As all three girls left the classroom, they gave better introductions then those quickly given during class. "So. Cat where are you from?" Willow asked. "I've lived all over my father was in the service, most recently I was in New York. What about you guys?" Cat looked around and was familiar with the route, "We are going to the Expresso Pump, right?"

Buffy answered, "Yeah, I guess, we just sort of go on auto pilot. Willow has lived here her whole live and I moved from LA, what 4 almost 5 years ago? So we know the area pretty well"

Willow joined in wanting to take the conversation off of Sunnydale, who knew where that might lead! "Well out of all the places you have lived which, do you think of as you home? They place you were born?"

"No, actually I would have to look on my birth certificate to even see where I was born. If I had to pick a place I would have to say, Huxley, Iowa. I spend a lot of time there in the summer." Cat didn't want to drift off in memories or ramble on either so she wait to hear more from Buffy or Willow.

Buffy started thinking, "Hey, Will isn't Riley from Iowa?," turning to Cat "Do you know the TA from class, Riley? I am pretty sure that's where he is from."

Cat was surprised that Riley had given out any private information at all, he was normally a private person. "Yeah, I use to spend time with Riley on his farm. Actually it was his grandparents farm. We have been friends forever."

Willow spoke before she even thought, "Riley was interested in Buffy, I got to know him a little when he came looking for help with it, but she wasn't ready to move on to a new relationship. So I told him that I couldn't help..." Willow realized that Cat might have had more than just friendship with Riley and continues with ".. But he was a gentlemen and didn't push it. I mean after Parker Buffy just wasn't ready!"

Cat nodded, "Yeah I can see that about Riley, he was 'raised right' as they say! Who the hell is Parker, what happened there?"

As the conversation drifted from Riley to Parker, Cat got filled in on most of Buffy's romantic past and what Parker was up to. Cat had an idea, not sure what had prompted the idea, her new friendship with the girls or a deep unfulfilled passion but soon they plan was in motion.

All three were back at Cat's helping her change. After many "not slutty enough" and "Woo, Baby that's hot" Cat had found the outfit that Parker couldn't resist. The details were ironed out. "OK, so you guys get there first and set it up after I lure him there, it will be a piece of cake!" Cat glanced down at her leather cat suit and thought how ironic!, yet still perfect.

Thanks to the student directory, Cat recognized Parker right away and thanks to Parker, well being Parker, it was easy to pick him up. Her line about role playing and wanting a 'naughty choir boy' really turned him and on and it was no trouble getting him to enter the church with her. Soon he was passed out and Buffy and Willow came out of hiding. "Did you have any trouble?" Buffy asked.

"Nope, but I ran into Graham and Forrest on my way here. But can deal with that later." Cat was stripping Parker down as she spoke, "How much of the drug did you add?"

"Just on drop in the wine" Buffy said

"Just on drop in the wafer" Willow answered

"Wait, I added the drug"

"Wait, I added the drug" As the two tried to figure out just how much Parker had consumed, Cat finished her task. "Hope you guys didn't kill him, it's just not as funny when they die!"

"There!" Buffy and Willow looked up at Cat's work. There was Parker tied to the cross wearing nothing but a loin cloth (to protect the sister's eyes, not Parker's pride!) and a crown of thorns. "Nice work, he does play it off like he is a martyr, it looks good on him!" Willow was the only one to comment, Buffy just smiled.

They started to leave the church, when Cat remembered something. Turning back she rigged the PA system to play "Ave Maria" by 98 Degrees at 6 am. That should insure he is found! and with that she left to catch up with her new friends.

TBC

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