BAD

GIRL

NOTE: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to the WB and only the WB. But I do own Leslie and anyone you don't recognize.

Summary: Leslie gets a serious talking to about being a team player.





CHAPTER 9



Leslie was sitting on a couch next to Cordelia and Fred. Gunn and Lorne were sitting in front of them.

"So did anyone see that dog show last night?" asked Leslie. They gave her the cold shoulder. "Uh, okay."

That's when Angel came down. He looked down at young Leslie.

"Hey, Angel," she said sweeter than sugar.

"Leslie, what were you thinking?" asked Angel.

"I know. Ditching school was dense but the other cheerleaders were going and I guess I didn't want to feel like an idiot or something," said Leslie.

"No. Well, yes, but that wasn't it," said Angel.

"I don't get it," said Leslie.

"Kid, you opened your big mouth out on Connor," said Gunn.

"What Charles is so diplomatically trying to say is that we're a team here," said Fred.

"Wait a second. Aren't adults always trying to preach to kids about how there is a time to rat someone out and a time not to?" asked Leslie.

"You do realize you were just trying to save yourself?" said Lorne.

"Maybe it was that, too. You're right. I didn't mean to do that to Connor," said Leslie. "But I thought you guys would be more upset about me ditching school."

"We were," said Cordy. "Of course."

"Leslie, you're our responsibility now. What you do actually matters," said Angel.

"Sorry," the brunette sighed.

"You might want to apologize to someone else," said Cordy.

"Okay," said Leslie. She turned to Lorne. "Lorne, I'm sorry I called you a freakazoid behind your back."

"What?" said Lorne.

"That wasn't it was it?" asked Leslie.

"No! Connor. Go talk to him," said Angel.

"That's too complicated," Leslie whined. Angel glared at her. "I'm going." She moved quickly.

"Do I look that bad to look at?" asked Lorne. No one made actual eye contact with him.

"Connor, can I come in?" Leslie asked, knocking on his door.

"Whatever," Connor mumbled.

Leslie walked in. Her friend was sitting on his bed. "How's it going?"

"I'm neat. How about yourself?"

"Connor, I can't believe I did that," said Leslie.

"Did what?" Connor asked. "Oh, you mean when you acted like a traitor."

"Oh, Connor. You have to admit. It was a little funny," said Leslie.

"It was not funny," said Connor. "You betrayed me to the other side."

With that they both started to burst out in laughter. "Good one, Connor," said Leslie.

"Okay, maybe it wasn't that big a deal. But you still betrayed me."

"I'm sorry. Really I am. As Gunn would say, are we cool?"

"Yeah, we're cool."