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Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon and Supernatural belongs to Eric Kripke

Spoilers: Pre-Supernatural series and AU after "The Body" for Buffy

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"Sam, you have to understand--"

"No, Dawn, I don't," he cut her off, anger in his voice. Speaking to all of them, "She's your sister, your best friend, your leader and you just get rid of her like that?"

"Some leader, she got girls killed," Kennedy spoke, not backing down.

"And some best friend she was, Xander's missing an eye," Rona added.

"Oh right, because in a war, losses don't happen," Sam threw his hands up. "And no offense to you Xander, but after seven years of doing this with no training, I'm surprised you haven't had other worse injuries."

"Sam, where is all this coming from?" Dawn asked, not used to her cousin's anger, especially at her.

"No one here understands what she's going through," Sam sighed. "You want her to lead, and she does, but the moment our side loses something, anything, to the bad guys, you strike out at her. You think she wants you all to be here, having to go through this? I see some of you looking at her, thinking she's lucky being the slayer, but do you really think she wants that power?"

"It should go to someone who deserves it," Kennedy spoke, standing tall.

"And that's not you," Sam rolled his eyes. "You haven't shown me anything that says you deserve the power of the slayer. And I still don't think you understand what that means. None of you do…"

Off Faith's look, "Except for Faith."

"I'm gonna go find Buffy."

"Spike already left," Dawn told him.

He and Andrew had come back before Sam and after his explosion for them kicking Buffy out and his fight with Faith; he had left them, hoping to find Buffy.

"Still try," he turned to leave, but stopped and turned back. "You just lost a slayer, and a vampire who was willingly going to help you. I hope you realize what that means."

"We losin' you, too?" Faith asked.

Seeing the implication of their actions on the faces of the potentials, Sam shook his head, "I'll be back and I know Buffy will be, too. Spike wouldn't want to miss this, either. But afterwards, I don't know what's going to happen and I hope you're all prepared for that."

Silence followed as Sam left the room.

"We'll be fine, right?" Kennedy looked toward her girlfriend. "Faith'll be here."

"It's back to jail after this," Faith shrugged.

"You guys," Dawn spoke, trying not to cry, "What did we do?"