Back in Sunnydale, Dawn was angry. She was angry at Giles for not listening to Buffy and she was angry at Buffy's "new Watcher". Mr. Davis was a jackass. He knew the pain he put Buffy through. Buffy and Dawn had grown increasingly closer since the accident. It was Dawn who helped Buffy the most. She would help Buffy with her prosthetic and other things around the house. Buffy had tried to keep the worst from Dawn, but Dawn wouldn't have it. Dawn wanted to tell off Mr. Davis, but she couldn't. She knew Buffy needed to know how to fight, but Dawn didn't like what he was doing to her sister. Dawn however had promised Buffy that she would keep her mouth shut. So Dawn continued to help Buffy around the house and to hold her when she cried. It was just her and Buffy in the house now. Willow and Tara had gotten back together and they had gotten their own place. Every Saturday night they would have a Scooby supper at the Summers' house. They had to wait until Mr. Davis left before Spike could come since Mr. Davis would never allow Buffy to work with a vampire. They all talked and laughed and had a good time. Buffy tried, but she was usually in pain and the others could tell, no matter how hard she tried to cover it up.
It was Saturday morning when Giles pulled up in front of the Summers' house. Buffy was at the hospital with Mr. Davis for her therapy. Dawn had just gotten up and was pouring herself some cereal when the doorbell rang. She wondered who it could be since everyone else just walked right in. She opened the door and was shocked to see Giles standing there. As much as she wanted to just reach out and hug him, she was still mad at him for what he had done to Buffy. "What do you want?" Dawn asked coldly.
Giles was surprised but her coldness. He guessed that Buffy must have told the others about their conversation. "May I come in please?" he asked.
Dawn thought this over. She nodded and he came in. She figured if she couldn't tell off Mr. Davis, she could at least tell of Giles. "Buffy isn't home right now," she said. "And when she gets back if she wants you to leave, you leave. Got it?"
Giles nodded and sat down on the couch. Before he could open his mouth Dawn was standing over him.
"How could you?" she accused. "She needed you so much and you just hung up on her."
"I'm…" he started to say but Dawn interrupted him.
"No," she said. "You don't get to talk until I'm through with you." She paced for a minute. "Do you know what she did after you left? She talked to me. We had a long talk and she started doing better. I started behaving and going to class. I helped around the house. She also talked to Willow. She helped Willow realize she had a problem and Willow got help. Willow works with a coven outside of Sunnydale now and she can use magic again without getting out of control. She and Tara have gotten back together and are living together again. She…" She had been about to tell him about Spike, but realized that he didn't need to know that. She continued, "She got a job. A really crappy, minimum wage job, but she got one so she could take care of me. She turned her life around because she wanted to make you proud of her again and what do you do? You hang up on her when she really needed you." Tears had started running down Dawn's face at the end of her speech. Giles reached for her, but she pulled away.
"I'm sorry, Dawn," Giles said. "I had no idea."
Dawn shook her head. "I'm not the one you need to apologize to," she said.
Giles nodded. "You're right," he said. "Will you at least tell me why Buffy needed a Watcher?"
Dawn got a pained look on her face, but said, "No. It's up to Buffy."
Giles was getting frustrated, "Look, Dawn, if there is some kind of demon or apocalypse or something I could help you."
Dawn just looked at him and said, "It's nothing like that and it's not my place to tell you."
Just then the door opened and Buffy walked in with Mr. Davis. She turned and saw Giles and almost passed out. She was glad she had worn pants today so Giles couldn't see what had happened to her leg. "Giles," she whispered. She got herself together and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Buffy, we have to train," Nigel said stepping forward.
Buffy almost said something, but remembered that Nigel was her only hope. She turned back to Giles and said, "Mr. Davis is right, Giles. I have to train. If you don't have anywhere to stay yet you're more than welcome to stay here. You can actually have a bed this time since Willow and Tara have their own place. You can take my old room. Dawn can help you settle in. The gang is coming over for supper tonight so you can see everyone. I have to go change." She left the room to change.
Nigel turned to Giles and said, "I trust you won't interfere with my training of the Slayer while you're here, Mr. Giles." He then went out to the backyard to wait for Buffy.
"Pillock," Giles muttered under his breath. He turned to Dawn. "Buffy actually lets him tell her what to do."
Dawn looked at him sadly and said, "She doesn't have a choice. Come on, I'll help you unpack." Giles followed her up the stairs, not sure yet what was going on, but determined to figure it out.
Buffy was in her room changing and thinking about Giles. She wondered what could have possibly brought him to Sunnydale now. She hoped he didn't want to watch her train. She didn't know how to tell him about her leg. She looked at the clock and swore. She was running late and Mr. Davis would make her do more work.