Chapter 7
Buffy was at her locker with Willow and Xander. They became instant friends when they introduced themselves at lunch on her first day. She seemed like a really sweet girl even though they haven't heard her talk yet; they figured she would when she was ready. Willow looked at her and noticed that she always seemed to have her hair up. "Hey Buffy, why don't you ever leave your hair down? I bet it looks pretty." Buffy shrugged. Willow didn't say anything else about it. They were then greeted by Cordelia and Xander put his arm around his girlfriend when she showed up.
"So, you guys going to the Bronze tonight? I hear Oz is playing." Cordelia told them and Willow's mood brightened.
"Really, he never told me that." Cordelia shrugged.
"Maybe he wanted to surprise you, but I guess I would have just ruined that." Willow smiled at her.
"It's fine, I'm up for going. What about you, Buffy?" Buffy shrugged again and looked away. Willow sighed; she really wished she would talk to her. Giles told her that Buffy hasn't spoken for about three years. Willow figured that maybe she wanted to talk, but after not saying anything for so long, she might have forgotten how. Willow then looked up and saw Spike walking toward them. Xander noticed too and he didn't look happy.
"Hey, I need to talk to Buffy." He said and Willow nodded wondering what he wanted to talk to her about, but she didn't say anything. Buffy just avoided his gaze. Xander glared at Spike and he noticed. He then grabbed Cordelia's hand.
"Come on, Cordy. Let's go." He said as he pulled her away.
"We'll see you tonight, Willow." Cordelia stated as she let Xander pull her away. Spike sighed, he knew coming over to her when they were around would be a bad idea. Willow still seemed nice to him, but Xander obviously hated him. I guess that would be understandable. They used to be best friends until he changed his appearance and started hanging out with people that would never be caught dead with them. Willow smiled at him and turned back to Buffy.
"I'll see you later." She said to Buffy and then looked back at Spike. "Bye, Spike." She said as she walked away. When she was gone he turned his attention back to Buffy who was still looking away from him.
"Hey, what did I say about eye contact?" He said and she then looked up at him. "That's a good girl." He said as he smiled at her and put his arm around her and she let him. "Come on, pet. Let's go for a walk." Spike decided to get started on the tutoring as soon as possible. He told Giles that he would be doing it and Giles told Jenny so it would be okay for Buffy to come over to his house. He just finished telling her that he would be helping her as they walked to his house. He lived close to the school. He opened the door and walked in and after a few seconds of standing outside, she joined him. She looked around the house, it was very big. "It's okay, Jenny knows you're here. Wouldn't want her to worry now would we?" Buffy looked at him and shook her head. They were about to head upstairs when Buffy saw a little girl come down. "Hey, nibblet. This is Buffy." The girl smiled at Buffy.
"Hi, I'm Spike's sister Dawn." She said as she shook Buffy's hand. The girl didn't seem at all shy about meeting someone new.
"We're going to be working upstairs so it's best that you stay out of the way." Spike told her and she rolled her eyes.
"You don't have to worry; I'm going next door to Jessica's house. She has a big screen TV. It's way cool, we're gonna watch The Princess Diaries." She told him.
"Is your homework finished?" Dawn nodded.
"Yep, I'm not like you." She said as she stuck out her tongue. Spike ruffled her hair.
"Go, have fun." He told her.
"I have to fix my hair now." She said as she went into the bathroom to fix herself up. Spike turned back to Buffy.
"She's 12 and she's already worried about looks. What will I do when she's 16?" He whispered and Buffy smiled at that. Spike realized that it was the first time he's ever seen her smile. It looked like he was finally starting to make progress. He didn't care what it took, he was going to do whatever he could to get her to smile more and maybe even talk.
Buffy was at her locker with Willow and Xander. They became instant friends when they introduced themselves at lunch on her first day. She seemed like a really sweet girl even though they haven't heard her talk yet; they figured she would when she was ready. Willow looked at her and noticed that she always seemed to have her hair up. "Hey Buffy, why don't you ever leave your hair down? I bet it looks pretty." Buffy shrugged. Willow didn't say anything else about it. They were then greeted by Cordelia and Xander put his arm around his girlfriend when she showed up.
"So, you guys going to the Bronze tonight? I hear Oz is playing." Cordelia told them and Willow's mood brightened.
"Really, he never told me that." Cordelia shrugged.
"Maybe he wanted to surprise you, but I guess I would have just ruined that." Willow smiled at her.
"It's fine, I'm up for going. What about you, Buffy?" Buffy shrugged again and looked away. Willow sighed; she really wished she would talk to her. Giles told her that Buffy hasn't spoken for about three years. Willow figured that maybe she wanted to talk, but after not saying anything for so long, she might have forgotten how. Willow then looked up and saw Spike walking toward them. Xander noticed too and he didn't look happy.
"Hey, I need to talk to Buffy." He said and Willow nodded wondering what he wanted to talk to her about, but she didn't say anything. Buffy just avoided his gaze. Xander glared at Spike and he noticed. He then grabbed Cordelia's hand.
"Come on, Cordy. Let's go." He said as he pulled her away.
"We'll see you tonight, Willow." Cordelia stated as she let Xander pull her away. Spike sighed, he knew coming over to her when they were around would be a bad idea. Willow still seemed nice to him, but Xander obviously hated him. I guess that would be understandable. They used to be best friends until he changed his appearance and started hanging out with people that would never be caught dead with them. Willow smiled at him and turned back to Buffy.
"I'll see you later." She said to Buffy and then looked back at Spike. "Bye, Spike." She said as she walked away. When she was gone he turned his attention back to Buffy who was still looking away from him.
"Hey, what did I say about eye contact?" He said and she then looked up at him. "That's a good girl." He said as he smiled at her and put his arm around her and she let him. "Come on, pet. Let's go for a walk." Spike decided to get started on the tutoring as soon as possible. He told Giles that he would be doing it and Giles told Jenny so it would be okay for Buffy to come over to his house. He just finished telling her that he would be helping her as they walked to his house. He lived close to the school. He opened the door and walked in and after a few seconds of standing outside, she joined him. She looked around the house, it was very big. "It's okay, Jenny knows you're here. Wouldn't want her to worry now would we?" Buffy looked at him and shook her head. They were about to head upstairs when Buffy saw a little girl come down. "Hey, nibblet. This is Buffy." The girl smiled at Buffy.
"Hi, I'm Spike's sister Dawn." She said as she shook Buffy's hand. The girl didn't seem at all shy about meeting someone new.
"We're going to be working upstairs so it's best that you stay out of the way." Spike told her and she rolled her eyes.
"You don't have to worry; I'm going next door to Jessica's house. She has a big screen TV. It's way cool, we're gonna watch The Princess Diaries." She told him.
"Is your homework finished?" Dawn nodded.
"Yep, I'm not like you." She said as she stuck out her tongue. Spike ruffled her hair.
"Go, have fun." He told her.
"I have to fix my hair now." She said as she went into the bathroom to fix herself up. Spike turned back to Buffy.
"She's 12 and she's already worried about looks. What will I do when she's 16?" He whispered and Buffy smiled at that. Spike realized that it was the first time he's ever seen her smile. It looked like he was finally starting to make progress. He didn't care what it took, he was going to do whatever he could to get her to smile more and maybe even talk.