So what did the primitive?"Buffy said as they entered the house.Jessica just shrugged"She just said to learn and cope with being the slayer, not feeling forced to do anything you don't want to do, still live a normal life, give love and recieve and sometimes that you have to take risks." Buffy met her gaze."All of that's true, just live life at the fullest you know." "And I still had so many questions I wanted to ask, bu then she just dissapered?", Buffy nodded"She did that on me to, I asked Giles why that happeneed and he said that the primitve leaves you to find the answers on your own.". Jessica slumped down on the sofa."Where's Dawn?"she asked."She's with Willow"Buffy responded."Is she safe?"Jessica quicky added. Buffy nodded."I'm gonna pick her up around seven."she responded as she cleared away some dishes."Jessica, tell me the truth, are you like 100% chance sure you are ready for this?" Jessica looked in her direction."To tell you the truth, Im only like 98 perecent sure, the other half? I have no idea"she wiped her hands on her apron and looked at a stake."I mean how can such things exist? Vampire's demons ?"What are those?"."Hell."she heard Buffy mutter."This is the hell-mouth|"she said in mock enthusiasm."Jess, I want you to be sure about this you know, the responsibilites that are yet to come".Jessica's eyes started to feel with tears."I have to learn to live with it Buffy,it was something I was called for and destined for, I means sure, I think that Elizabeth is lucky to be over there and not beating the crap out of some vampires, but still I really think I am ready, I was ready for the primitive wasn' t I?". Buffy nodded."You're ready Jess, I know it."
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"Jessica, we need to talk.Now"Buffy said in a firm voice. Jessica looked up and closed her book. She sat on the couch looking across from Jessica, a stern and firm look on her face."Glory knows that Dawn is the key."she said. Jessica felt her blood go cold. Her stomach was doing flipflops."Oh my god"she said through tears."The scooby's and I are gooing somewhere, out of Sunnydale,. to another town, including Spike, but i don't want you to come with me, you're to new to this, I mean you're as strong as me and tough, but even I can't take on Glory, You know that well, Jess, that's why I want you to go back to Sweet Valley till these thing with Glory and the key has been settled." Jessica just gapped at her."I can't Buffy, you just can't just run away!I have to go with you.!"Jessica said as she panicked."This is about saftey Jess, not strength". "Well what if I take Dawn with me-" But Buffy cut her off before she could finish."Glory will just follow you and kill you until she has Dawn, Jessica, this is so serious, I want you to go home and not a word to anyone, not even Elizabeth."Jessica nodded solemnly as she headed upstairs, she went up past Dawn's room. Dawn was asleep. She softly tiptoed to her room and opened the door of her closet. She grabbed some clothes, a luggage."What are you doing?". Jessica whirled around to see Dawn leaning on the doorway."Im going back to Sweet Valley, I assume Buff filled you in". Dawn nodded and then walked over and sat on the bed."I gonna miss you Jess, you're like a second sister to me"Dawn said softly. She met Jessica's gaze until she burst into tears. Jessica sat beside her cousin."And you're like a sister to me, Dawn I want you to be safe, no matter what happen's Im gonna be there for you, just remeber me.". "I will always remember you, now and forever." "Forever"Jessica replied as she hugged Dawn for what she thought would be the last time.
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"Mom?Dad?"Jessica called as she entered her home in Sweet Valley, California."In here Jess!"Mr. Wakefield callled from the kitchen. She set here things on the foot of the stairs and ran into the kitchen. She had not seen her family in over two months since she was in Sunnydale with Buffy. "Jess?"a voice called from the den. Jessica's eyes widned as she saw Elizabeth,"Liz!"she screamed and hugged Elizabeth with all her might. It was looking in a mirroer, both girls had long blonde hair and ocean-blue eyes. But know Jessica was the one that looked difftrent, her hair was dyed a darker blonde, and cut shoulder length. Elizabeth still had the honey-colored hair down to her back. Suddenly, without notice a stake fell out of Jessica's pocket. Jessica blushed a scarlet red and bent down to retrieve it, but Elizabeth got it first,"What's this for Jess?"she asked as she examined the pointed sharp."Um something I made in Sunnydale for........um kind of like a souvenir."Jessica lied Elizabeth laughed as she handed the stake to Jessica.But then her expression turned grim"And how is Buffy and Dawn doing?"she asked. quietly. Jessica sat down on the sofa."She's ok, I mean she's learning alot of things from life, dealing with her mom's death and all, right know she's going through a tough time, but I know Buffy, and I know she'll regain her strength." "I can imagine"Elizabeth responded in a low whispher. "Are you okay?" Elizabeth asked. Jessica nodded. But she knew it was a lie.
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She knew very well it was a lie. For two days straight, Jessica didn't move a inch from her Jeliz Manor in Sweet Valley. She was to scared, for Dawn and Buffy., Finally, on a rainy foggy morning while Jessica was cleaning her room, she heard the phone ring. She leaped for the phone before anyone else could get it."Hello?"she nearly screamed into the phone."Jess, it's me Buffy." But something wasn't right. Buffy's voice sounded tired, scared and nervous."How is Dawn?"Jessica asked impatiently."Glory got Dawn- I tried to save her but it was to late.". Jessica sank on to the floor, reciver still in hand. She felt like a invisble weight had been forced down on her."Oh my god"she sobbed. "And Giles got shot, but he's ok". That made Jessica cry even harder. "Jess, Im trying, I mean I tried It's just----"there was a pause and then she heards someone one pick up the phone.It was Willow."Im sory Jess, Buffy is in a depression right know, I mean I have tried going into her and talking her, in her mind, yelling and screaming for her to come back.". But Jessica cut her off before she could finish."What if I go, in her place?" There was a long pause."Jess, you can't take her, on she is to strong, not even Buffy could defeat her.". Jessica felt her blood drop. It wasn't fair, she had trained for two months, bu that was only to dust vampire's, not to defeat a hellgoddess."I guess I understand, but what am I going to do here, just stay here and let Buffy go down?The fate of the world is in Dawn"."Listen Jess, I gotta go, Giles is screming that we have to come back to Sunnydale-"."Where are you?"she cut off. "In Soria."."That's right by Sweet Valley, like twenty minutes, why don't all of you come, only for like one night, you can spend the night in my manor, all my roommates are gone for the weekend.". There was a long pause and then silence"Giles agreed but only for a few hours." I'll be here" Jessica replied and hung up.