Chapter Two:

QUESTION: Why don't she just ask him? ANSWER: There's no fun in that.

Dawn scanned the small lecture theatre looking for a seat, she didn't exactly feel like walking up to a seat next to somebody and announcing to everyone that she had no friends, even though that was her precise predicament. Giving up her search she collapsed into the closest seat to her. From her bag she pulled a notebook and pen, with it came tumbling out a stake, she blushed and reached for it as it rolled helplessly down the stairs, at the edge a girl with long curly hair picked it up, turning Dawn waved meekly alerting everyone to the fact that she carried around a carved piece of wood with her. The girl walked up and dropped the stake on Dawn's desk

"This seat taken?"

Dawn shook her head and the girl sat in the seat next to her

"So you're the sister slayer I heard about?"

"Was there some kind of announcement before I got here, maybe a rally in my honor?" Dawn snapped without thinking, "Sorry weird first day"

"It's cool, Rona told me that Buffy's sister was coming here I figured that the girl carrying around a stake was her" She explained "I'm Kayleigh"

"Dawn, I prefer that to sister slayer, just in case you were wondering"

"Gotcha, won't happen again" She promised opening her book as the teacher walked in, Dawn wrinkled her nose at the sight of the slightly greasy looking old guy, his hair was thinning and his seat looked at least two sizes too big. She could smell him from her seat, he smelt like acid mixed with puke, definitely demonic, she shook her head to clear the thought, she was in college not watcher training. He began to drone on about the history of Latin, after years of translating she had decided to give in and just learn the language for credit, that way half her Scooby homework would be real homework too.

Connor sat in the middle of the quad, apple in hand, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day, but his mood was dark. That girl. That stupid girl had gotten under his skin. She was bossy and rude. He hadn't slept that night, he had fielded a call from his father about his studies and then a call from his real father about coming to Los Angeles that weekend, apparently something was going down again, he hadn't laughed when Connor had asked who he had pissed off this time, apparently it was personal. He had shut up after that, when his dad got all broody, it was best to just back the hell away. He smiled at the thought of letting bossy girl run wild for the weekend, maybe some vampire would eat her and she could complain that the bite wasn't deep enough, he had gone to college to get away from babysitting duties, not get new ones. Speaking of bossy girl, Connor's eyes followed her descent from the stairs into the college centre, she had a plate of chips in her hand and she was looking for a place to seat. Remembering his father's list of demands when it came to Dawn, he walked towards her.

"Need some help?"

Dawn looked up and the expression on her face soured as she took in Connor

"Arrogant Male" She said as ways of greeting

"Petulant Girl" He replied smiling, "Need a seat" He could see her weighing up the decision in her mind, obviously the heat of the plate was getting to her

"Yeah, know of any?" He nodded and walked ahead of her not bothering to check if she was keeping up, after a few minutes he stopped in front of a group of picnic tables next to a small pond, students sat scattered on the grass, she propped herself up on the table dumping her bags next to her.

"Thanks, he who stalks freshmen"

Connor rolled his eyes, she was so, argh

"Yes I like to use my time to spy on annoying girls who attempt things that can't handle" Her eyes flashed with anger

"I'd call you an ass, but I'd just be repeating myself!" She snapped at him

"Look I don't want to look out for you anymore than you want me too"

"Then why bother?"

"Like I said, my dad asked me too, I kind of owe him on account of him saving the world a couple of times"

Dawn continued to glare at him

"He averted the apocalypse? Big deal I've done that"

"I'm sure"

"You ever hear of Sunnydale? That big ole crater in California? Yeah I helped close the hellmouth underneath it, what did you ever do?"

'What is this a contest?" He snapped back at her "Child"

"Jerk"

"That's it I'm calling Angel and telling him I can't do this, he needs to hire a baby sitter"

"What Angel? As in the vampire formerly known as Angelus?"

"Yeah he's my dad"

"Oh"

Dawn was silent

"If I knew that would shut you up I would have told you the second I met you"