Title: Yet to Grow up

Author: Bella Morte

Authors note: Hey Guys! Thank you for reviewing! It makes me feel all fuzzy inside, and makes me want to write more, faster! Just so you know, cuz some ppl are haveing problems: LiamAngel

WilliamSpike

DanielOz

Pike, was on the origianl movie and Jesse was Willow and Xanders other best friend before Darla vamped him and he got staked.

Disclaimer: Just doing what I was told. (see previous chapets disclaimer)

Chapter 3: The Root of The Problem

By time the teacher had finished the story, Buffy was bored out of her mind. She had heard this story before and she hadn't liked it then either. Plus William and Willow kept looking back at her. Well, Willow every once in a while but William was STARING at her. Gave her the willies.

Faith had sat beside her at the beginning class and just held Buffys hand. She knew something was wrong, and she also knew it had to be bad. She didn't always like Buffy but she was her sister, and she loved her and had to take care of her. If that was just sitting here holding her hand, then that was what she would do.

"Kay class, everybody get to their tables and we will start our new art prodject."

The students scrambled to thier assigned seats. At Buffys table sat Willow, Tara, Dainel, William and Pike. Another table held Xander, Jesse, Anya, Cordy and Faith. Liam was supposed to sit at Xanders table, but he usually sat by himself and the teacher never pushed.

Today they were making cut out hands that were decorated for fathers day. All the suplies were already set out on the tables, ready to be used. They got to pick their own color of paper for thier hand. The boys all had blue, cuz it was a "boy" color. The girls all had pinks and yellows.

"Willow, can you trace m' hand? its to hard do all by my self!!!" Faith pleaded. Willow came over to help.

Buffy just sat there staring at the paper. She picked up her scissors and cut straight through the paper. The other kids at the table stared at her in shock. The teacher ran over.

'Buffy! What a waste of paper! What did you do?? Why would you do that Buffy??" the teacher spoke harshly. Buffys eyes filled with tears.

"I hate this! I hate me! Im dumb! I cant do anything right!" Buffy looked up at the teacher who looked shocked at this small girls outburst. "WHy cant I do anything right? Why? I dont know why!!" Buffy stood up and took off towards the bathrooms. The teacher watched the scene with sad eyes. Faith, Wiilow, and William then stood and looked at the teacher. With a small nod from her, they went to go find her.

Tara turned to the boys left at her table, and in turn, they all looked at her. Then she blushed. "I-I'm gonna, g-g-go ummmm....over there." She pointed at the other table and got away as fast as she could. Boys made her nervous, even the boys that were her friends....She wished Willow would have stayed wuth her. Willow made her feel safe.

Anya was still staring in the direction Buffy had taken off in. "Whats wit' her t'day? She all...grrr" Anya scrunched up her face and tried to look mad at the same time. It made Cordy and Tara giggle.

"Maybe she jus' tired? My mommy actslike dat when dhe tired...All mad and grumpy" Cordy didnt like that Buffy was actin' all funky, but they could pay her a little attention too. She was more improtanter than Buffy...Why could nobody see that?

"Maybe" Tara sighed "Jus' have ta wait an' see."

When the three people who left to find Buffy found her, they saw she was not alone. Liam was with her and it did not look pretty.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!! I WANNA BE LEFT ALONE!!!" Buffy screamed as she threw the lego blockes at Liam. That was when she noticed her sister and her friends. She took one look at William and promptly through a lego block at his head. "Boys are...mean and, and, and, smell, and and I hate you all"

Willow took Williams arm before he could go any close to Buffy. "Just let me and Faith take care of her right now. Take Liam back to class and we will talk to you later, okay?" Willow spoke with more athority than any 5 year old should have. William grabbed Liam by his shirt collar and practically dragged him back into the class room.

Faith and Willow were right by Buffys side the moment the boys walked out the door.

"Buffy, I know somethings wrong...I am too smart for you! I always know when somethings worng" Willow spoke with her resolve face.

"I'll tell you, but!", Buffy said as she whiped her face."You can never tell anyone kay???"

Both Faith and Willow nodded in agreement.

"Well, it started after school yesterday......."

Memory

"Hank! I want you outta here!!" Buffy and Faiths mother Joyce screamed.

"Why should I leave? This is my house! I make the payments on this blasted house! You leave!" Hank, the dad, hollered back.

"Because your drunk, and the girls are gonna be home any moment and I dont want them to see what a dead beat their dad is!" Joyce is crying now,"GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT!!!!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Hank walked up to Joyce and grabbed her shoukders. Joyce visably winced in pain.

"Dont...you...EVER...talk...to...me...like..that..again. Do you hear me? NEVER!" he emphasized by shaking her at every word. He released her and stormed out of the house. Joyce slid to the ground crying, neither of the adults noticing the shivering little five year old girl standing at the door way.

End Memory

"So what if daddy leaves us? Why would mommy make him leave? I hate mommy for making him leave...I want my daddy!" All the girls were crying now.

"Daddy would never leave us, He loves us, he wont leave he wont leave......." Faith murmured over and over and over again.

A/N  Just so you know, this will be the end of the serious stuff for now. This was mostly a story builder and for the next while will just be cuteness. I have decided that this story wil be REALLY long......like, a series.., so when I get my site set up,I will tell you all the name, and I will do weekly updates and then I will post like 6 chapters bout every month, month and a half.....Well, Im done tralking now so ta-ta for now, and catch ya all later.