Chapter 3: Be civil!

"MISS SUMMERS, are you with us or off in your own little world?" Mrs Green said glancing down at me with disdain in her eyes

"Huh?" Buffy said falling back into the present.

"I was just wondering if you could answer my question" Mrs Green continued settling her arms under her rather large bosom. you repeat the question?" Buffy asked uncertainly her eyes full of panic. Oh no she thought I cannot afford to get on the bad side of Mrs Green right at the beginning of the year she is impossible to work with!

"No I certainly cannot when I have asked you twice already!" she said her eyes sparkling as she began her decent on her unsuspecting prey, rather like a preying mantas Buffy thought her mind running wildly over what she remembered about the in and sitting down, glaring at Spike then…….nothing she blanked out at the drone of the teachers voice that fast?

"It is the cell wall that controls the entry and exit of the chemicals and the nucleoid is a dark mass in the centre of the nucleus that creates RNA rather like DNA" a British voice answered from beside her.

Startled Buffy jumped Spike and her had been placed as bio partners much to their disgust and therefore had to be seated together but she had not expected him to save her ass! "That is correct William; however I did not remember asking you for the answer"

"I was however listening in class and decided to spare Buffy the embarrassment of failing in her duty to be the teachers pet" he remarked sniggering along with everyone else.

"I AM NOT THE TEACHERS PET!" Buffy hissed at Spike.

"Oh did I hurt your feelin's miss no it all?" Spike said back leaning back in his chair a smirk on his face. "Is your record tainted now, got a black mark in your record now have you?"

"Spike im warning you!" Buffy whispered venom in her voice, her body was shaking uncontrollably with anger.

"You're warnin' me…" Spike started

"That's enough both of you!" Mrs Green said, cutting Spike off in mid sentence. "Obliviously you both need a lesson in how to be polite to one an other" she continued to say "you two are to write a essay TOGETHER on the cell structure in humans and animals, DUE in" she continued when both Spike and Buffy opened their mouths to protest "on Friday"

"But today is Tuesday!" Buffy cried out in frustration.

"Then you better get cracking" Mrs Green said moving away to address the class she said "class papers on the structure of a cell are due in Friday as well your dismissed"

Gathering up her books Buffy rushed out of the classroom and headed down to the art room. "Hey" Will said startled when Buffy shoved her art brushes and charcoal down on her desk violently. "What's the matter?" She asked already knowing the answer.

"SPIKE" was Buffy's only reply. "All this time we have been enemies and now in our last year of school the teachers expect us to be civil…us CIVIL!"

"Well it is our senior year" and the junior look up to us and all" Will started uncertainly.

"Hey Buff heard about you and captain peroxides bio project. A bummer" Angel said lounging on the edge of Buffy's table.

"Hey Angel" Buffy said her eyes immediately brightening up "Yea it sucks no rest for the wicked" she finished sighing.

3.15 pm detention

"Get to work" Mr Hackle said

God why in the world do I have to be paired up with SPIKE Buffy thought to herself as she splattered paint onto the wall smearing it around.

"Watch it Summers!" Spike yelled ducking to miss the on slaughter of paint that flew in his direction.

Buffy's house

The door rings………"Buffy could you get that please sweetie" Joyce sang from the kitchen

"What do you want" Buffy demanded standing in the door way glaring at the bleach blond before her.

"We have a bio project to do together…remember, I thought that you would want to do since you are the teachers pet and all love" Spike said pushing past her into Buffy's hallway.

"IAM NOT THE TEACHERS PET!" Buffy hissed.

"Sure love whatever you say." Spike said rolling his eyes

"Why you li…….."

"William what a pleasant surprise I didn't know that you were coming over, would you like to stay for tea?" Joyce said wiping her hands on the towel draped over her shoulder giving her daughter a questioning look.

"Oh I couldn't intrude Mrs Summers, Buffy and I just have a bio project together" Spike replied politely thinking oh great now I get stuck with summers all night!

"You wouldn't be intruding there is heaps of food here, I seemed to have cooked for an army!" Joyce replied laughing, "Ill go and set another placing at the table"

"Ill help you mum" Buffy rushed into the kitchen "WHAT WAS THAT!" she cried "you know how much I hate him!" Buffy finished sighed running her hand through her golden locks; she scowled remembering what he had put through them.

"Buffy I really think that he's a sweet boy, you should be nice to him" Joyce said calmly getting the cutlery out of the bench draw, "Now go and finish setting the table and be civil to William!" Joyce warned pointing an accusing finger at Buffy.

Sighing Buffy trudged into the dining room, Spike stood there an eyebrow raised. Buffy ignored him, as she set the table moving things around so that there was room for Spike to sit.

"So pet how are we going to do this?" Spike asked his eyebrow still raised

"Spike just because my mum invited you to dinner it does not mean that I have to like you or talk to you for that matter!" Buffy finished I have no idea what he is talking about but im not going to be nice to him and then have him make fun of me and my mum!

"Dinner is served!" Joyce sang cheerfully carrying the pasta. Boy this will be interesting though Spike as he sat down to dinner...