"I'd have to stick with vampires."
"You would. Out of loyalty. But you have to admit, werewolves do have their good traits."
"I say you're both screwy. Human's the way to go."
Buffy, Xander and Willow were huddled together at the library waiting on Giles to start Buffy's training session. Things had been pretty slow in sunnydale lately, so, for once, they didn't have to spend their Friday night getting the dish on the demon of the week or the next big vampire uprising. Today they'd have a regular Friday night out. Just three friends, their dates, and a major movie marathon at the Slayer's. Things were looking pretty good.
Right now, they were involved in a discussion of nothing. Buffy and Willow were debating the finer points of dating preternatural beings, while Xander continued his campaign against anything that wasn't human.
Buffy looked at Xander, a teasing glint in her eye, "Human? Since when did Cordy become part of the human crowd?"
"Yeah, I thought we'd lumped her in with the demons," Willow said with a smile.
"Ha ha," Xander said dryly. "Cordy's definitely human. You two are the strange ones."
The two girls exchanged smiles. "Maybe," Buffy admitted. "But I like to think of us as unique."
"Right," Willow agreed. "Not strange in any way. But I still think werewolves are better."
Buffy shook her head. "Still I say vamps. I mean, come on, they're sensual creatures. A big plus in the love department. Not to mention all those years of experience." She smiled as she thought of that one. "And let me tall ya', experience is a very good thing."
Willow smiled at the happy expression Buffy's face. Xander groaned.
"I still can't believe you slept with dead boy," he said, shuddering as he thought of Buffy and Angel together, that way.
"Well I can," Will said. "I mean, when you look at the situation, it was kinda bound to happen. But we weren't talking about Buffy's personal activities. We were discussing how much better werewolves are compared to vampires. I'm sticking with my guy."
"You date whatever species you want, Will. And you're right, werewolves do have good points. They're only hairy animals three days out of the month. Vampires are demons every day," Buffy conceded with a smile. "Look at it this way, you're still doing better than Xander here. You'd have to go way out to beat his bug thing."
Xander groaned and got up from the table. "She didn't look like a bug when I met her. How was I supposed to know she was a bug?"
"Her big bulging eyes?" Willow suggested.
Buffy smiled. "Her interest in you?"
Willow laughed and, soon, Buffy joined her. Xander stood there watching his two best friends diss him to his face. It was sad. And he didn't have to take it. Gathering his books, he walked toward the library doors.
"Where ya' going, Xandman?" Buffy asked in between giggles.
"He's meeting Cordy in the janitor's room this week," Willow answered, struggling to contain her laughter. It didn't work. "Snyder found out about their secret trysts in the utility closet."
Xander looked back, giving both girls looks of disgust. "Why I hang with you two is beyond me."
Buffy stopped laughing and smiled at him. "It's just another example of your excellent woman radar."
Willow nodded, although she couldn't quite stop laughing. "Yep, it homes in on unusual women. Next minute, Xander's there ready to pledge undying devotion. As long as he gets to keep his head."
Buffy broke into another round of laughter at Willow's statement and even Xander had to smile.
"If I didn't know you two loved me, I'd be really hurt right now," Xander said with mock sadness.
Buffy smiled. "Okay, we'll stop now. Wouldn't want to bruise that fragile male ego. We might unknowingly drive you into the loving arms of a succubi."
"Thus adding another unusual wooman to your already impressive record," Willow said, this time keeping a lid on her chuckles. Just barely.
Buffy started to laugh again but a look from Xander stopped her. "Go 'head, Xand, We're done."
"Promise?" he asked, doubt clouding his voice.
"Promise," Buffy and Willow said in unison.
"Tell Queen B that the party starts at seven," Buffy reminded her friend. "And Oz'll be there so no hairy dog jokes."
Willow nodded. "Angel will be there, too. You make one dead boy crack and we give him permission to drain you."
Xander sighed dramatically. "First you talk about me, to my face, I might add, then you take all the fun out of my evening. Maybe you don't love me." He started to walk out the doors when he remembered something. "Cordy's nickname is Queen C."
Willow exchanged a secret smile with Buffy before nodded to her friend. "Right. Queen C. That's what we meant." When the door shut behind Xander the two girls broke out into a chorus of giggles. That was how Giles found them two minutes later when he walked into the room.