THINGS CHANGE (2/?)
Willow heard the bell ring and thankfully put her chemistry book
in her
bag. She gathered her stuff and went to leave the room. It was
strange
how things changed. Since she and Angelus had announced their feelings,
she had lost her friends. She only heard from Giles when research
was
needed. Angelus told her she was a silly twit for helping them
at all
after the way they treated her. She hated that they hated her,
but she
wasn't going to give Angelus or her new life up for anyone.
It was lunch time. Instead of going to the library as she would
have
done the year before, she headed outside. She so loved this time
of
year. Cool breezes and warm sunlight. She smiled as she remembered
the
conversation she had had with Dru and Spike about the sun the other
day.
They couldn't remember what it felt like and had insisted on her
describing the entire sensation in detail to them. In some ways,
they
were almost like children. Spike tried to act all knowing, but
he often
had questions for her to answer. Sometimes more than Drusilla.
Angelus always watched and listened with a smile. She was proud
that his
two favorite children had accepted her so easily. She shuddered
to
imagine what it might have been like had they hated her. As it
was, they
seemed to love her. She loved them both. Dru as a sister. Spike
as
something a bit more which she still couldn't exactly understand.
She
was in no hurry to examine those feelings yet either. She sat down
and
closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth of the sun. She memorized
the scene
so that she could tell Dru about it...remembering even the most
minute
detail of the smell and sounds.
"Ahem" a soft voice caught her attention.
Willow looked up, smiling as she saw Amy. "Hey there."
"Can I sit?" Amy asked, surprised to see Willow alone, again.
"Sure" Willow replied. This was the first time she had eaten lunch
with
anyone all school year. Her snubbing by the gang had ensured that.
"I've noticed that you seem to have had a falling out with the others"
Amy said as she began to eat her sandwich.
Willow shrugged, "Their loss. I'm dating the guy that Buffy had
a thing
for...she didn't deal very well."
Amy's eyes widened, "Really? Wow...do I know him?"
Willow bit her lip as she smiled, "No..he's a bit older than us....."
Amy nodded, "That good looking dark haired guy that you all use
to meet
at the Bronze? Holy cow...he's a hottie."
"He's my Angelus" Willow said, proudly.
"And here I thought Mark was good" Amy said, mentioning her boyfriend
of
three months. "So...you could use a friend?"
Willow smiled at the blonde's hopeful look. "Yes...that would be
nice."
Amy beamed, "Cool. So, how did you do on the chem test?"
The two girls began to talk about school and their lives over the
summer. Willow heard about Mark, a freshman from the University
of
Sunnydale that Amy had met while working at the magic shop over
the
summer. Willow spoke of Angelus and their falling in love, not
mentioning the details of his being a vampire or her new 'children'
just
yet. She wasn't sure Amy was ready for all that. It was just nice
being
with someone again at school. She had a newly discovered friend.