Part 4
Present Day
"So, are you ready?"
Cordelia and Buffy sat in the car in front of Buffy's old house.
Buffy let out a deep breath. "Yeah. Let's go." They stepped out of the car
and walked to the front door. Buffy hesitated for a moment before knocking.
The door was shortly answered by a young woman about 18 or 19. When the
young woman realized who she was looking out she asked surprised, "Buffy?!"
"Hey Dawn."
The girl squealed and hugged her sister tightly. "Oh my God! Buffy! I missed
you so much!"
"I missed you, too Dawn." She released the hug to get a better look at her
younger sister. "Wow Dawnie. You've changed. You look more mature."
"Thanks. Come in." Dawn moved aside to let Cordelia and Buffy in.
"Where's Giles?"
As if on cue, someone said her name from the top of the stairs.
Buffy turned and looked at her aging stepfather. "Hi."
Giles descended down the stairs and stood in front of her. He just stared at
her as if she was an illusion. After a few moments, he put his hand on the
back of her head and pulled her into a hug.
*~*~
"So, are you staying here?" Dawn asked hopefully.
"No, I'm sorry Dawn, but I have to stay with Cordelia. Help her with the
wedding."
Dawn's face dropped. "Oh. Th-that's okay."
"I'll tell you what, some of the days out of the 2 weeks I'm staying in LA,
I'll stay here." Buffy offered.
Dawn's face lit back up. "Alright. Cool."
"Oh. Buffy, we have to get going. The party starts in an hour and we still
have to get ready," Cordelia informed Buffy.
"You're leaving?" Giles asked disappointed.
"You'll see me at the party." Buffy reassured her 2 family members.
"Oh. Right."
"See you guys later," Buffy said after shutting the door behind her.
Present Day
"So, are you ready?"
Cordelia and Buffy sat in the car in front of Buffy's old house.
Buffy let out a deep breath. "Yeah. Let's go." They stepped out of the car
and walked to the front door. Buffy hesitated for a moment before knocking.
The door was shortly answered by a young woman about 18 or 19. When the
young woman realized who she was looking out she asked surprised, "Buffy?!"
"Hey Dawn."
The girl squealed and hugged her sister tightly. "Oh my God! Buffy! I missed
you so much!"
"I missed you, too Dawn." She released the hug to get a better look at her
younger sister. "Wow Dawnie. You've changed. You look more mature."
"Thanks. Come in." Dawn moved aside to let Cordelia and Buffy in.
"Where's Giles?"
As if on cue, someone said her name from the top of the stairs.
Buffy turned and looked at her aging stepfather. "Hi."
Giles descended down the stairs and stood in front of her. He just stared at
her as if she was an illusion. After a few moments, he put his hand on the
back of her head and pulled her into a hug.
*~*~
"So, are you staying here?" Dawn asked hopefully.
"No, I'm sorry Dawn, but I have to stay with Cordelia. Help her with the
wedding."
Dawn's face dropped. "Oh. Th-that's okay."
"I'll tell you what, some of the days out of the 2 weeks I'm staying in LA,
I'll stay here." Buffy offered.
Dawn's face lit back up. "Alright. Cool."
"Oh. Buffy, we have to get going. The party starts in an hour and we still
have to get ready," Cordelia informed Buffy.
"You're leaving?" Giles asked disappointed.
"You'll see me at the party." Buffy reassured her 2 family members.
"Oh. Right."
"See you guys later," Buffy said after shutting the door behind her.