Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Just the characters I make up and the story line. I
A/N: I just came up with the idea while reading a fan fic called "In need of saving" By Tutorgurl. Which I highly recommend. If you don't like it tell me and I won't do anything else with it. But if you do I'll keep going. Enjoy.
It's
a long way from Miami to LA
It's a longer way from yesterday
To
where I am today
It's a long way from my thoughts
To what
I'll say
It's a long, long way from paradise
To where I am
today
All that's in my head
Is in Your hands
It's a
long way from
The moon up to the sun
It's a longer ahead of
me
The road that I've begun
Stop to think of all the
Time
I've lost
Start to think of all the
Bridges that I've burned
That must be crossed
Over, over, over
Take me
over
I've been poison
I've been rain
I've been fooled
again
I've seen ashes
Shine like chrome
Someday I'll
see home
Home, home
I can see the stars
From way
down here
But I can't fall asleep
Behind the wheel
It's
a long way from the
Shadows in my cave
Up to Your reality
to
Watch the sunlight taking over
Over, over, over
Take
me over
I've been poison
I've been rain
I've been fooled
again
I've seen ashes
Shine like chrome
Someday I'll
see home
Home, home
Home – Switchfoot
Title: Substitute Life
Chapter One
Leaving Home
Dawn hated her life. She hated the fact that in just a couple hours she would have to board a plane that would take her far, far away from home. Enough shit had happened to her and now she had to leave her family to go across the country to live with people she had never even met. Her life sucked. Her mom and sister had both died. All in the same year. And now she had to leave Willow, Xander, Anya, Giles, and Spike because the court thought she should live with her Aunt and Uncle. She hated it.
"Dawnie." The soothing sound of Willow's voice filled her ears.
Dawn looked over at the doorway to see Willow standing there with a box in her arms.
"Are you ready?"
Dawn looked at her suitcase to see what she had left. Nothing. She was all done. She had packed her clothes in one suitcase. In the suitcase she was looking at now held her pictures, beloved leather jacket that Spike gave her, other knickknacks given to her, and other memorable things. In a carry on bag she had packed Buffy's favorite sweatshirt, and pillow. But Willow had told her to leave room in her carry on bag.
"I guess I'm ready. Just not ready, ready."
Dawn sat at the edge of her bed. Willow sat next to her.
"I want you to know that we will always be here for you," explained Willow.
"I know."
"And to make that easier I got you something."
Willow handed her the package she was carrying. It was wrapped in comics from the newspaper. Dawn carefully unwrapped it. Inside was a box. Which Dawn carefully opened. Inside was a top of the line Dell laptop computer.
"Wow," Dawn gasped.
"It's got AOL. So you can email me anytime. It's wireless. All you have to be is close to a phone line and you can go on for as long as you want."
Dawn hugged Willow.
"Thanks," Dawn told her.
"Your welcome."
Dawn went downstairs and hugged everyone goodbye. Giles took her to the airport. She had given him the biggest hug and promised him she would email him every day. Dawn had to laugh at the fact that he was becoming more American every day. But he would never admit to that. And no one would dare to call him on it. She boarded the plane. And watched the land get farther away as the plane took off. This was so hard for her. Her life was here and now she didn't know if she would ever get to see them again. Most of all she missed Spike. She never got to say goodbye to him.
I've seen ashes
Shine like chrome
Someday I'll see home
Home- Switch foot