Hi All, This is my first story so I hope it's good. I wish I owned these characters but unfortunately I don't. So I have continued from the end of season 7 so I hope you enjoy it...

Buffy sat at the back of the bus just thinking as they drove away from the big hole, previously known as Sunnydale. She was thinking about what she was going to do next as she can now have some sort of a normal life. Although what troubled her was that she had forgotten how to live like other people and she doesn't know how to fit in anymore. However one thing she did remember how to do was shop.

"Robin, pull over here!" Buffy yelled as they were passing a Mall.

"I have never seen a Mall so big!" Dawn exclaimed with her mouth open.

After a couple of hours of shopping they loaded their bags onto the back of the bus.

"Thank God for slayer strength or we would have needed a truck to move all of this!" Xander mentioned sarcastically.

"Are you comparing me to a truck?" Faith said in a furious tone.

"Well no, I…." Xander stammered.

"Don't worry I'm only messing with you" Faith laughed.

As they all got onto the bus they all stared at Buffy. Feeling a little uncomfortable she said "What did I do?".

After a moment of awkward silence, Giles moved a few seats closer to Buffy.

"Well, ah, we need to discuss what to do next?" Giles spoke gently.

"And since your our leader and all we wanted to know what your plans are, Like where we are going?" Willow pitched in.

" Well I always wanted to go to Rome. But I can't speak for everyone; I mean it's up to you guys what to do next. Like you Potentials, I mean, Slayers do you have any plans?" Buffy said calmly.

Followed, was a long discussion covering the future and after they had finished, they decided where each of them were going to stay. The slayers decided to go home to their families. Xander, Willow and Kennedy decided to follow Buffy and Dawn to Rome. Giles also decided to stay with Buffy for a little while to help her out. Andrew being Andrew followed as well, and Faith and Robin decided to travel together.

The bus was silent as they headed to the airport to go their different ways. They got many weird looks as they pulled up at the airport in a school bus. They were questioned about the blood that was all over them so Willow had to cast a spell on the inquirers to control their memories long enough to get through security. They spent nearly an hour waiting for their flights and when called, they said their final goodbyes and boarded the plane. Buffy couldn't help but smile as she spotted the yellow school bus as they were taking off. She heard Giles, Dawn, Willow and Kennedy talking excitedly as she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

When Buffy woke up, she was in an unfamiliar room. Panic started to swell up inside her.

"Dawn?" she said nervously.

"DAWN!" she yelled.

"We're out here." She heard Dawn reply.

Buffy walked out of the hall into a dining room where she saw Andrew, Giles, Xander, Willow, Kennedy and Dawn seated at the table eating breakfast.

"If I had of known it was this early I would have stayed in bed" Buffy said tiredly while rubbing her eyes.

"Buff, how can you be tired? You have been sleeping for over thirty hours" Xander mentioned.

"What! Why did none of you wake me?" Buffy said irritated and a little embarrassed as she was the slayer and after the same battle normal people and a witch who cast some pretty heavy magic were able to continue in the normal routine.

"Well Buffy, after all that's been going on we didn't want to wake you. You got hardly any sleep during the preparation for this battle while we slept many hours and the stress on you must have been remarkable, so don't be embarrassed" Giles answered.

Buffy stared at the pancakes on the plate in front of her for a little while before eating the whole lot.

"Wow, Buffy, I haven't seen you eat a full meal in a very long time" Dawn laughed.

"Shut up, I'm hungry okay" Buffy said with her mouth full while everyone at the table laughed.

"So are we all staying here together?" Buffy asked after swallowing her mouthful.

"Well we are in the same building but not this room. Kennedy and I live down the hall in room 319, Giles is downstairs in room 240, Xander is with Andrew in room 302 as Andrew can't afford his own room and Giles refused to have him and just as a joke we decided to give you and Dawn room 314." Willow answered.

"Ha-ha, very funny." Buffy said sarcastically.

"What is it? I don't get it?" Dawn asked obviously irritated.

"Well about four years ago we faced a monster who was half demon and half man and he was created from human and demon parts and the mentally challenged scientists who created him, made him in room 314. That organisation was where I met Riley that year although he had nothing to do with that." Buffy answered.

"Oh, I get it now." Dawn whispered.

There was a small silence and it was broken by the phone ringing which made them all jump. Kennedy got up and answered it. After she had hung up she sat down at the table next to Willow.

"Someone named Angel called. He said something about someone called Cordelia falling into a magical coma and there's almost no chance of her recovering." Kennedy reported softly. Everyone exchanged glances silently in shock.

"That's awful." Willow said to break the silence.

"He also said that there's no need to come, he just thought you may want to know." Kennedy added.

"Who's Cordelia?" Andrew asked anxiously.

"Not now Andrew." Xander said sternly.

"Oh, but…" Andrew begged.

"I said not now" Xander said angrily. Andrew knew it was time to shut up so he continued eating his pancakes. There was yet another silence.

"Who wants to just curl up on the couch in blankets and spend some quality time together watching TV?" Buffy asked.

Everyone agreed although Giles ended up sitting on a separate chair drinking tea, Andrew was kicked onto the floor and it was just Buffy, Dawn, Xander, Willow and Kennedy on the couch and Buffy really enjoyed just relaxing. She was warm, comfortable and surrounded by friends, this was one of the happiest moments of her life.

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