Buffy sat on her bed, her nose buried in a book. The door opened, she could hear the creaking, but she didn't look up. She could feel the bed shift underneath her, meaning someone had sat down beside her. Sighing, she closed the book and placed it down on the table, looking up at whoever had entered.
"Oh, hey Elaine," she said. "What are you doing up here?"
Elaine was a small girl for her age, seventeen, with natural blonde hair and blue eyes. She was definitely a tomboy, dressed at the moment in a pair of jeans and what appeared to be a man's button down shirt. She was clean, but her hands showed she was a hard worker.
Buffy always admired her strength and ability to do anything. They had met a few times when Elaine had come to town and stayed with them. Her uncle had taken her in when she was only ten, and her parents died. Whenever she wanted to go out on trips, she would stay with Buffy and her family in L.A. However, she hadn't been down in a long while.
"I came to check up on you," she said.
"Why's that?" Buffy asked, curiously. "I'm fine."
"Buffy, you got lost in the middle of nowhere, or it appeared to be, with Spike," she said. "You've obviously got some stories to tell. And I'm always here to listen if you need me. . Do you?"
Buffy smiled. "Thanks El. But, I'm fine, really. No stories of interest that you would like to know."
"Alright," Elaine said, standing. "But if you ever need me. ."
"I know where you are," Buffy said.
"I'll see you at lunch," Elaine said before leaving the room.
Buffy smiled and stood up. She walked over to her window and looked down. She saw Spike walking a horse over to a paddock and felt her heart skip a beat. He was so handsome, especially shirtless underneath the scorching sun.
Had she ruined it with him? God, she hoped not. He was the only guy who ever made her feel so special. She didn't want to lose that feeling, she couldn't.
Sighing, she turned around and walked over to her closet. Opening it up, she pulled out a pair of jean Capri's and a black tank top.
If she wanted to go anywhere's, she would need to change out of her 'yummy sushi' pajamas. Unless she wanted to be so embarrassed she couldn't show her face again.
"Dawnie," Buffy said, walking over to her sister.
Dawn sat on the fence of one of the paddocks, Connor by her side, leaning on it. They were watching the horses gallop around, while making small talk. Buffy came up behind Dawn and rested her elbows on the fence on the opposite side of her from Connor.
"Hey Buff," she said, looking down at her sister. "Have you met Connor? This is Connor."
Buffy looked behind her sister and smiled at him. "Hi. If you hurt her, I'll make sure you never walk again."
"Buffy!" Dawn yelled. "Go. . Away."
Buffy laughed. "I'm only being protective sister."
"Well I don't want protective sister. I want sister to be far far away."
Buffy smiled at her sister, before turning around and walking over to the barn. She laughed to herself, playing the reaction of her little sister's face when she had threatened her crush over and over.
A horse's whinny brought her out of it, and she looked over at Kamira. She walked over to the mare's stall, and pulled out a carrot from behind her back.
"Brought you something," she said, holding her hand out. Kamira sniffed at it, before nibbling a bit, and then devouring the orange vegetable. "Oh you like that, huh? I'll bring you some more tomorrow."
Buffy looked down at the tack room, then back to Kamira.
"How about we start our training a little earlier then planned? I mean, who needs Spike anyway?"
"Oh, hey Elaine," she said. "What are you doing up here?"
Elaine was a small girl for her age, seventeen, with natural blonde hair and blue eyes. She was definitely a tomboy, dressed at the moment in a pair of jeans and what appeared to be a man's button down shirt. She was clean, but her hands showed she was a hard worker.
Buffy always admired her strength and ability to do anything. They had met a few times when Elaine had come to town and stayed with them. Her uncle had taken her in when she was only ten, and her parents died. Whenever she wanted to go out on trips, she would stay with Buffy and her family in L.A. However, she hadn't been down in a long while.
"I came to check up on you," she said.
"Why's that?" Buffy asked, curiously. "I'm fine."
"Buffy, you got lost in the middle of nowhere, or it appeared to be, with Spike," she said. "You've obviously got some stories to tell. And I'm always here to listen if you need me. . Do you?"
Buffy smiled. "Thanks El. But, I'm fine, really. No stories of interest that you would like to know."
"Alright," Elaine said, standing. "But if you ever need me. ."
"I know where you are," Buffy said.
"I'll see you at lunch," Elaine said before leaving the room.
Buffy smiled and stood up. She walked over to her window and looked down. She saw Spike walking a horse over to a paddock and felt her heart skip a beat. He was so handsome, especially shirtless underneath the scorching sun.
Had she ruined it with him? God, she hoped not. He was the only guy who ever made her feel so special. She didn't want to lose that feeling, she couldn't.
Sighing, she turned around and walked over to her closet. Opening it up, she pulled out a pair of jean Capri's and a black tank top.
If she wanted to go anywhere's, she would need to change out of her 'yummy sushi' pajamas. Unless she wanted to be so embarrassed she couldn't show her face again.
"Dawnie," Buffy said, walking over to her sister.
Dawn sat on the fence of one of the paddocks, Connor by her side, leaning on it. They were watching the horses gallop around, while making small talk. Buffy came up behind Dawn and rested her elbows on the fence on the opposite side of her from Connor.
"Hey Buff," she said, looking down at her sister. "Have you met Connor? This is Connor."
Buffy looked behind her sister and smiled at him. "Hi. If you hurt her, I'll make sure you never walk again."
"Buffy!" Dawn yelled. "Go. . Away."
Buffy laughed. "I'm only being protective sister."
"Well I don't want protective sister. I want sister to be far far away."
Buffy smiled at her sister, before turning around and walking over to the barn. She laughed to herself, playing the reaction of her little sister's face when she had threatened her crush over and over.
A horse's whinny brought her out of it, and she looked over at Kamira. She walked over to the mare's stall, and pulled out a carrot from behind her back.
"Brought you something," she said, holding her hand out. Kamira sniffed at it, before nibbling a bit, and then devouring the orange vegetable. "Oh you like that, huh? I'll bring you some more tomorrow."
Buffy looked down at the tack room, then back to Kamira.
"How about we start our training a little earlier then planned? I mean, who needs Spike anyway?"