Buffy let out a relieved breath as the bell rang. She quickly gathered her things and rushed out of the classroom. As she stepped out in the hallway, she felt an arm wrap itself around her shoulder.
"Hey, baby." Angel said, giving her a peck on the cheek.
Buffy smiled at her boyfriend but tensed up as she heard a familiar cough behind her. She turned around, gritting her teeth. Faith stood at the doorway, arms crossed. She eyed Angel up and down, an amused smile hinting at her lips. Suddenly, Buffy felt uncomfortable with Angel's arm around her. She squirmed a little but kept the icy glare in her expression.
"What now?" She asked.
"You're kinda blocking the way here, twinkie. Move it or lose it." Faith shrugged.
Buffy felt her cheeks warming up. She didn't know why she was embarassed, but she was. She wasn't about to show it though. She looked up at Angel to see what he thought of the brazen brunette. She frowned as she caught him looking the girl appreciatively up and down. Buffy turned her now furious glare at Faith and got even more mad when she saw a satisfied smirk firmly on her features.
"Whatever." Buffy said through gritted teeth and strode away, fuming. She turned around to unleash her wrath onto her boyfriend but was shocked to see him still standing where she left him, talking with Faith.
For some reason, she was pleased to see Faith act completely uninterested. The girl kept shifting her weight from one foot to the other, her arms crossed, impatiently checking her watch. Finally though, the girl dropped her arms, said something to the tall quarterback and patted his shoulder. She then walked away, shaking her head. Angel for his part looked completely baffled. Buffy quickly averted her gaze from the approaching girl and pretended as if she was looking for something in her purse.
Faith just walked past her, strangely enough disappointing the blonde. Buffy sighed and was about to start walking again when she saw Faith back-tracking towards her. The brunette shot her a dazzling smile, completely confusing the petite cheerleader. She definitely did not understand this girl.
"Er... So B, where exactly does a girl stuff her face 'round here?" Faith winked.
Buffy rolled her eyes pointedly and sighed. She quirked her head to tell Faith that she should follow her. The little blonde tried her best to seem distant, calm and very much annoyed. That would get the brazen brunette to step off her own-made pedestal. But, as Buffy's plans usually end up, it was a complete bust.
"Buffy! Hi." Harmony and Lana stopped in front of them.
"Hey, Faith.." Lana quietly said, her cheeks rosy and her eyes unable to meet Faith's.
Buffy's eyes however, bulged.
"Hey, Burnett, what's up?" Faith grinned.
The now extremely annoyed co-captain nearly wanted to gag. What is wrong this new girl? Is she just not capable of using people's real names?
"Um." Lana giggled shyly. "We were just heading towards the cafeteria. Wanna come with?"
Harmony nodded excitedly.
"Totally. You could like sit with us and stuff!"
Before Faith could answer though, their attention was turned to Buffy coughing.
"Oh. Buffy. Sorry. You were already taking her, weren't you?" Harmony apologized and giggled at her own ditzyness.
Faith scoffed.
"Well, she wasn't taking me as of yet. But I'm workin on it." The wild brunette winked suggestively.
Harmony and Lana didn't quite get the joke. If it even was a joke. But they giggled at it anyway. Buffy for her part paled visibly, but just as quickly blushed a deep red. Faith's attention was aimed solely at the blushing blonde. Buffy looked up to find Faith smiling at her.
"Very funny. And sick." Buffy composed herself. "Let's just go." She impatiently said.
Buffy walked in front while Faith walked behind her, flanked by a giggling blonde on each side. The leading blonde's thoughts were scattered and she was very confused at the moment. Having this new girl around had very strange effects on her.
As they entered the cafeteria, Buffy spotted Cordelia already at their usual table. She sighed. She figured she should probably ask Faith to sit with them. She turned around but was surprised to find only Harmony and Lana.
"Where's Faith?" Buffy asked.
Lana sighed sadly.
"She just thanked us and then walked away." Lana vaguely waved her hand to point out the general direction Faith left.
It took Buffy just a little too long to shrug indifferently to make it completely indifferent. Luckily for her, Harmony and Lana weren't that perceptive. The trio walked over to their table and Buffy was infinitely thankful that Faith was not here. Just half an hour free of Faith would be the best half hour of her life, she told herself. Buffy sat down next to her best friend.
"God, Cordy, you will not believe this new bitch of a girl!" She breathed.
"Buffy! You used the b-word!" Cordelia raised an eyebrow. She wasn't used to have her best friend speak so negatively about someone else.
"Yeah, I know. So not me. But this girl is just...Argh." Buffy popped another lollipop in her mouth and closed her eyes in an attempt to calm down.
"That is so weird though." Cordelia commented. "Because there's this other new girl, she's like my locker neighbor. And she's totally got some potential. Her name's...Hope or-"
"Faith." Another girl provided.
"Faith!" Cordelia exclaimed. "That's it. You should see her, you'd totally like her. She's really cool."
"Oh, we already met her, didn't we Buffy?" Harmony said.
"Buffy?" Cordelia looked to her left only to find that the seat was empty. She looked under the table. "Buffy?"
"...Buffy?"