InsaneJournal

Dawn leaves.
Ever since the initial self-destruct message, Dawn had been in shock. She hadn't left the room not once, maybe in fear of what would happen if she left the room. She hadn't even left to find Murphy and make sure that he was okay. As soon as the the Manager's message, telling of the cubes to return everyone home was made, she started to find some way to gather everything she'd owned in the place she'd called home for what felt like years together, and made her way to search for Murphy before they left, only to find the note on the door.

She didn't know if she was disappointed or relieved that he was already back in their world, and went back inside, closing the door behind her. Leaning against it for a while, she decided it was a good thing, maybe? She had no problem with who he was, and he had no problem with who she was, but she had no idea if they could've lasted together back home. Maybe, if she was lucky, she'd run into him again. It could happen, right? She had to believe it could happen. With that thought, she tucked the note into her back pocket, and left her room again.

She had more than enough faith that Spike, Buffy and Faith would get back to their times and/or worlds safe, but left notes so that they wouldn't worry about her and get out in time, and then she ran back to her room as quickly as possible. With all her belongings in hand, she touched the cube, and she smiled a bit as it finally occurred to her that she was actually going home.

And then Dawn was gone.