Chapter 2 Herbie Goes to Sunnydale.
Buffy meets up with Willow at school and Willow hands her a box. Buffy is surprised that Willow is giving her another present. She opens it and sees that it's a heart shaped locket, with her birthstone on it and her name engraved on it also.
"Willow, this is so beautiful," says Buffy. "You didn't have to do this."
"Oh, it's not from me," says Willow. "It's from…"
"Hey, love," says Spike as he grabs her from behind and picks her up. Buffy turns around and shows Spike the locket.
"It was you, wasn't it?" says Buffy. She kisses him before he could say anything. Willow rolls her eyes and Spike signals her to leave. She nods her head and leaves the two to continue to kiss. "I love it. It's so beautiful." Spike smiles at her.
"Anything for my girl."
"Can you put it on for me?" Spike nods his head and helps her with the locket.
"I'm glad you liked it, love." The two walk away together to their class.
After school, Buffy and Giles head to the mechanic's with her car. Buffy stayed real low in the passenger seat, so that no one would see her. Giles shakes his head as he drives up to the shop.
"I think you can raise your head up," says Giles as he gets out of the car. Buffy pulls herself up and gets out of the car also. A young guy in the garage comes out when he sees them. "Hey, Xander, where's your dad?"
"He's busy right now, but I can help you," says Xander. Buffy walks over to where Giles and Xander are. Xander looks at Buffy and sees the locket on her. He smiles at her, but she gives him a confused look. He lowers his head. "Um, what do you need?"
"We need a full check up on this car and Buffy wanted to paint it. She'd like to see some colors."
"Um, sure." Xander gets his tools and starts to check the car. About fives minutes later, he finishes and heads over to Giles. "Looks good. A little air in the tires. Could you bring the car over here?" Giles hands the car keys to Buffy and sighs as she takes the keys. Buffy gets in and drives over to the pump.
"Xander, what's the cost?" Giles begins to take out his checkbook.
"No need. It's on me." Xander starts to pump air into the wheels as Buffy exits her car. She walks over to Giles and looks at Xander.
"Buffy?"
"What?" asks Buffy.
"I think he likes you."
"I don't even know him."
"Buffy, he lives across the street and he goes to your school."
"He does?"
"Need to cut down on that bleach." Giles points at her head.
"Dad." Buffy smacked him lightly on the shoulder. Buffy nods her head and walks over to Xander as he finished filling up the wheels. He sees her feet first and then his eyes go up.
"Thanks for the free check up."
"It's nothing. You wanted to look for some paints."
"Yeah."
"What's your favorite color?"
"Not a good choice on a car unless your Elvis Presley."
"Oh, okay, how about red?" Xander grabs the paint book and flips to the page of red colored paints. Buffy looks at the car.
"Hmmm, maybe, but I think I like its original color. Without the stripes and the number."
"I don't know. It kind of gives it personality."
"You think? It use to be a race car."
"Thus the number." Xander puts the book away. "Nice necklace. Does it have your name engraved on it?"
"Yes, how did you know?"
"Lucky guess."
"Are we done?" asks Giles as he walks over to the garage. Buffy turns around.
"Yeah," replies Xander. "That will be pearl white." Buffy nods her head.
"Thank you." Buffy gets in the car and Giles in the driver seat, they then drive off.
Giles then takes Buffy to her appointment to take her driver's test. They called her quickly and she steps into her car with the instructor. She does all the turns and parks perfectly. At the end of the session, the instructor is surprised at her.
"Good work, Ms. Summers," says the instructor. "You pass."
"Thanks," replies Buffy with a big smile.
"By the way. Nice car." Buffy gives her a pretend smile. She then goes and takes her picture and heads outside to where Giles is waiting for her.
"Well?" says Giles.
"I passed," replies Buffy.
"That's wonderful, honey."
That evening, Buffy comes downstairs in a fancy dress and some long, hoop earrings. Her parents look at her. Buffy shrugs as she checks her make-up one last time.
"Wow," says Giles. "Are you going to a movie premiere?"
"No, going to the Bronze," says Buffy. "I figure if I look extremely fabulous, then they won't notice the car."
"Oh, honey, it's night time," says Joyce. "No one is going to see it."
"Well, gotta book." Buffy kisses both her parents and heads out to her car. She gets in and checks her mirrors. She then sees Xander from his window in his room. Buffy pushes the side mirror up.
Xander had just come out of the shower and he is only wearing a towel. Buffy's eyes widen at his muscular physique. His hair is slicked back like a Bond do' as he grabs a shirt and puts it on.
Suddenly her car horn goes off. She freaks and quickly turns on the car. Then she looks in the mirror and sees Xander looking out his window. Buffy puts the car in reverse and drives off quickly.
She takes a deep breath when she gets out of her car and then enters the club. In the crowd of people, she searches for Spike and her friends, but Spike finds her.
"Hey, wanna dance, love," says Spike.
"Anything with you," says Buffy with a smirk as they head over to the dance floor.
Her other friend finally spots Buffy already dirty dancing with Spike as usual. Cordy is the leader of the popular crowd, along with Buffy. She is dating the captain of the football team, Angel. Angel's fellow player hangs with them. His name is Riley. He is sitting next to Willow, who has been his study buddy for this semester.
"Why can't they get a room?" says Cordy.
"Ah, Cordy," says Angel. "You're just jealous that you're not getting any of that."
"Big neon posted sign on my head. Duh."
"Oh, got it." Angel takes Cordy to the dance floor. Riley laughs at his friends display of a relationship.
"Those two are made for each other," says Riley to Willow, who is sitting there watching Buffy dance with Spike.
"Who?" asks Willow.
"Angel and Cordy. Are you with us tonight, Willow?"
"Sorry, maybe is the martini's. It'll pass."
"Martini's?"
"Just kidding." Riley smiles at her. "It's just cola."
After the long night, Spike walks Buffy to her car. Spike looked a little drunk, but he was making sense.
"I think that last beer was a little much," says Spike.
"A little?"
"So, now you're on the fast lane with the rest of us."
"Yes." They walk over to her car and a couple of car jacks were picking the lock. "Oh my gosh."
"Hey, what are you doing?" Spike starts to run after one, who tries to run away. The guy flips him over and he hits the trash cans.
"How lame is this?" Spike gets up and is about to beat their butts, when the car door opens by itself and hits the guy in the gut. It closes quickly. The other guy on the other side gets the same surprise as the other door opens and smacks him in the butt. The two guys freak and head off, running pass Buffy. Buffy then rushes over to Spike. "Spike, are you okay?" Spike shakes his head a little.
"I showed those guys."
"You sure did." Buffy helps him into the car. Buffy drives him home, which is next door to her house. "Are you sure you can make it inside?"
"Yeah, but come over here and sit on my lap." Buffy gets out of the driver's seat and heads over to the passenger seat. She then sits on Spike's lap.
"Oh, Spike, you're so bad." She kisses him on the lips and then the car horn goes off and stays on. The two freak and Buffy quickly gets off of Spike.
"What the bloody…" Spike gets out of the car and the horn stops. Then Giles opens his bedroom window.
"Buffy, what are you doing honking your horn so late at night?" asks Giles.
"Dad, it wasn't me," says Buffy. "We were on the passenger seat. We were nowhere near it."
"I'll take it to Harris' tomorrow to check on that. Goodnight."
"I'll be right in."
"I'll see you tomorrow." Spike kisses her on the cheek, which Buffy found strange and he walks over to his house. Buffy looks at the car and slams the door. She then looks up to Xander's window and sees that he is watching her. He quickly moves away from the window when he notices her looking.