Disclaimer: Kristy, Rebecca and any monsters made to be slain are of my creation, the rest belong to Joss and his 'verse. NONE go anywhere without asking me first!
Notes: I actually had the idea for Kristy long before Bridgette came into my head (in a very vivid dream of the scene in the film classroom), but I didn't know what to do with her until after the end of the series and haven't had the time to thicken the plot til now. I have ideas for at least three more stories for this Slayer but it may be some time before she appears on this website again. In case You're wondering already, yes this is an alt-world where instead of Kendra being called in season two, it was this little vixen, Kristy.
God I miss Winnipeg. These So Cal teens are wussies!
"How much longer do we have to stay out here?" Cordelia Chase demanded of no one in particular, not for the first time. "It's freezing out here!"
"It's seventy-five degrees outside. In the shade." Willow informed her.
"You could have fooled me, it feels more like sixty. What's going on anyway? I thought we had a fieldtrip to be bored on?"
"I think I heard one of the teachers say the bus for the Junior class broke down."
"Oh great."
Oh good, Cordelia's personality didn't change overnight. Guess that means she wasn't possessed by evil and I don't have to kill her. Oh well, better luck tomorrow.
"Kristy! Hi!" Willow interrupted the fresh Slayer's daydream as she greeted her cheerily.
When Cordelia spotted her approach, she also greeted Kristy…speaking very slowly.
"Good Morning, Eh?"
"Oh. My. God." Kristy fumed. "For the last time, Cordelia, I speak English! I wear the same clothes, I eat the same food, and I DON'T LIVE IN AN IGLOO!!"
"Whoa! What's your deal? I mean, besides being a freak?" Cordelia stormed off.
Kristy looked on indignantly but asked Willow. "Can you believe her?"
"She's definitely not the people person she claims to be." Willow offered with the tiniest of smiles.
"I'm surprised she isn't dead yet."
"Only by the grace of God…and Buffy. Hey," Willow gave Kristy the eye of shame. "Shouldn't Cordelia have said 'Good-Almost Afternoon'? School tends to start at 8am, not 11:30. Why the lateness, and on a fieldtrip day no less?"
"I got a call from Rebecca this morning."
"Your Watcher back in Winnipeg?"
Kristy nodded. " She felt she had to go on and on about some legend just to tell me to expect trouble today."
Willow had to smile to herself. "She and Giles really should meet."
Kristy laughed at the thought. "But she wasn't kidding about the trouble. On the way here I found a demon attacking someone in broad daylight."
"Whoa, that's weird and, you know, also terrifying."
"And it was a real pain too. I had to turn back around to shower and change again due to slime issues." Kristy gestured to the knapsack slung over her shoulder and opened it a fraction so Willow could see its contents.
After a brief glance, and whiff, Willow's nose wrinkled in understanding. "Have you told Giles or Buffy yet?"
"I'm on my way to the library now. It looks like we'll be missing the fieldtrip though."
"You sound disappointed."
"Shouldn't I be? I mean, practically the whole school is going. It must be THE school trip of the year."
Willow scoffed at the idea, though Kristy thought it may have only been for her benefit. "It's not that great. That's not just me saying it because I've been on this trip twice already. Even the first time it lacks inspiration. And I'm a nerd remember! Besides, it's not like you'll be doing actual school work instead."
Kristy sighed and pouted. "No, just the more annoying Giles-type homework."
Both redheads couldn't stop the knowing smiles.
"Then with any luck there will be a couple more demons waiting to rip out your throats." Willow told her sardonically.
"Here's hoping!"
