City Life
CHAPTER THREE
Buffy and Willow entered a bar in the city centre, Buffy was feeling a bit nervous about meeting new people at home she knew everyone liked her, hell even people she didn't know liked her. Willow seemed more settled, she knew Xander so it took the pressure off.
They both looked stunning, Buffy wore a white floaty top and dark blue denim jeans while Willow went for black three quarter pants and a blue sweater. The girls felt good, and Buffy was just dying to meet the two men Willow had told her about. For some reason men were only thing she could think about, she liked the British.
Willow was looking round the bar wasn't too busy so it should have been easy to find them. The panic was setting in now, what if they'd stood her up, then Buffy would see what an idiot she was. Which was something she didn't want because Buffy was the coolest friend she'd ever had.
~*~
Xander spotted them first. His cousin was stood looking round in her normal shaky manner. He loved her but sometimes he understood why popular people picked on her, they picked on him because he was a goof.
Then he saw the blonde she'd brought with her, she was beautiful. He noticed that his best friend Spike agreed, Spike was looking at the girl as well.
Spike couldn't believe it, the girl that had just walked into the bar was the blonde, his blonde. Xander was eyeing her up as well, shame that Spike was going to have to dash those fantasies. He suddenly stood up.
"Hi I think your looking for us." He motioned to the table where Xander and his sister sat.
"Erm yeah." Willow whispered, the guy was cute and she was sure if she said any more she'd make a fool out of herself.
He lead them over to the table and pulled up two stools for them. Xander smiled and kissed both girls on the cheek, Spike scowled that was going to be his next move.
"I'm Spike, that's Xander and this is my sister Dawn." Spike pointed at his twin.
Dawn didn't look happy and Spike knew why. She had seen the way her brother had been looking at Buffy and she didn't like it. When he fell for Dru it started with a look like that and all she had done was ripped out his heart and stomped on it.
"Hi." Dawn spat out between her teeth.
Buffy and Willow smiled at the girl, she was pretty and tall. They could both see the venom in her eyes but couldn't understand why. Spike saw it as well.
"Oh ignore her she's a bitch sometimes." Spike told them.
Dawn was seething, her own brother was calling her bitch to girls he didn't even know. 'Buffy' which was a stupid name anyway looked like a bimbo, so she would hold her brother attention for long.
~*~
They had all settled down now that the introduction were out of the way, the plan to look around the city had soon been forgotten after a couple of drinks. They were all getting along well, even though Dawn made it clear she didn't have the time of day for Buffy.
"Yeah I did a lot of stuff back home, I was head cheerleader." Buffy explained
"A cheerleader!" Spike said nearly spitting out his pint.
"Yeah a cheerleader what's up with that?" Buffy asked hurt that he thought it was funny.
"Nothing and I bet you were the prom queen as well."
"Yes." Buffy muttered, this guy was an arsehole. He might be cute but he was just taking the piss out of her.
Dawn sat watching the scene and smiled, she knew it the prom queen wasn't good enough for her brother.
"Sorry princess it's just we don't see many 'Saved By The Bell' girls round here." He smiled a sweet honest smile at her but he knew that the damage had already been done.
"Princess, I don't think so anyway what about you Billy Idol?" She fumed, then looked to Willow, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Buffy headed off and Spike jumped up from his seat, why had he opened his mouth before that she seemed to like him. He ran to her side, "Feisty I like that."
It didn't help, in fact it only seemed to make Buffy more mad at him.
"Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to knock your achievements." He told her and her eyes looked at him softening as she thought about what he said.
"So did you have pom-poms and stuff?" He asked trying to sound as if he was interested in cheerleader, when in actual fact he like the outfits but apart from that he didn't get it.
Her face turned red and Spike could almost feel the anger hitting him, "Ok I'm a blonde Californian, must be thick. You know what, whatever peroxide wonder. Bye."
Spike stood shocked as Buffy stormed to the table, what had he said wrong? He watched her grab her bag from the table and told Willow she was going back to campus.
Xander and Willow were confused, Xander thought that Spike must have said something pretty bad, Spike lit a smoke and Dawn just smiled the bimbo bitch was gone. A Thing with YOU! CHAPTER FOUR
Buffy hadn't slept that much that night, she was still so mad with a certain peroxide blonde. Yeah he was cute, but God he was annoying. Now it was 9:00 am and she had to leave for her first class, Popular Myths and Legends.
She grabbed her bag and went to find Willow, they had agreed to meet so that they could sit together. Strength in number so that Mr Giles wouldn't pick on them, she had the feeling he was that sort of professor. As she stepped out of the door to her room she noticed a note had been pushed under it.
'Buffy,
I knocked but you didn't answer, if I wait I'll be late.
I'm sorry, if you make it I'll save you a seat.
Willow'
She grunted as she ran out of the door, thinking about Willow knocking, how did she miss that she'd been up nearly all night. The class started at 9:15 so if she ran she'd make it.
~*~
Buffy entered the lecture theatre looking red and flustered, thankfully though the class hadn't started, but all the seats were nearly full. Her eyes searched the crowd desperately for Willow. It was her worst nightmare to sit at the front, alone.
Something caught her eye, it was two arms waving in the air. As she turned hoping that it was Willow she noticed that the person had fallen over, then Willow's head popped up. Buffy smiled, her new best friend was a klutz! Then she saw who sitting next to her, Spike.
"Does he have to be everywhere?" She grumbled as she made her way up the steps.
He flashed her a smile but she just scowled at him. He wasn't just going to win her back with a sexy grin, no way.
Willow had been so kind to save her the seat that was in the middle, so that she could have the pleasure of Spike bugging her. He opened his mouth to start talking to her when Giles entered the room. Buffy was glad, she didn't know if she could keep her cool if Spike started to try and make up for what he said last night.
The lecture started and most of the students just laughed, Giles was trying to tell them that most myths and legends were real, monsters and vampires. Spike grabbed Buffy's notes book, she gave him a death stare but he just ignored her.
He took out his pen and scribbled a note on to the page.
'Buffy I really didn't to upset you last night. I've just never met a cheerleader.'
Buffy read the note and at first she thought that she'd just ignore him, but soon the urge to reply got the better of her.
'Fine I don't care anyway.' Buffy wrote back.
'Don't be like that pet. How can I make it up to you?'
'Try letting me listen to the class.'
She gave him a look, but Spike knew that when something was worth getting you had to persist.
'How about I take you for a coffee?' He asked.
'A coffee? No!'
Spike was confused what was so bad about coffee?
'What's wrong with coffee, I just thought we could pretend we've never met and start again.'
'No if we have coffee it makes it a thing. And I would not have a thing with YOU'
Again Spike wasn't sure he knew what was going on in the conversation, but he thought that he shouldn't push it.
~*~
The bell rang signalling the end of class and Buffy just wanted to get away from Spike. Unfortunately he was talking to Willow and Buffy wanted to hang with Willow. Giles had set them an assignment already and she thought her and Willow could work on it together.
"Wills you want to go to the library and do some research for this thing." Buffy asked holding up the assignment sheet to her friend.
"I was thinking the same thing, and Spike said he'd like to do that as well." Willow smiled not realizing how much her last statement had annoyed Buffy.
"Cool." Buffy said rolling her eyes at Spike. 'He's one annoying little man' she thought as the three of them went off to find the library.
Spike talked all the way there, going on about how all the women he knew loved him. Then he started talking about his sister Dawn, Buffy could hear the love and affection in his voice, she had found his weak stop.
"Well sorry but she seemed like a bitch to me." Buffy stated watching Spike's face for a reaction.
"Dawn a bitch, don't think so prom queen. She just didn't like the look of you." Spike said his words filled with anger.
"Oh well."
Willow looked at the two, she could see that Spike really liked Buffy and she still was undecided on how Buffy felt about Spike. But there was a spark there a passionate spark, whether it was love or hate she didn't know.
"I think it's because he likes you and Dawn is threatened by that." Willow whispered to her friend.
Buffy started to laugh, as if he did like her. He didn't did he, because if he did then surely he'd be a bit nicer to her.
"Anyway maybe we should try going out for that drink tonight again, just us three." Spike asked hoping this time he wouldn't be knocked back.
"Yeah great. We'll meet at the same bar say 7?" Willow asked.
"Ok. I'll come round to your and we'll go together." She said to Willow.
This was a perfect opportunity Willow thought, she could force them to like each other.
"Erm I've got a class till late near the bar so I'll just meet you there."
Buffy smiled she had no idea what Willow was planning, Spike did but then he put it down to wishful thinking. At least tonight he would get another chance with Buffy and hopefully this time he wouldn't put his foot in it.
TBC...
CHAPTER THREE
Buffy and Willow entered a bar in the city centre, Buffy was feeling a bit nervous about meeting new people at home she knew everyone liked her, hell even people she didn't know liked her. Willow seemed more settled, she knew Xander so it took the pressure off.
They both looked stunning, Buffy wore a white floaty top and dark blue denim jeans while Willow went for black three quarter pants and a blue sweater. The girls felt good, and Buffy was just dying to meet the two men Willow had told her about. For some reason men were only thing she could think about, she liked the British.
Willow was looking round the bar wasn't too busy so it should have been easy to find them. The panic was setting in now, what if they'd stood her up, then Buffy would see what an idiot she was. Which was something she didn't want because Buffy was the coolest friend she'd ever had.
~*~
Xander spotted them first. His cousin was stood looking round in her normal shaky manner. He loved her but sometimes he understood why popular people picked on her, they picked on him because he was a goof.
Then he saw the blonde she'd brought with her, she was beautiful. He noticed that his best friend Spike agreed, Spike was looking at the girl as well.
Spike couldn't believe it, the girl that had just walked into the bar was the blonde, his blonde. Xander was eyeing her up as well, shame that Spike was going to have to dash those fantasies. He suddenly stood up.
"Hi I think your looking for us." He motioned to the table where Xander and his sister sat.
"Erm yeah." Willow whispered, the guy was cute and she was sure if she said any more she'd make a fool out of herself.
He lead them over to the table and pulled up two stools for them. Xander smiled and kissed both girls on the cheek, Spike scowled that was going to be his next move.
"I'm Spike, that's Xander and this is my sister Dawn." Spike pointed at his twin.
Dawn didn't look happy and Spike knew why. She had seen the way her brother had been looking at Buffy and she didn't like it. When he fell for Dru it started with a look like that and all she had done was ripped out his heart and stomped on it.
"Hi." Dawn spat out between her teeth.
Buffy and Willow smiled at the girl, she was pretty and tall. They could both see the venom in her eyes but couldn't understand why. Spike saw it as well.
"Oh ignore her she's a bitch sometimes." Spike told them.
Dawn was seething, her own brother was calling her bitch to girls he didn't even know. 'Buffy' which was a stupid name anyway looked like a bimbo, so she would hold her brother attention for long.
~*~
They had all settled down now that the introduction were out of the way, the plan to look around the city had soon been forgotten after a couple of drinks. They were all getting along well, even though Dawn made it clear she didn't have the time of day for Buffy.
"Yeah I did a lot of stuff back home, I was head cheerleader." Buffy explained
"A cheerleader!" Spike said nearly spitting out his pint.
"Yeah a cheerleader what's up with that?" Buffy asked hurt that he thought it was funny.
"Nothing and I bet you were the prom queen as well."
"Yes." Buffy muttered, this guy was an arsehole. He might be cute but he was just taking the piss out of her.
Dawn sat watching the scene and smiled, she knew it the prom queen wasn't good enough for her brother.
"Sorry princess it's just we don't see many 'Saved By The Bell' girls round here." He smiled a sweet honest smile at her but he knew that the damage had already been done.
"Princess, I don't think so anyway what about you Billy Idol?" She fumed, then looked to Willow, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Buffy headed off and Spike jumped up from his seat, why had he opened his mouth before that she seemed to like him. He ran to her side, "Feisty I like that."
It didn't help, in fact it only seemed to make Buffy more mad at him.
"Look I'm sorry I didn't mean to knock your achievements." He told her and her eyes looked at him softening as she thought about what he said.
"So did you have pom-poms and stuff?" He asked trying to sound as if he was interested in cheerleader, when in actual fact he like the outfits but apart from that he didn't get it.
Her face turned red and Spike could almost feel the anger hitting him, "Ok I'm a blonde Californian, must be thick. You know what, whatever peroxide wonder. Bye."
Spike stood shocked as Buffy stormed to the table, what had he said wrong? He watched her grab her bag from the table and told Willow she was going back to campus.
Xander and Willow were confused, Xander thought that Spike must have said something pretty bad, Spike lit a smoke and Dawn just smiled the bimbo bitch was gone. A Thing with YOU! CHAPTER FOUR
Buffy hadn't slept that much that night, she was still so mad with a certain peroxide blonde. Yeah he was cute, but God he was annoying. Now it was 9:00 am and she had to leave for her first class, Popular Myths and Legends.
She grabbed her bag and went to find Willow, they had agreed to meet so that they could sit together. Strength in number so that Mr Giles wouldn't pick on them, she had the feeling he was that sort of professor. As she stepped out of the door to her room she noticed a note had been pushed under it.
'Buffy,
I knocked but you didn't answer, if I wait I'll be late.
I'm sorry, if you make it I'll save you a seat.
Willow'
She grunted as she ran out of the door, thinking about Willow knocking, how did she miss that she'd been up nearly all night. The class started at 9:15 so if she ran she'd make it.
~*~
Buffy entered the lecture theatre looking red and flustered, thankfully though the class hadn't started, but all the seats were nearly full. Her eyes searched the crowd desperately for Willow. It was her worst nightmare to sit at the front, alone.
Something caught her eye, it was two arms waving in the air. As she turned hoping that it was Willow she noticed that the person had fallen over, then Willow's head popped up. Buffy smiled, her new best friend was a klutz! Then she saw who sitting next to her, Spike.
"Does he have to be everywhere?" She grumbled as she made her way up the steps.
He flashed her a smile but she just scowled at him. He wasn't just going to win her back with a sexy grin, no way.
Willow had been so kind to save her the seat that was in the middle, so that she could have the pleasure of Spike bugging her. He opened his mouth to start talking to her when Giles entered the room. Buffy was glad, she didn't know if she could keep her cool if Spike started to try and make up for what he said last night.
The lecture started and most of the students just laughed, Giles was trying to tell them that most myths and legends were real, monsters and vampires. Spike grabbed Buffy's notes book, she gave him a death stare but he just ignored her.
He took out his pen and scribbled a note on to the page.
'Buffy I really didn't to upset you last night. I've just never met a cheerleader.'
Buffy read the note and at first she thought that she'd just ignore him, but soon the urge to reply got the better of her.
'Fine I don't care anyway.' Buffy wrote back.
'Don't be like that pet. How can I make it up to you?'
'Try letting me listen to the class.'
She gave him a look, but Spike knew that when something was worth getting you had to persist.
'How about I take you for a coffee?' He asked.
'A coffee? No!'
Spike was confused what was so bad about coffee?
'What's wrong with coffee, I just thought we could pretend we've never met and start again.'
'No if we have coffee it makes it a thing. And I would not have a thing with YOU'
Again Spike wasn't sure he knew what was going on in the conversation, but he thought that he shouldn't push it.
~*~
The bell rang signalling the end of class and Buffy just wanted to get away from Spike. Unfortunately he was talking to Willow and Buffy wanted to hang with Willow. Giles had set them an assignment already and she thought her and Willow could work on it together.
"Wills you want to go to the library and do some research for this thing." Buffy asked holding up the assignment sheet to her friend.
"I was thinking the same thing, and Spike said he'd like to do that as well." Willow smiled not realizing how much her last statement had annoyed Buffy.
"Cool." Buffy said rolling her eyes at Spike. 'He's one annoying little man' she thought as the three of them went off to find the library.
Spike talked all the way there, going on about how all the women he knew loved him. Then he started talking about his sister Dawn, Buffy could hear the love and affection in his voice, she had found his weak stop.
"Well sorry but she seemed like a bitch to me." Buffy stated watching Spike's face for a reaction.
"Dawn a bitch, don't think so prom queen. She just didn't like the look of you." Spike said his words filled with anger.
"Oh well."
Willow looked at the two, she could see that Spike really liked Buffy and she still was undecided on how Buffy felt about Spike. But there was a spark there a passionate spark, whether it was love or hate she didn't know.
"I think it's because he likes you and Dawn is threatened by that." Willow whispered to her friend.
Buffy started to laugh, as if he did like her. He didn't did he, because if he did then surely he'd be a bit nicer to her.
"Anyway maybe we should try going out for that drink tonight again, just us three." Spike asked hoping this time he wouldn't be knocked back.
"Yeah great. We'll meet at the same bar say 7?" Willow asked.
"Ok. I'll come round to your and we'll go together." She said to Willow.
This was a perfect opportunity Willow thought, she could force them to like each other.
"Erm I've got a class till late near the bar so I'll just meet you there."
Buffy smiled she had no idea what Willow was planning, Spike did but then he put it down to wishful thinking. At least tonight he would get another chance with Buffy and hopefully this time he wouldn't put his foot in it.
TBC...