A/N: I posted this a while ago, but I decided that it needed a lot of work. So, I am in the process of re-writing it. I just want to say thanks to all the people who reviewed before, and I hope that it gets better. I also took the song out of the first chapter to go along with the guidelines of the site. If you want, I can e-mail you the re-written chapter with the lyrics still in.

I have seven chapters of this re-written and ready to post, so there shouldn't too long a wait in between. Most likely I'll wait a week between chapters before posting the next one.

A/N 2: Italics are thoughts for the whole story.

Disclaimer: Not mine/ours.

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By: purplpenguin

Buffy was angry. She had come to the Bronze to relax after her classes, and what had she found? THIS! It was terrible! Couples swayed gently on the dance floor, content to be in each other's arms. It was pathetic!

Buffy's mood got decidedly darker as she watched the happy couples continue dancing, oblivious to the world around them. She was not a happy camper.

If she had come into the Bronze and seen this a year ago, it wouldn't have bothered her. In fact, she would have thought it was sweet. But it wasn't a year ago, it was now. And the love of her life had left her a few months ago.

Her friends wanted her to get over it quickly. They didn't understand that she would never get over it. Instead of seeing Buffy's true feelings and sensing her needs, they had pushed her to move on, start dating again.

What good had that done?

She had had a one night stand with Parker, who she might have started to like, except that he was an ass. That had ended well. (Note the sarcasm.)

After the Parker disaster, they had let her alone for a while, but eventually, they had pushed her to start dating again. This time it was Riley, the Iowa born and raised TA for her Psych class. He was really sweet and not terrible looking, but he wasn't right. He wasn't Angel. And speak of the devil, here he was.

"Hey, Buffy," he said as he sat down in the empty seat next to his girlfriend. "I need to talk to you."

"Ok, shoot." Buffy pasted on a smile and tried to act like she really loved Riley.

"Umm, can we go somewhere a little more private," he asked nervously. She just nodded, and the left the club to go back to his dorm where they could talk.

Ok, I know it's short, but I promise the chapters will get longer eventually. Please review and tell me what you think.