The car drive to the cottage in Edmonton was a long one. Buffy fell asleep
a half an hour into it and when she woke up she was in Edmonton.
"Dad, can you drive me into town later today?" Buffy asked her father as they were unloading the trunk.
"Sure honey. As soon as we're done unpacking." Her father answered.
"Thank you." She said before taking one of her bags, leaving the rest for her father and walking into the cottage. The cottage was the same one they rented every summer since Buffy could remember. She had even been able to paint the room she stayed in the colour she wanted. She turned to her mother who was unpacking the kitchen stuff and asked. "Mom, can I borrow some money?"
Her mother laughed and answered. "For what?"
"Well daddys going to drive me into town and I wanted to buy some stuff." Buffy said. "Please."
"No. You can get a job while you're out here. You're sixteen I'm sure you'll be able to find one." Her mother said.
"Really? I wanted one back in Sunnydale but you said I was to young." Buffy said. "Not that I'm arguing with you.cause I want one but you said."
"That was months ago sweetie and I think you've matured a lot since your grandfather passed away." Her mother said, giving her a hug.
"I guess I have. What kind of job should I get?" Buffy asked.
"How about you think about that while you unpack your stuff."
"Okay. See ya." Buffy said before grabbing her bags and heading up the steps.
~*~*~*~
Buffy walked into the light purple room. It had one double bed, a dresser, a T.V, a small computer, and a phone. She put her bags on the bed and unzipped them. She started putting her things into the dresser when the phone rang. She stopped unpacking and answered it.
"Hello?" Buffy asked.
"Hey Buffy. It's Willow. Hows it going up there in Edmonton?" Willow asked.
"Ah, its not all that bad. I mean there's a pretty huge mall." Buffy said.
"So I've heard." Willow said.
"Hows Xander?" Buffy asked.
"He's fine. He's over at Cordy's. Hey Oz is here want to say hi?" Willow said, sounding overly excited.
"Sure." Buffy replied.
Willow handed Oz the phone and sat on her bed.
"Hey Buffy." He said.
"Hey Oz, how's it going?" Buffy asked.
"Fine." He said, sounding like the normal Oz, like he didn't care much.
"That's good. Can I talk to Willow again?" She asked.
"Ya sure." He said and Willow came back on.
"Ya?" She asked.
"I have to go but listen call me tonight okay? And if I'm not home then leave a message and I'll call you back." Buffy said.
"Alright. Bye Buff have fun."
"Bye." Buffy said and hung up the phone. She went back to unpacking and about one hour later her dad called for her to come because they were leaving for town.
~*~*~*~
The mall was crowded with people and Buffy felt very alone. She had separated from her parents because they were going to look at boring old people stuff and like most teenagers Buffy didn't want to be seen with her parents. She was watching her feet when she bumped into someone, practically knocking them down she was walking so fast.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry are you okay?" She asked, looking at the guy who was catching his balance. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Its okay pet. Names Will." He introduced.
"Buffy." She said.
"Buffy, that's an odd name. What's it from?" He asked.
Buffy looked confused. "Oh, Elizabeth but I like Buffy."
"Me too." He smiled. "So are you new here? Haven't seen you around."
"Ya, I'm on summer vacation with my parents." Buffy said.
"Must be nice." He said.
"Sure." She said.
"I could show you around the town if you like?" He offered.
"No I." Buffy stopped to think. 'What am I doing? A hot British guy basically just asked me out and I'm about to say no. Idiot.' "I mean that'd be nice."
"Great. When would you like to? My schedules all free." He said.
"Today's good. Or is it to late? I mean we can do it in two weeks for all I."
He cut her off. "Today is good."
"Great." She smiled and he returned it. "Where to first?" She asked as they started to walk out of the mall.
"Well you have already seen the mall. How about Teen Bean?" He asked.
"Huh?"
"Its where all the teenagers hang out. It's a sodding name I know but what can ya do?" He said.
"Well I guess we're going to Teen Bean."
~*~*~*~
Buffy sat next to Will on an electric blue sofa. Music was blaring and teens were scattered everywhere.
"Yep this is it." Will said over the music. "Kind of pathetic. I bet where you come from there are better places to hang huh luv?"
"Well ya." She laughed and so did he. Meeting Will had somehow brightened up her trip, an excuse to enjoy it. "Hey, do you know any place I can get a job?" Buffy asked. She really wanted one. She had seen a skirt in a store in the mall that she really like but it was 80 dollars and she knew her parents wouldn't just give her that kind of money.
"Why do you want a job? Its your summer vacation, you're supposed to be taking a break from work." He said.
"Ya well I need cash. Do you know any places or not?" She asked.
"Ya, theres this place where I work. I could get you a job there, my dad owns the place." He said.
"Ya? And what place would it be?" She asked.
It took him a minute to finally tell her and when he did she understood why.
"Ya right?" She said. "You think I'm going to work at a fish market! Ew." She yelled.
"Well you said you wanted a job luv, just helping."
"Ya well it wasn't."
"Sorry. I know another place, my mom and sister own it. It's a girly place, a beauty salon. I could get you a job there if you like?" He offered.
"That would be so great. As long as it isn't a beauty salon for fish." She laughed.
"Dad, can you drive me into town later today?" Buffy asked her father as they were unloading the trunk.
"Sure honey. As soon as we're done unpacking." Her father answered.
"Thank you." She said before taking one of her bags, leaving the rest for her father and walking into the cottage. The cottage was the same one they rented every summer since Buffy could remember. She had even been able to paint the room she stayed in the colour she wanted. She turned to her mother who was unpacking the kitchen stuff and asked. "Mom, can I borrow some money?"
Her mother laughed and answered. "For what?"
"Well daddys going to drive me into town and I wanted to buy some stuff." Buffy said. "Please."
"No. You can get a job while you're out here. You're sixteen I'm sure you'll be able to find one." Her mother said.
"Really? I wanted one back in Sunnydale but you said I was to young." Buffy said. "Not that I'm arguing with you.cause I want one but you said."
"That was months ago sweetie and I think you've matured a lot since your grandfather passed away." Her mother said, giving her a hug.
"I guess I have. What kind of job should I get?" Buffy asked.
"How about you think about that while you unpack your stuff."
"Okay. See ya." Buffy said before grabbing her bags and heading up the steps.
~*~*~*~
Buffy walked into the light purple room. It had one double bed, a dresser, a T.V, a small computer, and a phone. She put her bags on the bed and unzipped them. She started putting her things into the dresser when the phone rang. She stopped unpacking and answered it.
"Hello?" Buffy asked.
"Hey Buffy. It's Willow. Hows it going up there in Edmonton?" Willow asked.
"Ah, its not all that bad. I mean there's a pretty huge mall." Buffy said.
"So I've heard." Willow said.
"Hows Xander?" Buffy asked.
"He's fine. He's over at Cordy's. Hey Oz is here want to say hi?" Willow said, sounding overly excited.
"Sure." Buffy replied.
Willow handed Oz the phone and sat on her bed.
"Hey Buffy." He said.
"Hey Oz, how's it going?" Buffy asked.
"Fine." He said, sounding like the normal Oz, like he didn't care much.
"That's good. Can I talk to Willow again?" She asked.
"Ya sure." He said and Willow came back on.
"Ya?" She asked.
"I have to go but listen call me tonight okay? And if I'm not home then leave a message and I'll call you back." Buffy said.
"Alright. Bye Buff have fun."
"Bye." Buffy said and hung up the phone. She went back to unpacking and about one hour later her dad called for her to come because they were leaving for town.
~*~*~*~
The mall was crowded with people and Buffy felt very alone. She had separated from her parents because they were going to look at boring old people stuff and like most teenagers Buffy didn't want to be seen with her parents. She was watching her feet when she bumped into someone, practically knocking them down she was walking so fast.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry are you okay?" She asked, looking at the guy who was catching his balance. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Its okay pet. Names Will." He introduced.
"Buffy." She said.
"Buffy, that's an odd name. What's it from?" He asked.
Buffy looked confused. "Oh, Elizabeth but I like Buffy."
"Me too." He smiled. "So are you new here? Haven't seen you around."
"Ya, I'm on summer vacation with my parents." Buffy said.
"Must be nice." He said.
"Sure." She said.
"I could show you around the town if you like?" He offered.
"No I." Buffy stopped to think. 'What am I doing? A hot British guy basically just asked me out and I'm about to say no. Idiot.' "I mean that'd be nice."
"Great. When would you like to? My schedules all free." He said.
"Today's good. Or is it to late? I mean we can do it in two weeks for all I."
He cut her off. "Today is good."
"Great." She smiled and he returned it. "Where to first?" She asked as they started to walk out of the mall.
"Well you have already seen the mall. How about Teen Bean?" He asked.
"Huh?"
"Its where all the teenagers hang out. It's a sodding name I know but what can ya do?" He said.
"Well I guess we're going to Teen Bean."
~*~*~*~
Buffy sat next to Will on an electric blue sofa. Music was blaring and teens were scattered everywhere.
"Yep this is it." Will said over the music. "Kind of pathetic. I bet where you come from there are better places to hang huh luv?"
"Well ya." She laughed and so did he. Meeting Will had somehow brightened up her trip, an excuse to enjoy it. "Hey, do you know any place I can get a job?" Buffy asked. She really wanted one. She had seen a skirt in a store in the mall that she really like but it was 80 dollars and she knew her parents wouldn't just give her that kind of money.
"Why do you want a job? Its your summer vacation, you're supposed to be taking a break from work." He said.
"Ya well I need cash. Do you know any places or not?" She asked.
"Ya, theres this place where I work. I could get you a job there, my dad owns the place." He said.
"Ya? And what place would it be?" She asked.
It took him a minute to finally tell her and when he did she understood why.
"Ya right?" She said. "You think I'm going to work at a fish market! Ew." She yelled.
"Well you said you wanted a job luv, just helping."
"Ya well it wasn't."
"Sorry. I know another place, my mom and sister own it. It's a girly place, a beauty salon. I could get you a job there if you like?" He offered.
"That would be so great. As long as it isn't a beauty salon for fish." She laughed.