Rainbow

They all gazed into the crater that had been Sunnydale. They were in awe of the power that had torn it apart. Buffy just stood among her friends, the smallest hint of a smile on her lips, Spike filling her thoughts.

"What's that?" Dawn asked, her hand beginning to trace the faintest fluctuation in the colors of the sky.

Buffy looked up. There on the horizon was a rainbow, faint but still visible. Her brow furrowed for a moment. How could it exist without rain? Maybe it was a sign that the fighting and the pain was truly over.