Never Come Back

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This story is based around Season 4/5. Buffy is in college and struggles to balance her hectic life. No Dawn. This is an Initiative based fiction and Riley and Buffy have not started a relationship. Spike is unchipped and is evil. Rating for this story is R18, be warned . If you are not 18 then please do not read.

Chapter 1

Buffy was never one for punctuality or for structure. It wasn't actually her fault, it was her life, the factors within it and the fact that she never seemed to have a single second of time that wasn't accounted for. Today was one of those days. Starting college was supposed to instill a sense of maturity within her and that meant taking responsibility for herself and her time. Which would be fine, if she didn't have a Watcher and slaying duties that took up her nights, College taking her daylight hours, and demanding friends that took the in between hours.

Sighing Buffy walked into her psych class and hurriedly made her way to the first available seat . She smiled at Willow and mouthed an apology. She shimmied her bottom onto the seat and then promptly dropped all her books and papers. Embarrassed, Buffy looked around and then met eyes with the Professor. Maggie Walsh sighed, Buffy was constantly late, disruptive and there was just something about the girl she just didn't like. Casting a filthy look at the girl ,she halted the lesson and gave Buffy the three minutes it took for her to settle before she decided to retaliate against the blonde.

"Would you mind sharing with the class, why it is that you feel you can be continuously late for my lesson ,and be able to get away with it Ms Summers? You cause students to lose their concentration and show little remorse"

"Uh... sorry"

Buffy smiled nervously, internally cursing the bitch that seemed to give off a vibe that Buffy didn't trust. There was something about her that made her shudder if she looked into the Professors eyes, it was as though she was dead inside.

"That isn't good enough anymore, see me after class and we'll discuss your commitment to this course and your future within it"

"Yes Ma'am"

Buffy couldn't help the curtness in her voice. Giles had kept her in the Restfield Cemetery on the pretence of a vampire cult that needed an artifact from a crypt that was there,until the very late hours.She finally fought him and staked the vampire at around four a.m, of course Giles had wanted to debrief her and make notes. Buffy finally fell into her bed at six a.m. Getting two hours sleep was not making Buffy calm and it certainly didn't lend itself to being patient with Professors. Buffy settled into the class and managed to at least answer the questions correctly as Proffessor Walsh singled her out to answer her questions. Buffy sighed audibly when the bell rang that ended the class. Buffy packed up her books and papers and hurried out of the class and headed off to the next.

"I thought I asked you to see me after class?"

"Look, I don't know what to say except sorry, it's not my intent to be late to your class. If I stay and argue with you, I risk being late to my next class, do you see a pattern emerging here?"

Walsh was shocked by the attitude that Buffy was exhibiting, but she was right. Walsh placed her hand on her hip and tightened her lips .

"Go, next time your late I shall drop you from my class, consider yourself warned"

Buffy nodded and rushed down the hall to her next class. She made it in time and let out a breath as she sat and took out the notes that she had for this class. Buffy took a second to relax and then threw herself into the topic of the day.

The end of the day was welcomed. Buffy put her bag up on her bed and then opened the fridge, she took out an apple and poured a glass of milk. She bite into the apple and enjoyed the sweetness, the juice sat upon her chin and she licked at it .Willow burst into the room and laughed at something or someone. Buffy smiled at her best friend ,

"Hey, what's with the grin Will?"

"Just that jerk Riley, turns out his mates played a prank on him last night and tied him to the flagpole outside"

"About time he got some payback.was he naked? Please tell me he was naked"

"He was, aparently it was Walsh that found him this morning"

"Explains his absence from class today, who would want to face her after that"

"Well either he's too embarressed or she has him locked in her basement at home"

"Eww, I really don't need that image"

Willow chuckled with Buffy as she slipped a fluffy jumper on.

"Are you doing anything tonight?"

"Patrolling with Giles as per usual, he heard that Spike might be back in town, so he wants me to be alert in case it's true"

"Is that wise Buffy, he only comes back here when he has a plan to kill you or world endage on his mind"

Buffy shrugged

"Since when has he been able to take me and also, Spike plans, not known to actually work out"

"Good point, so Spike hunting tonight, do you need a hand?"

"No, I can handle him, taking Giles is going to be enough I think, and if he does get away then the least amount of people he can hurt, the better"

"So long as your sure Buffy"

Buffy just smiled. She glanced at the clock and jumped up from her bed and pulled out the chest from her closet and retrieved Mr Pointy and a few bottles of holy water. Armed satisfactorily, she walked out of the room and made her way to Giles' apartment.