AN: The first 5 chapters are all when Buffy and Angel were younger (like elementary school) but like I said before they are all written (I just have to type them). So bare with me, there will be b/a romantic stuff down the road but I have to get through this first, it sets up their characters for later.

AN: when I write earlier it is always in comparison to the time of the prologue (if that makes any sense).

Sunnydale 9 years earlier

A mother, in her early 30's walked her daughter into the classroom on her first day of second grade in their new town of Sunnydale.

"Are you nervous to go in, hunny," the mother asked and to which her daughter only nodded affirmatively. "Don't worry, I know you will make friends in no time, " she tried to reassure her daughter. "Now give mommy a hug goodbye and go on in."

The girl did as she was told and hugged her mother goodbye before entering the classroom alone.

The classroom went silent as the door shut behind the little girl. Then the teacher spoke. "Well hello, I am Miss Calendar," she addressed to the little girl before turning her attention back on the class. "Class today we have a new student who just moved to Sunnydale, would you like to tell the class your name?"

The girl amounted all her courage and said, "My name is Buffy Summers."

"Class, can we say hello to Buffy," asked Miss Calendar.

Murmurs of hello Buffy's made the little girl blush. Being an only child she was used to being the center of attention, but it still made her uncomfortable around strangers.

"Buffy, you can go sit net to Angel, who will be your buddy, Ok" stated Miss Calendar. Instinctively Buffy began glancing at the girls in the class looking for this 'Angel'. She saw a girl with long red hair in two braids wearing a multicolored outfit, a girl with long brown hair in a very nice and well thought out outfit, another brunette who seemed really shy since she was hiding behind her book. There was a girl with bright red lipstick, that Buffy knew her mom would never let her wear, and a girl with long black hair. But none of these girls had name a nametag saying Angel on their desks.

Then Miss Calendar asked this 'Angel' to raise their hand. Buffy looked around to find a boy with combed brown hair, cheeks that still had a little baby fat, and a silly side smirk raising his hand. Buffy walked over, placed her things down and sat next to him.

The teacher began talking about addition and subtraction, when Angel leaned over and whispered, "Hi, I am Angel." "I am Buffy, shh." Buffy wanted to listen so she wouldn't get in trouble and also wouldn't look stupid in her new school. But this Angel boy was persistent.

"Where are you from?" Buffy decided to ignore him for the time being, hoping he would get the hint. After repeating the question three times with no reply, Angel reached over and poked Buffy in the side. Buffy, being extremely ticklish, screeched out a high pitch sound, then turned bright red when everyone stared at her.

"Miss Summers and Mr. O'Connor please remain quiet or I will have to separate you two," chastised Miss Calendar and Buffy cast her eyes down in shame, while Angel still had that playful smirk plastered on his face.

The rest of the day progressed the same with Angel playfully distracting Buffy, while Buffy struggled to remain on task. She still believed it was because she goofed off in school before that her father wanted little to do with her, and she didn't want her mom to leave as well. But deep down Buffy was enjoying every minute of Angel's torment, because she had been so afraid of not finding friends in Sunnydale that she was overjoyed to know she had met someone who liked her.

When the bell rang for the end of school Miss Calendar's 2nd grade class filed out to be picked up. Buffy could feel the eyes of the kids staring at her and when she saw her mother she made a rush for the car to get away from everyone. Before she could reach the door someone stopped her from behind. Whirling around Buffy was relieved to see Angel in front of her.

"Buffy, why are you running off?"

"My mom is here," she answered only being partly truthful. He looked at her disbelievingly and Buffy sighed, "I don't like people staring at me," she admitted.

"That's Ok, if you come to my birthday party this weekend I will introduce you to everyone and they wont stare anymore," he asked slyly hoping she would agree.

"I don't know Angel..."

"Please Buffy, I promise I will stay with you so you are comfortable."

"Ok"

"Here's my number," he said as he wrote it in big sloppy numbers on her arm," have your mom call my mom."

"Ok. Angel, you will stay with me," she asked timidly?

"Always," was his only reply.

LA Present day

I've started with that day because it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship that lasted until my dad took me away.

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