A/N *Insane1*- Here we are again! Wow! I can't believe Mrs O agreed to do this with me! I mean, if I wasn't enough of a hassle to her before..lol..Anywhos, I guess I should explain what this one's about. It is a response to a challenge that Fyre asked me to set for her one night (VERY LATE at night so if it sounds pathetic look at the facts: I am insane and it was very late..) and I thought it would be interesting if I tried to do it as well..of course I asked Mrs O-Town if she wanted to join me and she actually agreed! (Still in shock over that one..lol..I mean it..I'm an annoyance to work with!) The challenge was: (In these actual words..lol)

"Romance? Humour? Oh god..put me on the spot much? ^_^ Umm.. Okay. er.... set it in the high-school years of Btvs. Your choice whether it's a 'normal' fic..or supernatural. I want Spike in there somehow and if Dawn exists you will be shot on site. Relationship wise I don't mind who u put with who. I need my fix of Oz/Willow, although Tara can be another student....perhaps another member of the scoobies? I like Angel in there too....but not so much the b/a and, if possible, avoid this. I always wanted Giles/Joyce....and I never liked Jenny.

Things u gotta use: (I'm in the mood for soap opera type stuff..so here we go)

An unexpected pregnancy (like I said....sucker for soapies at the moment..oooh maybe more than one even..lol..but then at least ONE has to come to term) A can of coke Something from Shakespeare (don't ask) An affair (See above reasoning) A reference to the ep 'Reptile Boy' (again....don't ask. and if you've chosen a 'normal' universe fic....it can be about the frat party sneaking thing....or even just use one of the quotes for example) Cordelia must be called Queen C at one point in the fic at least A minimum of 5 chapters and a maximum of 20 (They can be of any length)"

And that was it. We've chosen to do it as a 'normalverse' kinda fic. AU all the way. No demons or monsters. Get it? Good. ^_^ I can't say much more though, 'cos it'll give away too much..lol.. Also we are NOT fans of the blonde bitca..I mean *Buffy*, so if she seems to be portrayed in a negative light- GOOD! Plus we are posting this is the 'Angel' section 'cos he will be playing a main role and, lets face it, there are less pages of fics to sort through after every update. Therefore more coverage..lol..No, I'm not sneaky..^_^

BTW, if you want to attempt the challenge go ahead by all means. ^_^ I really want to see what other people come up with, so if you do can u PLEASE notify me? Pretty Please with Angel or Spike (or whoever your fav character is) on top? Thanks muchly. Oooh..Wait..one more thing. REVIEW after you read please. Thanks. ^_^

A/N *Mrs O-Town*- Hey! I said I'd only do Drawn To You, but when Insane1 told me about this, it was REALLY hard to refuse. We've been talking about this for a couple of weeks now and we really love where this is gonna go. I hope you enjoy it to and let us know if it sucks cos feedback is vital! Kisses and Hugs, Mrs O XxX

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Buffy Summers-Giles strolled down the halls of SunnyDale high, whistling to herself. It was the first day of her senior year and she was on top of the world. Strangely enough, though, she had no reason to be. Maybe it was just the relief of escaping her boring little home life for a few hours each day. That made sense. What had she done all vacation? She had been forced to stay at home and help her mother and father with the gallery, that's what. However, her non-identical twin, Faith, had been allowed to do whatever it was she felt like..And why did Faith get preference? Because She was the oldest by..oh..2 minutes, and yet that was all it took for her to be granted more respect and trust and what-not. She hated Faith. Faith was always the one to help out, the one who did her homework yet the one who seemed to go to waaaay more parties. Buffy was baffled at how she did it. As a consequence, she hated her for it.

Needless to say, the youngest Summers had issues.

"Hey Buff!" Xander Harris called, rushing over to her.

She smiled at him. "Hey Xand." She replied. "Whatcha up to?"

Shrugging, Xander hooked an arm over her shoulders. "Not much. Dreading anything school related this year..Other than the girls." He gave her a sly smile and a wink.

The blonde rolled her eyes and whacked his chest. "Never gonna happen."

She didn't know why he never got it. They'd been best-friends for over 2 years now, and Xander still hadn't gotten over his crush for her. At first she'd been flattered, but now it worried her. What if Xander was just hanging around for the first chance to get in her pants and then leave? That was what had happened with Angel back in LA..and Parker after that frat party..and Riley, her current on again/off again, was beginning to give off the same kind of vibe.

Xander grinned back at her. "It's a pity..You don't know what you're missing out on."

"And, what a pity, I never will." She threw back at him playfully. "Besides, Riley and I are back together.." She paused. "Again."

Xander tried to force his face not to fall, but he rolled his eyes at her anyway. "When did that happen?"

They'd reached Buffy's locker and she started fiddling with her books. Now it was her turn to shrug. "Last week. He called me and practically begged for another chance." Okay..so it was a teenie tiny lie. She *may* have been the one to ask if they should try dating again, but what did that matter? "So, yeah, we're going out again."

"Hey..You talkin' about me again?" Riley's voice sounded behind her.

She smiled and accepted his embrace. "Hey.." She said, nuzzling into his shirt. "What's up?"

"Not much..Word on the grapevine is that there's a new guy on campus." He responded.

Xander grinned. "Hate to tell you this, but there's a lot of new guys on campus."

"This guy's different. He's already got the whole school talkin' about him." Riley tossed back nonchalantly.

"Really?" Buffy asked, genuinely intrigued. "Why's that?"

"Few reasons really." Riley shrugged, hugging her closer to him and breathing in her shampoo. "One: he's from LA, which is a big thing in a small town like ours. Two he's repeating his senior year here. And three: he was apparently football captain of his last school."

"Sounds like a dumbass to me," Xander scoffed.

Riley glared at the smaller young man and looked back at his once-again girlfriend. "Well, I hear they've already picked him for this year's captain here at good ol' SunnyDale High."

"What? What about you?" Buffy almost screamed. Did they have any idea how bad it would seem if she wasn't dating the football captain? God! Now it was like she was gonna be dating...a regular Joe.

Riley shrugged and ran his fingers through his sandy hair. "Yeah....well....life's like that I guess."

"Well, who is he?"

"Some guy....never caught the name. Just the rep. He's somewhere between badass and jock if what they're saying is true." Riley responded with yet another shrug.

"Well, I've been picked to be head cheerleader." Buffy boasted, in a (bound to be ill-fated) attempt to change the topic. Again, not a total lie. Cordelia had been awarded that honour, but she was Vice.

Riley brightened at that. "Really? That's great. Here I was thinkin' good ol' Queen C would get it again-"

"She did," Cordelia interrupted as she arrived at her locker which was situated near the group.

Xander flinched. This was not a good situation.

Buffy went red and turned to face her opponent. "Oh..." She chuckled nervously. "Did I say head? I meant vice..."

Xander winced even more. This was gonna get ugly if Buffy didn't learn to shut up.

"Sure..." Cordelia smiled as she put her books in her locker. Why was it she didn't sound convinced? That's right.. Because she *wasn't*.

The tiny blonde grimaced and turned away again. Suddenly her cheery outlook had turned grey. "Well....I'm gone. Snyder's got me helping out in the library again." She paused and smiled a little. "Maybe Will's gonna be there too..."

"Well..Make sure you're at practice. There's a game Friday night. We have to cheer on the new captain." Cordelia reminded the lesser woman..er..Buffy.

Now Riley grimaced.

Cordelia caught the other teen's expression, "Don't worry, we'll cheer on the rest of the team too." She informed him earnestly.

Xander hid his smirk and watched as Buffy tried to be calm in her reply, forcing a cute little fake smile onto her lips. "Well...I'll see you this afternoon then. Gotta run." She turned to leave but paused and gave Riley a kiss on the cheek before heading down the hall. Xander lost his smirk.

Cordelia rolled her eyes. She almost felt sorry for him. 'Almost' being the operative word in that sentence. "I'll see you in English, Xander. Remember we have that essay due today." She told him.

"Essay? Cordelia....We just got back from summer vacation....It's our first day of school. There was never any time to be given an essay." Xander replied, watching as she grinned back at him like some evil Cheshire cat.

She shook her head, that annoying smile still plastered on her face. "Summer essay, Xand."

Xander's face dropped. "Awww shit. No one told me!"

Cordelia chuckled and Riley patted him on the back. "Uh...Xander, think back to two weeks ago. Our phone conversation? I said 'Don't forget we have that essay on Hamlet' and you said 'Yeah, don't worry about it, I got it all under control'."

Xander gulped and looked at them, hitting his head against his locker at the same time. "Crap....First day back and I'm gonna get detention. Could it get any worse?"

"Harris!" A voice boomed from behind him.

Xander grimaced and looked at the ceiling. "I just *had* to ask." He turned and forced a smile. "Principal Snyder, what a surprise seeing you here....at school...where all principals and students usually go...." He looked at the glaring animal before him and lost his grin. "I'll shut up."

The dwarflike man crossed his arms and snarled up at the boy. "Open your locker."

Xander looked down at the creature...er...his principal in horror. "Why?"

Snyder could practically smell the fear emanating from the boy in front of him. This was perfect. He was killing 3 birds with one big fat boulder. "I said OPEN IT!"

Xander tried to stand his ground. "You have no right to-"

"OPEN THE LOCKER BEFORE I MAKE SURE YOU NEVER GRADUATE!"

"O-o-okay..sir," Xander responded quickly, fumbling with the combination. He opened the door slowly, hoping that there was nothing incriminating sitting in plain view. "Ahh.. crap." He muttered.

Snyder lunged forward and grabbed at Xander's beloved Playboy. Riley stifled a laugh and Cordelia cackled along side him.

Both Xander and Snyder turned to glare at them and they stopped.

"What are *you* laughing at?!" The principal demanded.

Cordelia forced the smile to go away. After all, she was an excellent actress. "Nothing. Riley here just told me a joke is all." She nudged the Iowa boy. "Isn't that right?"

The teen in question rubbed his now aching ribs and nodded. "Yes sir. I was just trying to impress the lady." He added as solemnly as possible. Cordelia groaned at the other teen's phrasing, but smiled at Snyder anyway.

Snyder turned his attention back to Xander. "In my office -- NOW!"

Xander hung his head and followed the evil dwarf down the hall, fighting the urge to sing 'Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! Off to my fiery death we go' as he went.

As they trudged along, Snyder muttered things about confiscating the magazine and something about the perfect punishment. Xander was half listening and skidded to a halt when the principal said the words 'Harris' and 'tour guide' in the same sentence.

"I'm sorry..I coulda sworn you just said I'm gonna be the tour guide to the new kids." He stammered, chuckling nervously. "Which is funny 'cos only the geeks get to do that and-"

"Silence." Snyder hissed angrily, stopping at the office door. "You will do as I tell you, understand?"

"But-"

"You WILL do as I tell you."

Xander sighed and Snyder opened the door to reveal two teenage guys dressed completely in black. Xander only had to glance at them to know that the tall, dark haired one was SunnyDale's newest football captain. He had no idea, however, about the kinda scrawny bleached one though. Either way, he knew he didn't like these guys.

Snyder snarled at the newcomers. "This is Alexander Harris. He will show you around and then you will retrieve your books from the library and head straight to class. Any misbehaviour at all and you will ALL be spending you're afternoons with me for the rest of the semester. Is that clear?"

Xander nodded slowly and watched as the other two reluctantly followed suit. After a second or so, Snyder snapped at them.

"Well..What are you waiting for? Get out of my office now!"

Xander watched as the bleached wonder and his cohort walked out before gladly following them. Once the door was shut behind them, he heaved a sigh of relief and then proceeded to punch the nearest locker while colourfully cursing Snyder's name.

"I take it he's not one of these namby-pamby types then?" The bleached guy spoke up behind him. He had an obvious cockney accent and something about his tone just rubbed Xander the wrong way.

He spun and rolled his eyes. "You think?" He asked, sarcasm dripping from his tone. Then he decided it couldn't hurt to be polite to the new guys..especially if they were like Riley had described the dark haired one. He gruffly extended his hand. "Sorry. I just hate the guy..but that was kinda obvious. Name's Xander."

The bleached guy took his hand and shook it. "Spike."

Xander couldn't help smirking. "Interesting name."

The tall, dark guy let out a short chuckle. "Yeah.." He began, his tone somewhere between patronising, informative and joking. "Hard to believe he named himself."

Spike rolled his eyes. "Better than yours you big poof."

Xander watched as the two interacted and held out his hand to the bigger guy. "So..You have a name..or nickname..or anything you want to be called?"

With a small smile, and a *really* strong grip, the tall guy shook his hand. "Angel."

"Angel, huh?" Xander repeated. "That's..different."

"Long story." Angel replied.

Xander nodded and started to head down the hall. "Look forward to hearing it."

That earned a laugh from Spike. "You must *really* lead a boring life."

At this Xander laughed genuinely. "This *is* SunnyDale.. Nothing interesting ever happens here."

Spike and Angel chuckled as well and Xander started to show them around. Once he was certain they'd covered most of the grounds, he guided them back to the library. He swung open the doors and Wesley (or Mr Wyndham-Pryce as he preferred to be called- not that anyone actually did) greeted them.

"Wes..These guys are lookin' for some text books."

The Brit smiled, slightly disturbed at the use of his first name by the teen, and looked them over. "I don't suppose you have a copy of your subject lists?"

They were in the process of gathering their required texts when Buffy and Willow emerged from the back office.

"..So I thought we might head to the Bronze tonight after practice and catch up. You have no idea how much I need to get out of the house. I mean, all I hear at home is 'Faith this', 'Faith that', 'Faith did this', 'Faith did..Angel?'."

Buffy skidded to a halt, her mouth gaping open.

"No..I can't remember Faith being with any Ange-" Willow was rambling, having been a few steps behind the blonde and not seen the others. She stopped once she noticed the good-looking new guys and Buffy staring at the tall one in particular. "-Oh."

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