That night the Bronze thrummed with music and lights flitted over the dancers on the floor. Willow and Xander both slunk down in the couch. Buffy looked over at her friends, who were utterly miserable. She hated seeing them this way, but they were kinda reaping what they had sowed a little. Xander remained oddly silent, preferring instead to sulk, hearing virtually nothing of what was being said around him.

"Buffy I really messed up, he really hates me" cried Willow into her drink.

"Will, I'm so sorry, I know it sucks but it will pass".

Willow's sobs grew even louder.

Buffy wrapped her arm around her friend to comfort her.

"No it won't, we were so good together Buffy… he was my everything"

Buffy took a breath, knowing she was about to say something slightly controversial to Willow. Something she may not like to hear.

"Was he Wil? I mean if he were, you and Xander… you two wouldn't have been smooching, if you were truly happy with Oz that is? Maybe this happened this way to let you know, he wasn't meant for you. Perhaps there is someone else just waiting around the corner? Do you know what I mean?"

"But it hurts so much Buffy, if that is true why does it hurt so much?"

"I don't know Will, I think that is just how life works sometimes, You need to pass through the hurt, to get to the better place, to get there shiny and new and no longer lost in the old stuff".

Buffy felt bad for all of them, Willow, Xander, Oz and even Cordelia. Did that make her a bad friend? Her best friends messed up big time. It was hard not to feel bad for Oz and Cordelia being betrayed like that. It was always hard when your friends mess up and you want to be there for them as friends but you also find yourself so frustrated at the decisions they made. Is this how they felt about the mistakes she made with Angel?