Prompt 5 - Greatest Fear [Open] What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear? That's easy, failure. Failure to be the mother figure that Dawn needs. Failure to be the leader that the new Slayers look to. Failure to be the Slayer Giles needs me to be. Failure to be the best friend that Willow and Xander needs.
It was so much easier when it was just me. I wouldn't change it. I can't imagine my life without Dawn, Willow or Xander in it, but it was easier. I didn't have to worry about them getting hurt because of me. I know they can take care of themselves, they've proved that, but that doesn't stop the fear. That one day someone will go after them to get to me.
Then there's Dawn. She is my sister whether she was born to my mother or not. I feel a huge responsibility toward her. Not just because she's the 'Key', but I'm all she has left. I can't be the mother that she's missing. I can't be that for her, when I'm looking for the mother I'm missing. It's easy to put a roof over our heads and provide for her that way, but emotionally... not so much. I'm too much of a mess myself, how I can be the strong one?
I guess that's my fear. That everyone will realize that I'm not as strong as they think I am. Underneath the layer of The Slayer, I'm just a girl struggling to find my way in the world.
Muse: Buffy Summers Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Word Count: 246