William watched her, just like he always did on Tuesdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 p.m. It was the only class they had together. She sat exactly 1 seat ahead of him. Every history class he got to see her golden shoulder length hair and her glowing skin. Got to hear her feminine giggles and her sultry voice when she answered questions. Got to see her passing notes to her redheaded friend Willow and the boy Xander. He got to do so much every Tuesday, except the one thing he wanted to. Talk to her. He didn’t have the stones.
He was a shy, quiet boy. With mousy brown hair that curled naturally and wire rimmed glasses. He got straight A’s and always wore his shirt tucked in. He was beneath her, just like he’d been beneath Cecily, when he’d been living in England.
He’d moved to Sunnydale last year in grade 11. It was their senior year now and he still hadn’t said one word to her. She seemed to be in a world all her own. Rumor had it that she hung out in cemeteries with the british librarian and her friends while they did all sorts of satanic rituals. It was preposterous really. He had laughed at his only friend Andrew when he had told him.
He lived with his mother, Jenny Calendar, just across the street from Buffy. His mom would often go and check on the girl. Her mother was dead and her father was always away on business. At least he seemed to take care of Buffy financially. She had everything a girl could ever want…..didn’t she?
Buffy withheld a sigh. God she hated history. She was failing this class for sure. She’d have to find a tutor soon so that she could pass the midterm. She would ask Willow but the poor girl was already helping her with biology and math. She wouldn’t ask for another favor on top of that. She had tingles on the back of her neck and she knew that William was watching her again. She smiled to herself. He’d been ogling her for over a year now and yet had not uttered one single syllable her way. She supposed it was better that way. He seemed nice, sweet even. So nice and so sweet that she couldn’t even consider letting him into her life. He’d be dead by tomorrow night. Still, it might be nice….
The bell rang for lunch and everyone picked up their things to leave. Buffy turned around and gave the boy a small smile meant only for them. He blushed and walked out of the class with his head down.
Buffy turned to her friends. “What do you think is on the menu today?”
“Fishsticks.” Xander said proudly, after all it had only taken him four years to figure out the caf’s schedule.
Both girls laughed and headed to their lockers while Xander headed to his.
“So I take it you smiled at him again?” Willow teased, having seen the flushed William race out of class.
“Ya.” A pause, “You know Wills, if things where different and I didn’t have to kick dirty demon ass every night I would ask him out.”
“Really?” Willow squeaked in shock. “He doesn’t seem like your type Buffy.”
“I know but there’s something about him ya know? He’s got these crazy blue eyes and such a nice smile, not that I’ve ever seen him give me one but he smiles with his friend Andrew a lot.”
Willow sighed. It must be so hard for her friend, liking someone and knowing she couldn’t do anything about it because it would be like handing him to the reaper on a silver platter. “I’m sorry that things are like this for you Buffy.” Her friend said sincerely. After all she had Oz and Xander had Anya who was an ex vengeance demon to boot and Buffy, well Buffy had no one.
“Me too.” Buffy said sadly as they headed to the caf.
Xander was poking toothpicks through the fishstick and spurting ketchup all over the place in an effort to capture Buffy’s kills last night and he had the whole table in hysterics.
Just then a loud clang resounded through the large room and all the occupants went guiet. William and Andrew where standing by their table covered in food while a laughing Riley stood next to them laughing.
Buffy saw red.
“Sorry I didn’t see you there.” The farm boy snorted along with his girlfriend, some chick named Sandy, they where both grade A pricks. Riley because Buffy had rejected him last summer and Sandy because she seemed to think it was Buffy’s fault that Riley had once taken an interest in her.
She watched Williams features go from calm to mad and it was spooky. He looked….deadly almost. It was a side she’d never seen, she kinda liked it.
“You stupid ponce, you came up to our table and dropped the plate on us. How could you NOT have seen us?”
Andrew walked behind William, using him as a shield.
Riley turned red. “Are you calling me a liar Calendar?”he seethed.
William smiled, no it was more like smirked, god it was hot Buffy decided. “I would never call you a liar Finn.”
“Good.” Came Rileys angry reply.
“I would say youre more of a moron than a liar.” William finished.
Buffy was so proud of him. He was finally standing up for himself, it was about time. But before she could think any more about things like that Riley’s fist flew back and landed on Williams face. She was out of her seat and in front of Riley in less then 2 seconds, keeping him away from the two quiet boys, ‘men’ she mentally corrected herself.
“Back off bitch.” Riley sneered as Sandy stepped towards her.
Buffy smiled sweetly and pushed Sandy to the ground before executing a perfect roundhouse kick to Rileys chest that sent him flying into the very mess he’d created on the floor with the help of Andrew and Williams food trays.
“Don’t you ever, EVER call me that again pig fucker. And stay the fuck away from those two.” She said pointing behind her. She then whirled to face Sandy who was still on the ground.
“And you, it’s not my fault that you’re his girlfriend by result of me rejecting his worthless ass so id would appreciate it if you stayed the fuck away from me too.”
The girl could only nod her head as Buffy turned and helped William to his feet. The second she did she winced. She’d just shown the school her power. Not that someone would assume it was inhuman of course but it would just add to the list of rumors going around about her. Now they where gonna start saying she was on the ‘roids or something.
She continued to hold onto Williams hand as she led him from the cafeteria to her locker after putting Andrew at her friends table, knowing she could trust them to stop Riley from doing anything to the small guy.
William kept silent all the way to her locker. While she was spinning the combination he finally spoke.
“Thank you.” He whispered.
Buffy eyed him warily. “You’re welcome as long as theirs no ‘I don’t need a girl fighting my battles for me speech coming up soon.”
He smiled and her heart stopped. She’d seen that sight from far and it had been beautiful but up close it was…..’effulgent’ and William laughed.
“Theirs no speech coming up. Just plain old thank you.”
She smiled and pulled an ice pack from a tiny cooler bag from her locker. He wouldn’t ask her but he found it odd that she would have one.
He put it over his cheek and she led him outside to sit on the steps with her.
“It’s gonna bruise. Your mom is gonna be pissed.”
He just nodded his head and kept looking at the ground.
“Why wont you ever talk to me?” Buffy blurted out.
He looked at her in shock. “Why would you want me to?”he asked quietly.
“I don’t know.” She said wistfully. “You intrigue me.”
He looked at her with his mouth hanging open in shock. “I intrigue you?”he asked with disbelief blatant in his voice.
“Well, ya. Why wouldn’t you? You’ve been checking me out for a year, the least you could do is say hi every once in a while.”she teased and he turned crimson. For a second Buffy thought he would have a heart attack and got a little scared.
“Im sorry if ive made you uncomfortable in any way, it was never my intent.” He said and stood to walk away.
She grabbed his dangling hand and pulled him back down with a gentle smile on her face. “It doesn’t make me uncomfortable William, I find it flattering. It’s so much better then the drooling guys who come up to me and are all like ‘Me Parker, want date you’” she said using her best impression of a caveman voice. The both of them laughed and he looked at her for a moment.
She was so beautiful and so full of life. Just sitting here with her like this was heaven to him. He didn’t know why he had finally snapped today, maybe the smile Buffy had given him after history had increased his confidence but he was glad that he had told that wanker off. Something about Buffy made him feel so at ease, so peaceful but he had no idea what it was.
Just then Buffy decided that if she couldn’t have him in her life the way she wanted to she could at least make him a small part of it.
“So, have you ever tutored anyone?” she asked sweetly.
“A couple of times.” He admitted, shy because he didn’t want to flaunt his intelligence, it was the very thing that made him a nerd but it wasn’t like he could help being smart.
“You up to helping me get ready for the History midterm? My dad will pay you and-“
“No.”he cut her off and she looked so sad. He brushed a stray hand of hair from her face with a confidence he didn’t really have shocking them both. “I’ll do it for free.”
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05/18/17 04:16 am
pj! I remember wishing one of your stories would be finished seriously about a decade ago. Amazing. I just tried an old password I used to use and amazingly got in too. Memories!
pj
03/20/17 01:20 am
10 yrs later, i finally rem my username and password. Pari, you rock. Hope you are well.
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10/06/16 08:34 am
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08/31/16 03:45 pm
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08/31/16 03:43 pm
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