Buffy knocked on Dawn's door. "Dawn, can I come in?" she asked.Dawn was reading a book, and half lying on her bed. "Come in" she said, with a small sigh. She knew very well what was coming now. You have to leave Faith, blah, blah, blah. She rolled her eyes a little before Buffy stepped in.

"Dawn," Buffy said, as she sat down onto Dawn's bed, next to her. "We need to talk. About Faith"

"I'm not going to leave her" Dawn said, before Buffy could continue.
"You have to. She's...Faith. She has murdered people. And, I can bet she's still evil" Buffy said. She was just trying to take care of Dawn. Couldn't she get it?
"No, she's not. I love her. And she loves me" Dawn said, "People do change" she added, raising her brows a little.
"Fine, you leave me no choice, then" Buffy said, taking a deep breath before saying anything. "You leave Faith, or you leave this house" she said and stood up.

"Fine" Dawn said, standing up too. "I'll leave! But don't ever try to find me, or talk to me! I don't exist for you anymore" she yelled. Her face was red from anger, and her eyes narrowed a little. She was holding back tears. How could Buffy do this to her? "Just...get out until I pack" she said, after a moment of silence.

Buffy looked at her, and walked out of the room. This wasn't going as she had planned. Dawn should have left Faith, not her. Tears were forming behind her eyes, but she held them back. She couldn't show Dawn that she was sorry or regretted what she did. No! Dawn had to come back to her, when everything failed between her and Faith. And she was so sure everything will fail. Faith wasn't a relationship person. She just used people. She did not love. Faith Lehane did not love! Especially not her little sister. She sat down on the couch, taking a deep breath and trying to calm herself.

Dawn only packed a few things into her bag-pack: her diary, a picture of her, Buffy and mom, a few books and some clothes and money. She looked at her room and sighed.

"Just don't cry" Dawn mumbled to herself and took a deep breath. She walked to the door and downstairs, past Buffy, to the front door. She didn't say a word to Buffy, just walked out.

As she reached the corner of Revello Drive, tears started to roll down her cheeks. She just couldn't stop them. And, as she continued to walk, rain started to fall. "Great! Just my fucking luck" she mumbled as she ran towards Faith's apartment.

As she got there, she was soaking and shaking a little. She knocked onto the door.
Faith walked to the door. As she saw it's a soaked Dawn, she pulled her in and closed the door behind her. "What happened?" she asked, sounding worried.
Faith led Dawn to the couch and sat her down.

"Buffy kicked me out" Dawn answered. She sniffed a little. But felt better as soon as Faith wrapped her strong arms around her. She closed her eyes and leaned against Faith, feeling protected.
"You can stay here" Faith whispered. She looked at Dawn and kissed the tip of her head. "Buffy's a bitch anyway. She just takes everything granted" she added.
Dawn didn't say anything.

"I love you" Dawn whispered after a few seconds.
"Love you too" Faith said. She held Dawn tight.