Buffy understood that sentiment. It was still hard for her to adjust to not having Giles and Xander around, and not living with her sister was just one more major change to adapt to. But they had each other here and Willow. And Spike and Andrew and Lindsey...even if Dawn didn't see Lindsey as part of their group yet.
It felt good, hugging Dawn. It made Buffy feel warm and fuzzy inside to know that her sister was safe. Though this place definitely wasn't as bad as home, it still had plenty of dangers, and she'd never forgive herself if something bad happened to her little sister. Luckily, she was here to keep said bad things from happening. After all, what good was a Slayer if she couldn't keep her sister out of trouble?
"A witch, huh?" Buffy said with a grin. "Is she a good witch or a bad witch?" But she was joking. She'd watched The Wizard of Oz the other night and some bad jokes couldn't be resisted. "That was really bad. What's she like though? Is she nice? Are you getting along with her? She hasn't...I don't know...tried to sacrifice you or anything?" See Buffy. See Buffy be overly protective. In her defense though, experience had taught her that not all witches were good.
"Not whatever you want," Buffy said quickly. "I'm not going to let you...I don't know...rob a bank, or get a tattoo, or date a guy with tattoos, just because you give me ice cream. World doesn't work like that, unfortunately." She smiled, glad for this moment of normality.