Chapter 31
Buffy had looked forward to this day for awhile. Sunday September 16th, 263 days until graduation day. It was also the night when "on her own" began it's final season. It was the only show that Buffy, Dawn, and Joyce all watched together. Over the last week September 16th also became the day they could take Selena home from the pound. Noone had claimed her, she belonged to the Summers women now. Buffy and Dawn spent much of the day playing with Selena. They also tried explaining "On her own" to the cat. It was a soap opera originally centered around the character Bianca, and her finding her long lost mother Teri after many years. Bianca was torn between her anger at being abandoned, and her desire to be accepted by Teri. Rebecca Lowel had won an emmy for portraying Teri. Their tumultuous relationship formed the basis of the show for years before they finally reconciled permanently. The show then focused on the on again off again relationship between Bianca and Chris. Both had come back from "death" at different times. During Bianca's "time away" Chris briefly married her sister. After Bianca came back she behaved erratically and even took their son C.J. away, technically qualifying as kidnapping. When they were found Chris sued for full custody and won. This discussion also led to Buffy and Dawn having their usual arguments about the show. Dawn was a young romantic and wanted to see Bianca and Chris get back together. Buffy however was still angry at Chris for taking full custody and wanted to see Bianca move on with someone else. She also sympathized with Bianca more, given her abandonment issues which caused her to take C.J. in the first place. As Buffy and Dawn explained all of this to Selena, strangely the cat seemed to actually be listening. The vet had told them that animals this young don't understand words, only the tone of their master's voice. Thus, however trashy some parts seemed, Buffy and Dawn described it all in very loving voices.