Disclaimer: Even though I wish I did, I do not own any of the characters. A/N: I haven't read all that many Buffy fanfics, so I have got no idea if this story has already been written. If it has, then I apologise sincerely!

Chapter 1

Willow Rosenberg looked up from her computer as Buffy Summers, the Slayer, walked into the library.
"Hey, Buffy!" Willow chirped.
Buffy looked at her as she perched herself on the counter. "Hey, Will. Where's Giles?"
Rupert Giles was Sunnydale High's librarian, the young Slayer's Watcher and guardian to Willow, Buffy, and their best friend, Xander Harris, a.k.a the Scoobies.
"Um, he's in his -oh, there he is," Willow replied as the British man walked out of his office, wiping his glasses. The library door swung open, and Xander walked in with Cordelia Chase, his girlfriend and school snob. Willow sighed and shifted her attention back to the computer. Why had he chosen Cordelia instead of her?
"Oh, Buffy, you're here. How was patrol last night?" Giles asked.
"Big demon. No vamps. Demon blue and orange. Horns. Ew. Blood green. Got demon blood on my clothes. Brand new, if I can add."
Cordelia spoke up for the first time since entering the library. "Whoa. I enter the library and the first thing I hear is not hello, but clothes got ruined by a demon?!"
Willow rolled her eyes. "Hi, Cordy," she muttered.
"Thanks," Cordelia shot back sarcastically.
Willow looked back at Buffy. "Blue and orange demon with horns?" Turning to Giles, she added, "Research time?"
Giles nodded and said, "Hit the books."
Willow got up from the computer, went into Giles's office and emerged with a stack of books. They wobbled, and the whole stack fell.
"Great," Willow muttered, bending down to pick them up again. Xander came over as Buffy watched the two.

"Need some help?" he asked.
"Uh..uh.."Willow stammered. "Yeah, she does," Buffy answered for her best friend. Willow shot Buffy a grateful look as she walked over to help the two.
Cordelia rolled her eyes, thinking, 'Gimme a break.' The three walked back to the table, their arms filled with books, just as the bell rang.
"Shoot. History," Buffy said, dropping the books onto the table, coughing as the dust rose.
Giles sighed. "After school, everyone?"
The Scoobies nodded and left for class, Willow and Buffy bringing the rear.