It was over. The battle had been fought, and the dust had finally settled. Buffy started listening again.

"…Yeah you're not the one and only chosen anymore." Faith said to Buffy. "Just
gotta live like a normal person. How's that feel?" The sun was setting, casting a warm glow over everything;
even the crater that was Sunnydale look beautiful. Buffy couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah," Dawn said. "What do we do now?"

"What did I say to you when we were on the tower?"

"That living was the hardest thing to do. To just live."

"So that's what we'll do."