Chapter 16: Party Time

"Oh my God, Liz?" Maria said in shock. Her eyes were bugging out. No way was this Liz Parker.

"What is it?" Buffy asked, "What are you guys doing up here?"

"Maria came up to get you so that we can leave and she screamed," Kyle said not resisting to check out his ex-girlfriend. Why didn't she wear that when we were going out?

"Liz, look at you? You look, um, awesome," Isabel said taking Liz into an embrace which left Buffy confused.

Buffy didn't think much of her outfit. This wasn't at all revealing. When she first went to Sunnydale High she would wear the shortest of the short skirts. And no one made a fuss. She had on a black shirt that the top would hang over to near her stomach. She liked it, it had sparkles on it. With that she had on a black leather skirt that was near her knees.

"So are we partying tonight or what," Michael said clapping then rubbing his hands. Alex looked at him that at his best friend, Liz.

"Yes, party, let's go," Buffy said ushering everyone out of Liz's room. She dropped the book under the bed since she was the last one to leave.

Buffy was in the Jetta with Maria and Michael.

"So is Max supposed to be at the party?" Buffy asked.

Maria looked at Michael and he shrugged his broad shoulders.

"Um, I don't know. The last time I went to a party that you didn't want to go to I heard that Max went only because Tess made him, but don't worry about him. With that outfit you'll have every guy drooling over you, chica." Maria said pulling up to the house that was holding the party.

The house reminded Buffy of that time she went to a frat party and Spike was there, of course him not having the chip went after the first person who had nice legs. Correction legs. She being the Slayer after all had to ruin her date with Riley. Even though she said she would have fun and not worry about Riley, she did. The last time she was switched with Faith they did the nasty and that just bothered her that they did that. He couldn't tell that, that was Faith. If she had one of those relationships that didn't require going to bed together then she wouldn't be worried, but she was. Then again Liz Parker was in her body. So Buffy didn't worry that much.

They stepped into the doorway and immediately started to groove to the sound of the music. Buffy loved to dance, but she hasn't been able to go to the Bronze that much. She loved the way her body moved to every beat. She was comfortable in her body and she knew that she made the guys around her sweat. That was Buffy. And now she was in Liz's body. Boy was she going to give a show for the people there.

She poured herself some punch, her head rocking to the beat of 112's "Peaches and Cream". She took a sip and noticed Maria dragging Michael to the dance floor. He had a look of embarrassment, but then he started to laugh at a comment Maria said. Buffy didn't hear what she had said to him, but knew whatever she said worked on the thick-skinned boy.

She saw Isabel plead with Alex to dance with her. He kept nodding no while his arms were crossed against his navy blue shirt. She heard him say, "We can perfectly well have fun here. We don't have to dance" Isabel being Isabel didn't buy it, she pouted and she could tell that Alex's heart melted and he gave in. By the time they reached the dance floor the 112 song ended and Alex made a beeline to the couch, but Train's "Drops Of Jupiter" started to play and she caught his sleeve and he pouted but danced with Isabel. At first Buffy could tell Alex was uncomfortable, but then his body relaxed.

Buffy looked around, trying to see what Kyle was up to, probably making the girls irritated by his Buddha talk. While scanning the room her eyes dropped to a certain Max Evans. Of course a certain blonde walked up behind him. Buffy was going to walk to Max, but someone grabbed her hand and pulled her onto the dance floor. Great timing. Normally she would be getting her freak on, but kept her eye on Max. He greeted Michael and sat down on a nearby couch. She saw Tess go by Kyle and sit by him. She saw Tess give a cup of something for Kyle. What kind of relationship is that? One goes off and leaves the other one cold. I could warm him up. Think straight. This is simply a mission to get Max for Liz.
"You ok?" asked the guy she was dancing with.

Buffy brought her gaze to him. "Yeah fine," she said smiling at him. Buffy didn't care that the guy she was dancing with was a Brad Pitt look alike. He was drop dead gorgeous. They continued to dance and Buffy kept her eyes on Max. She never saw Max smile. She wondered why. The dancing got more heated up and she could tell Max was looking at her. She decided that this was her time to make her mark. She got closer to the guy and really started to move her body.

"So Evans, still wish you had Liz, huh?" Kyle said sitting down.

"Shut up Kyle," he said not looking at him.

"Looks like it to me. Why don't you do both of us a favor. Get back together with Liz. I don't want seconds, but I would like to ask Tess out," Kyle said.

"Liz doesn't want to be with me. She made it perfectly clear when she slept with you," Max said with some sadness in his voice.

Kyle coughed and Max moved back, "Are you drunk?"

"No, I'm not drunk just had a couple of drinks. I thought I would have some fun, then tomorrow worry about Buddha," Kyle said, "But back to Liz, do you wanna know a secret?"