"And did anyone even tell him that there were other ways. It's so easy to stand outside and tell someone what they should have done," Fred said. "But that's the way it always is, isn't it? Send other people in to do the dirty work while judging them on how they do it.
She looked over at Ruby, starting a bit at the sight of her with her black eyes. She had heard from Willow how witches who had let dark magic overwhelm them would go all "scary-eyed" as she put it, but was this the same thing? Or something else?
However, a moment later, her eyes turned back to normal, and suddenly she was...giving up? Fred wrapped her arms around her as Ruby spoke. A part of her suddenly felt bad for her, since it really did seem that this was - as she said - part of some destiny or prophecy, but on the other hand, she was still upset and lost, especially when she mentioned that Charles had a part in what had happened to her. Her own friend, her ex-boyfriend.
"I don't want a partner. I don't want this," Fred said, tears in her eyes as she felt everything inside her begin crumbling. "This may be destiny, but I don't want it! I'm so sick of others manipulating my life and doing things to me! Siedel sent me to Pylea. The Pyleans enslaved me. Charles treated me like a trophy. The Power messed with all of us. And Knox tried to kill me for an ancient demon. Then you come in and tell me I'm a huntress, and you turned me part-vampire, and I'm supposed to just accept it and go, 'Destiny? Oh all right then - what do we do first?' Don't you understand? I can't do this anymore. I'm sorry that you were pulled into this too, and I'm sorry that you've been through so much for me, but I can't."
She shook her head, looking at her hand again. "I'm sorry," she whispered again before going to the door and opening it. After looking back at Ruby, as tears ran down her face, she ran out, not even sure where she was going.