Saturday Dec 5

she woke up that morning and laid there her mine was racing all over the place they would be okay without her she got up

on the plane the therapist sat the camera and the recorder down on the table she said "Dawn... what do I say about her she's my baby sister I remember being a little girl I was about six when they brought her home from the hospital and I remember vowing to protect her for ever she Is my baby sister but I can't protect her from this"

he said "do you think your doing the wrong thing"

she leaned on her hand and said "no I remember what Is was like when I had to tell her mom was dead someone going to have tell her that and I can't do It I can't live with her looking at me and hating me till I'm dead"

he asked "or are you hoping someone will save you In the last minute"

she said "a part of me wish... nothing"

he came to sit next to her say "what do you wish"

she said "I wish Angel would save me, he always came In the nick of time to save me before I just wish he could now"

he said "that will be all for today" she nodded looking out the window "we should be landing soon

Buffy went to Dawns Dorm she went to her room she answered the door she said "hey"

Dawn said "Buffy"

Buffy said "I'm In town for business and I have to leave In the morning I was hoping we could talk"

Dawn said "sure, let me get my coat... we can take a walk In the quad"

Buffy said "sure"

the sun had gone down Dawn said "so what's up"

Buffy said "just had a lot on my mind"

Dawn said "you can tell me"

Buffy said "I haven't been feeling well as of late"

she said "Is It serious"

Buffy shook her head "no, just tired that all"

Dawn said "have you heard from Angel"

Buffy said "he's In the hospital Dawn he's on life support"

Dawn looked at her In shock "he's going to be aright"

she knew from her reaction to that she couldn't take anything more detrimental she said "he's going to be okay the problem Is that he was split and we don't know which one Is which and there both in aroma"

Dawn said "do they think It could be like what happened to Xander"

Buffy gave her a knowing look "they think one of them could be a human Angelus, and the other Is Angel"

Buffy looked at her "we won't know which until he wakes up" they grabbed some coffees and they were walking back she saw a homeless man she walked over to him and opened his hand paling 5 hundred dollars In his hand and walked back to Dawn

she said "what was that for"

Buffy said "It's Christmas I'm feeling generous lets go"

she dropped dawn off and took a car to her favorite park and went and sat Ina treed and looked at the brilliant bright lights and thought about that last Christmas In Sunnydale
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GILES: This place you originally saw The First? You say it was In a Christmas tree lot?

BUFFY: Under It. There was a hidden cavern. Just happened to be under a tree lot. The Bringers were doing some kind of ritual. Giles, this is bad, Isn't It? A new kind of bad.

GILES: Just In time for Christmas.

BUFFY: You know, I didn't even realize it was December. Maybe when we get home, we should decorate the rubble. Think you'll ever show up for a real visit? The kind where the world isn't about to end?

GILES: If we survive this, I promise.

BUFFY: Good. 'Cause I miss you.

GILES: I miss you too.
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