This is another somewhat harsh chapter, but it'll be the last one with the feuding sisters. I couldn't deal with that for too much longer. I wanted to get on with the Spuffy goodness. I also wanted to say that if you don't like the story, you really don't have to read it. I don't appreciate a few of these reviews I've been getting telling me how much it sucks after about 12 chapters. If you don't like it, just stop reading it. There's no reason to waste my time or yours. You'll pretty much be deleted anyway, so there's really no point in it. I do accept constructive criticism, but I'm not going to tolerate anything that is just insults. Okay, I think that was a lot nicer than I could have been. I just couldn't ignore it anymore. Thank you to everyone else who has been enjoying the story. Your comments are appreciated and I hope you continue to like it!

Chapter 13

Buffy was confused when she walked into school the next day. Everyone was staring at her and she couldn't remember ever getting so much attention before. She was a little late, but she didn't think anyone would care about that. She just shook it off and headed to her locker, where she found Willow waiting for her. "Hey, why is everyone looking at me? Is there something on my face?" Buffy wondered as she opened her locker and started to put things in it. Willow looked like she had something to say, but didn't know how.

"No, you look great." She commented instead and Buffy grew even more worried. She knew that look on her friend's face.

"What's going on?" Willow took a deep breath before she spoke again.

"Buffy, there's a rumor going around about you." She said and Buffy's eyes grew big.

"What rumor?" She asked and Willow took another breath.

"They're saying that you're easy. That this whole shy thing of yours is an act and that you'll put out for anyone." Willow said in a rush and Buffy was appalled when she finished.

"What? Where did you hear that?" Buffy stated as her voice got louder.

"I heard some of the cheerleaders talking. I swear, Buffy. I didn't believe a word they said. I just thought you should know." Buffy tried to calm herself down as she thought about how a rumor like that could get started. She then gasped when realization hit her.

"I'm going to kill Harmony." She said in a harsh tone as she slammed her locker door shut and went to look for her sister.

Buffy looked everywhere for Harmony, when she finally found her outside the girl's locker room. She didn't even care that Harmony was talking to a few of her friends. Buffy was surprised that she still had any left after the whole diary thing. She had an angry expression on her face as she walked over to her sister. "So, you decide to get me back by spreading lies about me? That's really pathetic." Buffy spat as Harmony finally turned around and noticed her there. She didn't even seem like she cared.

"I don't know what you're talking about, little sister. I only told everyone the truth. That you'll basically spread your legs for anyone." She said with a smile that Buffy just wanted to slap off of her face.

"I think you just described yourself, Harmony. I am not a slut like you are; you must be crazy if you think that anyone will believe that." Harmony shrugged as a few of the football players then walked down the hall. The one in the lead smirked when he noticed Buffy.

"Hey, Summers? Care to give me and my friends a good ride?" He said as his friends started to laugh behind him. Buffy was mortified at what he was implying and noticed the satisfied smile on Harmony's face. She tried not to cry in front of them as she looked at her sister.

"You went too far." She said as she then took off running in the other direction. She wanted to get as far away as she could.

"God, you really are a bitch." Harmony turned back around when she heard another familiar voice behind her, only to see Dawn standing there. "You're not satisfied until everyone around you is miserable." Harmony rolled her eyes and was really sick of dealing with her bratty sisters at the moment.

"I was only getting her back. That's what she gets for humiliating me." Dawn had enough as she moved closer to Harmony.

"For your information, Buffy wasn't the one that humiliated you. Not that you would even care, but I was the one that posted your diary entries around school. It was my idea and Buffy was even against it. No matter how much hell you've put us through in the past, she didn't think it was right to embarrass you in front of everyone. She covered for me because that's what good sisters do, but you wouldn't know anything about that." Dawn said as she walked away from Harmony, leaving the older girl to stare after her in shock.

Dawn found Buffy in one of the bathrooms and she knocked on the stall door where she heard crying. Buffy opened the door after a few seconds and Dawn noticed how red her eyes were. "Hey, you okay?" She asked even though she knew there was no way Buffy could be okay.

"No, I'm not okay. I wanted to be noticed and this is my payback. They all think I'm a slut now. I had to deal with disgusting comments from guys that have never talked to me before. God, I just want to go home." Buffy said as she put her head in her hands and Dawn rubbed her back in comfort.

"It'll be okay, Buffy. I told Harmony the truth about the diary thing. She might leave you alone now." Buffy shook her head and looked up at Dawn.

"It doesn't even matter anymore, the damage is already done. I can hardly show my face now." Buffy stated as Dawn pulled her up and out of the stall.

"Alright, you're going home. I think the day is done for you. Mom won't be there, so you don't have to worry. I think it was about time you took a day off from school anyway." Buffy didn't say anything as she nodded; she was too tired to argue. "Just go home and get some rest, I swear all of this will blow over by tomorrow. I don't care if I have to flash this whole school to get them to stop talking about you. I'll do it." Dawn told her and Buffy managed a tiny smile.

"I don't think Connor would appreciate that." She replied and Dawn shrugged.

"Hey, you're my sister. Connor knows that you come first, he's just gonna have to accept it." Buffy smiled bigger now as she gave Dawn a hug. Dawn always knew how to cheer her up. They have always been really close and were practically best friends. Buffy was really lucky to have Dawn in her life. They pulled out of the hug a few seconds later.

"I guess I'll see you at home. Thanks for everything, Dawny. You're the best." Dawn waved her hand in the air like it was no big deal.

"I know I'm the best. You're not so bad yourself." Buffy gave her one more smile before she left the bathroom. Dawn watched her go and really hoped that everything would get better for her sister.