Chapter 3
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Lunchtime at Sunnydale High had always been a joyful affair, the moods bubbling out of people, heard through the laughter and conversations taking place. The joy that the day was half over was conflicted with the thought that there was half of a day of school left to go.
But the mood at the table where Willow and Buffy sat, was far from joyful. Willow sat there nibbling on the corner of her sandwich, not really tasting it. She kept her head down concentrating very hard on her brown lunch bag.
Buffy kept throwing glances her way but remained silent, unsure what to say to her friend, afraid that she might set her off again.
Buffy had been unable to reach Xander after her confrontation with Willow, she made a mental note to fill him in on what had happened, so that he wouldn't make the same mistake she had.
Xander made his way over to the table, he had decided that he was going to try and find out what was going on with her. "Will, can I ask you something." he started, but shut up instantly at the sight of Buffy gesturing madly from behind Willow's shoulder.
Willow looked up at Xander, thinking that she knew what he was going to say to her. " what?"
Xander suddenly became very uncomfortable, he gave Buffy a glance and when she shook her head at him, he looked over at Willow "oh.um. are you gonna eat that?" he rushed, pointing at her sandwich "cause I sure am starving". He smacked his lips a few times for added effect, the sat down next to her with a huge lopsided grin on his face.
Willow passed him the sandwich "eat it all" she said " I'm not very hungry". She then began to stand up, grabbing her garbage and rolling it into a ball. "I should get to class" she said not looking either of her friends in the eyes. " I promised someone that I would help them with, some... um.. math stuff..and to help them I kinda need to be near em and. actually in the same room.. So. yeah. I should go".
Will began to walk away and found herself face to face with Principal Snyder.
"ah, Miss Rosenberg" he said " just the girl I was looking for."
Willow looked up at him, trying to look interested "what is it, sir?"
"We have a new student to this school, she just transferred here from some school in Alabama, I was thinking that you might show her around, make her feel welcome to Sunnydale High, I can count on you can't I?"
Willow sighed inwardly knowing that there was no possible way she could say no. "Oh, of course sir," she nodded "I'll take good care of her" she forced a smile.
"Good, Good" he said smiling "I'm sure you will" Principal Snyder nodded at her "If you are finished with your lunch then you can follow me and I will introduce you"
Willow glanced back at Buffy and Xander, then looked at the principal. "No, no, I'm all done" she said, beginning to follow him.
They walked to his office.
Principal Snyder stuck his head into the waiting room "this is Willow Rosenberg, she is going to show you around the school"
The girl walked out into the hallway.
"Willow, this is Tara Maclay"
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the BTVS characters, (wish I did!) that privilege belongs to Joss and ME.
*- thanks for the review! It's nice to get some feedback : )
Lunchtime at Sunnydale High had always been a joyful affair, the moods bubbling out of people, heard through the laughter and conversations taking place. The joy that the day was half over was conflicted with the thought that there was half of a day of school left to go.
But the mood at the table where Willow and Buffy sat, was far from joyful. Willow sat there nibbling on the corner of her sandwich, not really tasting it. She kept her head down concentrating very hard on her brown lunch bag.
Buffy kept throwing glances her way but remained silent, unsure what to say to her friend, afraid that she might set her off again.
Buffy had been unable to reach Xander after her confrontation with Willow, she made a mental note to fill him in on what had happened, so that he wouldn't make the same mistake she had.
Xander made his way over to the table, he had decided that he was going to try and find out what was going on with her. "Will, can I ask you something." he started, but shut up instantly at the sight of Buffy gesturing madly from behind Willow's shoulder.
Willow looked up at Xander, thinking that she knew what he was going to say to her. " what?"
Xander suddenly became very uncomfortable, he gave Buffy a glance and when she shook her head at him, he looked over at Willow "oh.um. are you gonna eat that?" he rushed, pointing at her sandwich "cause I sure am starving". He smacked his lips a few times for added effect, the sat down next to her with a huge lopsided grin on his face.
Willow passed him the sandwich "eat it all" she said " I'm not very hungry". She then began to stand up, grabbing her garbage and rolling it into a ball. "I should get to class" she said not looking either of her friends in the eyes. " I promised someone that I would help them with, some... um.. math stuff..and to help them I kinda need to be near em and. actually in the same room.. So. yeah. I should go".
Will began to walk away and found herself face to face with Principal Snyder.
"ah, Miss Rosenberg" he said " just the girl I was looking for."
Willow looked up at him, trying to look interested "what is it, sir?"
"We have a new student to this school, she just transferred here from some school in Alabama, I was thinking that you might show her around, make her feel welcome to Sunnydale High, I can count on you can't I?"
Willow sighed inwardly knowing that there was no possible way she could say no. "Oh, of course sir," she nodded "I'll take good care of her" she forced a smile.
"Good, Good" he said smiling "I'm sure you will" Principal Snyder nodded at her "If you are finished with your lunch then you can follow me and I will introduce you"
Willow glanced back at Buffy and Xander, then looked at the principal. "No, no, I'm all done" she said, beginning to follow him.
They walked to his office.
Principal Snyder stuck his head into the waiting room "this is Willow Rosenberg, she is going to show you around the school"
The girl walked out into the hallway.
"Willow, this is Tara Maclay"