Tree Hill Slayer

Chapter 3

After talking to Haley, Peyton and Brooke for an hour, Buffy figured staying in Tree Hill wouldn't be bad...at all.

Haley was a genuinely nice girl, Buffy thought she was kind of like Willow when she heard Brooke call her Tutor Girl. She had a feeling they'd get along...

Having her 'spidey sense' was handy even with humans sometimes, not just demons. She could tell those girls were nice. Brooke reminded her of Cordy a little bit, she was so into fashion, but she didn't get the 'i'm holier than thou' attitude from her straight away like she did with Cordy... There was something more about that girl.

Peyton wasn't so easy to read, though... but Buffy did notice that the girl kept doodling stuff on the napkin and thought those doodles were actually pretty great-so, the artist type.

Buffy didn't really know what herself was like anymore. She was the Slayer. And as much as she wished she could be JUST A GIRL, she wasn't. But she was gonna try to be-to be able to define herself in other ways, not just through her slaygirlness. Buffy knew it wasn't a word, but it didn't bother her-she was good at slaying the English language, Giles often said he barely understood half of her sentences.

"I gotta shoot! Got a bunch of things to do-now that I'm not with Lucas anymore, I have to look great for the rest of the popular guys! Ta-ta! Buffy, it was nice to meet you, see ya later!"-Brooke said, winked and smiled, showing her adorable dimples.

The next second she was out of the cafe. Peyton grumbled:

"Of course, she didn't pay for her latte..."

"It's on me. Buffy, yours too. Welcome to Tree Hill. I'm sorry Karen, the owner of this cafe, isn't here at the moment. You'd love her! She's been like a mom to me."

Buffy felt a little sad when she remembered her mom, but she smiled brightly and said: "Thank you, Haley! You're sweet... I have to go now, I should go look for a place to stay before it gets dark... It was really nice to meet you, guys!"

"Buffy, wait!"-Peyton yelled after her just when Buffy was about to open the door.

"Look, if you need a place to stay... You can live with me for a while... I live alone. My dad works on a ship and travels a lot."

"Wow... I don't know what to say. It would be... peachy!"-Buffy smiled, feeling relieved beyond words.

"You can say 'thanks, Peyton' and we're cool!"

"Thanks, Peyton! You're a life saver! But, I'll give you money for groceries and stuff, ok? I have some money with me, but planning on getting a job soon."

"If you insist. I'll be happy if you just get me a ticket for Fall Out Boy, though!"

"Huh? What's that, is it porn?"

Peyton burst out laughing and when she noticed a confused look on Buffy's face, she laughed even harder. She had been going through some drama and Peyton couldn't really remember the last time she laughed like that. "PORN!"-she said and continued to laugh.

"It's a band."-Hayley said when she realized that Peyton wouldn't stop laughing so soon. She couldn't remember ever seeing Peyton laugh like that, it was a nice change!

"Oh. Geez, I'm so blonde sometimes..."-Buffy had to smile at her mistake. Peyton finally managed to stop laughing, still wiping tears from her eyes, and she put her arm around Buffy's shoulders and said:

"Come on, porn girl, let's go home!"

"Don't call me that! Haley is Tutor Girl, I don't wanna be Porn Girl!"

"Tough luck, blondie. Wait till Brooke hears it!"

"I would threaten to kick your ass, but I'm not gonna cause I'm grateful you invited me to stay with you..."

"Like you could ever kick my ass... I'm a cheerleader, I'm pretty stretchy!"-Peyton teased. It was so easy to fool around with Buffy even though they just met, and it wasn't a really Peyton thing to let people in just like that.

"You'd be surprised. I'm stronger than I look..."-Buffy smiled, and added: "I'm good at kickboxing."

"Oh, are you? You're gonna have to teach me a few moves, some people around here deserve to have their asses kicked..."

"Only if you promise you won't call me 'Porn Girl'."

"Hmmm... ok, you win! I'm curious about your kickboxing skills! You're so tiny!"

"Oh, like you're much taller than me!"

They said bye to Haley, who was quite entertained by their behavior, and got out of the cafe.

"Get in the car, you're in for the best ride ever!"-Peyton said, and realized it sounded like flirting, so she quickly added: "I don't mean it in a sexy way! Gotta clear it up, since you're so naughty!"

"Whateverrrrr!"-Buffy smiled and jumped in the car.

Peyton drove away, the roof down... Buffy quietly said goodbye to Sunnydale and felt like she was driving into a much better life-and she smiled sincerely even though she didn't think she'd be able to do it so soon.
Hello, my life, goodbye heartache!-Buffy thought and enjoyed the fast ride and the music-Fall Out Boy-as Peyton informed her with a smirk...