**Author's Note** Thank you guys SO much for the reviews (that means you
audge, Ultrawoman and Nikki. If it weren't for you three I might not have
continued! Hope you enjoy chapter 2 **
Chapter 2 - Moving In
"I want you to call me as soon as you get there," Joyce told her eldest as they stood at gate 16, saying their goodbyes. "You know. we could still fly out there with you, help you get settled."
"Don't be silly," Buffy replied. "Dawn's starting school tomorrow, and who'd watch the gallery? I'll be fine, trust me. Besides, I've got Riley here to help me," she added, motioning to her boyfriend.
"Don't worry Ms. Summers. I'll take good care of her." Truth be told? He was actually being honest!
"Alright."
"Last call to Los Angeles International, Gate 16." boomed over the loudspeakers.
"I guess this is it." the mother said, a proud smile on her face, blinking back tears. "Now you're sure you've got everything? Tickets, vitamins, credit card for emergencies."
"Yes mom." Buffy smiled at her mother reassuringly. "I love you."
"I love you too!" They wrapped their arms around each other, pulling Dawn in for a Summers group hug.
The plane ride from Austin International was only about three hours long, but with the time difference, it was really just two.
A couple of Riley's friends who had already gotten in picked the two of them outside the terminal in one of their cars.
"You must be Buffy," a near Riley clone asked.
"That's me," she replied with a smile.
"Buffy, this is Graham and Forrest, my roommates last year and this one."
"Come on Finn," Forrest said. "We've gotta get our basketball game on. Let's get a move on."
"Alright, alright. Let's go."
They made the standard small talk on the way to the campus, and after Riley and the guys helped Buffy unload all her stuff into her dorm, Riley and her said goodbye, set plans to meet up for dinner, and the three boys left for their first nerf basketball game of the year.
Someone's stuff was already in the room when she got there, but nothing claimed, so Buffy decided to just sit back and wait for the other girls so that they could decide who got what. There were three desks, three dressers and two closets in the room, along with the three beds, two of which were attached, one lofted above the other at a right angle, the third dresser also underneath the upper bunk. Buffy smiled. It was a little bit crowded with three of everything as opposed to two, but the room already had a cozy feel to it, despite the lack of personal touches.
At that moment, a giddy redhead bounded into the room with an armful of books. "Oh! Hi!" she said, shocked enough to nearly drop her bundle. She quickly deposited the books on the nearest desk and walked up to the petite blonde. "I'm Willow!" she said, extending her hand with a cheerful smile.
"Hi. Buffy," she replied with a smile in return.
"You just get in?"
"Yeah, about five minutes ago. How bout you?"
"Few hours ago. I was too excited to wait, so. well, here I am!" Buffy could tell that she was a little bit nervous. And why wouldn't she be? This was pretty much a realer version of the Real World.
"So, do you know anybody that goes here?"
"Yeah, my friend Xander. He's a freshman, too."
"Cool. You two, uh. going out?"
"Oh no! We broke up a while ago."
"How come?"
"He broke my yellow crayon." Buffy's eyes widened in mixed confusion and 'oh my god, this girl is crazy' thoughts. "Oh! Well, we were five. But we've been best friends ever since." Buffy breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"Aww, that's cool," Buffy said as the door swung in. A tall brunette with confidence oozing out of every pore strode into the room carrying only her purse. The other two soon knew why. She was followed by a bunch of moving men who were carrying her luggage for her. She took one look around the room, temporarily ignoring Buffy and Willow. "You can put my stuff over around that bed," she ordered them, motioning to the solo bed by the window. Only then did she turn to face her new roommates. "Hi!" she said excitedly, obviously faking some of her exuberance. "I'm Cordelia. You guys must be Elizabeth and Willow."
"Call me Buffy, everyone does," she replied with a smile.
"Nice to meet you," Willow added shyly.
"I hope you guys don't mind that I took the bed with a view, but I had a sunroof in my room at home and can't sleep without the starlight on my face. You understand, right?" This girl was obviously used to having things her own way.
"No problem," Willow answered.
"Yeah, sure. no problem." Buffy turned to Willow. "You want the top or the bottom?"
"Well. see. I'm a bit of a spaz, and that doesn't bode well for the top." Buffy smiled.
"You got it. Then dressers. I guess I'll take the one under the bed?"
"Sure, the one at the food of my bed is fine for me. That okay with you Cordelia?"
"Fine by me. what about the closets? Three of us, two of them." Buffy eyed Cordelia's stack of luggage.
"Hey, Willow. Do you wanna share one?"
"Sure! I don't have a whole lot of clothes anyway. Besides, I've got these big Tupperware things that slide under the bed, we can use them for extra drawers if we need it." Buffy could already tell that she liked Willow, one of those instant connections. Cordelia, on the other hand, might take a bit of work.
**Authors Second Note** Stay tuned for the next chapter, New Faces. As you guessed it, we'll be bringing in a couple more of our favorite characters. PLEASE continue to R and R, that's my favorite part!
Chapter 2 - Moving In
"I want you to call me as soon as you get there," Joyce told her eldest as they stood at gate 16, saying their goodbyes. "You know. we could still fly out there with you, help you get settled."
"Don't be silly," Buffy replied. "Dawn's starting school tomorrow, and who'd watch the gallery? I'll be fine, trust me. Besides, I've got Riley here to help me," she added, motioning to her boyfriend.
"Don't worry Ms. Summers. I'll take good care of her." Truth be told? He was actually being honest!
"Alright."
"Last call to Los Angeles International, Gate 16." boomed over the loudspeakers.
"I guess this is it." the mother said, a proud smile on her face, blinking back tears. "Now you're sure you've got everything? Tickets, vitamins, credit card for emergencies."
"Yes mom." Buffy smiled at her mother reassuringly. "I love you."
"I love you too!" They wrapped their arms around each other, pulling Dawn in for a Summers group hug.
The plane ride from Austin International was only about three hours long, but with the time difference, it was really just two.
A couple of Riley's friends who had already gotten in picked the two of them outside the terminal in one of their cars.
"You must be Buffy," a near Riley clone asked.
"That's me," she replied with a smile.
"Buffy, this is Graham and Forrest, my roommates last year and this one."
"Come on Finn," Forrest said. "We've gotta get our basketball game on. Let's get a move on."
"Alright, alright. Let's go."
They made the standard small talk on the way to the campus, and after Riley and the guys helped Buffy unload all her stuff into her dorm, Riley and her said goodbye, set plans to meet up for dinner, and the three boys left for their first nerf basketball game of the year.
Someone's stuff was already in the room when she got there, but nothing claimed, so Buffy decided to just sit back and wait for the other girls so that they could decide who got what. There were three desks, three dressers and two closets in the room, along with the three beds, two of which were attached, one lofted above the other at a right angle, the third dresser also underneath the upper bunk. Buffy smiled. It was a little bit crowded with three of everything as opposed to two, but the room already had a cozy feel to it, despite the lack of personal touches.
At that moment, a giddy redhead bounded into the room with an armful of books. "Oh! Hi!" she said, shocked enough to nearly drop her bundle. She quickly deposited the books on the nearest desk and walked up to the petite blonde. "I'm Willow!" she said, extending her hand with a cheerful smile.
"Hi. Buffy," she replied with a smile in return.
"You just get in?"
"Yeah, about five minutes ago. How bout you?"
"Few hours ago. I was too excited to wait, so. well, here I am!" Buffy could tell that she was a little bit nervous. And why wouldn't she be? This was pretty much a realer version of the Real World.
"So, do you know anybody that goes here?"
"Yeah, my friend Xander. He's a freshman, too."
"Cool. You two, uh. going out?"
"Oh no! We broke up a while ago."
"How come?"
"He broke my yellow crayon." Buffy's eyes widened in mixed confusion and 'oh my god, this girl is crazy' thoughts. "Oh! Well, we were five. But we've been best friends ever since." Buffy breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"Aww, that's cool," Buffy said as the door swung in. A tall brunette with confidence oozing out of every pore strode into the room carrying only her purse. The other two soon knew why. She was followed by a bunch of moving men who were carrying her luggage for her. She took one look around the room, temporarily ignoring Buffy and Willow. "You can put my stuff over around that bed," she ordered them, motioning to the solo bed by the window. Only then did she turn to face her new roommates. "Hi!" she said excitedly, obviously faking some of her exuberance. "I'm Cordelia. You guys must be Elizabeth and Willow."
"Call me Buffy, everyone does," she replied with a smile.
"Nice to meet you," Willow added shyly.
"I hope you guys don't mind that I took the bed with a view, but I had a sunroof in my room at home and can't sleep without the starlight on my face. You understand, right?" This girl was obviously used to having things her own way.
"No problem," Willow answered.
"Yeah, sure. no problem." Buffy turned to Willow. "You want the top or the bottom?"
"Well. see. I'm a bit of a spaz, and that doesn't bode well for the top." Buffy smiled.
"You got it. Then dressers. I guess I'll take the one under the bed?"
"Sure, the one at the food of my bed is fine for me. That okay with you Cordelia?"
"Fine by me. what about the closets? Three of us, two of them." Buffy eyed Cordelia's stack of luggage.
"Hey, Willow. Do you wanna share one?"
"Sure! I don't have a whole lot of clothes anyway. Besides, I've got these big Tupperware things that slide under the bed, we can use them for extra drawers if we need it." Buffy could already tell that she liked Willow, one of those instant connections. Cordelia, on the other hand, might take a bit of work.
**Authors Second Note** Stay tuned for the next chapter, New Faces. As you guessed it, we'll be bringing in a couple more of our favorite characters. PLEASE continue to R and R, that's my favorite part!
