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Jan 02, 2005 16:13

(continued from here)I love my sister dearly. I really do. I just have this one little issue...small one. I'm not supposed to be the one lecturing her about options and education and dreams. I'm 5 years younger than her, so it's supposed to be the other way around, am I right ( Read more... )

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mixed_berry January 3 2005, 00:25:31 UTC
"I just don't want to think about right now." I tell Dawn, sighing. "Why don't we go schedule plane tickets?" I offer.

I really don't want to be thinking about my lack of future anymore.

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 02:51:04 UTC
"Fine, but only if you promise you'll at least start seriously doing some thinking about what you're going to do when things settle down when I'm gone." I stated firmly. Wasn't big on the concept of leaving her here if it was gonna be Slayer training 24/7 and then some. My sister needs a life of her own, too. That social life she fought so hard to maintain along with the Slaying in High School pretty much doesn't exist right now. I get that she's probably still mourning Spike, but that doesn't mean she can't make some friends, right?

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mixed_berry January 9 2005, 02:56:41 UTC
"Thanks, mom." I reply, half rolling my eyes. "Don't worry about me so much, okay? You have your social life."

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 04:40:45 UTC
"Hey, if you can worry about me, I can worry about you." I stated, "I may be 5 years younger than you, but I'm not exactly all that far off from legally being an adult, right? Besides, someone should be looking out for you."

I couldn't help but point that out to her. I wasn't trying to act like mom...far from it, but someone had to look out for her, like I said. And mom wasn't here to do it. Dad didn't want to, and Giles was who knows where chasing after another slayer, so that left me. Much to Buffy's annoyance, I'm sure.

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mixed_berry January 9 2005, 06:06:39 UTC
"I semi-appreciate it." I replied with a half smile to Dawn. "Deep down, I do."

Someone should look out for me? Still?

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 19:12:44 UTC
"Look at it this way? At least you know I care, and I'm not insulting you constantly." I pointed out with a smirk. "And good."

I could tell she seemed a little surprised by that, but I'm almost 17, and very rarely in the same amount of trouble she was at the same age. She seems worried about it happening though. Whatever. Sisters are allowed to be worried about each other...just not suffocating about it.

"So...planning plane tickets was mentioned?" I smiled.

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mixed_berry January 9 2005, 20:45:38 UTC
"I think I'll probably miss even the insults." I told Dawn, smiling, "But yes, plane tickets were mentioned."

I can't help but move to hug her. I'll really miss her. "How 'bout we go out tonight? You and me. I'll ignore the whole Slayer stuff?"

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 20:52:35 UTC
"Really?" I asked, a little astonished. What happened to duty, destiny and all that junk? Not that I minded, time with my sister was always more than welcome. Especially considering it was pretty much non-existent, even on a good week.

"Maybe I should have brought up the idea of leaving weeks ago..." I joked, "But seriously, totally up for spending the evening with you."

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mixed_berry January 9 2005, 20:58:50 UTC
"Okay, now you're just being evil." I told her, smiling. Was I really that absent in my sister's life? So much that she was that lonely?

"But, yes, this evening? Just us two." I reassured her.

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 22:27:51 UTC
"Don't doubt for a moment that unless it's life or death serious, I'm going to throw a hissy fit if that changes for any reason." I told her, laughing slightly. The odds of me throwing a fit were slim, but hey, just so she knows...

I'm kinda thinking she's feeling guilty about me feeling like I have to move in with Xander. Maybe that'll get me a shopping trip somewhere? I'm not about to push.

"So, other than getting those plane tickets, what's the plan for tonight?" I asked curiously.

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mixed_berry January 9 2005, 22:46:41 UTC
I smiled softly towards Dawn. She really had missed me, hadn't she?

"What do you feel like doing?" I asked her.

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dawnie_summers_ January 9 2005, 23:39:28 UTC
"Well, if we were in the states, I'd probably request that pizza factor in there somewhere, but apparently traditional pizza and what we call pizza aren't even from the same planet." I commented, which was completely true, there wasn't cheese on the pizzas here, or almost anything else we'd classify as a topping. Yet we call pizza Italian food in the states...right.

"Somehow I don't really want to go to a movie either...how 'bout we find somewhere that makes recognisable food for dinner, and then just wander around for a bit...it's summer, it's still light out for a while." I suggested. "We can check out all the cool little street vendors or something. Or just enjoy the scenery with someone there to talk about it with."

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mixed_berry January 10 2005, 02:16:57 UTC
"We're gonna have to get some actual pizza when we fly back, don't we?" I asked Dawn. One of the things that she wasn't the only one who missed. Pizza. Who knew that Italy made it different. Wasn't it supposed to be, like, better here?

"Wandering sounds good though. Shopping even at the little street vendors." I added.

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dawnie_summers_ January 10 2005, 04:41:35 UTC
"Sounds good." I smiled to her, "And as far as the pizza goes, I doubt we'll have to do anything to convince Xander of this. Unless of course he's been living off pizza...but even then, doubtful."

I wasn't saying it to be mean, but it's Xander...he loves pizza, and he's a guy...therefore, things he likes, he will eat constantly, and never get sick of them. That, and I figure he'd be so happy to see us that he'd eat something he hated if we asked.

"So, we'll get the tickets settled, then go eat?" I questioned.

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mixed_berry January 10 2005, 05:07:35 UTC
Right, Xander likes pizza. And sports. And guy things. And me. Maybe. Hopefully. Maybe.

"You think he's been living off pizza?" I asked, missing whatever else she had said.

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dawnie_summers_ January 13 2005, 03:24:43 UTC
"And any other form of take-out?" I asked, "Entirely possible."

She was getting zone-y again. Every time Xander was mentioned by name. Part of me really wanted to just scream 'what gives?' but I didn't.

"So tickets...you think the easiest way to do that is online? I mean, for language simplicity..." Instead I decided to repeat the ticket thing again.

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