Title: Summer Love

Author: Nimisha

Rating: PG-15 for swearing

Disclaimer: None of the characters from BtVS or Angel, belong to me in any way, instead only some stupid, freaky minor characters, rather they belong to Joss Whedon, UPN, Fox and probably others too, they are currently being borrowed for some non-money making fun.

Summary: Rewrite of Meteor Garden. Juz the stupid F4 stuff. : þ

Couples: B/A (DUH), S/F, W/O

Timeline: AU

Distribution: Anywhere… juz email me, k?

Dedication: To all B/A fans out there

Feedback: Please? I totally survive on it!! By the way, I would like to thank those who wrote feedback to me. Keep 'em coming in!

HAHA! And here comes CHAPTER 10!

Thanks to all who had reviewed. I had to go soon, so I can't write more now. THANKS anyway for the reviews! JACK, BUFFY GIRL, NIKI, KENDRA, GINGER, KAT, DAWN, ASHLEY, CHRYSTAL, ANGEL EYEZ, CRAZYDRU! If I missed anyone, I'm sorry!

By the way, we won't be seeing any W/O action soon…

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The best friends walked up to the locker.

"What is your locker number?" Buffy asked casually.

"174." Xander replied and made his way six rows away.

"Oh no, 174 again." Buffy muttered to herself. She was dragged out of her thoughts when she heard Xander exclaim.

"Hey, why is there a red sheet of paper here?"

Buffy spun in his direction, shocked. Why did Xander get the… is it because of me?

She did not even hear Xander's excited exclamation as she think over and over again for the possible reasons…

"Is this some kind of welcome thing for all new students?"

~~~

Angelus took the ball in his hand and give a shoot. He scored in the basket. He was alone at the court, feeling mixed feelings that he had never felt before.

Damnit… She's a witch. Why do I feel all this feelings?!

Angelus had a closed expression on his face…

Just when he wanted to take another shot, a small hand stopped the ball.

He looked down. Buffy.

Even before she opened her mouth, he knew what she was going to say… LIKE REAL. (A/N Hey Angelus, overconfident much? You think that girl will fall at your feet and worship the ground you're walking like that?)

"You are the most horrendous pig-headed jerk I have EVER SEEN! What is wrong with you? Did you mother or nanny accidentally bump you head against something when you were young?! Xander have never even seen you before. When did he offend you?!" Buffy screamed.

Angelus remained silent.

"SAY IT!"

Angelus finally lost his cool. "It's all because of YOU!"

"What in the blazes do you mean by THAT?!" Buffy asked, her hazel eyes blazing. "What does it have to do with me?!"

"You are stupid! It's him. I'm jealous of him because I like you, happy?!" Angelus yelled at her.

"You like me?! Do you even know how to like someone?! And if you do, I want you to take back that slip of paper!"

"Take it back?" Angelus laughed. "I have never been ordered by anyone in my entire life. Why should I listen to you?"

"Do you want me to repeat? Take that slip of paper back!"

"Get out of my way." Angelus said and pushed her away. Buffy fell to the ground. Buffy felt something akin to sadness and the tears threatening to run out of her eyes.

"I can't believe you." She said evenly, her anger melting away. "You said you liked me, and yet you pushed me down the ground like this without any consideration. Is this how you treat someone you like? I will never forgive you, Angelus."

She got up and ran away, the tears finally dripping down her cheeks.

Behind her, Angelus felt his heart breaking into millions of pieces.

~~~

Someone pushed Xander on the floor and used a mop to try and stuff his mouth. Another guy joined in and used a mop to push it in his stomach. Buffy quickly came to his rescue and kicked at hem before taking Xander's hand and running away.

"Are you all right, Xander? Ahh... run!" Buffy screamed as she ran up the steps. A few moments later, a mob chased after them.

~~~

F4 and Faith were sitting in the cafe. They could hear the shouts outside. Angelus was silent, putting on his brooding face. Inwardly, he was thinking and worrying about Buffy. He was sitting alone.

I will never forgive you. I will never forgive you. I will never forgive you…

The words kept echoing in his mind, her voice sad.

She was in his eyes when he looked everywhere, her voice ringing in his ears, dreaming of her when he was sleeping, thinking of her every moment when he was awake. He cannot get rid of her anymore. There was nobody else but her. Only her. She was deeply engraved in his mind, his heart and his soul.

He was so absorbed in her that he had no idea what the others were talking about.

"If a mob of women came after me, I'll date them one by one. It's worth trying." Doyle was saying.

"Then Spike? Do you have a girlfriend?" Faith asked.

Spike looked down before replying. "No."

"Why not? It's better to have a girlfriend. When you date, you'll become a real man." Faith said.

Doyle laughed. "Faith, you're too much. You should know that Spike does not have a girlfriend because..."

He shut up at Spike's glare. "I didn't say anything." he muttered.

Faith knitted her eyebrows at Doyle's weird behaviour before turning back to Spike. "What about this? I'll introduce a model to you, okay?"

"No need." Spike said, growing angry by the second.

"I knew you would say that. I can't stand not to play a joke for you. Because everytime I does that, you always have that expression." Faith grinned. The others looked on, a little uneasy.

"But you cannot be serious with other girls, okay? Because you're my Spike."

The others really felt a little angry and uncomfortable this time. They felt a little angry at the way Faith was trying to toy with Spike's feelings.

Out of the blue, a young man of about 25 walked up to their table. "Hey, Faith. Welcome back."

"Hey Tristan, it's been very long." she smiled.

"You looked more beautiful since I last saw you." Tristan praised her.

"Thanks. Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is the son of Chilton College's principal. He is your senior. These four is..." Faith stood up to introduce them.

"I know, they are the famous F4. Hi." he continued. "This should be your boyfriend. I saw you being close to him."

Angelus, Spike and Oz looked at him with dread, fearing Faith's answer.

"You're saying Spike. Oh no, he's not my boyfriend. We're just good friends that grew up together. We are more of a brother-sister relationship." Oz raised his eyebrows to Doyle at Spike. Although his expression remained neutral, his best friends could feel him hurting.

"Really? I thought you were dating with him, so it's only just friends." Tristan said.

Doyle butted in to change the subject. "I heard we're going to New Zealand during Spring Break. Did you go and see the noticeboard?"

"New Zealand? We went there hundreds of times." Angelus replied.

"Only the members of F4 can be worthy of a great beauty like you." Tristan said, reverting back to the old subject.

Doyle and Oz glared at him in anger. Faith was also getting uncomfortable. "If he isn't your boyfriend, then it must be Master Angelus over here."

Angelus stared at him coolly and took out a red slip of paper. On it was the 'F4' and the words. He showed it to Tristan plainly. Clearly, he took the hint and left with an excuse. "Faith, I'm sorry, I still have lessons so I gotta go."

"Okay, bye." Faith said and sat down quietly. Suddenly, the whole atmosphere at the table had grown cold.

Angelus looked at Spike's stoic expression and felt dread. He was evidently very angry and hurt.

***

Buffy punched away one guy and quickly made Xander get up. She took away the black rubbish bag which was full of leaves from Xander's head. "Shit, they're coming. Xander, RUN!"

She saw a mob and started running. Xander shrieked, "HELP!"

They ran past the noticeboard before Buffy ran back. "New Zealand? My dream holiday! I swear that I'll go there once in my entire life. Oh, how I long to see the sites where the Lord of the Rings are shot." she squealed happily, before noticing the cost.

"WHAT! $10000?! The stupid brats in this school; they're only in university and they are so wasteful. I read that it only cost $2000 on the newspaper. You can go to the Antarctica with $10000!" Buffy spat.

"Buffy, uh.. I think it's not time to consider where are you going to during Spring Break. It's more pressing for us to escape for our lives." Xander said.

Buffy looked backwards. "Damn, they're too near! RUN!" she said, taking Xander along. Within moments, the crowd also passed the noticeboard.

~~~

Faith and the others were making their way to the hall. Spike was walking quickly in front, followed by Doyle, while Faith looked at him strangely from behind.

What is wrong with Spike?

Spike ignored Doyle when he put a hand on his back and walked faster. Faith sighed, not knowing what to do. Then, she heard noises and looked around for the source of the noise.

"Don't run..."

"Help!"

"Stop right there!"

Angelus looked at him and an expression flitted over his face for a moment.

Buffy and Xander came running over the corner, looking so dirty and untidy. The others walked up to see the scene unravel before their eyes. Then, Xander fell down.

"What are they doing?" Faith asked, looking at Angelus. He averted his eyes and looked into Oz's ones.

Meanwhile, Buffy was trying to make Xander get up.

"Alexander Harris, get up now!"

"Ow... I can't. I think I twisted my ankle." Xander whimpered.

Buffy rolled her eyes. "You are such a wimp." she said.

Guess I have to fight them now and get them to disperse.

She gathered up all her courage to fight them, knowing she was outnumbered from one to a dozen, from her last count. With luck, maybe they don't know how to fight. The crowd was almost descending on them now. She began to fight, trying to aim at all their private parts to get them down or punching their noses or faces to slow them down.

Within moments, the fight was over. Ten guys were slumping on the floor, howling or whimpering in pain.

So I was wrong, there was only ten instead of twelve. Good thing they don't know how to fight properly.

She turned and got down to get Xander up when she saw Faith and F4.

Why do I have to let them see me when I'm so dirty?

Forgetting Xander for a moment, Buffy stomped up in front of Angelus' face. They locked eyes. Blazing bright green eyes versus deep chocolate orbs. Without saying a word, she punched him. "Is it fun to watch people being chased?" she sneered.

"What are you trying to do? Kill me?" she said quietly in anger, wanting to spare him from embarrassment.

He coloured, saying nothing.

Spike walked up to him. "Angel, enough. There is a limit to everything."

"What do you mean?" Angelus asked. He had a sneaking suspicion and looked at the two of them. "Do you mean you like her?"

Buffy widened her eyes.

This couldn't be true. Spike loves Faith!

Spike looked at him. "I don't."

Buffy silently breathed a sigh of relief. She had no feelings for Spike.

"Then why are you helping her?" Angelus accused him. Then, he violently jerked Buffy to him but Spike quickly caught her other arm. They pulled at her. "Ow!" Buffy screamed.

"It hurts." Buffy whimpered before turning to Angelus. "Angelus, I don't like him! Get your hands off me!"

Angelus heard her words and let her off. He glared at Spike and walked away. Buffy fell on the ground. She didn't care about her pain and looked at the two. Xander scrambled up to her side like a dog. Angelus walked into the opposite direction, past Faith and the other two. Doyle and Oz exchanged glances and they split into opposite directions, Doyle to Angelus while Oz went to Spike.

"What is going on, Spike?" Oz asked.

Spike looked at Angelus, saying nothing. Buffy still stared at them when she heard someone squatting beside her. It was Faith. Nonetheless, Buffy was surprised. She quietly stared at Faith as Faith looked at her. "Why are you so dirty? Come, let's go and tidy up."

She pulled Buffy up and led her away.

~~~

Buffy and Faith were in a bathroom. Buffy looked at Faith as she busied herself.

"I hope you don't mind them. They are not bad, but just a little mischievous sometimes." Faith told Buffy.

Buffy just looked at her and smiled.

She's really beautiful, almost angelic. But you can see she is also naughty. I can't believe we are both the same species. She is so beautiful and clean while I am so...

Buffy grimaced.

So dirty and ugly. Her skin tone is so good and her eyes are so dark. She looked like a doll…

Faith caught her staring. "What's wrong?"

"No-nothing." Buffy stammered.

"Okay. Here, take this and wipe your face."

"Thanks." Buffy said and accepted it. As Buffy was wiping her face, Faith was talking... or wondering.

"This is the first time I saw Spike's expression like this. He was very agitated. I think he really likes you." Faith said, her face saddening.

"You're kidding." Buffy laughed. "It's not like this. Spike doesn't like me. He only loves you, Faith. Really. He was so happy when you said you're coming home. I only saw him as a big brother."

"Really? But he seemed so changed from the last time I saw him. I think it was because of you." Faith said, feeling a little jealous.

"Nonono. He really loves you."

"I hope so. I had a feeling he will leave me one day. I will be heartbroken when that day comes." Faith said, her eyes changing, taking a faraway look.

Why does Faith look so sad like the way Spike did when she said that?

Faith stared for a while before shaking herself and turning her attention back to Buffy.

"Come here, your hair has some things stuck in it. I'll help you take them off. A girl cannot look so dirty and untidy, got that? Because you may never know when you'll meet your true love."

Buffy smiled. "Thank you for your advice." She handed the handkerchief back to Faith but it dropped.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Buffy laughed as she stooped to take up the handkerchief. Then, she noticed the shoes Faith was wearing.

"Wow, that pair of shoes is so beautiful!" she exclaimed.

"Really?" Faith smiled. "I also liked it very much. When I was studying in Osaka, one of my Japanese friends told me that everyone should have a good pair of shoes because this pair of shoes will bring you to the most beautiful place."

"Is there really such a saying?" Buffy asked.

"Seriously, I had no idea. But I loved the saying anyway."

Faith Galadriel Halliwell is really the girl I have ever known that is nearest to perfection. Although both of us belong to different worlds, she is still so kind and friendly to me. Compared to the slut, Darla, and the others, she is almost another species. This is a true princess living in the upper-class society.

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