Dawn Summers' journal entry as of 8-15-03
"Well, we're off in a month. Plans are out and we're ready. Add Spike to the traveling crew, and employee of the new council. Oh, and new member, well soon to be member, of the Summers clan. Buffy and he are so giddy it's sickening, and even Angel's happy for them. Frickin' Angel! It's wild. Xander said that he was going to make the trip with us now, but wouldn't be staying in Cleveland. I still don't know what's going on with him. We will be so close at moments, and then it's like he runs away, withdraws. Almost as if he's afraid of something. I don't really know. I know that I'm crazy for him, and that's about it."
Xander Harris journal entry as of 8-15-03
"Lorne had a talk with me today. Well, it was more along the lines of 'your aura's screaming, sing for me' type deal. For some odd reason I chose Dave Matthews new song, 'Stay or Leave.' Funny enough, that was again a very appropriate song according to Lorne. He told me my subconscious chose the song for a specific reason. He nailed me on the wanting Dawn to stay bit and about the part where I'm now heading to Cleveland to try and take my time to ask. I've been having another problem though, and I didn't really realize it until Lorne pointed it out. I'm withdrawing from Dawn, out of fear that I will lose her like I did Anya, oh, and the other ten thousand relationship fears I have via my wonderful dad. I'm going to have to do something, Lorne said that if I get to Cleveland, then it's too late for me. Something has to happen."
*****Actual Action*****
"So, the plan is to leave on the second of September. You'll be traveling to Arizona first though, there is a slight rise in vampire activity in a small border town that we feel needs to be eliminated. We would send one of the trainee's, but the only ones that are already trained well enough are either stationed already or holding down the Cleveland Hellmouth." Giles was in his element. Once again in charge of his slayer, this time though, in charge of them all. "Cleveland's home office has been set up," Giles saw Angel flinch at the name 'home office' and decided to change terms, "I mean, base of operations. You're home, Buffy, had been completed and will have several extra rooms, just as you requested. Everyone else, you have already been briefed."
"Giles and I," Wesley started, "are moving our LA base of operations into the fifth floor of Wolfram and Hart's offices. We have also aquired the Cleveland branch through some maneuvering on our parts. So, financial issues should be non-existint. Also, if there is any problems, we'll have a direct link setup through the offices."
"Oh, I almost forgot," Giles piped back in with his glasses in hand, "Buffy, Spike, the finances have been earmarked for your wedding in December. You are still going to have it here right?"
"Well, we're off in a month. Plans are out and we're ready. Add Spike to the traveling crew, and employee of the new council. Oh, and new member, well soon to be member, of the Summers clan. Buffy and he are so giddy it's sickening, and even Angel's happy for them. Frickin' Angel! It's wild. Xander said that he was going to make the trip with us now, but wouldn't be staying in Cleveland. I still don't know what's going on with him. We will be so close at moments, and then it's like he runs away, withdraws. Almost as if he's afraid of something. I don't really know. I know that I'm crazy for him, and that's about it."
Xander Harris journal entry as of 8-15-03
"Lorne had a talk with me today. Well, it was more along the lines of 'your aura's screaming, sing for me' type deal. For some odd reason I chose Dave Matthews new song, 'Stay or Leave.' Funny enough, that was again a very appropriate song according to Lorne. He told me my subconscious chose the song for a specific reason. He nailed me on the wanting Dawn to stay bit and about the part where I'm now heading to Cleveland to try and take my time to ask. I've been having another problem though, and I didn't really realize it until Lorne pointed it out. I'm withdrawing from Dawn, out of fear that I will lose her like I did Anya, oh, and the other ten thousand relationship fears I have via my wonderful dad. I'm going to have to do something, Lorne said that if I get to Cleveland, then it's too late for me. Something has to happen."
*****Actual Action*****
"So, the plan is to leave on the second of September. You'll be traveling to Arizona first though, there is a slight rise in vampire activity in a small border town that we feel needs to be eliminated. We would send one of the trainee's, but the only ones that are already trained well enough are either stationed already or holding down the Cleveland Hellmouth." Giles was in his element. Once again in charge of his slayer, this time though, in charge of them all. "Cleveland's home office has been set up," Giles saw Angel flinch at the name 'home office' and decided to change terms, "I mean, base of operations. You're home, Buffy, had been completed and will have several extra rooms, just as you requested. Everyone else, you have already been briefed."
"Giles and I," Wesley started, "are moving our LA base of operations into the fifth floor of Wolfram and Hart's offices. We have also aquired the Cleveland branch through some maneuvering on our parts. So, financial issues should be non-existint. Also, if there is any problems, we'll have a direct link setup through the offices."
"Oh, I almost forgot," Giles piped back in with his glasses in hand, "Buffy, Spike, the finances have been earmarked for your wedding in December. You are still going to have it here right?"