"Oh Buffy he's so amazing I can't understand why you don't like him." Faith
was as always latley going on and on about Spike. Buffy just nodded. Her
feelings for Spike hadn't changed. She wasn't too fond of him.
"Yeah you said so last night at least fourteen times in one minute." She said tired as she poured cereals in her milk bowl.
Faith leaned closer to her over the table. "Yeah but I didn't tell you he wants me to go with him to New York did I?"
Buffy put down the cereal box with a shocked look on her face.
"What are you serious? You aren't going are you?"
Faith shrugged indiffernt. "Why not? What does this town have to offer me?"
Buffy shook her head. "Faith this is madness. You've only known him for three weeks. You can't go to New York with him!"
"Chill B. It's my life okay? I do what I want." She stood up to leave but hesitated and waved her finger at Buffy. "But if you rat out on me to mom I'll never forgive you." She said and Buffy knew she meant it. Faith could remember the smallest things for the longest times.
She sat down and sighed over her bowl of cereals. What was she going to do now? She couldn't let Faith run off to New York with someone like Spike. She didn't trust him and she definitley didn't like him. He had a way of looking at her that made her dislike him - probably because his eyes made her feel tingly in a way that she didn't really want him to stop looking.
She sighed now and pushed those thoughts out of her mind. She didn't want Spike she was just needy for attention because Riley seemed to be eager to not be with her at all anymore. She felt so powerless. Why wasn't anybody comfortable with the life they already had. She didn't mind it.
She sighed again and pushed away the cereal bowl without eating. She was going to be late if she didn't leave now. Both she and Faith had dorm rooms but they slept home a lot anyway. Faith since she couldn't stand her really religious room mate and Buffy because she wanted Willow and Tara to have their peace.
She left the house and didn't realise that she'd forgot her books until she arrived on campus. She walked to hers and Willows room.
Tara and Willow were eating breakfast. "Hey Buffy." They greeted and she smiled at them.
"Hi guys. Have you seen my physcology books? If I didn't leave them here then I must've forgotten them at home."
Willow shook her head. "Haven't seen any books around here." She answered and Buffy sighed and stopped looking under a table.
"Great, I'm going to try and find Riley to see if he'll lend me his." She walked out of the room in a hurry and rushed to Riley's room.
Forrest opened the door. "Hey Buffy!" He said with a big smile and invited her in. "What's up girl?"
She shook her head a little. "Not much just looking for my boy ..... is he here?"
Forrest shook his head agian. "Nope, haven't been all night."
Buffy frowned. "Not all night?" She asked and Forrest looked like he'd said something really stupid. He scratched his neck.
"Eh.....I mean...... hey I'm sure....."
Buffy shook her head again to interrupt him. "It's okay Forrest. Tell him I was here will you?" She walked out Riley's room. When she'd closed the door behind her she leaned against the wall.
What was going on here?
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Buffy was in a worried dazy kind of place all day long. She didn't see Riley, she didn't see Faith and she definitley couldn't focus on her classes. She just kind of sat there and doodled.
Willow asked her three times what was wrong but when Buffy didn't hear her either times she gave up with a shrug and decided to ask after class. But after Buffy disappeared to her karate class to blow off some steam.
She'd been quite the natrual at martial arts when she'd begun as a 15 year old. Now she was a black belt and had no trouble defending herself if someone attacked her - she hoped.
Training always made her feel better and cleared her mind. Leaving the gym she was full of ideas why she hadn't seen Riley nor Faith. There was a lot of reasonable explanations. Therefore she decided that she earned to have some fun. She dressed in on of her best red dressed that clung to her body like it was tailor made for only her. It made her look like somewhat of a vision.
She put on make up and her new heels that had the same colour as her dress. She had to say when she looked in the mirror that she looked great. She got the same answer from Willow and Tara when she showed them.
"Wow Buffy, what a vision you are." Tara said with a whistle and Willow laughed.
"Are you trying to put a spell on all the boys in town or what? Coz I think it'd work"
Buffy smiled and twirled around. "I just felt like getting dressed up. I'm going to the Bronze, you guys want to come?"
Neither Willow nor Tara wanted to so Buffy had to go alone. She didn't feel like taking Anya and Xander. They had some issues they had to work through.
"I can do this alone." She mumbled to herself when she walked in through the doors of the Bronze. After all she was in college now and this was supposed to be a piece of cake for her.
She walked around a little before sitting down by the bar.
"What do you want?" A voice asked and Buffy turned her head and looked straight into the friendliest brown eyes she'd ever seen. She didn't realise that she was staring until the handsome guy repeated his question. 'You' She thought.
She blushed and looked down on her hands. "A coke." She replied and then peaked up at his charming smile before he went to get her coke.
New, hot bartender at the Bronze that didn't happen every day. He came back with her coke.
"So what's a pretty girl like you doing here alone?" He asked and she smiled and met his eyes again. This time without staring.
"Relaxing, felt like getting pretty today." She answered and he smiled again.
"Well that worked out for you."
She was sure she was blushing again and didn't know what to say. Thanks sounded so stupid.
"So what's your name?" She asked instead and he got a sparkle in his eyes.
"Angel." He answered.
"That's a pretty name." She was going to say hers but he turned his head when another called him.
"Sorry, I'll be back." He promised and disappeared.
Buffy sighed. What was she doing? Riley didn't talk to her in one day and she goes out and hits on older bartenders - a really cute one but that didn't make it better. She shook her head and was about to stand up when Angel came back.
"You're not leaving are you?" He asked and she looked surprised at him.
'Say yes.' She tried to tell herself to no success there was something about this guy.
"No." She said. "I was just stretching my legs a little."
Angel smiled again. "Good, I never got to ask for your name."
"Buffy."
"So Buffy do you plan to stick around for a while? It's kind of boring here you know, with nobody ... interesting to talk to."
Buffy knew she must be smiling like an idiot but she couldn't help it. He made her feel so special and pretty without even coming on to her in a very pushy way.
"I'm not very interesting." She said not to seem to eager to stay and talk to him.
Angel winked at her. "I don't think I can agree with that." He said and disappeared again to serve someone else.
Buffy looked on her legs. 'Now legs, move, move.' She thought but her legs stayed dangling for her stool. She sighed. She couldn't lead this guy on - she had a boyfriend.
'I have a boyfriend' She reminded herself in her mind when Angel came back and they started tallking again. By then Riley was far away from her mind.
"Yeah you said so last night at least fourteen times in one minute." She said tired as she poured cereals in her milk bowl.
Faith leaned closer to her over the table. "Yeah but I didn't tell you he wants me to go with him to New York did I?"
Buffy put down the cereal box with a shocked look on her face.
"What are you serious? You aren't going are you?"
Faith shrugged indiffernt. "Why not? What does this town have to offer me?"
Buffy shook her head. "Faith this is madness. You've only known him for three weeks. You can't go to New York with him!"
"Chill B. It's my life okay? I do what I want." She stood up to leave but hesitated and waved her finger at Buffy. "But if you rat out on me to mom I'll never forgive you." She said and Buffy knew she meant it. Faith could remember the smallest things for the longest times.
She sat down and sighed over her bowl of cereals. What was she going to do now? She couldn't let Faith run off to New York with someone like Spike. She didn't trust him and she definitley didn't like him. He had a way of looking at her that made her dislike him - probably because his eyes made her feel tingly in a way that she didn't really want him to stop looking.
She sighed now and pushed those thoughts out of her mind. She didn't want Spike she was just needy for attention because Riley seemed to be eager to not be with her at all anymore. She felt so powerless. Why wasn't anybody comfortable with the life they already had. She didn't mind it.
She sighed again and pushed away the cereal bowl without eating. She was going to be late if she didn't leave now. Both she and Faith had dorm rooms but they slept home a lot anyway. Faith since she couldn't stand her really religious room mate and Buffy because she wanted Willow and Tara to have their peace.
She left the house and didn't realise that she'd forgot her books until she arrived on campus. She walked to hers and Willows room.
Tara and Willow were eating breakfast. "Hey Buffy." They greeted and she smiled at them.
"Hi guys. Have you seen my physcology books? If I didn't leave them here then I must've forgotten them at home."
Willow shook her head. "Haven't seen any books around here." She answered and Buffy sighed and stopped looking under a table.
"Great, I'm going to try and find Riley to see if he'll lend me his." She walked out of the room in a hurry and rushed to Riley's room.
Forrest opened the door. "Hey Buffy!" He said with a big smile and invited her in. "What's up girl?"
She shook her head a little. "Not much just looking for my boy ..... is he here?"
Forrest shook his head agian. "Nope, haven't been all night."
Buffy frowned. "Not all night?" She asked and Forrest looked like he'd said something really stupid. He scratched his neck.
"Eh.....I mean...... hey I'm sure....."
Buffy shook her head again to interrupt him. "It's okay Forrest. Tell him I was here will you?" She walked out Riley's room. When she'd closed the door behind her she leaned against the wall.
What was going on here?
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Buffy was in a worried dazy kind of place all day long. She didn't see Riley, she didn't see Faith and she definitley couldn't focus on her classes. She just kind of sat there and doodled.
Willow asked her three times what was wrong but when Buffy didn't hear her either times she gave up with a shrug and decided to ask after class. But after Buffy disappeared to her karate class to blow off some steam.
She'd been quite the natrual at martial arts when she'd begun as a 15 year old. Now she was a black belt and had no trouble defending herself if someone attacked her - she hoped.
Training always made her feel better and cleared her mind. Leaving the gym she was full of ideas why she hadn't seen Riley nor Faith. There was a lot of reasonable explanations. Therefore she decided that she earned to have some fun. She dressed in on of her best red dressed that clung to her body like it was tailor made for only her. It made her look like somewhat of a vision.
She put on make up and her new heels that had the same colour as her dress. She had to say when she looked in the mirror that she looked great. She got the same answer from Willow and Tara when she showed them.
"Wow Buffy, what a vision you are." Tara said with a whistle and Willow laughed.
"Are you trying to put a spell on all the boys in town or what? Coz I think it'd work"
Buffy smiled and twirled around. "I just felt like getting dressed up. I'm going to the Bronze, you guys want to come?"
Neither Willow nor Tara wanted to so Buffy had to go alone. She didn't feel like taking Anya and Xander. They had some issues they had to work through.
"I can do this alone." She mumbled to herself when she walked in through the doors of the Bronze. After all she was in college now and this was supposed to be a piece of cake for her.
She walked around a little before sitting down by the bar.
"What do you want?" A voice asked and Buffy turned her head and looked straight into the friendliest brown eyes she'd ever seen. She didn't realise that she was staring until the handsome guy repeated his question. 'You' She thought.
She blushed and looked down on her hands. "A coke." She replied and then peaked up at his charming smile before he went to get her coke.
New, hot bartender at the Bronze that didn't happen every day. He came back with her coke.
"So what's a pretty girl like you doing here alone?" He asked and she smiled and met his eyes again. This time without staring.
"Relaxing, felt like getting pretty today." She answered and he smiled again.
"Well that worked out for you."
She was sure she was blushing again and didn't know what to say. Thanks sounded so stupid.
"So what's your name?" She asked instead and he got a sparkle in his eyes.
"Angel." He answered.
"That's a pretty name." She was going to say hers but he turned his head when another called him.
"Sorry, I'll be back." He promised and disappeared.
Buffy sighed. What was she doing? Riley didn't talk to her in one day and she goes out and hits on older bartenders - a really cute one but that didn't make it better. She shook her head and was about to stand up when Angel came back.
"You're not leaving are you?" He asked and she looked surprised at him.
'Say yes.' She tried to tell herself to no success there was something about this guy.
"No." She said. "I was just stretching my legs a little."
Angel smiled again. "Good, I never got to ask for your name."
"Buffy."
"So Buffy do you plan to stick around for a while? It's kind of boring here you know, with nobody ... interesting to talk to."
Buffy knew she must be smiling like an idiot but she couldn't help it. He made her feel so special and pretty without even coming on to her in a very pushy way.
"I'm not very interesting." She said not to seem to eager to stay and talk to him.
Angel winked at her. "I don't think I can agree with that." He said and disappeared again to serve someone else.
Buffy looked on her legs. 'Now legs, move, move.' She thought but her legs stayed dangling for her stool. She sighed. She couldn't lead this guy on - she had a boyfriend.
'I have a boyfriend' She reminded herself in her mind when Angel came back and they started tallking again. By then Riley was far away from her mind.
