Chapter 4: This is the Apartment…?

Buffy had gone to Xander's apartment around 2:00 just to hang out until she had to go to look at the Apartment at 4:00PM. She had called Xander ahead of time and he left work a little early to meet up with her. It was fun just being her and Xander- no Anya!

Buffy left Xander's apartment around 3:50 since the apartment was right down the street. She turned down the street that the apartment was on and walked up to stand in front of the address that the man on the phone had given her. Before they hung up he had told her that his name was Doyle. Looking up at the building that Doyle said the apartment was located in didn't seem like it was right… maybe Willow was right and it was a scam. Buffy began looking around the street, maybe she got the numbers mixed up and this wasn't the right address. Willow wasn't kidding when she said this place was expensive. By the looks of it Buffy wouldn't even be able to afford the electric bill for this place.

She looked up towards the second floor of the building and let out a sigh. This place was beautiful and there was NO way she could afford it but looking at the tall white building with the dark blue shutters on the windows she wished she could live there.

Buffy had been standing outside for about 10 minutes, she was now late for her appointment to see the apartment. 'Maybe this is just a place this Doyle guy wanted to meet and we will go to another location.' she thought. Buffy stepped up to the door and knocked. No one answered. She noticed the door bell and rang it. Not long after she rang the bell the door opened revealing a man a little taller then she was, with dark hair, wearing black pants, and a button down shirt with a weird design on it.

"Are you here to look at the place?" He asked.

Judging from his accent, this must be Doyle. "Yeah, I am. Doyle, right?"

"That's what my friends call me." He smiled. "Come on in. we can have a look around."

"This is the apartment?" Buffy exclaimed.

"Well, yes and no. This is the place that you would be renting but its not an apartment. it's a condo." Doyle answered.

"A huge condo!" Buffy said still shocked. "How is this only going to cost $300?"

"There are other people living here too. Myself and 3 others. Rent here is $15,000. Right now we pay about $400 a piece but if we get one more person to move in with us then we will each only have to pay $300, so it's a win-win. Wanna take a look around?" Doyle explained.

Buffy nodded.

An hour later, Buffy had seen the whole condo- other then the others bedrooms. This place was huge and as beautiful on the inside and it was on the outside. They were now standing in the bedroom that would be Buffy's if she moved in.

"So, what do you think?"

"I love it!" Buffy smiled.

"Do you want to move in?" Doyle asked hopefully.

"Do I even have to say yes? Anyone would be crazy to pass this place up."

"You would be surprised… people love the place but some of the others that live here… well they like to ask questions about the person before they move in…" Doyle explained.

"So there is a test? Damn it, I didn't study." Buffy said acting like she was upset.

"Luckily for you, it's a test about you so I'm sure you will pass." Doyle joked

"Don't be so sure." Buffy replied as they sat down on the black leather couch in the living room.

"OK, first of all- do you have a steady job so you will be able to pay the rent?" Doyle asked.

"Yes, I work full time. Sometimes over time. A lot of hours, weird hours. I might not even be around much depending on my job." Buffy answered.

"That's good… that you have a job. Next question…" Doyle looked down at the paper in front of him. "Have you ever been arrested for any crime? Drug related or other."

"Um… can I plead the 5th on that one? I did a few things back in high school that landed me in the slammer but I was never in there long. They all turned out to be misunderstandings." Buffy said nervously. "Nothing drug related, though!

"Care to explain?"

"… I don't do drugs." Buffy said flat out.

Doyle chuckled. "I meant the landing in the slammer part."

"Oh! Sorry." Buffy blushed. "Well me and my best friend worked together- still do know. We didn't and still don't always go about things in the most subtle ways. We always had a valid reason for doing what we do, so nothing Sheriff Lamb tries to pin on us sticks."

"Lamb huh? Never liked him. He once told a friend of mine to Go see the Wizard and ask for a pair." Doyle told her.

"He said the same thing to a friend of mine when he moved to town a few years ago!" Buffy said and Doyle shook his head. No one liked that Sheriff.

"Things would go a lot smoother around here if Sheriff Mars was still running things." He muttered.

Buffy smiled. "I agree."

Doyle looked back down at the paper. "Do you drink? Because we sometimes have parties here…"

"Once in a while but nothing to heavy, like I said- I work a lot." Buffy replied.

Doyle nodded. Looking back down at the next question he laughed. "Have you ever…. Kissed a girl… and liked it?"

"Um…" Buffy fidgeted in her seat a little. "Is that a requirement to live here?"

"No, just one of the guys screwing around. You will see, they do that a lot."

"One of the guys? How many guys live here versus how many girls?" Buffy wanted to know.

"There are no girls. Just us 4 guys…. Is that a problem?" Doyle questioned.

"Ahh, no. I don't think so." Buffy answered. She REALLY wanted and needed to live here. She didn't want to screw that up just because she had never really officially lived with a guy before. Yeah she spent the night with boyfriends before and she stayed with Riley a lot in his frat house but it wasn't really living together. Riley made sure to put a stop to them living together before it even happened by cheating on her. "To answer your question Doyle, yes. I have kissed a girl and liked it. I mean, it wasn't bad."

Doyle let out a little laugh. "You know what, we are done here." He said throwing the paper on the floor. "I like you!"