Title: Rags to Riches
Summary: Buffy is in an orphanage in Westbury, England. Takes place around the 1900's, but there's some hi tech stuff. She's 16 and has been there since she was 11. Her parents died in a boat accident and having no living relatives she was sent there. In London there is a family looking for a teenager to adopt, someone who could try to help their out of control son, Spike. Giles and Jenny meet Buffy and decide that she is perfect. They take her back to London where she meets Spike. At first there is nothing but hate between them, but then love starts to develop.
Thank You: magicpillow, SlayKitten91, SpikesSpecialFriend, SweetBitter, BloodyWill, BuffSpike, PassionFish, Courteny37, *idea*, Mariah*spuffy, Spike Wuvs Buffy (x2).
AN: Thanks for all the great reviews. I love the idea of sending them to school together, I can't believe I didn't think of that, duh to me, lol. I also love the idea of having Spike get a girlfriend and then having Buffy get one just to try and make Spike jealous. Props guys. And I'll try and watch my grammar, ;).
(This chapter they start school.)
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Buffy had now been living with the Giles' for two weeks, and she was starting to ease into things, however a new curveball was thrown at her one morning when Jenny informed Buffy that she would be attending Weldon Academy Private school, the same school where Spike was in his last year. Since it was November, Buffy would be picking up where the other's were and try to catch up. That wasn't Buffy's biggest worry though...
Buffy stood in front of her mirror smoothing down her light and dark blue uniform again and again. The uniform was a dull one. It consisted of a light blue blouse, with a navy vest over top with the school's coat of arms in the right corner, and the skirt matched the vest. It's length was more reasonable for Buffy it sat just above her knee, but they were made to wear leggings as well. Buffy had her hair done up in a high pony tail, golden tresses looped down her back, and a few loose strands hung at the sides of her face. She sighed and grabbed her, yet again, matching tote bag and slung it over her shoulder. Jenny had graciously lent her some light lipstick that made her lips a light rose colour, having the effect of making her sin glow radiantly. Buffy was to meet Willow outside her house in three minutes, and Spike would join them and walk them to school. Buffy made her way down the staircase and saw Spike sitting wearing his leather duster, putting on a pair of Doc Martins. He didn't appear to be wearing a uniform.
Buffy sat down on a bench in the foyer across from him. He looked up silently and turned his attention back to his boots.
"Don't you have to where uniforms?" Buffy inquired quirking an eyebrow. "I don't,' Spike answered without dwelling on it. He stood up and walked over to the door, swung it open and walked out. Buffy finished buckling her dress shoes and ran out after him, calling good-bye to Jenny and Rupert. The air was cool and Buffy shivered slightly, squinting through the morning's early fog to see if she could see Willow's red hair. Spike turned to look at her when he heard her teeth chattering.
"You have to wear a coat pet," he said in a indifferent voice, looking her up and down. Buffy narrowed her eyes at being told what to do by a delinquent like Spike, but bowed around back inside to grab a white velvet one with that stretched down over her skirt and had four buttons parallel on it. Jenny had bought it for her in the first week she had arrived (AN: Oops I forgot to send them shopping like I said I was going to do, oh well I'll just describe what Buffy is wearing whenever she changes outfits, lol). Spike nodded in a approval. They stood awkwardly waiting for Willow. Buffy had seen Willow almost every other day, and talked to her almost every other minute on the phone.
"So why don't you wear a uniform, do they allow you not to?" Buffy asked hopefully.
"Didn't at first, got sent to the head a couple of times, but I guess they finally realized I wasn't gonna change for the likes of 'em," Spike said shrugging.
"Oh," Buffy said gloomily. Her uniform had wool in it and it was already starting to itch.
"There's Willow," Buffy said tugging on his sleeve to make him follow her. Buffy marched down the sidewalk to meet up with her friend. Willow looked sullen with a pout formed on her lower lip.
"Hey Will," Buffy said.
"Yea?" Spike asked.
"Huh?" Buffy said looking at him confused.
"HI," Willow said.
"Wait..." Buffy said furrowing her eyebrows.
Spike cocked his eyebrow.
"Oh oh, Buffy call's me Will, short for Willow, but Buffy, 'Spike's' real name is William, so maybe he's called Will sometimes thus he thought you were talking to him, leading into confusion for all of us," Willow explained smiling.
"Way to go Red," Spike said rolling his eyes and starting to walk ahead.
Willow's face returned to a sad expression.
"Why so glum?" Buffy asked putting a hand on Willow's shoulder.
"Uniforms," Willow said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The threesome walked through a strong iron gate and into a dreary cement lot. Groups of students stood together talking back and forth with a small giggle every now and then. But when they spotted Buffy and Willow everyone stopped what they were doing. A group who had been playing jumped ball turned their heads to stare and got smacked in the head with a hard rubber ball.
"See you later," Spike said and took off walking over to a group dressed all in black, Goths most likely, Buffy thought. She saw Spike lean in and peck a girl on the cheek with raven black hair and a pale complexion. She felt a twinge of something in her chest, but couldn't identify it, however it did remind her of when Mrs. Burrows got a brand new carousal with beautiful lace around the edges that she had been dying to get, jealousy.
'No, no it's not Buffy, it's just....nervousness she tried to comfort herself with hat though, but her eyes still stared at where Spike and the girl were, his hand on her waist, and her clinging to her upper arm. Willow pulled at Buffy's arm to get her to move forward and out of sight, people were still gawking at them and Willow wanted to get out of their unwavering eyes.
A unoccupied bench sat around the corner and hey quickly sat down while waiting for the bell to ring. The school was a large one with grey stone and luscious green ivy covered it. (You know that annoying commercial with the kids in the car who keep singing their ain't no flies on us, and then it pulls up in front of some big private school, picture that school, ok? lol.)
Willow gulped and fiddled with her sleeve,
"Are they still looking this way?" She asked not looking up. Buffy looked around.
"Nope, guess we're yesterday's news," she said with a nod to the side.
"Good," Willow said, "Too bad Spike didn't stay with us, eh could have introduced us."
"You honestly expected to stay with us?! You feelin ok Wills?" Buffy giggled.
Willow looked up to spot a brunette with a huge bounce in her step walk over to them. She had a different uniform, highlighted with a shiny mauve, much more fashionable. She stuck out her hand.
"Hi, I'm Cordelia Chase, May Queen for three years in a row, class queen, I've been voted best strut, best smile, best dressed, and all the other wonderful awards under the sun," she said with a ditsy giggle. Buffy shook Cordelia's hand slowly. They noticed a couple other people following behind her.
"Oh, and these are my friends, Angel," she said motioning to a tall, broody man with way too much ahir gel, but all in all very good looking, " Harmony," a blonde with a pudgy face and light blonde hair down to her waist stepped forward, "Kendra, Luke, and Cecily." She finished, displaying them like she was advertising something.
"We don't often get new pupil's here, so this is an honour to get someone who just may be destined to be popular, I can tell by you fine choice in lipstick, number 24 shimmering rose petal, right?
Buffy nodded dumbly.
"What are your names again?"
"Oh, um I'm Buffy and this is Willow," Buff said. The shy red-head slowly stood up.
"Great, well follow us, and you'll fit in here in no time," Cordelia said and grabbed their hands.
Meanwhile in Spike's group:
"Ha looks like the Cordettes have picked up your sis Spike," Jesse said taking a drag on his cigarette.
Spike rolled his eyes. "She's not my sister mate, and I bleeding well don't care what group she joins long as she isn't following us around, god she'd be a disease!"
Dru cackled, "And who's the cherry blossom Spike, in what form has she come to us my William," Dru leaned into whisper in his ear.
"The red head's Willow, blondie's friend, bright lil thing, make a better sister if you ask me...not that I need a sister," Spike added.
The bell clanged in the tower and gestured them to go inside.
"C'mon wouldn't want to be late," Parker said and let out a laugh.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy and Willow strolled into the classroom with Cordelia and Kendra. They had received their schedules three days ago and we're letting the Cordettes take them to each one as at least one of them were in each of their classes except for English, Buffy was advanced in it so she was signed up for Grade 12 english. They had math first. The classroom was cluttered with charts displaying various equations on them. They slid into desks near the back beside a cabinet. "This way the teacher can't ell what we're doing," Kendra explained with a sneer. Buffy grinned dumbly and nodded. Willow wasn't so sure, she wanted to be closer to the front, it was important to get learned (I luv that word, lol).
"Hello, I am Professor McGregor, for those of who don't know me," he said looking at Willow and Buffy. They shot side way glances at each other.
"Maybe that's why it says it on the timetable," Buffy muttered at Willow, Cordelia and Kendra. They giggled.
Mr. McGregor looked at them untrustingly.
"Perhaps you'd care to introduce yourself," he said coolly.
Buffy gulped and stood up. Time for something sarcastic, get a laugh Buffy.
"Well I'm Tamika and I'm from Bora Bora, this is Shii and she's form China through drastic circumstances, our parents died. Her parents dies of rice poisoning and mine were killed by crocodiles," Buffy flinched inwardly at mentioning her parents and their death, even if it was fake. But people were grinning at her wit, and a bunch laughed when she said that the red head was form China, so she continued, making up stories about her previous adventurous life until the Professor cut her off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Spike sauntered through the halls late, it was his style, he came to a halt when he heard Buffy's voice and leaned in against the closed door to hear what she was saying. Something about Red being Chinese, and her parents were killed by crocodiles. Now she was onto the famine in Bora Bora and how it was a struggle for her people in their lonely tribe called We Who Round Dance. Spike scoffed but listened intensely unitl he heard the teacher to stop her nonsense as it may fool some people, but her british accent gave her away. Spike grinned and heard the chorus of laughing echo through the classroom. She was a spitfire, maybe he misjudged her, maybe she was a rebel, and not some goody two shoes.
~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy sat back down casually and was greeted by a couple high fives. The class was still laughing and Willow was flushed with tears streaming down her face.
"Fiery," Cordelia said smirking, "You're alright Buffy."
~*~*~*~*~
The rest of Math was boring and all they did were fractions with decimals, and all Buffy, Cordelia, Kendra and Willow did were pass notes.
Buffy's next class was History which she would be attending with Luke and Harmony.
They walked through the hallway with Harmony rambling to her right about manicures and pedicures and how Buffy's hair looked golden when the light reflected on it.
In history Buffy wasn't asked to introduce herself, perhaps word had spread, Willow was in Science so Buffy had to confide in the other two.
"We're in the War of 1812 right now," Luke told her.
"What? No we're not, there are no was going on right now," Harmony said rolling her eyes.
"IN history Harm..." Luke said slowly.
"Ohhhhhh," Harmony giggled.
Buffy raised her eyebrows at the girl's stupidity.
After History they had Lunch the Cordettes, along with Buffy and Willow met up and entered the cafeteria.
TBC
AN: Wow that was my longest chapter yet I think, so I'm expecting a lot of reviews, ;) lol, I wanted Buffy and Spike to have a class together so I made her smart in English so she could take the same course as Spike. And yes I decided to make them Cordettes, but Oz and Xander will be in it, Willow will date one of them, so review and let me know who you want to see her with, majority wins, I personally like Oz, but it's your decision...
Summary: Buffy is in an orphanage in Westbury, England. Takes place around the 1900's, but there's some hi tech stuff. She's 16 and has been there since she was 11. Her parents died in a boat accident and having no living relatives she was sent there. In London there is a family looking for a teenager to adopt, someone who could try to help their out of control son, Spike. Giles and Jenny meet Buffy and decide that she is perfect. They take her back to London where she meets Spike. At first there is nothing but hate between them, but then love starts to develop.
Thank You: magicpillow, SlayKitten91, SpikesSpecialFriend, SweetBitter, BloodyWill, BuffSpike, PassionFish, Courteny37, *idea*, Mariah*spuffy, Spike Wuvs Buffy (x2).
AN: Thanks for all the great reviews. I love the idea of sending them to school together, I can't believe I didn't think of that, duh to me, lol. I also love the idea of having Spike get a girlfriend and then having Buffy get one just to try and make Spike jealous. Props guys. And I'll try and watch my grammar, ;).
(This chapter they start school.)
~*~*~*~*~*~
Buffy had now been living with the Giles' for two weeks, and she was starting to ease into things, however a new curveball was thrown at her one morning when Jenny informed Buffy that she would be attending Weldon Academy Private school, the same school where Spike was in his last year. Since it was November, Buffy would be picking up where the other's were and try to catch up. That wasn't Buffy's biggest worry though...
Buffy stood in front of her mirror smoothing down her light and dark blue uniform again and again. The uniform was a dull one. It consisted of a light blue blouse, with a navy vest over top with the school's coat of arms in the right corner, and the skirt matched the vest. It's length was more reasonable for Buffy it sat just above her knee, but they were made to wear leggings as well. Buffy had her hair done up in a high pony tail, golden tresses looped down her back, and a few loose strands hung at the sides of her face. She sighed and grabbed her, yet again, matching tote bag and slung it over her shoulder. Jenny had graciously lent her some light lipstick that made her lips a light rose colour, having the effect of making her sin glow radiantly. Buffy was to meet Willow outside her house in three minutes, and Spike would join them and walk them to school. Buffy made her way down the staircase and saw Spike sitting wearing his leather duster, putting on a pair of Doc Martins. He didn't appear to be wearing a uniform.
Buffy sat down on a bench in the foyer across from him. He looked up silently and turned his attention back to his boots.
"Don't you have to where uniforms?" Buffy inquired quirking an eyebrow. "I don't,' Spike answered without dwelling on it. He stood up and walked over to the door, swung it open and walked out. Buffy finished buckling her dress shoes and ran out after him, calling good-bye to Jenny and Rupert. The air was cool and Buffy shivered slightly, squinting through the morning's early fog to see if she could see Willow's red hair. Spike turned to look at her when he heard her teeth chattering.
"You have to wear a coat pet," he said in a indifferent voice, looking her up and down. Buffy narrowed her eyes at being told what to do by a delinquent like Spike, but bowed around back inside to grab a white velvet one with that stretched down over her skirt and had four buttons parallel on it. Jenny had bought it for her in the first week she had arrived (AN: Oops I forgot to send them shopping like I said I was going to do, oh well I'll just describe what Buffy is wearing whenever she changes outfits, lol). Spike nodded in a approval. They stood awkwardly waiting for Willow. Buffy had seen Willow almost every other day, and talked to her almost every other minute on the phone.
"So why don't you wear a uniform, do they allow you not to?" Buffy asked hopefully.
"Didn't at first, got sent to the head a couple of times, but I guess they finally realized I wasn't gonna change for the likes of 'em," Spike said shrugging.
"Oh," Buffy said gloomily. Her uniform had wool in it and it was already starting to itch.
"There's Willow," Buffy said tugging on his sleeve to make him follow her. Buffy marched down the sidewalk to meet up with her friend. Willow looked sullen with a pout formed on her lower lip.
"Hey Will," Buffy said.
"Yea?" Spike asked.
"Huh?" Buffy said looking at him confused.
"HI," Willow said.
"Wait..." Buffy said furrowing her eyebrows.
Spike cocked his eyebrow.
"Oh oh, Buffy call's me Will, short for Willow, but Buffy, 'Spike's' real name is William, so maybe he's called Will sometimes thus he thought you were talking to him, leading into confusion for all of us," Willow explained smiling.
"Way to go Red," Spike said rolling his eyes and starting to walk ahead.
Willow's face returned to a sad expression.
"Why so glum?" Buffy asked putting a hand on Willow's shoulder.
"Uniforms," Willow said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The threesome walked through a strong iron gate and into a dreary cement lot. Groups of students stood together talking back and forth with a small giggle every now and then. But when they spotted Buffy and Willow everyone stopped what they were doing. A group who had been playing jumped ball turned their heads to stare and got smacked in the head with a hard rubber ball.
"See you later," Spike said and took off walking over to a group dressed all in black, Goths most likely, Buffy thought. She saw Spike lean in and peck a girl on the cheek with raven black hair and a pale complexion. She felt a twinge of something in her chest, but couldn't identify it, however it did remind her of when Mrs. Burrows got a brand new carousal with beautiful lace around the edges that she had been dying to get, jealousy.
'No, no it's not Buffy, it's just....nervousness she tried to comfort herself with hat though, but her eyes still stared at where Spike and the girl were, his hand on her waist, and her clinging to her upper arm. Willow pulled at Buffy's arm to get her to move forward and out of sight, people were still gawking at them and Willow wanted to get out of their unwavering eyes.
A unoccupied bench sat around the corner and hey quickly sat down while waiting for the bell to ring. The school was a large one with grey stone and luscious green ivy covered it. (You know that annoying commercial with the kids in the car who keep singing their ain't no flies on us, and then it pulls up in front of some big private school, picture that school, ok? lol.)
Willow gulped and fiddled with her sleeve,
"Are they still looking this way?" She asked not looking up. Buffy looked around.
"Nope, guess we're yesterday's news," she said with a nod to the side.
"Good," Willow said, "Too bad Spike didn't stay with us, eh could have introduced us."
"You honestly expected to stay with us?! You feelin ok Wills?" Buffy giggled.
Willow looked up to spot a brunette with a huge bounce in her step walk over to them. She had a different uniform, highlighted with a shiny mauve, much more fashionable. She stuck out her hand.
"Hi, I'm Cordelia Chase, May Queen for three years in a row, class queen, I've been voted best strut, best smile, best dressed, and all the other wonderful awards under the sun," she said with a ditsy giggle. Buffy shook Cordelia's hand slowly. They noticed a couple other people following behind her.
"Oh, and these are my friends, Angel," she said motioning to a tall, broody man with way too much ahir gel, but all in all very good looking, " Harmony," a blonde with a pudgy face and light blonde hair down to her waist stepped forward, "Kendra, Luke, and Cecily." She finished, displaying them like she was advertising something.
"We don't often get new pupil's here, so this is an honour to get someone who just may be destined to be popular, I can tell by you fine choice in lipstick, number 24 shimmering rose petal, right?
Buffy nodded dumbly.
"What are your names again?"
"Oh, um I'm Buffy and this is Willow," Buff said. The shy red-head slowly stood up.
"Great, well follow us, and you'll fit in here in no time," Cordelia said and grabbed their hands.
Meanwhile in Spike's group:
"Ha looks like the Cordettes have picked up your sis Spike," Jesse said taking a drag on his cigarette.
Spike rolled his eyes. "She's not my sister mate, and I bleeding well don't care what group she joins long as she isn't following us around, god she'd be a disease!"
Dru cackled, "And who's the cherry blossom Spike, in what form has she come to us my William," Dru leaned into whisper in his ear.
"The red head's Willow, blondie's friend, bright lil thing, make a better sister if you ask me...not that I need a sister," Spike added.
The bell clanged in the tower and gestured them to go inside.
"C'mon wouldn't want to be late," Parker said and let out a laugh.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy and Willow strolled into the classroom with Cordelia and Kendra. They had received their schedules three days ago and we're letting the Cordettes take them to each one as at least one of them were in each of their classes except for English, Buffy was advanced in it so she was signed up for Grade 12 english. They had math first. The classroom was cluttered with charts displaying various equations on them. They slid into desks near the back beside a cabinet. "This way the teacher can't ell what we're doing," Kendra explained with a sneer. Buffy grinned dumbly and nodded. Willow wasn't so sure, she wanted to be closer to the front, it was important to get learned (I luv that word, lol).
"Hello, I am Professor McGregor, for those of who don't know me," he said looking at Willow and Buffy. They shot side way glances at each other.
"Maybe that's why it says it on the timetable," Buffy muttered at Willow, Cordelia and Kendra. They giggled.
Mr. McGregor looked at them untrustingly.
"Perhaps you'd care to introduce yourself," he said coolly.
Buffy gulped and stood up. Time for something sarcastic, get a laugh Buffy.
"Well I'm Tamika and I'm from Bora Bora, this is Shii and she's form China through drastic circumstances, our parents died. Her parents dies of rice poisoning and mine were killed by crocodiles," Buffy flinched inwardly at mentioning her parents and their death, even if it was fake. But people were grinning at her wit, and a bunch laughed when she said that the red head was form China, so she continued, making up stories about her previous adventurous life until the Professor cut her off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Spike sauntered through the halls late, it was his style, he came to a halt when he heard Buffy's voice and leaned in against the closed door to hear what she was saying. Something about Red being Chinese, and her parents were killed by crocodiles. Now she was onto the famine in Bora Bora and how it was a struggle for her people in their lonely tribe called We Who Round Dance. Spike scoffed but listened intensely unitl he heard the teacher to stop her nonsense as it may fool some people, but her british accent gave her away. Spike grinned and heard the chorus of laughing echo through the classroom. She was a spitfire, maybe he misjudged her, maybe she was a rebel, and not some goody two shoes.
~*~*~*~*~*
Buffy sat back down casually and was greeted by a couple high fives. The class was still laughing and Willow was flushed with tears streaming down her face.
"Fiery," Cordelia said smirking, "You're alright Buffy."
~*~*~*~*~
The rest of Math was boring and all they did were fractions with decimals, and all Buffy, Cordelia, Kendra and Willow did were pass notes.
Buffy's next class was History which she would be attending with Luke and Harmony.
They walked through the hallway with Harmony rambling to her right about manicures and pedicures and how Buffy's hair looked golden when the light reflected on it.
In history Buffy wasn't asked to introduce herself, perhaps word had spread, Willow was in Science so Buffy had to confide in the other two.
"We're in the War of 1812 right now," Luke told her.
"What? No we're not, there are no was going on right now," Harmony said rolling her eyes.
"IN history Harm..." Luke said slowly.
"Ohhhhhh," Harmony giggled.
Buffy raised her eyebrows at the girl's stupidity.
After History they had Lunch the Cordettes, along with Buffy and Willow met up and entered the cafeteria.
TBC
AN: Wow that was my longest chapter yet I think, so I'm expecting a lot of reviews, ;) lol, I wanted Buffy and Spike to have a class together so I made her smart in English so she could take the same course as Spike. And yes I decided to make them Cordettes, but Oz and Xander will be in it, Willow will date one of them, so review and let me know who you want to see her with, majority wins, I personally like Oz, but it's your decision...