The Pack (Cordelia's Version)
Disclaimer: See chapter one
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Yay! It's zoo day again, like we don't have enough animals in our vicinity as it is. I look pointedly at Kyle and his cronies, they're like apes with rabies or something. They also have that animal smell, you know like if you haven't showered in a year?
I follow the crowd of onlookers gathering around the Zebra area, apparently they're mating, which is the most excitement we've had all day, so naturally there is lots of excitement. Whatever. Could this be any more boring? On the plus side, at least we're not in class which is always a reason to celebrate.
I notice Xander and Willow watching the display and shake my head, could that boy be any more of a dunce, the girl is obviously into him…which is one more admirer than I'd ever have given him credit for.
Why doesn't Willow get a clue? Buffy is the obvious reason why he's not noticing her crush, that girl is not satisfied with ruining my life, she's gotta go and ruin the lives of her nerdy friends too!
Speaking of, where is Buffy? No doubt looking for the Gorillas, hoping to get in a quick fight to start off her day.
I sometimes wonder what her deal is, apart from the whole weirdness factor, she has the potential to be a 'cool kid', so why isn't she? Nobody chooses to be unpopular…I just don't get her!
"Hey Harm, let's ditch this and go grab a shake from the coffee shop back there."
Harmony shakes her head enthusiastically and follows me like the little sheep she is.
I walk in silence and Harmony babbles incessantly beside me as we make our way to the refreshments court.
I'm having a deep inner monologue with myself, discussing the pros or cons of getting the peach or the mocha shade of lipstick I saw at the mall this past weekend. With my dark hair and skin, the mocha will give me more of a mysterious appearance, or if I go for the peach, a more lighter, sunnier appearance.
Oh what the hell, I'll buy both, why else have lots of money if you can't spend it on the finer things in life?
With that decided, I find myself in a more cheerier mood and even smile at the passing Zoo Worker who would normally fall under my 'ignore it' radar.
Harmony pauses in mid conversation at my smile, which apparently confuses her…then again a full sentence can confuse the girl.
The world has turned inside out, I swear.
Today, I arrived at school, and Xander was striding around in a very 'chip on my shoulder' way with Kyle and his friends.
My first shock was 'hey, the boy actually has some decent clothes' which was quickly overshadowed by his bad boy attitude, which doesn't suit him.
If that wasn't a weird enough start of the day, now it turns out someone has eaten the school mascot…how sick is that.
So anyway, I'm walking down the corridor thinking about that poor little pig when I walk past the library, apparently the librarian has taken to locking Xander in the book cage now?
Oh-kay then.
I wonder what Franco's prepared for dinner tonight? I hope it's those little fish cakes 'cause that's pure yumminess, and also not pork, which is something I couldn't bare to eat right now.
"Did you hear?"
Huh? What looser is speaking to me now?
"Wild dogs…"
Ugh! Go speak loser-language to the losers who care.
"…ate Principal Flutie!"
Yeah, yeah, yeah…what?
"What?"
I grab the little nerd whose already on his way down the corridor to spread the news and twist him around.
His look of terror would normally put me on a high…but if there are wild dogs loose eating people, I need to know about it.
"What did you say?"
"S-some wild dogs got into the school a-and ate Principal Flutie…"
"Ate, as in fed on?"
"Uh…yeah."
He gives me this weird look before scuttling away, I let him go.
Well I hope they at least cancel school for the week, nobody can expect us to learn under these traumatic circumstances.
I fish my phone out of my bag, after I phone for daddy's driver to pick me up from this freak-zone of a school, I'm calling the wild-life association…there's no way I'm coming back here until this place has been cleared of all wild, flesh-eating animals…