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Timeline: "The Gift"
Spoilers: "The Gift"
AN: I was watching "The Gift" again and I was wondering what Buffy was thinking when she decided to..............(don't wanna ruin it for those who havent watched it yet)
Feedback: PLEASE!

The bright light of the portal blinded her as she stared deep into the eyes of her sister.

Everything was a blur as she stared at her sister. Her words not really registering on her muffled mind, but Buffy heard Dawn say something that caught her attention.

Blood. It needed Dawn's blood to close the portal.

And then the flashes came, the stirring of memories that triggered an answer to their problems.

Her blood was Dawn's. Her soul was Dawn's. Her entire being was Dawn's.

The monks made Dawn out of *her.*

Dawn was not just a ball of energy wrapped up with flesh and bones and given feelings. Dawn was a part of her.

"Death is your gift."

The words of the First Slayer echoed in her mind and she finally figured out the puzzle that had been troubling them. It was like a missing piece of a puzzle was finally found and added to the others to form a picture.

A Slayer was not just programmed to kill.

*She* was not programmed to kill.

"Blood is life."

She remembered Spike saying.

Looking deep into Dawn's eyes, Buffy knew what she had to do. It was suddenly clear to her.

Buffy glanced behind her at the portal and saw a creature fly right out of it.

The gates were opening. She had to do something fast before everyone died.

Looking back at her sister, she kissed her cheek one last time before saying her goodbyes. To Dawn and her friends.

It broke her heart as she saw the realization that finally struck Dawn that

Buffy would be gone. It broke her heart even more to think of the pain that she would cause on her friends and family with her decision.

But it was her job. And she would do it.......to save the world once again.

Maybe this time, her soul could find a resting place.

Where she could once more rest in peace and all her troubles would not matter anymore.

Unable to look at the pain and grief that she was causing to her dear sister, she turned and started towards the portal.

**I love you all.** Her heart cried just before she made the jump.

It was deafening. She couldn't hear anything as bolts of energy went through and around her.

It was painful. But it only lasted for a few seconds.

And then, she was able to achieve her deserved peace.

**Good-bye, Angel. I love you.**

Her heart cried one last time before all spark of life left her.

And the portal closed. She saved the world.

She was able to have one last look at the people who had become her second family to her before she was sucked into another portal.

**Where am I?**

Bad ending, I just wanted to make a new ending.

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