Chapter 2
"So, how long are you in Sunnydale for?" Riley asked me as we walked, hours had probably passed but we hadn't noticed. "I'm not really sure, probably until the apocalypse is stopped and Delphine is dead or in a different dimension." I was looking at the ground but before I could hear his answer a voice with the most irritating accent I had ever heard came from the shadows. "Well, if it isn't Angel's daughter, and she is with one of the commandos?" I rolled my eyes and looked up into his blue eyes "William, first of all Liam or Angel or whatever he goes by now is my brother not father second of all, go away or I will take Riley's gun and smack you in the head with it." He laughed but disappeared into the night, I expected Riley to lecture me but he surprised me "Phoenix?" I turned to him "It's a gun, wouldn't it make more since to shoot hi-" I cut him off "Riley, shooting him wouldn't have been as much fun! I mean, beating up William was practically one of my hobbies years ago." He smiled and walked out of the graveyard after telling me goodbye but he stopped for a second and turned back "Meet me here tomorrow night." I nodded and this seemed to please him so he walked away. Well looks like I have to go find Liam again. I walked back to club to find them leaving "Hey Liam?" I called and he turned to my voice looking depressed, I hate it when he looks like that! I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his torso this time, burring my face in his shirt "I'm sorry." I said, it came out muffled but he hugged me back "It's ok sis. Come on." He kisses my head and put an arm around me, leading me over to the group where I spoke to Buffy "So, Buffy, I enrolled at your college while I'm here." Willow looked happy as she came into the conversation "Ooh! Buffy! She can dorm with us!" Buffy let out a sarcastic 'woohoo' and kept walking. "Thanks Willow that would be great." We walked to their dorm where the other three left us and we entered their dorm room. "While you're here you can sleep on the cot." Willow informed me as she got it out and put it up against one of the walls. "Thanks again Willow." She smiled and went to the door "Well I'm gonna go meet Tara for Wiccan practice, bye." and then there were two . . . I went to set up the cot and put the sheets and blanket on it before going over to Buffy and sitting on Willow's bed to face her. "Look Buffy, I'm sorry we got off on the wrong foot. I guess I've forgotten what it's like to want or to have a normal life." She looked up from her book on Psychology and half smiled at me "It's ok, I guess it will be kind of cool to have another girl here who understands the stress of being the slayer." Well this day might turn out better after all! "Ok, I have the same schedule as you except for I have all AP courses except for in Psychology but tomorrow just Psychology and AP English before that." She smiled. "Ok I'll save you a seat, you should see some of the guys here!" I smiled and listened to Buffy tell me about the school and who to avoid until it was almost three a.m. "Uh Buffy?" I interrupted. "We better go to sleep its almost three a.m." we laughed and turned off the lights, I think I could learn to like it here . . .
Buzzzzzz! I turned off my alarm clock and walked to the bathroom to get ready. I walked out wearing a red spaghetti strap top and a blue jean skirt with black heels, my hair was half up half down and held with a small clip at the back of my head. When I entered the room I grabbed my books and walked to AP English. I sat down close to the back of the classroom and listened as the teacher droned on about things I already know, "Miss. Phoenix, are you paying attention?" I turned to the teacher "Yes, of course ma'am." I gave her one of my innocent smiles and she smiles back then continues the lesson, Idiot. Finally the bell rang and I rushed out to the cafeteria where I had agreed to meet Buffy and Willow. I grabbed a salad and fries with a water and after paying I went and sat down with the girls "Hey Phoenix, how was your AP class?" Buffy asked after a second and I smiled "Don't ask, trust me the teacher is way too nice." Willow seemed confused before she spoke "Isn't salad and water with fries and a brownie a contradiction?" I smirked and bit into my brownie, after swallowing I answered "Willow, you will soon learn that I am nothing if not a mass of contradictions. For instance, I think Billy Idol is hot but I would rather be turned into a vamp then combust in the sun rather than be within a ten mile radius of William. I know Billy stole the look but it just works better on him then that British idiot." Buffy almost spit out her water laughing at that and Willow was near hysterics. "Ok, I give up. You are awesome and you are so staying! Angel can get over it!" I smiled, happy to be accepted and we talked of random things until we had finished lunch and it was time for Psyche class. We headed down to where it was held, we were stopped by two different guys one asking me out and one asking Buffy. We both declined and walked on with Willow, getting a seat in the almost full classroom. As Professor Walsh started teaching I noticed Riley was the teaching assistant and made a mental note to talk to him after class, after that I kinda zoned out until I heard her referring to me "You in the red who seems to have better things to think about then what I'm teaching, what is Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?" I smiled "Erikson believed that personality develops in a series stages, unlike Freud his theory describes the impact of social experience throughout the lifespan." She looked me in the eye then smiled. "I like you already kid, who are you?"
"My name is Delia Phoenix but I go by Phoenix." Riley looked at me and I caught his slight smile. "Well, Miss Phoenix you just saved the class from a pop quiz on the life, work, and theories of Freud. Class you are dismissed." She then left the classroom and half the class rushed out, Buffy, Willow, and I collected our things then left before I had a chance to say anything to Riley. We walked across the campus and towards the town, I just followed "Ok, so there is a party at one of the frat houses tomorrow night. We have to go!" Buffy tells us. "Willow what is wrong with Buffy?" I whisper as Buffy talks animatedly. "Parker asked her if she wanted to go with him and now she wants us to go as back up." Willow replied and we simply pretended to listen until we got to a house and Willow knocked on the door. It opened to reveal a guy who spoke "Hello Willow, Buffy, who are you?" He let us in and I spoke "I am Delia Phoenix, I assume if your with the council you've heard of me, Liam- I mean Angel is my brother." He smiled at me and we all talked. I told them about Delphine and we even came up with a plan!