"Do you want to sit with us?" Tara asked the following day just before lunch time. Dressed in a flowing tie-die skirt and a pale blue top, she stood out from the other people around the school.

"I'm supposed to meet Gi- Take some books back to library." She said.

"Oh, I have a book to take back, you reminded me actually. I'll come with you, then we can meet the others. You met Xander in Food yesterday, but you haven't met Angel and Anya. Oh and Oz is back today, he was playing a gig yesterday."

"He's in a band?" Buffy asked.

"Yeah, Dingo's Ate My Baby."

"Oh my god, they played at The Bronze a few times. They were the band to see."

"The Bronze?"

Tara noticed Buffy got an even sadder look in her eyes as she thought back, but Tara figured she just missed her old home.

"A hip place to go in Sunnydale. Well, the only hip place to go in Sunnydale." Buffy answered

"Did you leave many friends behind in Sunnydale?" Tara asked.

"Yeah, lots." Buffy replied, but then she went quiet and looked like she was trying not to cry.

Tara opened the door of the library and held it open for her.

"Hello Buffy." Giles said, "And hello Tara."

"Hi Giles." Buffy replied. "Having fun putting books on shelves?"

"Very funny, that's not all I do."

"Oh, I mustn't forget the every ten minute tea break." Buffy smiled.

Tara looked at them surprised, "You two know each other?"

"He's my Godfather." Buffy explained.

Tara checked her book back, and Buffy pretended to check another book in. The two girls then made their way into the courtyard that Tara's friends sat in.

Angel, Xander, Anya, Willow and two other guys Buffy didn't reorganise were all sitting there. Her eyes lingered on Angel. He had dark brown hair, chocolate brown eyes, a pair of black jeans and a white T-shirt. *Yummy*

As they reached the table, Tara hugged one of the guys.
"What are you doing back? You got expelled!" she exclaimed.

"They couldn't resist my charm." He joked.

"Gunn and charm with Principle Snyder are un-mixy things."  Willow laughed.

Gunn noticed Buffy standing looking down in a shy sort of way.

"Charles Gunn." He said, extending his hand, "You can call me Gunn."

"Buffy Summers. You can call me Buffy." she replied.

"Buffy, meet Anya, Oz and Angel." Tara introduced.

They all smiled at her. Buffy reorganised Oz from The Bronze. His usually red hair was now dyed black with blue tips.

Angel felt his heart-beat quicken as their eyes met briefly.

"We've heard a lot about you." Anya said. Buffy felt her own heart constrict. *What things? What have they heard?*

"Oh, good things I hope." She finally answered.

"Oh, just that you're an alcoholic, drug addict, head-case that's a prostitute at the weekend." Gunn said with a grin.

"All true." Buffy answered and sat in the seat offered to her from Willow.

"All true?" Xander asked, waggling his eyebrows suggestively.

"Yep. Except I'm not a head-case." Buffy replied, "Just an alcoholic, crack addict, whore."

"You should fit right in then." Gunn answered. The group laughed.

The group continued to chat about there normal things until the bell went. They waited a further ten minutes before seeing Principal Snyder and rushed off in different directions.

"Miss Summers." Principal Snyder said, glaring at her. She glanced around, the others had all managed to get away, except Angel who stopped to wait with her.

"Yes?" she answered.

"You had a very good report from your old school. Something isn't right." He glowered at her.

"Isn't right?" she echoed.

"No one has a report that good. One wrong move from you, girl…" He spun around and stalked off before she could say anything in her defense.

"Welcome to you too." Buffy snapped sarcastically. She turned and saw Angel standing there. She smiled. 

"You doing anything Friday night?" Angel suddenly blurted out.

"I don't think so." she replied. *Oh my god, he's asking me out!*

"Great, do you wanna come to…" Angel started.
"No! I can't, I'm going out for a meal with my cousin." Buffy exclaimed. *No, no, no…*

"Oh, right. Saturday then? Some really good bands are playing at the LA Arts Center. K's Choice and Cibo Matto." Angel said with a hopeful look.

*Yes, yes, yes!* "I'd love to." Buffy replied. *I have to get back to normal life sometime.* she told herself.