Small amount of Angst.
Still not owning BtVS. Still poor as hell.

"Buffy! No!" I cried out, shocked by what I just heard.

Buffy, Faith, Robin, Xander and Willow all looked over at me standing in the doorway of the bus. They had sent everyone inside McDonald's to get some lunch. I had gone back to the bus to get money from Buffy when I heard them talking about splitting up the group. Specifically, taking me to Italy.

"Dawn, you're not getting a say in this." Buffy said in her 'I'm older than you and you have to do what I say' voice.

"No, I do have a say in this. It's my life, Buff."

"We'll go get something to eat…" Willow said, motioning for the other three adults to follow.

Faith lagged behind a bit, making Robin look at her. "Coming Faith?"

"And miss the fight? Hell…" Seeing the look on Robin's face, Faith sighed and headed off the bus. "…yes." She muttered, shoving her hands into her pockets.

I kept my eyes on Buffy the entire time. "Start explaining. Now." I demanded, crossing my arms over my chest.

If Buffy was intimidated, it didn't show. "We're going to Italy. To live a normal life." She walked toward me. "I'm not the Slayer anymore. Isn't this what you want?"

I chewed on my lip. How many ways could I say yes? But most of the Slayerettes were my friends. And Andrew…

"We're going Dawn. No arguments." Buffy finalized, walking off the bus and into the fast food restaurant.

I sat down in the bus, my appetite long forgotten. I was leaving. For Italy. Halfway across the world! Wasn't it bad enough I lost all of my friends in Sunnydale? Now I'm losing my friends here.

"Dawn? Dawn, what's wrong?" Andrew sat down beside me and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Why are you crying?"

I wiped at my cheeks and looked at my hands, seeing them glisten with tears. I didn't even know that I was crying. Until now, that is.

"I'm leaving." I said quietly, not looking up at Andrew.

"Leaving? To where?"

"Italy."

Andrew was quiet for a long time after that. It got so uncomfortable that I forced myself to look at him. I was shocked when my eyes met his.

"You were waiting for me to do that, weren't you?" I asked him, not sure if I should be pissed at him or not.

Andrew smiled slightly. "Yeah. Kinda."

I slapped his arm lightly and pursed my lips together to keep from smiling. "Are you upset?"

Andrew shrugged. "Yeah. But what can I do about it? What can you do about it?" He asked, setting his questioning gaze on me.

I shifted around a bit. I knew there was nothing neither he nor I could do. Buffy had made up her mind and that was that.

"I'm gonna miss your annoying tendencies." I stated, smiling a bit.

"And I'm gonna miss your random bitchy moments." He shot back, grinning.

I nudged him. "Grow some balls while I'm away?"

He nudged me back. "Grow some boobs whiles you're away?"

I scoffed and looked down at my chest. "My boobs are just fine!" I smacked him in the arm.

"Well so are my balls." He retorted, making me laugh.

He laughed along with me and slung an arm around my shoulder in a hug. "I really am gonna miss you Dawn. You're the only one who really listens to me."

I buried my face in the crook of his neck. "I'm really gonna miss you too, Andrew." More than you can imagine, I thought sadly.