A/N : Yes, I know, I didn't finish my other WIPs yet, and I was talking about starting writing for other fandoms (eg That 70s Show) which I will be doing in the future, however, this idea won't leave me alone. It demands to be written, and so it shall be. I really hope you like it, it'll be partially based on one of my fave movies 'Bring It On' and partially on another idea I had that got entwined with it in my head...
Title : Go Team Go
Rating : PG-13
Summary : All-Human Fic Buffy Summers finally got her dream and is head cheerleader at Sunnydale High. Will the arrival of two new students in the form of step-siblings Faith and Spike make life better or worse for Buffy and her cheer squad?
Disclaimer : Characters based on those created by Joss Whedon for the TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Storyline partially based on that of the movie Bring It On as written by Jessica Bendinger and directed by Peyton Reed.
Chapter 1
"Oh God, I'm so nervous" Buffy admitted as her boyfriend pulled the car up outside Sunnydale High. It was the first day back, and her senior year, plus the momentous day when she hoped to become head cheerleader.
"You have nothing to be nervous about, Buffy" her boyfriend, Angel, assured her as he leant in to kiss her cheek, "Who else would they choose?"
"Anybody!" the blonde complained, "I just couldn't stand it if Glory or Harmony got it"
"They won't" Angel promised, gripping her hand in his, "They're nice girls but they don't compare to you. You're the best cheerleader this school ever had"
"That's sweet" Buffy smiled, leaning over and kissing him, "I just wish I didn't have to go it alone"
"I'm sorry, baby, but you know I have to be on campus today" he told her, letting go of her hand as she looked towards the school.
"Well, here I go" she exhaled as she opened the door and got out. She barely got the door closed before Angel had driven off but she just guessed he was in a hurry to get to college.
"I'm gonna be fine" Buffy said quietly to herself as she walked towards the building, hugging her books to her chest, "What could possible go wrong?"
As Angel's car pulled away another soon took it's place. The black DeSoto had darkened windows so it was impossible to see the people within, but their music could be heard all too easily - something heavy and punkish, that much was obvious.
After a moment the music was gone and the two front car doors opened. Out stepped a boy and a girl, both dressed in black, the female with dark tresses, the male with bleached blond, slicked back hair.
"So, this is Sunnydale High" he said in an English drawl.
"Guess so" his companion shrugged, "Man, this is gonna suck"
"Come on, pet" he smirked, slinging an arm around her shoulders as they walked towards the building, "Mightn't be so bad"
"Spike, the place doesn't even have a gymnastics team" the girl complained. Spike shook his head.
"Now, now Faithie, give ol' Sunnyhell High a chance. S'posed to be 'a fine institution'" he quoted from the introductory pamphlet his father had shoved up his nose a couple of days ago.
"Yeah" Faith laughed humourlessly, "but who wants to spend half their life in an institution?"
"Okay, can I have everybody's attention!" Cordelia demanded, clapping her hands until everyone was quiet. She was about to announce the new head cheerleader since she was moving away and would be at a new school in LA two days from now. One of the new seniors must take her place.
"All votes are in and as much fun as it'd be I'm not going to embarrass all you people who got just the one vote or none at all, so I'll just announce the winner" she smiled, "Meet your new Captain, gang - Buffy Summers"
The blond half-yelled, half-squealed with delight as her name was called. She was immediately up and at Cordy's side, promising to be the best head cheerleader the school had ever seen, barring her predecessor of course who was still present for her little speech.
Whilst some of the girls and boys seemed pleased she had won, like Willow and Xander, others were less thrilled. It was clear Glory thought she would get picked, or at least she really thought she should have been, and Harmony was of similar opinion.
"Well, now that's over with" Cordelia sighed, "There's nothing left for me to say except good luck for the future girls and boys, I think you're going to need it" she smiled as she walked away.
"She really thinks the squad will be lost without her?" Glory sneered, "I never liked her anyway"
"Liar!" Harmony shrieked, "You were shopping with her on the weekend, and you hugged her, told her how much you'd miss her"
"I was lying, hello!" her friend snapped and Buffy rolled her eyes as she called for some order.
"Look, guys, whatever happened under the rule of QueenC it's all over now" she grinned, "I'm Captain, and now we do things my way"
"Ooh, someone's loving their authority" Xander joked, "You gonna start bringing a whip to practices, Buff?"
"You wish" Buffy told him, giving him a shove in the shoulder and laughing as he pretended to crash to the floor, badly wounded. Willow made him sit up and be sensible as the new captain explained what she wanted to do with today's practise session.
As the girls and boys got to their feet and into formation, it became clear someone was missing.
"Does anybody know where Amy is?" Buffy asked with a frown and the cheerleaders all looked at each other. It seemed no-one had a clue, "Wills, could you go check the locker room maybe?"
"Sure thing" the red-head nodded as she jogged off towards the building.
Unfortunately she already had a feeling she knew where she would find her old friend Miss Madison and what she'd be doing. The pressures of school, lack of care from her recently divorced parents and various other factors had driven Amy to want to drink and smoke to excess. It had gotten progressively worse over summer break to the point where nobody had heard from her the past couple of weeks. Willow saw her come into school this morning in dark clothes and sunglasses, her head down. She hadn't stopped to say hi to anyone.
"Amy?" Willow called into the locker room, not entirely surprised when she found no-one there. She moved along to the girls bathroom and went inside. All the stalls said vacant but there was clearly someone in the one on the far left.
"Amy?" she tried, tapping on the door and pushing it open slightly, "Oh God" she gasped at the sight that met her eyes.
"It's that bad?" Buffy checked as she paced the kitchen with the cordless phone to her ear.
"Yeah" Willow agreed on the other end of the line, "according to her Mom, Amy's been staying out a lot and when she was home she was just locking herself in her room all day. Turns out it was too much like hard work to get drunk all the time anymore"
"But drugs, Will, I mean I can't believe it" Buffy shook her head, "Amy was always so, well... normal"
"She's still normal, she just needs help is all" Willow told the blonde, "She's checked into a place where she can get that, it'll be okay"
"That's good" Buffy nodded, "And the last thing I want to do is be all unfeeling-girl about this but... we're a cheerleader down, Will. We need a replacement and we need one fast"
"Buffy!" her mother called for her attention a she stood in the doorway pointing to her watch, an aggravated look on her face. Her daughter had been in the house just two hours and she'd spent most of that on the phone talking about cheerleading! It hadn't even occurred to her to look at the homework yet.
"Listen Will, I gotta go" Buffy sighed, "Thanks for the info"
The two girls rang off and Joyce came striding over, taking the phone from her daughters hand.
"I need to make one more call, Mom, really I do" Buffy told her but the phone was held away from her.
"First you need to do your homework, young lady" she pointed out, "I don't like that your grades suffer for the sake of waving your pom-poms, Buffy. Your priority should be your school work"
"My priority is my cheerleading, because it's what I do best" the blonde protested, "You know what it means to me"
"Of course, sweetheart, and I'm not asking you to give up your passion" her mother sighed, "But school isn't just cheerleading, your grades are important too if you want to get into a good college next year"
"I know" Buffy agreed grudgingly, "If I promise to do all my homework straight after can I please make one more call?" she asked with a hopeful smile.
"It's not just the homework, Buffy" Joyce shook her head, "It's not like you're taking very demanding subjects. We talked about you taking another science or language course but you didn't bother, and college is going to come as a big shock if you don't... "
"Okay, you win!" Buffy interrupted, "How about I take Advanced Bio, like we talked about? Is that okay?" she offered, hoping to be left alone after this. She loved her Mom, of course she did, but she was having a crisis right now!
"Okay" Joyce nodded, "Biology, good choice"
"Can I get the phone back now?" Buffy asked, almost begging, "Please?"
Her mother caved and handed it to her.
"One call, five minutes" she said a little less sternly than she should've. Since her husband, Hank, had left a few years ago, he'd found it very difficult to be angry or harsh with her little girl. She was all she had left really.
"Xander? It's Buffy" the blonde said into the phone, "I'm having a crisis and I need your help..." she began, explaining the problem of being one cheerleader down for a significant amount of time.
"Nationals are in February and Regionals are barely a month away, we need a replacement as soon as" she told him, "Any chance you can be there after school tomorrow for tryouts?"
"You need me Buff, I'm there" Xander assured her, "but you know Glory and Harmony are gonna find out and want their say too"
"I know" Buffy sighed, "but I figure if I have you and Wills there, at least we'll have a majority. Plus I'm captain, they can't over-rule me, right?"
"Right" her friend agreed, though knowing how bitchy the other blonde girls' could get, he didn't really like the idea of getting in the middle of an argument.
The two friends said goodbye and hung up. Since Joyce had now left the room, Buffy took the chance to quickly dial another number. It rang and rang for what felt like a million times before someone finally picked up.
"Angel?" she said hopefully but an unfamiliar voice replied.
"Angel's not here right now" he said, "Can I take a message?"
"Ask him to call Buffy, please" she told him, and though he agreed he would he sounded as if he were too drunk or stoned to do it.
"Buffy!" her mother called from the next room, "Five minutes is up!"
"I'm going!" her daughter called back as she put the phone on the counter and headed up the stairs to her room.
It was almost be a pleasure to concentrate on homework right now, take her mind off the fact she had to find a new cheerleader tomorrow out of the hopeful but undoubtedly useless candidates at Sunnydale High.
To Be Continued...