Disclaimer: ALL THESE CHARACTERS DO NOT BELONG TO ME AND BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RELATED.

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG! I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. I'LL BE UPDATING MOREOFTENNOW.

CORDILLERA

2 Days Later

If I ever have to confront that little she witch again, she is going to pay!

"Hey Riley? Remember me? Your girlfriend? The one person your supposed to fawn and adore over? God, your so out of it." Cordillera interrupts Riley's thoughts.

"Hm? What? Oh, sorry baby, just a little caught up in thinking."

"Well news flash, that's not your best quality." She easily says back, annoyed that Riley isn't putting his full attention on her. "Besides, we have a dance to be thinking about. You know, that little ritual where a girl and guy get crowned? Me being that certain girl, and you being that certain guy. Hey! Your doing it again!"

" Sorry Cordy, I have a lot on my mind at the moment." Then the most brilliant of ideas hit Riley. Oh, this is perfect.

"Sure, like what could you be possibly be thinking about? Wait, do you mean, that…..no, uh-uh, I won't believe it! There simply CAN'T be anyone prettier than Miss popular over here!" Cordillera angrily puts in. " Are you dumping me? No way, Cordillera doesn't get dumped, she does the dumping! Riley, your being unfair! Who is she? I have a right to know!" Cordillera huffs out, near to tears because she'll probably get a pimple for this. "TELL ME!"

This is the perfect plan. I wonder why I didn't think of it sooner. " Look, it's that new girl, she has my attention alright, did you see that dress she was wearing today? Mmm-mmm, that is some serious candy." If that doesn't get her engines blowing I don't know what will.

" WHAT! No way am I going to believe this. Where is she! I'm going to rip her eyes out! Or worse! Ruin her chance of ever being popular in Sunnydale High! She is finished! She made me lose the best candidate for prom king! What is her name?"

Riley smile for a better effect, as he watches Buffy walk by with her 2 nerd pals, and puts a dreamy look on his face and stares right at her. " Buffy Summers."

Cordillera sees that he is looking past her and sees Buffy dead on. " HER! You think that…. that THING is better than the hottest piece of candy you'll ever have! Your out of your mind Riley!"

"Yeah. I guess I am, for her that is." meh, just for good measure.

"WHAT! AUGH!" And Cordillera stomps away, looking for Harmony. We have some serious gossip to stir up about that stupid blonde hooch. We need to find something about her and push it to the extreme with untruthfulness, that even the principal will look at her in disgust. Oh, she will pay for making her lose her best chance for a potential Prom king. Stupid Hooch.

BUFFY

"Woah, who was that?" Buffy asks, stifling a laugh. " I mean, that girl looks like a MAJOR drama queen."

"Well, you couldn't be more right. That was Cordillera, she's been going out with Riley for a while. Perfect for each other if ya ask me." Xander calmly replies. " I guess you could say, snobs draw toward each other in such away, that people are drawn to there awesome popularity ways!" Xander dramatically wails out, while he grabs Willow and twirls her around.

"Xander! Put me down! People are looking at us!" Willow manages to say in between laughs. Reluctantly, Xander obeys. "And Xander is right too. Cordillera is the most popular girl in school. You get in her bad books, and bye-bye social life. Riley is basically for show though. If she doesn't get crowned Prom Queen, she'll burn the school down." Willow giggles and pokes Xander. " Stop it."

Buffy smiles at the couple. They are so cute together. I'm glad that they are my friends. " Huh, well I guess she's superior and all, but Riley? I mean, she could do better than that."

"Well, he's the best looken guy in school, so in other words, it's a responsibility that they are together." Xander replies, smiling. "Besides, she keeps her toy in good measure, and the rest of us worthy students can relax in complete harmony, well, most of the time."

They all laugh at that.

She's so beautiful when she laughs. Spike looks out onto the school yard, watching Buffy and her friends laugh at something that the boy said. He's in the bell tower above the school, deep in the shadows, so he won't get burned. Pity she has to die sooner or later. Hm, hopefully sooner. "So Angel, what do you propose that we do? We haven't been able to track her down these past few days, and we can't leave this bloody place when she does. I'm stuck. If we are to kill her-"nd

"And we will,"

"Yes, we will, but when? How? She's harder to find than the queen in a beehive. This one is harder, cunning. Just like her Aunt Liz- I mean, Elizabeth." Spike clears his throat and looks away from Angel. Bloody hell Spike. Watch your mouth around the bloke. "She's strong too. I can barley stand to be in her aura it's so strong. This will be harder than Emily." Spike looks back at Angel. Angel isn't even looking at him, he's looking at another girl across the school yard. She's very angry and can be heard even from the bell tower, without even using their keen hearing.

"Maybe we aren't so lost after all, Spike." Angel lightly says. Pointing at the girl. From what I'm hearing, that girl can help us. She is keen on destroying any chances of our slayer having a social life at the school. Maybe we can convince her to do more?" Angel looks at Spike with a small hint of an idea in his eye. Spike walks over to Angel, careful to avoid the sunlight, and looks out at the girl. She was pretty, but not like the slayer. Not at all.

"No." was all Spike said.

"Why?" Angel asks puzzlingly. He thought that Spike would jump at the idea. Manipulation was one of his specialties.

"She's too annoying, from what she sounds like. Complains, whines, yells, shouts. She is too dramatic and cares too much about herself. It wouldn't work." Spike puts in calmly. Angel nods his head, but only half-heartedly.

" I suppose your right. She will do her own damage. Nice little package though, don't you think?"No. "Sure, if your into those type Angel, which I sincerely doubt that she is."

"Are you sure that it won't work?" Angel tries one more time, already knowing the answer.

"Ha, You can bet your life on it, but then again, that would be cheating." Spike puts in with a smile as he goes back to his perch, watching the Slayer with Angel's laughter in the background. I wonder what it would be like to be down there, with all those people and not feel hungry for them. Slayers have it easy these days. It's not that often that you can have a normal life and fight the 'FORCES OF DARKNESS ' too. Bloody 'ell, I need a drink. Her Beauty is exactly like Lizzy's……

"Spike? SPIKE?" Angel waves his hand in front of Spike's face.

"Hm? Oh, what?"

"I asked you if we should go in now before the people start to file into the school."

"Oh, yeh, we should. That wretched bell will ring soon, we should go." Angel nods and starts to head down the stairs. Spike starts to follow, but looks one more time down at Buffy. So beautiful…

Buffy looks up at the bell tower sensing that she was being watched, but saw nothing. Okay, I have seriously got to stop being so jumpy. "Hey guys? I have to go to my locker for a sec, I need to get my book bag."

"Oh, okay Buffy, but hurray back, and we can all play Pocket Rocket." Willow smiles and nods at Buffy and Xander.

"What is Pocket Rocket?" Buffy asks with one eyebrow raised.

"oh ho ho! You have much to learn young one. You shall see when you return…" Xander circles Buffy and hunches over and lowers his voice as he says this, waggling his fingers at her. Buffy pushes Xander away and laughs.

"Creep. I'll be right back."

"Okay," Xander says in between a laughs along with Willow.

Buffy walks away smiling as she walks up the steps and into the school. "Man, it's kinda dark in here." She claims as she walks down the hallway. Then Buffy suddenly stops, and lowers her head. "You."

"Me." Spike whispers as he steps away from the wall, where he was watching her. "I was hoping that you'd be a little more happy to see me Pet." Spike smiles at her. "Considering how well our first little get together went."

Buffy turns around slowly and looks up at Spike. CRAP! MY STAKE IS IN MY BOOK BAG! "Well, if you don't mind telling me your name, then maybe we could work out our little predicament, seeing how we're such good friends." Buffy Sarcastically drawls.

Spike smiles from the corner of his mouth. " Spike."

"Buffy." Then she punches him, and spin kicks him in the stomach. Spike stumbles away with his head turned to the side, blood making a thin line down his chin. Spike turns his head toward Buffy, now in a fighting stance, and licks the blood from his split lip.

" Ow." then he punches Buffy, but she ducks and grabs his arm and flips him, cracking his back, which instantly healed. Buffy kicks him in the ribs, but Spike rolls away, and grabs her foot, tripping her. Buffy falls back and lands hard, snapping her head back, but she recovers and kicks Spikes hand and back-shoulder rolls away. They both very slowly get up.

" huh, not bad for a sprite such as your self love." Spike tells Buffy, quite sincere. "Just hope it will last."

"Well, I guess you won't be too worried then." Buffy retorts as she runs and tackles him, gaining a position on top, and is about to punch is face in, when he flips he over on to her back, pinning her hands down. Buffy regains her breathing from hitting the ground wrong, and stares at Spike, trying to wriggle free. "Your stronger than most." Buffy tells Spike, as she looks up at him. God, his eyes are so blue.

"Well I guess you could say that I've had experience from your line, Slayer." Christ, why am I bantering and not finishing her off? Snap out of it! But as Spike was thinking this Buffy knee's him, and punches him off, wishing more than anything that she had a stake. Then the bell rang, and Buffy just looks at Spike as he gets up, rubbing his cheek, and he looks back at her. " Until another time slayer, you won't be so lucky." Then he runs down the hall, and around the corner, just as people start to come through the doors

Saved by the bell. How very ironic. And Buffy walks to her locker, and gets her book bag. Just a normal day in the neighborhood, after all.