The end of Potential

[butterfly]

Xander: "They're special, no doubt. And the amazing thing is not one of them will ever know, not even Buffy."
Dawn: "Know what?"
Xander: "How much harder it is for the rest of us."
Dawn: "No way, they've got the..."
Xander: "Seven years, Dawn. Working with the Slayer. Seeing my friends get more and more powerful. A witch, a demon. Hell, I could fix Oz in my shaving kit but come a full moon he had a wolfy mojo not to be messed with. Powerful, all of them. And I'm the guy who fixes the windows.
Dawn: "Well, you had that sexy army training for a while and... and the windows did really need fixing."
Xander: "I saw what you did last night."
Dawn: "Yeah, I... I guess I kinda lost my head when I thought I was the Slayer."
Xander: "Well, you thought you were all special, Miss Sunnydale 2003. And the minute you found out you weren't, you handed the crown to Amanda without a moment's pause. You gave her your power."
Dawn: "The power wasn't mine."
Xander: "They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie. To be the one who isn't chosen. To live so near the spotlight and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes because nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary."
Dawn: "Maybe that's your power?"
Xander: "What?"
Dawn: "Seeing. Knowing."
Xander: "Maybe it is. Maybe I should get a cape."
Dawn: "Cape is good."
Xander: "Yeah."

Comments

[duckie7582.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting that.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I thought that it would be nice to see it all... typed out.