"Mahal"
By: Lynn
DISCLAIMERS: Making it short...NOT MINE!
SUMMARY: AU; Just another story where everybody's human and Angel, Oz, and Xander are the new students in school.
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BETA READER: Ashley Russo (last parts un-beta¡¦ed)

Part 3

"Cousins?" Spike inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"Yup."

"Wait a minute," he looked at the three girls he sat with, "Are these the quote 'really hot, drool worthy' triplets that got you girls' panties in a twist?" They gasped in embarrassment and shot the platinum haired teenager killer glares, and he received a swift slap on the arm from Cordelia.

"Hey," he exclaimed, and while he rubbed the sore spot on his arm he went back to talking to the new guys. "You three don't look like triplets," he commented.

"We looked more alike when we were younger," Angel returned.

Buffy bit her lip to hide her broad smile of excitement when Angel took a seat on the couch next to her. He was so close to her that their thighs were touching. She felt the goose bumps rise on her skin from the contact.

Angel wasn't faring any better. To him, Buffy was one of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen. Her eyes were wide and expressive, with a really good mixture of two different colors; he couldn't tell whether they were blue or green. Her golden hair fell past her shoulders and reached to the middle of her back. They were done in soft waves and Angel had to stop himself from reaching out to feel the silky texture of her hair. She had on tight low rider jeans and silky red tank top that had a droopy neckline, and she was getting sexier by the second to Angel.

Oz sat next to a perky Willow who blushed when their gazes collided with each other and gave him a little wave. Oz thought she looked cute in her blue and green fuzzy sweater and a knee-length jean skirt, blue sneakers on her feet. She tucked her shoulder-length red hair behind her ear and nibbled on her granola bar. He always had a thing for innocent girls with unique, lovable personalities and Oz knew she was no exception to that.

While his brother was into the cute and cuddly girls, Xander was more into the fiery model types, and the long haired brunette that he took a seat next to definitely fit into that category. Xander was totally awed by Cordelia. The blue, short-sleeve shirt she wore clung to her amazing body and had a plunging neckline that showed a hint of cleavage. Her black skirt reached to the top of her knees like Willow's, and had a slit up the side; her designer shoes showing off her pedicured feet.

The three brothers were enamored by these girls and they've only been there for a day. All three of them were simultaneously thinking that they owed their mother a HUGE thank you for dragging them from all the way across the country.

"So what do you think of Sunnydale so far," Willow politely asked the new guys.

"Well…," Xander said, "It's small, I guess. Nothing much happens here does it?"

Spike smirked. "Not if you don't know what you're looking for, mate. I'm the one to hang out with if you wanna have fun."

Angel raised an eyebrow at him, "And what kind of fun are you talking about?"

"Spike's the guy that you go to for the really good parties or clubs," Buffy spoke up for her cousin.

As their lunch period dragged on, the group got to know the triplets a little better as they told them stories about their lives in Orlando.

"So do you miss your hometown," Buffy asked Angel when they all broke off into individual conversations.

Angel gazed into her sparkly eyes and put on the flirtatious grin he shot at Buffy earlier and replied with, "Not anymore."

Not far away from them, a dark brown haired girl struggled with the combination to her locker. Before her third try, she let out an exasperated sigh but then cheered to herself when she finally got it right.

She shifted her backpack onto her front side so she could put the folders she needed into the grey bag. Once she had all the stuff she needed, she returned the bag to her back and shut her locker door.

She went to turn to meet her twin brother by the stairs where she left him, but a blonde with pink platform thong sandals and a matching sundress stood in her way; two other girls right behind her.

"Whoa! Geez," the dark long haired girl jumped back in surprise. The blonde and her friends seemed to have come out of nowhere.

"Hi!" the blonde chirped.

"Um..Hi," she responded awkwardly.

"You're the new girl," Blondie pointed out, the girl in question nodded wordlessly with a tight lipped smile, "I'm Melody Kendall."

"Jessica Roarke," the new girl introduced herself.

"That's Juniper and Penelope," she said , pointing to the two snotty looking girls behind her. Juniper being another blonde in a short khaki skirt and a yellow top, and Penelope was a brunette in tight glittered jeans and a pink peasant shirt.

Melody looked her up and down. The girl had on khaki capri pants with a black belt covered with silver studs. The form-fitting black collared shirt she wore was buttoned up half way so the white camisole she had on underneath shown. To top it all off, she had on black and white Chuck Taylors that looked brand new. "I like your style. I mean, I personally wouldn't wear it, but on you… it works."

Jessica raised her eyebrows, not sure how to take that. "Umm… thanks?"

"I think you have lots of potential," Juniper and Penelope went around their "leader" and stood on either side of Jessica, causing her to become a little paranoid, "That's why I'm going to let you join our exclusive club, which means you get to sit with us during lunch."

The girl took a step back and tried to politely get out of the situation, "As great as that sounds, I actually gotta meet up with somebody right now. So, um, rain check?"

Dawn Summers had turned a corner in one of the Sunnydale high school hallways when she saw that the sophomore ditz and her cronies had surrounded the new girl. She rolled her eyes when she heard the offer that Melody gave to her and decided to save the poor girl who obviously didn't want to hang out with them.

"Hey Mel," Dawn said with false sweetness, "If you're trying to recruit another person into your cult of the mindless, I wouldn't bother… She's not a whore and actually has her own personality."

The three girls gasped and shot her dirty looks, while Jessica tried to hide her laughter. It became harder to contain them when Melody tried to spit out a comeback but failed horribly. With one last glare shot at the smug looking Dawn, Melody huffed and snapped her fingers to signal her friends to follow as she stomped down the hall.

Finally, Jessica released the giggles she was holding in. "Thanks man," Jessica said to Dawn, "That was great. I could never do something like that. I'm too nice."

"It's no problem," Dawn dismissed with a wave of her hand, "It's not that hard to talk to her like that. No one really likes her anyway. It's sad, but she deserves it, the way she walks around town like she's the goddess of the earth. She's just like her sister Harmony. She's a senior like my sister." She walked alongside Jessica as she went to the spot where she originally wanted to go but was unluckily interfered.

"I'm Dawn Summers by the way."

"Jessica Roarke," she smiled and then flipped her long wavy hair over her shoulders. The two instantly clicked and chatted as they trotted through the halls.

They were almost at their destination when Dawn suddenly stopped them both in their tracks.

"What?" Jessica wondered, her dark brown eyes looked at Dawn in confusion.

"Don't look, but over there is one of the cutest guys ever."

"Where?" Jessica went to look but was abruptly stopped by a frantic Dawn.

"I said don't look!"

Jessica rolled her eyes and ignored Dawn's demands. She saw the boy Dawn spotted and broke out in a smirk.

"You mean him over there?" she pointed over at a tall, skinny boy leaning patiently on the metal railing, watching as students walked by. His brown hair was cut at an angle to start just below his eyes and went down to brush the base of his neck. He wore a dark green short-sleeve t-shirt over a white long-sleeved one. He also had on baggy denim jeans with black Vans sneakers.

"Yes," she fervently confirmed, "Do you think he's cute?"

She looked at her new friend as if she spontaneously grew another head, "Pfft. Yeah right," she scoffed and then commented sarcastically, "Whoohoo. What a hottie." She returned to her normal voice and asked, "Should I go over there and get him?"

"No! Jessica! Don't!"

Jessica once again ignored her and stated, "I think I'll go over there." She turned on her heels and pretended not to hear Dawn's protests.

Dawn watched as the boy broke out in a smile as Jessica approached him. They exchanged a few words and Jessica pointed to Dawn, the boy's crystal blue eyes connecting with hers dead on. She stood in shock for a moment and then she whimpered as the two advanced toward her. She quickly ran her hands through her long brown hair and smoothed out her lilac V-neck shirt and jeans. She tried to appear cool and collected when Jessica and the tall boy neared.

"H-hi," Dawn stuttered and smiled, mentally kicking herself.

"Hey," the boy greeted, "I'm Connor," surprising Dawn, he finished with, "Jessica's brother."

"Your bro-brother?" Dawn squeaked.

"One of them anyways," Jessica admitted, "he's my twin brother actually. Our older brothers are triplets." She saw Dawn raise her eyebrows at what she had just said, "I know. Weird right?"

"We all have this theory that our mom OD'd on fertility pills," Connor joked. "She denies it, but we all know the truth." He smiled at Dawn and Jessica noticed the blush that formed on her cheeks.

"I-if you wanna eat lunch with me and my friends we eat in the quad over here," Dawn said, trying not to make eye contact with Connor so she wouldn't embarrass herself horribly.

"Yeah, sure," Connor accepted, "Come on Jess, let's go." He and his sister then proceeded to follow Dawn down the hallway.

Making sure her twin was behind them, Jessica threw an arm around her new friend's shoulder and said quietly to her, "You know I had to do that to you, right?" Dawn glared at Jessica who was gazing back at her with laughter in her brown eyes.

"Do what?" Connor quirked an eyebrow at his younger by 4 minutes sister, overhearing Jessica's statement. Apparently, Jessica hadn't told him of Dawn's developing crush like Dawn thought.

"Nothing," Jessica answered and left it at that and Connor just shrugged it off, not really caring about delving deeper into the details.

When she was sure that Connor wasn't paying attention, Jessica whispered to Dawn, "Don't worry, he said that he thinks you're cute." At that statement, Dawn's glare morphed into a bright smile.

TBC….