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"So how are you doing in your classes?" Buffy asked, taking her eyes off the movie that she, Willow, and Dawn had been watching for the past hour. Her sister had just left the living room to get more popcorn.
It had been two weeks since she had stopped slaying, finally giving in to her friends' demands. Two long weeks. At first, she had seen it as a chance to relax despite the worry for her friends who were covering her patrols. They had done a good job when she had been dead at least that's what she had been told, surely they could handle it. As days went by she began to grow bored of the same schedule of coming home from work and watching TV or cleaning the house and talking to Dawn or her friends if they were around before they headed to patrol.
It wasn't worry that made her want to go out there and slay some vamps it was just that she missed it. She enjoyed the good fight, the thrill it gave her and now she wasn't able to do that until she gave birth, which was still months away. God, she felt so restless.
Willow didn't answer for a moment, obviously very into the movie. A minute later she blinked then regarded Buffy, "Oops, sorry." Willow grinned embarrassed. "Kinda got caught up in the movie. So, uh what did you say?"
"I asked how you were doing in your classes," Buffy repeated her question. "But it's okay if you don't want to talk right now. I mean it is movie night and all."
"No, it's okay. We can talk, I'm not that interested in the movie anyway. A-And tonight is not so much of a movie night, it's more of a girl's night out. Well not exactly a night out since we're inside but uh, as in hanging out." Willow said, leaning against the sofa.
"I guess you're right. So about those classes?"
"Oh yeah. Um, I'm doing pretty good. It's been sort of tough trying to get back into the swing of things, but I've managed." Willow smiled, receiving a smile from her friend in return. "Speaking of school, how's yours? I mean you know being the counselor at Sunnydale high."
"It's been good so far. Today I, uh, talked to Principal Wood about my being pregnant." Buffy announced.
Willow looked at Buffy with wide eyes. "Really? What did he say?"
"Well, he was in shock for about a minute or so, then he said that it was okay if I continued working for as long as I could." Buffy explained.
"That's great, Buffy," the red head said. "It's good that he's an understanding boss. Others are not with the understanding when it comes to pregnancies even though they should be."
"Yeah, well it still doesn't let him off the hook from being on my watch list of who could be possibly evil in the school," Buffy said.
"Okay, I understand why Principal Wood is on the list after what happened with Principal Snyder. But who else is on your list?" Willow asked.
"Uh, the coffee maker. It hardly ever works. I think it's probably under the control of some kind of evil ghost or…"
Willow laughed. "Anybody else?"
"No that's it, But this is serious, Will," Buffy said, a teasing smile forming on her lips.
"What's serious?" Dawn appeared carrying a large, blue bowl filled with freshly popped popcorn. The buttery scent of the popcorn filled the room.
"Uh, we were just talking about how uh, important," Buffy gave Willow a knowing look which the red head immediately understood.
Dawn sat on the floor and leaned back against the couch. She offered the bowl to her sister, who took it, grabbed some popcorn and then passed it on to Willow.
"Responsibility is," Willow said as she grabbed some popcorn from the bowl.
Dawn glanced from her sister to her Wiccan friend in disbelief. "I'm not stupid you know," she said as she took the bowl of popcorn from her sister. "You just changed the subject 'cause of tomorrow. I'll have you know I'm very responsible. Totally responsible just like um, like uh Willow."
The older women traded looks of disbelief.
"Okay, so maybe I'm not that responsible but I'll show you that I can be. It's the new me. Responsible Dawn," the teen smiled in an attempt to seem more convincing.
She had been bothering her sister for the past two weeks to get permission to obtain a part time job. Buffy had finally agreed last week, and Dawn had managed to find a job rather quickly, mainly by luck and tomorrow was her first day.
"Well, I hope so," Buffy said. "I know you're just trying to help and I appreciate it."
"That's what sisters do, help each other. Even though I really wasn't much help a couple of months ago. Everything is different now though." Dawn glanced over at the television. "How about we get back to the movie?"
The red and blonde agreed. They spent the rest of the night watching movies without any further conversations of important subjects.