Chapter 3
William was tossing and turning later that night. It was impossible to get comfortable on a couch. He sat up because he couldn't sleep. He then heard someone come down the stairs and realized it was Buffy. She was wearing an adorable nightie. She was trying to be quiet until she saw that he wasn't asleep. "Hey, I thought you would be sleeping." She said and he shook his head.
"I couldn't get comfortable." Buffy nodded and sat down next to him. He felt nervous, but tried not to show it.
"I know the feeling. I can't sleep right now either. You're from England, right?" William nodded and couldn't think of anything else to say. "Yeah, I can tell from the accent." She was quiet after that and William decided to speak up.
"You both live here by yourselves?" Buffy looked saddened as she nodded.
"Yeah, our mom died last year. Xander then decided to just get a job and gave up on college so he could look after me. I'm still in high school. We have another sister, but she's living with our dad in Los Angeles. We don't get to see her much." William felt for this young girl.
"I'm terribly sorry, pet. I lost my father recently and I don't think my mother will be around much longer. I am hoping to go back home soon. She needs me." He explained and Buffy nodded again.
"Are all British guys like you?" She asked him.
"What do you mean?" He wondered.
"I mean are they all really nice and proper. I was told they were all snobs." William smiled.
"Yes, well a lot of them are. I'm not like that." Buffy returned his smile.
"I can tell." Buffy reached over him and grabbed the remote. "You can always watch TV if you can't sleep. That's what I do." She said as she handed him the remote. He took it from her and just stared at it like he had no idea what it was. She then pressed the power button for him and he watched as the TV came to life. He looked at it with a surprised expression on his face.
"This is quite astonishing." He said as he moved closer to the TV.
"You don't get out a lot, do you?" William realized his error and moved back to the couch.
"We don't really have any of this back home." Buffy nodded in understanding.
"I guess not. Well, you just push that same button to turn it off. I should probably head back to bed now. I have school tomorrow." She said with a grimace as she got up and went back upstairs.William watched her go and then turned back to the TV. He could learn to like this generation.