"So Willow, do you have a group of friends you hang with?"
"Not really, I mean I talk with different unpopular people, but mostly I hang with Jesse. We've been friends for the longest time. He is probably in the principal's office now."
"Why would he be in the principal's office?"
"Because of the spit balls."
"Wow, I never figured you for the criminal element of Sunnydale High. It suits you."
"Yeah, I'm a bad seed."
She and Buffy laughed at that. Willow was happy; she might just have a friend who is a girl. No more talks of peeking at the girl's locker room, there might just be talk of boys.
"Willow, glad you've seen the softer side of SEARS. Hey Buffy, you really don't need to hang with her. Your geekdar maybe off just a little."
Willow's earlier thoughts were now thwarted, Cordelia wanted another sheep.
"Hey, Cordelia right?" Xander came running up to the group of girls.
"Well I don't see anything wrong with what Willow is wearing, but I'm kinda surprised at what you're wearing. Do you have your own clothing line of hooker wear, or does it come naturally?"
"Look Buffy, if you want to hang with any of the right people you'll keep him on a leash."
"Yeah, he's not house trained," Buffy got up and put her arm around him, "And that's the way I like him."
Cordelia just rolled her eyes and left, not wasting another second on these looser wannabes.
"Hey, thanks for the save there." Willow sighed in relief. When Cordelia usually threw an insult at her she would just lower her head and walk away. It was nice to be able to stand her ground for once.... even though she didn't do any thing.
"No prob. Buff, that problem with your books got fixed."
"Thanks Xand. So, where are the books?"
"Books?"
"The regular text books. You didn't get them?"
"Geeze Buff, first you tell me you don't want the books from the library, now you do. I'm a simple guy, I don't take complicated orders well."
"I could get them." Willow interjected.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you."
Xander opened his bag and took out two Twinkies. "Here, compensation for going to the musty place, with all the books."
"Xander, I think that would be a bribe."
"Oh, ok. Here's your bribe." Xander placed the snack cakes in Willows hands.
"Thanks. But you know the library isn't that bad, I guess you have to get used to-"
"WILLOW!!" Jessie jumped over the sea of people trying once again to get to his friend.
"Jessie, over here."
"You'll never guess what I heard! I was waiting out side Flutie's Office for my punishment when I heard him talking to the Gym teacher. Apparently there was this dead guy stuck in a locker. Best part is it was one of the popular girl's, the locker I mean, not the dead body."
He looked over to the pair he did not know and back to Willow.
"These people bothering you?"
"No! Jessie this is Buffy and Xander, the new kids."
"Dead body? Were there any marks?" Buffy seemed to be in a daze as she asked this really odd question.
"Uhhhh no. I didn't ask. But if that's your thing I could get some marks of my own-"
"You have to forgive Buffy, she suffers from 'Inappropriate question syndrome' She probably forgot to take her medication today. Hey, here's an idea, lets go find it." Xander and Buffy left a very confused Willow and Jessie.
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"You know I always wanted to go into the girls locker room." Xander and Buffy looked to see if anyone was watching and once the coast was clear Buffy broke the lock.
"Of course," he continued, "I never really wanted to go to see a dead body. And by the way, thanks for jinxing us."
"I did not."
"You did. You said this school looks halfway normal. You, mylady, jinxed us. I feel a spanking is the only way to punish you."
She glared at him for a moment then went on searching for the body.
"Ooo body."
"I'm going to forget you just said 'Ooo' body. I know you meant 'Ewww' body."
"Sorry. Now, Mr. Man Sir. Let's see what killed you."
She lifted up the blanket off the dead body.
"Yatzee." Xander pointed to the right side of his neck.
"Damn."
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"Ok, what's the sitch?" The two teens walked into the library and sat down on the table.
"Pardon me?"
"You heard about the dead guy, right? The dead guy in the locker?"
"Two little little holes in his neck, and his blood's been drained." Xander picked up the school newspaper and flipped through.
"Will he... Will he turn into a vampire?"
"Uhhh Buff?"
"No, he's just dead. They have to suck your blood, then you have to suck their blood, it's this whole big sucking thing. Mostly-"
"Buffy!" Xander finally yelled.
"What?!"
"I think we defiantly picked the wrong school."
"Huh?"
"School's paper has an obituary column. I told you we should have gone to that Catholic school."
"Xand, its an all girls school."
"See! Win win."
"Would you two quit? There is a looming evil here in Sunnydale. There is one way to help stop the deaths."
"By killing Buffy?!"
"Xander, I'm not going to die. And even though I'm not going to die I'm not going to go out of retirement."
"I know you aren't going to die. Remember, I'm careful guy. I just... I don't want you to be put in the situation where you could die."
"Need I remind you two that if there is no slayer that obituary column in the school news paper will triple? You may not want to die, and I can safely say most the council does not want you to die, but you are the slayer. You have a destiny."
"I... I don't care. I won't care. Just.... Just leave me alone." Buffy walked out of the library soon followed by Xander who was followed by Giles.
Oz stepped out from the stacks with a book in hand.
"Huh.... That.... That actually explains a lot."
"What exactly does it explain?" Larry looked over to Oz.
"Well.... Oh, never mind."
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Xander put the last of his comic books in the drawer. Buffy came in and ungracefully flopped down on his bed.
She sighed and waited for him to take pity on her and her boredom.
"You unpacked yet?"
"Yeah. So, what do you wanna do?"
"I know that tone. You already have my evening planed. Wanna fill me in?"
"I was thinking we could go to that club in town. The Bronze."
"Can I come?"
"God Dawn, do you knock?"
"Xander said I could come in."
"Not when I'm here, get out!"
Xander stood between the sister's glare. "Dawnie, we couldn't bring you to the club, you're not old enough. Why don't we do something after school, just you and me?"
"Ok." Dawn stuck her tongue out at Buffy and ran away quickly.
"I am so going to-"
"Buff, she is just a kid. Just let her be. Besides, do you even have what you're going to wear yet?"
Buffy got up off his bed, "What am I going to wear?" She ran past him to her own bedroom.
"Summers women really know how to make an exit."
Xander put an over shirt on and looked in the mirror. He went over to Buffy's closed door and knocked lightly.
"Buff, I'm ready!! Why don't I just go down and wait for you there?"
"Ok." She said through the closed door.
Xander walked down the stairs and was just about to go out the door when he heard Joyce calling for him. He went to the living room and watched as Dawn got up from her seat next to her mother and went upstairs.
"I heard you were going to a club tonight." At times Dawn drove him crazy.
"Yeah. Called the Bronze."
"I trust you will be home at a reasonable hour? You will behave, you will keep an eye on Buffy the entire time, and above all else you will not get into any trouble?"
"Mrs. Summers you know I wont let anything happen to Buffy."
"Xander, I know you aren't a bad kid. You had to take care of your father, and fell in with the wrong crowd. It happens. But I know we all can make this work. Me, you, Buffy, and Dawn."
"I'd like that Mrs. Summers."
"Alright, you can go, just be back before curfew."
"Thanks Buffy's mom." Xander walked out of the house glad it would soon be Buffy's turn to get a lecture.
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Buffy walked down the same street Xander had thirty minutes earlier. She turned suddenly and made her way down an alley. The man she knew was following her made his way down the same alley only to be kicked down to the ground by the blonde.
"Do you follow all the girls, or do I have a special stalker?"
"I know what you're thinking, I don't bite."
"And yet that was not what I was thinking. I want you and your other watcher friends to leave me alone. Just fight these things yourself."
"I can't, I'm afraid. The harvest is coming." He took out a box and tossed it over to Buffy. She took it for a moment then threw it back to him.
"Sorry, I don't take gifts from stalkers, it only encourages." She then turned and made her way to the club.
"Not really, I mean I talk with different unpopular people, but mostly I hang with Jesse. We've been friends for the longest time. He is probably in the principal's office now."
"Why would he be in the principal's office?"
"Because of the spit balls."
"Wow, I never figured you for the criminal element of Sunnydale High. It suits you."
"Yeah, I'm a bad seed."
She and Buffy laughed at that. Willow was happy; she might just have a friend who is a girl. No more talks of peeking at the girl's locker room, there might just be talk of boys.
"Willow, glad you've seen the softer side of SEARS. Hey Buffy, you really don't need to hang with her. Your geekdar maybe off just a little."
Willow's earlier thoughts were now thwarted, Cordelia wanted another sheep.
"Hey, Cordelia right?" Xander came running up to the group of girls.
"Well I don't see anything wrong with what Willow is wearing, but I'm kinda surprised at what you're wearing. Do you have your own clothing line of hooker wear, or does it come naturally?"
"Look Buffy, if you want to hang with any of the right people you'll keep him on a leash."
"Yeah, he's not house trained," Buffy got up and put her arm around him, "And that's the way I like him."
Cordelia just rolled her eyes and left, not wasting another second on these looser wannabes.
"Hey, thanks for the save there." Willow sighed in relief. When Cordelia usually threw an insult at her she would just lower her head and walk away. It was nice to be able to stand her ground for once.... even though she didn't do any thing.
"No prob. Buff, that problem with your books got fixed."
"Thanks Xand. So, where are the books?"
"Books?"
"The regular text books. You didn't get them?"
"Geeze Buff, first you tell me you don't want the books from the library, now you do. I'm a simple guy, I don't take complicated orders well."
"I could get them." Willow interjected.
"Thanks, that's really nice of you."
Xander opened his bag and took out two Twinkies. "Here, compensation for going to the musty place, with all the books."
"Xander, I think that would be a bribe."
"Oh, ok. Here's your bribe." Xander placed the snack cakes in Willows hands.
"Thanks. But you know the library isn't that bad, I guess you have to get used to-"
"WILLOW!!" Jessie jumped over the sea of people trying once again to get to his friend.
"Jessie, over here."
"You'll never guess what I heard! I was waiting out side Flutie's Office for my punishment when I heard him talking to the Gym teacher. Apparently there was this dead guy stuck in a locker. Best part is it was one of the popular girl's, the locker I mean, not the dead body."
He looked over to the pair he did not know and back to Willow.
"These people bothering you?"
"No! Jessie this is Buffy and Xander, the new kids."
"Dead body? Were there any marks?" Buffy seemed to be in a daze as she asked this really odd question.
"Uhhhh no. I didn't ask. But if that's your thing I could get some marks of my own-"
"You have to forgive Buffy, she suffers from 'Inappropriate question syndrome' She probably forgot to take her medication today. Hey, here's an idea, lets go find it." Xander and Buffy left a very confused Willow and Jessie.
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"You know I always wanted to go into the girls locker room." Xander and Buffy looked to see if anyone was watching and once the coast was clear Buffy broke the lock.
"Of course," he continued, "I never really wanted to go to see a dead body. And by the way, thanks for jinxing us."
"I did not."
"You did. You said this school looks halfway normal. You, mylady, jinxed us. I feel a spanking is the only way to punish you."
She glared at him for a moment then went on searching for the body.
"Ooo body."
"I'm going to forget you just said 'Ooo' body. I know you meant 'Ewww' body."
"Sorry. Now, Mr. Man Sir. Let's see what killed you."
She lifted up the blanket off the dead body.
"Yatzee." Xander pointed to the right side of his neck.
"Damn."
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"Ok, what's the sitch?" The two teens walked into the library and sat down on the table.
"Pardon me?"
"You heard about the dead guy, right? The dead guy in the locker?"
"Two little little holes in his neck, and his blood's been drained." Xander picked up the school newspaper and flipped through.
"Will he... Will he turn into a vampire?"
"Uhhh Buff?"
"No, he's just dead. They have to suck your blood, then you have to suck their blood, it's this whole big sucking thing. Mostly-"
"Buffy!" Xander finally yelled.
"What?!"
"I think we defiantly picked the wrong school."
"Huh?"
"School's paper has an obituary column. I told you we should have gone to that Catholic school."
"Xand, its an all girls school."
"See! Win win."
"Would you two quit? There is a looming evil here in Sunnydale. There is one way to help stop the deaths."
"By killing Buffy?!"
"Xander, I'm not going to die. And even though I'm not going to die I'm not going to go out of retirement."
"I know you aren't going to die. Remember, I'm careful guy. I just... I don't want you to be put in the situation where you could die."
"Need I remind you two that if there is no slayer that obituary column in the school news paper will triple? You may not want to die, and I can safely say most the council does not want you to die, but you are the slayer. You have a destiny."
"I... I don't care. I won't care. Just.... Just leave me alone." Buffy walked out of the library soon followed by Xander who was followed by Giles.
Oz stepped out from the stacks with a book in hand.
"Huh.... That.... That actually explains a lot."
"What exactly does it explain?" Larry looked over to Oz.
"Well.... Oh, never mind."
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Xander put the last of his comic books in the drawer. Buffy came in and ungracefully flopped down on his bed.
She sighed and waited for him to take pity on her and her boredom.
"You unpacked yet?"
"Yeah. So, what do you wanna do?"
"I know that tone. You already have my evening planed. Wanna fill me in?"
"I was thinking we could go to that club in town. The Bronze."
"Can I come?"
"God Dawn, do you knock?"
"Xander said I could come in."
"Not when I'm here, get out!"
Xander stood between the sister's glare. "Dawnie, we couldn't bring you to the club, you're not old enough. Why don't we do something after school, just you and me?"
"Ok." Dawn stuck her tongue out at Buffy and ran away quickly.
"I am so going to-"
"Buff, she is just a kid. Just let her be. Besides, do you even have what you're going to wear yet?"
Buffy got up off his bed, "What am I going to wear?" She ran past him to her own bedroom.
"Summers women really know how to make an exit."
Xander put an over shirt on and looked in the mirror. He went over to Buffy's closed door and knocked lightly.
"Buff, I'm ready!! Why don't I just go down and wait for you there?"
"Ok." She said through the closed door.
Xander walked down the stairs and was just about to go out the door when he heard Joyce calling for him. He went to the living room and watched as Dawn got up from her seat next to her mother and went upstairs.
"I heard you were going to a club tonight." At times Dawn drove him crazy.
"Yeah. Called the Bronze."
"I trust you will be home at a reasonable hour? You will behave, you will keep an eye on Buffy the entire time, and above all else you will not get into any trouble?"
"Mrs. Summers you know I wont let anything happen to Buffy."
"Xander, I know you aren't a bad kid. You had to take care of your father, and fell in with the wrong crowd. It happens. But I know we all can make this work. Me, you, Buffy, and Dawn."
"I'd like that Mrs. Summers."
"Alright, you can go, just be back before curfew."
"Thanks Buffy's mom." Xander walked out of the house glad it would soon be Buffy's turn to get a lecture.
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Buffy walked down the same street Xander had thirty minutes earlier. She turned suddenly and made her way down an alley. The man she knew was following her made his way down the same alley only to be kicked down to the ground by the blonde.
"Do you follow all the girls, or do I have a special stalker?"
"I know what you're thinking, I don't bite."
"And yet that was not what I was thinking. I want you and your other watcher friends to leave me alone. Just fight these things yourself."
"I can't, I'm afraid. The harvest is coming." He took out a box and tossed it over to Buffy. She took it for a moment then threw it back to him.
"Sorry, I don't take gifts from stalkers, it only encourages." She then turned and made her way to the club.