Confusing Competitions..
by phantom
Confusing Competitions..
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Disclaimer: Not mine. All hail the creative genius of mighty Joss and affiliates.
Chapter Once
In a Sunnydale High classroom two friends sit side by side. One, a girl with red hair and the other a boy with brown. The red head was staring at the board intent on catching every word that came out of her teachers' mouth. Her friend was staring at the ceiling intent on doing as little as possible. Unfortunately it wasn't going too well for him as his teacher had spotted him slacking already...
"Mr. Harris? , Mr. Harris!!" The redhead elbows her friend and he does his best not to fall off the seat.
"I, uh... present?" His teacher gives him an exasperated look.
"We're half an hour into class Mr. Harris, I think it's a little late for roll call", he sighs. "I take it Ms. Rosenberg will lend you her notes?" With that said and another eye-roll for good measure the teacher turns back to the board to continue his class.
"Xander, I really wish you could at least pretend to pay attention in class.." She pushes her notebook towards him to let him catch up.
"Come on Will, I try! I always try. It's just that math... just doesn't agree with me you know? It's so boring..." He gives her a shrug and his best lopsided smile. She shakes her head at him and gives him a smile of her own.
"I gotta say Xand, the open-mouthed staring at the ceiling thing is a dead giveaway that you're not paying attention..."
Just at that moment, the door flies open a gorgeous young blonde literally falls into their class room. The two friends both move forward in their seats trying to get a better look at the captivating blonde who was trying to gather her books off the floor.
"Ms. Summers I presume?" the teacher asks, again wondering why he didn't just study architecture like his mother wanted him to.
"Uh yeah, It's Buffy..." The door opens again and this time an equally gorgeous brunette walks in and steps over the blonde still sitting on the floor.
"Sorry about that teach... I, uh..." The blonde on the floor finally registers on her radar and she flashes her most charming smile. "I'm Faith. And you are?"
"Incredibly embarrassed..." Faith helps her up and leads her to the two seats next to Xander and Willow. Xander scoots over.
"Well well, nice of you to join us Faith, here we've been working hard and you stroll in half an hour late! That's very dissappointing." Faith rolls her eyes at him and pulls out Buffy's chair for her while gesturing towards the other two.
"These are my two loony friends, Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg. Well, Willow's not that loony but Xander's loony enough for the both of them so I figure it balances out. She grins at Xander's mock annoyed look. "And this..." she puts her arm around Buffy which got a smile from the blonde, a complete lack of reaction from Xander and a slight ruffle of the forehead from Willow.
"... is Buffy Summers." The redhead finishes for Faith.
"Umm hello? People? Still in class remember?" They all turn back towards the board and at their annoyed teacher.
"He had to have known class was over as soon as Faith walked in..."
"Mr. Harris!!"
Willow shakes her head at him and says softly, "You just had to add something didn't you?" Xander meanwhile was staring at the clock and doing a mental countdown in his head "three, two, one..."
"And there goes the bell! ... lunchtime here I come!" He starts throwing his books in his bag. "Were you saying something Wills?"
"Nevermind..." Willow answers, while gazing at the blonde putting her own things away. Faith catches her eye and gives her a wink, making the redhead drop her eyes and fiddle with her bag. Faith turns to Buffy and leads her closer to Willow and Xander.
"Listen Will, me and Xand here gotta go do that thing... soo.."
"What thing?" Willow asks nervously wondering what Faith was up to.
"Yeah Faith what thing? does it involve food? 'Cos I gotta eat... otherwise I might pass out." Xander looks restless and bounces up and down on the spot. Faith grabs him by the arm and pulls him towards the door.
"Uh, sure Xand food. Don't ya remember that thing we gotta do that involves food?" She turns to shout over her shoulder. "Take care of Buffy there for me won't ya Wills?" With another grin and a meaningful look directed at the redhead Faith and Xander walk off.
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WILLOWS POV
'Uh oh, I'm by myself! By myself with Buffy! Well ok not really by myself by myself 'cos I'm with Buffy but...' Her inner monologue was interrupted by a cough from the blonde in question.
"Umm hey Willow, are you ok? Looks like I lost you there for a bit." She puts her hand on Willows forehead to check her temperature.
Oh my... she's touching me! She's... ooh soft hands... Willow pulls away quickly missing the confused and slightly hurt look on the blonde's face.
"I'm ok. Really. Are you umm, hungry? We can go get something to eat at the cafeteria if you like?"
"Sure. Oh, but I have to go see my sister first ok? She's a year younger than us. I should go see what she's up to."
"Oh that's nice, you're checking up on her?"
"Uh, maybe not so nice, I kinda have to go and see what she's really up to, she inherited most of the making-trouble genes I'd say."
Willow nods.
"I get ya, well sort of. I'm an only child but with the whole being friends with Xander and Faith thing I get what you mean with having to check up on them."
Buffy smiles and loops her arm through Willow's.
"Well... we've got that much in common!" With that she leads Willow off in the direction of her sister's locker.
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BUFFY'S POV
'OK it's ok, she likes me, well she's coming with me to see Dawn. She must like me! Ok, so I'm kind of dragging her off with me to see Dawn, but that's ok we're making progress! God what am I saying? I just met the girl! Oh man, first day and everything...'
She sneeks a look at the redhead who was still attached to her arm and who seemed to be lost in her own world. She was about to say something when she sees a large group of people crowding over something... suspiciously, whatever it was it seemed to be in the general area of Dawn's locker.
Buffy groaned inwardly. Not again... what the heck has she done now?
They made their way through the crowd and found at the middle of it all was a pretty brunette and a young boy with platinum blonde hair, both looked like they were swimming in piles of the school paper. The boy seemed to be cradling his head.
"Dawn!! What are you doing!"
Dawn smiles sheepishly at her older sister before shooting off her favourite line.
"Buffy! It wasn't my fault!"
"Why is that guy holding his head like that? Oh God you didn't hit him did you?" She grabs Dawn by the shoulders. "Tell me you didn't hit him!"
"What's going on here?" A male voice practically screams over the crowd.
"Snyder alert!! Disperse! Disperse!!!" someone else yells with a voice that was surprisingly similar to Xander's.
Suddenly the corridor was empty apart from Willow, Buffy, Dawn, the platinum haired boy and a short, scary looking half dwarf half troll man marching towards them.
"Ms. Rosenberg, new people, boy with papers, would one of you please explain to me what happened here?"
"She hit me!" the boy says while pointing at Dawn.
"You wouldn't quit following me around! I told you I didn't want to read your stupid poetry or join that paper club or whatever!"
"You didn't have to hit me!!"
Snyder smirks. "Violence eh? What's your name new person?"
Dawn lets out a sigh. "It's Dawn. Dawn Summers."
"Well Dawn, I take great pleasure in telling you that you have just won three straight detentions! Violence is frowned upon here at Sunnydale High..." Dwarf/Troll man continues talking as he leads a disgusted looking Dawn to his office.
"Your sister is quite the character." Says Willow while smiling at her new blonde friend and possible crush.
"Plus she's hot too." Adds the boy on the ground.
"Must run in the family", Willow mumbles. Then blushes as she just caught onto what she just whispered. Luckily Buffy walked off a little to help the boy off the ground.
"Are you ok? I'm Buffy and my sister's obviously a little crazy so you shouldn't feel too bad."
"My name's William. But my friends call me Spike." The boy answers.
"Is that 'cos you tell them to so that you can increase your cool factor?" Faith comes walking towards them with Xander in tow. The boy smiles sheepishly at her then shrugs.
"Hey Buff. Making more new friends already I see. Xander walks over to help Spike with the papers. While Faith puts an arm around Willow.
"Sorry Red, I tried to give you guys more alone time, but Xander over there keeps going on about trading some bar for your apple? Sounds a little dodgy to me but ok..."
"What are you talking about Faith? Alone time for what?" Willow goes back to fiddling her bag. Faith shakes her head.
"Ah. I see. Denial faze. Let me know when that passes so you can tell me 'bout the good stuff!"
"Hey guys!", Xander calls them over. "Bronzing tonight?"
"Tanning at night time?" Buffy asks.
"Oh that is just too cute" Whispers the redhead with a smile.
"What was that red?" Faith asks while wriggling her eye brows.
"Faith... I forgot about you and your weird ability to be able to hear things I don't want you to hear...
"Hello? Guys? Bronzing or what?"
"Definitely." States Faith while nudging Willow towards the blonde.
"Umm, so you are coming aren't you Buffy? The redhead asks nervously. "It's the Bronze, the only club in town but hey it's a pretty cool place to hang out."
"Sure" Buffy says with a nod. "Might bring Dawn along too if that's ok... and if she's not grounded already."
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TBC if anyone wants.. as I say it's my first ever fic so, hey no worries if you guys think its bad lol. just let me know.