. No. Not doing this. Not after what she did with Warren.
She entered the cafe, inhaling the smells with happiness, and ignored Amy.