Familiar Strangers
Rated: Pg-13
Summary: Buffy is in an auto accident and has fallen into a deep coma. She seemed too traveled back in time. She finds herself being born into a family in London, England in 1700's. As Elizabeth grows up she has visions of Buffy's life, it is as if she knows this person. When Lizzy meets William, she falls hard for him, so when he dismisses her as working trash, she runs into the street in front of a carriage. After the accident, Lizzy dying words are for William's ears only. What does she say to him as she dies? Buffy wakes up after 6 months. She has a sinking feeling and questions that she cannot answer. Was it a dream or was she really in London in the 1700's?
Disclaimer I only own my ideas.
First, I am setting the situation of Buffy and Spike in high school when they first meet. Then here comes the time travel. Be patience with me on this.
Monday September 7, 1993
Buffy and Willow are twins, they look like exact opposites. Buffy has blonde hair, hazel eyes and is medium height. Willow has bright red hair, green eyes and is medium height. Buffy is 1 ½ smaller then Willow, but Willow is 30 minutes older then Buffy. They each look like one of their parents, Mark and Joyce Summers. Their mom has light brown hair with blonde highlights to be exact. Buffy looks like her, but Willow looks like their father. He has red hair also. Both of the girls take after their mom when it comes to their height. Their Father is tall and lean. Both girls favor him in this way. The girls have different taste in things, as an example Buffy was a cheerleader in Jr. High; but Willow was in band and choir in Jr. High.
So today is the first day of high school, it is going to be fun for them their parents tell them. They just moved here from Santa Fe, New Mexico and starts school this morning. Willow is up at dawn getting her things ready for the first day of high school, new notebook, pens, and pencils. Buffy on the other hand is still in bed when her mom comes up to make sure they are dressed. Buffy has to get up and hurry to get ready for school.
"Mom where's my shampoo?" Buffy screams down the stairs at her mother. Her mom tells her it's were she left it yesterday. "Oh, found it thanks."
"I can't find my boots, Willow, do you know where they are?" Buffy asked her sister.
"Buffy, look on your side on the room, they are there somewhere, Elizabeth Marie Summers! If you kept, your stuff organized you would not 't have to ask me everyday were things are." Willow tells her.
"Well, gee thanks miss perfect, not all of us wake when the sun rises." she says to her sister sarcastically "Ok, I got it I should get up five hours before school and wait at the end of my bed like a good student. So when it's time to leave I ready, no thank you." Willow stomps out of their room slamming the door.
In the Summer's kitchen
"Mom will you explain to me again why I can't have that extra room next to you?" Joyce sits down at the breakfast bar with her coffee and breakfast to go over this for the millionth time.
"Your father and I told you both when we move here, your dad needs it for his study. He needs a room to grades papers and prepare test, make lesson plans etc. Willow sighs, as Buffy walks in the kitchen.
"Buffy, do want some eggs and toast?" Her mother asks her while putting her own plate in the sink.
"No, thanks Mom" Buffy says as she grabs some OJ out of the icebox.
"Ok girls, let's get a move on, and get you enrolled in your new school." Their father says as he enters the kitchen. The girls all put their dishes in the sink and go out the door. They leave their father in the kitchen; make their way to the van.
Joyce drives into the parking lot of Macarthur High School and parks the car in a spot close to the doors. They all get out and head into the building. "Excuse me young man, where's the office?" Joyce asked.
Xander turns to the voice and is speechless. The sight of the girls flabbergasted Xander. "It's down the hall take a left and it will be on your right, gorgeous," Xander says then he hits his head with the palm of his hand. "Did I just say that out loud? Sorry lovely ladies why follow me and I will show you how to get there. My brother went here last year and I got to come to visit him some" he rambles. The girls giggle and follow him.
"There it is ladies hope to see you around" he says before backing away clumsily. He takes one last look at the girls, saying to himself (I think I am in love).
The ladies walked into the office and found other parents with their kids everywhere. Joyce tries to walk up to counter while the girls move to the side. The office is so crowd that the noise level is enough to give you a headache. There in the office, Buffy sees a boy who has bleached hair and dressed in all black apparel. Buffy thinks to herself, he is a Billy Idol wanna be, or maybe he is a loser. No matter it, all equals trouble. Willow watches Buffy staring at him for a long time. She leans into her sister getting close to her ear, "Hottie, isn't he." Buffy just turns and gives her a dirty look "like you know what kind of guys are hot, bookworms" That is when Joyce calls them over to the counter.
"Girls we need to go to the lunch room to fill out these papers, let's go" their mother says as they try to go out the door of the office. They walk to the lunchroom and find a table with a bench for seats to fill out the forms. Once done, their mother goes to the front of the room to give the school personal the papers with her daughters' births certificates, shot records and transcripts from their old school.
As she got to the front of the room, the person taking records says to Mrs. Summers. "Mrs. Summers please have a seat and we'll tell you where to go as soon as we can. Thank you" says the office secretary. They sat in the lunchroom for a while then the whole group was asked to separate in to grade levels. Every grade had assigned places to go. Each grade had people to work on their admissions into the school. Each consisted of an office staff member and teachers of that grade and that grades guidance or caseworker.
The ninth graders where sent to the auditorium. There Buffy saw the boy again; he was with a man she assumed was his father and a girl. His father looked mad at the boy for some reason. As they started to call names; and told people to come up to the stage with their child. That way they could fill out their children's form for admission.
Buffy was bored, so bored that she turned around and speak to a light brown colored hair girl behind her named Maggie. They spoke for a while then Willow cut in. They both spoke with the girl until Buffy and Willow were called.
"Mrs. Summers, you can come down and bring your daughters please." The person calling names out over the microphone asked. Then the person called someone named Mr. Aston and asked him to come down and bring his children. Both families went up to the stage.
"Mrs. Summers, how nice to meet you, my name is Ms. Sear" the girls stood behind their mom. "Ok, now who is Buffy?"
"That's me" Buffy answered her while walking to the table to sit.
"Well come sit down I have to ask you a few question so I can place you. First welcome to Mac Arthur High School, Buffy," Ms. Sear says politely. "Now here is a list of languages we teach at this school, you have to choose one. You also get to pick two electives, like homemaking or art. You will be in regular classes I see Buffy. I am sorry to tell you both, here we require that you take both PE and Art. Band or Choir members are not excluded from gym because of these subjects. If you are interested in these subjects, you still are required take these subjects. Cheerleading, football, etc. is not considered PE here.
"Willow," the teacher calls to her "why don't you come up here also and pick your two electives while I speak with Buffy. Our school hours are 8 until 4 with no study hall and only 45 minutes for lunch. I noticed Buffy you were a cheerleader, we have tryouts every year the second week of school. So if you want to consider try outs for this school. They are all done by performance not a popular vote's style. Therefore, if you want to I can give your name to the cheerleader coordinator." Ms. Sear tells Buffy.
"Have you made a choice?" the teacher asks.
"Yes Ms. Sear, I would like to try out for cheerleading, also I will take Arabic for my language. Can I have art and music compotation for my electives?" Buffy says. Ms. Sear shacks her head yes.
"Willow you will be in advanced classes I see; when you get to the twelfth grade we have college pep courses. Now what are your choices please?" Ms Sear says.
"Yes I will like French and band, also choir please" Willow states.
"Are you sure you want both music electives? You only get two electives Willow this year. You could take poetry or art even homemaking if you wish" Ms. Sear says.
"No thank you I like my choices," Willow decides.
"Let's start with the admission forms then, Willow first. Full name"
"Willow Josephine Summers" Willow says proudly.
"Birthday please" Ms Sear asks.
"February 4, 1979" Willow states to the teacher.
"Buffy now you, full name please," Ms. Sear asks.
"Elizabeth Marie Summers" Buffy answer as if she is embarrassed by her name.
"Birthday" she asked.
"February 5, 1979" Buffy says to her.
"So you'll twins then, huh?" She asks, "I see you are up to date with your shots girls." Ms Sear tells them "Well go have a seat and I will pass this down to the person who assigns classes."
On the other side of the stage, Ms. Wilson is processing The Aston children.
"Hello welcome to Mac Arthur have a seat please let's get started" She says. After the children, choices are made. With both electives and languages, Ms. Wilson began the admission forms. "Let's begin with Margaret."
"Can I get your full name please?" She asks.
"Margaret Elizabeth Aston" she tells the nice person.
"Now what's your birthday please?" she states.
"August 20, 1978" Maggie answers.
"Ok now your full name please and with your birth date also please;" as she turns to William asking him the questions that are needed.
"William Jeremy Aston and I were born August 20, 1978." William says with malice in his voice.
"I am sorry to have to ask Mr. Aston why are children still in ninth grade. When I see, they completed it already in their old school. Let me see those transcripts, now where were those papers at" as she flips papers over each other "oh here they are, it was London, England right."
Mr. Aston explains that the school board would not accept the kids' transcripts because they did not have the required subjects for this school district. He says he tried to get them to accept the transcripts but he was turned down flat.
"Ok Mr. Aston, please have a seat back down in the chairs. I know from personal experience the school board can be very stubborn," Ms Wilson says. They went back down and waited for children to be called.
Later all the kids that was enrolled that day went around to their first class. Buffy noticed thru the day the boy from the office was in most of her classes. Willow loved her new classes they had harder work then the old school, she hated to get bored when the work was to easy. She like the idea that she could out do her sister, at least in academic part of school, if not the popularity part.
Later that day Buffy met her cheerleading coordinator after school. "Buffy let's see what you can do."
"Ok, people first tryouts are on Monday thru Wednesday. The callbacks are Thursday and you will be called if you made it to callbacks you will be told over the PA system in the morning. The girls who are called will then meet here for the last part of tryouts. Friday morning we will announce the cheerleaders for each grade." She said this to all the girls present who wanted to try out. She handed each the cheers that had to be learned for tryouts.
That same day Willow stay after school to try out for the band and choir. Mr. Pollack was the band director; Willow plays her flute for him and then went to choir for its tryouts. She was surprised when she made the top classes in both. However now she had to go see the class coordinator for ninth grade to change her classes around. When she made both top classes for both band and choir, it put a knick in her class schedule.
Willow goes down to the office and asked, "Excuse me; I need to change my courses because I made the top class in both band and choir, and they clash with my other classes," Willow said to the person at the front desk.
"Come back here behind the counter and seat down. I will tell your counselor you are here. Did you happen to bring the slip of paper that both teachers give you?" the person asked rudely.
"Yes, here they are." Willow answer her politely.
After all the classes were done for the day, Willow went to get Buffy from cheerleading practice where she practiced her cheers. From there they went home together talking about the first day of school. Once home from school they found a note from their mother to finish unpacking their room. Therefore, after a snack, the girls finished unpacking their room.
September 8 1993
William was making his way to school on his ten-speed because he did not want his father to drive him to school. His first class of the day was math. He walked in and saw that good-looking girl from yesterday who kept staring at him. He went over to her and introduced himself. "Hi my name is Spike" as he sat down next to her.
"Hi my name is Buffy, I saw you yesterday with sister and father." She says looking him in the eye.
"Yeah, I saw you staring at me the whole morning. Do you see something you like?" Spike says laughingly. Buffy blushes but came up with a come back "No just trying to figure you out, and if you are a Billy Idol wannbe. You think you are so hot don't you? You think that the girls are going to chase after you to get your attraction. I promise I am not one of those girls so just down and shut up." Buffy says with a newfound confidence.
He plays heartbroken but the big smile gives his thoughts away. After class, Buffy had gym; he had it to. She played uninterested, but inside her chest, her heart was doing the cha-cha when she saw his well define legs and tight shirt that left nothing to the imagination. As all the people in their class came out, they sat on the benches. When the teacher called out their names, they are told to sit in rows. Gym was easy for Buffy. She was good at sports so she did well in gym that made her happy to be able to do the physical part of school right because her grades sucked.
As their school year went by, Buffy had made the cheerleading squad. Willow did well in her music, even gotten offered to act and sing in the fall play. Buffy finally found out who the bleach wonder was. His name was William but no one called him that for fear of a beating. Everybody called him Spike, and some how it fit him. She could not decide if she liked him or hated him. All she knows if he does not stop teasing her she will scream.
"Hey Buffy I hear you are going to state with this cheerleading thing" Spike says as he walks to his seat. He always makes sure to get a seat by Buffy. He has put the word out that she is his women. He just hopes that the women of his dreams, Buffy does not find out about it. Spike sits down and turns to Buffy looking at her, she is wearing a white sweater shirt. The sleeves seem not to come with the shirt, so Spike decides that this is the topic of the day. He always finds something to say so she will speak to him. To him any words are good. He has been hiding under the benches watching cheerleading practice just to see her. She would never give him a chance he thinks.
Buffy is walking home from practice and she notices Spike following her at a safe distance. She comes up with a plan to catch him following her home. Buffy takes off running towards a tree but then quickly hides in the bushes to wait for him.
Summary: Buffy is in an auto accident and has fallen into a deep coma. She seemed too traveled back in time. She finds herself being born into a family in London, England in 1700's. As Elizabeth grows up she has visions of Buffy's life, it is as if she knows this person. When Lizzy meets William, she falls hard for him, so when he dismisses her as working trash, she runs into the street in front of a carriage. After the accident, Lizzy dying words are for William's ears only. What does she say to him as she dies? Buffy wakes up after 6 months. She has a sinking feeling and questions that she cannot answer. Was it a dream or was she really in London in the 1700's?
Disclaimer I only own my ideas.
First, I am setting the situation of Buffy and Spike in high school when they first meet. Then here comes the time travel. Be patience with me on this.
Monday September 7, 1993
Buffy and Willow are twins, they look like exact opposites. Buffy has blonde hair, hazel eyes and is medium height. Willow has bright red hair, green eyes and is medium height. Buffy is 1 ½ smaller then Willow, but Willow is 30 minutes older then Buffy. They each look like one of their parents, Mark and Joyce Summers. Their mom has light brown hair with blonde highlights to be exact. Buffy looks like her, but Willow looks like their father. He has red hair also. Both of the girls take after their mom when it comes to their height. Their Father is tall and lean. Both girls favor him in this way. The girls have different taste in things, as an example Buffy was a cheerleader in Jr. High; but Willow was in band and choir in Jr. High.
So today is the first day of high school, it is going to be fun for them their parents tell them. They just moved here from Santa Fe, New Mexico and starts school this morning. Willow is up at dawn getting her things ready for the first day of high school, new notebook, pens, and pencils. Buffy on the other hand is still in bed when her mom comes up to make sure they are dressed. Buffy has to get up and hurry to get ready for school.
"Mom where's my shampoo?" Buffy screams down the stairs at her mother. Her mom tells her it's were she left it yesterday. "Oh, found it thanks."
"I can't find my boots, Willow, do you know where they are?" Buffy asked her sister.
"Buffy, look on your side on the room, they are there somewhere, Elizabeth Marie Summers! If you kept, your stuff organized you would not 't have to ask me everyday were things are." Willow tells her.
"Well, gee thanks miss perfect, not all of us wake when the sun rises." she says to her sister sarcastically "Ok, I got it I should get up five hours before school and wait at the end of my bed like a good student. So when it's time to leave I ready, no thank you." Willow stomps out of their room slamming the door.
In the Summer's kitchen
"Mom will you explain to me again why I can't have that extra room next to you?" Joyce sits down at the breakfast bar with her coffee and breakfast to go over this for the millionth time.
"Your father and I told you both when we move here, your dad needs it for his study. He needs a room to grades papers and prepare test, make lesson plans etc. Willow sighs, as Buffy walks in the kitchen.
"Buffy, do want some eggs and toast?" Her mother asks her while putting her own plate in the sink.
"No, thanks Mom" Buffy says as she grabs some OJ out of the icebox.
"Ok girls, let's get a move on, and get you enrolled in your new school." Their father says as he enters the kitchen. The girls all put their dishes in the sink and go out the door. They leave their father in the kitchen; make their way to the van.
Joyce drives into the parking lot of Macarthur High School and parks the car in a spot close to the doors. They all get out and head into the building. "Excuse me young man, where's the office?" Joyce asked.
Xander turns to the voice and is speechless. The sight of the girls flabbergasted Xander. "It's down the hall take a left and it will be on your right, gorgeous," Xander says then he hits his head with the palm of his hand. "Did I just say that out loud? Sorry lovely ladies why follow me and I will show you how to get there. My brother went here last year and I got to come to visit him some" he rambles. The girls giggle and follow him.
"There it is ladies hope to see you around" he says before backing away clumsily. He takes one last look at the girls, saying to himself (I think I am in love).
The ladies walked into the office and found other parents with their kids everywhere. Joyce tries to walk up to counter while the girls move to the side. The office is so crowd that the noise level is enough to give you a headache. There in the office, Buffy sees a boy who has bleached hair and dressed in all black apparel. Buffy thinks to herself, he is a Billy Idol wanna be, or maybe he is a loser. No matter it, all equals trouble. Willow watches Buffy staring at him for a long time. She leans into her sister getting close to her ear, "Hottie, isn't he." Buffy just turns and gives her a dirty look "like you know what kind of guys are hot, bookworms" That is when Joyce calls them over to the counter.
"Girls we need to go to the lunch room to fill out these papers, let's go" their mother says as they try to go out the door of the office. They walk to the lunchroom and find a table with a bench for seats to fill out the forms. Once done, their mother goes to the front of the room to give the school personal the papers with her daughters' births certificates, shot records and transcripts from their old school.
As she got to the front of the room, the person taking records says to Mrs. Summers. "Mrs. Summers please have a seat and we'll tell you where to go as soon as we can. Thank you" says the office secretary. They sat in the lunchroom for a while then the whole group was asked to separate in to grade levels. Every grade had assigned places to go. Each grade had people to work on their admissions into the school. Each consisted of an office staff member and teachers of that grade and that grades guidance or caseworker.
The ninth graders where sent to the auditorium. There Buffy saw the boy again; he was with a man she assumed was his father and a girl. His father looked mad at the boy for some reason. As they started to call names; and told people to come up to the stage with their child. That way they could fill out their children's form for admission.
Buffy was bored, so bored that she turned around and speak to a light brown colored hair girl behind her named Maggie. They spoke for a while then Willow cut in. They both spoke with the girl until Buffy and Willow were called.
"Mrs. Summers, you can come down and bring your daughters please." The person calling names out over the microphone asked. Then the person called someone named Mr. Aston and asked him to come down and bring his children. Both families went up to the stage.
"Mrs. Summers, how nice to meet you, my name is Ms. Sear" the girls stood behind their mom. "Ok, now who is Buffy?"
"That's me" Buffy answered her while walking to the table to sit.
"Well come sit down I have to ask you a few question so I can place you. First welcome to Mac Arthur High School, Buffy," Ms. Sear says politely. "Now here is a list of languages we teach at this school, you have to choose one. You also get to pick two electives, like homemaking or art. You will be in regular classes I see Buffy. I am sorry to tell you both, here we require that you take both PE and Art. Band or Choir members are not excluded from gym because of these subjects. If you are interested in these subjects, you still are required take these subjects. Cheerleading, football, etc. is not considered PE here.
"Willow," the teacher calls to her "why don't you come up here also and pick your two electives while I speak with Buffy. Our school hours are 8 until 4 with no study hall and only 45 minutes for lunch. I noticed Buffy you were a cheerleader, we have tryouts every year the second week of school. So if you want to consider try outs for this school. They are all done by performance not a popular vote's style. Therefore, if you want to I can give your name to the cheerleader coordinator." Ms. Sear tells Buffy.
"Have you made a choice?" the teacher asks.
"Yes Ms. Sear, I would like to try out for cheerleading, also I will take Arabic for my language. Can I have art and music compotation for my electives?" Buffy says. Ms. Sear shacks her head yes.
"Willow you will be in advanced classes I see; when you get to the twelfth grade we have college pep courses. Now what are your choices please?" Ms Sear says.
"Yes I will like French and band, also choir please" Willow states.
"Are you sure you want both music electives? You only get two electives Willow this year. You could take poetry or art even homemaking if you wish" Ms. Sear says.
"No thank you I like my choices," Willow decides.
"Let's start with the admission forms then, Willow first. Full name"
"Willow Josephine Summers" Willow says proudly.
"Birthday please" Ms Sear asks.
"February 4, 1979" Willow states to the teacher.
"Buffy now you, full name please," Ms. Sear asks.
"Elizabeth Marie Summers" Buffy answer as if she is embarrassed by her name.
"Birthday" she asked.
"February 5, 1979" Buffy says to her.
"So you'll twins then, huh?" She asks, "I see you are up to date with your shots girls." Ms Sear tells them "Well go have a seat and I will pass this down to the person who assigns classes."
On the other side of the stage, Ms. Wilson is processing The Aston children.
"Hello welcome to Mac Arthur have a seat please let's get started" She says. After the children, choices are made. With both electives and languages, Ms. Wilson began the admission forms. "Let's begin with Margaret."
"Can I get your full name please?" She asks.
"Margaret Elizabeth Aston" she tells the nice person.
"Now what's your birthday please?" she states.
"August 20, 1978" Maggie answers.
"Ok now your full name please and with your birth date also please;" as she turns to William asking him the questions that are needed.
"William Jeremy Aston and I were born August 20, 1978." William says with malice in his voice.
"I am sorry to have to ask Mr. Aston why are children still in ninth grade. When I see, they completed it already in their old school. Let me see those transcripts, now where were those papers at" as she flips papers over each other "oh here they are, it was London, England right."
Mr. Aston explains that the school board would not accept the kids' transcripts because they did not have the required subjects for this school district. He says he tried to get them to accept the transcripts but he was turned down flat.
"Ok Mr. Aston, please have a seat back down in the chairs. I know from personal experience the school board can be very stubborn," Ms Wilson says. They went back down and waited for children to be called.
Later all the kids that was enrolled that day went around to their first class. Buffy noticed thru the day the boy from the office was in most of her classes. Willow loved her new classes they had harder work then the old school, she hated to get bored when the work was to easy. She like the idea that she could out do her sister, at least in academic part of school, if not the popularity part.
Later that day Buffy met her cheerleading coordinator after school. "Buffy let's see what you can do."
"Ok, people first tryouts are on Monday thru Wednesday. The callbacks are Thursday and you will be called if you made it to callbacks you will be told over the PA system in the morning. The girls who are called will then meet here for the last part of tryouts. Friday morning we will announce the cheerleaders for each grade." She said this to all the girls present who wanted to try out. She handed each the cheers that had to be learned for tryouts.
That same day Willow stay after school to try out for the band and choir. Mr. Pollack was the band director; Willow plays her flute for him and then went to choir for its tryouts. She was surprised when she made the top classes in both. However now she had to go see the class coordinator for ninth grade to change her classes around. When she made both top classes for both band and choir, it put a knick in her class schedule.
Willow goes down to the office and asked, "Excuse me; I need to change my courses because I made the top class in both band and choir, and they clash with my other classes," Willow said to the person at the front desk.
"Come back here behind the counter and seat down. I will tell your counselor you are here. Did you happen to bring the slip of paper that both teachers give you?" the person asked rudely.
"Yes, here they are." Willow answer her politely.
After all the classes were done for the day, Willow went to get Buffy from cheerleading practice where she practiced her cheers. From there they went home together talking about the first day of school. Once home from school they found a note from their mother to finish unpacking their room. Therefore, after a snack, the girls finished unpacking their room.
September 8 1993
William was making his way to school on his ten-speed because he did not want his father to drive him to school. His first class of the day was math. He walked in and saw that good-looking girl from yesterday who kept staring at him. He went over to her and introduced himself. "Hi my name is Spike" as he sat down next to her.
"Hi my name is Buffy, I saw you yesterday with sister and father." She says looking him in the eye.
"Yeah, I saw you staring at me the whole morning. Do you see something you like?" Spike says laughingly. Buffy blushes but came up with a come back "No just trying to figure you out, and if you are a Billy Idol wannbe. You think you are so hot don't you? You think that the girls are going to chase after you to get your attraction. I promise I am not one of those girls so just down and shut up." Buffy says with a newfound confidence.
He plays heartbroken but the big smile gives his thoughts away. After class, Buffy had gym; he had it to. She played uninterested, but inside her chest, her heart was doing the cha-cha when she saw his well define legs and tight shirt that left nothing to the imagination. As all the people in their class came out, they sat on the benches. When the teacher called out their names, they are told to sit in rows. Gym was easy for Buffy. She was good at sports so she did well in gym that made her happy to be able to do the physical part of school right because her grades sucked.
As their school year went by, Buffy had made the cheerleading squad. Willow did well in her music, even gotten offered to act and sing in the fall play. Buffy finally found out who the bleach wonder was. His name was William but no one called him that for fear of a beating. Everybody called him Spike, and some how it fit him. She could not decide if she liked him or hated him. All she knows if he does not stop teasing her she will scream.
"Hey Buffy I hear you are going to state with this cheerleading thing" Spike says as he walks to his seat. He always makes sure to get a seat by Buffy. He has put the word out that she is his women. He just hopes that the women of his dreams, Buffy does not find out about it. Spike sits down and turns to Buffy looking at her, she is wearing a white sweater shirt. The sleeves seem not to come with the shirt, so Spike decides that this is the topic of the day. He always finds something to say so she will speak to him. To him any words are good. He has been hiding under the benches watching cheerleading practice just to see her. She would never give him a chance he thinks.
Buffy is walking home from practice and she notices Spike following her at a safe distance. She comes up with a plan to catch him following her home. Buffy takes off running towards a tree but then quickly hides in the bushes to wait for him.