Monday came and Buffy had to go to school. She didn't want to. She
couldn't face Spike, not after what had happened the night before. She had
asked to stay home from school, but her mother said that she had to go.
"Buffy, sweetie, come on wake up, you're gonna be late" Joyce said as she lightly shook her daughter.
"Mom, please let me stay here, I can't face him, not now" Buffy pleaded, but her mother's face was stern.
Buffy, staying at home and hiding is not going to make anything better" she told her.
"But I can't go, he's gonna hate me forever" Buffy said in desperation.
"Elizabeth Anne Summers I want you to get out of this bed and get dressed now" Joyce said and then left the room. Buffy reluctantly got out of bed and went to her closet. She didn't care what she wore today. Nobody was gonna talk or notice her anyway. She finally chose a pink sweat suit and a pair of tennis shoes. She got dressed and went downstairs pouting, butterflies in her stomach. She more than anything didn't want to go to school. She didn't want to face Spike.
"See honey, that wasn't so hard was it?" Joyce asked. Buffy's eyes began to fill with tears as she thought ahead to what her day would be like.
"Buffy, what' wrong?" Dawn asked.
"Nothing, mom can we go now, I want to get this over with?" Buffy asked her mother.
"Yes, Dawnie honey don't go outside until the bus comes okay" Joyce said and kissed her youngest daughter and they left. Buffy sat silent while her mother drove her to school. When they arrived she left the car without even saying goodbye to her. She walked into the school building and her heart was beating so fast she thought it would explode. She didn't see Spike anywhere. She was relieved at that. Suddenly Willow came up to her.
"Hi Buffy" she said happily.
"Hi Will, why are you still talking to me?" Buffy asked confused, Willow was Spike's best friend; didn't she hate her now as much as Spike did?
"What do you mean?" the red head asked.
"Didn't you here what went on between me and Spike?" Buffy asked and Willow smiled bigger.
"I sure did, I didn't know you had such a wild side Buffy, Spike told me everything, you know about your date" Willow said, still grinning.
"What? We went to a concert, went to dinner and went to the beach," Buffy said, not knowing what was going on.
"Yeah, but he told me about what happened on the beach" Willow said, and then she took Buffy's arm and led her into the bathroom and made sure no one was in there. "Our little secret, he told me you were amazing."
"What, no we didn't-" she tried to protest but Willow cut her off.
"It's okay, I don't think any less of you, you're my fiend, so how was it?" Willow asked.
"Willow we didn't do anything, I swear, look the truth is, he told me he loved me. . . and I didn't say it back, and now he's really mad at me and I just want to make it right" Buffy said.
"Buffy, he says that to all the girls, look Spike's my friend and I love him, but. . .he has been pulling that trick since the ninth grade, he just tells a girl he loves her so he can. . . you know" Willow told her.
"Oh my god. . .I turned him down, and he said he only said it to get into bed with me. . .I guess he was telling me the truth" Buffy said, mostly to herself.
"I'm sorry Buff" Willow said as the bell rang. "I have to go, look just stay calm okay, don't like go all ballistic in class, you know since it's with Spike." Willow left the bathroom and Buffy slowly walked to her class. She didn't want to be there. She didn't want to see Spike. She no longer felt bad for turning him down. She was so angry with him for lying to her. She entered the class and the first person she saw was Spike. She quickly turned her eyes to something else so she didn't have to look at him. Even though her seat was next to his she took out a book and pretended to read. She wanted to do anything just to avoid looking at Spike. The bell rang again and the teacher began teaching class.
"Okay, today we're going to start reading Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play by William Shakespeare about blind passion" the teacher said. Buffy heard Spike lean over and tell one of his buddies.
"That's exactly what me and Buffy had last night" and they both laughed. Buffy turned to him.
"That's not what happened and you know it" she said angrily.
"Oh come on luv, you know you loved it" he said with a cruel smile.
"You asshole!" she yelled and everyone in the room, including the teacher looked at her.
"Buffy, is there something you'd like to share with the rest of us?" the teacher asked.
"Go ahead luv, tell 'em what we did, tell 'em how you screamed and begged me to hurt you, to punish you for being a bad girl, tell 'em how you begged me not to stop" Spike whispered, but loud enough to be heard. She looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I hate you" she said and then left the room. She ran as fast as she could to the bathroom. She felt sick and had to throw up. Her life in Sunnydale was turning out to be a living hell. She started to cry as her reputation was turning. Soon she would be known as the town slut. She flushed the toilet and sat on the floor with her legs bent up to her chin. She held her head in her hands and cried.
"Buffy, sweetie, come on wake up, you're gonna be late" Joyce said as she lightly shook her daughter.
"Mom, please let me stay here, I can't face him, not now" Buffy pleaded, but her mother's face was stern.
Buffy, staying at home and hiding is not going to make anything better" she told her.
"But I can't go, he's gonna hate me forever" Buffy said in desperation.
"Elizabeth Anne Summers I want you to get out of this bed and get dressed now" Joyce said and then left the room. Buffy reluctantly got out of bed and went to her closet. She didn't care what she wore today. Nobody was gonna talk or notice her anyway. She finally chose a pink sweat suit and a pair of tennis shoes. She got dressed and went downstairs pouting, butterflies in her stomach. She more than anything didn't want to go to school. She didn't want to face Spike.
"See honey, that wasn't so hard was it?" Joyce asked. Buffy's eyes began to fill with tears as she thought ahead to what her day would be like.
"Buffy, what' wrong?" Dawn asked.
"Nothing, mom can we go now, I want to get this over with?" Buffy asked her mother.
"Yes, Dawnie honey don't go outside until the bus comes okay" Joyce said and kissed her youngest daughter and they left. Buffy sat silent while her mother drove her to school. When they arrived she left the car without even saying goodbye to her. She walked into the school building and her heart was beating so fast she thought it would explode. She didn't see Spike anywhere. She was relieved at that. Suddenly Willow came up to her.
"Hi Buffy" she said happily.
"Hi Will, why are you still talking to me?" Buffy asked confused, Willow was Spike's best friend; didn't she hate her now as much as Spike did?
"What do you mean?" the red head asked.
"Didn't you here what went on between me and Spike?" Buffy asked and Willow smiled bigger.
"I sure did, I didn't know you had such a wild side Buffy, Spike told me everything, you know about your date" Willow said, still grinning.
"What? We went to a concert, went to dinner and went to the beach," Buffy said, not knowing what was going on.
"Yeah, but he told me about what happened on the beach" Willow said, and then she took Buffy's arm and led her into the bathroom and made sure no one was in there. "Our little secret, he told me you were amazing."
"What, no we didn't-" she tried to protest but Willow cut her off.
"It's okay, I don't think any less of you, you're my fiend, so how was it?" Willow asked.
"Willow we didn't do anything, I swear, look the truth is, he told me he loved me. . . and I didn't say it back, and now he's really mad at me and I just want to make it right" Buffy said.
"Buffy, he says that to all the girls, look Spike's my friend and I love him, but. . .he has been pulling that trick since the ninth grade, he just tells a girl he loves her so he can. . . you know" Willow told her.
"Oh my god. . .I turned him down, and he said he only said it to get into bed with me. . .I guess he was telling me the truth" Buffy said, mostly to herself.
"I'm sorry Buff" Willow said as the bell rang. "I have to go, look just stay calm okay, don't like go all ballistic in class, you know since it's with Spike." Willow left the bathroom and Buffy slowly walked to her class. She didn't want to be there. She didn't want to see Spike. She no longer felt bad for turning him down. She was so angry with him for lying to her. She entered the class and the first person she saw was Spike. She quickly turned her eyes to something else so she didn't have to look at him. Even though her seat was next to his she took out a book and pretended to read. She wanted to do anything just to avoid looking at Spike. The bell rang again and the teacher began teaching class.
"Okay, today we're going to start reading Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play by William Shakespeare about blind passion" the teacher said. Buffy heard Spike lean over and tell one of his buddies.
"That's exactly what me and Buffy had last night" and they both laughed. Buffy turned to him.
"That's not what happened and you know it" she said angrily.
"Oh come on luv, you know you loved it" he said with a cruel smile.
"You asshole!" she yelled and everyone in the room, including the teacher looked at her.
"Buffy, is there something you'd like to share with the rest of us?" the teacher asked.
"Go ahead luv, tell 'em what we did, tell 'em how you screamed and begged me to hurt you, to punish you for being a bad girl, tell 'em how you begged me not to stop" Spike whispered, but loud enough to be heard. She looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I hate you" she said and then left the room. She ran as fast as she could to the bathroom. She felt sick and had to throw up. Her life in Sunnydale was turning out to be a living hell. She started to cry as her reputation was turning. Soon she would be known as the town slut. She flushed the toilet and sat on the floor with her legs bent up to her chin. She held her head in her hands and cried.