Buffy almost didn’t even notice Dawn standing with her, even if it was kind of hard not to notice Dawn. Some people might seriously question who the older sister was. Buffy was among the shorter people at the Hyperion, but Veronica, Elle, and Claire were shorter. Dawn was pretty tall, so she was hard to miss, plus she had almost the same look about her as her older sister did. Buffy was busy worrying about Willow, and what they were gonna do about her…even If the most pressing issue right now was bringing back the sun. Buffy hated feeling like she was useless.
“I think I’ve lost count.” Buffy said quietly, shaking her head. They’d stopped the world from ending many times now. Buffy had sacrificed Angel to save it from being sucked into hell. She’d sacrificed herself to save Dawn and the world, so that Dawn would have a chance to live in it. Spike had sacrificed himself to stop the First…but no one but Xander had been able to stop Willow the last time that she’d gone dark. Not even Buffy, and once again…she was powerless.