Chapter 2

Roswell, New Mexico

"Where do you want the boxes" Buffy turned to look at the movers while her mother directed them into the living room to put down the boxes. The movers had been going in and out of the house all day and it was beginning to get to her. She made her way up stairs to the room she had picked for herself, flopped down on the large double bed and started an entry to her diary.

Dear Diary,

We just arrived at our new home in Roswell. I haven't really had the time to look around but from what I can tell it's a small town, it's defiantly going to be a big change from L.A. The house is really nice and mom's got a new job at a local art gallery, which seems to be making her happy. She seems to have taken the move really well and I think she really likes this town. She told me her parents used to bring her here to visit her grandmother when she was younger so I think the familiar settings have helped her to adapt. I wish I could say the same for me but I've never been to Roswell before. I'm thankful for the new start though, maybe this time it will be different. Unfortunately Pike didn't take it so well and refused to see this as a good thing for me. I hate that we parted on bad terms seeing as he was the only friend I had left in L.A. but there's no way I could have stayed after everything.

I start school tomorrow at West Roswell High. It should be an interesting day to say the least. The best news so far is no vampires, which hopefully means I can get on with my own life.

Bye for now

Buffy

"Buffy honey your boxes are out of the truck if you want to come and get them" Buffy shut her diary and headed down stairs to get the boxes.

Crashdown Café

Liz Parker sat on her roof and was hoping something similar to Buffy while writing in her own Journal, that everything could just go back to normal.

Dear Journal,

Things have been getting stranger ad stranger around here lately and I have no control over it. I suppose when you find out that that aliens not only exist but are in your own school things are bound to get strange, especially when one of them saved your life by healing you after you got shot. Max, Isabel and Michael had always seemed like normal teenagers until that day when Max Evans had saved her life and at the same time revealed the biggest secret that anyone could ever have. They were aliens.

I took it rather well considering the gravity of the information handed to me. Maria on the other hand isn't handling it so well. She freaks whenever she sees them and it worries me. Not that I think Maria would ever tell anyone but I thought she would have accepted it by now. Well one things for sure things couldn't possibly get any weirder around here.

Liz

She closed her Journal and looked up at the night sky and started to think about Max. She had been thinking about him a lot lately, as well as Michael and Isabel, but mostly Max. Max had explained to her that nothing could happen between the two of them, which she understood, but that didn't stop her from thinking about him.

Just as she was about to return to her room she heard someone climbing the ladder that was on the side of the building. She turned from her window walking over to the edge secretly hoping it was Max. As she approached the edge she was surprised to see Michael climb onto the roof.

"Michael? What are you doing here?"

"Well I know you were probably hoping for Max but I need to talk to you. It's important." She blushed a bit knowing she couldn't fool Michael.

"Sure. What's wrong?" she sat down on the wall and motioned for him to join her.

"Maria"

"Maria?"

"Yeah Maria" Michael didn't even crack a smile but Liz couldn't help but smile at him and his obvious lack of explanation skills.

"What about Maria?"

"She's…I don't know. She's been acting real strange around us since she found out. What do you think?"

"Yeah I know. She's not taking it as well as she could but she's getting there. It's a lot for her to accept Michael."

"Yeah but she's not going to do anything stupid is she?"

"Michael I've know Maria my whole life and there is no way she would tell. She just feels intimidated, especially by Isabel."

"Yeah Isabel has a tendency to intimidate people. Your sure she won't tell?"

"Positive."

"Good" Michael turned to leave but Liz grabbed his arm to stop him. When she touched him he felt something run through him he hadn't felt before but before he could think about it Liz released his arm.

"Michael. Do you think that maybe you could ask Isabel to lighten up on Maria? It might help her deal a little better"

"Yeah sure. I'll ask her." This time when he turned to leave she didn't top him.

West Roswell High

Buffy walked down the hall at West Roswell High and could feel the people watching her. She'd never been the 'new girl' before, but she already hated it. Luckily it was early and there weren't too many people here yet. She turned out of the hall and into the principle's office.

"Hi. I'm Buffy Summers. I'm a new student I just transferred." She told the lady at the front desk.

"Oh yes of course. Miss Summers. Take a seat and I'll let principle Wilson know you're here." The lady left Buffy sitting at the front desk. When she returned she told Buffy to go right through to the office.

"Miss Summers. It's nice to meet you I'm Principle Wilson." Buffy shook the principles had and sat down across from him.

"Well Miss Summers it looks like you have a very colourful record" he said while slowly looking through her rather think file.

"Yeah…but…" Principle Wilson cut her off before she could try to explain herself, which was probably a good thing because she was having a hard time trying to think of an explanation.

"Miss Summers I don't want an explanation from you about your past school. What I do want is for you to succeed at this school. So I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt because you seem like a nice girl but that doesn't mean any of your past behaviour will be acceptable. Are we agreed?"

"Yeah…I mean Yes Principle Wilson"

"Good. Now you better get going or you'll be late for class. Here's your locker key and your new schedule."

"Thankyou" Buffy turned ad left the office and walked back into the hall where there were now a lot more students staring at her.

She walked around trying to find her locker which was proving to be a lost cause.

Liz was talking with Maria and Alex at her locker when she noticed Buffy wondering around aimlessly and then finally stop staring around at the lockers. This was when she decided to go over and help her, obviously she was new.

"Hi. I'm Liz Parker. Do you need some help?" Buffy was a little startled when Liz came up behind her but was thankful for the help.

"Oh Hi. I'm Buffy Summers. I'm new and I can't seem to find my locker."

"What's your locker number?"

"167"

"Oh that's right over here just down from mine." Liz lead the slightly smaller girl over to the locker.

"Thankyou so much! I thought I was doomed to spend all day looking for my locker."

"That's alright. It must be hard moving to a new school. Where did you transfer from?" Liz watched as the Buffy put her books in her locker.

"Yeah being new is defiantly hard especially when everyone is watching you. I transferred from L.A." Buffy finished putting her things into her locker and turned to Liz.

"Wow that must be a big change coming from such a big city to Roswell."

"Yeah but it seems like a nice enough town."

"Yeah it is once you get used to it." They heard the first bell ring.

"We better get to class. What do u have first period?" Liz looked over Buffy's schedule and found that they both had Biology first lesson.

"Cool you have biology with me first thing. Come on I'll show you the way." Buffy followed Liz down the hall and into a classroom, which was quickly filling. She went over to the teacher and showed her the schedule and the teacher told her to take a seat. As she looked around she found that Liz had saved her a seat. She walked over and took her seat.

"Ok open your text books to chapter 3." Liz pulled out her textbook and opened it up to chapter 3 and put it between her and Buffy so Buffy could follow from her book.

At the end of class Buffy and Liz walked down the hall in search of Buffy's creative writing class until they finally found it.

"Thanks for helping me find it."

"Sure no problem. I'll meet you in the library after class and I'll help you get all your text books."

"Ok sure, Thanks."

Buffy entered her creative writing class, which was already quite full and took a seat at the back of the classroom. The bel finally rang to signal the end of class and Buffy slowly made her way to the library to meet Liz.

A/N: So what do you think of part 2? Still not 100 sure on couples yet so let me know what you think.