Chapter Seven:

Could You Change?

Buffy entered school cool, calm, and somewhat collected from the night before. She headed straight for the library, her official place of hang out. I bet when people see me go in here everyday they think, gee what a loser she must be. Hanging out in the library. Must not have many friends. She walked in throwing her books on the counter. Giles was already there reading some sort of text book.

"Right where I left you."

Giles looked up startled. "Buffy, I didn't hear you come in."

"I'm stealthy like that." She watched him put away his book. She played with the multicolored bracelets on her wrists.

"Anything happen last night?"

She was startled and she showed it. What, how could he know? Well, technically nothing happened. Except for me being a total pain to Angel. "Ooh you know the usual. Stake and miss, and then stake again." She nodded.

"Have you seen Angel lately?"

"What makes you think I'd see Angel?" She said after realizing that he was just asking a mere question.

"I have something to show him. A text from the nineteenth century mentioning him and Darla. I thought he'd want to have a look at it."

"Oh? What about him and Darla?"

"Some sort of prophecy. Nothing to be worried about. I-I don't think." Giles always stuttered during intense conversations. I hope he grows out of it. Such a smart man.

"Well as long is it's okay I guess."

"Is everything alright Buffy?"

"Is it possible, for someone to change, I mean if they have a soul?"

Giles took off his glasses and a small cloth he kept in his pocket. He wiped his glasses clean before returning them back to his face. "It's possible for anyone to change Buffy. I don't know the qualifications or well, anything for that matter about his soul. Why what is this about?"

She sighed, "Oh nothing. I had a dream the other night." She shrugged. "Nothing big."

He nodded. She heard Xander and Willow walk through the doors. Xander was the first to great Buffy.

"Buffy."

She smiled at Xander, "Hey Xander." She looked over at Willow who looked like she was devastated. "What's up with her?"

"She made a C on her term paper."

"Willow?"

"I never make below a B!"

"It's okay, Will, not the end of the world. Trust me I should know."

They all looked at her. "Well not exactly the person you want to help you with studying." She pointed to herself.

Willow moved past the group and sat down at the table. "What am I going to do?"

"Maybe they'll let you retest it Wills." Xander spoke up. "Like the Buff said, not the end of the world. I would love to get a C in anything besides gym." He sighed, how sad almost anyone could pass gym.

Buffy nodded. "Well guys I'm off to class. Are we bronzin' it tonight?"

Xander nodded and looked over at Will who was still in shock. "I dunno about her though. Looks like someone killed one of her fish."

"What?" Exclaimed Willow. "Why would you joke about that?"

Buffy smirked. "Bye guys."

Giles yelled back at her, "I'll try to find out some more information about your question."

"Thanks." She said while walking out of the Library into the hallways.