AN:Um, this is to be Season Eight, Episode one. I'm posting parts of each episode as three or so chapters So enjoy!

The world was saved from the First, the potential slayers power unleashed. Now the prophecy of the chosen one was no more and Buffy wasn't the only girl with superpowers.

With more people to fight the evil of the world, they were now left to survive the "normal" world.

After the burning days

"Where are we going again," Dawn asked from her seat where she was lying on Buffy's lap.

"I don't know," Buffy answered, obviously occupied with her own worries. "Cleveland maybe."

"Eww," Dawn yelled, springing up from Buffy's lap. " Cleveland? Oh I am so not going there. I've already been on one hellmouth, I don't want to live on another one."

"I don't either," Buffy responded. Dawn, soothed, returned to Buffy's lap trying to take a nap.

"Well what are we going to do, B," Faith asked from her seat at the back of the bus. "The other former potentials can go home, but what about us. I know I can't show my face anywhere in the country. The other girls can go home but what about us?"

"Uh, uh, I am not going home," Kennedy stated with a determination. "I want to stay here, we've been through a lot together. This was a big, traumatic thing for everyone and I think we should stick together. For support you know."

"Support? What kind of support you have in mind? If you mean the same "support" you give to Willow then count me out," Faith said.

"No that's not what I had in mind," Kennedy retorted.

"Good…unless B over there wants to give me "support"." Faith expected a snappy, blunt comeback instead of the silence that came her way. "Hello, B. Anyone there? Usually you'd threaten some kind of bodily harm but all I get is silence?"

Faith, Buffy's not like you. She needs time to recuperate; Willow said in her mind message to Faith.

Fine, I'll quit it. But we've got to go someplace. I am getting bored, it's been five four days, Faith answered back.

We're working on it, Giles pitched in.

So where are we going, Faith asked.

Maybe Europe, Willow answered back.

"Europe!" Faith exclaimed.

"Hey quiet down there, some of us are trying to sleep," Dawn said.

"What's this about Europe," Kennedy asked intrigued.

"Well, since Willow can't keep her bloody mouth shut, I suppose you all should know that we will be heading to Europe shortly."

"Hey, I can keep my mouth shut and I wasn't using my mouth," Willow replied.

"Oh you were mind talking again," Kennedy asked a little jealous and intrigued.

"You should have heard the things she was telling me…about you," Faith said.

"What," Willow said obviously flustered. "There was no telling of any kind."

"It's okay," Kennedy said, obviously flattered.

"You see, no need to worry yourself."

"Oh I so soothed, Faith."

"Everyone," Dawn said loudly. "There's too much of talking and not enough sleeping."

"Sorry," Giles, Faith, Willow and Kennedy chorused together. Dawn winced at the sound of their voices joining.

"So are we actually going to Europe," Rona asked which resulted in Dawn throwing her shoe at her.

"Hey," Rona yelled. "I've seen enough violence. I don't want any on our car trip."

"Don't make me have to pull over," Willow called out.

"Me pull over," Giles said, correcting her.

"That's what I said," Willow replied, cheekily.

"Just look at the map."

"Okey dokey."

They drove in silence, each occupied with their own dreams, thoughts, miseries.

Spikes face filled Buffy's mind along with the anguish that he didn't believe her when she finally told him. Despite all the things he had put her through, she did love him. Even more so than Angel, she realized.

"So where are we going again. I heard someone say Europe," Buffy said in an attempt to break herself away from her overcoming feelings.

Giles looked at her, gently ignoring her tears. "Oh I thought we had agreed on Cleveland."

"No," Buffy said shakily. "Not another hell mouth. I am not putting Dawn through that again…or me."

"It's okay Buffy," Willow said. "We're not going to stay. We just need to get some help of the financial kind."

"I thought Giles had some money."

" I do but I moved my accounts from the bank in Sunnydale to one in Cleveland. And we are going to retrieve it. Along with some other things."

"What other things," Buffy asked, angrily, not liking vague things at this point in time.

" Well you know plane tickets, clothes. I believe I thought you wanted to do a little shopping."

"Shopping," Dawn exclaimed, energized. "We're all going to have to buy a new wardrobe right?"

"Right," Williow said, amused by her energy.

"I know I could use some new clothes," Wood said.

"Me too," Kennedy added.

"Cool, I'm getting a new wardrobe and I'm not paying for it. This is the best."

"Excuse me young lady," Buffy asked.

"Oh did I say it was the best? I meant horrible, horrible," Dawn said.

"It's okay Dawn."

"So when are getting there," Dawn asked hardly able to contain her excitement.